Relationship between children physical activity, inflammatory mediators and lymphocyte activation: possible impact of social isolation (COVID-19).
Murilo MerlinHeloisa Helena de OliveiraMaria Elizabeth Pereira PassosCesar Miguel MomessoLaiane Cristina Dos Santos de OliveiraJuliana Exel SantanaAdriana C Levada-PiresElaine HatanakaSandro Massao-HirabaraRenata GuaréMaria Fernanda Cury-BoaventuraTania C Pithon-CuriRenata GorjãoPublished in: Sport sciences for health (2020)
These results indicate that lymphocytes of children performing higher DS have an anti-inflammatory profile, especially of Treg. Besides, the prolonged social isolation in children during the COVID-19 pandemic, limiting physical mobility and exercise, reduces DS and increases adiposity, which could impair the immune system function and raise the susceptibility to inflammatory diseases.