Circulating, cell-free DNA as a marker for exercise load in intermittent sports.

Nils HallerSusanne HelmigPascal TaennyJulian PetrySebastian SchmidtPerikles Simon

Published in: PloS one (2018)

We show for the first time that cfDNA could be an objective marker for distance covered in elite intermittent sports. In contrast to the potential of more established blood-based markers like IL-6, CK, or CRP, cfDNA shows by far the strongest fold-change and a high correlation with a particular load related aspect in professional football.

Keyphrases

high intensity
high school
resistance training
magnetic resonance
body composition
physical activity
protein kinase
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
risk assessment