The Claim

In adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, 12 weeks of combined aerobic and resistance training has no significant effect on serum levels of pentraxin-related protein 3 or human cartilage glycoprotein 39.

Source: Effects of combined aerobic and resistance training on the glycolipid metabolism and inflammation levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus

What the research says

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In plain English

Twelve weeks of combined aerobic and resistance exercise does not change the blood levels of pentraxin-related protein 3 or human cartilage glycoprotein 39 in adults with type 2 diabetes.

See the scientific wording

In adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus, combined aerobic and resistance training for 12 weeks does not significantly alter serum levels of pentraxin-related protein 3 or human cartilage glycoprotein 39, suggesting these markers are not responsive to this form of exercise intervention.

Why this might work

When adults with type 2 diabetes do combined aerobic and strength training, their immune cells reduce signals that trigger inflammation through the TLR4 and NF-κB pathway, which lowers some inflammatory proteins like IL-18. But this same process does not change the levels of two other proteins, PTX3 and YKL40, because those proteins are made by different cells and controlled by different signals that are not turned down by this kind of exercise.

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What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Effects of combined aerobic and resistance training on the glycolipid metabolism and inflammation levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus

    The study found that after 12 weeks of cardio and strength training, two specific inflammation proteins (PTX3 and YKL40) didn’t change in people with type 2 diabetes — which means this kind of exercise doesn’t affect those particular markers.

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