Abstract
Exercise training (ET) has several health benefits; however, our understanding of regional adaptations to ET is limited. We examined the functional and molecular adaptations to short- and long-term ET in elastic and muscular conduit arteries of db/db mice in relation to changes in cardiovascular risk factors. Diabetic mice and their controls were exercised at moderate intensity for 4 or 8 weeks. The vasodilatory and contractile responses of thoracic aortae and femoral arteries isolated from the same animals were examined. Blood and aortic samples were used to measure hyperglycemia, oxidative stress, inflammation, dyslipidemia, protein expression of SOD isoforms, COX, eNOS, and Akt. Short-term ET improved nitric oxide (NO) mediated vasorelaxation in the aortae and femoral arteries of db/db mice in parallel with increased SOD2 and SOD3 expression, reduced oxidative stress and triglycerides, and independent of weight loss, glycemia, or inflammation. Long-term ET reduced body weight in parallel with reduced systemic inflammation and improved insulin sensitivity along with increased SOD1, Akt, and eNOS expression and improved NO vasorelaxation. Exercise did not restore NOS- and COX-independent vasodilatation in femoral arteries, nor did it mitigate the hypercontractility in the aortae of db/db mice; rather ET transiently increased contractility in association with upregulated COX-2. Long-term ET differentially affected the aortae and femoral arteries contractile responses. ET improved NO-mediated vasodilation in both arteries likely due to collective systemic effects. ET did not mitigate all diabetes-induced vasculopathies. Optimization of the ET regimen can help develop comprehensive management of type 2 diabetes.
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Abbreviations
- COX:
-
Cyclooxygenase
- CRP:
-
C-reactive protein
- EDHF:
-
Endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizing factor
- ET:
-
Exercise training
- eNOS:
-
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
- GTT:
-
Glucose tolerance test
- PE:
-
Phenylephrine
- mN:
-
Millinewton
- L-NAME:
-
Nω-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester
- PSS:
-
Physiologic salt solution
- R:
-
Pearson correlation coefficient
- Sed:
-
Sedentary
- SOD:
-
Superoxide dismutase
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Sallam, N.A., Wang, B. & Laher, I. Exercise training and vascular heterogeneity in db/db mice: evidence for regional- and duration-dependent effects. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch Pharmacol 397, 2421–2436 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-023-02775-0
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