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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2020

Inflammatory responses to acute exercise during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD.

Alex R Jenkins, Neil S Holden, Arwel W Jones

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Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trial
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Exercise Prescription Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Benefits and Mechanisms.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025
    Review
  5. Article
  6. Protected characteristics reported in pulmonary rehabilitation: a scoping review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
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  8. Observational
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Alex R JenkinsDivision of Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK. alex.jenkins@nottingham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4384-2342
Neil S HoldenSchool of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK.
Arwel W JonesDepartment of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePulmonary rehabilitation is a cornerstone treatment in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Acute bouts of exercise can lead to short bursts of inflammation in healthy individuals. However, it is unclear how COPD patients respond to acute bouts of exercise. This study assessed inflammatory responses to exercise in COPD patients at the start (phase 1) and end (phase 2) of pulmonary rehabilitation.

methodsBlood samples were collected before and after an acute exercise bout at the start (phase 1, n = 40) and end (phase 2, n = 27) of pulmonary rehabilitation. The primary outcome was change in fibrinogen concentrations. Secondary outcomes were changes in CRP concentrations, total/differential leukocyte counts, markers of neutrophil activation (CD11b, CD62L and CD66b), and neutrophil subsets (mature, suppressive, immature, progenitor).

resultsAcute exercise (phase 1) did not induce significant changes in fibrinogen (p = 0.242) or CRP (p = 0.476). Total leukocyte count [mean difference (MD), 0.5 ± 1.1 (10

conclusionAn acute bout of exercise does not appear to induce significant alterations in the concentrations of inflammatory mediators but can increase white blood cell subsets post-exercise. A greater fibrinogen response to acute exercise is seen at the end of pulmonary rehabilitation when compared to the start. Further research is required to understand the clinical context of these acute inflammatory responses to exercise.

Indexed as

AgedBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinExercise TherapyFemaleFibrinogenHumansL-SelectinLungMaleMiddle AgedNeutrophilsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveReceptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinFibrinogenL-SelectinReceptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorExercise immunologyLung diseaseSystemic inflammation

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PMID32767113
PMCPMC7502052

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