ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2024
Effect of acute moderate-intensity cycling on cfDNA levels considering menstrual cycle phases.
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- Female endurance athletes show a reduced plasma cell-free DNA response to all-out and 3-h cycling compared to male counterparts.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- Biomarkers of exercise-induced muscle damage and inflammation across menstrual cycle phases: a critical review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Acute and Chronic Effects of a High-Intensity Interval Training Shock Microcycle on Cell-Free DNA: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
- Pre-analytical pitfalls: How blood collection tubes influence exercise-induced cell-free DNA concentrations.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
- Cell-free DNA release following psychosocial and physical stress in women and men.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: We aimed to determine the effects of exercise on cell-free DNA (cfDNA) levels and concentration changes during the menstrual cycle in participants with regular menstrual cycles and no exercise habits. Methods: Eleven sedentary female students with regular menstrual cycles and ovulation performed bicycle exercises at 60% VO Results: Based on the concentration of ovarian hormones, seven individuals were finally analyzed. No significant phase difference was observed in cfDNA across all time points. cfDNA (menstrual phase: Discussion: The results indicate that while resting cfDNA levels are unlikely to be affected by a woman's menstrual cycle, the increase in cfDNA after exercise is higher in the ovulatory phase (when only E2 increases) and lower in the luteal phase (when E2 and P4 increase with exercise) compared to that in the menstrual phase (when E2 and P4 are in low levels), suggesting the contribution of increased ovarian hormone levels after exercise.
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