Changes in inflammatory mediators following eccentric exercise of the elbow flexors

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Repeated eccentric elbow flexor exercise in untrained males led to significantly smaller muscle damage markers (soreness, swelling, CK, Mb) after a second bout compared to the first, indicating adaptation. Despite muscle damage, plasma cytokine concentrations showed only minor changes, suggesting eccentric exercise-induced damage is not strongly linked to systemic cytokine release.

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