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Di Gioia G, Squeo MR, Lemme E, Maestrini V, Monosilio S, Ferrera A, Buzzelli L, Valente D, Pelliccia A. Association between FT3 Levels and Exercise-Induced Cardiac Remodeling in Elite Athletes. Biomedicines 2024; 12:1530. [PMID: 39062103 PMCID: PMC11274392 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12071530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2024] [Revised: 07/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies demonstrated that variations of fT3, even within the euthyroid range, can influence cardiac function. Our aim was to investigate whether thyroid hormones, even within the euthyroid range, are associated with the magnitude of exercise-induced cardiac remodeling in Olympic athletes. METHODS We evaluated 1342 Olympic athletes (mean age 25.6 ± 5.1) practicing different sporting disciplines (power, skills, endurance, and mixed). Athletes underwent blood testing (thyroid stimulating hormone, fT3, and fT4), echocardiography, and exercise-stress testing. Athletes taking thyroid hormones, affected by thyroiditis, or presenting TSH out of ranges were excluded. RESULTS The level of thyroid hormones varied according to the type of sporting discipline practiced: endurance athletes presented the lowest TSH (p < 0.0001), fT3 (p = 0.007), and fT4 (p < 0.0001) in comparison to the remaining ones. Resting heart rate (HR) was positively correlated to fT3 in athletes of different disciplines (power: p = 0.0002, R2 = 0.04; skill: p = 0.0009, R2 = 0.05; endurance: p = 0.007, R2 = 0.03; and mixed: p = 0.04, R2 = 0.01). The same results were seen for peak HR in the exercise-stress test in athletes engaged in power, skill, and endurance (respectively, p < 0.0001, R2 = 0.04; p = 0.01, R2 = 0.04; and p = 0.005, R2 = 0.02). Moreover, a positive correlation was observed with cardiac dimensions, i.e., interventricular septum (power: p < 0.0001, R2 = 0.11; skill: p = 0.02, R2 = 0.03; endurance: p = 0.002, R2 = 0.03; mixed: p < 0.0001, R2 = 0.04). Furthermore, fT3 was directly correlated with the left ventricle (LV) end-diastolic volume in skills (p = 0.04, R2 = 0.03), endurance (p = 0.04, R2 = 0.01), and mixed (p = 0.04, R2 = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Thyroid hormones, even within the euthyroid range, are associated with cardiac adaptive response to exercise and may contribute to exercise-induced cardiac remodeling.
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- Giuseppe Di Gioia
- Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, National Italian Olympic Committee, Largo Piero Gabrielli, 1, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (E.L.); (V.M.); (S.M.); (A.F.); (A.P.)
- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza Lauro De Bosiis, 00135 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, National Italian Olympic Committee, Largo Piero Gabrielli, 1, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (E.L.); (V.M.); (S.M.); (A.F.); (A.P.)
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- Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, National Italian Olympic Committee, Largo Piero Gabrielli, 1, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (E.L.); (V.M.); (S.M.); (A.F.); (A.P.)
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- Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, National Italian Olympic Committee, Largo Piero Gabrielli, 1, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (E.L.); (V.M.); (S.M.); (A.F.); (A.P.)
- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico, 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, National Italian Olympic Committee, Largo Piero Gabrielli, 1, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (E.L.); (V.M.); (S.M.); (A.F.); (A.P.)
- Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico, 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, National Italian Olympic Committee, Largo Piero Gabrielli, 1, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (E.L.); (V.M.); (S.M.); (A.F.); (A.P.)
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00189 Rome, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Álvaro del Portillo 200, 00128 Rome, Italy; (L.B.); (D.V.)
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Álvaro del Portillo 200, 00128 Rome, Italy; (L.B.); (D.V.)
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- Institute of Sports Medicine and Science, National Italian Olympic Committee, Largo Piero Gabrielli, 1, 00197 Rome, Italy; (M.R.S.); (E.L.); (V.M.); (S.M.); (A.F.); (A.P.)
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Liu Q, Li H, He W, Zhao Q, Huang C, Wang Q, Zheng Z, Zhang X, Shi X, Li X. Role of aerobic exercise in ameliorating NASH: Insights into the hepatic thyroid hormone signaling and circulating thyroid hormones. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1075986. [PMID: 36605939 PMCID: PMC9807753 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1075986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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AIM Triiodothyronine (T3) administration significantly eliminates hepatic steatosis and also has a therapeutic effect on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, the potential mechanism by which T3-mediated exercise improves NASH is unknow. This study aimed to explore the effect of aerobic exercise on liver injury in NASH. METHODS Aerobic exercise was conducted to explore the effects of exercise on liver injury in NASH model induced by Atherosclerotic (Ath) diet. Biochemical evaluations, histological staining and real-time PCR were first applied to confirm the amelioration effects of exercise on NASH. RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis for livers of each group were further used to identify the underlying mechanisms of aerobic exercise. Bioinformatics methods were used to explore the key functional pathways involved in the improvement of liver tissue in NASH mice by aerobic exercise. RESULTS Aerobic exercise improved hepatic steatosis, lobular inflammation and fibrosis in NASH mice. multiple inflammation-related pathways were significantly enriched in the liver of NASH group and improved by aerobic exercise. The results of gene set variation analysis (GSVA) showed a higher enrichment score of T3 response signature in NASH mice with exercise. Increased Dio1 expression in the liver of NASH with exercise mice and increased circulating FT3 and FT4 levels upon aerobic exercise were confirmed. CONCLUSIONS We found that aerobic exercise could significantly reduce hepatic lipid accumulation, inflammatory infiltration and fibrosis progression in the liver of NASH mice. Hepatic thyroid hormone signaling activation and circulating thyroid hormones is potentially involved in the amelioration effect of aerobatic exercise on NASH progression.
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- Qiuhong Liu
- School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Fujian Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Fujian Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Fujian Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Fujian Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Fujian Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Fujian Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Fujian Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Fujian Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Fujian Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- *Correspondence: Xuejun Li, ; Xiulin Shi,
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Xiamen Diabetes Institute, Fujian Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Diabetes, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- *Correspondence: Xuejun Li, ; Xiulin Shi,
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Mohamed A, Alawna M. Enhancing oxygenation of patients with coronavirus disease 2019: Effects on immunity and other health-related conditions. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:4939-4958. [PMID: 34307545 PMCID: PMC8283603 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i19.4939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) distresses the pulmonary system causing acute respiratory distress syndrome, which might lead to death. There is no cure for COVID-19 infection. COVID-19 is a self-limited infection, and the methods that can enhance immunity are strongly required. Enhancing oxygenation is one safe and effective intervention to enhance immunity and pulmonary functions. This review deliberates the probable influences of enhancing oxygenation on immunity and other health-connected conditions in patients with COVID-19. An extensive search was conducted through Web of Science, Scopus, Medline databases, and EBSCO for the influence of enhancing oxygenation on immunity, pulmonary functions, psycho-immune hormones, and COVID-19 risk factors. This search included clinical trials and literature and systematic reviews. This search revealed that enhancing oxygenation has a strong effect on improving immunity and pulmonary functions and psycho-immune hormones. Also, enhancing oxygenation has a self-protective role counter to COVID-19 risk factors. Lastly, this search revealed the recommended safe and effective exercise protocol to enhance oxygenation in patients with COVID-19. Enhancing oxygenation should be involved in managing patients with COVID-19 because of its significant effects on immunity, pulmonary functions, and COVID-19 risk factors. A mild to moderate cycling or walking with 60%-80% Vo2max for 20-60 min performed 2-3 times per week could be a safe and effective aerobic exercise program in patients with COVID-19 to enhance their immunity and pulmonary functions.
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- Ayman Mohamed
- Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul 34522, Turkey
- Department of Basic Science and Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef 62521, Egypt
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- Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul 34522, Turkey
- Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Arab American University, Jenin 24013, Palestine
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The thyroid hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine as well as the anterior pituitary hormone prolactin each serve vital roles in humans. When challenged by stressful situations, all of these hormones respond in an attempt to maintain homeostasis. One powerful stressor to invoke the release of these hormones is physical activity, that is, exercise. The thyroids and prolactin each have independent roles allowing the body to accommodate to exercise. But they also share an interrelation in their responses. Hypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing hormone release invoked by stress stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone and thus the thyroids as well as the release of prolactin. Likewise, estrogen serves as an interconnective regulatory link by stimulating the release of both the thyroids and prolactin. The roles of these hormones in exercise are multifaceted, but one overlapping and common function is their combined aid and support of the tissue inflammatory responses after exercise. This is highly critical for facilitating elements of the adaptive-recovery procedures to exercise and exercise training.
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- Anthony C Hackney
- Department of Exercise & Sport Science, and, Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences in Sport, Faculty of Sports Sciences and Health Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Ferlazzo A, Cravana C, Fazio E, Medica P. Is There an Interplay Between the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Thyroid and the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axes During Exercise-Stress Coping in Horses? J Equine Vet Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2017.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Zarei M, Zaeemi M, Rashidlamir A. Effects of testosterone enanthate treatment in conjunction with resistance training on thyroid hormones and lipid profile in male Wistar rats. Andrologia 2017; 50. [PMID: 28736926 DOI: 10.1111/and.12862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This study was conducted to determine the effects of 8-week administration of testosterone enanthate (TE) in conjunction with resistance training on thyroid hormones and lipid profiles. Sixty male adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into six groups: C: olive oil, RT: resistance training + olive oil, LD: TE (20 mg/kg), HD: TE (50 mg/kg), RT + LD: RT + TE (20 mg/kg), RT + HD: RT + TE (50 mg/kg). The RT consisted of climbing (5 reps/3 sets) a ladder carrying a load suspended from the tail. At the end, blood specimens were obtained from the orbital sinus and serum concentration of T4, T3, TSH and lipid profiles was determined. The serum concentration of TSH significantly increased in RT + HD group compared to C, and the serum concentration of T4 significantly decreased in LD, HD, RT + LD and RT + HD groups compared to the C and RT groups (p < .05). The concentration of HDL and cholesterol significantly decreased in HD and RT + HD groups compared with C group (p < .05). Both decreased T4 and increased TSH in the RT + HD group likely suggested a primary hypothyroidism as a complication of high-dose administration of testosterone enanthate along with resistance training. Alteration in lipid profile was another complication observed in rats received high doses of testosterone enanthate.
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- M Zarei
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Department of Physical Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Sgrò P, Sansone M, Parisi A, Sartorio A, Sansone A, Romanelli F, Lenzi A, Di Luigi L. Supra-physiological rhGH administration induces gender-related differences in the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis in healthy individuals. J Endocrinol Invest 2016; 39:1383-1390. [PMID: 27230547 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-016-0489-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The use of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) is a common habit among athletes. While the effects of rhGH administration have been described with contrasting results in males, no data exist in females to date. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of rhGH administration on TSH, FT4 and FT3 levels and the time requested to return to baseline values after treatment withdrawal. METHODS Twenty-one healthy trained male and female athletes were treated with 0.03 mg rhGH/kg body mass 6 days/week for 3 weeks. We collected blood samples immediately before the first daily rhGH administration, at 3, 4, 8, 15 and 21 days of treatment and at 3 and 9 days after rhGH withdrawal. RESULTS In males, rhGH administration induced a significant (p < 0.01) early and stable TSH decrease and IGF-I increase, and a delayed FT4 reduction without FT3 modification, suggesting a central regulatory mechanism. In females, rhGH administration induced a significant (p < 0.01) early and transient TSH decrease and IGF-I increase, and a transient reduction in FT4 without any changes in FT3 concentrations. rhGH withdrawal was associated with a prompt normalization of TSH and FT4 levels in males, while in females the effects of rhGH treatment had already disappeared during the last period of treatment. CONCLUSION We suggest that rhGH inhibits TSH at central level both in males and females. The pattern of normalization was different in the two genders probably due to gonadal steroids modulation on GH-IGF-I axis.
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- P Sgrò
- Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Motor, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Piazza Lauro de Bosis, 15, 00135, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Sports Medicine, Department of Motor, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico" , Piazza Lauro de Bosis, 15, 00135, Rome, Italy
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Ariosto, 13, 20145, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Motor, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Piazza Lauro de Bosis, 15, 00135, Rome, Italy
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Lesmana R, Iwasaki T, Iizuka Y, Amano I, Shimokawa N, Koibuchi N. The change in thyroid hormone signaling by altered training intensity in male rat skeletal muscle. Endocr J 2016; 63:727-38. [PMID: 27350720 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.ej16-0126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Aerobic (sub lactate threshold; sub-LT) exercise training facilitates oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis of skeletal muscle. Thyroid hormone (TH) also facilitates such metabolic events. Thus, we studied whether TH signaling pathway is activated by treadmill training. Male adult rats received 30 min/day treadmill training with different exercise intensity for 12 days. Then plasma lactate and thyrotropin (TSH) levels were measured. By lactate levels, rats were divided into stationary control (SC, 0 m/min), sub-LT (15 m/min) and supra lactate threshold (supra-LT; 25 m/min) training groups. Immediately after the last training, the soleus muscles were dissected out to measure TH receptor (TR) mRNA and protein expressions. Other rats received intraperitoneal injection of T3, 24 h after the last training and sacrificed 6 h after the injection to measure TH target gene expression. TSH level was suppressed in both sub-LT and supra-LT groups during the exercise. TRβ1 mRNA and protein levels were increased in sub-LT group. Sensitivity to T3 was altered in several TH-target genes by training. Particularly, induction of Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase β1 expression by T3 was significantly augmented in sub-LT group. These results indicate that sub-LT training alters TH signaling at least in part by increasing TRβ1 expression. Such TH signaling alteration may contribute metabolic adaptation in skeletal muscle during physical training.
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- Ronny Lesmana
- Department of Integrative Physiology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan
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Ferlazzo A, Fazio E, Cravana C, Medica P. Changes of Circulating Total and Free Iodothyronine in Horses After Competitive Show Jumping With Different Fence Height. J Equine Vet Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Shin MS, Ko IG, Kim SE, Kim BK, Kim TS, Lee SH, Hwang DS, Kim CJ, Park JK, Lim BV. Treadmill exercise ameliorates symptoms of methimazole-induced hypothyroidism through enhancing neurogenesis and suppressing apoptosis in the hippocampus of rat pups. Int J Dev Neurosci 2013; 31:214-23. [PMID: 23328696 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2013.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Revised: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Thyroid hormones play a crucial role in new neuron production and maturation during brain development. Physical exercise is known to promote cell survival and functional recovery after brain injuries. In the present study, we investigated the effects of treadmill exercise on short-term memory, spatial learning ability, neurogenesis, and apoptosis in hypothyroidism rat pups. On the 14th perinatal day, the pregnant rats were divided into two groups: the maternal control group and the maternal methimazole (MMI)-treated group. For the induction of hypothyroidism in rat pups, MMI was added to the drinking water (0.02%, wt/vol), from the 14th prenatal day to the 49th postnatal day. After delivery, the male rat pups born from the maternal control group were assigned into the control group and the control and exercise group. The rat pups born from the maternal MMI-treated group were divided into the hypothyroidism-induction group and the hypothyroidism-induction and treadmill exercise group. The rat pups in the exercise groups were forced to run on a motorized treadmill for 30min once a day, starting on the 22nd postnatal day for 4 weeks. Induction of hypothyroidism during the fetal and early postnatal period showed suppression of neurogenesis and enhancement of apoptosis in the hippocampus. Short-term memory and spatial learning ability were deteriorated in the hypothyroidism rat pups. Treadmill exercise during the postnatal period increased neurogenesis and inhibited apoptosis, and resulted in the improvement of short-term memory and spatial learning ability in the hypothyroidism rat pups.
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- Mal-Soon Shin
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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Cravana C, Medica P, Prestopino M, Fazio E, Ferlazzo A. Effects of competitive and noncompetitive showjumping on total and free iodothyronines, β-endorphin, ACTH and cortisol levels of horses. Equine Vet J 2011:179-84. [PMID: 21059003 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00264.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Limited knowledge exists about the differentiated effects of competitive and noncompetitive showjumping on thyroid function and relationships with hypothalamic-hypophysis-corticoadrenal hormones. OBJECTIVES To obtain preliminary data about differentiated effects of competitive and noncompetitive showjumping on total and free iodothyronines, β-endorphin, ACTH and cortisol of horses. MATERIAL AND METHODS Five trained healthy jumper horses were studied during competitive and noncompetitive showjumping, performed in the same circuit design over 10 fences of 1.10 m. Hormone levels before, 5 and 30 min post exercise were recorded. Serum iodothyronines and cortisol concentrations were measured in duplicate utilising EIA kits. Serum ACTH and plasma β-endorphin concentrations were analysed in duplicate utilising RIA kits. Two-way RM ANOVA was applied to test for effects of interaction between different type of session and time. Significant differences between post exercise and basal values were established using Bonferroni's multiple comparison test. A linear correlation analysis (Pearson's method) was performed to analyse the relationships between total and free iodothyronines and between iodothyronines and β-endorphin, ACTH and cortisol. RESULTS In sampling times adopted no statistical different effects of type of session were recorded on hormone variables. Sampling time affected ACTH (F = 4.25; P < 0.02) and T(4) (F = 4.43; P < 0.02) post exercise changes. During the noncompetitive session, significant correlations existed between T(4) and β-endorphin (r = -0.56), ACTH (r = -0.65), between β-endorphin and ACTH (r = 0.52) and between T(3) and fT(3) (r = 0.72); during competition between β-endorphin and T(3) (r = -0.67), fT(3) (r = -0.59). CONCLUSIONS These preliminary results could demonstrate correlations between thyroid hormones and β-endorphin response to showjumping, although no definitive conclusion can be produced concerning the relationships between HPA and thyroid function during exercise.
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- C Cravana
- Department of Morphology, Unit of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Polo Universitario Annunziata, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
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Sgrò P, Guidetti L, Crescioli C, Baldari C, Romanelli F, Bianchini S, D'Armiento M, Lenzi A, Di Luigi L. Effect of supra-physiological dose administration of rhGH on pituitary-thyroid axis in healthy male athletes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 165:163-7. [PMID: 20619298 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2010.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2010] [Revised: 06/24/2010] [Accepted: 06/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effect of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) administration on hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) system in healthy trained humans still needs to be fully clarified. Furthermore, whether rhGH abuse could exert undesirable or noxious effect on health is still unclear. In order to evaluate changes in HPT axis variables in time after rhGH administration, 14 well-trained healthy male athletes were treated with rhGH (0.03 mg/kg body weight/day, sc) administration, 6 days/week for 3 weeks. Morning blood samples were collected immediately before and 3, 4, 8, 15, and 21 days after rhGH administration. A further set of blood samples was taken 3, 6 and 9 days after drug withdrawal. Samples were analyzed for GH-IGF and HPT axis. Significant TSH serum decrease and IGF-I increase occurred early after rhGH administration, without FT(3) content modification and with FT(4) reduction delayed in time. Serum TSH concentrations negatively correlated with IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratios. rhGH short-term administration in healthy trained subjects induced an early TSH suppression--likely acting at central level through IGF-I--without thyroid function alteration. Further investigations in athletes are necessary to verify whether prolonged TSH suppression, i.e. rhGH intake for longer time, could induce pathologic condition, such as hypothyroidism.
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- Paolo Sgrò
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Piazza Lauro de Bosis 15, Rome, Italy.
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REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY Limited information exists about changes in circulating thyroid hormone concentrations during prolonged endurance exercise in horses. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of prolonged exercise on serum iodothyronine concentrations in horses performing endurance exercise of varying distances. METHODS Serum concentrations of iodothyronines were measured in horses before and after completion of 40, 56, 80 and 160 km endurance rides (Study 1); daily during a 5 day, 424 km endurance ride (Study 2); and before and for 72 h after completion of a treadmill exercise test simulating a 60 km endurance ride (Study 3). RESULTS In Study 1, 40 and 56 km of endurance exercise had little effect on serum iodothyronine concentrations with the exception of a 10% decrease (P<0.05) in free thyroxine (FT4) concentration after the 56 km ride. In contrast, total thyroxine (T4), total triiodothyronine (T3), FT4 and free triiodothyronine (FT3) concentrations all decreased (P<0.05) after successful completion of 80 and 160 km rides, with decreases ranging from 13-31% and 47-54% for distances of 80 and 160 km, respectively. Further, pre-ride T4 concentration was lower (P<0.05) and FT3 concentration was higher (P<0.05) in horses competing 160 km as compared to horses competing over shorter distances. In Study 2, serum concentrations of T4, T3 and reverse triiodothyronine (rT3) progressively decreased (P<0.05) over the course of the multi-day ride. In Study 3, the greatest decrease (P<0.05) in all iodothyronines was observed at 12 h of recovery, ranging from 25% for FT4 to 53% for FT3, but all thyroid hormone concentrations had returned to the pre-exercise values by 24 h of recovery. CONCLUSION Endurance exercise results in transient decreases in serum iodothyronine concentrations. POTENTIAL RELEVANCE These data are important to consider when thyroid gland function is assessed by measurement of serum iodothyronine concentrations in endurance horses.
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- E A Graves
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1314, USA
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Aprile I, Romitelli F, Piazzini DB, Padua L, Lancellotti S, Maggi L, Zuppi C, Bertolini C, Di Stasio E. Effects of rehabilitation treatment on thyroid function. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2009; 70:644-9. [PMID: 18710469 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03378.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of an intensive rehabilitation programme on thyroid metabolism, the relationship between disability and thyroid hormone level, and the occurrence of nonthyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) before and after rehabilitation. DESIGN, SUBJECTS AND MEASUREMENTS This was a clinical prospective study. Orthopaedic surgery patients (n = 82) were classified into two groups: patients in whom early active mobilization and walking were possible (walking group, WG, n = 45), and patients in whom these were not recommended (nonwalking group, NWG, n = 37). Levels of free T3 (fT3), fT4, TSH and rT3 were measured before and after surgery, and then at 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days from the beginning of rehabilitation. Personal, nutritional and clinical data were acquired for all patients. The Barthel Index (BI) was used to assess disability before and after rehabilitation. RESULTS Immediately after surgery, both groups of patients showed a significant decrease in mean fT3 concentrations and a significant increase in rT3; mean fT4 values decreased significantly only in NWG patients. Once rehabilitation had been completed, fT3 and rT3 levels returned to baseline values in WG patients. In NWG patients mean fT3 and fT4 levels continued to decrease significantly and rT3 values remained significantly high until the end of rehabilitation. NTIS occurred in 38% of the NWG patients. No significant changes in TSH levels were observed in either group. Finally, we observed a direct correlation between fT3 levels and the BI in WG patients. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that early patient mobilization and physical activity during an active and intensive rehabilitation programme induce recovery of thyroid function and avoid occurrence of NTIS.
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- Irene Aprile
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Centro S Maria della Pace, Rome, Italy.
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Physiological and psychological systems work together to determine energy intake and output, and thus maintain adipose tissue. In addition, adipose tissue secretes leptin and cytokines, which induces satiety and has been linked to catecholamines, cortisol, insulin, human growth hormone, thyroid hormones, gonadotropin and lipolysis. Thus, adipose tissue is acted upon by a number of physiological stimuli, including hormones, and simultaneously, is an active component in the regulation of its own lipid content. All of the hormones mentioned above are associated with each other and respond to exercise and exercise training. Thus, exercise is one of the major links between the hormonal modulators of energy intake and output. It appears that the sympathetic nervous system and the catecholamines are key components facilitating the lipolytic activity during exercise. These two neuroendocrine factors directly affect adipose metabolism and metabolic hormones that influence adipose metabolism. Acute low- and moderate-intensity exercise causes hormonal changes that facilitate lipolytic activity. Exercise training reduces these hormonal responses, but the sensitivity to these hormones increases so that lipolysis may be facilitated. Large amounts of adipose tissue blunt the metabolic hormonal responses to exercise, but the sensitivity of these hormones is increased; thus maintaining normal lipolytic activity. Although the physiological role of the endocrine system during exercise and training is significant, other training effects may have as great, or greater influence on lipolytic activity in adipose tissue.
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- Robert G McMurray
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-8700, USA.
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Evason MD, Carr AP, Taylor SM, Waldner CL. Alterations in thyroid hormone concentrations in healthy sled dogs before and after athletic conditioning. Am J Vet Res 2004; 65:333-7. [PMID: 15027682 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine effects of athletic conditioning on thyroid hormone concentrations in a population of healthy sled dogs. ANIMALS 19 healthy adult sled dogs. PROCEDURE Serum concentrations of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free T4 (fT4), free T3 (fT3), and autoantibodies directed against T3, T4, and thyroglobulin were measured in sled dogs that were not in training (ie, nonracing season) and again after dogs had been training at maximum athletic potential for 4 months. RESULTS Analysis revealed significant decreases in T4 and fT4 concentrations and a significant increase in TSH concentration for dogs in the peak training state, compared with concentrations for dogs in the untrained state. Serum concentrations of T4 and fT4 were less than established reference ranges during the peak training state for 11 of 19 and 8 of 19 dogs, respectively; fT4 concentration was greater than the established reference range in 9 of 19 dogs in the untrained state. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Decreased total T4 and fT4 concentrations and increased serum concentrations of TSH were consistently measured during the peak training state in healthy sled dogs, compared with concentrations determined during the untrained state. Although thyroid hormone concentrations remained within the established reference ranges in many of the dogs, values that were outside the reference range in some dogs could potentially lead to an incorrect assessment of thyroid status. Endurance training has a profound impact on the thyroid hormone concentrations of competitive sled dogs.
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- Michelle D Evason
- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5B4, Canada
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Panciera DL, Hinchcliff KW, Olson J, Constable PD. Plasma thyroid hormone concentrations in dogs competing in a long-distance sled dog race. J Vet Intern Med 2003; 17:593-6. [PMID: 12892315 DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2003.tb02485.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Plasma thyroxine (T4), 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3), total protein, and albumin concentrations were measured in 15 dogs both before and after completion, and in an additional 16 dogs before and 24 dogs after completion, of a long-distance sled dog race. The plasma T4 concentration (mean +/- SD) decreased significantly from 18.2 +/- 5.4 nmol/L before to 14.3 +/- 3.5 nmol/L after the race in dogs evaluated at both times and decreased significantly from 21.8 +/- 10.5 nmol/L before to 15.8 +/- 4.9 nmol/L after the race in dogs sampled only before or only after the race. The mean plasma T3 concentrations in dogs measured twice decreased significantly from 1.20 +/- 0.48 nmol/L before to 0.74 +/- 0.42 nmol/L after the race, as well as in dogs measured either before (1.28 +/- 0.36 nmol/L) or after (0.69 +/- 0.28 nmol/L) the race, respectively. Plasma total protein and albumin concentrations decreased significantly after completion of the race. No significant change was noted in 4 control dogs that did not compete in the race and were tested during a similar time period. The plasma concentrations of T4 and T3 were lower than the normal reference range established for this laboratory in 23 and 39%, respectively, of Alaskan sled dogs tested before the race. Plasma thyroid hormone concentrations frequently are below normal in conditioned Alaskan sled dogs and are further reduced after prolonged submaximal exercise.
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- David L Panciera
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0442, USA.
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Köhrle J. The selenoenzyme family of deiodinase isozymes controls local thyroid hormone availability. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2000; 1:49-58. [PMID: 11704992 DOI: 10.1023/a:1010012419869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- J Köhrle
- Abteilung für Molekulare Innere Medizin & Klinische Forschergruppe der Medizinischen Poliklinik, Universität Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, D-97070 Würzburg, Germany.
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Powell D, Lawrence LM, Brewster-Barnes T, Fitzgerald B, Warren LK, Rokuroda S, Parker A, Crum A. The effect of diet composition and feeding state on the response to exercise in feed-restricted horses. Equine Vet J 1999:514-8. [PMID: 10659310 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1999.tb05276.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Eight Thoroughbred horses were used to determine the effects of long-term calorie restriction and diet composition on serum T4 and T3 concentrations and metabolic responses with exercise. Horses were randomly assigned to 2 treatment groups (n = 4): Group 1, horses were fed a calorie-restricted diet designed to have 70% of the calories from the roughage source (RHR); Group 2, horses were fed a calorie-restricted diet designed to have 70% of the calories from the concentrate source (RHC). Horses then completed 2 step-wise exercise tests; one following a 12 h fast and one 2 h after a meal of 2 kg of a grain mix. Glucose concentrations declined (P < 0.01) in fed horses on the RHR diet but did not change in fed horses on the RHC diet. Fasted horses receiving the RHR diet had a more rapid increase in glucose concentration during exercise compared to fasted horses receiving the RHC diet (P < 0.01) as well as the highest glucose concentration at fatigue (P < 0.05). Insulin concentrations were higher (P < 0.05) at fatigue in fed horses on the RHR diet. Fasted horses receiving the RHR diet had higher (P < 0.01) pre-exercise FFA concentrations and a more rapid decline (P < 0.01) in FFA during exercise. Serum T3 concentrations increased (P < 0.01) in response to exercise within all treatments. The differences in thyroid hormone, glucose and FFA responses to exercise suggest that calorie source may be important in the hormonal regulation and energy metabolism of horses consuming calorie deficient diets.
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- D Powell
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40506, USA
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Lee MS, Kang CW, Shin YS, Huh HJ, Ryu H, Park JH, Chung HT. Acute effects of chundosunbup qi-training on blood concentrations of TSH, calcitonin, PTH and thyroid hormones in elderly subjects. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 1998; 26:275-81. [PMID: 9862015 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x98000312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The present study investigated how the systemic treatment of a programmed exercise, ChunDoSunBup (CDSB) Qi-training, affects the secretion of thyroid and parathyroid hormones in elderly subjects (10 male and 5 female). Plasma concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), parathyroid hormone (PTH), ionized calcium, and calcitonin were determined. CDSB Qi-training induces a slight increase in TSH. Both T4 and T3 were increased at the mid-time of CDSB Qi-training (p < 0.05). There were significant correlations only between T3 and T4 at mid-training. This shows that increase in the plasma level of T3 was associated with the secretion of T4. The plasma concentrations of calcitonin and PTH were increased at mid-time and post-time of CDSB Qi-training. But ionized calcium was decreased slightly by CDSB Qi-training. These results suggest that Qi-training modulates the secretion of thyroid hormones, calcium metabolism, and parathyroid hormones in the elderly. However, whether the long-term practice of CDSB Qi-training might change bone metabolism and have longitudinal effects on the thyroid hormone of the elderly need further investigation.
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- M S Lee
- Department of Qi-Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea
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McMurray RG, Eubank TK, Hackney AC. Nocturnal hormonal responses to resistance exercise. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY 1995; 72:121-6. [PMID: 8789582 DOI: 10.1007/bf00964126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The effects of resistance exercise on the nocturnal responses of cortisol (CO), testosterone (TEST), human growth hormone (hGH), and thyroid hormones (T3, T4) were examined in eight trained weight lifters. Each subject completed two trials using a counterbalanced design: a control, no exercise trial (CON) and a heavy resistance exercise session of three sets of six exercises to exhaustion (RE). The exercise session took place between 1900 and 2000 hours. Blood was sampled prior to and at 20-min intervals after RE. For both trials blood was sampled at hourly intervals from 2100 hours until 0700 hours. The hGH and CO concentrations were increased up to 40-min post-exercise (P < 0.05), but returned to resting levels 1 h post-exercise. Nocturnal hGH concentration was not affected by RE (P > 0.26) and peaked at 0200 hours and declined until 0700 hours. Similarly, the CO responses were similar between the trails (P > 0.14). This CO concentrations declined from 2200 hours until 0100 hours, then increased steadily until 0700 hours. The TEST concentrations during both trials rose steadily from 2200 hours until 0700 hours; however, the rise in TEST from 0500-0700 hours during RE was greater than during the CON trails (P = 0.059). The T3 concentrations were unchanged by exercise and were similar at all times between trails. The T4 concentrations were elevated for 20 min after RE; however nocturnal T4 concentrations were lower after RE than during CON. These results would suggest that hGH and CO may have limited nocturnal reactivity to resistance exercise. However, the nocturnal alterations of TEST and T4 after resistance exercise, although small, may have implications for muscle anabolism.
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- R G McMurray
- Applied Physiology Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-8700, USA
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