ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Effects of Padel Competition on Brain Health-Related Myokines.
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- Padel, pickleball and wellbeing: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- Analysis of the Acute Cytokine Dynamics Induced in Professional Padel According to the Playing Side of the Court and Sex-Related Differences.Metabolites · 2025Article
- Assessing the Spread of the Sport of Padel and the Prevalence and Causes of Injuries Among Padel Players.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Role of Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Aerobic, Exercise and Sports Participation in Female Cognition: A Scoping Review : Sports, Fitness, and Cognition.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
- The Padel phenomenon after the COVID-19: an Italian cross-sectional survey of post-lockdown injuries.European journal of translational myology · 2024Article
- The Role of Padel in Improving Physical Fitness and Health Promotion: Progress, Limitations, and Future Perspectives-A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Performance Outcome Measures in Padel: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Match Analysis, Physical Training, Risk of Injury and Rehabilitation in Padel: Overview of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Analysis of the Actions of Net Zone Approach in Padel: Validation of the NAPOA Instrument.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Padel is becoming one of the most widespread racket sports that may have potential health benefits. Considering that several myokines mediate the cross-talk between skeletal muscles and the brain, exerting positive effects on brain health status, this study was designed to evaluate the responses of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), and irisin (IR) to padel competition in trained players and to determine whether these responses were sex-dependent. Twenty-four trained padel players (14 women and 10 men with a mean age of 27.8 ± 6.3 years) participated voluntarily in this study. Circulating levels of BDNF, LIF, and IR were assessed before and after simulated padel competition (real playing time, 27.8 ± 8.49 min; relative intensity, 75.2 ± 7.9% maximum heart rate). Except for BDNF responses observed in female players (increasing from 1531.12 ± 269.09 to 1768.56 ± 410.75 ng/mL), no significant changes in LIF and IR concentrations were reported after padel competition. In addition, no sex-related differences were found. Moreover, significant associations between IR and BDNF were established at both pre- and post-competition. Our results suggest that while competitive padel practice stimulates BDNF response in female players, padel competition failed to boost the release of LIF and IR. Future studies are needed to further explore the role of these exercise-induced myokines in the regulation of brain functions and to identify the field sports that can contribute to myokine-mediated muscle-brain crosstalk.
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