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Response of protein S100B to playing American football, lifting weights, and treadmill running
Author(s) -
Rogatzki Matthew J.,
Keuler Sydney A.,
Harris Abigail E.,
Ringgenberg Scott W.,
Breckenridge Ryanne E.,
White Jeffrey L.,
Baker Julien S.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/sms.13297
Subject(s) - football , american football , treadmill , football players , college football , physical therapy , medicine , psychology , political science , law
Objective To determine if serum S100B increases similarly as a result of playing American football compared to exercise alone. Methods Serum S100B was measured in division III collegiate football players before and after every home game during a single football season. Serum S100B was also measured before and after subjects walked on a treadmill for 30 minutes at a leisurely pace, ran on a treadmill while wearing and not wearing a football helmet at 6 mph for 8 minutes, and performed low‐, moderate‐, or high‐intensity resistance exercise. Results Serum S100B increased significantly ( P < 0.05) when subjects played in a football game, ran on a treadmill, or performed moderate‐intensity resistance exercise. Pre‐game serum S100B did not accumulate throughout the football season in any of the players ( P > 0.05). The increase in serum S100B during football games was moderately and significantly correlated with both the number of hits ( R 2 = 0.407) and the number of plays ( R 2 = 0.484) that each player experienced ( P < 0.001). Post‐game serum S100B was greater in football players who played more than 50 plays compared to those players who played <50 plays, subjects who exercised on a treadmill, or subjects performing resistance exercise ( P < 0.05). Conclusion It is unclear if the higher S100B concentration in football players playing at least 50 plays was caused by exercise or hits. Therefore, if serum S100B is to be used as a biomarker of impacts, and possible brain injury in sport, exercise time and intensity should be taken into account as confounding variables.