Table 2

Effect of anaerobic exercise on neutrophil function in judoka and untrained women

Judoka (n=8)Untrained (n=7)
BeforeAfter24 h afterBeforeAfter24 h after
Values are mean (SD). Bactericidal activity is expressed as exponential decrease in number of colonies. PMA, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate; FMLP, N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine; PMN, polymorphonuclear leucocytes.
Bactericidal activity- autologous serum1.08 (0.2)1.13 (0.3)1.2 (0.3)1.07 (0.1)1.1 (0.2)1.1 (0.2)
Bactericidal activity- homologous serum1.08 (0.2)1.08 (0.2)1.04 (0.3)1.0 (0.2)1.2 (0.4)1.04 (0.1)
PMA induced superoxide anion release (mmol O2/106 PMNs/min)3.78 (0.5)3.82 (0.3)3.23 (0.8)3.68 (0.4)3.57 (0.59)3.46 (0.5)
FMLP induced superoxide anion release (mmol O2/106 PMNs/min)2.06 (0.6)1.82 (0.6)2.1 (1.3)1.41 (0.8)1.32 (0.8)1.55 (1.1)