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Plasma retinol-binding protein-4 and tumor necrosis factor-α are reduced in postmenopausal women after combination of different intensities of circuit resistance training and Zataria supplementation

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Abstract

Purpose

Zataria is a plant with anti-inflammatory properties, which has been used for the treatment of many diseases. This study investigated the effect of different intensities of circuit resistance training and Zataria supplementation on plasma retinol-binding protein-4 (RBP-4) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in postmenopausal women.

Methods

Seventy-two postmenopausal women were divided on randomized order into six groups: Control (McGinley and Bishop in J Appl Physiol 121(6):1290–1305, 2016), Training 35% (T35%), Training 55% (T55%), Zataria (Özgünen et al. in Scand J Med Sci Sports 20:140–147, 2010), Zataria/Training 35% (ZT35%), and Zataria/Training 55% (ZT55%). Resistance training program included 12 exercise stations (each: 30 s, intensity: 35% and 55% of 1-RM) for 8 weeks (3 sessions/week). Daily (500 mg) Zataria was used after breakfast by participants in ZG, ZT35%, and ZT55% groups. Blood samples were taken 48 h before and after the first and last sessions of training.

Results

After the training period the percentage of body fat decreased significantly (P < 0.001) in all trained groups, whereas muscle mass increased significantly (P < 0.01) only in T55% and ZT55% groups. A significant decrease was observed for RBP-4 values (P < 0.05) after training in all groups except for ZG and CG. Also, RBP-4 was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in all groups as compared to CG at the post-test except for ZG. Moreover, significantly lower values (P < 0.05) were found in T55%, ZT35%, and ZT55% as compared to ZG in post-intervention. TNF-α values decreased significantly (P < 0.05) at the post-test as compared to pre-intervention in ZT35% and ZT55%. Also, TNF-α was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in ZT55% compared to CG and T35% in post-test

Conclusions

The results demonstrate clearly that in postmenopausal women, circuit resistance training both at low and moderate intensities cause a greater reduction in RBP-4 and TNF-α when Zataria is supplemented in the diet during training.

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  • 25 November 2019

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  1. Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

    Seyed Morteza Tayebi

  2. Exercise Biochemistry Division, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

    Ayoub Saeidi

  3. Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Health Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

    Mohamad Fashi

  4. Physical Education and Sport Science Department, Islamic Azad University-Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran

    Seyed Pouya

  5. Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

    Abedin Khosravi

  6. Exercise Physiology Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Hossein Shirvani

  7. Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

    Mehdi Ahmadian

  8. ISSEP Ksar Said, University of Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

    Abderraouf Ben Abderrahman

  9. Endocrine Section-Applied Physiology Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Anthony C. Hackney

  10. Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Anthony C. Hackney

  11. Univ Rennes, M2S (Laboratoire Mouvement, Sport, Santé)-EA 1274, 35000, Rennes, France

    Hassane Zouhal

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Tayebi, S.M., Saeidi, A., Fashi, M. et al. Plasma retinol-binding protein-4 and tumor necrosis factor-α are reduced in postmenopausal women after combination of different intensities of circuit resistance training and Zataria supplementation. Sport Sci Health 15, 551–558 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-019-00544-2

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