(1.Institute of Physical Education, Yangzhou University,Yangzhou 225002, China;2.Institute of Physical Education and Health,East China Normal University,Shanhai 200062,China) Abstract: Apoptosis is an initiative cell death process that is controlled by gene and it is a kind of physiological cell death. Apoptosis has became one of study warm points and forward positions in biology and medicine. But in sports medicine it is just beginning of the study about effects of exercise on apoptosis in recent years. This paper reviewed some new progress about effects of exercise on apoptosis. Key words: apoptosis; exercise; muscle; immune system; myocardium |