The role of sports and exercise in allergic disease: drawbacks and benefits

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2015

Autores

Silva, D (Autor) FMUP; Moreira, André (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: Expert Review of Clinical Immunology

Vol. 11

Páginas: 993-1003

ISSN: 1744-666X

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 14 Citações

Scopus - 15 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00G-FZA

DOI: 10.1586/1744666x.2015.1058158

Abstract (EN): Although training and exercise have several benefits, overdoing it might not necessarily be a good thing. For instance, elite athletes have an increased risk for asthma and allergy. Several mechanisms can be implicated for this risk, which include the interplay between environmental training factors and athlete's personal risk factors, such as genetic susceptibility, neurogenic-mediated inflammation, and epithelial sensitivity. However, an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence shows the positive effects of sports as part of a healthy lifestyle. Training reduces breathlessness and asthma symptoms and attenuates Th2-mediated inflammatory responses. Taken together, the benefits far outweigh the potential hazards of training. An easily administered therapeutic healthy lifestyle intervention, which could be used alongside current treatment, must be developed.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 11