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Very moderate exercise training; variations in stress and toxicity gene expression in rat hearts.

ABSTRACT: Array analysis of a set of 96 stress and toxicity genes was carried out in left ventricular cardiomyocytes from 8 control and 7 trained rats. The training protocol was very gradual and mild. Animals were sacrificed 48 hrs after the last training session in order to evaluate gene expression during the "second window of cardioprotection". Array results were validated by Real Time PCR of selected genes and Western Blot analysis of selected proteins. Plasma MDA and resistance to ischemia/reperfusion were evaluated as well. A total of 11 genes were found to be upregulated by moderate exercise, 3 to be downregulated. MDA was found to be increased in plasma of trained rats. Myocardial resistance to ischemia-reperfusion was found to be improved in trained rats with respect to controls. Results suggest that such a pattern of mild training does at the same time elicit stress responses, but also the upregulation of a number of defensive genes, that are likely to constitute the core of the adaptive mechanisms. Keywords: exercise training-related stress response and cardioprotection

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Rattus norvegicus

PROVIDER: GSE3904 | GEO | 2005/12/28

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA94159

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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