Effects of 8-Week Hatha Yoga Training on Metabolic and Inflammatory Markers in Healthy, Female Chinese Subjects: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Figure 4

Attenuated Pam3Cys-SK4 (1 and 10 ng/mL) induced IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β secretion from ex vivo whole blood cultures after yoga practice. Whole blood was collected at baseline and after yoga; then blood was diluted, cultured at 24-well plates, and stimulated with Pam under identical culture conditions. Supernatants were centrifuged and collected at 24 hr for the measurement of IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β secretion via ELISA. Yoga training led to blunted IL-6 (a), TNF-α (b), and IL-1β (c) secretion upon Pam stimulation at both 1 and 10 ng/mL. Data are presented as mean + SEM (). versus preyoga practice condition within the same treatment; versus control group at baseline level.

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