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Table 3 Inflammatory response at baseline and after 6 weeks of chronic resistance training isolated and combined with Capsiate supplementation

From: Chronic capsiate supplementation increases fat-free mass and upper body strength but not the inflammatory response to resistance exercise in young untrained men: a randomized, placebo-controlled and double-blind study

Variables

Pre-intervention

After 6 weeks

 

RT (n = 11)

RT + CAP (n = 11)

RT (n = 9)

RT + CAP (n = 11)

 

Rest

Post

Rest

Post

Rest

Post

Rest

Post

Log IL-6 (pg/mL)

0.27 ± 0.11

0.32 ± 0.16

0.27 ± 0.11

0.32 ± 0.16

0.27 ± 0.08

0.24 ± 0.07

0.31 ± 0.23

0.25 ± 0.05

Log IL-10 (pg/mL)

0.48 ± 0.23

0.58 ± 0.45*

0.56 ± 0.27

0.75 ± 0.25*

0.58 ± 0.26

0.51 ± 0.30*

0.58 ± 0.22

0.68 ± 0.28*

Log TNF-α (pg/mL)

0.75 ± 0.15

0.91 ± 0.19£

0.95 ± 0.25

1.0 ± 0.28£

0.96 ± 0.34

0.85 ± 0.42

1.04 ± 0.34

1.04 ± 0.32

Log sTNF-R (pg/mL)

2.88 ± 0.24

2.93 ± 0.29

2.98 ± 0.25

3.12 ± 0.28

2.94 ± 0.24

3.03 ± 0.21

3.10 ± 0.25

3.25 ± 0.22

  1. Note: TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α, TNF-R Soluble tumor necrosis factor-α receptor. £= exercise × time interaction with significant difference compared to Rest. *= a main effect of exercise