Can exercise affect immune function to increase susceptibility to infection?

RJ Simpson, JP Campbell… - Exercise …, 2020 - researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk
Multiple studies in humans and animals have demonstrated the profound impact that
exercise can have on the immune system. There is a general consensus that regular bouts …

[HTML][HTML] The compelling link between physical activity and the body's defense system

DC Nieman, LM Wentz - Journal of sport and health science, 2019 - Elsevier
This review summarizes research discoveries within 4 areas of exercise immunology that
have received the most attention from investigators:(1) acute and chronic effects of exercise …

[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus disease-2019: A tocsin to our aging, unfit, corpulent, and immunodeficient society

DC Nieman - Journal of sport and health science, 2020 - Elsevier
Acute and chronic respiratory illnesses cause widespread morbidity and mortality, and this
class of illness now includes the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome that is …

[HTML][HTML] The central role of mitochondrial fitness on antiviral defenses: An advocacy for physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Burtscher, M Burtscher, GP Millet - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are central regulators of cellular metabolism, most known for their role in
energy production. They can be “enhanced” by physical activity (including exercise), which …

The impact of exercise on immunity, metabolism, and atherosclerosis

U Meyer-Lindemann, A Moggio, A Dutsch… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Physical exercise represents an effective preventive and therapeutic strategy beneficially
modifying the course of multiple diseases. The protective mechanisms of exercise are …

Immunometabolism: a multi-omics approach to interpreting the influence of exercise and diet on the immune system

DC Nieman, MA Lila, ND Gillitt - Annual review of food science …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Immunometabolism is an evolving field of scientific endeavor that merges immunology and
metabolism and has provided valuable context when evaluating the influence of dietary …

Sustaining efficient immune functions with regular physical exercise in the COVID‐19 era and beyond

GE Furtado, RV Letieri, A Caldo‐Silva… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The new coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2) appearance in Wuhan, China, did rise the new virus
disease (COVID‐19), which spread globally in a short time, leading the World Health …

Lymphocytes and monocytes egress peripheral blood within minutes after cessation of steady state exercise: A detailed temporal analysis of leukocyte extravasation

BV Rooney, AB Bigley, EC LaVoy, M Laughlin… - Physiology & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Acute exercise evokes an almost instantaneous lymphocytosis, followed by sustained
lymphopenia that occurs within just 30–60 min after exercise cessation. The aim of this study …

Effects of exercise on microRNA expression in young males peripheral blood mononuclear cells

S Radom‐Aizik, F Zaldivar Jr, SY Leu… - Clinical and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNAs are increasingly seen as targets of drug discovery because they influence gene
function acting both to silence and subtly modulate protein translation. Little is known about …

Impact of brief exercise on peripheral blood NK cell gene and microRNA expression in young adults

S Radom-Aizik, F Zaldivar… - Journal of applied …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Natural killers (NK) cells are unique innate immune cells that increase up to fivefold in the
circulating blood with brief exercise and are known to play a key role in first-response …