PMID- 33178053 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220418 IS - 1664-042X (Print) IS - 1664-042X (Electronic) IS - 1664-042X (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2020 TI - Assessment of Serum Cytokines and Oxidative Stress Markers in Elite Athletes Reveals Unique Profiles Associated With Different Sport Disciplines. PG - 600888 LID - 10.3389/fphys.2020.600888 [doi] LID - 600888 AB - OBJECTIVES: Circulating cytokines and oxidative stress markers vary in response to different exercise regimens. This study aims to compare the immune-inflammatory and oxidative stress profiles of elite athletes from different sport disciplines as potential biomarkers of muscle damage, and cardiovascular demand. METHODS: Serum samples from 88 consented elite male athletes from different sports disciplines (aquatics, n = 11, athletics, n = 22, cycling, n = 19, football, n = 28 and weightlifting, n = 8) collected at the anti-doping lab in Italy were screened for 38 cytokines and oxidative stress markers. Comparisons were made between different level of power, cardiovascular demand (CD) and endurance, as well as among the sport types. RESULTS: The anti-inflammatory interleukin (IL)-10 was higher (p = 0.04) in moderate power compared with the high power group. Conversely, superoxide dismutase (SOD; p = 0.001) and malondialdehyde (MDA; p = 0.007) levels were greater in the higher power groups compared with the lower power counterpart. Among athletes who belong to different CD ranks, IL-1beta and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1(MCP1) levels were higher (p = 0.03) in the low CD-rank group compared with high CD counterpart, whereas, SOD levels were higher (p = 0.001) in high and moderate CD-rank groups compared to low counterpart. For endurance groups, IL-10 and macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1beta were increased (p = 0.03) in low/moderate endurance compared with the high endurance group. Finally, MIP1-beta, SOD and catalase varied significantly among the sports groups. CONCLUSION: Specific markers of inflammation and oxidative stress are associated with different sports disciplines and could be utilized as potential biomarkers of athletes' health, performance, and recovery from injury. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Sohail, Al-Mansoori, Al-Jaber, Georgakopoulos, Donati, Botre, Sellami and Elrayess. FAU - Sohail, Muhammad U AU - Sohail MU AD - Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. FAU - Al-Mansoori, Layla AU - Al-Mansoori L AD - Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. FAU - Al-Jaber, Hend AU - Al-Jaber H AD - Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. FAU - Georgakopoulos, Costas AU - Georgakopoulos C AD - Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, Doha, Qatar. FAU - Donati, Francesco AU - Donati F AD - Laboratorio Antidoping, Federazione Medico Sportiva Italiana, Rome, Italy. FAU - Botre, Francesco AU - Botre F AD - Laboratorio Antidoping, Federazione Medico Sportiva Italiana, Rome, Italy. FAU - Sellami, Maha AU - Sellami M AD - College of Art and Science, Sport Science Program, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. FAU - Elrayess, Mohamed A AU - Elrayess MA AD - Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201015 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Physiol JT - Frontiers in physiology JID - 101549006 PMC - PMC7593763 OTO - NOTNLM OT - biomarkers OT - cardiovascular demand OT - cytokines OT - elite athletes OT - endurance OT - oxidative stress OT - power EDAT- 2020/11/13 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/13 06:01 PMCR- 2020/10/15 CRDT- 2020/11/12 05:42 PHST- 2020/08/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/09/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/11/12 05:42 [entrez] PHST- 2020/11/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/13 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/10/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphys.2020.600888 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Physiol. 2020 Oct 15;11:600888. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.600888. eCollection 2020.