2026-04-29T04:38:33Zhttps://uvadoc.uva.es/oai/requestoai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/584672024-12-13T12:10:46Zcom_10324_1133com_10324_931com_10324_894col_10324_1209
Fernández Lázaro, Diego
González Bernal, Jerónimo J.
Sánchez Serrano, Nerea
Jiménez Navascues, María Lourdes
Ascaso del Río, Ana
Mielgo Ayuso, Juan Francisco
2023-02-02T10:00:28Z
2023-02-02T10:00:28Z
2020
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020, Vol.17, Nº. 22, 8496
1661-7827
https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58467
10.3390/ijerph17228496
8496
22
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
17
1660-4601
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel coronavirus not previously recognized in humans until late 2019. On 31 December 2019, a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unspecified etiology was reported to the World Health Organization in China. The availability of adequate SARS-CoV-2 drugs is also limited, and the efficacy and safety of these drugs for COVID-2019 pneumonia patients need to be assessed by further clinical trials. For these reasons, there is a need for other strategies against COVID-19 that are capable of prevention and treatment. Physical exercise has proven to be an effective therapy for most chronic diseases and microbial infections with preventive/therapeutic benefits, considering that exercise involves primary immunological mediators and/or anti-inflammatory properties. This review aimed to provide an insight into how the implementation of a physical exercise program against COVID-19 may be a useful complementary tool for prevention, which can also enhance recovery, improve quality of life, and provide immune protection against SARS-CoV-2 virus infection in the long term. In summary, physical exercise training exerts immunomodulatory effects, controls the viral gateway, modulates inflammation, stimulates nitric oxide synthesis pathways, and establishes control over oxidative stress.
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Atribución 4.0 Internacional
COVID-19 (enfermedad)
Ejercicio físico
Medical care
Immune system
Inflammation
Oxidative stress
Physical exercise as a multimodal tool for COVID-19: Could it be used as a preventive strategy?
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