TY - JOUR AU - Irawan, Roy AU - Mahmudiono, Trias AU - Martiana, Tri PY - 2021/11/12 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Interleukin-6 as Immune System and Inflammation Biomarker on the Response of Basic Pencak Silat Exercise in Perguruan Pencak Silat Perisai Diri, Bojonegoro JF - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - Open Access Maced J Med Sci VL - 9 IS - T6 SE - Immunology DO - 10.3889/oamjms.2021.7303 UR - https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/7303 SP - 179-183 AB - <div><p class="Pa6"><strong><span lang="EN-US">BACKGROUND: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US">Pencak Silat is a self-defense exercise originated from Indonesia and categorized as a high-intensity exercise.</span></p></div><div><p class="Pa6"><strong><span lang="EN-US">AIM: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US">This research was intended to identify the acute response of Pencak Silat basic exercise toward interleukin-6 (IL-6) as an immune system biomarker on students of Perguruan Pencak Silat Perisai Diri Tulungrejo, Bojonegoro.</span></p></div><div><p class="Pa6"><strong><span lang="EN-US">METHODS: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US">A number of 26 students (10 boys and 16 girls) of Perguruan Pencak Silat Tulungrejo, Bojonegoro, were participated in this study. The students did the 2 h Perguruan Pencak Silat Perisai Diri, Bojonegoro, training program with 75–85% intensity. The IL-6 serum was measured using ELISA method.</span></p></div><div><p class="Pa6"><strong><span lang="EN-US">RESULTS: </span></strong><span lang="EN-US">The result of this study showed that the IL-6 serum level in post-2 (12 h after training) (6.2981 pg/mL) was higher compared with the IL-6 serum level in post-1 (shortly after training) (6.11981 pg/mL) and before training (4.5146 pg/mL). The result also showed that there was a significant difference of IL-6 levels between pre-training and after training.</span></p></div><div><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>This study concluded that the basic exercise performed by the new students of Perguruan Pencak Silat Perisai Diri increased IL-6 serum level.</div> ER -