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Green DJ, Chasland LC, Naylor LH, Yeap BB. New Horizons: Testosterone or Exercise for Cardiometabolic Health in Older Men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 108:2141-2153. [PMID: 36964918 PMCID: PMC10438896 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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Middle-aged and older men have typically accumulated comorbidities, are increasingly sedentary, and have lower testosterone concentrations (T) compared to younger men. Reduced physical activity (PA) and lower T both are associated with, and may predispose to, metabolically adverse changes in body composition, which contribute to higher risks of cardiometabolic disease. Exercise improves cardiometabolic health, but sustained participation is problematic. By contrast, rates of T prescription have increased, particularly in middle-aged and older men without organic diseases of the hypothalamus, pituitary, or testes, reflecting the unproven concept of a restorative hormone that preserves health. Two recent large randomized trials of T, and meta-analyses of randomized trials, did not show a signal for adverse cardiovascular (CV) events, and T treatment on a background of lifestyle intervention reduced type 2 diabetes by 40% in men at high risk. Men with both higher endogenous T and higher PA levels have lower CV risk, but causality remains unproven. Exercise training interventions improve blood pressure and endothelial function in middle-aged and older men, without comparable benefits or additive effects of T treatment. Therefore, exercise training improves cardiometabolic health in middle-aged and older men when effectively applied as a supervised regimen incorporating aerobic and resistance modalities. Treatment with T may have indirect cardiometabolic benefits, mediated via favorable changes in body composition. Further evaluation of T as a pharmacological intervention to improve cardiometabolic health in aging men could consider longer treatment durations and combination with targeted exercise programs.
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- Daniel J Green
- School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science), The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science), The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
- Allied Health Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA, 6150, Australia
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- School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science), The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
- Allied Health Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA, 6150, Australia
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- Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, WA, 6150, Australia
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Ho CC, Nfor ON, Chen YT, Lin CF, Lu WY, Wu MC, Lin CC, Liaw YP. Jogging and weight training associated with increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in Taiwanese adults. J Int Soc Sports Nutr 2022; 19:664-676. [DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2022.2145232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Chien-Chang Ho
- Department of Physical Education, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan
- Research and Development Center for Physical Education, Health, and Information Technology, College of Education, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan
- Sports Medicine Center, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health and Institute of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health and Institute of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Office of Physical Education, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health and Institute of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Liu Y, Sun Z, Chen T, Yang C. Does exercise training improve the function of vascular smooth muscle? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Res Sports Med 2021; 30:577-592. [PMID: 33870820 DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2021.1917408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We aimed to determine the effects of exercise training on the function of vascular smooth muscle cells. PubMed and Web of Science about the effects of exercise training on vascular smooth muscle cells were searched up to August 2020. The effect sizes were estimated in terms of the standardized mean difference. The number of studies included was thirty-five overall. Exercise training had positive effects on vascular smooth muscle cells function in participants older than 40. Effect sizes for HIGH intensity and MIX were positive but small, and also when training duration was longer than 12 weeks. We concluded that vascular smooth muscle cells response can be promoted by exercise training. Vigorous aerobic exercise and mixture training modality were the best ways to promote the dilation response of vascular smooth muscle cells. Additionally, the significant improvement induced by exercise training only occurred when training lasted for longer than 12 weeks.
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- Yujia Liu
- Institute of Physical Education, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Physical Education, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Physical Education, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Sports and Health, Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Chasland LC, Yeap BB, Maiorana AJ, Chan YX, Maslen BA, Cooke BR, Dembo L, Naylor LH, Green DJ. Testosterone and exercise: effects on fitness, body composition, and strength in middle-to-older aged men with low-normal serum testosterone levels. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2021; 320:H1985-H1998. [PMID: 33739155 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00010.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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As men age, serum testosterone (T) concentrations decrease, as do fitness, strength, and lean mass. Whether testosterone treatment confers additive benefit to reverse these changes when combined with exercise training in middle-to-older aged men remains unclear. We assessed the effects of T treatment and exercise, alone and in combination, on aerobic capacity (V̇o2peak), body composition, and muscular strength in men 50-70 yr, waist circumference ≥95 cm and low-normal serum T (6-14 nmol·L-1). Participants (n = 80) were randomized to AndroForte5 (testosterone 5.0% wt/vol, 100 mg/2 mL) cream (T), or matching placebo (P), applied transdermally daily, and supervised center-based exercise (Ex) or no additional exercise (NEx), for 12-wk. Exercise increased V̇o2peak and strength versus nonexercise (V̇o2peak: T + Ex: +2.5 mL·kg-1·min-1, P + Ex: +3.2 mL·kg-1·min-1, P < 0.001; leg press: T + Ex: +31 kg, P + Ex: +24 kg, P = 0.006). T treatment did not affect V̇o2peak or strength. Exercise decreased total (T + Ex: -1.7, P + Ex: -2.3 kg, P < 0.001) and visceral fat (T + Ex: -0.1 kg, P + Ex: -0.3 kg, P = 0.003), and increased total (T + Ex: +1.4 kg, P + Ex: +0.7 kg, P = 0.008) and arm lean mass (T + Ex: +0.5 kg, P + Ex: +0.3 kg, P = 0.024). T treatment did not affect total or visceral fat, but increased total (T + Ex: +1.4 kg, T + NEx: +0.7 kg, P = 0.015), leg (T + Ex: +0.3 kg, T + NEx: +0.2 kg, P = 0.024), and arm lean mass (T + Ex: +0.5 kg, T + NEx: +0.2 kg, P = 0.046). T + Ex increased arm lean mass (T + Ex: +0.5 kg vs. P + NEx: -0.0 kg, P = 0.001) and leg strength (T + Ex: +31 kg vs. P + NEx: +12 kg, P = 0.032) compared with P + NEx, with no other additive effects. Exercise training was more effective than T treatment in increasing aerobic capacity and decreasing total and visceral fat mass. T treatment at therapeutic doses increased lean mass but conferred limited additional benefit when combined with exercise. Exercise should be evaluated as an antiaging intervention in preference to testosterone treatment in men.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We illustrate that exercise training generates superior outcomes to testosterone treatment for improving aerobic fitness, muscular strength, and total and visceral fat mass in men 50-70 yr with low-normal serum testosterone concentrations. Adding testosterone treatment to exercise did not provide any additive benefit for these variables. Testosterone treatment alone and exercise alone had similar impacts on lean mass. Therefore, men unable to exercise may obtain benefit from testosterone treatment alone to improve lean mass.
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- Lauren C Chasland
- School of Human Sciences, Exercise and Sport Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,Allied Health Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Allied Health Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Human Sciences, Exercise and Sport Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation Unit, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Human Sciences, Exercise and Sport Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,Allied Health Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Human Sciences, Exercise and Sport Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Chasland LC, Naylor LH, Yeap BB, Maiorana AJ, Green DJ. Testosterone and Exercise in Middle-to-Older Aged Men: Combined and Independent Effects on Vascular Function. Hypertension 2021; 77:1095-1105. [PMID: 33611937 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.120.16411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Lauren C Chasland
- School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science) (L.C.C., L.H.N., D.J.G.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
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- School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science) (L.C.C., L.H.N., D.J.G.), The University of Western Australia, Perth.,Allied Health Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth (L.C.C., L.H.N., A.J.M.)
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- Medical School (B.B.Y.), The University of Western Australia, Perth.,Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia (B.B.Y.)
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- Allied Health Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth (L.C.C., L.H.N., A.J.M.).,and School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia (A.J.M.)
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- School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science) (L.C.C., L.H.N., D.J.G.), The University of Western Australia, Perth
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Gunnarsson TP, Ehlers TS, Baasch-Skytte T, Lund AP, Tamariz-Ellemann A, Gliemann L, Nyberg M, Bangsbo J. Hypertension is associated with blunted NO-mediated leg vasodilator responsiveness that is reversed by high-intensity training in postmenopausal women. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2020; 319:R712-R723. [PMID: 33074013 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00170.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
The menopausal transition is associated with increased prevalence of hypertension, and in time, postmenopausal women (PMW) will exhibit a cardiovascular disease risk score similar to male counterparts. Hypertension is associated with vascular dysfunction, but whether hypertensive (HYP) PMW have blunted nitric oxide (NO)-mediated leg vasodilator responsiveness and whether this is reversible by high-intensity training (HIT) is unknown. To address these questions, we examined the leg vascular conductance (LVC) in response to femoral infusion of acetylcholine (ACh) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and skeletal muscle markers of oxidative stress and NO bioavailability before and after HIT in PMW [12.9 ± 6.0 (means ± SD) years since last menstrual cycle]. We hypothesized that ACh- and SNP-induced LVC responsiveness was reduced in hypertensive compared with normotensive (NORM) PMW and that 10 wk of HIT would reverse the blunted LVC response and decrease blood pressure (BP). Nine hypertensive (HYP (clinical systolic/diastolic BP, 149 ± 11/91 ± 83 mmHg) and eight normotensive (NORM (122 ± 13/75 ± 8 mmHg) PMW completed 10 wk of biweekly small-sided floorball training (4-5 × 3-5 min interspersed by 1-3-min rest periods). Before training, the SNP-induced change in LVC was lower (P < 0.05) in HYP compared with in NORM. With training, the ACh- and SNP-induced change in LVC at maximal infusion rates, i.e., 100 and 6 µg·min-1·kg leg mass-1, respectively, improved (P < 0.05) in HYP only. Furthermore, training decreased (P < 0.05) clinical systolic/diastolic BP (-15 ± 11/-9 ± 7 mmHg) in HYP and systolic BP (-10 ± 9 mmHg) in NORM. Thus, the SNP-mediated LVC responsiveness was blunted in HYP PMW and reversed by a period of HIT that was associated with a marked decrease in clinical BP.
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- Thomas P Gunnarsson
- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Gunnarsson TP, Ehlers TS, Fiorenza M, Nyberg M, Bangsbo J. Essential hypertension is associated with blunted smooth muscle cell vasodilator responsiveness and is reversed by 10-20-30 training in men. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2020; 318:C1252-C1263. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00047.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Essential hypertension is associated with impairments in vascular function and sympathetic nerve hyperactivity; however, the extent to which the lower limbs are affected remains unclear. We examined the leg vascular responsiveness to infusion of acetylcholine (ACh), sodium nitroprusside (SNP), and phenylephrine (PEP) in 10 hypertensive men [HYP: age 59.5 ± 9.7 (means ± SD) yr; clinical and nighttime blood pressure: 142 ± 10/86 ± 10 and 141 ± 11/83 ± 6 mmHg, respectively; and body mass index (BMI): 29.2 ± 4.0 kg/m2] and 8 age-matched normotensive counterparts (NORM: age 57.9 ± 10.8 yr; clinical and nighttime blood pressure: 128 ± 9/78 ± 7 and 116 ± 3/69 ± 3 mmHg, respectively; and BMI: 26.3 ± 3.1 kg/m2). The vascular responsiveness was evaluated before and after 6 wk of 10-20-30 training, consisting of 3 × 5 × 10-s sprint followed by 30 and 20 s of low- to moderate-intensity cycling, respectively, interspersed by 3 min of rest. Before training, the vascular responsiveness to infusion of SNP was lower ( P < 0.05) in HYP compared with NORM, with no difference in the responsiveness to infusion of ACh and PEP. The vascular responsiveness to infusion of SNP and ACh improved ( P < 0.05) with training in HYP, with no change in NORM. With training, intra-arterial systolic blood pressure decreased ( P < 0.05) by 9 mmHg in both HYP and NORM whereas diastolic blood pressure decreased (5 mmHg; P < 0.05) in HYP only. We provide here the first line of evidence in humans that smooth muscle cell vasodilator responsiveness is blunted in the lower limbs of hypertensive men. This impairment can be reversed by 10-20-30 training, which is an effective intervention to improve the responsiveness of smooth muscle cells in men with essential hypertension.
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- Thomas P. Gunnarsson
- Section of Integrative Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Integrative Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Integrative Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Integrative Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Integrative Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Török M, Monori-Kiss A, Pál É, Horváth E, Jósvai A, Merkely P, Barta BA, Mátyás C, Oláh A, Radovits T, Merkely B, Ács N, Nádasy GL, Várbíró S. Long-term exercise results in morphological and biomechanical changes in coronary resistance arterioles in male and female rats. Biol Sex Differ 2020; 11:7. [PMID: 32051031 PMCID: PMC7017613 DOI: 10.1186/s13293-020-0284-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Biomechanical remodeling of coronary resistance arteries in physiological left ventricular hypertrophy has not yet been analyzed, and the possible sex differences are unknown. Methods Wistar rats were divided into four groups: male and female sedentary controls (MSe and FSe) and male and female animals undergoing a 12-week intensive swim training program (MEx and FEx). On the last day, the in vitro contractility, endothelium-dependent dilatation, and biomechanical properties of the intramural coronary resistance arteries were investigated by pressure microarteriography. Elastica and collagen remodeling were studied in histological sections. Results A similar outer radius and reduced inner radius resulted in an elevated wall to lumen ratio in the MEx and FEx animals compared to that in the sedentary controls. The wall elastic moduli increased in the MEx and FEx rats. Spontaneous and TxA2 agonist-induced tone was increased in the FEx animals, whereas endothelium-dependent relaxation became more effective in MEx rats. Arteries of FEx rats had stronger contraction, while arteries of MEx animals had improved dilation. Conclusions According to our results, the coronary arterioles adapted to an elevated load during long-term exercise, and this adaptation depended on sex. It is important to emphasize that in addition to differences, we also found many similarities between the sexes in the adaptive response to exercise. The observed sport adaptation in the coronary resistance arteries of rats may contribute to a better understanding of the physiological and pathological function of these arteries in active and retired athletes of different sexes.
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- Marianna Török
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Üllői u. 78/a, Budapest, 1082, Hungary.
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- Institute of Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Tűzoltó u. 37-47, Budapest, 1094, Hungary
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- Institute of Clinical Experimental Research, Semmelweis University, Tűzoltó u. 37-47, Budapest, 1094, Hungary
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Üllői u. 78/a, Budapest, 1082, Hungary
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital, Róbert Károly körút 44, Budapest, 1134, Hungary
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Üllői u. 78/a, Budapest, 1082, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u 68, Budapest, 1122, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u 68, Budapest, 1122, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u 68, Budapest, 1122, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u 68, Budapest, 1122, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u 68, Budapest, 1122, Hungary
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Üllői u. 78/a, Budapest, 1082, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University, Tűzoltó u 37-47, Budapest, 1094, Hungary
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Üllői u. 78/a, Budapest, 1082, Hungary
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Rech A, Botton CE, Lopez P, Quincozes-Santos A, Umpierre D, Pinto RS. Effects of short-term resistance training on endothelial function and inflammation markers in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial. Exp Gerontol 2019; 118:19-25. [PMID: 30611727 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of 12-weeks of strength training on endothelial function and inflammatory markers in elderly individuals with T2DM. METHODS Forty-four elderly patients with T2DM were screened for participation. After completion of the baseline assessment, participants were randomly assigned to either the resistance training group (RT) or an active control group (AC). Inflammatory (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, IL-10 and CRP) and blood lipid profiles, glycated hemoglobin, basal artery diameter and flow mediated dilation were evaluated before and after the intervention. Comparisons between groups were obtained from the generalized estimation equation and all tests were two-tailed and the alpha level for significance set at 0.05. RESULTS TNF-α and IL-1β were decreased in both groups, while no interactions were found for flow mediated dilation and basal artery diameter. No significant differences were found for blood lipid profile and glycated hemoglobin for both groups after the intervention period. CONCLUSIONS No significant changes were found between the RT and AC groups, regarding inflammatory profile and endothelial function, which does not prove the superiority of this intervention model in the studied period.
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- Anderson Rech
- Life Sciences Center, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS 95070-560, Brazil; Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Phisiotherapy and Dance, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90690-200, Brazil.
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- Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Phisiotherapy and Dance, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90690-200, Brazil; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (IATS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-007, Brazil
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- Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Phisiotherapy and Dance, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90690-200, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, Bairro Santa Cecília, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-003, Brazil
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, National Institute of Science and Technology for Health Technology Assessment (IATS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-007, Brazil
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- Exercise Research Laboratory, School of Physical Education, Phisiotherapy and Dance, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 90690-200, Brazil
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Williamson PJ, Atkinson G, Batterham AM. Inter-individual differences in weight change following exercise interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Obes Rev 2018; 19:960-975. [PMID: 29701297 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Previous reports of substantial inter-individual differences in weight change following an exercise intervention are often based solely on the observed responses in the intervention group. Therefore, we aimed to quantify the magnitude of inter-individual differences in exercise-mediated weight change. We synthesized randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of structured, supervised exercise interventions. Fourteen electronic databases were searched for relevant studies published up to March 2017. Search terms focused on structured training, RCTs and body weight. We then sifted these results for those RCTs (n = 12, 1500 participants) that included relevant comparator group data. Standard deviations (SDs) of weight change were extracted, thereby allowing the SD for true inter-individual differences in weight loss to be calculated for each study. Using a random effects meta-analysis, the pooled SD (95% CI) for true individual responses was 0.8 (-0.9 to 1.4) kg. The 95% prediction interval (based on 2SDs) for true inter-individual responses was -2.8 to 3.6 kg. The probability (% chance) that the true individual response variability would be clinically meaningful (>2.5 kg) in a future study in similar settings was 23% ('unlikely'). Therefore, we conclude that evidence is limited for the notion that there are clinically important individual differences in exercise-mediated weight change.
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- P J Williamson
- Health and Social Care Institute, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Health and Social Care Institute, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Health and Social Care Institute, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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Dao E, Hsiung GYR, Liu-Ambrose T. The role of exercise in mitigating subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment. J Neurochem 2017; 144:582-594. [PMID: 28833160 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.14153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment (SIVCI) is the most preventable form of cognitive dysfunction. There is converging evidence from animal and human studies that indicate vascular injury as the primary cause of SIVCI. Currently, there are no curative pharmaceutical treatments for vascular dementia; however, exercise may be a promising strategy to combat SIVCI. This review will focus on the role of exercise as a strategy to prevent or slow the progression of SIVCI, with particular emphasis on the mechanisms by which exercise may improve cerebrovascular function. We propose that exercise may be an effective strategy to combat SIVCI by improving cognitive function, increasing the bioavailability of neurotrophins, stimulating endothelial function, and controlling vascular risk factors. This article is part of the Special Issue "Vascular Dementia".
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- Elizabeth Dao
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada.,Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, UBC, Vancouver, Canada
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- Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, UBC, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, UBC, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada.,Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, UBC, Vancouver, Canada.,Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada
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Green DJ, Hopman MTE, Padilla J, Laughlin MH, Thijssen DHJ. Vascular Adaptation to Exercise in Humans: Role of Hemodynamic Stimuli. Physiol Rev 2017; 97:495-528. [PMID: 28151424 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00014.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 429] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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On the 400th anniversary of Harvey's Lumleian lectures, this review focuses on "hemodynamic" forces associated with the movement of blood through arteries in humans and the functional and structural adaptations that result from repeated episodic exposure to such stimuli. The late 20th century discovery that endothelial cells modify arterial tone via paracrine transduction provoked studies exploring the direct mechanical effects of blood flow and pressure on vascular function and adaptation in vivo. In this review, we address the impact of distinct hemodynamic signals that occur in response to exercise, the interrelationships between these signals, the nature of the adaptive responses that manifest under different physiological conditions, and the implications for human health. Exercise modifies blood flow, luminal shear stress, arterial pressure, and tangential wall stress, all of which can transduce changes in arterial function, diameter, and wall thickness. There are important clinical implications of the adaptation that occurs as a consequence of repeated hemodynamic stimulation associated with exercise training in humans, including impacts on atherosclerotic risk in conduit arteries, the control of blood pressure in resistance vessels, oxygen delivery and diffusion, and microvascular health. Exercise training studies have demonstrated that direct hemodynamic impacts on the health of the artery wall contribute to the well-established decrease in cardiovascular risk attributed to physical activity.
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- Daniel J Green
- School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia; Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Physiology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Child Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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McLay KM, Gilbertson JE, Pogliaghi S, Paterson DH, Murias JM. Vascular responsiveness measured by tissue oxygen saturation reperfusion slope is sensitive to different occlusion durations and training status. Exp Physiol 2016; 101:1309-1318. [PMID: 27430198 DOI: 10.1113/ep085843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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What is the central question of this study? Is the near-infrared spectroscopy-derived measure of tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) reperfusion slope sensitive to a range of ischaemic conditions, and do differences exist between trained and untrained individuals? What is the main finding and its importance? The StO2 reperfusion rate is sensitive to different occlusion durations, and changes in the reperfusion slope in response to a variety of ischaemic challenges can be used to detect differences between two groups. These data indicate that near-infrared spectroscopy-derived measures of StO2, specifically the reperfusion slope following a vascular occlusion, can be used as a sensitive measure of vascular responsiveness. The reperfusion rate of near-infrared spectroscopy-derived measures of tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) represents vascular responsiveness. This study examined whether the reperfusion slope of StO2 is sensitive to different ischaemic conditions (i.e. a dose-response relationship) and whether differences exist between two groups of different fitness levels. Nine healthy trained (T; age 25 ± 3 years; maximal oxygen uptake 63.4 ± 6.7 ml kg-1 min-1 ) and nine healthy untrained men (UT; age 21 ± 1 years; maximal oxygen uptake 46.6 ± 2.5 ml kg-1 min-1 ) performed a series of vascular occlusion tests of different durations (30 s, 1, 2, 3 and 5 min), each separated by 30 min. The StO2 was measured over the tibialis anterior using near-infrared spectroscopy, with the StO2 reperfusion slope calculated as the upslope during 10 s following cuff release. The reperfusion slope was steeper in T compared with UT at all occlusion durations (P < 0.05). For the T group, the reperfusion slopes for 30 s and 1 min occlusions were less than for all longer durations (P < 0.05). The reperfusion slope following 2 min occlusion was similar to that for 3 min (P > 0.05), but both were less steep than for 5 min of occlusion. In UT, the reperfusion slope at 30 s was smaller than for all longer occlusion durations (P < 0.05), and 1 min occlusion resulted in a reperfusion slope that was less steep than following 2 and 3 min (P < 0.05), albeit not different from 5 min (P > 0.05). The present study demonstrated that the reperfusion rate of StO2 is sensitive to different occlusion durations, and that changes in the reperfusion rate in response to a variety of ischaemic challenges can be used to detect differences in vascular responsiveness between trained and untrained groups.
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- Kaitlin M McLay
- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,School of Kinesiology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,School of Kinesiology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada. .,Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Silva CAD, Lopes Vasconcelos-Filho FS, Serafim M, Botura E, Rocha-e-Silva RCD, Pacheco C, Marques FAO, Melo SIL. EFFECT OF HIGH-INTENSITY EXERCISE ON ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH T2DM. REV BRAS MED ESPORTE 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/1517-869220162202151254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disease worldwide. Endothelial dysfunction characteristic of these patients is one of the major risk factors for atherosclerosis. Early diagnosis of endothelial dysfunction is essential for the treatment especially of non-invasive manner, such as flow mediated dilation. Physical exercise is capable of generating beneficial adaptations may improve endothelial function. Objective: Identify the effect of physical exercise, using the clinical technique of ultrasound in the assessment of the endothelial function of patients with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: Thirty-one patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or metabolic syndrome were studied, with a mean age (± SD) of 58±6 years, randomized into three groups. The training was performed for 50 minutes, four times a week. Before and after six weeks of training, subjects performed the endurance test and a study of the endothelial function of the brachial artery by high-resolution ultrasound. Results: After hyperemia, the percentage of arterial diameter was significantly higher for the high-intensity group (HI before = 2.52±2.85mm and after = 31.81±12.21mm; LI before = 3.23±3.52mm and after = 20.61±7.76mm; controls before = 3.56±2.33mm and after = 2.43±2.14mm; p<0.05). Conclusions: The high-intensity aerobic training improved the vasodilatation response-dependent endothelium, recorded by ultrasound, in patients with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
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Nourse SE, Olson I, Popat RA, Stauffer KJ, Vu CN, Berry S, Kazmucha J, Ogareva O, Couch SC, Urbina EM, Tierney ESS. Live Video Diet and Exercise Intervention in Overweight and Obese Youth: Adherence and Cardiovascular Health. J Pediatr 2015; 167:533-9.e1. [PMID: 26154402 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate adherence of overweight and obese adolescents to a live video lifestyle intervention. The impact on vascular and functional health was also assessed. STUDY DESIGN Twenty adolescents 14.5 ± 2.1 years of age with body mass index z-score 1.94 ± 0.43 were enrolled. The 12-week intervention included 3-times-weekly videoconference sessions with a trainer and weekly diet consultations. Adherence was evaluated by completion rate and percentage of sessions attended. Vascular health indices and traditional cardiovascular risk factors were obtained at baseline and study end. RESULTS Seventeen participants (85%) completed the intervention. The participants attended 93 ± 11% of scheduled sessions. Reasons for absences included illness/injury (23%), school activities (21%), holidays (18%), forgetting the appointment (8%), Internet connectivity issues (7%), and family emergency (7%). Significant changes were observed in waist-hip ratio (0.87 ± 0.08 vs 0.84 ± 0.08, P = .03), total (159 ± 27 vs 147 ± 23 mg/dL, P = .004) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (91 ± 20 vs 81 ± 18 mg/dL, P = .004), volume of inspired oxygen per heartbeat at peak exercise (69 ± 16 vs 72 ± 15%, P = .01), and functional movement score (13 ± 2 vs 17 ± 1, P < .001). Participants with abnormal vascular function at baseline showed improvement in endothelial function and arterial stiffness indices (P = .01 and P = .04, respectively). CONCLUSIONS A 12-week live video intervention promotes adherence among overweight and obese adolescents and shows promise for improving vascular and functional health. Integrating telehealth into preventive care has the potential to improve cardiovascular health in the youth at risk.
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- Susan E Nourse
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Ramos JS, Dalleck LC, Tjonna AE, Beetham KS, Coombes JS. The Impact of High-Intensity Interval Training Versus Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Vascular Function: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Med 2015; 45:679-92. [DOI: 10.1007/s40279-015-0321-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 290] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Koubaa A, Triki M, Trabelsi H, Masmoudi L, Zeghal KN, Sahnoun Z, Hakim A. Lung function profiles and aerobic capacity of adult cigarette and hookah smokers after 12 weeks intermittent training. Libyan J Med 2015; 10:26680. [PMID: 25694204 PMCID: PMC4332739 DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v10.26680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Revised: 01/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Pulmonary function is compromised in most smokers. Yet it is unknown whether exercise training improves pulmonary function and aerobic capacity in cigarette and hookah smokers and whether these smokers respond in a similar way as do non-smokers. AIM To evaluate the effects of an interval exercise training program on pulmonary function and aerobic capacity in cigarette and hookah smokers. METHODS Twelve cigarette smokers, 10 hookah smokers, and 11 non-smokers participated in our exercise program. All subjects performed 30 min of interval exercise (2 min of work followed by 1 min of rest) three times a week for 12 weeks at an intensity estimated at 70% of the subject's maximum aerobic capacity (VO2max). Pulmonary function was measured using spirometry, and maximum aerobic capacity was assessed by maximal exercise testing on a treadmill before the beginning and at the end of the exercise training program. RESULTS As expected, prior to the exercise intervention, the cigarette and hookah smokers had significantly lower pulmonary function than the non-smokers. The 12-week exercise training program did not significantly affect lung function as assessed by spirometry in the non-smoker group. However, it significantly increased both forced expiratory volume in 1 second and peak expiratory flow (PEF) in the cigarette smoker group, and PEF in the hookah smoker group. Our training program had its most notable impact on the cardiopulmonary system of smokers. In the non-smoker and cigarette smoker groups, the training program significantly improved VO2max (4.4 and 4.7%, respectively), v VO2max (6.7 and 5.6%, respectively), and the recovery index (7.9 and 10.5%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS After 12 weeks of interval training program, the increase of VO2max and the decrease of recovery index and resting heart rate in the smoking subjects indicated better exercise tolerance. Although the intermittent training program altered pulmonary function only partially, both aerobic capacity and life quality were improved. Intermittent training should be advised in the clinical setting for subjects with adverse health behaviors.
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- Abdessalem Koubaa
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
- Research Unit (EM2S), Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Cardio-Circulatory, Respiratory, and Hormonal Adaptations to Muscular Exercise, Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia;
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- Research Unit (EM2S), Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Research Unit (EM2S), Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Phillips SA, Mahmoud AM, Brown MD, Haus JM. Exercise interventions and peripheral arterial function: implications for cardio-metabolic disease. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2014; 57:521-34. [PMID: 25529367 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for the development of obesity and other cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD). Vascular endothelial dysfunction is a key event in the development of CVD and is associated with a sedentary lifestyle in otherwise healthy adults. In addition, vascular endothelial dysfunction may be exacerbated in sedentary individuals who are obese and insulin resistant, since excess body fat is associated with elevated levels of pro-atherogenic inflammatory adipokines and cytokines that reduce the nitric oxide (NO) and other upstream paracrine signaling substances which reduces vascular health. Since blood flow-related shear stress is a major stimulus to NO release from the endothelium, disturbed flow or low shear stress is the likely mechanism by which vascular endothelial function is altered with inactivity. Evidence shows that regular physical exercise has beneficial effects on CVD and the risk factors that promote peripheral arterial function and health. Both aerobic and resistance exercise training are generally believed to improve endothelial function and are commonly recommended for CV health, including the management of obesity, hypertension, and insulin resistance. However, many factors including age, disease status, and race appear to influence these outcomes. Although evidence supporting the health benefits of exercise is compelling, the optimum prescription (volume and intensity) and the exact mechanism underlying the effects of exercise training on arterial function and cardiometabolic risk has yet to be identified. The focus of this review will be on the evidence supporting exercise interventions for peripheral arterial function.
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- Shane A Phillips
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; Integrative Physiology Laboratory, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
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- Integrative Physiology Laboratory, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Integrative Physiology Laboratory, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Integrative Physiology Laboratory, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Exercise is a powerful therapy for preventing the onset of and slowing the progression of cardiovascular disease. Increased shear stress during exercise improves vascular homeostasis by both decreasing reactive oxygen species and increasing nitric oxide bioavailability in the endothelium. While these observations are well accepted as they apply to individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease, less is known about how exercise, especially intense exercise, affects vascular function in healthy individuals. This review highlights examples of how vascular function can paradoxically be impaired in otherwise healthy individuals by extreme levels of exercise, with a focus on the causative role that reactive oxygen species play in this impairment.
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- Matthew J Durand
- Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, and Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Endothelial function increases after a 16-week diet and exercise intervention in overweight and obese young women. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:327395. [PMID: 24772421 PMCID: PMC3977448 DOI: 10.1155/2014/327395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Weight loss improves endothelial function in overweight individuals. The effects of weight loss through combined aerobic and resistance training and caloric restriction on in vivo vascular measures and blood markers associated with the regulation of endothelial function have not been comprehensively examined. Therefore, we investigated brachial artery endothelial function and potential regulatory blood markers in twenty overweight women (30.3 ± 2.0 years) who participated in 16 weeks of aerobic (5 d/wk) and resistance training (2 d/wk) (combined: ≥250 kcal/d) and caloric restriction (−500 kcal/d versus requirement). Resting brachial artery flow mediated dilation (FMD) and circulating endothelin-1 (ET-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were assessed at baseline and following the intervention. Relative and absolute FMD increased (before: 4.0 ± 0.5% versus after: 6.9 ± 0.6%, P < 0.05, and before: 0.14 ± 0.02 mm versus after: 0.23 ± 0.02 mm, P < 0.05, resp.), while body mass decreased (before: 86.9 ± 2.4 kg versus after: 81.1 ± 2.4 kg, P < 0.05) following the intervention. There were no changes in either blood marker (IL-6: before: 1.5 ± 0.2 pg/mL versus after: 1.5 ± 0.1 pg/mL, P > 0.05, and ET-1: before: 0.55 ± 0.05 pg/mL versus after: 0.59 ± 0.09 pg/mL, P > 0.05). 16 weeks of combined aerobic/resistance training and diet-induced weight loss improved endothelial function in overweight and obese young women, but this increase was not associated with changes in blood markers of vasoconstriction or inflammation.
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Hsu WH, Hsu RWW, Lin ZR, Fan CH. Effects of circuit exercise and Tai Chi on body composition in middle-aged and older women. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2014; 15:282-8. [DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Wei-Hsiu Hsu
- Sports Medicine Center; Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chia Yi; Chang Gung University; Chia Yi Taiwan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chia Yi; Chang Gung University; Chia Yi Taiwan
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- Sports Medicine Center; Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chia Yi; Chang Gung University; Chia Yi Taiwan
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- Department of Athletic Sports; National Chung Cheng University; Chia Yi Taiwan
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- Sports Medicine Center; Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chia Yi; Chang Gung University; Chia Yi Taiwan
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Accumulated brisk walking reduces arterial stiffness in overweight adults: evidence from a randomized control trial. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 8:117-26. [PMID: 24534270 DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2013.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Revised: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Arterial stiffness is a major contributor to the development of atherosclerosis and consequently cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to examine whether 6 months of accumulated (3 × 10 minutes, 5 days/week) brisk walking was sufficient to reduce arterial stiffness in sedentary, overweight individuals. Seventy-seven individuals (19 men, 58 women; age, 30-55 years) were randomly allocated to one of three groups; two groups completed 30 minutes of accumulated walking with either monthly or weekly telephone support; the third group (control) performed stretching exercises. The walking groups were combined and telephone support included as a covariate. Anthropometry, blood pressure (BP), blood lipids, pulse wave velocity (PWV), and NOx (surrogate marker for nitric oxide) were measured at baseline, post-intervention and 4 months post-intervention. No changes were observed for anthropometry, BP, or lipids. However, at the end of the intervention, there was a decrease in PWV (P < .001) accompanied by an increase in NOx (P < .001), with changes maintained 4 months post-intervention. A strong negative correlation between PWV and NOx was also observed (P < .001; r = -0.65). A lifestyle approach to meeting current physical activity guidelines results in favorable alterations in arterial function in overweight individuals.
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The endothelium plays a critical role in the maintenance of cardiovascular health by producing nitric oxide and other vasoactive materials. Aging is associated with a gradual decline in this functional aspect of endothelial regulation of cardiovascular homeostasis. Indeed, age is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and is in part an important factor in the increased exponential mortality rates from vascular disease such as myocardial infarction and stroke that occurs in the ageing population. There are a number of mechanisms suggested to explain age-related endothelial dysfunction. However, recent scientific studies have advanced the notion of oxidative stress and inflammation as the two major risk factors underlying aging and age-related diseases. Regular physical activity, known to have a favorable effect on cardiovascular health, can also improve the function of the ageing endothelium by modulating oxidative stress and inflammatory processes, as we discuss in this paper.
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- Saeid Golbidi
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3
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Murias JM, Dey A, Campos OA, Estaki M, Hall KE, Melling CWJ, Noble EG. High-intensity endurance training results in faster vessel-specific rate of vasorelaxation in type 1 diabetic rats. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59678. [PMID: 23527249 PMCID: PMC3602035 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 02/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This study examined the effects of 6 weeks of moderate- (MD) and high-intensity endurance training (HD) and resistance training (RD) on the vasorelaxation responsiveness of the aorta, iliac, and femoral vessels in type 1 diabetic (D) rats. Vasorelaxation to acetylcholine was modeled as a mono-exponential function. A potential mediator of vasorelaxation, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (e-NOS) was determined by Western blots. Vessel lumen-to-wall ratios were calculated from H&E stains. The vasorelaxation time-constant (τ) (s) was smaller in control (C) (7.2±3.7) compared to D (9.1±4.4) and it was smaller in HD (5.4±1.5) compared to C, D, RD (8.3±3.7) and MD (8.7±3.8) (p<0.05). The rate of vasorelaxation (%·s−1) was larger in HD (2.7±1.2) compared to C (2.0±1.2), D (2.0±1.5), RD (2.0±1.0), and MD (2.0±1.2) (p<0.05). τ vasorelaxation was smaller in the femoral (6.9±3.7) and iliac (6.9±4.7) than the aorta (9.0±5.0) (p<0.05). The rate of vasorelaxation was progressively larger from the femoral (3.1±1.4) to the iliac (2.0±0.9) and to the aorta (1.3±0.5) (p<0.05). e-NOS content (% of positive control) was greater in HD (104±90) compared to C (71±64), D (85±65), RD (69±43), and MD (76±44) (p<0.05). e-NOS normalized to lumen-to-wall ratio (%·mm−1) was larger in the femoral (11.7±11.1) compared to the aorta (3.2±1.9) (p<0.05). Although vasorelaxation responses were vessel-specific, high-intensity endurance training was the most effective exercise modality in restoring the diabetes-related loss of vascular responsiveness. Changes in the vasoresponsiveness seem to be endothelium-dependent as evidenced by the greater e-NOS content in HD and the greater normalized e-NOS content in the smaller vessels.
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- Juan M. Murias
- School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Health Studies, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- School of Health Studies, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Lawson Health Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Zguira MS, Vincent S, Le Douairon Lahaye S, Malarde L, Tabka Z, Saïag B. Intense exercise training is not effective to restore the endothelial NO-dependent relaxation in STZ-diabetic rat aorta. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2013; 12:32. [PMID: 23399712 PMCID: PMC3599941 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-12-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine the effects of intense physical training on vascular function in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. We focused on the endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) induced by acetylcholine (ACh) and stable ADP adenosine-5'- O - (2-thiodiphosphate) (ADPβS). METHODS Control or diabetic male Wistar rats (n=44) were randomly assigned to sedentary or trained groups. The training program consisted in a regular period of running on a treadmill during 8 weeks (10° incline and up to 25 m/min, 60 min/day). The reactivity of isolated thoracic aorta rings of healthy, diabetic and/or trained has been tested. RESULTS ACh and ADPβS-induced EDR were observed in phenylephrine (PE) pre-contracted vessels. As compared to sedentary control group, diabetic rats showed an increase in PE-induced contraction and a decrease in ACh and ADPβS-induced EDR (p<0.05). Moreover, there were no increase in ACh and ADPβS-induced EDR in diabetic rats. N-Nitro-L-Arginine Methyl Ester inhibited the nitric oxide synthase in diabetic and control rats, thereby resulting in a strong inhibition of the EDR induced by ACh and ADPβS (10-6 M). CONCLUSION Diabetes induced an endothelium dysfunction. Nevertheless, our intense physical training was not effective to restore the aorta endothelial function.
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- Mohamed Sami Zguira
- Laboratory Movement Sport and Health Sciences, UFR APS University of Rennes 2, Avenue Charles Tillon, Rennes cedex, France.
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Spence AL, Carter HH, Naylor LH, Green DJ. A prospective randomized longitudinal study involving 6 months of endurance or resistance exercise. Conduit artery adaptation in humans. J Physiol 2012; 591:1265-75. [PMID: 23247114 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.247387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Abstract This randomized trial evaluated the impact of different exercise training modalities on the function and size of conduit arteries in healthy volunteers. Young (27 ± 5 years) healthy male subjects were randomized to undertake 6 months of either endurance training (ET; n = 10) or resistance training (RT; n = 13). High-resolution ultrasound was used to determine brachial, femoral and carotid artery diameter and wall thickness (IMT) and femoral and brachial flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and glyceryl trinitrate (GTN)-mediated dilatation. Improvements in peak oxygen uptake occurred with ET (from 3.6 ± 0.7 to 3.8 ± 0.6 l min(-1), P = 0.024) but not RT. Upper body muscular strength increased following RT (from 57.8 ± 17.7 to 69.0 ± 19.5 kg, P < 0.001), but not ET. Both groups exhibited increases in lean body mass (ET, 1.4 ± 1.8 kg and RT, 2.3 ± 1.3 kg, P < 0.05). Resistance training increased brachial artery resting diameter (from 3.8 ± 0.5 to 4.1 ± 0.4 mm, P < 0.05), peak FMD diameter (+0.2 ± 0.2 mm, P < 0.05) and GTN-mediated diameter (+0.3 ± 0.3 mm, P < 0.01), as well as brachial FMD (from 5.1 ± 2.2 to 7.0 ± 3.9%, P < 0.05). No improvements in any brachial parameters were observed following ET. Conversely, ET increased femoral artery resting diameter (from 6.2 ± 0.7 to 6.4 ± 0.6 mm, P < 0.05), peak FMD diameter (+0.4 ± 0.4 mm, P < 0.05) and GTN-induced diameter (+0.3 ± 0.3 mm, P < 0.05), as well as femoral FMD-to-GTN ratio (from 0.6 ± 0.3 to 1.1 ± 0.8, P < 0.05). Resistance training did not induce changes in femoral artery parameters. Carotid artery IMT decreased in response to both forms of training. These findings indicate that 6 months of supervised exercise training induced changes in brachial and femoral artery size and function and decreased carotid artery IMT. These impacts of both RT and ET would be expected to translate to decreased cardiovascular risk.
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- Angela L Spence
- School of Sport Science, Exercise & Health (M408), The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
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Bocalini DS, Lima LS, de Andrade S, Madureira A, Rica RL, Dos Santos RN, Serra AJ, Silva JA, Rodriguez D, Figueira A, Pontes FL. Effects of circuit-based exercise programs on the body composition of elderly obese women. Clin Interv Aging 2012; 7:551-6. [PMID: 23271901 PMCID: PMC3526879 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s33893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of circuit-based exercise on the body composition in obese older women by focusing on physical exercise and body weight (BW) gain control in older people. Methods Seventy older women (>60 years old) voluntarily took part in the study. Participants were randomized into six different groups according to body mass index (BMI): appropriate weight (AW) control (AWC) and trained (AWT) groups, overweight (OW) control (OWC) and trained (OWT) groups, and obesity (O) control (OC) and trained (OT) groups. The exercise program consisted of 50 minutes of exercise three times per week for 12 weeks. The exercises were alternated between upper and lower body using rest between sets for 40 seconds with intensity controlled by heart rate (70% of work). The contraction time established was 5 seconds to eccentric and concentric muscular action phase. The following anthropometric parameters were evaluated: height (m), body weight (BW, kg), body fat (BF, %), fat mass (FM, kg), lean mass (LM, kg), and BMI (kg/m2). Results The values (mean ± standard deviation [SD]) of relative changes to BW (−8.0% ± 0.8%), BF (−21.4% ± 2.1%), LM (3.0% ± 0.3%), and FM (−31.2% ± 3.0%) to the OT group were higher (P < 0.05) than in the AWT (BW: −2.0% ± 1.1%; BF: −4.6% ± 1.8%; FM: −7.0% ± 2.8%; LM: 0.2% ± 1.1%) and OWT (BW: −4.5% ± 1.0%; BF: −11.0% ± 2.2%; FM: −16.1% ± 3.2%; LM: −0.2% ± 1.0%) groups; additionally, no differences were found for C groups. While reduction (P < 0.03) in BMI according to absolute values was observed for all trained groups (AWT: 22 ± 1 versus 21 ± 1; OWT: 27 ± 1 versus 25 ± 1, OT: 34 ± 1 versus 30 ± 1) after training, no differences were found for C groups. Conclusion In summary, circuit-based exercise is an effective method for promoting reduction in anthropometrics parameters in obese older women.
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Ferreira ML, Sherrington C, Smith K, Carswell P, Bell R, Bell M, Nascimento DP, Máximo Pereira LS, Vardon P. Physical activity improves strength, balance and endurance in adults aged 40-65 years: a systematic review. J Physiother 2012; 58:145-56. [PMID: 22884181 DOI: 10.1016/s1836-9553(12)70105-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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QUESTION Can physical activity in adults aged 40-65 years enhance strength and balance and prevent falls? DESIGN Systematic review with meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. PARTICIPANTS Healthy adults aged 40-65 years. INTERVENTION Programs that involved the performance of any physical activity in community settings and workplaces. OUTCOME MEASURES Strength, balance, endurance, and falls rate. RESULTS Twenty-three eligible trials were identified and 17 of these were pooled in the meta-analyses. The meta-analysis of strength outcomes found a moderate effect of physical activity on strength (SMD=0.54, 95% CI 0.38 to 0.70). Larger effects were observed from programs that specifically targeted strength (SMD=0.68, 95% CI 0.49 to 0.87), when compared to those that did not (SMD=0.32, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.55). This difference was statistically significant (effect of strength in meta-regression p=0.045). Physical activity also had a moderate effect on both balance (SMD=0.52, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.79) and endurance (SMD=0.73, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.96). No trials reported effects of physical activity on falls soon after receiving the intervention. A statistically non-significant effect on falls 15 years after receiving a physical activity intervention was found in one trial (RR=0.82, 95% CI 0.53 to 1.26). CONCLUSIONS This review found that muscle strength, balance, and endurance can be improved by physical activity in people aged 40-65 years. There were bigger effects on muscle strength from programs that used resistance exercises, indicating the need to include a resistance training component if strength enhancement is the goal.
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There are alarming increases in the incidence of obesity, insulin resistance, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The risk of these diseases is significantly reduced by appropriate lifestyle modifications such as increased physical activity. However, the exact mechanisms by which exercise influences the development and progression of cardiovascular disease are unclear. In this paper we review some important exercise-induced changes in cardiac, vascular, and blood tissues and discuss recent clinical trials related to the benefits of exercise. We also discuss the roles of boosting antioxidant levels, consequences of epicardial fat reduction, increases in expression of heat shock proteins and endoplasmic reticulum stress proteins, mitochondrial adaptation, and the role of sarcolemmal and mitochondrial potassium channels in the contributing to the cardioprotection offered by exercise. In terms of vascular benefits, the main effects discussed are changes in exercise-induced vascular remodeling and endothelial function. Exercise-induced fibrinolytic and rheological changes also underlie the hematological benefits of exercise.
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The Relationship between Multiple Health Behaviours and Brachial Artery Reactivity. Int J Hypertens 2012; 2012:846819. [PMID: 22518294 PMCID: PMC3299268 DOI: 10.1155/2012/846819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background. The effects of smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle on endothelial function (EF) have only been examined separately. The relative contributions of these behaviours on EF have therefore not been compared. Purpose. To compare the relative associations between these four risk factors and brachial artery reactivity in the same sample. Methods. 328 patients referred for single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) exercise stress tests completed a nuclear-medicine-based forearm hyperaemic reactivity test. Self-reported exercise behaviour, smoking habits, and alcohol consumption were collected and waist circumference was measured. Results. Adjusting for relevant covariates, logistic regression analyses revealed that waist circumference, abstinence from alcohol, and past smoking significantly predicted poor brachial artery reactivity while physical activity did not. Only waist circumference predicted continuous variations in EF. Conclusions. Central adiposity, alcohol consumption, and smoking habits but not physical activity are each independent predictors of poor brachial artery reactivity in patients with or at high risk for cardiovascular disease.
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da Silva CA, Ribeiro JP, Canto JCAU, da Silva RE, Silva Junior GB, Botura E, Malschitzky MAR. High-intensity aerobic training improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in patients with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2012; 95:237-45. [PMID: 22041126 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2011] [Revised: 09/24/2011] [Accepted: 09/29/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to compare the effect of physical exercise program on the endothelial function of patients with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS Patients were randomized for high intensity aerobic training (HI: 80% maximum heart rate, n=10), low intensity aerobic training (LI: 55% of maximum heart rate, n=10) and control (n=11). Before and after 6 weeks of training, subjects performed the maximal exercise test and a study of the endothelial function, through a high resolution ultrasound of the brachial artery, which was assessed after reactive hyperemia (endothelium dependent vasodilation) and nitrate administration (endothelium independent vasodilation). RESULTS A total of 31 patients with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus were studied, with mean age of 58±6 years, The percentage diameter difference of the vessel after hyperemia was significantly higher for the high intensity group (HI before 2.52±2.85% and after 31.81±12.21%; LI before 3.23±3.52% and after 20.61±7.76%; controls before 3.56±2.33% and after 2.43±2.14%; p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS High intensity aerobic training improved the functional capability and endothelium dependent vasodilator response, but it does not improve the endothelium independent vasodilation in patients with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Carlos Alberto da Silva
- Institute of Physical Education and Sports, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
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For patients with heart failure (HF), dyspnea and fatigue resulting in diminished exercise tolerance are among the main factors that contribute to decreased social and physical functioning and quality of life. There has long been evidence to suggest that measures of cardiac function, such as ejection fraction and cardiac output, only poorly correlate with a patient's exercise capacity, indicating the involvement of factors other than those impacting central circulation. The lack of a close correlation between central hemodynamics and exercise tolerance has led to investigations into alterations in the periphery, such as abnormalities in vascular endothelial function, hyperactivation of the sympathetic nervous system, and changes in structure and oxidative capacity of skeletal muscle, which are commonly seen in patients with HF. Over the past 2 decades, numerous clinical trials have demonstrated the beneficial impact of exercise training on skeletal muscle energy metabolism, vascular function, and ventilatory capacity, which correlate with improvements in exercise tolerance, hospitalization rates, and quality of life of patients with HF. In accordance with recent guidelines established by the leading cardiology societies in the United States and Europe, physicians are urged to emphasize exercise training for all clinically stable patients with HF using individualized protocols that feature early mobilization after acute exacerbations of the disease and gradual increases in intensity.
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Padilla J, Simmons GH, Bender SB, Arce-Esquivel AA, Whyte JJ, Laughlin MH. Vascular effects of exercise: endothelial adaptations beyond active muscle beds. Physiology (Bethesda) 2011; 26:132-45. [PMID: 21670160 PMCID: PMC3286126 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00052.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Endothelial adaptations to exercise training are not exclusively conferred within the active muscle beds. Herein, we summarize key studies that have evaluated the impact of chronic exercise on the endothelium of vasculatures perfusing nonworking skeletal muscle, brain, viscera, and skin, concluding with discussion of potential mechanisms driving these endothelial adaptations.
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- Jaume Padilla
- Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
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Newcomer SC, Thijssen DHJ, Green DJ. Effects of exercise on endothelium and endothelium/smooth muscle cross talk: role of exercise-induced hemodynamics. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 111:311-20. [PMID: 21436465 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00033.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Physical activity, exercise training, and fitness are associated with decreased cardiovascular risk. In the context that a risk factor "gap" exists in the explanation for the beneficial effects of exercise on cardiovascular disease, it has recently been proposed that exercise generates hemodynamic stimuli which exert direct effects on the vasculature that are antiatherogenic. In this review we briefly introduce some of the in vitro and in vivo evidence relating exercise hemodynamic modulation and vascular adaptation. In vitro data clearly demonstrate the importance of shear stress as a potential mechanism underlying vascular adaptations associated with exercise. Supporting this is in vivo human data demonstrating that exercise-mediated shear stress induces localized impacts on arterial function and diameter. Emerging evidence suggests that exercise-related changes in hemodynamic stimuli other than shear stress may also be associated with arterial remodeling. Taken together, in vitro and in vivo data strongly imply that hemodynamic influences combine to orchestrate a response to exercise and training that regulates wall stress and peripheral vascular resistance and contributes to the antiatherogenic impacts of physical activity, fitness, and training.
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- S C Newcomer
- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Waller M, Miller J, Hannon J. Resistance Circuit Training: Its Application for the Adult Population. Strength Cond J 2011. [DOI: 10.1519/ssc.0b013e3181f45179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Morais PK, Campbell CSG, Sales MM, Motta DF, Moreira SR, Cunha VNC, Benford RE, Simões HG. Acute resistance exercise is more effective than aerobic exercise for 24h blood pressure control in type 2 diabetics. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2010; 37:112-7. [PMID: 21159536 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2010.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2010] [Revised: 08/10/2010] [Accepted: 08/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIM The study aimed to analyze blood pressure (BP) responses in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) over a 24h period following resistance (RES) and aerobic (AER) exercise. METHODS Ten adults with T2D (age: 55.8 ± 7.7 years; weight: 79.4 ± 14.0 kg; fasting glucose: 133.0 ± 36.7 mg.dL⁻¹) underwent: (1) AER: 20 min of cycling at 90% lactate threshold (90% LT); (2) RES: three laps of a circuit of six exercises with eight repetitions at 70% 1-RM and 40s of recovery; and (3) a control session of no exercise. Heart rate (HR), and systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP), mean arterial (MAP) and pulse (PP) BP, as well as lactataemia (Lac), VO(2), respiratory exchange ratio (RER) and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured at rest, during exercise and control (CON) periods, and 60min after interventions. After each session, BP was also monitored over a 24h period. RESULTS Peak Lac (RES: 6.4 ± 1.4mM; AER: 3.8 ± 1.2mM), RER (RES: 1.1 ± 0.1; AER: 0.9 ± 0.1) and RPE (RES: 14.0 ± 1.3; AER: 11.0 ± 2.3) were higher following the RES session (P < 0.05). Similar VO₂ (~70% VO(₂peak)) was reached during AER and RES sessions (14.0 ± 3.0 vs 14.3 ± 1.6 mL.kg.min⁻¹; P > 0.05). Compared with CON, only RES elicited post-exercise BP reduction that lasted 8h after exercise. Also, in comparison to pre-exercise rest, the BP dip during sleep was greater following RES (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION A single exercise bout decreases BP in T2D patients over a 24h period, with RES being more effective than AER exercise for BP control.
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- P K Morais
- Postgraduate Program on Physical Activity and Health, Catholic University of Brasilia-UCB, Brasília DF, EPTC, QS07, LT1s/n, Bloco G Sala 120-D, CEP 72030-170 Águas Claras Taguatinga, Brazil
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Green DJ, Spence A, Halliwill JR, Cable NT, Thijssen DHJ. Exercise and vascular adaptation in asymptomatic humans. Exp Physiol 2010; 96:57-70. [PMID: 20971800 DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2009.048694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Beneficial effects of exercise training on the vasculature have been consistently reported in subjects with cardiovascular risk factors or disease, whereas studies in apparently healthy subjects have been less uniform. In this review, we examine evidence pertaining to the impact of exercise training on conduit and resistance vessel function and structure in asymptomatic subjects. Studies of arterial function in vivo have mainly focused on the endothelial nitric oxide dilator system, which has generally been shown to improve following training. Some evidence suggests that the magnitude of benefit depends upon the intensity or volume of training and the relative impact of exercise on upregulation of dilator pathways versus effects of inflammation and/or oxidation. Favourable effects of training on autonomic balance, baroreflex function and brainstem modulation of sympathetic control have been reported, but there is also evidence that basal vasoconstrictor tone increases as a result of training such that improvements in intrinsic vasodilator function and arterial remodelling are counterbalanced at rest. Studies of compliance suggest increases in both the arterial and the venous sides of the circulation, particularly in older subjects. In terms of mechanisms, shear stress appears to be a key signal to improvement in vascular function, whilst increases in pulse pressure and associated haemodynamics during bouts of exercise may transduce vascular adaptation, even in vascular beds which are distant from the active muscle. Different exercise modalities are associated with idiosyncratic patterns of blood flow and shear stress, and this may have some impact on the magnitude of exercise training effects on arterial function and remodelling. Other studies support the theory that that there may be different time course effects of training on specific vasodilator and constrictor pathways. A new era of understanding of the direct impacts of exercise and training on the vasculature is evolving, and future studies will benefit greatly from technological advances which allow direct characterization of arterial function and structure.
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- Daniel J Green
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Henry Cotton Campus, 15-21 Webster Street, Liverpool, UK.
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Bemelmans RH, Coll B, Faber DR, Westerink J, Blommaert PP, Spiering W, Visseren FL. Vascular and metabolic effects of 12 days intensive walking to Santiago de Compostela. Atherosclerosis 2010; 212:621-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2010] [Revised: 06/02/2010] [Accepted: 06/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dobrosielski DA, Greenway FL, Welsh DA, Jazwinski SM, Welsch MA. Modification of vascular function after handgrip exercise training in 73- to 90-yr-old men. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2010; 41:1429-35. [PMID: 19516158 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e318199bef4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine the influence of a unilateral exercise training protocol on brachial artery reactivity (BAR) in 12 men (aged 81 +/- 5 yr). METHODS Brachial artery diameters and blood flow parameters were assessed, in both arms, using high-resolution ultrasonography, before and after 5 min of forearm occlusion, before and at the end of each week of a 4-wk training program. Training consisted of a unilateral handgrip training protocol (nondominant arm) at 60% of maximal voluntary handgrip strength, performed for 4 wk, 4 d x wk(-1), 20 min per session, and a cadence of one contraction per 4 s. RESULTS After training, handgrip strength increased 6.2% (baseline = 32.4 +/- 7.0 kg vs week 4 = 34.4 +/- 6.7 kg) in the trained arm only but failed to reach statistical significance (P = 0.10). No statistical changes were observed for blood pressure or resting HR. In contrast, BAR increased 45% (Pre = 2.9% vs Post = 4.1%, P = 0.05) in the trained arm only. Improvements in BAR were observed after the second week of training, without significant changes in the main vasodilatory trigger, defined as the relevant shear stimulus after forearm occlusion (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS These data indicate that a localized short-term exercise program results in significant improvements in vascular function in the trained arm of elderly men compared with the control arm. Furthermore, the findings indicate a statistically significant increase in BAR at the end of the second week of training, despite a similar trigger for dilation versus before training.
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Corrigendum. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2010. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.zdg-9212-corr.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Dengel DR, Bronas UG. The Role of Endothelial Dysfunction on Development and Progression of Atherosclerosis and Methods to Assess Vascular Function and Structure. Am J Lifestyle Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1177/1559827610368773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The endothelium was originally thought to be just a semipermeable barrier between the vessel wall and the bloodstream, but today we now realize that it is actually a highly active autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine organ. Researchers have also begun to realize that the endothelium plays a key role in the development of atherosclerosis as well as other diseases. This increased recognition has resulted in considerable effort by both researchers and clinicians to develop accurate and reliable methods to measure and track changes in both vascular structure and function. In addition, research interest has focused on various cardiovascular risk factors (eg, age, gender, obesity, physical inactivity) and the effect they have on vascular structure and function. In this review, the authors discuss different research and clinical methods to assess vascular structure and function as well as the effect of various cardiovascular risk factors on the endothelium and the vascular system. They also discuss the ability to modify vascular structure and function through various lifestyle modifications such as weight loss and exercise.
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- Donald R. Dengel
- School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
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- School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Thijssen DHJ, Maiorana AJ, O’Driscoll G, Cable NT, Hopman MTE, Green DJ. Impact of inactivity and exercise on the vasculature in humans. Eur J Appl Physiol 2010; 108:845-75. [PMID: 19943061 PMCID: PMC2829129 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1260-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The effects of inactivity and exercise training on established and novel cardiovascular risk factors are relatively modest and do not account for the impact of inactivity and exercise on vascular risk. We examine evidence that inactivity and exercise have direct effects on both vasculature function and structure in humans. Physical deconditioning is associated with enhanced vasoconstrictor tone and has profound and rapid effects on arterial remodelling in both large and smaller arteries. Evidence for an effect of deconditioning on vasodilator function is less consistent. Studies of the impact of exercise training suggest that both functional and structural remodelling adaptations occur and that the magnitude and time-course of these changes depends upon training duration and intensity and the vessel beds involved. Inactivity and exercise have direct "vascular deconditioning and conditioning" effects which likely modify cardiovascular risk.
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- Dick H. J. Thijssen
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Henry Cotton Campus, 15–21 Webster Street, Liverpool, L3 2ET UK
- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Service, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
- School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
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- Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Service, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Australia
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Henry Cotton Campus, 15–21 Webster Street, Liverpool, L3 2ET UK
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Henry Cotton Campus, 15–21 Webster Street, Liverpool, L3 2ET UK
- School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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The effect of 48 weeks of aerobic exercise training on cutaneous vasodilator function in post-menopausal females. Eur J Appl Physiol 2009; 108:1259-67. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1330-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Pahkala K, Heinonen OJ, Lagström H, Hakala P, Simell O, Viikari JSA, Rönnemaa T, Hernelahti M, Sillanmäki L, Raitakari OT. Vascular endothelial function and leisure-time physical activity in adolescents. Circulation 2008; 118:2353-9. [PMID: 19015403 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.791988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Exercise training improves endothelial function in high-risk adolescents, but the influence of habitual leisure-time physical activity on endothelial function in healthy adolescents is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Brachial artery flow-mediated endothelial function and physical activity habits were assessed in 483 adolescents (13 years of age) participating in an atherosclerosis prevention study (Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project for Children [STRIP]). Endothelial function was examined with ultrasound; physical activity was assessed with self-administered questionnaires. A leisure-time physical activity index was calculated by multiplying mean weekly leisure-time exercise intensity, duration, and frequency [boys, 31.2 +/- 23.0 MET h/wk (mean +/- SD); girls, 24.0 +/- 20.9 MET h/wk; P for gender difference=0.0003]. Maximum flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and total FMD response (the area under the dilatation curve 40 to 180 seconds after hyperemia) were calculated. In boys, maximum FMD and area under the dilatation curve 40 to 180 seconds after hyperemia were directly associated with leisure-time physical activity index in regression analyses adjusted for brachial artery diameter (maximum FMD, P=0.020; area under the dilatation curve 40 to 180 seconds after hyperemia, P=0.0055). These associations remained significant after further adjustments for body mass index, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and systolic blood pressure. A difference of approximately 50 MET h/wk corresponding to approximately 10 hours of moderate intensity activity weekly between sedentary and active boys was associated with an approximately 1% unit difference in maximum FMD. CONCLUSIONS Leisure-time physical activity is directly associated with brachial artery FMD responses in 13-year-old boys, providing evidence that physical activity beneficially influences endothelial function in healthy male adolescents. Lack of association in girls may reflect their overall lower physical activity level.
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- Katja Pahkala
- University of Turku, Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, Turku, Finland.
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Padilla J, Harris RA, Rink LD, Wallace JP. Characterization of the brachial artery shear stress following walking exercise. Vasc Med 2008; 13:105-11. [PMID: 18593799 DOI: 10.1177/1358863x07086671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Habitual exercise provides repeated episodes of elevated vascular shear stress (SS), which may be a mechanism for repair of endothelial dysfunction in disease. Our aim was to determine the brachial artery SS during the 3-hour period following single bouts of low, moderate, and high-intensity walking exercise. In a randomized crossover design, 14 men walked for 45 minutes on a treadmill at 25%, 50% and 75% of VO2peak separated by 2-7 days. Using Doppler ultrasonography, brachial artery SS was assessed immediately after exercise and then hourly for 3 hours. High-intensity walking elicited greater (p<0.05) post-exercise SS compared with low and moderate intensity. In addition, a 3x4 (intensity x time) ANOVA indicated an absence of interaction (p=0.369) and a decline in post-exercise SS over time (p<0.0001) which was abolished after 2 hours. Thus, we found that brachial artery SS is greatest following high-intensity walking and that the rate of decline in SS is similar across all walking intensities.
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- Jaume Padilla
- Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
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Tinken TM, Thijssen DHJ, Black MA, Cable NT, Green DJ. Time course of change in vasodilator function and capacity in response to exercise training in humans. J Physiol 2008; 586:5003-12. [PMID: 18755749 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.158014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Studies of the impact of exercise training on arterial adaptation in healthy subjects have produced disparate results. It is possible that some studies failed to detect changes because functional and structural adaptations follow a different time course and may therefore not be detected at discrete time points. To gain insight into the time course of training-induced changes in artery function and structure, we examined conduit artery flow mediated dilatation (FMD), an index of nitric oxide (NO)-mediated artery function, and conduit dilator capacity (DC), a surrogate marker for arterial remodelling, in the brachial and popliteal arteries of 13 healthy male subjects (21.6 +/- 0.6 years) and seven non-active controls (22.8 +/- 0.2 years) studied at 2-week intervals across an 8-week cycle and treadmill exercise training programme. Brachial and popliteal artery FMD and DC did not change in control subjects at any time point. FMD increased from baseline (5.9 +/- 0.5%) at weeks 2 and 4 (9.1 +/- 0.6, 8.5 +/- 0.6%, respectively, P < 0.01), but returned towards baseline levels again by week 8 (6.9 +/- 0.7%). In contrast, brachial artery DC progressively increased from baseline (8.1 +/- 0.4%) at weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8 (9.2 +/- 0.6, 9.9 +/- 0.6, 10.0 +/- 0.5, 10.5 +/- 0.8%, P < 0.05). Similarly, popliteal artery FMD increased from baseline (6.2 +/- 0.7%) at weeks 2, 4 and 6 (9.1 +/- 0.6, 9.5 +/- 0.6, 7.8 +/- 0.5%, respectively, P < 0.05), but decreased again by week 8 (6.5 +/- 0.6%), whereas popliteal DC progressively increased from baseline (8.9 +/- 0.4%) at week 4 and 8 (10.5 +/- 0.7, 12.2 +/- 0.6%, respectively, P < 0.05). These data suggest that functional changes in conduit arteries occur rapidly and precede arterial remodelling in vivo. These data suggest that complimentary adaptations occur in arterial function and structure and future studies should adopt multiple time point assessments to comprehensively assess arterial adaptations to interventions such as exercise training in humans.
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- Toni M Tinken
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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Rakobowchuk M, Tanguay S, Burgomaster KA, Howarth KR, Gibala MJ, MacDonald MJ. Sprint interval and traditional endurance training induce similar improvements in peripheral arterial stiffness and flow-mediated dilation in healthy humans. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2008; 295:R236-42. [PMID: 18434437 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00069.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Low-volume sprint interval training (SIT), or repeated sessions of brief, intense intermittent exercise, elicits metabolic adaptations that resemble traditional high-volume endurance training (ET). The effects of these different forms of exercise training on vascular structure and function remain largely unexplored. To test the hypothesis that SIT and ET would similarly improve peripheral artery distensibility and endothelial function and central artery distensibility, we recruited 20 healthy untrained subjects (age: 23.3 +/- 2.8 yr) and had them perform 6 wk of SIT or ET (n = 5 men and 5 women per group). The SIT group completed four to six 30-s "all-out" Wingate tests separated by 4.5 min of recovery 3 days/wk. The ET group completed 40-60 min of cycling at 65% of their peak oxygen uptake (Vo2peak) 5 days/wk. Popliteal endothelial function, both relative and normalized to shear stimulus, was improved after training in both groups (main effect for time, P < 0.05). Carotid artery distensibility was not statistically altered by training (P = 0.29) in either group; however, popliteal artery distensibility was improved in both groups to the same degree (main effect, P < 0.05). We conclude that SIT is a time-efficient strategy to elicit improvements in peripheral vascular structure and function that are comparable to ET. However, alterations in central artery distensibility may require a longer training stimuli and/or greater initial vascular stiffness than observed in this group of healthy subjects.
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- Mark Rakobowchuk
- Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Gremeaux V, Iskandar M, Kervio G, Deley G, Pérénnou D, Casillas JM. Comparative analysis of oxygen uptake in elderly subjects performing two walk tests: the six-minute walk test and the 200-m fast walk test. Clin Rehabil 2008; 22:162-8. [DOI: 10.1177/0269215507080125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: A novel walk test is proposed to assess the ability of elderly subjects to sustain a submaximal effort in ecological surroundings. Vo2 uptake during this test was compared with that of a six-minute walk test and maximal exercise test. Design: Descriptive laboratory study. Setting: Rehabilitation department, Dijon University Hospital. Subjects: Thirty-one subjects, aged from 70 to 85 years, free from any chronic disease. Intervention: Three tests to assess physical capacities: the 200-m fast walk test (200 mFWT), the six-minute walk test (6 MWT) at self-paced speed, and one maximal cardiorespiratory exercise test on an ergocycle. Main measures: Distance walked on the 6 MWT, time to perform the 200 mFWT. Heart rate (HR) and oxygen uptake (Vo2) were measured for each test. Results: All subjects successfully completed the two walk tests without any complaints. They walked more quickly during the 200 mFWT than during the 6 MWT (mean (SD) speed respectively 1.60 (0.17) versus 1.23 (0.16) m/s, P<0.001). Compared with the maximal exercise test, the relative intensity was much higher during the 200 mFWT than during the 6 MWT (mean (SD) Vo2 uptake 86.8 (8.9)% versus 67.4 (10.7)% of peak Vo2, mean (SD) HR 89.9 (9.4) versus 76.2 (0.8)% of peak HR; P<0.001). Conclusion: In healthy elderly subjects, the 200 mFWT requires a more sustained effort than the 6 MWT. This test is simple, ecological and well tolerated. In addition to the 6 MWT, the 200 mFWT could be a useful tool to build up and evaluate training or rehabilitation programmes, especially when interval training is planned
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- Vincent Gremeaux
- Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital Dijon and INSERM-U887, Dijon,
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- Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital Dijon and INSERM-U887, Dijon, France
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- Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital Dijon and INSERM-U887, Dijon, France
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Gordon JL, Lavoie KL, Arsenault A, Ditto B, Bacon SL. Health behaviors and endothelial function. J Behav Med 2007; 31:5-21. [PMID: 17906923 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-007-9129-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2007] [Accepted: 08/17/2007] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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An unhealthy lifestyle, including excess caloric intake, lack of exercise, smoking, and excessive alcohol consumption, increases one's risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the exact mechanisms by which these behaviors influence the development and progression of CVD have yet to be determined. Endothelial function (EF) has been shown to be a potent predictor of CVD, yet the effects of health behaviors on EF are not clear. The literature assessing the role of four health behaviors, obesity (a proxy of excess caloric intake), smoking, physical inactivity, and alcohol consumption, on the development of endothelial dysfunction is reviewed. Potential mechanisms through which these behaviors may influence EF are discussed. Smoking, being overweight or obese, and physical inactivity are all associated with decreased EF. A direct causal relationship between these measures and EF is suggested by the fact that improvements in these behaviors leads to parallel improvements in EF. The influence of alcohol consumption is somewhat more contentious, with some studies indicating a dose-response relationship such that those with greater consumption have poor EF. However, other studies have shown that those who drink moderately have the best EF. Although there is a growing body of literature implicating poor health behaviors in the development of endothelial dysfunction, more work is needed to establish the exact mechanisms by which this occurs. To our knowledge, there are no studies that have assessed the impact of multiple health behaviors or the interaction of health behaviors on EF.
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- Jennifer L Gordon
- Montreal Behavioral Medicine Centre, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Bélanger East, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Villa-Caballero L, Nava-Ocampo AA, Frati-Munari AC, Rodríguez de León SM, Becerra-Pérez AR, Ceja RM, Campos-Lara MG, Ponce-Monter HA. Hemodynamic and oxidative stress profile after exercise in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2007; 75:285-91. [PMID: 16945448 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2006] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This study investigated the effect of an acute bout of exercise (>85% VO2Max) on biochemical, hemodynamic and oxidative stress variables in sedentary and physically active subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Blood measurements were taken before and after a treadmill test on 12 sedentary non-diabetes subjects (ND), 12 sedentary type 2 diabetes (T2S) and 9 physically active T2D subjects (T2DA). T2DS subjects before and after the treadmill test showed a higher plasma glucose (123.2 +/- 19.0 mg/dL versus 108.9 +/- 16.8 mg/dL, p < 0.001), HbA1C (8.7 +/- 2.4% versus 7.3 +/- 1.2%, p < 0.001) and body fat% (21.3 +/- 5.7% versus 34.6 +/- 4.5%, p < 0.001) than T2DA subjects. T2DA had higher VO2Max (37.7 +/- 3.5 versus 29.5 +/- 3.2, p < 0.05), time on treadmill (22.3 +/- 2.1 min versus 16.1 +/- 2.1 min, p < 0.05), hemoglobin (17.9 +/- 0.9 g/dL, p < 0.05) and lower blood pressure levels in comparison to ND and T2DS subjects. Thiobarbituric acid substances (TBARS) in T2DS were higher than in T2DA subjects (0.27 +/- 0.1 nmol/mL versus 0.21 +/- 0.1 nmol/mL, p < 0.05). Glutathione (GSH) levels were similar among the groups. Physically active type 2 diabetes subjects had a more favorable biochemical, hemodynamic and oxidative stress profile than sedentary subjects. The coexistence of a poor cardiopulmonary performance and high oxidative stress environment can determine a profile of high risk for serious cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes.
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- L Villa-Caballero
- Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, Gilman Drive 9500, La Jolla, CA 92093-0622, United States.
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