Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29159538›Full record

Trial reportPflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology2018

Neuroinflammation, cortical activity, and fatiguing behaviour during self-paced exercise.

Nicole Vargas, Frank Marino

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicole VargasUniversity at Buffalo, 214 Kimball Tower, Buffalo, NY, 14215, USA. nvargas@buffalo.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2339-8499
Frank MarinoCharles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, 2795, Australia.
Charles Sturt University · AUUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify whether or not the release of interleukin (IL)-6 and soluble (s) IL-6 receptor (R) is associated with fatiguing behaviour and changes in cortical activity during self-paced exercise. Relationships between the IL-6 and its soluble receptors, total work, reductions in power output, and changes in slow, alpha (α) and fast, beta (β) brain waves during self-paced exercise were evaluated. Different intensities and environments were used to manipulate the release of IL-6, whereby seven active males cycled for 60 min in heat stress (HS) or thermoneutral (TN) environments at a clamped rating of perceived exertion (RPE) equating to low intensity (RPE = 12) or high intensity (RPE = 16). IL-6 and sIL-6R were positively associated with total work, but not with reductions in power output. There was greater α activity in high-intensity conditions, which was associated with the reduction in power output. Both high-intensity conditions appeared to have greater β activity, and there was a positive correlation between β activity and total work and β activity and sIL-6R. We conclude that IL-6 and sIL-6R may contribute to perturbations in cortical activity and are associated with total work output, but reductions in power output are likely influenced greater by other internal and external factors.

Indexed as

AdultAlpha RhythmBeta RhythmCerebral CortexFatigueHumansInterleukin-6MalePhysical Conditioning, HumanPhysical ExertionReceptors, InterleukinInterleukin-6Receptors, InterleukinBehaviourCortical activityExerciseFatigueInterleukin-6Soluble interleukin-6 receptor

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PMID29159538
OpenAlexW2769468360

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