| 2013, Cilt 11, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 001-005 |
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The Effect of Exercise on the Salivary Alpha-Amylase Activity in Athletes |
Güler Bugdaycı1, Bekir Yüktaşır2, Şerife Özen2, Hasan Birol Yalçın2, Gül Tiryaki Sönmez3, Hüsamettin Çakıcı4 |
1Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi, Tıbbi Biyokimya Anabilim Dalı, Bolu
2Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksek Okulu, Bolu
3Lehman College, Sağlık Bilimleri Bilim Dalı, New York, ABD
4Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, Bolu |
Keywords: Exercise; salivary alpha-amylases; sympathetic nervous system |
Objective: In this study, salivary alpha-amylase activity was measured to elaborate on sympathetic nervous system activity in athletes.
Materials and Methods: Six male subjects between 18-21 years of age participated in two 4-hour long trials (exercise and contr ol) planned in a random crossover design. In the exercise trial, subjects ran for 105 minutes at 50% of maximum oxygen uptake and for 15 minutes at 75% of maximum oxygen uptake followed by a 120 min rest period. In the control trial, subjects rested for 4 h. Statistical analysis of the data was performed by two-way repeated measures analysis of variance during 4 hours of monitoring.
Results: Two-way repeated measures analysis showed a significant effect of time (Time; F=20.332, p<0.001), effect of trial (Trial; F=52.99, p<0.001) and effect of time and trial interaction (Trial & Time; F=15.244, p<0.001) for salivary alpha-amylase activity.
Conclusion: The fact that acute long-term aerobic exercise activates sympathetic nervous system was demonstrated by the algorithm of salivary alpha amylase activity increase in athletes.
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