Inflammation and physical dysfunction: responses to moderate intensity exercise in chronic kidney disease.
Emma L WatsonLuke A BakerTom J WilkinsonDoug W GouldSoteris XenophontosMatthew P M Graham-BrownRupert W MajorRobert U AshfordJoão Luís VianaAlice C SmithPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2022)
Systemic inflammation may contribute to reduced physical function in CKD. Twelve weeks of exercise training was unable to reduce the level of chronic systemic inflammation in these patients, but did reduce plasma myostatin concentrations. Further research is required to further investigate this.