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Exercise immunology /
"Exercise immunology is an important, emerging sub-discipline within exercise physiology, concerned with the relationship between exercise, immune function and infection risk. This book offers a comprehensive, up-to-date and evidence-based introduction to exercise immunology, including the phys...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. The influence of exercise on infection risk
- 2. The human immune system
- 3. The effects of exercise on blood leukocyte numbers
- 4. Effects of exercise on innate immune function
- 5. Effects of exercise on acquired immune function
- 6. Effects of exercise on mucosal immunity
- 7. Effect of extreme environments on immune responses to exercise
- 8. Immune responses to intensified periods of training
- 9. Exercise, nutrition and immune function
- 10. Practical guidelines on minimising infection risk in athletes
- 11. Allergy in sport
- 12. Exercise and the prevention of chronic diseases: the role of cytokines and the anti-inflammatory effects of exercise
- 13. Exercise, infection risk, immune function and intlammation in special populations.
- 1. The influence of exercise on infection risk
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- Causes of infections
- Is there a J-shaped relationship between exercise training load and infection risk?
- Key points
- 2. The human immune system
- Learning objectives
- Introduction and overview of the immune system
- The cellular components of the immune system
- Innate immunity
- The recognition of foreign material
- Acquired or adaptive immunity
- General mechanism of the acquired or adaptive immune response
- Mucosal immunity
- Regulation of immune function via nerves and hormones
- Autoimmune diseases
- Factors affecting immune function
- Concluding note
- Key points
- 3. The effects of exercise on blood leukocyte numbers
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- The effects of a single bout of exercise on circulating leukocyte numbers
- Mechanisms involved in the leukocyte response to acute exercise
- Factors affecting the leukocyte response to acute exercise
- The effects of exercise training on circulating leukocyte numbers
- Key points
- 4. Effects of exercise on innate immune function
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- Effect of acute exercise on innate immune cell functions
- Mechanisms of changes in innate immune function during exercise
- Acute effects of exercise on soluble factors
- The effect of exercise intensity, duration and subject fitness on the innate immune response to exercise
- Effects of exercise training on cellular innate immune function
- Key points
- 5. Effects of exercise on acquired immune function
- Learning objectives
- Acquired immunity revisited
- Acute exercise and T-cell functions
- Acute exercise and B-cell function
- Key points
- 6. Effects of exercise on mucosal immunity
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- Immunoglobulin structure and actions
- The common mucosal immune system
- Secretory IgA
- Immune defences in saliva
- Acute exercise and mucosal immunity
- Exercise training and mucosal immunity
- Key points
- 7. Effect of extreme environments on immune responses to exercise
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- Heat stress and immune function
- Cold stress and immune function
- Altitude, immune function and infection: into the death zone
- Air pollution, exercise and immune function
- Spaceflight, immune function and infection: the final frontier
- Key points
- 8. Immune responses to intensified periods of training
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- Recap of the effects of exercise training on innate, mucosal and acquired immune function
- Effects of intensified periods of exercise training on immune function
- Comparisons of illness-prone athletes with healthy athletes
- Effects of overtraining on immunity
- Key points
- 9. Exercise, nutrition and immune function
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- Nutrient availability and immune function: mechanisms of action
- The training and competition diet and immune function
- Dietary supplements and immune function in athletes
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Key points
- 10. Practical guidelines on minimising infection risk in athletes
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- Monitoring immune system status in athletes
- Training and recovery guidelines to minimise the risk of infection
- Factors directly associated with exercise training
- Hygiene practice and medical support
- Medication for coughs, colds and flu
- Should athletes train during periods of infection?
- Key points
- 11. Allergy in sport
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- Upper respiratory tract symptoms in athletes
- The allergic response
- Impact of allergy on health, wellbeing and athletic performance
- Testing for sensitisation to aeroallergens
- Practical guidelines for diagnosis and management of allergy in sport
- Exercise-induced anaphylaxis
- Key points
- 12. Exercise and the prevention of chronic diseases: the role of cytokines and the anti-inflammatory effects of exercise
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- Exercise-induced activation of cytokine secretion
- Exercise and other cytokines
- Influence of exercise on cytokine production from leukocytes
- Links between sedentary behaviour, chronic inflammation and chronic disease
- Anti-inflammatory effects of exercise
- Downregulation of TLR expression
- Exercise is medicine
- The elite athlete paradox
- Key points
- 13. Exercise, infection risk, immune function and intlammation in special populations
- Learning objectives
- Introduction
- Sex differences in immunity and the immune response to exercise
- Exercise, immune function and the elderly
- Exercise, immune function and HIV-seropositive individuals
- Exercise and immune function and other chronic long-term conditions
- Key points.