Natural pomegranate juice reduces inflammation, muscle damage and increase platelets blood levels in active healthy Tunisian aged men

Peer review under responsibility of Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine.

Available online 7 April 2017

Figures & data

Table 1 Mean values (mean ± SD) of the tested parameters following 15 days POMj and PLA supplementations.

Variables	PLA	POMj
SAP (mmHg)	12.73 ± 0.96	11.89 ± 0.37^P
Hematological parameters
NEU (10^3/μl)	05.24 ± 2.12	04.63 ± 1.90^P
RBC (10^6/μl)	06.17 ± 0.54	05.49 ± 0.59^P
HGB (g/dL)	18.10 ± 2.8	16.01 ± 1.46^P
HCT (%)	59.14 ± 4.72	47.69 ± 4.07^P
PLT (10^3/μl)	142.1 ± 32.8	186.3 ± 43.6^P
Muscle damage markers
CK (UI/L)	292.4 ± 42.2	221.1 ± 19.6^P
LDH (U/l)	169.7 ± 24.9	146.0 ± 23.3^P
ASAT (UI/l)	24.11 ± 7.61	20.32 ± 5.29^P
Inflammatory marker
CRP (mg/l)	01.41 ± 0.91	01.20 ± 0.88^P

P: Significant difference between POMj and PLA effect at p < 0.05.