Improved inflammatory balance of human skeletal muscle during exercise after supplementations of the ginseng-based steroid Rg1.

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of ginseng-based steroid Rg1 on TNF-alpha and IL-10 gene expression in human skeletal muscle against exercise challenge, as well as on its ergogenic outcomes. Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trials were performed, separated by...

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Main Authors: Chien-Wen Hou, Shin-Da Lee, Chung-Lan Kao, I-Shiung Cheng, Yu-Nan Lin, Sheng-Ju Chuang, Chung-Yu Chen, John L Ivy, Chih-Yang Huang, Chia-Hua Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4305310?pdf=render