Table III.

The activity of antioxidant and lysosomal enzymes, and creatine kinase as well as the concentration of lipid peroxidation products and cortisol in serum of rowers after training without and preceded by whole-body cryostimulation (WBC) (mean ± SD)

Parameter	Before training	Without WBC		With WBC
		After third day	After sixth day	After third day	After sixth day
SOD [102 U/g Hb]	11.4 ±2.4	19.8 ±0.5aa	16.7 ±4.1a	11.0 ±0.4bb c	12.5 ±2.4b
CAT [104 IU/g Hb]	65.0 ±10.0	81.8 ±6.9	75.0 ±17.1	81.0 ±20.5	83.0 ±24.2
GPx [U/g Hb]	11.0 ±3.9	22.0 ±3.9aa	23.4 ±3.8aaa	12.8 ±1.5b ccc	19.3 ±3.2aa
CD in plasma [10–1 Abs/ml]	13.6 ±1.5	19.6 ±0.8	14.0 ±3.4	12.7 ±4.2b	13.1 ±1.9
CD in eryth. [10–2 Abs/g Hb]	10.3 ±2.0	19.9 ±0.7aa	18.0 ±3.7aa	10.0 ±2.2bb cc	11.8 ±3.4b c
TBARS in plasma [10–1 nmol MDA/ml]	4.4 ±0.6	4.7 ±0.5	4.6 ±0.8	4.6 ±0.6	4.2 ±0.8
TBARS in eryth. [nmol MDA/g Hb–1]	29.1 ±6.4	33.2 ±4.1	45.5 ±8.7aa	17.3 ±4.9a ccc	20.3 ±6.8ccc
AcP (nkat)	16.6 ±5.6	23.2 ±0.5	15.1 ±9.2	10.1 ±2.1	10.0 ±1.1b
ASA (nkat)	23.2 ±5.2	33.9 ±8.8	20.6 ±7.0	25.1 ±7.8	26.6 ±3.2
CTS D (nkat)	654.4 ±98.3	669.1 ±56.8	783.2 ±132.5	665.2 ±179.2	660.1 ±102.7
CK [IU/l]	62.0 ±17.7	138.3 ±33.2a	155.0 ±15.9aaa	103.7 ±28.1	107.0 ±37.8
Cortisol [µg/dl]	17.9 ±0.8	22.4 ±0.2aa	20.3 ±0.3	19.8 ±1.4	20.3 ±1.6a

Difference versus before training

^ap < 0.05

^aap < 0.01

^aaap < 0.001

Difference versus after third day of training without cryostimulation

^bp < 0.05

^bbp < 0.01

^bbbp < 0.001

Difference versus after sixth day of training without cryostimulation

^cp < 0.05;

^ccp < 0.01;

^cccp < 0.001

SOD – superoxide dismutase, CAT – catalase, GPx – glutathione peroxidise, CD – conjugated dienes, TBARS – thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, AcP – acid phosphatise, ASA – arylsulphatase, CTS D – cathepsin D, CK – creatine kinase