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ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2022

Proinflammatory and Anti-inflammatory Cytokine Response to Isometric Handgrip Exercise and the Effects of Duration and Intensity of the Isometric Efforts in Prehypertensive Participants.

Udoji Godsday Ogbutor, Eze Kingsley Nwangwa, Bartholomew Chukwuebuka Nwogueze, John Chukwuka Igweh, Francis Chinedu Ugoeze, Emmanuel Ezunu, Ejime Agbonifo Chijiokwu

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Article in Journal of chiropractic medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Isometric Handgrip Training and Cardiovascular Risk Modulation: State of the Art.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Udoji Godsday OgbutorPhysiotherapy Department, Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
Eze Kingsley NwangwaPhysiology Department, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Bartholomew Chukwuebuka NwoguezePhysiology Department, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
John Chukwuka IgwehPhysiology Department, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Francis Chinedu UgoezePhysiotherapy Department, Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
Emmanuel EzunuPhysiotherapy Department, Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
Ejime Agbonifo ChijiokwuPhysiology Department, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria.
Delta State University · NGFederal Medical Centre · NG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the responses of selected inflammatory cytokines to isometric handgrip exercise and identify possible effects of intensity and duration of the isometric effort on these variables. Methods: A total of 192 sedentary prehypertensive Nigerian participants aged between 30 and 50 years were recruited into the study and randomly distributed into 3 groups of 64 participants each. The participants performed 24 consecutive days of isometric handgrip exercise at 30% maximum voluntary contraction. At the end of the 24 days, group 1 discontinued the exercise protocol, while group 2 continued the exercise protocol for another 24 consecutive days, and group 3 continued with the exercise protocol for another 24 consecutive days but at 50% maximum voluntary contraction. The parameters used to assess the inflammatory cytokine variables included interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). Results: There was an increase in the resting values of IL-10 across the 3 groups, while the resting values of IL-6 and TNF-α were reduced significantly across groups. Generally, the exercise-induced changes in the levels of these cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10) should improve inflammatory and metabolic abnormalities. Conclusion: The isometric handgrip exercise protocols in this study resulted in elevation of anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) and reductions in the values of proinflammatory cytokines TNF- α and IL-6.

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PMID36118105
PMCPMC9479174
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