What Researchers Did
Researchers investigated NFκB expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of ten healthy male volunteers before and after a single hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment.
What They Found
Mean NFκB expression was 0.27 absorbance units pre-HBO, increasing to 0.29 immediately post-HBO. A significant increase in NFκB expression (mean 0.38, p=0.027) was observed in PBMC four hours after HBO treatment compared to pre-treatment levels.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no specific Canadian connection.
Study Limitations
A limitation of this study is its small sample size of ten healthy male volunteers and the focus on a single acute HBO treatment.