Utilization of free fatty acids and triglycerides by the perfused isolated rat heart after a prolonged swimming training program]

The effects of swimming training upon mechanical and metabolic properties of heart are investigated in two groups of male Sprague Dawley rats, fed ad libitum: a control group and a swimming group. The chronic training improves myocardial mechanical performances: coronary flow, cardiac output and left ventricular pressure are increased in isolated working conditioned heart preparations. Oxygen consumption and work performance are greater than in control group, but cardiac efficiency is not significantly different between the two groups. Intrinsic conditioned heart rate is lower than in control heart. Endogenous triglycerides and exogenous FFA utilization rates are increased in trained perfused heart. We found a significant correlation (P less than 0,01) between exogenous FFA utilisation and coronary flow.     

Effects of different exercise modes on mineralization, structure, and biomechanical properties of growing bone.

Weight bearing during exercise plays an important role in improving the mechanical properties of bone. The effect on bone of non-weight-bearing exercise such as swimming remains controversial. To investigate the effects of exercise mode on growing bone, 29 male Wistar rats (7 wk old) were randomly assigned to a running exercise group (Run, n = 9), a swimming exercise group (Swim, n = 10), or a nonexercise control group (Con, n = 10). During an 8-wk training session (20-60 min/day, 5 days/wk), the Run rats were trained at progressively increasing running speeds (12-22 m/min), and weights attached to the tail of the Swim rats were progressively increased from 0 to 2% of their body weight. The bone mineral density of the proximal tibiae of the Run rats was significantly higher than in the Swim (P < 0.05). Femoral wet weights of the two exercise groups were significantly higher than in the control group (P < 0.05). Interestingly, the percent difference between the tissue wet weight and dry weight (water content ratio), which is related to bone mechanical properties, was significantly higher in the tibiae of the Swim rats and the femora of both exercise groups compared with controls (P < 0.05). Extrinsic as well as intrinsic biomechanical material properties were measured in a three-point bending test. Bone mechanical properties of the tibiae and femora of rats in the Swim and Run groups were significantly greater than those in the control group (P < 0.05). In summary, different modes of exercise may benefit bone mechanical properties in different ways. The specific effects of swimming exercise (non-weight-bearing exercise) on bone require further study.     

Health Effects from Swimming Training in Chlorinated Pools and the Corresponding Metabolic Stress Pathways

Chlorination is the most popular method for disinfecting swimming pool water; however, although pathogens are being killed, many toxic compounds, called disinfection by-products (DBPs), are formed. Numerous epidemiological publications have associated the chlorination of pools with dysfunctions of the respiratory system and with some other diseases. However, the findings concerning these associations are not always consistent and have not been confirmed by toxicological studies. Therefore, the health effects from swimming in chlorinated pools and the corresponding stress reactions in organisms are unclear. In this study, we show that although the growth and behaviors of experimental rats were not affected, their health, training effects and metabolic profiles were significantly affected by a 12-week swimming training program in chlorinated water identical to that of public pools. Interestingly, the eyes and skin are the organs that are more directly affected than the lungs by the irritants in chlorinated water; instead of chlorination, training intensity, training frequency and choking on water may be the primary factors for lung damage induced by swimming. Among the five major organs (the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys), the liver is the most likely target of DBPs. Through metabolomics analysis, the corresponding metabolic stress pathways and a defensive system focusing on taurine were presented, based on which the corresponding countermeasures can be developed for swimming athletes and for others who spend a lot of time in chlorinated swimming pools.     

Effects of chronic NH4Cl dosage and swimming exercise on bone metabolic turnover in rats

To determine the effects of ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) dosage and swimming exercise training during 4 weeks on bone metabolic turnover in rats, seven-week-old female 24 Wister-Kyoto (WKY) rats were investigated by bone status including bone mineral density (BMD) and biomechanical markers from blood and urine. Twenty-four rats (initial weight: 191.2+/-7.6 g) were randomly divided into four groups: baseline (8 weeks old) control group (n=6, BC), 4-week control group (n=6, Con), 4-week swimming exercise loading group (n=6, Swim) and 4-week chronic NH4Cl dosage group (n=6, Acid). All rats were fed an AIN93M diet (Ca: 0.5%, P: 0.3%), and both Con and Swim groups were pair-fed by feeding volume of the NH4Cl dosage group. The acid group only received 0.25 M NH4Cl distilled water ad libitum. At the end of the experimental period, rats were sacrificed with blood drawn and femur and tibia were removed for analysis of bone mineral density (BMD) by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). In the Swim group, 24-hour urinary deoxypiridinoline (Dpd) excretion, reflecting bone resorption, was significantly increased (p<0.05) with a tendency towards decrease of BMD (N.S.), and body weight and abdominal fat weight were decreased in approximately 7% (p<0.05) and 58% (p<0.001), as compared with age matched Con rats. In the Acid group, 24-hour urinary calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) excretion were increased approximately 2.1-fold (p<0.05) and 2.0-fold (p<0.01), respectively, with increase of kidney weight as much as in the Con groups. Serum Ca and P concentration, as well as urinary Dpd excretion were, however, not significantly changed. These results suggest that blood Ca and P concentrations in the chronic acidosis condition during the 4-weeks might be maintained by hypercalciuria and hyperphosphaturia with kidney disorder, and swimming exercise training leads to decrease in BMD with stimulation of bone resorption and reduction of body fat.     

Effects of swimming exercise on red blood cell rheology in trained and untrained rats.

Red blood cell (RBC) mechanical properties were investigated after swimming exercise in trained and untrained rats. A group of rats was trained for 6 wk (60 min swimming, daily), and another group was kept sedentary. Blood samples were obtained either within 5 min or 24 h after 60 min swimming in both groups. In the untrained rats, the RBC aggregation index decreased to 2.60 +/- 0.4 immediately after exercise from a control value of 6.73 +/- 0.18 (P < 0.01), whereas it increased to 13.13 +/- 0.66 after 24 h (P < 0.01). RBC transit time through 5-microm pores increased to 3.53 +/- 0.16 ms within 5 min after the exercise from a control value of 2.19 +/- 0. 07 ms (P < 0.005). A very significant enhancement (166%) in RBC lipid peroxidation was detected only after 24 h. In the trained group, the alterations in all these parameters were attenuated; there was a slight, transient impairment in RBC deformability (transit time = 2.64 +/- 0.13 ms), and lipid peroxidation was found to be unchanged. These findings suggest that training can significantly limit the hemorheological alterations related to a given bout of exercise. Whether this effect is secondary to the training-induced reduction in the degree of metabolic and/or hormonal perturbation remains to be determined.     

Running training attenuates the ACTH responses in rats to swimming and cage-switch stress.

The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of running training on adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) response in rats to swimming or cage-switch stress to determine whether, after physical training, a cross-adaptation develops in the ACTH responses induced by different types of stresses. Rats were trained by two different kinds of exercises and for two different periods of training: 1) swimming for 4 wk (4W-swimming), 2) running for 4 wk (4W-running), and 3) running for 10 wk (10W-running). Remaining rats were used for control for 4 wk (4W-control) and 10 wk (10W-control). The ACTH response induced by swimming stress was reduced after training by swimming (62.4%) or by running (13.8-16.4%). These training periods also attenuated the ACTH response induced by cage-switch stress (62.4% in the swimming group, 23.8-34.6% in the running groups). After swimming stress, the 4W-swimming and 10W-running groups showed smaller increases in blood glucose than the control groups. In addition, the increased levels of blood lactate in all the trained rats were significantly smaller than those in the control groups, suggesting that an adaptation was achieved after physical training. These results suggest that after running training, cross-adaptation is developed in the ACTH response induced by different types of physical (swimming) or psychological (cage-switch) stresses.     

Modulation of myosin isoenzyme populations and activities of monoamine oxidase and phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase in pressure loaded and normal rat heart by swimming exercise and stress arising from electrostimulation in pairs

The question of whether the effects of physical exercise on the heart of 15-weeks normotensive and hypertensive rats can be modulated by additional stressors was studied. Intermittent swimming (33-35 degrees C water, maximum 2 X 1.5 h/day, 2-6 weeks) was employed as a model of exercise. Electrostimulation of rats in pairs (maximum 2 X 1.5 h/day, 6 weeks) served as a model leading predominantly to stress. When the above procedures were combined, electrostimulation in pairs was performed in one session and was followed up by swimming. The myosin isoenzyme population was used as a marker of changes in contractile performance of myofibrils. Activities of the catecholamine-degrading enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO) and the adrenaline-synthesizing enzyme phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PNMT) served to monitor chronic alterations of catecholamine turnover in myocardium. Redistribution in favour of VM-1 (ventricular myosin isoenzyme 1) occurred as early as 2 weeks after the onset of intermittent swimming and was observed under several experimental conditions. The redirection of genetic expression of the isoenzymes was not linked to the presence of an increased ratio of right to left ventricular weight, most probably arising from intermittent hypoxia during drownproofing. The myosin isoenzyme population of swimming spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) resembled that of sedentary Wistar rats. The enzyme activities of MAO and PNMT were both significantly reduced following 6 weeks intermittent swimming in Wistar rats and SHR. This can most probably be attributed to the exercise component of swimming which, on average, led to reduced catecholamine turnover in heart. Electrostimulation of rats in pairs for 6 weeks, which resulted in aggressivity and aggressions, did not alter the myosin isoenzyme population in Wistar rats; in SHR, it further augmented the proportion of VM-3 (ventricular myosin isoenzyme 3), which had already increased in the sedentary state. Furthermore, electrostimulation increased PNMT activity, but did not affect MAO activity. Electrostimulation in pairs, followed by swimming, altered the myosin isoenzyme population in the same way as did swimming alone. However, the activities of PNMT and MAO seemed to be governed by the routine involving stress and not by the exercise routine. This demonstrates that stressors supplementing exercise can decisively modify or even prevent reactions of the organism in response to exercise.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)     

Iron distribution in different tissues in rats following exercise

Iron plays an essential role in blood oxygen transport and in muscle physiology. No conclusive data exist in the literature concerning its tissue distribution and behavior following exercise and training. The aim of the present work was to analyze the Fe content in different tissues following a single session of swimming to exhaustion and after swimming training in rats in order to more extensively describe the changes of Fe distribution provoked by exercise. Animals were divided into four groups (n=10): control group at rest, trained group at rest, control group after exercise, and trained group after exercise. First, rats swam until exhaustion and the maximal swimming time was noted. The training protocol consisted of swimming (5 d/week for 3 wk), limiting the time to 60% of the maximum obtained during the first session to exhaustion of each rat. The variables measured were erythrocytes, hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, and, Fe in liver, kidney, erythrocytes, heart, muscle, bone, and serum. Variations in plasma volume were also calculated. Tissues presented two different profiles with regard to the changes of Fe concentration provoked by training: those displaying higher values of Fe after training, such as liver, heart, muscle, and serum, and those displaying lower values, such as bone, kidney, and red blood cells. These changes in the distribution of Fe in different tissues could be the result of an increase in the needs and use of Fe, shown by active tissues at exercise, and it is possible that the hormonal changes provoked by stress lead to a different behavior of Fe proteins.     

The effect of swimming activity on bone architecture in growing rats

The effect of non-habitual physical activity on bone architecture in the rat humeral shaft was examined. Two groups of rats were trained to swim for 1 h a day, for 20 weeks, at two training levels. The control group consisted of sedentary rats. Parameters of cross-sectional bone morphology (cross-section areas, principal area moments of inertia and their ratio) were used to evaluate the response of bone architecture to mechanical loading. The strength of bone was assessed by measuring the ultimate compressive force and stress. The cortical cross-section area and principal moments of inertia were found to be significantly higher in the swimming groups than in the controls. Examination of the ratio between the major and minor moments of inertia revealed a pronounced change in the shape of the bone cross-section which became more rounded following swimming training. The ultimate compressive force was significantly higher in the swimming rats while the changes in ultimate stress were not significant. Our results indicate a gain of bone strength due to increased periosteal apposition and modified bone tissue distribution. The marked changes in bone morphology are attributed to the different nature of the forces and moments exerted on the humerus during swimming compared to those prevailing during normal locomotion.     

Vascular redox imbalance in rats submitted to chronic exercise

Exercise training has been used for treatment/prevention of many cardiovascular diseases, but the mechanisms need to be clarified. Thus, our aim was to compare oxidative stress parameters between rats submitted to a swimming training and sedentary rats (control). Twelve male rats were divided into two groups: control and exercise training. The exercise training had daily 1 h swimming sessions for 8 weeks and a load (5% of its body mass) was placed in rat's tail. Thereafter the animals were killed, aorta and heart were surgically removed and blood was collected. Body mass gain, thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS), carbonyl content, total reactive antioxidant potential (TRAP), total antioxidant reactivity (TAR), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and catalase (CAT) activity were evaluted. The trained rats showed a lower body mass gain and no modifications on heart. An increased SOD activity was observed on aorta after the training, but no changes were seen for CAT activity, which led to an increased SOD/CAT ratio. The arterial TBARS was also increased for trained rats. The decrease in TRAP in exercise training was the single modification on plasma. Our findings suggest that the increased SOD activity could play a role in vascular adaptations to exercise training. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

不同剂量玛咖对力竭运动致大鼠运动性低血糖的保护作用

目的：探讨不同剂量玛咖对力竭运动致大鼠运动性低血糖的保护作用。方法：采用递增负荷力竭游泳训练的方法建立运动性低血糖动物模型。55只42 d龄雄性Wistar大鼠随机分为5组：①静止对照组（C组）,②运动对照组（M组）,③~⑤运动+低、中、高剂量玛咖组（LM I、LM Ⅱ,LM Ⅲ组）,每组10只（剔除不符合实验要求的大鼠5只）。每天灌胃（ig）1次,LM各组灌胃玛咖的剂量为0.2,0.4,1.2 g/kg体重,灌胃体积为5 ml/kg体重,C、M组灌胃等体积生理盐水。运动大鼠采用递增负荷力竭游泳训练42 d,42 d力竭游泳训练后,测定体重、力竭游泳时间,取血、肝脏及深层股四头肌检测相关生化指标。结果：与C组比较,M组体重、血糖水平、肌糖原与肝糖原含量、肝细胞磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸羧激酶（phosphoenol pyruvate carboxy kinase,PEPCK）表达、肝细胞阳性染色累计吸光度均值等均明显降低（P<0.05或P<0.01）;力竭游泳时间无明显差异;血乳酸含量明显升高（P<0.01）。与M组比较,LM各组体重、血糖水平、肌糖原与肝糖原含量、肝细胞PEPCK表达、肝细胞阳性染色累计吸光度均值等均明显升高（P<0.05或P<0.01）,力竭游泳时间明显延长（P<0.01）,血乳酸含量明显降低（P<0.01）。与LM I组比较,LMⅢ组体重无明显差异,LM Ⅲ组血糖水平、肌糖原与肝糖原含量、肝细胞PEPCK表达、肝细胞阳性染色累计吸光度均值等均明显升高（P<0.05）,力竭游泳时间明显延长,血乳酸含量明显降低（P<0.05）。结论：高剂量玛咖可有效抑制和延缓长时间、大负荷运动导致的运动性低血糖和运动性疲劳的发生与发展,其机制可能与优化肌糖原和肝糖原的储备量及上调糖异生限速酶PEPCK的表达,提高PEPCK活性,促进糖异生有关。     

Glutathione system adaptation to acute stress in the heart of rats during different regimes of hypoxia training

The intensity of lipid peroxidation (LPO), reduced and oxidized glutathione (GSH and GSSG) contents, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione-S-transferase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PDH), and NADP-isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP-IDH) activities were studied in the heart of male rats exposed to two modes of intermittent hypoxic training (IHT): I-breathing in normobaric chamber with 7% O2 gas mixture for 5 min with 15 min normoxic intervals 4 times daily during 3 weeks; II-breathing by 12% O2 gas mixture in the same manner). After adaptation to hypoxia, the rats were subjected to 6h-immobilization stress. It has been shown that stress action after IHT (regime I) caused the increase in LPO and the shift of GSH/GSSG to disulfides. A disbalance in antioxidative defense system was determined by the decrease in glutatione peroxidase, G-6-PDH activities, and GSH content. The support of glutathione reductase activity under stress in this group with simultaneous decrease of enzyme activity in the pentose phosphate pathway was realized through the participation of NADP-IDH. Hypoxic training in regime II induced LPO decrease in the heart tissue after stress. The increase in the heart GSH content, optimal balance of glutathione-related enzymes in this group evidences for the dependence of adaptation effects on the vigor of hypoxic exposition. Our results suggest the active participation of glutathione system in the formation of adaptation reactions under the extreme factor influences through the action on intracellular red/ox potential as well as effectiveness of antioxidant defense.     

Protective effects of long term dietary restriction on swimming exercise-induced oxidative stress in the liver, heart and kidney of rat

In this study, we evaluated the hypothesis that long term dietary restriction would have beneficial effects on the oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme systems in liver, heart and kidney in adult male rats undergoing different intensities of swimming exercise. Sixty male, Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned as either dietary restricted on every other week day (DR) or fed ad libitum (AL) groups, and each group was further subdivided into sedentary, endurance swimming exercise training (submaximal exercise) and exhaustive swimming exercise (maximal exercise) groups. Animals in the submaximal exercise group swam 5 days/week for 8 weeks, while maximal exercise was performed as an acute bout of exercise. In parallel with the increase in the intensity of the exercise, the degree of lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation were increased in both the DR and AL groups; however the rate of increase was lower in the DR group. Reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and glutathione reductase (GR) enzyme activities were lower in the DR group than in the AL group. In parallel with the increase in exercise intensity, GSH and GR enzyme activities decreased, whereas an increase was observed in GSH-Px enzyme activity. In conclusion, the comparison between the DR and AL groups with the three swimming exercise conditions shows that the DR group is greatly protected against different swimming exercise-induced oxidative stress compared with the AL group.     

有氧运动联合破壁蛋白核小球藻对高脂膳食大鼠脂代谢某些指标的影响

目的：研究有氧运动联合破壁蛋白核小球藻对高脂膳食大鼠脂代谢某些指标的影响。方法：55只雄性Wistar大鼠经过适应性饲养4 d后进行3 d、20 min/d的无负重游泳训练,筛选淘汰5只不适应游泳训练的大鼠后,按体重以数字随机分组法分为5组：普通膳食+安静对照组（C组）、高脂膳食+安静对照组（H组）、高脂膳食+小球藻+安静对照组（HC组）、高脂膳食+有氧运动组（HM组）、高脂膳食+有氧运动+小球藻组（HMC）,每组10只。HM组和HMC组进行6周每周6次60 min/d的无负重游泳训练。C组大鼠以普通饲料常规喂养;其余各组以高脂饲料喂养;HC组和HMC组大鼠灌胃破壁小球藻1次,灌胃剂量为3.9 g/（kg·d）,灌胃体积为5 ml/kg,其余各组ig等量生理盐水。6周后,测定大鼠Lee’s指数,取血、肝脏检测相关生化指标。结果：与C组比较,H组Lee’s指数,血清FFA、IL-6、TNF-α、TC、TG、LDL-c,肝脏FFA、IL-10显著升高（P<0.01）;血清HDL-c水平显著降低（P< 0.01）。与H组比较,HC、HM、HMC组Lee’s指数,血清FFA、IL-6、TNF-α、TC、TG、LDL-c,肝脏FFA、IL-10显著降低（P<0.05或P<0.01）;血清HDL-c水平显著升高（P<0.05或P<0.01）。与HC、HM组比较,HMC组Lee’s指数,血清FFA、IL-6、TNF-α、TC、TG、LDL-c,肝脏FFA、IL-10显著降低（P<0.05）;血清HDL-c水平显著升高（P<0.05）。结论：有氧运动和破壁蛋白核小球藻干预能够不同程度改善高脂膳食大鼠脂代谢,降低肥胖对肝脏造成的脂毒性。其中联合干预较单一干预更为有效。     

大鼠运动性肥大心脏心肌血管内皮生长因子及其基因表达的研究

目的和方法：血管内皮生长因子（ｖａｓｃｕｌａｒｅｎｄｏｔｈｅｌｉａｌｇｒｏｗｔｈｆａｃｔｏｒ,ＶＥＧＦ）是新近确定的一种特异作用于血管内皮细胞的活性肽。最近发现正常心肌细胞可表达ＶＥＧＦ,高血压肥大心脏心肌ＶＥＧＦ及基因表达增强,但对运动性心肌肥大时的变化尚不清楚。本实验采用免疫组化和分子杂交方法,对游泳运动１０周大鼠稳定期肥大心脏心肌ＶＥＧＦ及其基因表达进行研究。结果：ＷｉｓｔａｒＫｙｏｔｏ（ＷＫＹ）大鼠、自发性高血压大鼠（ｓｐｏｎｔａｎｅｏｕｓｌｙｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｖｅｒａｔｓ,ＳＨＲ）和运动大鼠心肌细胞浆内均有特异性ＶＥＧＦ染色颗粒,但运动大鼠心肌细胞胞浆内染色颗粒增加最明显。Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ分子杂交结果表明三组大鼠心肌均有ＶＥＧＦｍＲＮＡ表达,其中ＳＨＲ表达最强,运动大鼠比ＷＫＹ大鼠增强,但低于ＳＨＲ。结论：目前对这一结果的生理意义还不清楚,推测可能与心肌肥大时细胞间质血管增生有关。     

Cardiovascular and sympathoadrenal responses to stress in swim-trained rats

Chronic exposure to swim stress (i.e., training) is associated with functional adaptations of the cardiovascular system. On the other hand, repeated exposure to tail shock, an emotional stress, often results in deleterious changes in resting blood pressure and myocardial pathology. We hypothesized that the pathological adaptation following chronic exposure to tail shock was associated with a larger acute physiological response compared with swim stress. Therefore, acute responses to swim and shock stress were compared. A second concern of this study examined the extent to which adaptation to swim training influences responses to predictable tail shock stress. The cardiovascular and sympathoadrenal responses to swim stress, using 1% body wt attached to the tail, were compared with predictable tail shock (0.2-0.4 mA intensity, 1-s duration, 1/min) in two groups of Long-Evans male rats. In the first, 11 rats were studied following 5-7 wk of swim training, consisting of daily 1-h sessions of swimming with 2% body wt attached to their tails. They were compared with an age-matched nontrained (NT) group (n = 8). During swimming, the trained animals showed significantly lower heart rate (387 +/- 10 vs. 449 +/- 18 beats/min) and significantly lower lactate (0.9 +/- 0.09 vs. 2.0 +/- 0.24 mmol/l), epinephrine (332 +/- 57 vs. 739 pg/ml), and corticosterone (32 +/- 10 vs. 62 +/- 9 micrograms/dl) responses. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were elevated in swim stress by the same degree in trained (167/110 mmHg) and NT (177/116 mmHg) rats.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

早期游泳运动对慢性温和应激抑郁大鼠学习和记忆能力的影响

目的:探讨早期游泳运动对慢性温和应激(chronic mild stress,CMS)大鼠学习和记忆能力的影响。方法:50只SD大鼠随机分成5组:对照组、模型组、低强度运动组、中等强度运动组、高强度运动组。运动组大鼠按照游泳运动方案运动4 w,糖水消耗实验和强迫游泳实验评价大鼠抑郁程度;Morris水迷宫实验评价大鼠学习记忆能力。结果:模型组大鼠糖水消耗量和游泳不动时间较对照组明显降低(P0.01),低强度运动组和中等强度运动组大鼠较模型组糖水消耗量和游泳不动时间明显增加(P0.05或P0.01);模型组大鼠较对照组逃避潜伏期明显延长,目标象限搜索时间占总游泳时间的百分比和目标象限穿过次数减少,体质量、双侧海马质量和海马相对质量下降(P0.05或P0.01);低强度运动组和中等强度运动组大鼠较模型组比较,潜伏期缩短明显,目标象限搜索时间占总游泳时间的百分比和目标象限穿过次数增加,体质量、双侧海马质量和海马相对质量增加(P0.05或P0.01)。结论:早期游泳运动能减轻慢性温和应激抑郁大鼠的学习记忆的损害,其中低强度和中等强度运动训练作用效果最佳。     

Effects of high-intensity swimming training on GLUT-4 and glucose transport activity in rat skeletal muscle.

This study was performed to assess the effects of short-term, extremely high-intensity intermittent exercise training on the GLUT-4 content of rat skeletal muscle. Three- to four-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats with an initial body weight ranging from 45 to 55 g were used for this study. These rats were randomly assigned to an 8-day period of high-intensity intermittent exercise training (HIT), relatively high-intensity intermittent prolonged exercise training (RHT), or low-intensity prolonged exercise training (LIT). Age-matched sedentary rats were used as a control. In the HIT group, the rats repeated fourteen 20-s swimming bouts with a weight equivalent to 14, 15, and 16% of body weight for the first 2, the next 4, and the last 2 days, respectively. Between exercise bouts, a 10-s pause was allowed. RHT consisted of five 17-min swimming bouts with a 3-min rest between bouts. During the first bout, the rat swam without weight, whereas during the following four bouts, the rat was attached to a weight equivalent to 4 and 5% of its body weight for the first 5 days and the following 3 days, respectively. Rats in the LIT group swam 6 h/day for 8 days in two 3-h bouts separated by 45 min of rest. In the first experiment, the HIT, LIT, and control rats were compared. GLUT-4 content in the epitrochlearis muscle in the HIT and LIT groups after training was significantly higher than that in the control rats by 83 and 91%, respectively. Furthermore, glucose transport activity, stimulated maximally by both insulin (2 mU/ml) (HIT: 48%, LIT: 75%) and contractions (25 10-s tetani) (HIT: 55%, LIT: 69%), was higher in the training groups than in the control rats. However, no significant differences in GLUT-4 content or in maximal glucose transport activity in response to both insulin and contractions were observed between the two training groups. The second experiment demonstrated that GLUT-4 content after HIT did not differ from that after RHT (66% higher in trained rats than in control). In conclusion, the present investigation demonstrated that 8 days of HIT lasting only 280 s elevated both GLUT-4 content and maximal glucose transport activity in rat skeletal muscle to a level similar to that attained after LIT, which has been considered a tool to increase GLUT-4 content maximally.     

The effect of prolonged physical training and high fat diet on heart size and body weight in rats

White male Woodlyn Wistar rats (aged 9-10 weeks) were subjected to prolonged physical training on a treadmill for 10 weeks. After 4 weeks half of the rats received a high fat test diet (45%) (Nutritional Biochemical Corporation) while the control group was fed standard lab chow (Purina lab chow). The body weights, heart weights, and heart weight per 100 g body weight were compared in a two by two factorial analysis, the independent variables being condition (exercise or sedentary) and diet (balanced or high fat). After 10 weeks the difference in body weight between the sedentary rats (body weight (BW) equals 514.4 plus or minus 76.4 g) and the exercise rats (BW equals 389 plus or minus 44 g) was significant (p less than 0.05). The difference in body weight between the high fat diet rats (BW equals 479 plus or minus 80 g, n equals 10) and the balanced diet group (BW equals 424 plus or minus 76 g, n equals 10) was also significant (p less than 0.05). No significant differences were observed in heart weight among any of the groups whereas a significant difference was noted between the sedentary group and the exercise group with respect to heart weight : body weight ratio. Thus the exercise rats had relatively larger hearts than the sedentary group (p less than 0.05) but no evidence for cardiac hypertrophy in the exercise group compared with the sedentary group ws observed. The difference with regard to heart ratios between the balanced diet and high fat diet groups was not significant and no interaction was present (p equals 0.065). It was concluded that cardiac hypertrophy is not necessarily a consequence of prolonged physical training but is a product of the type of training, the intensity and duration, and the emotional stress involved. Prolonged physical exercise was a powerful deterrent to weight gain even in rats on a high fat diet. In the absence of the development of cardiac hypertrophy in response to prolonged training, further work is needed to quantify the factors that result in cardiac hypertrophy and to identify other changes that may be occurring in the cardiovascular system in response to prolonged physical training.     

有氧运动联合黑果枸杞对高脂膳食大鼠心肌脂代谢某些指标的影响*

目的: 研究有氧运动联合黑果枸杞对高脂膳食大鼠心肌脂代谢某些指标的影响。方法: 55只雄性Wistar大鼠经过适应性饲养4 d后进行20 min/d的无负重游泳训练,连续3 d,筛选淘汰5只不适应游泳训练的大鼠后,按体重以数字随机分组法分为5组:普通膳食+安静组(RDC组)、高脂膳食+安静组(HDC组)、高脂膳食+黑果枸杞+安静组(HDLC组)、高脂膳食+有氧运动组(HDM组)、高脂膳食+黑果枸杞+有氧运动组(HDLM),每组10只。HDM组和HDLM组进行6周每周6次60 min/d的无负重游泳训练。RDC组大鼠以普通饲料常规喂养;其余各组以高脂饲料喂养;HDLC组和HDLM组大鼠灌胃黑果枸杞,灌胃剂量为4.48 g/(kg·d),灌胃体积为5 ml/kg,其余各组灌胃等量蒸馏水。6周后,测定大鼠Lee’s指数,取血、心肌检测相关生化指标。结果: 与RDC组比较,HDC组Lee’s指数,血清FFA、TNF-α、IL-6、TC、TG、LDL-C,心肌FFA、ICAM-1显著升高(P＜0.01);血清HDL-C水平显著降低(P＜0.01)。与HDC组比较,HDLC、HDM、HDLM组Lee’s指数,血清FFA、TNF-α、IL-6、TC、TG、LDL-C,心肌FFA、ICAM-1显著降低(P＜0.05或P＜0.01);血清HDL-C水平显著升高(P＜0.05或P＜0.01)。与HDLC、HDM组比较,HDLM组Lee’s指数,血清FFA、TNF-α、IL-6、TC、TG、LDL-C,心肌FFA、ICAM-1显著降低(P＜0.05);血清HDL-C水平显著升高(P＜0.05)。结论: 有氧运动和/或黑果枸杞干预能够不同程度改善高脂膳食大鼠脂代谢,降低肥胖引发的脂毒性。其中联合干预较单一干预更为有效。