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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-15
pubmed:abstractText
A highly sensitive time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay of human plasma cytokines is described. The cytokines such as interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) are known to be acute inflammatory cytokines and it has been reported that these cytokines are secreted into blood by physical exercise. In this study, a sandwich-type immunoassay of cytokines was established using a europium chelate BHHCT-Eu3+ as a powerful labeling material. The minimum detection limits of cytokines, i.e. IL-1 alpha, TNF alpha, and interferon gamma (IFN gamma) were about 1/10 smaller than those of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay currently used. By this immunoassay we investigated cytokine increase/decrease in plasma which was thought to derive from the myocytes damaged by bicycle exercise. Healthy young men performed two kinds of bicycle ergometer exercises, under conditions of an incremental and a constant loading. Blood samples were taken before, during, and after exercises, and the concentration levels of plasma IL-1 alpha, TNF alpha, and IFN gamma were determined. In the case of incremental exercise, IL-1 alpha increased significantly at the first stage but decreased to the basal level from the second stage, in spite of heavier exercise. In the case of 30 min constant exercise, the level of plasma IFN gamma increased in recovery period, 2 h after the light-exercise. TNF alpha level was significantly higher in a heavy-exercise. The concentration of IL-1 alpha peaked at the early stage of the incremental exercise; this fact has not been reported in previous studies. This cytokine is unique in showing a sudden increase during the early stage, while others increase after the exercise. Our highly sensitive assay made it possible to detect a slight change in plasma cytokines.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0910-6340
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
593-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Highly sensitive determination of plasma cytokines by time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay; effect of bicycle exercise on plasma level of interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), and interferon gamma (IFN gamma).
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Forensic Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Hongo, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't