Inflammatory and damage markers in blood
inflammation, TNF-α
INFLAMMATION
To elucidate the mechanism of the anti-inflammatory effects of MA, we measured inflammatory (TNF-α and high sensitive C-reactive protein) and damage (CK and creatinine) biomarkers in the blood. For TNF-α, an interaction was observed between the placebo and the MA condition after intervention and the rate of change in TNF-α before to after intervention was lower in the MA condition compared with that in the placebo condition (MA intake inhibits the accumulation of inflammation in the blood during a one-week intervention. Levels of (A) TNF-α, (B) hs-CRP, (C) creatin and (D) creatinine concentration. All data are expressed as the means and individual values (