Influenza Vaccine

Exercise-enhanced influenza immunity mediated by psychosocial factors

Published in Vaccine Weekly, August 31st, 2005

The exercise-induced enhancement of influenza immunity is mediated in part by improvements in psychosocial factors in older adults.

"The primary goal of this study was to determine whether exercise-associated improvements of the immune response to influenza vaccination were mediated by improvements in psychosocial factors in older adults. At baseline, prior to the exercise intervention, older adult participants were immunized with influenza vaccine," scientists in the United States report.

"Blood samples collected pre-immunization, 1, 4, and 12 weeks post-immunization were analyzed for anti-influenza antibody, whereas influenza-specific cytokine (IFN...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2005-08-31)

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