Skeletal muscle has recently been identified as an endocrine organ. It has, therefore, been
suggested that cytokines and other peptides that are produced, expressed, and released by …

The phenomenon of circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) concentrations is of importance for
many biomedical disciplines including the field of exercise physiology. Increases of cfDNA …

Immune outcomes are key mediators of many health benefits of exercise and are
determined by exercise type, dose (frequency/duration, intensity), and individual …

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to several pioneering scientific discoveries resulting in no
effective solutions with the exception of vaccination. Moderate exercise is a significant non …

Athletes, military personnel, fire fighters, mountaineers and astronauts may be required to
perform in environmental extremes (eg heat, cold, high altitude and microgravity). Exercising …

Aging affects negatively the immune system, defined as immunosenescence, which
increases the susceptibility of elderly persons to infection, autoimmune disease, and cancer …

This investigation examined the impact of a multistressor situation on salivary
immunoglobulin A (sIgA) levels, and incidence of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) …

Background Both acute exercise and environmental hypoxia may elevate inflammatory
cytokines, but the inflammatory response in the hypoxic exercise is remaining unknown …

Background: Tibetans have lived at very high altitudes for thousands of years, and have a
distinctive suite of physiological traits that enable them to tolerate environmental hypoxia …

Relatively brief bouts of exercise alter gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear
cells (PBMCs), but whether exercise changes gene expression in circulating neutrophils …