Abstract
This study was performed to determine the influence of single and repetitive exercise on nitric oxide (NO) concentration in the lung. Exhaled NO concentration (FENO) was measured during a constant-flow exhalation manoeuvre (170 ml · s−1, against a 10 cmH2O resistance) in healthy individuals (a) during and after a 100-min square-wave exercise of between 25 and 60% of maximal power output (n = 18) and (b) before and after five successive prolonged exercises (90 – 120 min, 75 – 85% of maximal heart rate) separated by 48 or 24 h (n = 8). The FENO0.170 was decreased during and after the 100-min exercise test (mean± s [xbar] : 58.5 ± 3.7% and 76.7 ± 5.2% of resting value at 90 min of exercise and 15 min post-exercise, respectively; P < 0.05). The five successive exercise sessions induced a similar post-exercise FENO0.170 decrement (73.1 ± 2.9% of resting value 15 min post-exercise), while basal FENO0.170 values were not different between the five sessions (P > 0.05). These results suggest that prolonged exercise induces a reduction in NO concentration within the lung that lasts for several minutes after the end of exercise. However, repetitive exercises (at least every 24 h) allow complete NO recovery from one session to another. The implication of such a decrease in NO availability within the lung remains to be clarified.
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