The effect of exercise on cytokine concentration in equine autologous conditioned serum.
Josephine N HaleKristopher J HughesSarah HallRaphael LabensPublished in: Equine veterinary journal (2022)
These results suggest that a single bout of intense exercise can reduce the concentration of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-1Ra and increase the concentration of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α, reducing the 'anti-inflammatory' cytokine composition of ACS. Our findings suggest that collection of blood for ACS production should be performed no sooner than 24 h following a single episode of intense exercise.