Nandrolone decanoate (ND) is widely used by individuals engaged in resistance training (RT), yet their combined effects on cardiac function remain unclear. Objective To investigate the effects of RT and ND on cardiac structure and function, cellular contractility, Ca-2 (+) -handling protein expression, and redox balance in rats. Methods Thirty-two male Wistar rats were assigned to four groups: control (C), trai...
Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome characterized by widespread pain and complex pathophysiology, requiring new therapeutic approaches. This study aims to investigate the effects of resistance training (RT) before hyperalgesia induction on pain sensitivity, IL-6 and IL-10 expression in skeletal muscle, and thalamic serotonin levels in a fibromyalgia (FM)-like rat model. Methods: Wistar female rats aged 12 months...
To investigate whether the regular administration of blueberry extract and low-intensity resistance exercise training (RT), either alone or in combination, during the development of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in rats protect the left ventricle (LV) from redox dysregulation and pathological remodeling. Groups of seven male Wistar rats were formed for the experiment: ...
The aim of this study was to test whether combined physical exercise training of moderate intensity executed during the devel- opment of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) hinders the progression of pulmonary and right heart harmful functional and structural remodeling in rats. Wistar rats were injected with MCT (60 mg/kg) and after 24 h were exposed to a combined exercise trainin...
Though the mechanisms are not fully understood, tryptophan (Trp) and physical exercise seem to regulate mechanical hypersensitivity in fibromyalgia. Here, we tested the impact of Trp supplementation and continuous low-intensity aerobic exercise on the modulation of mechanical hypersensitivity in a fibromyalgia-like model induced by acid saline in female rats. Twelve-month-old femaleWistar rats were randomly div...
Investigate the effects of moderate continuous aerobic exercise (MCAE) on the inflammatory cytokine profile and expression of lipolytic and thermogenic genes in β1-AR−/− mice adipose tissue. Four- to five-month-old male wild type (WT) and β1-AR−/− mice were divided into groups: WT control (WTc) and trained (WTt); and β1-AR−/− control (β1-AR−/−c) and trained (β1-AR−/−t). Animals from trained groups were submitte...
O objetivo geral desta dissertação foi examinar os efeitos do treinamento físico sobre a estrutura e a função do miocárdio e sobre a função contrátil e o Ca 2+ intracelular transiente de cardiomiocitos do ventrículo direito em ratos com hipertensão arterial pulmonar (HAP) induzida por monocrotalina (MCT). O primeiro capítulo trata de uma revisão sistemática para examinar as adaptações funcionais e estruturais d...