Research Article
Differences in Plasma Cytokine Levels between Elite Kayakers and Nonathletes
Table 1
Peripheral blood leukocyte and plasma cytokine levels in elite kayakers and nonathletes.
| | Kayakers () | Controls () | |
| Total Leukocytes (109/L) | | | 0.24 | Monocytes (109/L) | | | 0.23 | % monocytes | | | 0.55 | Neutrophils (109/L) | | | 0.32 | % neutrophils | | | 0.96 | Lymphocytes (109/L) | | | 0.41 | % lymphocytes | | | 0.91 | CD3+ T cells (109/L) | | | 0.22 | % CD3+ T cells | | | 0.15 | CD3+CD4+ T cells (109/L) | | | 0.35 | % CD3+CD4+ T cells | | | 0.22 | CD3+CD8+ T cells (109/L) | | | 0.22 | % CD3+CD8+ T cells (109/L) | | | 0.45 | CD3−CD19+ B cells (109/L) | | | 0.22 | % CD3−CD19+ B cells | | | 0.10 | CD3−CD56+ NK cells (109/L) | | | 0.02* | % CD3−CD56+ NK cells | | | 0.02* | IL-1 pg/mL | | | 0.03* | IL-1ra pg/mL | | | 0.01* | IL-6 pg/mL | | | 0.19 | IL-10 pg/mL | | | 0.20 | IL-18 pg/mL | | | <0.01* | IFN- pg/mL | | | 0.01* | TNF- pg/mL | | | 0.11 |
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Values are expressed in mean and standard deviation. P < 0.05.
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