Effects of aging and lifelong aerobic exercise on basal and exercise-induced inflammation in women
Kaleen M. Lavin, Ryan K. Perkins, Bożena Jemioło, Ulrika Raue, Scott Trappe, Todd A. Trappe
Abstract
We previously reported a positive effect of lifelong exercise on skeletal muscle inflammation in aging men. This parallel investigation in women revealed that lifelong exercise did not protect against age-related increases in circulating or muscle inflammation and that preparedness to handle loading stress was not preserved by lifelong exercise. Further investigation is necessary to understand why lifelong aerobic exercise may not confer the same anti-inflammatory benefits in women as it does in men.
Topics & Concepts
Aerobic exerciseBasal (medicine)InflammationMedicineAgeingPhysical exerciseInternal medicineSenescenceExercise physiologyPhysical therapyGerontologyPhysical medicine and rehabilitationInsulinExercise and Physiological ResponsesThermoregulation and physiological responsesFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research