Chronic aerobic exercise: targeting two birds with one stone.
Chronic aerobic exercise: targeting two birds with one stone.
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慢性有氧运动:一石二鸟。
DOI:
10.1113/jp280929
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发表时间:
2021-03
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Lesniewski LA
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作者:
Islam MT;Hall SA;Lesniewski LA
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally and are strongly associated with advancing age, obesity and sedentary lifestyle (Donato, Machin, & Lesniewski, 2018). Reduced endothelial dependent dilation (EDD) and increased large artery stiffness are hallmarks of vascular dysfunction, predicting future clinical cardiovascular events (Donato et al., 2018). In response to chemical (ie acetylcholine, insulin) and mechanical (ie shear stress) stimuli, the vascular endothelium synthesizes and releases nitric oxide (NO) that subsequently diffuses into vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), initiating a signaling cascade resulting in VSMC relaxation and vasodilation ie EDD. Additionally, NO inhibits vascular wall immune cell adhesion and infiltration, platelet aggregation and enhances tissue oxygen delivery (Gimbrone & Garcia-Cardena, 2016). Increases in arterial stiffness lead to reduced compliance, increased blood pressure, elevated pulse pressure, increased ventricular afterload, cardiac hypertrophy and diminished coronary perfusion (Donato et al., 2018).Advancing age, sedentary lifestyle, and western dietary patterns promote oxidative stress and chronic sterile inflammation which are characterized by increases in reactive oxygen species (O2−, H2O2, etc.) in the face of attenuated or unchanged antioxidant defenses and enhanced proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, and INF-γ (Donato et al., 2018). Oxidative stress and inflammation feedforward to promote endothelial dysfunction, reduced NO bioavailability and structural changes such as altered collagen and elastin expression that promote arterial stiffening (Donato et al., 2018). While an effective therapeutic to prevent the development of endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness with aging is elusive, lifestyle modification such as physical exercise is a key preventive strategy.