Hong says this is a «clear and significant sign that the immune cells are
suppressing the inflammatory markers,» which may provide health benefits both in the short term and, when exercise is repeated regularly, the long term as well.
Several trials have demonstrated that the cardiomyocytes of rodents maintained on IER become more resilient to ischaemic injury induced by occlusion of the left coronary artery 18, 21, 29, which translated into improved long - term survival following such injury in one study.21 In addition, within these studies, associations have been found between the cardiovascular improvements and
markers of oxidative stress 24, 30,
inflammatory responses 18, 24, 29, 30 and increases in circulating levels of adiponectin.29 Collectively, these reported changes in biochemical and physiological cardiovascular risk factors would be expected to
suppress atherosclerotic development and preserve cardiovascular health.