Acute Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Inflammatory Markers in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Pilot Study

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Comparison of WBV for healthy and COPD participants on plasma levels of IL-6 (a), IL-8 (b), IL-10 (c), sTNFR-1 (d), and sTNFR-2 (e). Means ±SD. Two-way ANOVA and post hoc t-test. Difference between groups () and difference between pre- and post-WBV (); COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10: interleukin 6, interleukin 8, and interleukin 10; sTNFR1 and sTNFR2: soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors 1 and 2.

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