ArticleJournal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN2014
Evidence for anti-inflammatory effects of exercise in CKD.
Article in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 89 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Acute Physiological Response to Exercise in End Stage Renal Disease
Strong Point of Inspiratory Muscle Training for Kidney and Immune Functions, and Quality of Life of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Hemodialysis
EXercise As an Anti-inflammatory Treatment in Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) for Patients Taking Biologic Therapy: a Proof of Concept Study (ExTASI-B).
Who cites it
89 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 191 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Exercise Training on Experimental Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of different modes of exercise on inflammatory markers in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review with pairwise and network meta-analyses.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on markers of inflammation and indicators of nutrition in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2022Pooled it
- Cognitive Impairment in End Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: Markers and Risk Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Daily Step Counts in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Statins Have an Anti-Inflammation in CKD Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.BioMed research international · 2022Pooled it
- Association between physical activity and mortality in end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review of observational studies.BMC nephrology · 2021Pooled it
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- Effects of exercise training on proteinuria in adult patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nephrology · 2020Pooled it
- Inflammatory Effects of High and Moderate Intensity Exercise-A Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Pooled it
- The impact of exercise on physical function, cardiovascular outcomes and quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients: a systematic review.International urology and nephrology · 2018Pooled it
- The impact of intradialytic elastic band exercise on physical and cognitive abilities in patients on maintenance hemodialysis: a randomized controlled trial.Renal failure · 2025Trial
- The effect of intradialytic exercise on dialysis patient survival: a randomized controlled trial.BMC nephrology · 2023Trial
- Effect of an aerobic and strength exercise combined program on oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a single blind randomized controlled trial.International urology and nephrology · 2022Trial
- Home-based aerobic exercise and resistance training for severe chronic kidney disease: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2021Trial
- The effect of aerobic exercise on immune biomarkers and symptoms severity and progression in patients with COVID-19: A randomized control trial.Journal of bodywork and movement therapies · 2021Trial
- Melatonin ingestion before intradialytic exercise improves immune responses in hemodialysis patients.International urology and nephrology · 2021Trial
- Physical activity promotion for patients transitioning to dialysis using the "Exercise is Medicine" framework: a multi-center randomized pragmatic trial (EIM-CKD trial) protocol.BMC nephrology · 2018Trial
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- Metabolic Effects of Diet and Exercise in Patients with Moderate to Severe CKD: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2018Trial
29 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
CKD is associated with a complex state of immune dysfunction characterized by immune depression, predisposing patients to infections, and immune activation, resulting in inflammation that associates with higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Physical exercise may enhance immune function and exert anti-inflammatory effects, but such effects are unclear in CKD. We investigated the separate effects of acute and regular moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on neutrophil degranulation (elastase release), activation of T lymphocytes (CD69 expression) and monocytes (CD86 and HLA-DR expression), and plasma inflammatory markers (IL-6, IL-10, soluble TNF-receptors, and C-reactive protein) in patients with predialysis CKD. A single 30-minute (acute) bout of walking induced a normal pattern of leukocyte mobilization and had no effect on T-lymphocyte and monocyte activation but improved neutrophil responsiveness to a bacterial challenge in the postexercise period. Furthermore, acute exercise induced a systemic anti-inflammatory environment, evidenced by a marked increase in plasma IL-10 levels (peaked at 1 hour postexercise), that was most likely mediated by increased plasma IL-6 levels (peaked immediately postexercise). Six months of regular walking exercise (30 min/d for 5 times/wk) exerted anti-inflammatory effects (reduction in the ratio of plasma IL-6 to IL-10 levels) and a downregulation of T-lymphocyte and monocyte activation, but it had no effect on circulating immune cell numbers or neutrophil degranulation responses. Renal function, proteinuria, and BP were also unaffected. These findings provide compelling evidence that walking exercise is safe with regard to immune and inflammatory responses and has the potential to be an effective anti-inflammatory therapy in predialysis CKD.
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