Immune cells mobilized during exercise counter exercise-induced inflammation (IMAGE)

Harvard Medical School

Immune cells mobilized during exercise counter exercise-induced inflammation

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The hindleg muscles of mice lacking Treg cells (right) showed prominent signs of inflammation after regular exercise, compared with those from mice with intact Tregs (left). The research showed such that this uncontrolled inflammation negatively impacted muscle metabolism and function. Credit: Kent Langston/Mathis Lab, HMS

 

 

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Credit: Kent Langston/Mathis Lab, HMS

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