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 …

The effect of physical exercise on anticancer immunity

C Fiuza-Luces, PL Valenzuela, BG Gálvez… - Nature Reviews …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Regular physical activity is associated with lower cancer incidence and mortality, as well as
with a lower rate of tumour recurrence. The epidemiological evidence is supported by …

[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] Debunking the myth of exercise-induced immune suppression: redefining the impact of exercise on immunological health across the lifespan

JP Campbell, JE Turner - Frontiers in immunology, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Epidemiological evidence indicates that regular physical activity and/or frequent structured
exercise reduces the incidence of many chronic diseases in older age, including …

Exercise and the regulation of immune functions

RJ Simpson, H Kunz, N Agha, R Graff - Progress in molecular biology and …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Exercise has a profound effect on the normal functioning of the immune system. It is
generally accepted that prolonged periods of intensive exercise training can depress …

[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 …

Exercise and well-being during COVID 19–time to boost your immunity

C Ranasinghe, C Ozemek, R Arena - Expert review of anti-infective …, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is causing devastating global morbidity and mortality.
Worldwide measures are taken to prevent human to human transmission and improve …

Cytotoxic T-cells mediate exercise-induced reductions in tumor growth

H Rundqvist, P Veliça, L Barbieri, PA Gameiro… - Elife, 2020‏ - elifesciences.org
Exercise has a wide range of systemic effects. In animal models, repeated exertion reduces
malignant tumor progression, and clinically, exercise can improve outcome for cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep and immune function

L Besedovsky, T Lange, J Born - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of …, 2012‏ - Springer
Sleep and the circadian system exert a strong regulatory influence on immune functions.
Investigations of the normal sleep–wake cycle showed that immune parameters like …

Exercise Training Improves Tumor Control by Increasing CD8+ T-cell Infiltration via CXCR3 Signaling and Sensitizes Breast Cancer to Immune Checkpoint Blockade

IL Gomes-Santos, Z Amoozgar, AS Kumar… - Cancer immunology …, 2021‏ - aacrjournals.org
The mechanisms behind the antitumor effects of exercise training (ExTr) are not fully
understood. Using mouse models of established breast cancer, we examined here the …