Whole-body cryostimulation as an effective method of reducing low-grade inflammation in obese men

This study was aimed to evaluate anti-inflammatory effect of the whole body cryostimulation in obese men. Fourteen subjects (BMI >30 kg m−2), divided into two subgroups according to cardiorespiratory fitness: higher (HCF) or lower (LCF), have been exposed to 10 sessions in a cryogenic chamber (−110 °C). Blood samples were collected before, 30 min and 24 h after the first, fifth and last cryostimulation. Coldness exposures affected blood cytokine profile; however, the response depended on subjects’ fitness capacity. Concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the LCF decreased by 19, 6.8, and 7.4 % in IL-6, resistin, and visfatin, respectively. TNFα in the LCF dropped 4.3-fold compared to baseline, while in the HCF, changes were smaller, yet significant. Anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 increased in both groups. No changes in adiponectin and leptin were observed in either group. Obtained results suggest that whole body cryostimulation can be a supplementary method for obese in reducing systemic inflammation.

• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Journal of Physiological Sciences

• Publication date

  2013-06-07

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1007/s12576-013-0269-4PMID 23744123PMCID 3751373
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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