LOW-INTENSITY RUNNING EXERCISE ENHANCES THE CAPILLARY VOLUME AND PRO-ANGIOGENIC FACTORS IN THE SOLEUS MUSCLE OF TYPE 2 DIABETIC RATS
LOW-INTENSITY RUNNING EXERCISE ENHANCES THE CAPILLARY VOLUME AND PRO-ANGIOGENIC FACTORS IN THE SOLEUS MUSCLE OF TYPE 2 DIABETIC RATS
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DOI:
10.1002/mus.24316
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发表时间:
2015-03-01
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影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Roy, Roland R.
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作者:
Kondo, Hiroyo;Fujino, Hidemi;Roy, Roland R.
Introduction: We determined the effects of low-intensity exercise on the three-dimensional capillary structure and associated angiogenic factors in the soleus muscle of Goto-Kakizaki (GK) diabetic rats. Methods: Four groups of male rats were studied: sedentary nondiabetic (Con), exercised nondiabetic control (Ex), sedentary GK, and exercised GK (GK+Ex). Rats in the Ex and GK+Ex groups were subjected to chronic low-intensity running on a treadmill (15 m/min, 60 min/session, 5 sessions/week for 3 weeks). Results: Although mean capillary volume and diameter were lower in the GK compared with all other groups, low-intensity exercise increased both of these measures in GK rats. Mitochondrial markers, i.e., SDH activity and PGC-1 expression, and the levels of angiogenic factors were higher in the GK+Ex than all other groups. Exercise increased vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein levels and the VEGF-to-TSP-1 ratio, an indicator of angiogenesis, in GK rats. Conclusions: Combined, the results indicate that low-intensity exercise reduces some of the microcirculatory complications in type 2 diabetic muscles. Muscle Nerve 51: 391-399, 2015