The Claim

Young women exhibit a delayed but significant increase in the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 at 72 hours following eccentric exercise, whereas postmenopausal women do not show this increase, indicating a temporal difference in the resolution phase of inflammation between these age groups.

Source: Effects of eccentric exercise on systemic concentrations of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and prostaglandin (E2): comparison between young and postmenopausal women

What the research says

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In plain English

After eccentric exercise, young women show a measurable rise in the anti-inflammatory molecule IL-10 at 72 hours, while postmenopausal women do not.

See the scientific wording

Young women exhibit a delayed but significant increase in the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 72 hours after eccentric exercise, while postmenopausal women do not, suggesting a temporal difference in the resolution phase of inflammation between age groups.

Why this might work

After intense muscle exercise, immune cells in young women shift to a healing mode three days later, releasing a signal that stops inflammation. In older women, this shift does not happen because their bodies no longer respond to the hormone that triggers it.

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What the research says

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  1. Study: Effects of eccentric exercise on systemic concentrations of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and prostaglandin (E2): comparison between young and postmenopausal women

    Young women’s bodies produce more of a healing chemical called IL-10 three days after intense exercise, but older women’s bodies don’t make as much — meaning their bodies may take longer to calm down after exercise.

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