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Whole blood transcriptome characterization of young female triathlon athletes following an endurance exercise: a pilot study

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PHYSIOLOGICAL GENOMICS
卷 54, 期 11, 页码 457-469

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AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00090.2022

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endurance exercise; ImSig; RNA sequencing; whole blood transcriptome; young female athletes

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  1. Thematic Excellence Programme of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology in Hungary [TKP2020-NKA-04]
  2. European Union [GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00062]
  3. Regional Development Fund
  4. National Research, Development and Innovation Office [K 131844]

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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of endurance exercise on young females. The results showed that endurance exercise caused a significant increase in the percentage of neutrophils and a significant reduction in the ratio of lymphocytes immediately after exercise. Furthermore, it induced gene expression pattern changes in the blood transcriptome, with upregulation of genes involved in immune processes and neutrophil granulocyte activation, and downregulation of genes important in translation and rRNA metabolism. Comparison of immune cell gene signatures and transcriptomic data identified overlapping genes related to T-cell functions, podosome formation, and adhesion to the vessel wall.
The vast majority of studies focusing on the effects of endurance exercise on hematological parameters and leukocyte gene expression were performed in adult men, so our aim was to investigate these changes in young females. Four young (age 15.3 +/- 1.3 yr) elite female athletes completed an exercise session, in which they accomplished the cycling and running disciplines of a junior triathlon race. Blood samples were taken immediately before the exercise, right after the exercise, and then 1, 2, and 7 days later. Analysis of cell counts and routine biochemical parameters were complemented by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to whole blood samples. The applied exercise load did not trigger remarkable changes in either cardiovascular or biochemical parameters; however, it caused a significant increase in the percentage of neutrophils and a significant reduction in the ratio of lymphocytes immediately after exercise. Furthermore, endurance exercise induced a characteristic gene expression pattern change in the blood transcriptome. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) using the Reactome database revealed that the expression of genes involved in immune processes and neutrophil granulocyte activation was upregulated, whereas the expression of genes important in translation and rRNA metabolism was downregulated. Comparison of a set of immune cell gene signatures (ImSig) and our transcriptomic data identified 15 overlapping genes related to T-cell functions and involved in podosome formation and adhesion to the vessel wall. Our results suggest that RNA-seq to whole blood together with ImSig analysis are useful tools for the investigation of systemic responses to endurance exercise.

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