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Table 4 Changes in redox state and inflammatory markers in response to NMES preceded by LLLT and sham LLLT interventions

From: The effect of low level laser irradiation on oxidative stress, muscle damage and function following neuromuscular electrical stimulation. A double blind, randomised, crossover trial

variable / biochemical marker

intervention

Parameters at time points of blood sample collections

Main effects

baseline

post- intervention [hours]

time [p value]

Intervention [p value]

time x intervention [p value]

0

24

48

72

96

TAC [mmol/L]

LLLT

1.53 ± 0.04 [0.55]

1.47 ± 0.04 [0.42]

1.42 ± 0.03 [0.35]

1.47 ± 0.04 [0.38]

1.47 ± 0.05 [0.49]

1.50 ± 0.04 [0.48]

0.46

0.50

0.14

sham-LLLT

1.48 ± 0.05 [0.44]

1.57 ± 0.05 [0.66]

1.49 ± 0.03 [0.26]

1.52 ± 0.04 [0.48]

1.48 ± 0.03 [0.36]

1.45 ± 0.02 [0.29]

TAC-UA [mmol/L]

LLLT

1.23 ± 0.04 [0.50]

1.16 ± 0.04 [0.45]

1.10 ± 0.03 [0.31]

1.17 ± 0.03 [0.32]

1.14 ± 0.04 [0.32]

1.20 ± 0.03 [0.38]

0.08

0.46

0.06

sham-LLLT

1.19 ± 0.05 [0.48]

1.26 ± 0.05 [0.61]

1.17 ± 0.03 [0.41]

1.22 ± 0.03 [0.42]

1.15 ± 0.03 [0.29]

1.14 ± 0.01 [0.17]

GPx [U/g Hb]

LLLT

62.6 ± 2.9a [33.6]

60.8 ± 2.1a [28.1]

61.0 ± 2.8a [38.4]

59.0 ± 3.3a [35.4]

61.5 ± 3.1a [31.6]

63.1 ± 2.1a [26.1]

0.0005

0.044

0.29

sham-LLLT

56.7 ± 3.8a [42.8]

56.7 ± 2.2a [31.3]

62.7 ± 2.8ac [31.4]

48.3 ± 3.9b* [37.8]

60.4 ± 2.0 ac [23.5]

65.8 ± 2.9c [29.9]

SOD U/g Hb]

LLLT

1847.4 ± 160.9a [845.5]

1905.8 ± 157.9a [1322.8]

1985.6 ± 128.9a [1728.0]

1804.2 ± 75.8a [905.8]

1711.3 ± 83.1a [1115.1]

1971.1 ± 137.7a [1552.3]

0.11

0.046

0.87

sham-LLLT

1821.7 ± 107.8ab [1341.3]

1689.9 ± 152.0ab [1622.7]

1960.5 ± 122.7a [1111.6

1533.8 ± 90.1b [884.1]

1633.3 ± 112.2ab [1369.4]

1774.2 ± 98.1ab [1151.7]

MDA [μmol/L]

LLLT

1.64 ± 0.52a [5.06]

1.41 ± 0.51a [4.76]

1.16 ± 0.30a [3.45]

2.18 ± 0.72a [7.80]

1.98 ± 0.50a [5.29]

2.04 ± 0.48a [4.91]

0.005

0.72

0.59

sham-LLLT

1.17 ± 0.17a [1.85]

1.10 ± 0.21a [2.73]

1.49 ± 0.62ab [7.62]

2.40 ± 0.47b [4.47]

2.80 ± 0.68b [6.66]

2.57 ± 0.74b [7.40]

CRP [mg/L]

LLLT

3.9 ± 0.5ac [5.1]

4.4 ± 0.6ac [6.2]

4.1 ± 0.5ac [5.3]

3.3 ± 0.4b [6.2]

4.9 ± 0.6a [6.6]

3.7 ± 0.4bc [5.4]

0.26

0.33

0.005

sham-LLLT

3.1 ± 0.5ab [4.6]

3.5 ± 0.6ab [5.0]

3.1 ± 0.4ab [5.8]

3.7 ± 0.5ab [4.9]

3.6 ± 0.5 a [7.1]

4.7 ± 0.7b [9.5]

  1. TAC Total antioxidant capacity, TAC-UA Total antioxidant capacity without uric acid, GPx Glutathione peroxidase, SOD Superoxide dismutase, MDA malondialdehyde, CRP C-reactive protein, TAC MDA and CRP were measured in plasma; GPx activity were analysed in whole blood; SOD activity was determined in erythrocytes; activities of antioxidant enzymes in erythrocyte and whole blood are expressed in U per gram of haemoglobin, LLLT Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) preceded by LLLT irradiation, sham-LLLT Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) preceded by sham LLLT intervention, values are means ± SE With range [max value minus min value from all data within each time point of LLLT or sham-LLLT intervention]
  2. *significant difference (p < 0.05) between interventions (within the same time point); a,b,cdifferences between time points (within the same intervention), values that do not have common letters are significantly different (p < 0.05)