Changes in serum enzymes, lactate, and haptoglobin following acute physical stress in international-class athletes

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Skeletal muscle is rich in creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LD), and other enzymes. Many reports describe changes in serum CK and LD following exercise. In our study, 11 male international-class medium-distance runners were followed over a 10-month period prior to the 1984 US Olympic Trials. Cardiorespiratory fitness, evaluated through repetitive treadmill testing, was unchanged in our athletes. Total CK increased significantly during the course of training, and the CK-MB activity was higher than that of sedentary individuals; CK-MB never rose to more than 3% of the total CK. Total LD also rose following acute exercise; however, the proportions of the five isoenzymes were unaltered. There was no change in the LD-1/LD-2 ratio from normal. The origin of the increased serum enzymes was believed to be primarily skeletal muscle. A decrease of serum haptoglobin following acute stress was attributed to intravascular hemolysis and binding of hemoglobin. As expected, serum lactate was dramatically increased immediately postexercise.

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