Salivary Proteome, Inflammatory, and NETosis Biomarkers in Older Adult Practitioners and Nonpractitioners of Physical Exercise

Figure 2

Levels of myeloperoxidase (MPO) (a) and neutrophil elastase (b) in the saliva of nonpractitioners (NPE) and practitioners (PE) of physical exercise groups. MPO (a) and neutrophil elastase (b) were evaluated by the ELISA method. Data are shown as the median and interquartile range for 4–6 participants in terms of pg/mg of total protein.

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