Implications of Adipose Tissue Content for Changes in Serum Levels of Exercise-Induced Adipokines: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Kinga Humińska-Lisowska, Jan Mieszkowski, Andrzej Kochanowicz, Aleksandra Bojarczuk, Bartłomiej Niespodziński, Paulina Brzezińska, Błażej Stankiewicz, Monika Michałowska-Sawczyn, Anna Grzywacz, Miroslav Petr and Paweł Cięszczyk
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Kinga Humińska-Lisowska: Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, Poland
Jan Mieszkowski: Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, Poland
Andrzej Kochanowicz: Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, Poland
Aleksandra Bojarczuk: Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, Poland
Bartłomiej Niespodziński: Institute of Physical Education, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Paulina Brzezińska: Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, Poland
Błażej Stankiewicz: Institute of Physical Education, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Monika Michałowska-Sawczyn: Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, Poland
Anna Grzywacz: Independent Laboratory of Health Promotion, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland
Miroslav Petr: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 162-52 Prague, Czech Republic
Paweł Cięszczyk: Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-17

Abstract: Human adipocytes release multiple adipokines into the bloodstream during physical activity. This affects many organs and might contribute to the induction of inflammation. In this study, we aimed to assess changes in circulating adipokine levels induced by intense aerobic and anaerobic exercise in individuals with different adipose tissue content. In the quasi-experimental study, 48 male volunteers (aged 21.78 ± 1.98 years) were assigned to groups depending on their body fat content (BF): LBF, low body fat (<8% BF, n = 16); MBF, moderate body fat (8–14% BF, n = 19); and HBF, high body fat (>14% BF, n = 13). The volunteers performed maximal aerobic effort (MAE) and maximal anaerobic effort (MAnE) exercises. Blood samples were collected at five timepoints: before exercise, immediately after, 2 h, 6 h, and 24 h after each exercise. The selected cytokines were analyzed: adiponectin, follistatin-like 1, interleukin 6, leptin, oncostatin M, and resistin. While the participants’ MAnE and MAE performance were similar regardless of BF, the cytokine response of the HBF group was different from that of the others. Six hours after exercise, leptin levels in the HBF group increased by 35%. Further, immediately after MAnE, resistin levels in the HBF group also increased, by approximately 55%. The effect of different BF was not apparent for other cytokines. We conclude that the adipokine exercise response is associated with the amount of adipose tissue and is related to exercise type.

Keywords: endurance exercise; anaerobic exercise; adipose tissue; IL-6; resistin; leptin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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