Indicators of endocrine function of muscle and fat tissue in athletes participating in martial arts

Purpose of the study: the aim of that study was an investigation of the level of adipokines, myokines and growth factors in the blood of athletes involved in acyclic sports — martial arts.

Materials and methods: we have investigated 15 male athletes aged 15–19 years. The control group included 15 healthy men of the same age who did not engage in sports. In the blood serum of the all subjects, leptin, adiponectin, resistin, apelin, irisin, adipsin, myostatin, FGF21, osteocrin and oncostatin were determined using a multiplex analysis.

Results: studies have shown that long-term regular martial arts training is accompanied by a decrease in the level of leptin, resistin and oncostatin M in the blood of athletes and a change in correlations between the content of the studied myokines, adipokines and growth factors compared with their values in the control group.

Conclusions: regular long-term martial arts training is accompanied by a decrease in the level of leptin, resistin and oncostatin M in the blood of athletes. Their occurrence is associated with changes in the state of regulatory systems that control the production and secretion of myokines, adipokines and growth factors in adipose, muscle, nervous and bone tissue. The resulting shifts ensure adaptation of the athletes’ bodies to physical activity.