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Plasma corticotrophin releasing factor and vasopressin responses to exercise in normal man
Author(s) -
Witten G. A.,
Stewart D. E.,
Graves M. P.,
Ellis M. J.,
Evans M. J.,
Wells J. E.,
Donald R. A.,
Espiner E. A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
clinical endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1365-2265
pISSN - 0300-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1991.tb03542.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , vasopressin , heart rate , vo2 max , blood pressure , physical exercise , adrenocorticotropic hormone , sodium , chemistry , hormone , organic chemistry
Summary.objective To evaluate the hypothalamo‐pitultary‐adrenal (HPA) response to both mild and Intense exercise. design Maximum oxygen consumption (Vo 2 max.) was Initially determined. Exercise to 20% (mild) and 90% (Intense) Vo 2 max. was undertaken in random order. Subjects were exercised over a 5‐minute period to the required level of Intensity, which was maintained for a further 10 minutes. subjects Six trained male athletes. measurements Brachial vein blood was sampled before and at 5‐minute intervals during and after exercise and assayed for plasma cortisol, ACTH, arginine vasopressin (AVP), corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF), sodium and lactate levels. Haemoglobin and haematocrit were measured before and at the end of exercise. Heart rate was monitored continuously and blood pressure measured whenever blood was sampled before and after exercise. results Maximum heart rate was 184.2 and 82.5 (mean ± SEM) beats per minute at 90 and 20% Vo 2 max. respectively. Plasma volume fell by 8.7 ± 2.4% with intense exercise. Significant increases in plasma concentrations of AVP, ACTH and conisol, but not CRF, occurred during intense exercise. Plasma sodium concentration, which Increased during intense but not mild exercise, peaked at 10 minutes after the onset of exercise and preceded the rise in plasma AVP. The AVP peak clearly preceded the ACTH peak in two subjects and occurred synchronously with it in three subjects. conclusion These results Indicate that although significant HPA activation occurs during Intense exercise, CRF does not appear to play a major role In mediating the ACTH response to an acute episode of vigorous exercise in man. AVP may be more important In this regard.