Immunoregulatory effects of testosterone supplementation combined with exercise training in men with Inclusion Body Myositis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial.
Jerome D CoudertNataliya SlaterAnuradha SoodaKelly BeerEe Mun LimConchita BoyderRui ZhangFrank L MastagliaYvonne C LearmonthTimothy J FairchildBu B YeapMerrilee NeedhamPublished in: Clinical & translational immunology (2022)
Overall, our findings indicate anti-inflammatory effects of exercise training in IBM patients, whilst concomitant testosterone supplementation provides some additional changes. Further studies combining testosterone and exercise would be worthwhile in larger cohorts and longer testosterone administration periods.
Keyphrases
- replacement therapy
- end stage renal disease
- anti inflammatory
- skeletal muscle
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- study protocol
- placebo controlled
- phase ii
- phase iii
- prognostic factors
- randomized controlled trial
- physical activity
- high intensity
- squamous cell carcinoma
- rheumatoid arthritis
- open label
- interstitial lung disease
- resistance training
- body composition
- rectal cancer