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J Appl Physiol 57: 444-449, 1984;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 57, Issue 2 444-449, Copyright © 1984 by American Physiological Society

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Exercise-thermoregulatory stress and increased plasma beta-endorphin/beta-lipotropin in humans

T. B. Kelso, W. G. Herbert, F. C. Gwazdauskas, F. L. Goss and J. L. Hess

Six adult male volunteers of similar body composition and physical fitness were tested to determine plasma immunoreactive beta-endorphin/beta-lipotropin (beta-EN/beta-LPH) response under three exercise-thermoregulatory stress conditions. The experimental protocol consisted of 120 min of stationary upright cycling at 50% VO2max under neutral (24 degrees C, 50% rh)-euhydration (NE), hot (35 degrees C, 50% RH)-euhydration (HE), and hot-dehydration (HD) environmental conditions. beta-EN/beta-LPH was calculated by radioimmunoassay at -30-min, 0-min, and 15-min intervals thereafter. Change in plasma volume (delta PV) was measured to determine its effect on beta-EN/beta-LPH concentration. Preexercise beta-EN/beta-LPH levels averaged 23.7 +/- 2.6 pg X ml-1 in all conditions. The greatest beta-EN/beta-LPH response occurred at 105 min in HD conditions when levels rose to 43.2 +/- 6.9 pg X ml-1. Exercise in HD and HE conditions resulted in significantly (P less than 0.05) elevated beta-EN/beta-LPH above levels observed in NE. delta PV did not account for more than 10% of beta-EN/beta-LPH changes at any time interval. The beta-EN/beta-LPH response pattern closely paralleled rectal temperature changes in all conditions. These data suggest that conditions of increasing exercise thermoregulatory stress are associated with increasing peripheral beta-endorphin concentration.


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