Interleukin 6 as an energy allocator in muscle tissue

TM Kistner, BK Pedersen, DE Lieberman - Nature metabolism, 2022 - nature.com
Extensive research has shown that interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional molecule that is
both proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory, depending on the context. Here, we combine …

Exerkines in health, resilience and disease

LS Chow, RE Gerszten, JM Taylor… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The health benefits of exercise are well-recognized and are observed across multiple organ
systems. These beneficial effects enhance overall resilience, healthspan and longevity. The …

Muscle–organ crosstalk: the emerging roles of myokines

MCK Severinsen, BK Pedersen - Endocrine reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Physical activity decreases the risk of a network of diseases, and exercise may be
prescribed as medicine for lifestyle-related disorders such as type 2 diabetes, dementia …

Lifestyle interventions for the prevention and treatment of hypertension

PL Valenzuela, P Carrera-Bastos, BG Gálvez… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Hypertension affects approximately one third of the world's adult population and is a major
cause of premature death despite considerable advances in pharmacological treatments …

Physical activity and depression: Towards understanding the antidepressant mechanisms of physical activity

A Kandola, G Ashdown-Franks, J Hendrikse… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Physical activity can treat and prevent depressive symptoms, but its antidepressant
mechanisms are yet to be established. In this review, we comprehensively assess key …

Inflammation and skeletal muscle wasting during cachexia

JM Webster, LJAP Kempen, RS Hardy… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cachexia is the involuntary loss of muscle and adipose tissue that strongly affects mortality
and treatment efficacy in patients with cancer or chronic inflammatory disease. Currently, no …

Multisystem physiological perspective of human frailty and its modulation by physical activity

JA Taylor, PL Greenhaff, DB Bartlett… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
“Frailty” is a term used to refer to a state characterized by enhanced vulnerability to, and
impaired recovery from, stressors compared with a nonfrail state, which is increasingly …

Physical activity and muscle–brain crosstalk

BK Pedersen - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2019 - nature.com
Neurological and mental illnesses account for a considerable proportion of the global
burden of disease. Exercise has many beneficial effects on brain health, contributing to …

Exercise benefits in cardiovascular disease: beyond attenuation of traditional risk factors

C Fiuza-Luces, A Santos-Lozano, M Joyner… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Despite strong scientific evidence supporting the benefits of regular exercise for the
prevention and management of cardiovascular disease (CVD), physical inactivity is highly …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise-induced immune system response: Anti-inflammatory status on peripheral and central organs

D da Luz Scheffer, A Latini - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis of …, 2020 - Elsevier
A wide array of molecular pathways has been investigated during the past decade in order
to understand the mechanisms by which the practice of physical exercise promotes …