Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.1515/aiht-2017-68-2965
The effects of physical activity on chronic subclinical systemic inflammation
Alba Maria Dalbello Tir
; Institute of Public Health of Zagreb County, Zagreb, Croatia
Marina Labor
orcid.org/0000-0001-5216-8129
; Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Centre Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Davor Plavec
orcid.org/0000-0003-2020-8119
; Research Department, Children’s Hospital Srebrnjak, Srebrnjak 100, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Chronic subclinical systemic inflammation (CSSI) is a pathogenic event and a common risk factor for many noncommunicable diseases like atherosclerosis, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, cancer, and obstructive lung disease. On the other hand, regular physical activity has been found to reduce this risk. Many studies of different design were conducted to assess the association between inflammatory mediators as markers of CSSI and regular physical activity. The aim of this review was to present the current level of evidence and understanding of potential mechanisms by which physical activity reduces inflammatory mediators involved in CSSI and the types of physical activity required for the expected effect. We have found that observational studies consistently report a positive association between regular physical activity and lower CSSI, but the design of these studies does not allow to infer a causal relationship. Interventional studies, in contrast, were not consistent about the causal relationship between regular physical activity and lower CSSI. The problem in interpreting these results lies in significant differences between these interventional studies in their design, sample size, study population, and intervention itself (intensity and extent, follow up, weight loss). We can conclude that the scientific community has to invest a significant effort into high-quality interventional trials focused on finding the type, intensity, and extent of physical activity that would produce the most favourable effect on CSSI.
Ključne riječi
chronic diseases; inflammatory mediators; lifestyle
Hrčak ID:
191135
URI
Datum izdavanja:
20.12.2017.
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