Trial reportFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2003
Exercise and IL-6 infusion inhibit endotoxin-induced TNF-alpha production in humans.
Trial report in FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 305 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Synergy Effect of the Appetite Hormone GLP-1 (LiragluTide) and Exercise on Maintenance of Weight Loss and Health After a Low Calorie Diet - the S-LiTE Randomized Trial
Comparison of High Intensity Interval Body Weight Training Versus Combined Training on Body Composition, Physical Function, Metabolic Risk and Inflammation in Postmenopausal Women With and Without Gynecological Cancer
Who cites it
305 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 763 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acute Cytokine Responses to High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise in Humans: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise interventions on inflammatory biomarker levels in older adults with frailty and/or sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Short-Lived Exercise-Induced Exerkines Modulate Inflammation for Chronic Disease Prevention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Biomolecules · 2025Pooled it
- Protective effect of exercise on animals with sepsis: a systematic review of the existing literature.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Exercise in Hypoxia on Inflammatory Cytokines in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- Influence of Vitamin A supplementation on inflammatory biomarkers in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- The Role of Chronic Inflammation in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Pooled it
- The Effect of Endurance Training on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Inflammatory Markers in Healthy People and Parkinson's Disease. A Narrative Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Pooled it
- Inflammatory Effects of High and Moderate Intensity Exercise-A Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of tumour necrosis factor and interleukin-6 inhibitor therapy on exercise-related visceral adipose tissue reduction in rheumatoid arthritis.Experimental physiology · 2026Trial
- The Effect of Strength Training During Chemotherapy in Women With Breast Cancer on Serum Cytokine Concentrations and Skeletal Muscle Autophagy-Related Proteins.European journal of sport science · 2026Trial
- Effects of Acute Exercise and 12-Week High-Intensity Interval Training on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Stable Coronary Artery Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Trial
- Brain-Derived neurotrophic factor and inflammatory biomarkers are unaffected by acute and chronic intermittent hypoxic-hyperoxic exposure in geriatric patients: a randomized controlled trial.Annals of medicine · 2024Trial
- Garlic supplementation attenuates cycling exercise-induced oxidative inflammation but fails to improve time trial performance in healthy adults.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2023Trial
- BetaScandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2022Trial
- Serum and gene expression profile of cytokines following combination of yoga training and vitamin D supplementation in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial.BMC women's health · 2022Trial
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- The effect of probiotic supplementation on performance, inflammatory markers and gastro-intestinal symptoms in elite road cyclists.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2021Trial
- Weight reduction improves immune system and inflammatory cytokines in obese asthmatic patients.African health sciences · 2020Trial
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Abstract
During "nondamaging" exercise, skeletal muscle markedly releases interleukin (IL)-6, and it has been suggested that one biological role of this phenomenon is to inhibit the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)- alpha, which is known to cause pathogenesis such as insulin resistance and atherosclerosis. To test this hypothesis, we performed three experiments in which eight healthy males either rested (CON), rode a bicycle for 3 h (EX), or were infused with recombinant human IL-6 (rhIL-6) for 3 h while they rested. After 2.5 h, the volunteers received a bolus of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide endotoxin (0.06 ng/kg) i.v. to induce low-grade inflammation. In CON, plasma TNF-alpha increased significantly in response to endotoxin. In contrast, during EX, which resulted in elevated IL-6, and rhIL-6, the endotoxin-induced increase in TNF-alpha was totally attenuated. In conclusion, physical exercise and rhIL-6 infusion at physiological concentrations inhibit endotoxin-induced TNF-alpha production in humans. Hence, these data provide the first experimental evidence that physical activity mediates antiinflammatory activity and suggest that the mechanism include IL-6, which is produced by and released from exercising muscles.
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