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Regular exercise combats chronic inflammation and chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs). Contracting muscles release myokines, potentially mediating exercise

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Area of Science:

  • Exercise physiology
  • Immunology
  • Endocrinology

Background:

  • Chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs) are a global health crisis.
  • Low-grade chronic inflammation is a key factor in CNCD development.
  • Regular exercise reduces mortality, particularly from atherosclerosis and insulin resistance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose that exercise's health benefits stem from anti-inflammatory actions.
  • To highlight the role of skeletal muscle as an endocrine organ.
  • To investigate myokines as mediators of exercise's anti-inflammatory effects.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and theoretical synthesis.
  • Focus on interleukin-6 (IL-6) as the first identified myokine.
  • Conceptual framework linking skeletal muscle, myokines, and CNCDs.

Main Results:

  • Skeletal muscle releases myokines, such as IL-6, upon contraction.
  • Myokines act on other organs, influencing systemic inflammation.
  • This mechanism offers a potential explanation for exercise's protective effects.

Conclusions:

  • Skeletal muscle functions as an endocrine organ.
  • Myokines are crucial mediators in combating low-grade inflammation.
  • Targeting myokine pathways could offer new strategies against CNCDs.