Table 1.
Anthropometrical and physiological characteristics of the study group.
Table 2.
The plasma concentration of the 8-isoprostane, non-enzymatic components and some of the biochemical parameters before(A) and in response to a one (B,C), 10 (D,E,F)and 20 (G,H,I) sessions of whole-body cryostimulation.
Figure 1.
Changes in superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in erythrocytes before and during following sessions of WBC.
Legend Figure 1: Median and 25%–75% confidence interval; **p≤0.01 statistically significant vs. before WBC; before WBC - A: before the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 30 min - B: 30 min after the first cryostimulation; 24 h – C: 24 hours after the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 10 session – F: 24 hours after the10th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 20 session – I: 24 hours after the 20th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting.
Figure 2.
Changes in catalase (CAT) activity in erythrocytes before and during following sessions of WBC.
Legend Figure 2: Median and 5%–95% confidence interval; * p≤0.05 statistically significant difference vs. before WBC; before WBC - A: before the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 30 min - B: 30 min after the first cryostimulation; 24 h – C: 24 hours after the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 10 session – F: 24 hours after the10th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 20 session – I: 24 hours after the 20th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting.
Figure 3.
Changes in reduced glutathione (GSH) concentration in erythrocytes before and during following sessions of WBC.
Legend Figure 3: Median and 5%–95% confidence interval; * p≤0.05 statistically significant difference vs. before WBC; before WBC - A: before the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 30 min - B: 30 min after the first cryostimulation; 24 h – C: 24 hours after the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 10 session – F: 24 hours after the10th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 20 session – I: 24 hours after the 20th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting.
Figure 4.
Changes in oxidized glutathione (GSSG) concentration in erythrocytes before and during following sessions of WBC.
Legend Figure 4: Median and 5%–95% confidence interval; * p≤0.05 statistically significant difference vs. before WBC; before WBC - A: before the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 30 min - B: 30 min after the first cryostimulation; 24 h – C: 24 hours after the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 10 session – F: 24 hours after the10th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 20 session – I: 24 hours after the 20th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting.
Figure 5.
Changes in glutathione peroxidase (GPx) before and during following sessions of WBC.
Legend Figure 5: Median and 5%–95%; * p≤0.05 statistically significant difference vs. before WBC; before WBC - A: before the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 30 min - B: 30 min after the first cryostimulation; 24 h – C: 24 hours after the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 10 session – F: 24 hours after the10th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 20 session – I: 24 hours after the 20th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting.
Figure 6.
Changes in glutathione reductase (GSSG-R) before and during following sessions of WBC.
Legend Figure 6: Median and 5%–95%; *p≤0.05 statistically significant difference vs. before WBC in subjects with BMI<25; ∧ p≤0.05 statistically significant difference BMI<25 vs. BMI>25; before WBC - A: before the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 30 min - B: 30 min after the first cryostimulation; 24 h – C: 24 hours after the first cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 10 session – F: 24 hours after the10th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting; 20 session – I: 24 hours after the 20th cryostimulation, after overnight fasting.