Preliminary evidence of reductive stress in human cytotoxic T cells following exercise

This study investigated immunophenotypic differences in intracellular thiol redox state of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from trained [ n = 9, means ± SD: age 28 ± 5 yr; (body mass index) BMI 23.2 ± 2.6 kg/m 2 ; V̇o 2max (maximal oxygen intake)56.9 ± 6.1 ml·kg −1 ·min −1 ] and recreationally active (RA, n = 11, means ± SD: age 27 ± 6 yr; BMI 24.2 ± 3.7 kg/m 2 ; V̇o 2max 45.1 ± 6.4 ml·kg −1 ·min −1 ) participants before and...