Research Article
Chronic Inflammation and Neutrophil Activation as Possible Causes of Joint Diseases in Ballet Dancers
Table 1
Effects of classical ballet class on the serum concentrations of IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10, IL-2, IL-4 and C3 were quantified in the plasma, and serum concentrations of IgA and IgG were quantified in the serum of dancers before, immediately after and 18 hours after a ballet class.
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The values are presented as the means ± standard errors of 13 dancers. mg/dL: milligrams per deciliter. * for comparison to pre-class conditions. |