The Influence of Methylsulfonylmethane on Inflammation-Associated Cytokine Release before and following Strenuous Exercise

Table 2

Blood cytokine data of 40 men assigned to either placebo or MSM for four weeks.

	Baseline 1	Baseline 2	At 0 hrs	After 24 hrs	After 48 hrs	After 72 hrs
IL-6 (pgmL^−1); Placebo
IL-6 (pgmL^−1); MSM
IL-8 (pgmL^−1); Placebo
IL-8 (pgmL^−1); MSM
IL-10 (pgmL^−1); Placebo
IL-10 (pgmL^−1); MSM
IL-17 (pgmL^−1); Placebo
IL-17 (pgmL^−1); MSM
IL-1β (pgmL^−1); Placebo
IL-1β (pgmL^−1); MSM
TNF-α (pgmL^−1); Placebo
TNF-α (pgmL^−1); MSM

Values are mean ± SEM.
Condition effect for IL-10 (), IL-17 (), IL-1β (), and TNF-α ().
No other statistically significant effects noted ().