Journal
MATURITAS
Volume 106, Issue -, Pages 48-56Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.09.003
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Inflammation; Immune system; Exercise; Mental health; Mood stress
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- Centre for Chronic Disease
- College of Health and Biomedicine, Victoria University, Australia
- Victoria University start-up funds
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There is a growing body of literature that recognizes the positive effects of exercise on mood states such as anxiety, stress and depression, through physiological and biochemical mechanisms, including endorphins, mitochondria, mammalian target of rapamycin, neurotransmitters and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, and via the thermogenic hypothesis. In addition, psychological mechanisms influence the effects of exercise on mood states, as suggested by both the distraction hypothesis and the self-efficacy hypothesis. Exercise has also been shown to reduce inflammation via several different processes (inflammation, cytokines, toll-like receptors, adipose tissue and via the vagal tone), which can contribute to better health outcomes in people suffering from mood disorders.
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