Table 3.
Effects of different concentrations and exposure time of curcumin before and/or after intense physical exercise on different markers.
| Evaluated markers | >200 mg of curcumin/day | 200–300 mg of curcumin/day | ≥300 mg of curcumin/day | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤7 days | ≤7 days | >7 days to 28 days | ≤7 days | ||
| BE | AE | BE+AE | AE | BE+AE | |
| Proinflammatory cytokines | n = 1 | n = 1 | n = 1 | — | n = 1 |
| Anti-inflammatory cytokines | — | — | — | — | n = 1 |
| CK | n = 2 | n = 2 | n = 1 | n = 1 | n = 1 |
| Muscle pain | n = 2 | n = 2 | n = 1 | — | n = 1 |
| Muscle performance | n = 2 | n = 2 | n = 1 | n = 1 | — |
| Lactate, NH3 | — | — | — | n = 1 | — |
| Biochemical (ALT, ALP, TG, HDL, glucose) | — | — | — | n = 1 | — |
| Oxidative stress | n = 1 | n = 1 | — | — | — |
BE: before exercise; AE: after exercise; BE+AE: before and after exercise; n: number of studies.