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The beneficial effects of exercise may be driven, at least partly, by the immune system, new research has shown.The Harvard Medical School (HMS) study, done in mice, suggested that muscle inflammation caused by exertion mobilises ...
The benefits of exercising may partly be due to the way that being active enhances the immune system, scientists have suggested.
Regulatory T cells prevent excessive muscle inflammation during and after physical activity by suppressing production of a pro-inflammatory messenger protein.
Researchers say findings from their study underscore the importance of "judicious antibiotic use" for reasons that extend beyond muscle recovery.
A Harvard-led study shows that the gut microbiota acts as the training camp for a class of immune cells that are recruited to heal muscle injury.