The acute effects of endurance exercise on epithelial integrity of the airways in athletes and non-athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Respiratory medicine Vol. 220; p. 107457
• Main Authors: Pourmanaf, Hadi, Nikoukheslat, Saeid, Sari-Sarraf, Vahid, Amirsasan, Ramin, Vakili, Javad, Mills, Dean E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Athletes; Exercise - physiology; Exercise Test - methods; Exercise Therapy; Humans; Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D

Acute endurance exercise may induce airway epithelium injury. However, the response of epithelial integrity markers of the airways including club cell secretory protein (CC16) and surfactant protein D (SP-D) to endurance exercise have not been systematically reviewed. Therefore, the aim of this syst...