Effects of exercise on antibody production

Figure 1 Exercise enhances survival rate in mice infected with Salmonella typhimurium. Mice voluntarily trained on exercise wheels for 16-18 d (EX) and were infected with Salmonella typhimurium. These EX mice exhibited a small but significant increase in survival rate (34/77) compared with sedentary control (Non-EX) mice (23/79) after 7 d (Modified from Cannon et al[3]). EX: Exercise; Non-EX: Non-exercise.

Figure 2 Effects of physical training on the murine immunological response. Serum IgG levels in active (exercise) and control (non-exercise) mice. Arrows indicate the time of immunization. ¹Significant difference between Exercise and Non-Exercise groups (Modified from Douglass[1]).

Figure 3 Clearance of radiolabeled IgGs from active (black circles) and sedentary (white circles) mice (Modified from Suzuki et al[12]). *Significant difference between active and sedentary mice.