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Background <p>Professional football players (PFP) experience repeated mild traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and have an increased long-term dementia risk. We aimed to assess annual level changes of blood neuronal (neurofilament light chain, NfL) and astroglial (glial fibrillary acidic protein, GFAP) biomarkers in PFPs over 2&#xa0;years.</p> Methods <p>We measured with commercial immunoassays NfL and GFAP concentrations <i>n</i> = 129 serum samples obtained from <i>n</i> = 43 male PFPs playing for a German professional football team. Samples were collected at five time points over 2&#xa0;years and before/after an index match. Associations between blood markers and potential sources of neuronal damage, such as intense physical activity, injuries, and headers, were tested.</p> Results <p>Serum NfL and GFAP concentrations in PFPs were significantly different at repeated measurements (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.001) but were not associated with metrics of physical activity, total time of physical activity, total number of headers, and headers-per-match. After injuries with mild TBI, serum NfL and GFAP increased and returned to normal levels within few days. Before and after an index match, serum levels of NfL and GFAP were not significantly different, nor they were significantly associated with physical activity and headers.</p> Discussion <p>Serum NfL and GFAP may be used to monitor PFP over time. Repeated headers and intense physical activity in PFPs seem to be safe on a neurochemical level.</p>

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Annual level changes of serum neuronal and glial biomarkers in a German professional football club

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    2025年6月13日

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  • Robert Marshall,
  • Samir Abu-Rumeileh,
  • Lisa Habeck,
  • Petra Steinacker,
  • Matteo Foschi,
  • Kai Wohlfahrt,
  • René Schwesig,
  • Helge Riepenhof,
  • Jan-Niklas Droste,
  • Lorenzo Barba,
  • Markus Otto

摘要

Background

Professional football players (PFP) experience repeated mild traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and have an increased long-term dementia risk. We aimed to assess annual level changes of blood neuronal (neurofilament light chain, NfL) and astroglial (glial fibrillary acidic protein, GFAP) biomarkers in PFPs over 2 years.

Methods

We measured with commercial immunoassays NfL and GFAP concentrations n = 129 serum samples obtained from n = 43 male PFPs playing for a German professional football team. Samples were collected at five time points over 2 years and before/after an index match. Associations between blood markers and potential sources of neuronal damage, such as intense physical activity, injuries, and headers, were tested.

Results

Serum NfL and GFAP concentrations in PFPs were significantly different at repeated measurements (p < 0.001) but were not associated with metrics of physical activity, total time of physical activity, total number of headers, and headers-per-match. After injuries with mild TBI, serum NfL and GFAP increased and returned to normal levels within few days. Before and after an index match, serum levels of NfL and GFAP were not significantly different, nor they were significantly associated with physical activity and headers.

Discussion

Serum NfL and GFAP may be used to monitor PFP over time. Repeated headers and intense physical activity in PFPs seem to be safe on a neurochemical level.