Elevated hair cortisol concentrations in endurance athletes
Elevated hair cortisol concentrations in endurance athletes
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耐力运动员头发皮质醇浓度升高
DOI:
10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.09.001
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Kirschbaum
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文献类型:
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作者:
Skoluda;Dettenborn;Stalder;Kirschbaum
Engaging in intensive aerobic exercise, specifically endurance sports, is associated with HPA axis activation indicated by elevated cortisol levels. Whether the repeated short-term elevations in cortisol levels result in higher long-term cortisol exposure of endurance athletes has been difficult to examine since traditional methods of cortisol assessments (saliva, blood, urine) reflect only relatively short time periods. Hair segment analysis provides a new method to assess cumulative cortisol secretion over prolonged time periods in a retrospective fashion. The aim of this study was to investigate cumulative cortisol secretion over several months reflecting intensive training and competitive races by examining hair cortisol levels of endurance athletes. Hair samples were obtained from 304 amateur endurance athletes (long-distance runners, triathletes, cyclists) and 70 controls. Cortisol concentrations were determined in the first to third 3-cm hair segments most proximal to the scalp. In addition, self-report measures of training volume were obtained. Endurance athletes exhibited higher cortisol levels in all three hair segments compared to controls (p<.001). Positive correlations between the cortisol concentration in the first hair segment and each indicator of training volume were found (all p<.01). These data suggest that repeated physical stress of intensive training and competitive races among endurance athletes is associated with elevated cortisol exposure over prolonged periods of time. These findings may have important implications with regard to somatic and mental health of athletes which should be investigated in future research.
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影响因子:
5
作者:
COHEN, S;KAMARCK, T;MERMELSTEIN, R
通讯作者:
MERMELSTEIN, R
DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-2281.1999.00157.x
发表时间:
1999
期刊:
Clinical physiology
影响因子:
--
作者:
A. Hackney;A. Viru
通讯作者:
A. Viru
DOI:
--
发表时间:
2005
期刊:
FASEB Journal 19(10)
影响因子:
--
作者:
Ito N;Ito T;Kromminga A;Bettermann A;Takigawa M;Kees F;Straub RH;Paus R.
通讯作者:
Paus R.
影响因子:
5.8
作者:
KIRSCHBAUM, C;WUST, S;HELLHAMMER, DH
通讯作者:
HELLHAMMER, DH
DOI:
--
发表时间:
2004
期刊:
Medicina sportiva (Krakow, Poland : English ed.)
影响因子:
--
作者:
Daly,W;Seegers,C;Timmerman,S;Hackney,AC
通讯作者:
Hackney,AC