Role of inflammation

• Adaptation with exercise – role of inflammation:

  • Inflammation promotes adaptation
  • Improves blood flow
  • Inflammatory cells and cytokines
  • Improves collagen synthesis
  • Inhibition of inflammation results in reduced collagen and reduced blood flow
  • BUT… Chronic inflammation – (ageing/disease/inactivity) inhibits adaptation (collagen synthesis)
• Adaptation with exercise – role of inflammation:

  • Inflammation promotes adaptation
• Adaptation with exercise – role of inflammation:

  • Improves blood flow
• Adaptation with exercise – role of inflammation:

  • Brings inflammatory cells and cytokines
• Adaptation with exercise – role of inflammation:

  • Improves collagen synthesis
• Adaptation with exercise – role of inflammation:

  • Inhibition of inflammation results in reduced collagen and reduced blood flow
• Adaptation with exercise – role of inflammation:

  • Chronic inflammation – (ageing/disease/inactivity) inhibits adaptation (collagen synthesis)