The Claim

In older adults, 8 weeks of home-based resistance exercise and whole-body vibration training without dietary supplementation is associated with a reduced pro-inflammatory response to ex vivo LPS stimulation, specifically lower release of CCL-2 from whole-blood cultures, with effects more pronounced in men.

Source: Effects of Exercise and Omega-3-Supplemented, High-Protein Diet on Inflammatory Markers in Serum, on Gene Expression Levels in PBMC, and after Ex Vivo Whole-Blood LPS Stimulation in Old Adults

What the research says

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In plain English

In older adults, 8 weeks of home-based resistance exercise and whole-body vibration training without dietary supplements is associated with lower levels of CCL-2 released from blood cells when exposed to LPS in a laboratory setting, with greater reduction observed in men.

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In older adults, 8 weeks of home-based resistance exercise and whole-body vibration training without dietary supplementation is associated with a reduced pro-inflammatory response to ex vivo LPS stimulation, specifically lower release of CCL-2 from whole-blood cultures, with effects more pronounced in men.

Why this might work

Repeated resistance exercise and whole-body vibration training make immune cells in the blood less reactive to bacterial signals. This happens because the cells reduce the number of sensors that detect bacteria, so when a bacterial trigger is present, they produce less of the chemical CCL-2 that draws in other immune cells.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of Exercise and Omega-3-Supplemented, High-Protein Diet on Inflammatory Markers in Serum, on Gene Expression Levels in PBMC, and after Ex Vivo Whole-Blood LPS Stimulation in Old Adults

    The study found that older adults who only did exercise (no special diet) had a weaker inflammatory reaction in their blood when exposed to a bacterial trigger in the lab — and this effect was stronger in men. So yes, the exercise alone helped calm the immune response as claimed.

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