ReviewAging and disease2022
Protective Effects of Exercise Become Especially Important for the Aging Immune System in The Covid-19 Era.
Review in Aging and disease, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06568393 (The Effect of Calisthenic Exercises on Quality of Life in Post-Covid Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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The Effect of Calisthenic Exercises on Quality of Life in Post-Covid Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The influence of structured physical activity on vaccination response from adults to older individuals: a systematic review on the Immunoinflammatory crosstalk of COVID-19.Immunity & ageing : I & A · 2025Review
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- Leisure-time physical activity and mortality from influenza and pneumonia: a cohort study of 577 909 US adults.British journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Aging During the Pandemic: Untangling the Complexities of COVID-19 and Geriatric Care.Aging and disease · 2023Article
- Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Workplace: A Qualitative Study among University Workers, Spain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Vitamin D, Menopausal Health and COVID-19: Critical Appraisal of Current Data.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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- Nordic Walking training in BungyPump form improves cognitive functions and physical performance and induces changes in amino acids and kynurenine profiles in older adults.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Exercise and COVID-19: exercise intensity reassures immunological benefits of post-COVID-19 condition.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Lifestyle and Health-Related Quality of Life Relationships Concerning Metabolic Disease Phenotypes on the Nutrimdea Online Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Effect of Endurance Training on Serum BDNF Levels in the Chronic Post-Stroke Phase: Current Evidence and Qualitative Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Aging is a complex, multietiological process and a major risk factor for most non-genetic, chronic diseases including geriatric syndromes that negatively affect healthspan and longevity. In the scenario of "healthy or good aging", especially during the COVID-19 era, the proper implementation of exercise as "adjuvant" or "polypill" to improve disease-related symptoms and comorbidities in the general population is a top priority. However, there is still a gap concerning studies analyzing influence of exercise training to immune system in older people. Therefore, the aim of this review is to provide a brief summary of well-established findings in exercise immunology and immunogerontology, but with a focus on the main exercise-induced mechanisms associated with aging of the immune system (immunosenescence). The scientific data strongly supports the notion that regular exercise as a low-cost and non-pharmacological treatment approach, when adjusted on an individual basis in elderly, induce multiple rejuvenating mechanisms: (1) affects the telomere-length dynamics (a "telo-protective" effect), (2) promote short- and long-term anti-inflammatory effects (via e.g., triggering the anti-inflammatory phenotype), 3) stimulates the adaptive immune system (e.g., helps to offset diminished adaptive responses) and in parallel inhibits the accelerated immunosenescence process, (4) increases post-vaccination immune responses, and (5) possibly extends both healthspan and lifespan.
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