Hematological parameters, and hematopoietic growth factors: EPO and IL-3 in response to whole-body cryostimulation (WBC) in military academy students

The effects of extreme cold on the human body are not fully understood, there are also no reports on the effect of cryogenic temperatures on the levels of erythropoietin (EPO) and interleukin 3 (IL-3), two important factors that regulate hematopoiesis. determination of changes in peripheral blood ce...

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Published in:PloS one 2014-04, Vol.9 (4), p.e93096-e93096
Main Authors: Szygula, Zbigniew, Lubkowska, Anna, Giemza, Czesław, Skrzek, Anna, Bryczkowska, Iwona, Dołęgowska, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analgesics
Analysis
Antioxidants
Bilirubin
Biology and Life Sciences
Blood
Blood platelets
Bone surgery
Cold Temperature
Cryogenic effects
Cryogenic temperature
Cryotherapy
Cytokines
Erythrocytes
Erythropoiesis
Erythropoiesis - physiology
Erythropoietin
Erythropoietin - blood
Exercise
Extreme cold
Extreme low temperatures
Growth factors
Haptoglobin
Health aspects
Health sciences
Hematocrit
Hematology
Hematopoiesis
Hematopoietic growth factors
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobins - metabolism
Human body
Humans
Interleukin 3
Interleukin-3 - blood
Interleukins
Leukocyte Count
Leukocytes
Male
Medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mens health
Military Personnel
Peripheral blood
Physical education
Physiology
Research and Analysis Methods
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Stem cells
Studies
Temperature effects
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Summary:The effects of extreme cold on the human body are not fully understood, there are also no reports on the effect of cryogenic temperatures on the levels of erythropoietin (EPO) and interleukin 3 (IL-3), two important factors that regulate hematopoiesis. determination of changes in peripheral blood cell counts and EPO and IL-3 levels induced by a series of 10, 20 and 30 standard whole-body cryostimulation (WBC) treatments. The study involved 45 men, experimental group (EXP, n = 30) subjected to 30 WBC treatments (-130°C, treatment duration: 3 minutes) and a control group (CON, n = 15). Blood samples were collected before the series of treatments and after 10, 20 and 30 treatments. After 10 and 20 treatments we observed lower red blood cell counts and hematocrit and hemoglobin levels compared to baseline (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0093096