Aya Matsumoto, Steven R Mason, Traute Flatscher-Bader, Leigh C Ward, Susan A Marsh, Peter A Wilce, Robert G Fassett, Judy B de Haan, Jeff S Coombes
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. aya.matsumoto@uqconnect.edu.au
International journal of cardiology 2012 Jun 28The molecular mechanisms of exercise training induced cardiovascular protection are poorly understood. There is growing evidence that reactive oxygen species may be involved in a number of these adaptations and that antioxidants may be used to investigate this effect. To determine the effects of exercise training and/or antioxidant supplementation on myocardial endothelium and vascular endothelium gene expression. Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: i) control; ii) exercise trained (90 min of treadmill running 4d per week, 14 weeks); iii) antioxidant-supplemented (α-tocopherol 1000 IU kg(-1) diet and α-lipoic acid 1.6 g kg(-1) diet, mixed with rat chow) and iv) exercise trained and antioxidant-supplemented. cDNA microarray analysis showed diverse expression changes in both left ventricular and coronary artery endothelial cells. In particular, RT-PCR analysis showed that a gene involved in cardiovascular disease progression, Ras homolog gene family member A, was down-regulated by exercise, and up-regulated by antioxidant supplementation in left ventricular endothelial cells. Furthermore, an important gene involved in inflammation, IL-6, was down-regulated by all treatments. Exercise training and/or antioxidant supplementation affects cardiac endothelial cell gene expression, and their effects on genes such as ras homolog gene family member A and IL-6 provides insight into the molecular mechanisms of their influences on cardiovascular diseases. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Aya Matsumoto, Steven R Mason, Traute Flatscher-Bader, Leigh C Ward, Susan A Marsh, Peter A Wilce, Robert G Fassett, Judy B de Haan, Jeff S Coombes. Effects of exercise and antioxidant supplementation on endothelial gene expression. International journal of cardiology. 2012 Jun 28;158(1):59-65
PMID: 21295869
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