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Morgans, R, Orme, P, Anderson, L, Drust, B and Morton, JP (2014) An Intensive Winter Fixture Schedule Induces a Transient Fall in Salivary IgA in English Premier League Soccer Players. RESEARCH IN SPORTS MEDICINE, 22 (4). pp. 346-354. ISSN 1543-8627
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Abstract
We examined the effects of an intensive fixture schedule on salivary IgA (SIgA) concentration in professional soccer players from the English Premier League. Salivary samples were obtained from 21 males who participated in 7 games over a 30-day period during December 2013 and January 2014 (games 1-5 occurred in a 15-day period). Salivary-IgA decreased (P < 0.05) at 2 days post-game 3 (45 ± 9 μg.mL-1), 4 (52 ± 7 μg.mL-1) and 5 (41 ± 10 μg.mL-1) compared with game 1 (139 ± 25 μg.mL-1). When the normal fixture schedule resumed (i.e. one game per week), SIgA returned towards baseline such that game 6 and 7 values were not different (P > 0.05) from game 1 (91 ± 18 and 99 ± 21 μg.mL-1, respectively). Data demonstrate for the first time that a congested winter fixture schedule induces detectable perturbations to mucosal immunity in professional soccer players.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in RESEARCH IN SPORTS MEDICINE on 8 Oct 2014 available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2014.944641 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1106 Human Movement And Sports Science, 0913 Mechanical Engineering |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports |
| Divisions: | Sport & Exercise Sciences |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
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| Date Deposited: | 29 Mar 2016 10:04 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 13:07 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1080/15438627.2014.944641 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3342 |
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