Acupuncture Treatment in Elderly People with Sarcopenia: Effects on the Strength and Inflammatory Mediators
Table 2
IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-10 levels found in G1, G2, and G3: average and standard deviation.
Pre
Post 1
Post 2
Post 3
IL-6
G1
3.75 ± 2.17
3.92 ± 3.33
2.31 ± 2.26†
3.04 ± 1.76
G2
5.66 ± 5.67
4.95 ± 3.07
2.74 ± 1.79†
3.68 ± 0.51
G3
6.43 ± 4.90
5.48 ± 4.09
4.00 ± 2.85†
5.16 ± 2.73
TNF-α
G1
0.10 ± 0.20
0.07 ± 0.16
0.04 ± 0.13
0.07 ± 0.13
G2
0.00 ± 0.00
0.00 ± 0.00
0.00 ± 0.00
0.00 ± 0.00
G3
0.03 ± 0.09
0.09 ± 0.31
0.03 ± 0.10
0.02 ± 0.05
IL-10
G1
2.82 ± 1.05
3.57 ± 0.80
2.63 ± 1.10
2.16 ± 1.20
G2
2.34 ± 0.40
3.14 ± 0.95
2.07 ± 0.83
1.44 ± 0.59
G3
3.74 ± 2.09
3.94 ± 1.58
3.40 ± 1.56
2.43 ± 1.42
†Significant difference found in IL-6 in groups at Post 2 moment in comparison to Pre moment. Statistically significant difference of IL-10 values found in G2 at Post 3 moment in comparison to baseline value.
