Repeated sprint training by elite cross-country skiers under hypoxic conditions does not influence their mucosal immune function to a greater extent than identical normoxic training
Stress due to repeated exposure to hypoxia affects the mucosal immune system, as reflected in a reduced salivary concentration of immunoglobin-A (sIgA) (Tiollier et al. 2005). Moreover, adding a hypoxic stress to a very intensive form of training (i.e. repeated sprint training in hypoxia (RSH)) induced superior performance benefits compared to repeated sprint training in normoxia (RSN) (Faiss et al. 2013). With a positive correlation between decrease in sIgA and incidence of respiratory tract infection, we hypothesized that RSH may alter immune function and increase infection risk to a greater extent than RSN in elite cross-country skiers.
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| Notations: | endurance sports |
| Published in: | 19th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Amsterdam, 2. - 5. July 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | https://www.researchgate.net/search.Search.html?type=publication&query=Repeated%20Sprint%20Training%20By%20Elite%20Cross-Country%20Skiers%20Under%20Hypoxic%20Conditions%20Does%20Not%20Influence%20Their%20Mucosal%20Immune%20Function%20To%20A%20Greater%20Extent%20Than%20Identical%20Normoxic%20Training&tabViewId=54fec67ad767a6ac3b8b46c6&previous=researcher |
| Pages: | 1-2 |
| Document types: | congress proceedings |
| Level: | advanced |