• Aviat Space Envir Md · Dec 2011

    Recovery of hormonal, blood lipid, and hematological profiles from a North Pole expedition.

    • Dominique D Gagnon, Teemu Pullinen, Heikk Karinen, Hannu Rintamäki, and Heikki Kyröläinen.
    • Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskyli, Finland. dominique.gagnon@jyu.fi
    • Aviat Space Envir Md. 2011 Dec 1; 82 (12): 1110-7.

    IntroductionThis study examined the recovery patterns of hormonal, blood lipid, and hematological profiles following strenuous physical loading, continuous extreme cold exposure and energy deficit induced by a North Pole expedition.MethodsSeven men completed an 850-km North Pole expedition in temperatures varying from -3 degrees C to -47 degrees C. Daily energy intake was approximately 23 MJ x d(-1) and was composed of approximately 60% fat. Blood samples were collected 2 wk before (Pre) the expedition and after 2 wk (Post 1), and 2 mo (Post 2). Additional samples were collected on the first (R1), third (R3), and fifth (R5) return days.ResultsMean weight loss upon return was 10 kg. Energy expenditure was estimated to be 29.6 MJ x d(-1). Declines in cortisol (-237.29 nmol x L(-1)), total testosterone (-5.08 nmol x L(-1)), bioavailable testosterone (-0.37 nmol x L(-1)) and free thyroxin (-5.82 pmol x L(-1)) returned to normal values at R5 or Post 1 (P < 0.05). The increase in sex hormone-binding globulin (+17.5 nmol x L(-1)) rapidly returned to the pre-expedition concentration at R3 (P < 0.05). Significantly greater values were observed at Post 1 in the lipid (high-density lipoprotein +1.86 mmol x L(-1); low-density lipoprotein +4.23 mmol x L(-1)) and hematological (WBC +1.28 x 10(3)/L; platelets +51.86 x 10(3)/L) profiles (P < 0.05). RBC, hemoglobin, and hematocrit were all lower at Post 1 (P < 0.05).ConclusionAlthough the expedition generated extreme physical stress, this was not directly reflected on hormonal recovery times as it was similar to other much less strenuous events. Despite important variations, all hormones returned to baseline values within 2 wk. Nonetheless, physical stress would appear to have more long-term effects on blood lipid and hematological profiles.

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