PMID- 16823363 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20061201 LR - 20171116 IS - 0022-4707 (Print) IS - 0022-4707 (Linking) VI - 46 IP - 2 DP - 2006 Jun TI - Effect of a periodized exercise training and active recovery program on antitumor activity and development of dendritic cells. PG - 307-14 AB - AIM: Dendritic cells (DCs) are potent antigen-presenting cells that promote antitumor immunity in vivo when pulsed with tumor antigen. No studies have indicated that exercise training affects DC function. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a 5-week periodized exercise training and active recovery program on the development of DCs, and to test their effect on the antitumor immunity of mononuclear cells (MNC) from blood and spleen against human leukemic U937 and murine lymphoma Yac-1 cells, respectively. METHODS: Male Fisher 344 rats were divided into 2 groups: exercise and non-exercise group. The training protocol consisted of running on a motor-driven treadmill 6 days a week for consecutive 5 weeks, during which the running time, treadmill speed, and incline gradient were increased weekly. Active recovery parameters were set at 30% of the intensity of the previous day. RESULTS: DC numbers increased significantly (P<0.05) in the exercise group compared to controls, but there were no significant changes in the expression of surface antigens CD80 and CD86. In exercise group MNC-conditioned medium (CM) prepared with 50 microg/mL phytohemagglutinin (PHA) significantly inhibited proliferation of U937 cells, and splenocyte-CM with PHA at 20 and 40 microg/mL significantly inhibited proliferation of YAC-1 cells greater than control group. CONCLUSIONS: The 5-week periodized exercise training with active recovery promotes the number of DCs and enhances the activity of DCs against tumor cells. FAU - Liao, H F AU - Liao HF AD - Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. FAU - Chiang, L M AU - Chiang LM FAU - Yen, C C AU - Yen CC FAU - Chen, Y Y AU - Chen YY FAU - Zhuang, R R AU - Zhuang RR FAU - Lai, L Y AU - Lai LY FAU - Chiang, J AU - Chiang J FAU - Chen, Y J AU - Chen YJ LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Italy TA - J Sports Med Phys Fitness JT - The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness JID - 0376337 RN - 0 (B7-1 Antigen) RN - 0 (B7-2 Antigen) RN - 0 (Culture Media, Conditioned) RN - 0 (Phytohemagglutinins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - B7-1 Antigen/analysis MH - B7-2 Antigen/analysis MH - Blood MH - Cell Count MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Culture Media, Conditioned MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology MH - *Exercise Therapy MH - Humans MH - Leukemia/*immunology/pathology MH - Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology MH - Lymphoma/*immunology/pathology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Phytohemagglutinins/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred F344 MH - Running/physiology MH - Spleen/immunology/pathology MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - U937 Cells EDAT- 2006/07/11 09:00 MHDA- 2006/12/09 09:00 CRDT- 2006/07/11 09:00 PHST- 2006/07/11 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/12/09 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/07/11 09:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2006 Jun;46(2):307-14.