Department of Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Szczecin University, Szczecin, Poland.
Scand J Clin Lab Invest. 2011 Sep;71(5):419-25. doi: 10.3109/00365513.2011.580859. Epub 2011 May 16.
Cryotherapy is used in the early treatment of acute injuries (sprains, strains, fractures) yet only a few papers discuss the possible influence of whole-body cryostimulation on inflammation mechanisms or immunology. It is postulated that cold exposure can have an immunostimulating effect related to enhanced noradrenaline response and can be connected with paracrine effects. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of different sequences of whole-body cryostimulations on the level of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in healthy individuals. The research involved 45 healthy men divided into three groups. The groups were subjected to 5, 10 or 20, 3-minute long whole-body cryostimulations each day at -130°C. Blood was collected for analysis before the stimulations, after completion of the whole series, and 2 weeks after completion of the series, for the examination of any long-term effect. The analysis of results showed that in response to cryostimulation, the level of ani-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-10 increased while Il-1α cytokine level decreased. It seems that the most advantageous sequence was the series of 20 cryostimulations due to the longest lasting effects of stimulation after the completion of the whole series of treatments.
冷冻疗法用于急性损伤(扭伤、拉伤、骨折)的早期治疗,但只有少数几篇论文讨论了全身冷冻刺激对炎症机制或免疫学的可能影响。据推测,寒冷暴露可能具有与增强去甲肾上腺素反应相关的免疫刺激作用,并可能与旁分泌作用有关。本研究旨在研究不同全身冷冻刺激序列对健康个体促炎和抗炎细胞因子水平的影响。该研究涉及 45 名健康男性,分为三组。三组每天在-130°C 下接受 5、10 或 20、3 分钟的全身冷冻刺激。在刺激前、整个系列完成后和系列完成后 2 周采集血液进行分析,以检查任何长期影响。结果分析表明,对冷冻刺激的反应是抗炎细胞因子 IL-6 和 IL-10 的水平增加,而 Il-1α 细胞因子的水平降低。由于整个治疗系列完成后刺激的效果持续时间最长,因此 20 次冷冻刺激的序列似乎最有利。