Table 1.
Total and differential leucocyte counts, and leucocyte phenotyping at pre-training and post-training (50,000-cell population).
| Pre-training |
Post-training |
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| Pre-exercise | Post-exercise | 30 min post-exercise | Pre-exercise | Post-exercise | 30 min post-exercise | |||
| Leucocyte counts | ||||||||
| Total (x 106·mL−1) | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 0.7 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 3.4 ± 0.2 | 3.4 ± 0.3 | 3.4 ± 0.3 | ||
| PMNs (x 106·mL−1) | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 2.2 ± 0.5 | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 2.4 ± 0.5b | 2.0 ± 0.8 | ||
| Leucocyte phenotyping (% in 50,000 events) | ||||||||
| γδ T-lymphocytes | 3.1 ± 3.8 | 9.2 ± 14.3a | N/A | 8.5 ± 15.1 | 8.8 ± 15.5 | N/A | ||
| CD4+ | 28.9 ± 6.6 | 23.1 ± 10.9 | N/A | 27.9 ± 9.1 | 24.3 ± 8.0 | N/A | ||
| CD8+ | 23.8 ± 8.6 | 21.9 ± 12.8 | N/A | 19.4 ± 7.1 | 21.5 ± 8.9 | N/A | ||
| CD4+/CD8+ | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.3 | N/A | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | N/A | ||
| CD19+ B-cells | 6.4 ± 3.1 | 4.6 ± 3.0a | N/A | 5.0 ±2.0 | 4.4 ± 2.2 | N/A | ||
| CD56+ NK cells | 1.8 ± 2.3 | 1.9 ± 2.2 | N/A | 1.6 ± 1.2 | 2.4 ± 1.9b | N/A | ||
| CD11c+ | 8.3 ± 4.5 | 9.3 ± 5.1 | N/A | 5.0 ± 3.5 | 9.4 ± 7.9 | N/A | ||
| CD15+ | 55.7 ± 27.6 | 46.6 ± 32.6 | N/A | 55.8 ± 30.5 | 71.0 ± 22.6 | N/A | ||
PMN – Polymorphonuclear leucocytes; CD4+ - Helper T-cells; CD8+ - Cytotoxic T-cells; CD11c+ - Dendritic cells; CD15+ - Neutrophils. Values are means ± SD.
a
Different from pre-exercise values at pre-training (p < 0.05).
b
Different from pre-exercise values at post-training (p < 0.05).