2019
Lifelong exercise practice and immunosenescence: Master athletes cytokine response to acute exercise
Minuzzi L, Chupel M, Rama L, Rosado F, Muñoz V, Gaspar R, Kuga G, Furtado G, Pauli J, Teixeira A. Lifelong exercise practice and immunosenescence: Master athletes cytokine response to acute exercise. Cytokine 2019, 115: 1-7. PMID: 30616033, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2018.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged groupAnti-inflammatory cytokinesMaster athletesAcute exerciseIL-1βIL-4IL-10 levelsAcute exercise effectsMiddle age groupIL-17IL-10IL-1raMaximal incremental testIL-6IL-8Mean VOExercise effectsBlood samplesCycle ergometerExercise practiceAthlete groupCytokinesYounger groupYoung adultsIncremental test
2018
Immune‐endocrine responses and physical performance of master athletes during the sports season
Minuzzi L, Rama L, Chupel M, Rosado F, Kuga G, Gaspar R, Muñoz V, Pauli J, Paiva A, Teixeira A. Immune‐endocrine responses and physical performance of master athletes during the sports season. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2018, 120: 5551-5557. PMID: 30320909, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaster athletesTestosterone levelsImmune-endocrine responsesTestosterone/cortisol ratioLow testosterone levelsMaximal heart rateLean body massMale master athletesSports seasonMaximal oxygen consumptionCortisol ratioFat massImmunoglobulin AHeart rateBody compositionCortisol levelsPhysical performanceReduced percentageTraining seasonRegular trainingOxygen consumptionAthletesBody massMarkersAnthropometric