DETECTION OF OVERTRAINING SYNDROME IN AN INDIVIDUAL

摘要

The onset of or the existence of overtraining syndrome in an individual is detected by a method which comprises a) contacting leucocytes in, or obtained from, a blood sample provided by the individual with a luminescence reagent which emits light on reaction with an oxidant; b) adding an activator to the mixture of leucocytes and the luminescence reagent; c) continuously monitoring and/or measuring light emitted by the luminescence reagent over a predetermined time period commencing before and ending after the addition of the activator; and d) assessing the light emission. The individual may be a human, for example an elite athlete, or a non- human mammal, for example a racehorse. A diagnostic kit, for carrying out the method, comprising a luminescence reagent which emits light on reaction with an oxidant, an activator and a library of standard signature light emission curves is also disclosed.