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ReviewNutrients2020

Physical Activity and Diet Shape the Immune System during Aging.

Christopher Weyh, Karsten Krüger, Barbara Strasser

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06063174 (Identifying Social, Molecular, & Immunological Processes for Mitigating Toxic Stress & Enhancing Personalized Resilience), which is not on this map. Cited by 96 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
96citing papers in PubMed
15.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

NCT06063174 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Identifying Social, Molecular, & Immunological Processes for Mitigating Toxic Stress & Enhancing Personalized Resilience

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, Los AngelesRan2023 to 2024Enrolled712ConditionsStress, Stress, Psychological, Stress, Physiological, Stress, EmotionalArmsEducation Program, Think Well Program, Be Well Program, Eat Well Program, Sleep Well Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

96 citing papers in PubMed, 196 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Ageing, immune fitness and cancer.Nature reviews. Cancer · 2025
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  16. Immunosenescence: signaling pathways, diseases and therapeutic targets.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
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  17. Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia: Interface of Microbiome-Immune-Neuronal Interactions.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025
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36 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Christopher WeyhDepartment of Exercise Physiology and Sports Therapy, Institute of Sports Science, University of Giessen, 35394 Giessen, Germany.
Karsten KrügerDepartment of Exercise Physiology and Sports Therapy, Institute of Sports Science, University of Giessen, 35394 Giessen, Germany.
Barbara StrasserMedical Faculty, Sigmund Freud Private University, A-1020 Vienna, Austria.
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · DESigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With increasing age, the immune system undergoes a remodeling process, termed immunosenescence, which is accompanied by considerable shifts in leukocyte subpopulations and a decline in various immune cell functions. Clinically, immunosenescence is characterized by increased susceptibility to infections, a more frequent reactivation of latent viruses, decreased vaccine efficacy, and an increased prevalence of autoimmunity and cancer. Physiologically, the immune system has some adaptive strategies to cope with aging, while in some settings, maladaptive responses aggravate the speed of aging and morbidity. While a lack of physical activity, decreased muscle mass, and poor nutritional status facilitate immunosenescence and inflammaging, lifestyle factors such as exercise and dietary habits affect immune aging positively. This review will discuss the relevance and mechanisms of immunoprotection through physical activity and specific exercise interventions. In the second part, we will focus on the effect of dietary interventions through the supplementation of the essential amino acid tryptophan,

Indexed as

DietExerciseAgingGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansImmune SystemImmunosenescenceagingexerciseimmunosenescenceinflammagingkynurenine pathwaynutrition

Identifiers

PMID32121049
PMCPMC7146449
OpenAlexW3007297653

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