FIGURE 6.
Changes in CXCL8 (A), CCL2 (B), IL-6 (C), TNFα (D), and CD11b (E) mRNA expression before (pre-) and 48 h (post) following eccentric damage. Fold changes for mRNA expression were calculated using the 2−ΔΔCt method with genes of interest normalized to GAPDH. * indicates significant effect of time (p < 0.05). # indicates significant time × group interaction; an increase from pre-exercise value is smaller in females compared with males (p < 0.05).