Moderate levels of physical fitness maintain telomere length in non-senescent T CD8+ cells of aged men.

Marta Ferreira BastosManuella de Sousa Toledo MatiasAngelica Castilho AlonsoLéia Cristina Rodrigues SilvaAdriana Ladeira de AraújoPaulo Roberto SilvaGil BenardDanilo Sales BocaliniJulien Steven BakerLuiz Eugênio Garcez Leme

Published in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2020)

A moderate physical activity may positively influence the telomere shortening of CD28+CD8+T cells. However, additional studies are necessary to evaluate the importance of this finding with regard to immune function responses in older men.

Keyphrases

physical activity
middle aged
induced apoptosis
high intensity
cell cycle arrest
nk cells
body mass index
community dwelling
cell death
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
case control