Open AccessAnti-inflammatory effects of exercise training. A systematic review
Author(s) -
Ilie Onu,
Daniel Andrei Iordan,
Corneliu Mircea Codreanu,
Daniela Matei,
GALACTION Anca-Irina
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
balneo and prm research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2734-8458
pISSN - 2734-844X
DOI - 10.12680/balneo.2021.473
Subject(s) - myokine , medicine , inflammation , cardiorespiratory fitness , systemic inflammation , physical exercise , immunology , immune system , diabetes mellitus , physical therapy , bioinformatics , endocrinology , skeletal muscle , biology
The diseases number with a known inflammatory etiology is constantly increasing. Cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, osteoporosis, cancer, asthma, atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes and obesity are associated with chronic low-grade inflammation. There is evidence that individuals who engage in intense physical activity or who exercise regularly, shows changes in biomarkers associated with chronic inflammation. Physical exercise is useful in preventing many diseases, due to improved cardiorespiratory, metabolic, musculoskeletal function. All these improve the immunity and antioxidant capacity, thus reducing the incidence of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases.Materials and Methods: In this study were included 90 bibliographic sources, of which the title contains the following keywords: exercise - 23, inflammation - 27, anti-inflammatory - 6, IL-6 - 13, IL-10 - 4, myokine - 3, IL-15 - 3, irisin - 6, obesity - 11, chronic inflammation - 7. This study discussed aspects of exercise, pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, immunological mechanisms, the dual role of IL-6 cytokine, and the anti-inflammatory effects of physical exercise.Results: Physical exercise is an efficient clinical tool, that limits chronic inflammation activating the immune system that will increase the level of anti-inflammatory IL-6 myokine. There is a direct relationship between the volume and intensity of exercise and the amount of IL-6 myokine in the blood stream.Conclusions: These studies contribute significantly to the understanding of the mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory effect of exercise. More studies on chronic low-grade inflammatory diseases are needed to understand their pathophysiology, and that will inspire the specialists improve long-term treatment strategies.Keywords: physical exercise, chronic low-grade inflammation, anti-inflammatory, IL-6, myokine,