Physical exercise is important for proper cardiovascular function and disease prevention, but
it may influence the immune system. We evaluated the effect of strenuous exercise on …

Purpose Intense exercise affects the immune system, increasing the susceptibility of athletes
to viral and bacterial infections. We have previously shown a significant decrease of fMLP …

METHODS The effect of aerobic exercise on neutrophil chemotaxis and on other related
functions was investigated at two time points: preexercise and 24 h postexercise. Subjects …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is an immune-mediated disease in which CCR2 attracts
classical, intermediate, and non-classical monocytes to the arterial intima where they …

Abstract Monocyte chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) and phosphorylated extra-cellular
regulated kinase 1 & 2 (ERK1/2) impact macrophage differentiation and progression of …

Purpose: To examine the impact of polyphenol supplementation on the recruitment,
mobilization and activation of monocyte subsets following resistance exercise. Methods …

High blood pressure (BP) and monocyte activation are associated with atherogenic
processes. Especially, CD16 expressing monocytes are shown to be activated in many …

1. Exercise provokes changes in the immune system, including macrophage activity.
Chemotaxis is a necessary function of macrophages if they are to reach the focus of infection …

Aims Inflammation plays an essential role in the atherosclerotic process, and chemokines
such as monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) seem to play a …

During the last few years much attention has been paid to the chemokines. Chemokine
receptors are necessary to render a target permissive for infection by the human …