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. 2022 Nov 12;62(2):1027–1039. doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-03051-2

Table 3.

Changes in cortisol, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), monocyte-chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8) in the three trials

CP CON REST
Cortisol (nmol/L)
 Pre 413.2 ± 127.0 392.4 ± 105.1 403.0 ± 157.7
 Post 446.3 ± 135.8ab 428.3 ± 106.0ab 295.5 ± 97.8a
 2 h post 287.1 ± 103.0a 261.9 ± 63.7a 261.6 ± 59.5a
ALP (IU/L)
 Pre 66.7 ± 17.3 65.5 ± 16.4 64.1 ± 18.2
 Post 66.0 ± 17.6 65.4 ± 17.3 66.8 ± 18.4
 2 h post 67.5 ± 18.3 67.0 ± 16.7 67.4 ± 18.4
MCP-1 (pg/ml)
 Pre 17.0 ± 11.4 14.6 ± 9.0 18.1 ± 12.6
 Post 24.6 ± 13.7ab 25.4 ± 15.1ab 11.4 ± 5.8a
 2 h post 19.1 ± 12.3b 19.1 ± 10.3ab 10.7 ± 5.5a
IL-6 (pg/ml)
 Pre 3.6 ± 6.4 4.0 ± 6.7 4.6 ± 8.2
 Post 6.2 ± 6.5ab 7.6 ± 8.6ab 3.9 ± 6.5
 2 h post 4.6 ± 5.5ab 5.1 ± 4.7ab 3.7 ± 6.7
IL-8 (pg/ml)#
 Pre 4.4 ± 2.9 4.3 ± 2.1 4.2 ± 2.1
 Post 5.1 ± 2.5 5.0 ± 2.3a 4.0 ± 2.2
 2 h post 4.9 ± 2.6 5.5 ± 3.1a 4.1 ± 2.2

CP collagen peptides trial, CON control trial, REST no exercise rest trial.

#n = 17 Due to analytical difficulties

aTime effects vs. pre: P < 0.05

bInteraction effect vs. rest: P < 0.05