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. 2014 Jul 2:5:247.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00247. eCollection 2014.

Could whole-body cryotherapy (below -100°C) improve muscle recovery from muscle damage?

Joao B Ferreira-Junior  1 , Martim Bottaro  2 , Jeremy P Loenneke  3 , Amilton Vieira  2 , Carlos A Vieira  2 , Michael G Bemben  3
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Could whole-body cryotherapy (below -100°C) improve muscle recovery from muscle damage?

Joao B Ferreira-Junior et al. Front Physiol. .
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Keywords: adhesion molecules; inflammation; muscle function; oxidative stress; recovery modalities.

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Diagram illustrating the acute inflammatory process caused by exercise induced muscle damage (EIMD). Leukocytes (neutrophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes) are mobilized to the damaged muscle tissue via soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (sICAM-1). Afterward, pro-inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species are produced in muscle by leukocytes. Together, leukocytes, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and reactive oxygen species cause intramuscular degradation, which amplifies the initial muscle damage. CK, creatine kinase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; ROS, reactive oxygen species.
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