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Af Geijerstam A, Hunsberger M, Mehlig K, Nyberg J, Waern M, Åberg M, Lissner L. Poor stress resilience in adolescence predicts higher risk of severe COVID-19 and other respiratory infections: A prospective cohort study of 1.4 million Swedish men. J Psychosom Res 2024; 187:111935. [PMID: 39298868 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 09/12/2024] [Accepted: 09/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the associations between stress resilience in late adolescence and later risk of severe COVID-19 and other lower respiratory infections. A secondary aim was to examine potential confounding between low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and stress resilience in relation to respiratory infection. METHODS We conducted a registry-based cohort study of 1.4 million Swedish men, undergoing military conscription between 1968 and 2005. All were assessed by a psychologist for stress resilience, receiving a score between 1 and 9. The outcomes were hospitalization or death due to COVID-19 from March 2020 to September 2021 and hospitalization due to bacterial or viral pneumonia from conscription until January 2020. A secondary aim was to examine potential confounding between low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and stress resilience in relation to respiratory infection. RESULTS Poor stress resilience in late adolescence is associated with later risk of severe lower respiratory infections. Using a high resilience score as the reference, the hazard ratio (95 % CI) for death due to COVID-19 for the lowest scores was 1.49 (1.01-2.18) adjusted for CRF and other confounders. The corresponding adjusted hazard ratios for hospitalization due to bacterial pneumonia were 2.28 (2.03-2.57) and for viral pneumonia 1.92 (1.33-2.79). No significant interaction was seen between stress resilience and CRF in the analysis. CONCLUSIONS Poor stress resilience is a prospective factor for severe COVID-19 as well as for bacterial and viral respiratory pneumonia endpoints, independent of CRF. These findings imply an effect of late adolescent stress resilience on the immune system later in life.
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- Agnes Af Geijerstam
- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Section for Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Regionhälsan, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Michal R, Andrea W, Jana H, Lucie P, Eva R, Lubos B, Kateřina K, Iva H, Igor K. The impact of supervised and home exercise activity intervention on circulating immune cell numbers in cancer patients. Heliyon 2024; 10:e39320. [PMID: 39640787 PMCID: PMC11620229 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2024] [Revised: 10/10/2024] [Accepted: 10/11/2024] [Indexed: 12/07/2024] Open
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Introduction Malignant diseases challenge clinicians to balance treatment intensity and patient quality of life. Regular physical activity positively impacts mental and physical health, benefiting sleep patterns, heart rate, and overall health. Moreover, telehealth physical exercise training represents a viable option for maintaining intrinsic capacity. The American Cancer Society highlights exercise's role in helping patients cope with anti-cancer treatment side effects. In the Czech Republic, there is no fitness-promoting protocol for cancer patients, despite recognized benefits. Exercise may also enhance immune function, with moderate-intensity exercise potentially positively affecting immune cell counts. Objective This study aimed to analyze the long-term effects of exercise on circulating immune cells in patients undergoing treatment for solid malignancies. Patients and methods 49 participants were recruited at the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Czech Republic, starting September 2021. Participants were randomized into an experimental (SAPA = undergoing monitored exercise program) group (N = 16; madian age: 46,6; median BMI: 25,1) and a control (CO) group (N = 33; madian age: 52,0; median BMI: 25,3). Flow cytometry was used to examine cellular immunological profiles. The exercise program involved thrice-weekly sessions conducted online. Results SAPA group showed stable lymphocyte counts post-exercise (percentage chance: +0,5 %; p = 0,256; effect size r = -0,284), while the CO group exhibited a significant drop (percentage chance: -23,0 %; p = 0,015; effect size r = -0,423). B lymphocyte numbers were significantly higher in the SAPA group post-exercise compared to the CO group (p = 0,003; effect size r = -0,422). The number of Th-lymphocytes, T-c lymphocytes, T-gamma/delta lymphocytes, and NK cells remained stable in SAPA but dropped in CO group. Conclusion Exercise's impact on the immune system in cancer patients shows promise, with differences noted between acute and chronic exercise effects. Previous studies on acute exercise indicate a rise in immune cell counts, supporting our findings of stable or increased immune cells with controlled exercise in cancer patients. Controlled physical activity stabilizes or increases certain immune cell populations in patients undergoing chemotherapy for solid malignancies, highlighting the potential benefits of incorporating exercise into cancer treatment protocols.
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- Rihacek Michal
- Department of Hematology and Transfusion, AGEL Central Moravia Hospitals, AGEL Prostejov Hospital, Mathonova 1, 796 01, Prostejov, Czechia
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, AGEL Central Moravia Hospitals, Mathonova 1, 796 01, Prostejov, Czechia
- Department of Laboratory Methods, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Laboratory Methods, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czechia
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Brno, Jihlavska 20, 625 00, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty Kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czechia
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 126/3, 62500, Brno, Czechia
- Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic, Palackeho namesti 4, 12801 Prague 2, Czechia
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Jihlavska 20, 625 00, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Laboratory Methods, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences, Faculty of Sports, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty Kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czechia
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- Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Zluty Kopec 7, 656 53, Brno, Czechia
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Zhang N, Zhai L, Wong RMY, Cui C, Law SW, Chow SKH, Goodman SB, Cheung WH. Harnessing immunomodulation to combat sarcopenia: current insights and possible approaches. Immun Ageing 2024; 21:55. [PMID: 39103919 DOI: 10.1186/s12979-024-00458-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Sarcopenia is a complex age-associated syndrome of progressive loss of muscle mass and strength. Although this condition is influenced by many factors, age-related changes in immune function including immune cell dynamics, and chronic inflammation contribute to its progression. The complex interplay between the immune system, gut-muscle axis, and autophagy further underscores their important roles in sarcopenia pathogenesis. Immunomodulation has emerged as a promising strategy to counteract sarcopenia. Traditional management approaches to treat sarcopenia including physical exercise and nutritional supplementation, and the emerging technologies of biophysical stimulation demonstrated the importance of immunomodulation and regulation of macrophages and T cells and reduction of chronic inflammation. Treatments to alleviate low-grade inflammation in older adults by modulating gut microbial composition and diversity further combat sarcopenia. Furthermore, some pharmacological interventions, nano-medicine, and cell therapies targeting muscle, gut microbiota, or autophagy present additional avenues for immunomodulation in sarcopenia. This narrative review explores the immunological underpinnings of sarcopenia, elucidating the relationship between the immune system and muscle during ageing. Additionally, the review discusses new areas such as the gut-muscle axis and autophagy, which bridge immune system function and muscle health. Insights into current and potential approaches for sarcopenia management through modulation of the immune system are provided, along with suggestions for future research directions and therapeutic strategies. We aim to guide further investigation into clinical immunological biomarkers and identify indicators for sarcopenia diagnosis and potential treatment targets to combat this condition. We also aim to draw attention to the importance of considering immunomodulation in the clinical management of sarcopenia.
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- Ning Zhang
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Bondar G, Mahapatra AD, Bao TM, Silacheva I, Hairapetian A, Vu T, Su S, Katappagari A, Galan L, Chandran J, Adamov R, Mancusi L, Lai I, Rahman A, Grogan T, Hsu JJ, Cappelletti M, Ping P, Elashoff D, Reed EF, Deng MC. An Exercise Immune Fitness Test to Unravel Disease Mechanisms-A Proof-of-Concept Heart Failure Study. J Clin Med 2024; 13:3200. [PMID: 38892912 PMCID: PMC11172881 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13113200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Background: Cardiorespiratory fitness positively correlates with longevity and immune health. Regular exercise may provide health benefits by reducing systemic inflammation. In chronic disease conditions, such as chronic heart failure and chronic fatigue syndrome, mechanistic links have been postulated between inflammation, muscle weakness, frailty, catabolic/anabolic imbalance, and aberrant chronic activation of immunity with monocyte upregulation. We hypothesize that (1) temporal changes in transcriptome profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells during strenuous acute bouts of exercise using cardiopulmonary exercise testing are present in adult subjects, (2) these temporal dynamic changes are different between healthy persons and heart failure patients and correlate with clinical exercise-parameters and (3) they portend prognostic information. Methods: In total, 16 Heart Failure (HF) patients and 4 healthy volunteers (HV) were included in our proof-of-concept study. All participants underwent upright bicycle cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Blood samples were collected at three time points (TP) (TP1: 30 min before, TP2: peak exercise, TP3: 1 h after peak exercise). We divided 20 participants into 3 clinically relevant groups of cardiorespiratory fitness, defined by peak VO2: HV (n = 4, VO2 ≥ 22 mL/kg/min), mild HF (HF1) (n = 7, 14 < VO2 < 22 mL/kg/min), and severe HF (HF2) (n = 9, VO2 ≤ 14 mL/kg/min). Results: Based on the statistical analysis with 20-100% restriction, FDR correction (p-value 0.05) and 2.0-fold change across the three time points (TP1, TP2, TP3) criteria, we obtained 11 differentially expressed genes (DEG). Out of these 11 genes, the median Gene Expression Profile value decreased from TP1 to TP2 in 10 genes. The only gene that did not follow this pattern was CCDC181. By performing 1-way ANOVA, we identified 8/11 genes in each of the two groups (HV versus HF) while 5 of the genes (TTC34, TMEM119, C19orf33, ID1, TKTL2) overlapped between the two groups. We found 265 genes which are differentially expressed between those who survived and those who died. Conclusions: From our proof-of-concept heart failure study, we conclude that gene expression correlates with VO2 peak in both healthy individuals and HF patients, potentially by regulating various physiological processes involved in oxygen uptake and utilization during exercise. Multi-omics profiling may help identify novel biomarkers for assessing exercise capacity and prognosis in HF patients, as well as potential targets for therapeutic intervention to improve VO2 peak and quality of life. We anticipate that our results will provide a novel metric for classifying immune health.
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- Galyna Bondar
- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; (G.B.); (T.-M.B.); (I.S.); (A.H.); (T.V.); (S.S.); (A.K.); (L.G.); (J.C.); (R.A.); (L.M.); (I.L.); (A.R.); (T.G.); (J.J.H.); (M.C.); (P.P.); (D.E.); (E.F.R.)
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Xu X, Zheng Y, Fang J, Huang J, Yang X, Zhu X, Liu Y, Chen L, Wu S. Associations between regular physical exercise and physical, emotional, and cognitive health of older adults in China: an 8-year longitudinal study with propensity score matching. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1301067. [PMID: 38655510 PMCID: PMC11037100 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1301067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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Background The importance of healthy aging is growing in China as it has the largest number of older adults in the world and is one of the fastest-aging countries. This study aimed to examine the predictive value of regular physical exercise in relation to the physical, emotional, and cognitive health among samples of adults aged ≥60 years in China during an 8-year period. Methods A total of 10,691 older adults were extracted from two waves of national data from the China Family Panel Studies in 2010 and 2018. To minimize the impact of selection bias on the findings, a longitudinal propensity score matching (LPSM) method was used to examine the relationships between regular physical exercise and emotional health (depression), between regular physical exercise and physical health (instrumental activities of daily living), and between regular physical exercise and cognitive health (cognitive ability) of older adults. After LPSM, 856 older adults were included in the study. In the regular physical exercise group, the average age of participants at baseline year was 65.67 years, with an average age of 65.90 years for 238 men and 65.45 years for 190 women, and in the non-physical exercise group, their average age at baseline year was 65.70 years, with an average age of 65.45 years for 253 men and 65.98 years for 175 women. Results LPSM indicated that regular physical exercise has been found to be effective in improving physical function and reducing depressive symptoms in old adults, even after controlling for background differences. However, the sensitivity analysis suggests that the positive association between regular physical exercise and cognitive function may not be sufficiently valid. Conclusion The findings of this study indicate that engaging in long-term structured and repetitive physical exercise can have a significant positive effect on reducing depressive symptoms and improving the physical function of older adults. As a result, incorporating regular physical exercise into the lifestyle of older adults is recognized as an effective strategy for promoting healthy aging and reducing the strain on public health resources.
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- Xiaoyan Xu
- Department of Psychiatry, The Third People’s Hospital of Huzhou Municipal, The Affiliated Hospital of Huzhou University, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Lishui Second People's Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, China
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- School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, School of Mental Health, Key Laboratory of Alzheimer’s Disease of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Aging, and Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
- Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou, China
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- School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Lishui Second People's Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, China
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Chen XT, Zhi S, Han XY, Jiang JW, Liu GM, Rao ST. A systematic two-sample and bidirectional MR process highlights a unidirectional genetic causal effect of allergic diseases on COVID-19 infection/severity. J Transl Med 2024; 22:94. [PMID: 38263182 PMCID: PMC10804553 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-04887-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Allergic diseases (ADs) such as asthma are presumed risk factors for COVID-19 infection. However, recent observational studies suggest that the assumed correlation contradicts each other. We therefore systematically investigated the genetic causal correlations between various ADs and COVID-19 infection/severity. METHODS We performed a two-sample, bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) study for five types of ADs and the latest round of COVID-19 GWAS meta-analysis datasets (critically ill, hospitalized, and infection cases). We also further validated the significant causal correlations and elucidated the potential underlying molecular mechanisms. RESULTS With the most suitable MR method, asthma consistently demonstrated causal protective effects on critically ill and hospitalized COVID-19 cases (OR < 0.93, p < 2.01 × 10-2), which were further confirmed by another validated GWAS dataset (OR < 0.92, p < 4.22 × 10-3). In addition, our MR analyses also observed significant causal correlations of food allergies such as shrimp allergy with the risk of COVID-19 infection/severity. However, we did not find any significant causal effect of COVID-19 phenotypes on the risk of ADs. Regarding the underlying molecular mechanisms, not only multiple immune-related cells such as CD4+ T, CD8+ T and the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ T cells showed significant causal effects on COVID-19 phenotypes and various ADs, the hematology traits including monocytes were also significantly correlated with them. Conversely, various ADs such as asthma and shrimp allergy may be causally correlated with COVID-19 infection/severity by affecting multiple hematological traits and immune-related cells. CONCLUSIONS Our systematic and bidirectional MR analyses suggest a unidirectional causal effect of various ADs, particularly of asthma on COVID-19 infection/severity, but the reverse is not true. The potential underlying molecular mechanisms of the causal effects call for more attention to clinical monitoring of hematological cells/traits and may be beneficial in developing effective therapeutic strategies for allergic patients following infection with COVID-19.
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- Xiao-Tong Chen
- Department of Bioinformatics, Fujian Key Laboratory of Medical Bioinformatics, Institute of Precision Medicine, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Fujian Medical University, No. 1 Xue-Yuan Rd., University Town, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Fujian Key Laboratory of Medical Bioinformatics, Institute of Precision Medicine, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Fujian Medical University, No. 1 Xue-Yuan Rd., University Town, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food, College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, Fujian, China
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Fujian Key Laboratory of Medical Bioinformatics, Institute of Precision Medicine, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Fujian Medical University, No. 1 Xue-Yuan Rd., University Town, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Marine Functional Food, College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Marine Functional Food, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, Fujian, China.
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Fujian Key Laboratory of Medical Bioinformatics, Institute of Precision Medicine, School of Medical Technology and Engineering, Fujian Medical University, No. 1 Xue-Yuan Rd., University Town, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Lyu DW. Immunomodulatory effects of exercise in cancer prevention and adjuvant therapy: a narrative review. Front Physiol 2024; 14:1292580. [PMID: 38239881 PMCID: PMC10794543 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1292580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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Successful application of cancer immunotherapy has rekindled hope in cancer patients. However, a number of patients are unresponsive to immunotherapy and related treatments. This unresponsiveness in cancer patients toward different treatment regimens can be mainly attributed to severe immune dysfunction in such patients. Several reports indicate that physical exercise can significantly lead to improved cancer patient outcomes. Since exercise gets immense response from the immune system, it can be utilized to improve immune function. Leukocytes with enhanced functions are substantially mobilized into the circulation by a single bout of intense physical exercise. Chronic physical exercise results in greater muscle endurance and strength and improved cardiorespiratory function. This exercise regime is also useful in improving T-cell abundance and reducing dysfunctional T cells. The current available data strongly justify for future clinical trials to investigate physical exercise use as an adjuvant in cancer therapy; however, optimal parameters using exercise for a defined outcome are yet to be established. The components of the immune system associate with almost every tumorigenesis step. The inter-relationship between inflammation, cancer, and innate immunity has recently gained acceptance; however, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms behind this relationship are yet to be solved. Several studies suggest physical exercise-mediated induction of immune cells to elicit anti-tumorigenic effects. This indicates the potential of exercising in modulating the behavior of immune cells to inhibit tumor progression. However, further mechanistic details behind physical exercise-driven immunomodulation and anticancer effects have to be determined. This review aims to summarize and discuss the association between physical exercise and immune function modulation and the potential of exercise as an adjuvant therapy in cancer prevention and treatment.
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- Da-wei Lyu
- Physical Education and Health School, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Aronoff JE, McDade TW, Adair LS, Lee NR, Carba DB, MacIsaac JL, Dever K, Atashzay P, Kobor MS, Kuzawa CW. Socioeconomic status is negatively associated with immunosenescence but positively associated with inflammation among middle-aged women in Cebu, Philippines. Brain Behav Immun 2024; 115:101-108. [PMID: 37820972 PMCID: PMC10841485 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Socioeconomic status (SES) gradients in health are well-documented, and while biological pathways are incompletely understood, chronic inflammation and accelerated immune aging (immunosenescence) among lower SES individuals have been implicated. However, previous findings have come from samples in higher income countries, and it is unclear how generalizable they are to lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC) with different infectious exposures and where adiposity-an important contributor to chronic inflammation-might show different SES patterning. To address this gap, we explored associations between SES and inflammation and immunosenescence in a sample of women in Cebu, Philippines. METHODS Data came from the mothers of the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey birth cohort (mean age: 47.7, range: 35-69 years). SES was measured as a combination of annual household income, education level, and assets. Chronic inflammation was measured using C-reactive protein (CRP) in plasma samples from 1,834 women. Immunosenescence was measured by the abundance of exhausted CD8T (CD8 + CD28-CD45RA-) and naïve CD8T and CD4T cells, estimated from DNA methylation in whole blood in a random subsample of 1,028. Possible mediators included waist circumference and a collection of proxy measures of pathogen exposure. RESULTS SES was negatively associated with the measures of immunosenescence, with slight evidence for mediation by a proxy measure for pathogen exposure from the household's drinking water source. In contrast, SES was positively associated with CRP, which was explained by the positive association with waist circumference. CONCLUSIONS Similar to higher income populations, in Cebu there is an SES-gradient in pathogen exposures and immunosenescence. However, lifestyle changes occurring more rapidly among higher SES individuals is contributing to a positive association between SES and adiposity and inflammation. Our results suggest more studies are needed to clarify the relationship between SES and inflammation and immunosenescence across LMIC.
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- Jacob E Aronoff
- Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA; Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
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- Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA; Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Carolina Population Center, CB #8120, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Office of Population Studies Foundation, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines
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- Office of Population Studies Foundation, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA; Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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Ramos MJ, Mendes AS, Romão R, Febra J, Araújo A. Immunotherapy in Elderly Patients-Single-Center Experience. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 16:145. [PMID: 38201572 PMCID: PMC10778430 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16010145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Cancer management faces a substantial challenge posed by the aging demographic. Aging is marked by accumulated DNA damage, and this phenomenon is implicated in the process of tumorigenesis. The concept of immunosenescence, postulated to manifest in elderly individuals, is defined by an age-related decline in T cells and a simultaneous elevation in proinflammatory status, leading to a diminished efficacy in response to immunotherapy. Notably, despite the rising prevalence of cancer in the elderly population, their underrepresentation in clinical trials persists. This underscores the unmet need to evaluate the safety and efficacy of cancer treatment in the elderly. This retrospective, single-center cohort study aimed to assess and evaluate the effectiveness and safety of immunotherapy in patients compared to younger individuals with metastatic solid tumors receiving ICI. A total of 220 patients were included, mostly males, with a median age of 64. The proportion of patients ≥ 65 years old was 56.5%. The use of ICI showed no significant differences concerning overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) among age groups across different cancer types (melanoma, non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), renal, and bladder cancer; p = 0.388). Concerning the response to treatment in renal cancer patients, a significant difference was observed (p = 0.041), suggesting a potential negative impact of age on the treatment response. In patients that presented immune-related adverse events (irAEs), oral corticosteroid therapy was marginally associated (p = 0.059) with the elderly population. When evaluating the NSCLC population alone (n = 131, 59.5%), our study revealed a strong association between the development of irAEs, patients' PFS and OS, and the duration of ICI treatment, but not directly correlated with age. The NSCLC elderly population presented a marginally greater number of irAEs, although without statistical significance (p = 0.86). ICI maintained efficacy and safety in elderly patients, challenging the notion that age alone should determine treatment decisions. The findings emphasize the necessity of a comprehensive geriatric assessment rather than relying solely on chronological age for personalized cancer treatment in the elderly population. Further prospective studies are needed to better understand immune responses in older adults and derive predictive biomarkers for cancer treatment.
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- Maria João Ramos
- Medical Oncology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal; (A.S.M.); (A.A.)
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- Medical Oncology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal; (A.S.M.); (A.A.)
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- Medical Oncology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal; (A.S.M.); (A.A.)
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- Medical Oncology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal; (A.S.M.); (A.A.)
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- Medical Oncology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, 4099-001 Porto, Portugal; (A.S.M.); (A.A.)
- Oncology Research Unit, UMIB—Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine, ICBAS—School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Universidade do Porto, 4050-346 Porto, Portugal
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Knoop V, Costenoble A, Debain A, Van der Meulen K, De Vriendt P, Gorus E, Bravenboer B, Jansen B, Scafoglieri A, Bautmans I. Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Aging Phys Act 2023; 32:172-184. [PMID: 38016449 DOI: 10.1123/japa.2021-0366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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This study aimed to describe the level of physical activity and its relation to fatigue and frailty during the COVID-19 pandemic in community-dwelling older adults aged 80 years and over. Three hundred and ninety-one older adults (aged 86.5 ± 3.00) completed a survey including physical activity, the Mobility Tiredness scale, and the FRAIL scale. Linear regression analysis was conducted to assess whether the variables age, sex, and physical activity (independent factors) were significantly related to fatigue and frailty. Respectively, 30.5% and 24.7% of the participants reported a decrease in walking and in energy-intensive activities; 25.4% reported increased sedentary behavior. A lower level of physical activity was associated with higher levels of fatigue and increased frailty risk (p < .05), independently from psychological symptoms. These results are important because participants with lower levels of physical activity and more sedentary behavior are more likely to feel fatigued and have higher risk to be frail.
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- Veerle Knoop
- Department of Gerontology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Frailty in Aging (FRIA) Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Gerontology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Frailty in Aging (FRIA) Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Gerontology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Frailty in Aging (FRIA) Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Geriatrics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Geriatrics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Gerontology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Frailty in Aging (FRIA) Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Arteveldehogeschool, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Gerontology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Frailty in Aging (FRIA) Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Geriatrics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium
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- Frailty in Aging (FRIA) Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Geriatrics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Electronics and Informatics ETRO, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Elsene, Belgium
- IMEC, Leuven, Belgium
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- Frailty in Aging (FRIA) Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Supporting Clinical Science Department and Research Department of Experimental Anatomy (EXAN), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Gerontology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Frailty in Aging (FRIA) Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Geriatrics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium
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Minasian V, Nazari M. The association between type 1 diabetes and exercise/physical activity and prolongation of the honeymoon phase in patients. Life Sci 2023; 332:122114. [PMID: 37739162 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.122114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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In type 1 diabetes (T1D), pancreatic beta cells are destroyed by the immune system, causing chronic hyperglycemia and micro and macrovascular complications. However, some people experience a 'honeymoon' phase (or partial remission) after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. During this phase, a substantial amount of insulin is still produced by the pancreas, helping to reduce blood sugar levels and the requirement for external insulin. The clinical significance of this phase lies in the potential for pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions during this time frame to either slow down or arrest beta-cell destruction. Clearly, we need to continue researching novel therapies like immunomodulatory agents, but we also need to look at potentially effective therapies with acceptable side effects that can serve as a complement to the medicines currently being studied. Physical activity and exercise, regardless of its type, is one of the factors its impact on the control of diabetes is being investigated and promising results have been achieved. Although there are still limited reports in this regard, there is some evidence to suggest that regular physical exercise could prolong the honeymoon period in both adults and children. In this review, having described the immune base of type 1 diabetes, we outline the benefits of exercise on the general health of individuals with T1D. Moreover, we centered on the honeymoon and current evidence suggesting the effects of physical activity and exercise on this phase duration.
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- Vazgen Minasian
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Exercise physiology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Exercise physiology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
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Collier-Bain HD, Brown FF, Causer AJ, Emery A, Oliver R, Moore S, Murray J, Turner JE, Campbell JP. Harnessing the immunomodulatory effects of exercise to enhance the efficacy of monoclonal antibody therapies against B-cell haematological cancers: a narrative review. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1244090. [PMID: 37681023 PMCID: PMC10482436 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1244090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are standard care for many B-cell haematological cancers. The modes of action for these mAbs include: induction of cancer cell lysis by activating Fcγ-receptors on innate immune cells; opsonising target cells for antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity or phagocytosis, and/or triggering the classical complement pathway; the simultaneous binding of cancer cells with T-cells to create an immune synapse and activate perforin-mediated T-cell cytotoxicity against cancer cells; blockade of immune checkpoints to facilitate T-cell cytotoxicity against immunogenic cancer cell clones; and direct delivery of cytotoxic agents via internalisation of mAbs by target cells. While treatment regimens comprising mAb therapy can lead to durable anti-cancer responses, disease relapse is common due to failure of mAb therapy to eradicate minimal residual disease. Factors that limit mAb efficacy include: suboptimal effector cell frequencies, overt immune exhaustion and/or immune anergy, and survival of diffusely spread tumour cells in different stromal niches. In this review, we discuss how immunomodulatory changes arising from exposure to structured bouts of acute exercise might improve mAb treatment efficacy by augmenting (i) antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, (ii) antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis, (iii) complement-dependent cytotoxicity, (iv) T-cell cytotoxicity, and (v) direct delivery of cytotoxic agents.
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
- School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
- Department of Haematology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Fessler L, Maltagliati S, Sieber S, Cullati S, Tessitore E, Craviari C, Luthy C, Hanna E, Meyer P, Orsholits D, Sarrazin P, Cheval B. Physical activity matters for everyone's health, but individuals with multimorbidity benefit more. Prev Med Rep 2023; 34:102265. [PMID: 37284656 PMCID: PMC10240419 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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Multimorbidity, defined as the presence of two or more chronic conditions, is increasingly prevalent and is a major contributor to ill health in old age. Physical activity (PA) is a key protective factor for health and individuals with multimorbidity could particularly benefit from engaging in PA. However, direct evidence that PA has greater health benefits in people with multimorbidity is lacking. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether the associations between PA and health were more pronounced in individuals with (vs. without) multimorbidity. We used data from 121,875 adults aged 50 to 96 years (mean age = 67 ± 10 years, 55% women) enrolled in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Multimorbidity and PA were self-reported. Health indicators were assessed using tests and validated scales. Variables were measured up to seven times over a 15-year period. Confounder-adjusted linear mixed-effects models were used to investigate the moderating role of multimorbidity on the associations of PA with the levels and trajectories of health indicators across aging. Results showed that multimorbidity was associated with declines in physical, cognitive, and mental health, as well as poorer general health. Conversely, PA was positively associated with these health indicators. We found a significant interaction between multimorbidity and PA, revealing that positive associations between PA and health indicators were strengthened in people with multimorbidity - although this stronger association became less pronounced in advanced age. These findings suggest that the protective role of PA for multiple health indicators is enhanced in individuals with multimorbidity.
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- Layan Fessler
- Univ. Grenoble-Alpes, SENS, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- LIVES Centre, Swiss Centre of Expertise in Life Course Research, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Population Health Laboratory (#PopHealthLab), University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology and Department of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
- Unit of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of General Medical Rehabilitation, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of General Medical Rehabilitation, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cardiology Service, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Swiss NCCR “LIVES – Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives”, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland
- Laboratory for the Study of Emotion Elicitation and Expression (E3Lab), Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Deng MC. An exercise immune fitness test to unravel mechanisms of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2023; 19:693-697. [PMID: 37190994 PMCID: PMC10330575 DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2023.2214364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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- Mario C. Deng
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Arana Echarri A, Struszczak L, Beresford M, Campbell JP, Thompson D, Turner JE. The effects of exercise training for eight weeks on immune cell characteristics among breast cancer survivors. Front Sports Act Living 2023; 5:1163182. [PMID: 37252426 PMCID: PMC10211347 DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2023.1163182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Methods This study examined the effects of exercise training for 8 weeks on blood immune cell characteristics among 20 breast cancer survivors (age 56 ± 6 years, Body Mass Index 25.4 ± 3.0 kg m2) within two years of treatment. Participants were randomly allocated to a partly-supervised or a remotely-supported exercise group (n = 10 each). The partly supervised group undertook 2 supervised (laboratory-based treadmill walking and cycling) and 1 unsupervised session per week (outdoor walking) progressing from 35 to 50 min and 55% to 70% V˙O2max. The remotely-supported group received weekly exercise/outdoor walking targets (progressing from 105 to 150 min per week 55% to 70% V˙O2max) via weekly telephone calls discussing data from a fitness tracker. Immune cell counts were assessed using flow cytometry: CD4+ and CD8+ T cells (Naïve, NA; Central memory, CM; and Effector cells, EM and EMRA; using CD27/CD45RA), Stem cell-like memory T cells (TSCMs; using CD95/CD127), B cells (plasmablasts, memory, immature and naïve cells using CD19/CD27/CD38/CD10) and Natural Killer cells (effector and regulatory cells, using CD56/CD16). T cell function was assessed by unstimulated HLA-DR expression or interferon gamma (IFN-γ) production with Enzyme-linked ImmunoSpot assays following stimulation with virus or tumour-associated antigens. Results Total leukocyte counts, lymphocytes, monocytes and neutrophils did not change with training (p > 0.425). Most CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subtypes, including TSCMs, and B cell and NK cell subtypes did not change (p > 0.127). However, across groups combined, the CD4+ EMRA T cell count was lower after training (cells/µl: 18 ± 33 vs. 12 ± 22, p = 0.028) and these cells were less activated on a per cell basis (HLA-DR median fluorescence intensity: 463 ± 138 vs. 420 ± 77, p = 0.018). Furthermore, the partly-supervised group showed a significant decrease in the CD4+/CD8+ ratio (3.90 ± 2.98 vs. 2.54 ± 1.29, p = 0.006) and a significant increase of regulatory NK cells (cells/µl: 16 ± 8 vs. 21 ± 10, p = 0.011). T cell IFN-γ production did not change with exercise training (p > 0.515). Discussion In summary, most immune cell characteristics are relatively stable with 8 weeks of exercise training among breast cancer survivors. The lower counts and activation of CD4+ EMRA T cells, might reflect an anti-immunosenescence effect of exercise.
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- Department for Oncology and Haematology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Trust, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Thomas A, Smitha T, Rao K, Priya NS, Sheethal HS, Chitra S. Expression of CD 20 B-Lymphocyte in oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma: A comparative immunohistochemistry study. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2023; 27:323-327. [PMID: 37854924 PMCID: PMC10581297 DOI: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_2_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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Background As the progressive trends in the field of immunotherapy, it is very favourable to reconsider the role played by B lymphocytes in the tumor microenvironment. Both the protumorogenic and antitumorogenic responses have to be evaluated to formulate an effective immunotherapeutic protocol. Aim and objective The study was primarily conducted to assess the qualitative expression of B lymphocytes in pretumorogenic (oral epithelial dysplasia) and tumorogenic environment (oral squamous cell carcinoma). The differential immunohistochemical staining of CD 20 immune marker was assessed in about 60 cases that included 30 cases of oral epithelial dysplasia and 30 cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Results The study found significant correlation between CD 20 IHC immune expression and histopathological diagnosis along with significant correlation between the subject's age group and histopathological diagnosis. Conclusion Modulating the immune response in a precancerous state can be highly beneficial in implementing better immunotherapeutic strategies to treat or prevent malignancy at an early stage.
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- Anela Thomas
- Vokkalgara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Vokkalgara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Vokkalgara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Vokkalgara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Vokkalgara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Vokkalgara Sangha Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Hassanein F, Masoud IM, Awwad ZM, Abdel-Salam H, Salem M, Shehata AI. Microbial bowel infections-induced biochemical and biological abnormalities and their effects on young Egyptian swimmers. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4597. [PMID: 36944683 PMCID: PMC10030829 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31708-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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Swimmers' personal hygiene affects the spread of microbes in pools. The present study aimed to determine the incidence of microbial infections among young Egyptian swimmers and its impact on swimmers' scores. From January 2020 to June 2021, 528 public club swimmers were examined cross-sectionally. Swimmers were divided into two groups according to their star tests and their scores in the competition (group 1 with a high score and group 2 with a low score). Stool samples, biochemical and biological parameters were assessed. Microbial infections were 54% for intestinal parasitosis and 2.8% for Helicobacter pylori. The rate of intestinal parasitosis was higher among Gp2 as compared to Gp1. The results also revealed higher prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamblia, Entameba histolytica, and Cyclospora among Gp2 than Gp1. Swimming frequency, and duration influenced the infectious status that induced anemia, abnormal blood pressure, and heart rate. Infected swimmers with cryptosporidiosis had higher alanine transaminase levels, white blood cells, and differential cells but lower aspartate transaminase levels. Giardiasis showed higher reduction in the biochemical markers including ferritin, lactoferrin, iron, and transferrin among Gp 2, compared to Gp 1 and thus affected the swimmers' scores. Thus, raising swimmers' hygiene awareness and targeting health education is obliged.
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- Faika Hassanein
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Dentistry, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Water Sports Training, Faculty of Fitness Education, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Water Sports Training, Faculty of Fitness Education, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Health, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Boeira MCDR, Dorneles GP, Junior WF, Peres A. The influence of physical activity level and cytomegalovirus serostatus on the cytokine levels of young individuals. Immunol Lett 2023; 256-257:28-33. [PMID: 36996911 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2023.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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The practice of physical activity (PA) is a non-pharmacological variable that alters the immune response through changes in cytokines and cellular immunity. Inversely latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection prematurely ages the immune system and contributes to the chronic inflammatory condition in several diseases and in aging. This study aimed to compare the association of the PA level and CMV serostatus on whole blood mitogen-stimulated cytokine production of young individuals. The resting blood samples were collected from 100 volunteers of both sexes assigned to one of six groups according to the degree of PA and CMV serostatus: sedentary CMV- (n = 15), moderate physical activity CMV- (moderate PA CMV -, n = 15), high physical activity CMV- (high PA CMV-, n = 15), sedentary CMV+ (n = 20), moderate physical activity CMV + (moderate PA CMV+, n = 20) and high physical activity CMV + (high PA CMV +, n = 20). The collected peripheral blood got diluted in supplemented RPMI-1640 culture medium and incubated for 48 hours with a 2% concentration of phytohemagglutinin at 37ºC and CO2 at 5%. The supernatants were collected and used for the IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and INF-γ analysis by the ELISA method. The IL-10 concentration was higher in the Moderate PA and High PA groups when compared to the sedentary group, regardless of CMV status. The physically active (moderate and high PA) CMV+ individuals presented lower concentrations of IL-6 and TNF-α compared to CMV+ sedentary individuals, and the sedentary CMV+ subjects had a higher concentration of INF-γ compared to Sedentary CMV- subjects (p < 0.05). In summary, it is possible to infer that PA is key to controlling inflammation related to CMV infection. The stimulation of physical exercise is an important factor in controlling many diseases at the populational level.
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Autophagy of naïve CD4 + T cells in aging - the role of body adiposity and physical fitness. Expert Rev Mol Med 2023; 25:e9. [PMID: 36655333 DOI: 10.1017/erm.2023.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Life expectancy has increased exponentially in the last century accompanied by disability, poor quality of life, and all-cause mortality in older age due to the high prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity in older people. Biologically, the aging process reduces the cell's metabolic and functional efficiency, and disrupts the cell's anabolic and catabolic homeostasis, predisposing older people to many dysfunctional conditions such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, and diabetes. In the immune system, aging also alters cells' metabolic and functional efficiency, a process known as 'immunosenescence', where cells become more broadly inflammatory and their functionality is altered. Notably, autophagy, the conserved and important cellular process that maintains the cell's efficiency and functional homeostasis may protect the immune system from age-associated dysfunctional changes by regulating cell death in activated CD4+ T cells. This regulatory process increases the delivery of the dysfunctional cytoplasmic material to lysosomal degradation while increasing cytokine production, proliferation, and differentiation of CD4+ T cell-mediated immune responses. Poor proliferation and diminished responsiveness to cytokines appear to be ubiquitous features of aged T cells and may explain the delayed peak in T cell expansion and cytotoxic activity commonly observed in the 'immunosenescence' phenotype in the elderly. On the other hand, physical exercise stimulates the expression of crucial nutrient sensors and inhibits the mechanistic target of the rapamycin (mTOR) signaling cascade which increases autophagic activity in cells. Therefore, in this perspective review, we will first contextualize the overall view of the autophagy process and then, we will discuss how body adiposity and physical fitness may counteract autophagy in naïve CD4+ T cells in aging.
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So B, Kwon KH. A 'health message' on sustainable physical and mental health for the prolonged COVID-19 and other pandemics. Postgrad Med 2023; 135:13-30. [PMID: 36219130 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.2022.2134693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The world has been living with another pandemic physical inactivity (PI) and sedentary behavior (SB) and of other nature for years. As social measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been strengthened, the physical activity (PA) barrier has been hit and the PI/SB pandemic has been exacerbated, and in the current situation, triggered by its prolonged period, it is emerging as a problem to be considered in order to combat the PI/SB pandemic through PA and to maintain continuous physical and mental health. This review aims to summarize existing and recent studies on the effects of PA/SB on physical and mental health in preparation for the context of prolonged COVID-19 and provides an easy and fun way to motivate, access PA, and PA recommendations for maintaining physical and mental health. We performed search strategies on PubMed, Medline, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases, and used a literature review of the current available literature on the COVID-19 and the effects of PI, SB, and PA on physical and mental health. The clinical relevance of this review shows that integrating PA into daily life and reducing prolonged sitting time is an important strategy for continuing a healthy life physically and mentally. As a result, for those who have not yet incorporated exercise as part of their daily routine, fun and easy access to PA suggests that in the long run, may be an opportunity to implement newer habits. In addition, in an emergency such as the COVID-19 quarantine period or other pandemics, it is essential for one to maintain health through PA at home, and underscore the 'health message' of the current review that reducing SB, progressively increasing PA, and doing more PA regularly in the current context prolonged COVID-19 can bring significant benefits to long-term habits and physical and mental health.
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- Bohee So
- Division of Beauty Arts Care, Department of Practical Arts, Graduate School of Culture and Arts, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of General Education, Kookmin University, 02707, Republic of Korea
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic rheumatic disease that is characterized by immune activation, vasculopathy and fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. It has been proposed that premature onset of ageing pathways and associated senescent changes in cells contribute to the clinical and pathological features of SSc. The aim of this review is to critically review recent insights into the involvement of cellular senescence in SSc. RECENT FINDINGS Cellular senescence plays a critical role in SSc pathogenesis, particularly involving endothelial cells and fibroblasts. Immunosenescence could also contribute to SSc pathogenesis by direct alteration of cellular functions or indirect promotion of defective immune surveillance. Molecular studies have shed some light on how cellular senescence contributes to fibrosis. Recent and planned proof-of-concept trials using senotherapeutics showed promising results in fibrotic diseases, including SSc. SUMMARY There is increasing evidence implicating cellular senescence in SSc. The mechanisms underlying premature cellular senescence in SSc, and its potential role in pathogenesis, merit further investigation. Emerging drugs targeting senescence-related pathways might be potential therapeutic options for SSc.
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- Pei-Suen Tsou
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Emery A, Moore S, Turner JE, Campbell JP. Reframing How Physical Activity Reduces The Incidence of Clinically-Diagnosed Cancers: Appraising Exercise-Induced Immuno-Modulation As An Integral Mechanism. Front Oncol 2022; 12:788113. [PMID: 35359426 PMCID: PMC8964011 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.788113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Undertaking a high volume of physical activity is associated with reduced risk of a broad range of clinically diagnosed cancers. These findings, which imply that physical activity induces physiological changes that avert or suppress neoplastic activity, are supported by preclinical intervention studies in rodents demonstrating that structured regular exercise commonly represses tumour growth. In Part 1 of this review, we summarise epidemiology and preclinical evidence linking physical activity or regular structured exercise with reduced cancer risk or tumour growth. Despite abundant evidence that physical activity commonly exerts anti-cancer effects, the mechanism(s)-of-action responsible for these beneficial outcomes is undefined and remains subject to ongoing speculation. In Part 2, we outline why altered immune regulation from physical activity - specifically to T cells - is likely an integral mechanism. We do this by first explaining how physical activity appears to modulate the cancer immunoediting process. In doing so, we highlight that augmented elimination of immunogenic cancer cells predominantly leads to the containment of cancers in a 'precancerous' or 'covert' equilibrium state, thus reducing the incidence of clinically diagnosed cancers among physically active individuals. In seeking to understand how physical activity might augment T cell function to avert cancer outgrowth, in Part 3 we appraise how physical activity affects the determinants of a successful T cell response against immunogenic cancer cells. Using the cancer immunogram as a basis for this evaluation, we assess the effects of physical activity on: (i) general T cell status in blood, (ii) T cell infiltration to tissues, (iii) presence of immune checkpoints associated with T cell exhaustion and anergy, (iv) presence of inflammatory inhibitors of T cells and (v) presence of metabolic inhibitors of T cells. The extent to which physical activity alters these determinants to reduce the risk of clinically diagnosed cancers - and whether physical activity changes these determinants in an interconnected or unrelated manner - is unresolved. Accordingly, we analyse how physical activity might alter each determinant, and we show how these changes may interconnect to explain how physical activity alters T cell regulation to prevent cancer outgrowth.
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- Annabelle Emery
- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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Domaszewska K, Boraczyński M, Tang YY, Gronek J, Wochna K, Boraczyński T, Wieliński D, Gronek P. Protective Effects of Exercise Become Especially Important for the Aging Immune System in The Covid-19 Era. Aging Dis 2022; 13:129-143. [PMID: 35111366 PMCID: PMC8782560 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2021.1219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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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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- Katarzyna Domaszewska
- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland.
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- College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, USA.
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Dance and Gymnastics, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Swimming and Water Lifesaving, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland.
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- Department of Anthropology and Biometry, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Dance and Gymnastics, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland.
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Felismino ES, Santos JMB, Rossi M, Santos CAF, Durigon EL, Oliveira DBL, Thomazelli LM, Monteiro FR, Sperandio A, Apostólico JS, França CN, Amaral JB, Amirato GR, Vieira RP, Vaisberg M, Bachi ALL. Better Response to Influenza Virus Vaccination in Physically Trained Older Adults Is Associated With Reductions of Cytomegalovirus-Specific Immunoglobulins as Well as Improvements in the Inflammatory and CD8 + T-Cell Profiles. Front Immunol 2021; 12:713763. [PMID: 34712226 PMCID: PMC8546344 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.713763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Chronic cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a trigger factor for the development of immunosenescence and negatively impacts the immune response to influenza virus vaccination (IVV) in older adults. However, the role of physical exercise training in this context is unknown. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether the regular practice of combined exercise training can improve the specific antibody response to IVV in CMV-seropositive older adults. Eighty older adults were distributed into two groups—non-practitioners (NP, n = 31, age = 74.06 ± 6.4 years) and practitioners of combined exercise training (CET, n = 49, age = 71.7 ± 5.8 years)—for at least 12 months. Both volunteer groups were submitted to IVV and blood samples were collected before (pre) and 30 days after (post) the vaccination. Concerning the specific antibody response to IVV, higher serum levels of specific immunoglobulin A (IgA) were found in the CET group post- than pre-vaccination (p < 0.01), whereas higher levels of specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) were observed both in the NP (p < 0.05) and CET (p < 0.001) groups post-vaccination as compared to the pre-vaccination values. Serum levels of specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) for IVV and CMV, as well as interleukin 6 (IL-6) and IL-10, were similar between the time points evaluated. However, the IL-10/IL-6 ratio post-vaccination was higher (p < 0.05) in the CET group than that before vaccination. Negative correlations were observed between the specific IgG levels for IVV and CMV only in the CET group, both pre- and post-vaccination. In addition, negative correlations were found between IL-10 and specific IgG for CMV in all volunteer groups pre- and post-vaccination, whereas a positive correlation between IL-10 and specific-IgG for IVV pre- and post-vaccination was observed in the CET group. In addition, with the hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) assay, it was found that 32.2% of the NP group and 32.6% of the CET group were responders to IVV and displayed reductions in the CMV serostatus (p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively) and increases in naive and effector CD8+ T cells post-vaccination (p < 0.01). However, only the responders from the CET group showed significant reductions in the ratio of effector to naive CD8+ T cells (p < 0.05) and increased IL-10 levels post-vaccination (p < 0.001). In summary, this study demonstrates that the improvement in the response to IVV in CMV-seropositive older adults was related to an anti-inflammatory status and enhancement of naive CD8+ T cells, particularly associated with regular practice of CET.
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- Eduardo S Felismino
- Post-Graduation Program in Health Science, University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Sciences of Human Movement and Rehabilitation, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, Brazil
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- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Lab, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Geriatry, Paulista School of Medicine (EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Molecular Virology, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Scientific Platform Pasteur-University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Molecular Virology, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Molecular Virology, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science of University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Lab, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Method Faculty of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Health Science, University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Lab, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Lab, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Sciences of Human Movement and Rehabilitation, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, Brazil.,Post-Graduation Program in Bioengineering, Universidade Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil.,Brazilian Institute of Teaching and Research in Pulmonary and Exercise Immunology (IBEPIPE), Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil
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- Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Lab, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Health Science, University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo, Brazil.,Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Lab, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Brazilian Institute of Teaching and Research in Pulmonary and Exercise Immunology (IBEPIPE), Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil
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Donovan T, Bain AL, Tu W, Pyne DB, Rao S. Influence of Exercise on Exhausted and Senescent T Cells: A Systematic Review. Front Physiol 2021; 12:668327. [PMID: 34489717 PMCID: PMC8417807 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.668327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The impaired effector function of exhausted and senescent T cells is implicated in cancer progression and inadequate vaccine responses. Exercise has been shown to improve cancer therapy and vaccine efficacy, most likely by improving immune function. However, given inconsistent terminology and definitions, the interactions between exercise and exhausted and senescent T cells remain unclear. We therefore performed a systematic review to investigate the effect of exercise on senescent and exhausted CD8+ T cell populations clearly defined by protein surface markers. Thirty articles were included, with the majority (n = 24) reporting senescent T cell populations defined according to a variety of surface markers. Repeated exercise was shown to be beneficial through limiting the accumulation of senescent and exhausted CD8+ T cells. This outcome is likely related to exercise-induced preferential mobilization of senescent T cells promoting apoptosis in the peripheral blood compartment. Future studies need to determine the clinical relevance of this effect in cancer prevention and vaccine efficacy. Data regarding exercise and exhausted T cells are limited due to a lack of available high-quality studies. Future studies require the control of confounding variables such as sex and cytomegalovirus (CMV) status, and consistent definitions of exhausted and senescent T cell populations to improve comparisons between studies and interventions.
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- Thomasina Donovan
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.,Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation and Centre for Healthcare Transformation, School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Gene Regulation and Translational Medicine Laboratory, Immunology Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Gene Regulation and Translational Medicine Laboratory, Immunology Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Gene Regulation and Translational Medicine Laboratory, Immunology Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Jakobsson J, Cotgreave I, Furberg M, Arnberg N, Svensson M. Potential Physiological and Cellular Mechanisms of Exercise That Decrease the Risk of Severe Complications and Mortality Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Sports (Basel) 2021; 9:121. [PMID: 34564326 PMCID: PMC8472997 DOI: 10.3390/sports9090121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has unmasked mankind's vulnerability to biological threats. Although higher age is a major risk factor for disease severity in COVID-19, several predisposing risk factors for mortality are related to low cardiorespiratory and metabolic fitness, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Reaching physical activity (PA) guideline goals contribute to protect against numerous immune and inflammatory disorders, in addition to multi-morbidities and mortality. Elevated levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, being non-obese, and regular PA improves immunological function, mitigating sustained low-grade systemic inflammation and age-related deterioration of the immune system, or immunosenescence. Regular PA and being non-obese also improve the antibody response to vaccination. In this review, we highlight potential physiological, cellular, and molecular mechanisms that are affected by regular PA, increase the host antiviral defense, and may determine the course and outcome of COVID-19. Not only are the immune system and regular PA in relation to COVID-19 discussed, but also the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and hormonal systems, as well as skeletal muscle, epigenetics, and mitochondrial function.
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- Johan Jakobsson
- Section of Sports Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden;
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- Division of Biomaterials and Health, Department of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Safety, Research Institutes of Sweden, 151 36 Södertälje, Sweden;
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden; (M.F.); (N.A.)
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden; (M.F.); (N.A.)
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- Section of Sports Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden;
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Budamagunta V, Foster TC, Zhou D. Cellular senescence in lymphoid organs and immunosenescence. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:19920-19941. [PMID: 34382946 PMCID: PMC8386533 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Immunosenescence is a multi-faceted phenomenon at the root of age-associated immune dysfunction. It can lead to an array of pathological conditions, including but not limited to a decreased capability to surveil and clear senescent cells (SnCs) and cancerous cells, an increased autoimmune responses leading to tissue damage, a reduced ability to tackle pathogens, and a decreased competence to illicit a robust response to vaccination. Cellular senescence is a phenomenon by which oncogene-activated, stressed or damaged cells undergo a stable cell cycle arrest. Failure to efficiently clear SnCs results in their accumulation in an organism as it ages. SnCs actively secrete a myriad of molecules, collectively called senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), which are factors that cause dysfunction in the neighboring tissue. Though both cellular senescence and immunosenescence have been studied extensively and implicated in various pathologies, their relationship has not been greatly explored. In the wake of an ongoing pandemic (COVID-19) that disproportionately affects the elderly, immunosenescence as a function of age has become a topic of great importance. The goal of this review is to explore the role of cellular senescence in age-associated lymphoid organ dysfunction and immunosenescence, and provide a framework to explore therapies to rejuvenate the aged immune system.
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- Vivekananda Budamagunta
- Genetics and Genomics Graduate Program, Genetics Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.,Department of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Genetics and Genomics Graduate Program, Genetics Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Genetics and Genomics Graduate Program, Genetics Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.,Department of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Functional and concurrent training do not impair immune function and improve functional fitness in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial. Exp Gerontol 2021; 153:111504. [PMID: 34343632 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of functional and concurrent training on immune function and functional fitness in postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS A randomized controlled trial was performed on 108 women aged 60 or older who were randomly assigned among the groups: control group (CG: n = 40; 63.88 ± 3.64 years); functional training (FT: n = 32; 63.88 ± 3.79 years); and concurrent training (CT: n = 36; 64.83 ± 4.00 years). Immune function was measured by the expression of the T-lymphocyte function-related surface markers (CD28 and CD57). Functional fitness was assessed using physical tests similar to daily activities, i.e., five times sit to stand, timed up and go, and gallon-jug shelf-transfer. RESULTS Regarding immune function, there was only a time effect, without between-group differences. Specifically, FT and CT show a reduction and increase in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, respectively, without impairment in the subpopulations analyzed, while CG showed a reduction in naive T cells (CD8+CD28+). For functional fitness tests, there was a time × group interaction effect for all tests, the FT and CT were superior to the CG, with FT showing differences after the fourth week, while the CT showed this effect after the eighth week of intervention. CONCLUSION FT and CT do not impair immune function and similarly improve functional fitness in postmenopausal women. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRY RBR-2d56bt.
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Wang P, Yao L, Luo M, Zhou W, Jin X, Xu Z, Yan S, Li Y, Xu C, Cheng R, Huang Y, Lin X, Ma K, Cao H, Liu H, Xue G, Han F, Nie H, Jiang Q. Single-cell transcriptome and TCR profiling reveal activated and expanded T cell populations in Parkinson's disease. Cell Discov 2021; 7:52. [PMID: 34282123 PMCID: PMC8289849 DOI: 10.1038/s41421-021-00280-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Given the chronic inflammatory nature of Parkinson's disease (PD), T cell immunity may be important for disease onset. Here, we performed single-cell transcriptome and TCR sequencing, and conducted integrative analyses to decode composition, function and lineage relationship of T cells in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of PD. Combined expression and TCR-based lineage tracking, we discovered a large population of CD8+ T cells showing continuous progression from central memory to terminal effector T cells in PD patients. Additionally, we identified a group of cytotoxic CD4+ T cells (CD4 CTLs) remarkably expanded in PD patients, which derived from Th1 cells by TCR-based fate decision. Finally, we screened putative TCR-antigen pairs that existed in both blood and cerebrospinal fluid of PD patients to provide potential evidence for peripheral T cells to participate in neuronal degeneration. Our study provides valuable insights and rich resources for understanding the adaptive immune response in PD.
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- Pingping Wang
- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412596.d0000 0004 1797 9737Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.412596.d0000 0004 1797 9737Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.19373.3f0000 0001 0193 3564School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang China ,grid.419897.a0000 0004 0369 313XKey Laboratory of Biological Big Data (Harbin Institute of Technology), Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
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Effect of intermittent hypoxic conditioning on inflammatory biomarkers in older adults. Exp Gerontol 2021; 152:111478. [PMID: 34256114 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ageing is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation and with a decrease in muscle mass and strength. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a resistance training programme in conditions of intermittent hypoxia on inflammatory biomarkers in older people. A total of 54 older adults (aged 65-75 years), who voluntarily participated in the study, were randomly divided into three groups: the control (CON) group, the resistance training normoxia (RTN) group that performed resistance training in normoxia and resistance training hypoxia (RTH) group that trained under hypoxic conditions at a simulated altitude of 2500 m above sea level. The training programme that was carried out during 24 weeks was similar in both experimental groups and consisted of a full-body workout with elastic bands and kettlebells (three sets x 12-15 reps). Blood inflammatory parameters (CRP, VCAM-1, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10) were analysed before and after the intervention. After the resistance training programme, a significant decrease in CRP and IL-8 levels was observed, as well as an increase in IL-10 levels, both in normoxia and hypoxia. These results show that resistance training, either in conditions of normoxia or hypoxia, is useful to deal with the chronic inflammation associated with ageing.
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Padilha CS, Figueiredo C, Minuzzi LG, Chimin P, Deminice R, Krüger K, Rosa-Neto JC, Lira FS. Immunometabolic responses according to physical fitness status and lifelong exercise during aging: New roads for exercise immunology. Ageing Res Rev 2021; 68:101341. [PMID: 33839332 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Molecules such as cytokines, energetic substrates, and hormones found in the immune cell environment, especially lymphocytes and monocytes, are crucial for directing energy metabolism. In turn, changes in energy metabolism occur in a synchronized manner with the activation of certain signaling pathways, thereby this crosstalk is responsible for determining the functionality of immune cells. The immunometabolism field has grown over time and that is becoming increasingly promising in several populations; here we discuss the mechanisms involved in sedentary and physically active middle-aged individuals and master athletes. In this context, this review shows that the physical activity status and lifelong exercise seems to be good strategies for the promotion of metabolic and functional adaptations in T lymphocytes and monocytes, counteracting inflammatory environments caused by expanded adipose tissue and sedentary behavior, as well as delaying the immunosenescence caused by aging.
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- Camila S Padilha
- Exercise and Immunometabolism Research Group, Postgraduation Program in Movement Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Exercise and Immunometabolism Research Group, Postgraduation Program in Movement Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Exercise and Immunometabolism Research Group, Postgraduation Program in Movement Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry Exercise, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry Exercise, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Institute of Sports Science, Department of Exercise Physiology and Sports Therapy, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Immunometabolism Research Group, Department of Cell Biology and Development, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Exercise and Immunometabolism Research Group, Postgraduation Program in Movement Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
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Carvalho-Paulo D, Bento Torres Neto J, Filho CS, de Oliveira TCG, de Sousa AA, dos Reis RR, dos Santos ZA, de Lima CM, de Oliveira MA, Said NM, Freitas SF, Sosthenes MCK, Gomes GF, Henrique EP, Pereira PDC, de Siqueira LS, de Melo MAD, Guerreiro Diniz C, Magalhães NGDM, Diniz JAP, Vasconcelos PFDC, Diniz DG, Anthony DC, Sherry DF, Brites D, Picanço Diniz CW. Microglial Morphology Across Distantly Related Species: Phylogenetic, Environmental and Age Influences on Microglia Reactivity and Surveillance States. Front Immunol 2021; 12:683026. [PMID: 34220831 PMCID: PMC8250867 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.683026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Microglial immunosurveillance of the brain parenchyma to detect local perturbations in homeostasis, in all species, results in the adoption of a spectrum of morphological changes that reflect functional adaptations. Here, we review the contribution of these changes in microglia morphology in distantly related species, in homeostatic and non-homeostatic conditions, with three principal goals (1): to review the phylogenetic influences on the morphological diversity of microglia during homeostasis (2); to explore the impact of homeostatic perturbations (Dengue virus challenge) in distantly related species (Mus musculus and Callithrix penicillata) as a proxy for the differential immune response in small and large brains; and (3) to examine the influences of environmental enrichment and aging on the plasticity of the microglial morphological response following an immunological challenge (neurotropic arbovirus infection). Our findings reveal that the differences in microglia morphology across distantly related species under homeostatic condition cannot be attributed to the phylogenetic origin of the species. However, large and small brains, under similar non-homeostatic conditions, display differential microglial morphological responses, and we argue that age and environment interact to affect the microglia morphology after an immunological challenge; in particular, mice living in an enriched environment exhibit a more efficient immune response to the virus resulting in earlier removal of the virus and earlier return to the homeostatic morphological phenotype of microglia than it is observed in sedentary mice.
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- Dario Carvalho-Paulo
- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Faculdade de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Neuroecologia, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, Bragança, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Neuroecologia, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, Bragança, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Neuroecologia, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, Bragança, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Neuroecologia, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, Bragança, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Neuroecologia, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, Bragança, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular e Neuroecologia, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará, Bragança, Brazil
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- Dep. de Arbovirologia e Febres Hemorrágicas, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, Brazil
- Departamento de Patologia, Universidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratório de Microscopia Eletrônica, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Belém, Brazil
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- Department of Psychology, Advanced Facility for Avian Research, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medicines, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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Impact of exercise on the immune system and outcomes in hematologic malignancies. Blood Adv 2021; 4:1801-1811. [PMID: 32343800 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Exercise is increasingly recognized as important to cancer care. The biology of how exercise improves outcomes is not well understood, however. Studies show that exercise favorably influences the immune system in healthy individuals (neutrophils, monocytes, natural killer cells, T cells, and a number of cytokines). Thus, exercise in patients with hematologic cancer could significantly improve immune function and tumor microenvironment. We performed a literature search and identified 7 studies examining exercise and the immune environment in hematologic malignancies. This review focuses on the role of exercise and physical activity on the immune system in hematologic malignancies and healthy adults.
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Palacios-Pedrero MÁ, Osterhaus ADME, Becker T, Elbahesh H, Rimmelzwaan GF, Saletti G. Aging and Options to Halt Declining Immunity to Virus Infections. Front Immunol 2021; 12:681449. [PMID: 34054872 PMCID: PMC8149791 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.681449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Immunosenescence is a process associated with aging that leads to dysregulation of cells of innate and adaptive immunity, which may become dysfunctional. Consequently, older adults show increased severity of viral and bacterial infections and impaired responses to vaccinations. A better understanding of the process of immunosenescence will aid the development of novel strategies to boost the immune system in older adults. In this review, we focus on major alterations of the immune system triggered by aging, and address the effect of chronic viral infections, effectiveness of vaccination of older adults and strategies to improve immune function in this vulnerable age group.
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- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Sellami M, Bragazzi NL, Aboghaba B, Elrayess MA. The Impact of Acute and Chronic Exercise on Immunoglobulins and Cytokines in Elderly: Insights From a Critical Review of the Literature. Front Immunol 2021; 12:631873. [PMID: 33936044 PMCID: PMC8079972 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.631873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The level of immunoglobulins and cytokines changes with an ageing immune system. This review summarizes findings from studies that have examined the impact of acute and chronic exercise on immunoglobulins and cytokines in the elderly. Our literature analysis revealed that acute endurance exercise resulted in increased secretory salivary immunoglobulin A (SIgA), while acute bouts of muscle strengthening exercise (i.e., isokinetic, eccentric, knee extensor exercise) increased plasma/muscle interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) levels. Chronic exercise in the form of short-term endurance training (i.e., 12-16 weeks) and long-term combined endurance and resistance training (i.e., 6-12 months) induced increases in salivary SIgA concentration. We additionally identified that short-term endurance training at moderate intensities and the combination of endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility training increase plasma IL-10 and reduce plasma IL-6 and TNF-α in healthy elderly adults and male patients with chronic heart failure. Strength training for 6-12 weeks did not alter plasma IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6 and TNF-α concentration in healthy elderly adults and patients with chronic-degenerative diseases, while 12 weeks of resistance training decreased muscle TNF-α mRNA in frail elderly individuals. Short-term (i.e., 10-24 weeks) moderate- to high-intensity strength training reduced LPS–IL-6, LPS, IL-1β, LPS–TNF-α and circulating concentrations of TNF-α and increased IL-10 in healthy elderly women and older people with cognitive impairment, respectively. In conclusion, it appears that acute bouts of endurance exercise and short-term chronic exercise training exercise are appropriate methods to enhance mucosal immune function, reduce systemic markers of inflammation, and promote anti-inflammatory processes in elderly individuals.
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- Maha Sellami
- Physical Education Department (PE), College of Education, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM), Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Postgraduate School of Public Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Program of Exercise Science, College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
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Filgueira TO, Castoldi A, Santos LER, de Amorim GJ, de Sousa Fernandes MS, Anastácio WDLDN, Campos EZ, Santos TM, Souto FO. The Relevance of a Physical Active Lifestyle and Physical Fitness on Immune Defense: Mitigating Disease Burden, With Focus on COVID-19 Consequences. Front Immunol 2021; 12:587146. [PMID: 33613573 PMCID: PMC7892446 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.587146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a fast spreading virus leading to the development of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). Severe and critical cases are characterized by damage to the respiratory system, endothelial inflammation, and multiple organ failure triggered by an excessive production of proinflammatory cytokines, culminating in the high number of deaths all over the world. Sedentarism induces worse, continuous, and progressive consequences to health. On the other hand, physical activity provides benefits to health and improves low-grade systemic inflammation. The aim of this review is to elucidate the effects of physical activity in physical fitness, immune defense, and its contribution to mitigate the severe inflammatory response mediated by SARS-CoV-2. Physical exercise is an effective therapeutic strategy to mitigate the consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this sense, studies have shown that acute physical exercise induces the production of myokines that are secreted in tissues and into the bloodstream, supporting its systemic modulatory effect. Therefore, maintaining physical activity influence balance the immune system and increases immune vigilance, and also might promote potent effects against the consequences of infectious diseases and chronic diseases associated with the development of severe forms of COVID-19. Protocols to maintain exercise practice are suggested and have been strongly established, such as home-based exercise (HBE) and outdoor-based exercise (OBE). In this regard, HBE might help to reduce levels of physical inactivity, bed rest, and sitting time, impacting on adherence to physical activity, promoting all the benefits related to exercise, and attracting patients in different stages of treatment for COVID-19. In parallel, OBE must improve health, but also prevent and mitigate COVID-19 severe outcomes in all populations. In conclusion, HBE or OBE models can be a potent strategy to mitigate the progress of infection, and a coadjutant therapy for COVID-19 at all ages and different chronic conditions.
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- Keizo Asami Immunopathology Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Pós Graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
- Pós Graduação em Neuropsiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Keizo Asami Immunopathology Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
- Serviço de Nefrologia do Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Pós Graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
- Pós Graduação em Neuropsiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Pós Graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Keizo Asami Immunopathology Laboratory, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
- Núcleo de Ciências da Vida, Centro Acadêmico do Agreste, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Caruaru, Brazil
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Nörenberg J, Jaksó P, Barakonyi A. Gamma/Delta T Cells in the Course of Healthy Human Pregnancy: Cytotoxic Potential and the Tendency of CD8 Expression Make CD56+ γδT Cells a Unique Lymphocyte Subset. Front Immunol 2021; 11:596489. [PMID: 33603738 PMCID: PMC7884463 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.596489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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To date, pregnancy is an immunological paradox. The semi-allogenic fetus must be accepted by the maternal immune system, while defense against pathogens and immune surveillance cannot be compromised. Gamma/delta T cells are believed to play an important role in this immunological puzzle. In this study, we analyzed peripheral blood CD56+ γδT cells from pregnant women (1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimester) and non-pregnant women by multicolor flow cytometry. Interestingly, γδT cells represent almost half of CD3+/CD56+ cells. Among γδT cells, the CD56+ population expands in the 2nd and 3rd trimester. CD56+ γδT cells maintained a predominantly CD4–/CD8– or CD8+ phenotype, while CD56– γδT cells were in similar rates CD4–/CD8– or CD4+ during pregnancy. Investigation of the lysosomal degranulation marker CD107a revealed a preserved elevated rate of potentially cytotoxic CD56+ γδT cells in pregnancy, while their cytotoxic strength was reduced. Furthermore, CD56+ γδT cells continuously showed a higher prevalence of PD-1 expression. CD56+ γδT cells’ rate of PD-1 increased in the 1st trimester and decreased hereafter back to normal level. We correlated the cytotoxic potential and the expression of the inhibitory immune checkpoint PD-1 and were able to demonstrate that highly cytotoxic cells within this CD56+ γδT population tend to express PD-1, which might allow the inhibition of these cells after binding its ligand in the placenta. These findings should support the understanding of the complex processes, which ensure the maintenance of pregnancy.
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- Jasper Nörenberg
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,Janos Szentagothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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Moreno Fernández-Ayala DJ, Navas P, López-Lluch G. Age-related mitochondrial dysfunction as a key factor in COVID-19 disease. Exp Gerontol 2020; 142:111147. [PMID: 33171276 PMCID: PMC7648491 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2020.111147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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SARS-CoV-2 causes a severe pneumonia (COVID-19) that affects essentially elderly people. In COVID-19, macrophage infiltration into the lung causes a rapid and intense cytokine storm leading finally to a multi-organ failure and death. Comorbidities such as metabolic syndrome, obesity, type 2 diabetes, lung and cardiovascular diseases, all of them age-associated diseases, increase the severity and lethality of COVID-19. Mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the hallmarks of aging and COVID-19 risk factors. Dysfunctional mitochondria is associated with defective immunological response to viral infections and chronic inflammation. This review discuss how mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with defective immune response in aging and different age-related diseases, and with many of the comorbidities associated with poor prognosis in the progression of COVID-19. We suggest here that chronic inflammation caused by mitochondrial dysfunction is responsible of the explosive release of inflammatory cytokines causing severe pneumonia, multi-organ failure and finally death in COVID-19 patients. Preventive treatments based on therapies improving mitochondrial turnover, dynamics and activity would be essential to protect against COVID-19 severity.
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- Daniel J Moreno Fernández-Ayala
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide-CSIC, CIBERER, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide-CSIC, CIBERER, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide-CSIC, CIBERER, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 41013 Sevilla, Spain.
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Monteiro FR, Roseira T, Amaral JB, Paixão V, Almeida EB, Foster R, Sperandio A, Rossi M, Amirato GR, Apostólico JS, Santos CAF, Felismino ES, Leal FB, Thomazelli LM, Durigon EL, Oliveira DBL, Vieira RP, Santos JMB, Bachi ALL. Combined Exercise Training and l-Glutamine Supplementation Enhances Both Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses after Influenza Virus Vaccination in Elderly Subjects. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:vaccines8040685. [PMID: 33207604 PMCID: PMC7712118 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8040685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background: Since aging affects the immune responses against vaccination, the present study evaluated the effects of L-glutamine (Gln) supplementation in the humoral and cellular immune responses in elderly subjects, practitioners or not, of physical exercise training. Methods: Eighty-four elderly people (aged 72.6 ± 6.1), non-practitioners (NP, n = 31), and practitioners of combined-exercise training (CET, n = 53) were submitted to Influenza virus vaccination and supplemented with Gln (0.3 g/kg of weight + 10 g of maltodextrin, groups: NP-Gln (n = 14), and CET-Gln (n = 26)), or placebo (10 g of maltodextrin, groups: NP-PL (n = 17), and CET-PL (n = 27)). Blood samples were collected pre (baseline) and 30 days post-vaccination and supplementation. Results: Comparing with the baseline values, whereas the NP-Gln and CET-PL groups showed higher specific-IgM levels, the CET-Gln group showed higher specific-IgM and IgA levels post-vaccination. The titer rate of hemagglutination inhibition was higher in the CET-Gln, NP-PL, and NP-Gln groups post-vaccination than baseline values. The absolute number of naive and effector CD4+ T cells was higher especially in the NP-Gln and CET-Gln groups, whilst activated CD4+ T cells were higher in CET subgroups post-vaccination. Conclusion: Our results showed that both l-glutamine supplementation and combined-exercise training can improve the immune responses to the Influenza virus vaccine in elderly subjects.
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- Fernanda R. Monteiro
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Lab, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04025-002, Brazil; (F.R.M.); (T.R.); (J.B.A.); (V.P.); (E.B.A.); (R.F.); (M.R.); (G.R.A.); (C.A.F.S.); (A.L.L.B.)
- Method Faculty of Sao Paulo (FAMESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04046-200, Brazil;
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Lab, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04025-002, Brazil; (F.R.M.); (T.R.); (J.B.A.); (V.P.); (E.B.A.); (R.F.); (M.R.); (G.R.A.); (C.A.F.S.); (A.L.L.B.)
- Method Faculty of Sao Paulo (FAMESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04046-200, Brazil;
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Lab, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04025-002, Brazil; (F.R.M.); (T.R.); (J.B.A.); (V.P.); (E.B.A.); (R.F.); (M.R.); (G.R.A.); (C.A.F.S.); (A.L.L.B.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Lab, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04025-002, Brazil; (F.R.M.); (T.R.); (J.B.A.); (V.P.); (E.B.A.); (R.F.); (M.R.); (G.R.A.); (C.A.F.S.); (A.L.L.B.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Lab, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04025-002, Brazil; (F.R.M.); (T.R.); (J.B.A.); (V.P.); (E.B.A.); (R.F.); (M.R.); (G.R.A.); (C.A.F.S.); (A.L.L.B.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Lab, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04025-002, Brazil; (F.R.M.); (T.R.); (J.B.A.); (V.P.); (E.B.A.); (R.F.); (M.R.); (G.R.A.); (C.A.F.S.); (A.L.L.B.)
- Method Faculty of Sao Paulo (FAMESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04046-200, Brazil;
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- Method Faculty of Sao Paulo (FAMESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04046-200, Brazil;
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Lab, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04025-002, Brazil; (F.R.M.); (T.R.); (J.B.A.); (V.P.); (E.B.A.); (R.F.); (M.R.); (G.R.A.); (C.A.F.S.); (A.L.L.B.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Lab, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04025-002, Brazil; (F.R.M.); (T.R.); (J.B.A.); (V.P.); (E.B.A.); (R.F.); (M.R.); (G.R.A.); (C.A.F.S.); (A.L.L.B.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), Sao Paulo CEP 04025-002, Brazil;
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Lab, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04025-002, Brazil; (F.R.M.); (T.R.); (J.B.A.); (V.P.); (E.B.A.); (R.F.); (M.R.); (G.R.A.); (C.A.F.S.); (A.L.L.B.)
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- Post-graduation Program in Health Science, Santo Amaro University (UNISA), Sao Paulo CEP 04829300, Brazil;
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- Institute of Biomedical Science of University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo CEP 05508-900, Brazil; (F.B.L.); (L.M.T.); (E.L.D.); (D.B.L.O.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Science of University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo CEP 05508-900, Brazil; (F.B.L.); (L.M.T.); (E.L.D.); (D.B.L.O.)
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- Institute of Biomedical Science of University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo CEP 05508-900, Brazil; (F.B.L.); (L.M.T.); (E.L.D.); (D.B.L.O.)
- Scientific Platform Pasteur USP, Sao Paulo CEP 05508-020, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Science of University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo CEP 05508-900, Brazil; (F.B.L.); (L.M.T.); (E.L.D.); (D.B.L.O.)
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo CEP 05652-900, Brazil
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- Brazilian Institute of Teaching and Research in Pulmonary and Exercise Immunology (IBEPIPE), Sao Jose dos Campos CEP 12245-520, Brazil;
- Post-graduation Program in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Universidade Brasil, Sao Paulo CEP 08230-030, Brazil
- Post-graduation Program in Science of Human and Rehabilitation, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Santos CEP 11060-001, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Science of Human and Rehabilitation, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Santos CEP 11060-001, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-13-3229-0163
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ENT Lab, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Sao Paulo CEP 04025-002, Brazil; (F.R.M.); (T.R.); (J.B.A.); (V.P.); (E.B.A.); (R.F.); (M.R.); (G.R.A.); (C.A.F.S.); (A.L.L.B.)
- Post-graduation Program in Health Science, Santo Amaro University (UNISA), Sao Paulo CEP 04829300, Brazil;
- Brazilian Institute of Teaching and Research in Pulmonary and Exercise Immunology (IBEPIPE), Sao Jose dos Campos CEP 12245-520, Brazil;
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Lian J, Yue Y, Yu W, Zhang Y. Immunosenescence: a key player in cancer development. J Hematol Oncol 2020; 13:151. [PMID: 33168037 PMCID: PMC7653700 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-020-00986-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Immunosenescence is a process of immune dysfunction that occurs with age and includes remodeling of lymphoid organs, leading to changes in the immune function of the elderly, which is closely related to the development of infections, autoimmune diseases, and malignant tumors. T cell-output decline is an important feature of immunosenescence as well as the production of senescence-associated secretory phenotype, increased glycolysis, and reactive oxygen species. Senescent T cells exhibit abnormal phenotypes, including downregulation of CD27, CD28, and upregulation of CD57, killer cell lectin-like receptor subfamily G, Tim-3, Tight, and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4, which are tightly related to malignant tumors. The role of immunosenescence in tumors is sophisticated: the many factors involved include cAMP, glucose competition, and oncogenic stress in the tumor microenvironment, which can induce the senescence of T cells, macrophages, natural killer cells, and dendritic cells. Accordingly, these senescent immune cells could also affect tumor progression. In addition, the effect of immunosenescence on the response to immune checkpoint blocking antibody therapy so far is ambiguous due to the low participation of elderly cancer patients in clinical trials. Furthermore, many other senescence-related interventions could be possible with genetic and pharmacological methods, including mTOR inhibition, interleukin-7 recombination, and NAD+ activation. Overall, this review aims to highlight the characteristics of immunosenescence and its impact on malignant tumors and immunotherapy, especially the future directions of tumor treatment through senescence-focused strategies.
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- Jingyao Lian
- Biotherapy Center and Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.,State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China
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- Biotherapy Center and Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.,State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.,Clinical Laboratory, Henan Medical College Hospital Workers, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China
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- Biotherapy Center and Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.,State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China
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- Biotherapy Center and Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China.
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Chiu YL, Tsai WC, Hung RW, Chen IY, Shu KH, Pan SY, Yang FJ, Ting TT, Jiang JY, Peng YS, Chuang YF. Emergence of T cell immunosenescence in diabetic chronic kidney disease. IMMUNITY & AGEING 2020; 17:31. [PMID: 33088331 PMCID: PMC7574244 DOI: 10.1186/s12979-020-00200-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background Type 2 diabetes is an important challenge given the worldwide epidemic and is the most important cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in developed countries. It is known that patients with ESRD and advanced renal failure suffer from immunosenescence and premature T cell aging, but whether such changes develop in patients with less severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear. Method 523 adult patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited for this study. Demographic data and clinical information were obtained from medical chart review. Immunosenescence, or aging of the immune system was assessed by staining freshly-obtained peripheral blood with immunophenotyping panels and analyzing cells using multicolor flow cytometry. Result Consistent with previously observed in the general population, both T and monocyte immunosenescence in diabetic patients positively correlate with age. When compared to diabetic patients with preserved renal function (estimated glomerular filtration rate > 60 ml/min), patients with impaired renal function exhibit a significant decrease of total CD3+ and CD4+ T cells, but not CD8+ T cell and monocyte numbers. Immunosenescence was observed in patients with CKD stage 3 and in patients with more severe renal failure, especially of CD8+ T cells. However, immunosenescence was not associated with level of proteinuria level or glucose control. In age, sex and glucose level-adjusted regression models, stage 3 CKD patients exhibited significantly elevated percentages of CD28-, CD127-, and CD57+ cells among CD8+ T cells when compared to patients with preserved renal function. In contrast, no change was detected in monocyte subpopulations as renal function declined. In addition, higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with enhanced immunosenescence irrespective of CKD status. Conclusion The extent of immunosenescence is not significantly associated with proteinuria or glucose control in type 2 diabetic patients. T cells, especially the CD8+ subsets, exhibit aggravated characteristics of immunosenescence during renal function decline as early as stage 3 CKD. In addition, inflammation increases since stage 3 CKD and higher BMI drives the accumulation of CD8+CD57+ T cells. Our study indicates that therapeutic approaches such as weight loss may be used to prevent the emergence of immunosenescence in diabetes before stage 3 CKD.
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- Yen-Ling Chiu
- Graduate Program in Biomedical Informatics, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Informatics, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Center for General Education, Lee-Ming Institute of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Immunology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun Lin Branch, Douliu, Taiwan
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- School of Big Data Management, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Department of Applied Cosmetology, Lee-Ming Institute of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Department of Healthcare Administration, Oriental Institute of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Nieman DC, Pence BD. Exercise immunology: Future directions. JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE 2020; 9:432-445. [PMID: 32928447 PMCID: PMC7498623 DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2019.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Several decades of research in the area of exercise immunology have shown that the immune system is highly responsive to acute and chronic exercise training. Moderate exercise bouts enhance immunosurveillance and when repeated over time mediate multiple health benefits. Most of the studies prior to 2010 relied on a few targeted outcomes related to immune function. During the past decade, technologic advances have created opportunities for a multi-omics and systems biology approach to exercise immunology. This article provides an overview of metabolomics, lipidomics, and proteomics as they pertain to exercise immunology, with a focus on immunometabolism. This review also summarizes how the composition and diversity of the gut microbiota can be influenced by exercise, with applications to human health and immunity. Exercise-induced improvements in immune function may play a critical role in countering immunosenescence and the development of chronic diseases, and emerging omics technologies will more clearly define the underlying mechanisms. This review summarizes what is currently known regarding a multi-omics approach to exercise immunology and provides future directions for investigators.
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- David C Nieman
- Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA.
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- School of Health Studies, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA
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Damiot A, Pinto AJ, Turner JE, Gualano B. Immunological Implications of Physical Inactivity among Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Gerontology 2020; 66:431-438. [PMID: 32585674 PMCID: PMC7362590 DOI: 10.1159/000509216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Social distancing has been adopted worldwide to control severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. Social isolation is likely to lead to a decline in physical activity, which could result in immune system dysfunction, thereby increasing infection susceptibility and exacerbating the pathophysiology of conditions that are common among older adults, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and inflammatory disorders. Older adults and people living with these comorbidities are at a greater risk for complications during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this review, we discuss the negative impact of physical inactivity on immune function and showcase evidence that regular physical activity may be an effective strategy to counter some of the deleterious effects of social isolation. Furthermore, we briefly highlight key research questions in exercise immunology, with a focus on older adults in the context of COVID-19. Although it is worth emphasizing that there is no direct evidence that physical activity can prevent or treat COVID-19, promoting an active lifestyle is a key intervention to counteract the effects of social isolation, especially in older adults and other at-risk individuals, such as those living with chronic diseases associated with ageing and lifestyle.
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- Anthony Damiot
- Applied Physiology and Nutrition Research Group, School of Physical Education and Sport, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Applied Physiology and Nutrition Research Group, School of Physical Education and Sport, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Applied Physiology and Nutrition Research Group, School of Physical Education and Sport, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, .,Food Research Center, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil,
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Physical Exercise as an Immunomodulator of Chronic Diseases in Aging. J Phys Act Health 2020; 17:662-672. [PMID: 32396868 DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2019-0237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The progressive dysfunction of the immune system during aging appears to be involved in the pathogenesis of several age-related disorders. However, regular physical exercise can present "antiaging" effects on several physiological systems. METHODS A narrative review of studies investigating the chronic effects of exercise and physical activity on the immune system and its association with age-related chronic diseases was carried out according to the guidelines for writing a narrative review. RESULTS There is compelling evidence suggesting that age-related immune system alterations play a key role on the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis, hypertension, chronic heart failure, type 2 diabetes, obesity, arthritis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. On the other hand, the regular practice of physical activity appears to improve most of the inflammatory/immunological processes involved in these diseases. CONCLUSION Epidemiological, experimental, and clinical studies permit us to affirm that regular physical activity improves immunomodulation and may play a key role in the prevention and treatment of several age-related chronic diseases. However, further studies are needed to better describe the prophylactic and therapeutic effects of physical exercise in specific organs of older individuals, as well as the mechanisms involved in such response.
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Jakobsson J, Malm C, Furberg M, Ekelund U, Svensson M. Physical Activity During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Prevention of a Decline in Metabolic and Immunological Functions. Front Sports Act Living 2020; 2:57. [PMID: 33345048 PMCID: PMC7739799 DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2020.00057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Johan Jakobsson
- Section of Sports Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Section of Sports Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.,Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Sports Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Pearson W, Guazzelli Pezzali J, Antunes Donadelli R, Wagner A, Buff P. The Time Course of Inflammatory Biomarkers Following a One-Hour Exercise Bout in Canines: A Pilot Study. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10030486. [PMID: 32183167 PMCID: PMC7143319 DOI: 10.3390/ani10030486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The purpose of this study is to generate preliminary data on the inflammatory effects of an hour of hunting in dogs. Four basset hounds were set out to find a scent and freely adopted running or walking over wooded terrain for one hour. Blood samples were obtained before exercise and 1, 2, 4, 6, and 10 h after the end of the exercise for analysis of markers of inflammation (prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), nitric oxide (NO), interleukin 1β (IL-1β)), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)), and inflammation resolution (resolvin D1 (RvD1)). There was an increase in inflammation one hour after the exercise, shown by a significant increase in PGE2. Following the peak, PGE2 steadily declined at the same time as RvD1 increased, with RvD1 peaking at six hours. This pilot study provides evidence that dogs that undergo an hour of hunt exercise experience transient inflammation that peaks one hour after the end of exercise; inflammation resolution peaks six hours after the end of exercise. Future studies should seek to further understand the distinct and combined roles of PGE2 and RvD1 in dog adaptation to exercise stress. Abstract There is little information available to describe the inflammatory consequences of and recovery from moderate-intensity exercise bouts in hunting dogs. The purpose of the current study is to generate pilot data on the appearance and disappearance of biomarkers of inflammation and inflammation resolution following a typical one-hour exercise bout in basset hounds. Four hounds were set out to find a scent and freely adopted running or walking over wooded terrain for approximately one hour. Venous blood samples were obtained before the exercise and at 1, 2, 4, 6, and 10 h following cessation of exercise and were analyzed for biomarkers of inflammation (prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), nitric oxide (NO), interleukin 1β (IL-1β)) tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)), and inflammation resolution (resolvin D1 (RvD1)). There was an increase in inflammation one hour after the exercise, shown by a significant increase in PGE2. Following this peak, PGE2 steadily declined at the same time as RvD1 increased, with RvD1 peaking at six hours. This pilot study provides evidence that dogs that undergo an hour of hunt exercise experience transient inflammation that peaks one hour after the end of exercise; inflammation resolution peaks six hours after the end of exercise. Future studies should seek to further understand the distinct and combined roles of PGE2 and RvD1 in dog adaptation to exercise stress.
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- Wendy Pearson
- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (J.G.P.); (R.A.D.)
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (J.G.P.); (R.A.D.)
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (J.G.P.); (R.A.D.)
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- Probiotech International, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 8L2, Canada;
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Palmowski J, Reichel T, Boßlau TK, Krüger K. The effect of acute running and cycling exercise on T cell apoptosis in humans: A systematic review. Scand J Immunol 2019; 91:e12834. [PMID: 31680301 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This review analyses the influence of acute running and cycling exercise on T lymphocyte apoptosis. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized case-control studies (NRCTs) measuring apoptosis by flow cytometry. Cochrane Library, Scopus, PubMed and Ovid were searched for running and cycling intervention studies. Risk of bias was assessed by Cochrane Collaboration's tools. We included five NRCTs and one RCT with a total of 93 participants. The RCT found a higher percentage of apoptotic T helper cells identified by upregulation of Annexin V, caspase-3 and caspase-9 under hypoxic conditions, and only one NRCT reported a higher percentage of highly differentiated apoptotic T cells immediately after exercise. Three hours after exercise, the same NRCT showed an increase in several T cell subsets such as T helper, cytotoxic T, low differentiated and regulatory T cells. The interventions were very heterogeneous by exercise protocol and external conditions. High risk of bias in NRCTs restricts accuracy of the included studies. Imprecision due to the small sample size limits further evidence. In the future, scientists should include apoptotic measures into their research design, plan RCTs, measure apoptosis at different time points post-exercise and increase sample size.
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- Jana Palmowski
- Department of Exercise and Health, Institute of Sports Science, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Exercise and Health, Institute of Sports Science, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Exercise and Health, Institute of Sports Science, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Exercise and Health, Institute of Sports Science, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Exercise Physiology and Sports Therapy, Institute of Sports Science, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Aiello A, Farzaneh F, Candore G, Caruso C, Davinelli S, Gambino CM, Ligotti ME, Zareian N, Accardi G. Immunosenescence and Its Hallmarks: How to Oppose Aging Strategically? A Review of Potential Options for Therapeutic Intervention. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2247. [PMID: 31608061 PMCID: PMC6773825 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 436] [Impact Index Per Article: 72.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Aging is accompanied by remodeling of the immune system. With time, this leads to a decline in immune efficacy, resulting in increased vulnerability to infectious diseases, diminished responses to vaccination, and a susceptibility to age-related inflammatory diseases. An age-associated immune alteration, extensively reported in previous studies, is the reduction in the number of peripheral blood naïve cells, with a relative increase in the frequency of memory cells. These two alterations, together with inflamm-aging, are considered the hallmarks of immunosenescence. Because aging is a plastic process, it is influenced by both nutritional and pharmacological interventions. Therefore, the role of nutrition and of immunomodulation in immunosenescence is discussed, due to the multifactorial influence on these hallmarks. The close connection between nutrition, intake of bioactive nutrients and supplements, immune function, and inflammation demonstrate the key role of dietary strategies as regulators of immune response and inflammatory status, hence as possible modulators of the rate of immunosenescence. In addition, potential options for therapeutic intervention are clarified. In particular, the use of interleukin-7 as growth factor for naïve T cells, the function of checkpoint inhibitors in improving T cell responses during aging and, the potential of drugs that inhibit mitogen-activated protein kinases and their interaction with nutrient signaling pathways are discussed. Finally, it is suggested that the inclusion of appropriate combinations of toll-like receptor agonists may enhance the efficacy of vaccination in older adults.
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- Anna Aiello
- Laboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine Group, Department of Hematological Medicine, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Rayne Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “V. Tiberio”, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Laboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Laboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine Group, Department of Hematological Medicine, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Rayne Institute, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Can physical activity ameliorate immunosenescence and thereby reduce age-related multi-morbidity? Nat Rev Immunol 2019; 19:563-572. [DOI: 10.1038/s41577-019-0177-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bellini MI, Paoletti F, Herbert PE. Obesity and bariatric intervention in patients with chronic renal disease. J Int Med Res 2019; 47:2326-2341. [PMID: 31006298 PMCID: PMC6567693 DOI: 10.1177/0300060519843755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Obesity is associated with chronic metabolic conditions that directly and indirectly cause kidney parenchymal damage. A review of the literature was conducted to explore existing evidence of the relationship between obesity and chronic kidney disease as well as the role of bariatric surgery in improving access to kidney transplantation for patients with a high body mass index. The review showed no definitive evidence to support the use of a transplant eligibility cut-off parameter based solely on the body mass index. Moreover, in the pre-transplant scenario, the obesity paradox is associated with better patient survival among obese than non-obese patients, although promising results of bariatric surgery are emerging. However, until more information regarding improvement in outcomes for obese kidney transplant candidates is available, clinicians should focus on screening of the overall frailty condition of transplant candidates to ensure their eligibility and addition to the wait list.
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- Maria Irene Bellini
- 1 Renal and Transplant Directorate, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- 1 Renal and Transplant Directorate, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.,3 Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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