Cortical and Subcortical Brain Volume Alterations Following Endurance Running at 38.6 km and 119.2 km in Male Athletes

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dc.contributor.authorSingin, Rabia Hurrem Ozdurak
dc.contributor.authorDuz, Serkan
dc.contributor.authorKiraz, Murat
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-01T15:05:41Z
dc.date.available2021-11-01T15:05:41Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.department[Belirlenecek]
dc.description.abstractBackground: Although several studies have shown that ultramarathon running causes severe physical and mental stress and harms organ systems, its effect on brain tissue remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the volumetric change of cortical and subcortical brain structures following 38.6-km and 119.8-km mountain races. Material/Methods: A total of 23 healthy male runners (age, 49.05 +/- 5.99 years) were classified as short-trail (ST; n=9) and ultra-trail (UT; n=14) endurance running. Pre- and post-test scanning of brain tissue was performed by using a 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Pre- and post-race differences in cortical and subcortical volumes in the ST and UT groups were separately determined by Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Results: Cortical gray matter (GM) and cerebral GM volume significantly increased after the race in both ST and UT groups, whereas the volume of the thalamus, caudate, pallidus, and hippocampus significantly increased only in the UT group. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and white-matter (WM) volumes did not change after endurance running and remained unaltered in both groups. Conclusions: Endurance running has a site-specific acute effect on cortical and subcortical structures and may attenuate GM volume decrease in older adult male athletes. The increased volume of subcortical structures might be a response of physical exercise and additional physical stress experienced by ultramarathon runners.
dc.identifier.doi10.12659/MSM.926060
dc.identifier.issn1643-3750
dc.identifier.pmid34155188
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85105115817
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.12659/MSM.926060
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11491/7370
dc.identifier.volume27en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000664721400001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthor[Belirlenecek]
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInt Scientific Information, Inc
dc.relation.ispartofMedical Science Monitor
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectDiffusion Magnetic Resonance Imagingen_US
dc.subjectNeuroimagingen_US
dc.subjectRunningen_US
dc.titleCortical and Subcortical Brain Volume Alterations Following Endurance Running at 38.6 km and 119.2 km in Male Athletes
dc.typeArticle

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