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      <dc:title>Effects of Padel Competition on Brain Health-Related Myokines</dc:title>
      <dc:creator>Pradas, Francisco</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Pía Cádiz, María</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Nestares Pleguezuelo, María Teresa</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Martínez Díaz, Inmaculada C.</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Carrasco Páez, Luis</dc:creator>
      <dc:subject>Padel</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Sport competition</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Myokines</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>BDNF</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Leukemia inhibitory factor</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Irisin</dc:subject>
      <dc:description>Padel is becoming one of the most widespread racket sports that may have potential&#xd;
health benefits. Considering that several myokines mediate the cross-talk between skeletal muscles&#xd;
and the brain, exerting positive effects on brain health status, this study was designed to evaluate&#xd;
the responses of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), and&#xd;
irisin (IR) to padel competition in trained players and to determine whether these responses were&#xd;
sex-dependent. Twenty-four trained padel players (14 women and 10 men with a mean age of&#xd;
27.8 ± 6.3 years) participated voluntarily in this study. Circulating levels of BDNF, LIF, and IR were&#xd;
assessed before and after simulated padel competition (real playing time, 27.8 ± 8.49 min; relative&#xd;
intensity, 75.2 ± 7.9% maximum heart rate). Except for BDNF responses observed in female players&#xd;
(increasing from 1531.12 ± 269.09 to 1768.56 ± 410.75 ng/mL), no significant changes in LIF and&#xd;
IR concentrations were reported after padel competition. In addition, no sex-related differences&#xd;
were found. Moreover, significant associations between IR and BDNF were established at both&#xd;
pre- and post-competition. Our results suggest that while competitive padel practice stimulates&#xd;
BDNF response in female players, padel competition failed to boost the release of LIF and IR. Future&#xd;
studies are needed to further explore the role of these exercise-induced myokines in the regulation&#xd;
of brain functions and to identify the field sports that can contribute to myokine-mediated muscle–&#xd;
brain crosstalk.</dc:description>
      <dc:date>2021-06-07T09:01:29Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2021-06-07T09:01:29Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2021</dc:date>
      <dc:type>journal article</dc:type>
      <dc:identifier>Pradas, F.; Cádiz, M.P.; Nestares, M.T.; Martínez-Díaz, I.C.; Carrasco, L. Effects of Padel Competition on Brain Health-Related Myokines. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6042. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116042</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>http://hdl.handle.net/10481/69015</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>10.3390/ijerph18116042</dc:identifier>
      <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
      <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>open access</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>Atribución 3.0 España</dc:rights>
      <dc:publisher>MDPI</dc:publisher>
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