INTENSITY OF PHYSICAL EXERCISES AND IMMUNOMODULATION: IMPACTS IN INFECTIONS OF THE AERIAL PATHWAYS

• Autor(a) principal: Lopes, Diego Patrick Soares
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Muniz, Igor Pereira Ribeiro, Silva, Robson Amaro Augusto da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/4751
• topic: Breathing Exercises; Immunology; Microbiology; Breathing; Breathing Exercises; Immunology; Microbiology; Breathing; Exercício; Imunologia; Microbiologia; Respiração; Exercício; Imunologia; Microbiologia; Respiração

Physical activity has been employed as a tool to lessen the occurrence of several types of risks, such as obesity, development of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In fact, it has been described as an immunomodulating measure. Physical exercise has several variables among which may be mentioned frequency of exercises and their intensity. Variables have been related to different effects in the modulation of response developed in several systems and frequently due to its association to increase in susceptibility to infections or to increase in the resistance to infections. The respiratory system is one of the biggest entrances for pathogenic microorganisms with the occurrence of infectious diseases in athletes. Moderate exercises have been associated to the protection against respiratory infections caused by viruses and bacteria when it is compared to intense exercises; otherwise, it is related to increase in susceptibility to these infections mainly in athletes who practice intense physical activity. Current review demonstrates the most recent aspects associated to the modulation of immune response by physical activity and its implications in the infections of the respiratory system.