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Divergent immune cascades activated by metabolic versus mechanical exercise intensity: revisiting cytokine heterogeneity in “moderate-intensity exercise”

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  • Jia-wen Wang

  • Jian-Jun Xun

  • Li-Na Jian

  • May 13, 2026

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    Moderate-intensity exercise encompasses both aerobic and resistance training, which activate inflammatory pathways differently.

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    Aerobic exercise induces an anti-inflammatory response via IL-6, while resistance training triggers a damage-repair immune response.

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    Current meta-analyses often combine cytokine responses from diverse exercise modalities, leading to significant variability in findings.

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    The proposed dual-axis classification distinguishes between metabolic and mechanical exercise dimensions for better data interpretation.

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    Future research should utilize time-resolved inflammatory sampling and causal inference techniques to clarify exercise-induced cytokine responses.

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Divergent immune cascades activated by metabolic versus mechanical exercise intensity: revisiting cytokine heterogeneity in “moderate-intensity exercise”

  • by Jia-wen Wang, Jian-Jun Xun, Li-Na Jian

  • May 13, 2026

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