耐力运动对高脂血症小鼠主动脉一氧化氮合酶活性的影响

目的：观察耐力性运动对高脂血症小鼠主动脉一氧化氮合酶（NOS）活性的影响。方法：分别测定正常饮食对照组、正常饮食结合运动组、高脂饮食组、高脂饮食结合运动组小鼠血脂水平及其主动脉固有型NOS（cNOS）和诱导型NOS（iNOS）的活性．结果：高脂饮食降低主动脉cNOS活性,耐力运动可使上述变化逆转;高脂饮食增强主动脉iNOS活性,耐力运动可使iNOS活性略有降低,但无显著性差异。结论：耐力运动可在一定程度上逆转高脂血症引起的cNOS活性降低,这可能属独立于血脂调节作用以外的其它抗动脉硬化机制。     

耐力运动对饮食性肥胖大鼠体脂影响的研究

耐力运动对饮食性肥胖大鼠体脂影响的研究王从容,谭健,杨锡让（北京体育大学生理学教研室北京１０００８４）本实验利用与人类肥胖相近的高脂饲料诱发肥胖大鼠模型￣［２］,探讨饮食性肥胖大鼠肥胖与血脂、血糖及血胰岛素变化的关系,以及耐力训练对肥胖鼠体脂含量的影...     

小鼠耐力训练后再力竭运动对体内某些生化指标的影响

目的 :通过分析耐力训练后再力竭运动小鼠部分生化指标的变化来探讨耐力训练提高机体抗疲劳能力可能机制及血液再分配的机制。方法 :建立耐力训练后再力竭运动模型 ,测定血清中超氧化物歧化酶 (SOD)活性、过氧化物酶 (POD)活性、过氧化氢酶 (CAT)活性与丙二醛 (MDA )含量及肝、骨骼肌、心肌与血清中一氧化氮 (NO )含量。结果 :运动后即刻 ,非耐力组血清SOD活性及肝NO含量较安静组显著下降 (P <0 .0 5～ 0 .0 1) ,而血清POD与CAT活性及骨骼肌与血清NO含量则显著升高 (P <0 .0 5～ 0 .0 1) ,其余指标无显著变化 (P >0 .0 5)。耐力组CAT活性显著高于非耐力组 (P <0 .0 5) ,血清NO含量显著低于非耐力组 (P <0 .0 1) ,其余指标两组间无显著差异 (P >0 .0 5)。 2 4h恢复后 ,非耐力组血清CAT活性与MDA含量及肝NO较运动后即刻显著升高 (P <0 .0 5～ 0 .0 1) ,血清与骨骼肌NO含量显著下降 (P <0 .0 5) ,而其余指标则无显著变化 (P >0 .0 5)。耐力组血清SOD活性及肝、血清与心肌NO含量较运动后即刻显著升高 (P <0 .0 5) ,而血清CAT活性显著下降 (P <0 .0 5) ,其余指标无显著变化(P >0 .0 5)。耐力组血清CAT活性与MDA含量显著低于非耐力组 (P <0 .0 5) ,而心肌NO含量显著高于非耐力组 (P <0 .0 5) ,其余指标两组间     

白藜芦醇对耐力训练小鼠免疫功能的影响

目的:探讨白藜芦醇对6周耐力训练小鼠的白细胞亚群、T淋巴细胞亚群和脾淋巴细胞增殖转化能力的影响。方法:72只昆明小鼠随机分为安静对照组(A组)、耐力训练组(B组)、耐力训练+白藜芦醇组(C组),每组24只小鼠,C组小鼠每日给予白藜芦醇10mg/kg灌胃,与B组共同进行6周递增负荷游泳训练,再进行力竭游泳实验,力竭后24h处死小鼠取材进行指标检测。结果:补充白藜芦醇使耐力训练小鼠外周血白细胞总数、单核细胞和淋巴细胞数量、CD3+CD8+显著回升,维持CD3+CD4+/CD3+CD8+在正常范围,使小鼠脾淋巴细胞的增殖转化能力提高,一定浓度范围内的白藜芦醇体外均能增强小鼠脾淋巴细胞的增殖转化能力。结论:白藜芦醇在一定程度上提高了耐力训练小鼠的免疫功能。     

基于生物芯片探讨高脂饮食对动脉粥样硬化小鼠基因组DNA甲基化的影响

目的:采用DNA甲基化芯片技术探讨高脂饮食对Apo E-/-小鼠动脉粥样硬化模型全基因组DNA甲基化的影响。方法:30只雄性Apo E-/-小鼠随机分为正常组与高脂组,每组15只,正常组给予正常饲料喂养,高脂组给予高脂饲料喂养。16周后,测其血脂、血清同型半胱氨酸水平(Hcy)水平、血清DNA甲基化与血清DNA甲基化转移酶(DNMTs)水平;采用DNA甲基化芯片检测两组小鼠主动脉组织全基因组甲基化情况。结果:与正常组相比,高脂组小鼠血清CHOL、TG、LDL-C均显著升高,HDL-C显著下降;血清DNA甲基化水平与血清DNA甲基化转移酶(DNMTs)水平均显著升高。甲基化芯片结果显示:与正常组相比,高脂组主动脉全基因组中共有875个基因甲基化发生改变,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05),其中高甲基化基因数目496,占总数56.69%;低甲基化基因数目379,占总数的43.31%。结论:高脂饲料可升高主动脉基因组甲基化水平,降低基因组的表达,可能是Apo E-/-小鼠容易形成动脉粥样硬化的机制之一。     

抗阻运动对高脂饮食诱导的肥胖大鼠脂肪组织自噬和炎症因子的影响

为探讨运动对肥胖患者自噬活性和内脏脂肪组织炎症反应的影响,本研究将60只肥胖小鼠随机分为高脂饮食组(B)、正常饮食组(C)、正常饮食加耐力运动干预组(D)、正常饮食加耐力运动干预组(E)。D组和E组分别进行10周的耐力和抗阻运动,然后用RT-PCR检测自噬、炎症的基因和蛋白表达。结果显示,三个干预组的Lee指数和BFI均显著降低,2个运动组的Lee指数和BFI均显著降低,但差异无显著性;D组和E组Beclin 1表达较C组显著降低,p62表达明显升高;与C组相比,D组p62显著升高,E组无明显升高;与D组相比,E组Beclin 1基因表达增加,p62蛋白表达降低;与C组相比,D组和E组IL-6和IL-0蛋白表达均显著升高;10周不同运动干预对大鼠减脂效果无差异。运动后内脏脂肪组织的自噬活性受到抑制,尤其是无氧运动;肥胖患者运动干预前后内脏脂肪组织自噬和炎症的变化趋势一致,其中IL-10的变化最为明显。     

运动预处理部分抵抗小鼠长期高脂饮食喂养引起的脂代谢紊乱

已有研究表明运动具有广泛的健康效应,其能够通过改善机体代谢等机制防治慢性疾病。新近研究表明运动预处理(即在疾病发生、发展之前给予运动干预)具有一定的心脏保护效应,但其能否抵抗高脂饮食诱导的肥胖和代谢紊乱尚不清楚。本研究旨在明确运动预处理对长期高脂饮食喂养小鼠的体重和代谢的影响,并探讨其可能机制。C57BL/6小鼠(4周龄)在经过3个月的游泳训练或安静对照后,给予正常饮食(normal diet, ND)或高脂饮食(high fat diet, HFD)喂养4个月。结果显示：3个月的游泳训练能够显著降低小鼠血糖、提高葡萄糖耐量和增加抓力。运动预处理不能改善由于HFD喂养引起的体重增加,但能够改善由于HFD喂养引起的糖耐量异常。运动预处理对ND和HFD喂养小鼠的运动能力和运动节律均无明显影响。HFD喂养后小鼠血清总胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白水平增加,皮下脂肪和附睾脂肪含量增加。运动预处理能够显著降低ND喂养小鼠循环游离脂肪酸和低密度脂蛋白水平。运动预处理能够增加HFD喂养小鼠的循环高密度脂蛋白水平,降低循环低密度脂蛋白水平,但不影响皮下脂肪和附睾脂肪的重量。HFD喂养增加肝脏重量,提高肝脏总胆固...     

玛咖提取物对运动耐力和脊神经元线粒体超微结构的影响

目的：探索玛咖提取物对运动耐力和脊神经元线粒体超微结构的影响。方法：50只Wistar大鼠随机分为5组。对照组：不进行游泳,灌胃等量蒸馏水;单纯游泳组：游泳,灌胃等量蒸馏水,玛咖提取物组（设4.0,5.3,8.0 g/kg 3个剂量组）：游泳,给予相应剂量的玛咖提取物。游泳大鼠在游泳池内循环水流自由游泳,连续游泳并给药15 d,第16天游泳耐力测试后无痛处死大鼠,用投射电子显微镜观察脊髓神经元线粒体超微结构,放免法测定肌肉肌糖元、检测肌肉中丙二醛（MDA）、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-Px）和游离钙水平。结果：与单纯游泳组比,沉下前游泳时间和游泳总时间分别延长了（%）19.83、60.28、77.55和55.34、73.91、94.47,差异均有统计学意义（P均<0.01）;沉下次数分别减少了（%）34.35、51.18、57.96,差异有统计学意义（P<0.01）;MDA和游离钙含量分别降低了（%）20.10、31.49、38.72,差异有统计学意义（P<0.01）和6.42、17.58、26.35;SOD、GSH-Px和肌糖原含量分别升高了（%）5.12、22.74、52.53、44.22、77.79、98.45,差异有统计学意义（P<0.01）和35.08、47.83、81.88,差异有统计学意义（P<0.01）;脊神经元线粒体的体密度（VD）、面密度（SD）和数密度（ND）分别减小了（%）7.79、18.18、31.17,16.95、27.34、43.31和13.51、23.19、43.15。结论：玛咖提取物具有保护脊髓神经元线粒体结构、抗氧化、增加肌糖原和提高运动能力等作用。     

耐力运动对大鼠骨骼肌ERK1/2活性的影响

目的:探讨耐力运动对大鼠骨骼肌蛋白总量(t-ERK1/2)及磷酸化ERK1/2(p-ERK1/2)及ERK2mRMA表达的影响。方法:SD大鼠随机分为对照组和运动组。运动组分为1h/d和1.5h/d组,共7周,运动结束后24h和48h取材,测定葡萄糖和胰岛素浓度;Westernblot法检测骨骼肌t-ERK1/2、p-ERK1/2蛋白表达;RT-PCR法分析ERK2mRNA表达。结果:与对照组比较,运动组胰岛素浓度降低;各运动组p-ERK1/2升高;1.5h/d-24h和-48h组t-ERK1/2增高;1h/d-24h组与1.5h/d-24h和-48hERK2mRNA表达增高。结论:耐力运动可能通过增加ERK1/2活性,提高大鼠骨骼肌对胰岛素的敏感性。     

高脂膳食与耐力训练对大鼠心肌抗超氧阴离子自由基和CaN活力的影响

目的：探讨高脂膳食和耐力运动联合作用对大鼠心肌抗超氧阴离子自由基和钙调神经磷酸酶（CaN）活力的影响。方法：32只SD大鼠随机分为4组（n=8,）;普通膳食对照组（C）和普通膳食耐力训练组（E）,高脂膳食对照组（H）和高脂膳食耐力训练组（R）。E、R组每天进行30～60min低强度（≤16．7m／min）的持续跑台运动;每周训练6d,训练8周。最后一次训练结束后的24—48h内取左心室肌,比色法检测CaN和抗超氧阴离子自由基的活力。结果：高脂膳食诱导心肌抗超氧阴离子自由基活力显著升高（P〈0．05）及CaN活力显著下降（P〈0．05）。耐力训练诱导心肌CaN活力显著下降（P〈0．05）,而抗超氧阴离子自由基活力无显著变化。与高脂对照组相比,高脂膳食与耐力训练联合作用诱导心肌抗超氧阴离子自由基及CaN活力显著升高（P〈0．05）。结论：高脂膳食和耐力训练在提高心肌抗超氧阴离子自由基的活性方面可能有正协同作用,但在抑制CaN活性方面则可能存在有负协同作用。     

耐力训练对ApoE-/-致AS小鼠IL-18和IL-10表达的影响

目的：深入观察耐力训练对载脂蛋白E基因敲除（ApoE^-/-）致动脉粥样硬化（AS）小鼠白介素18（IL-18）和白介素10（IL-10）的影响,探讨运动防治AS的可能机制。方法：选取8周龄雄性ApoE^-/-小鼠20只：随机分为2组（n=10）：AS模型组（AC组）和运动干预组（AE组）,AE组进行跑台耐力训练;选取8周龄C57BL/6J雄性小鼠10只作为正常对照组（CC组）。实验持续12周,取主动脉制作冰冻切片,分别用于观察主动脉AS斑块和病理变化以及主动脉IL-18、IL-10蛋白表达;采用ELISA法检测血清IL-18、IL-10水平。结果：①12周高脂膳食致ApoE^-/-小鼠发生典型的AS病变,耐力训练使AS斑块面积显著减少（P<0.01）,病变程度显著减轻。②与CC组比较,AC组、AE组小鼠血清IL-18和IL-10水平均显著升高（P<0.01）,且AC组IL-18/IL-10比值显著升高（P<0.01）。AE组血清IL-18水平及IL-18/IL-10比值均显著低于AC组（P<0.01）。③与CC组比较,AC组、AE组小鼠主动脉IL-10和IL-18蛋白表达均显著升高（P<0.01）,AE组IL-10表达显著高于AC组（P<0.05）,IL-18表达显著低于AC组（P<0.05）。结论：耐力训练通过降低血液和主动脉IL-18及提高IL-10水平,增强了主动脉血管抗炎能力,从而发挥抗AS的作用。     

有氧运动对高脂饮食小鼠肝脏中CLK2蛋白表达的影响

目的:探讨有氧运动对高脂饮食小鼠肝脏中Cdc2激酶(CLK2)蛋白表达及肝脏脂肪含量的影响。方法:雄性C57/BL6小鼠经正常饮食或高脂饮食16周后,分为正常饮食组、高脂饮食组和高脂饮食+运动组(8周有氧运动),每组10只小鼠。采用免疫印迹方法比较各组小鼠肝脏CLK2蛋白表达;采用油红O染色法比较各组小鼠肝脏脂肪含量;采用实时定量PCR方法比较各组小鼠脂肪代谢相关基因。结果:与正常饮食组小鼠相比,高脂饮食小鼠表现出胰岛素抵抗,肝脏CLK2蛋白含量增加,以及肝脏脂肪积累增加。然而有氧运动可改善高脂饮食小鼠胰岛素抵抗状态,并抑制肝脏中CLK2蛋白增加。结论:有氧运动可降低高脂饮食小鼠肝脏中CLK2蛋白表达,而改善肥胖小鼠肝脏脂肪堆积及代谢紊乱。     

The effects of endurance training and thiamine supplementation on anti-fatigue during exercise

The purpose of this study was to find the effect of endurance training and thiamine supplementation on anti-fatigue during the exercise. Each nine students from K Women’s University went through three cross-over treatments: placebo treatment, training treatment and thiamine treatment. Training treatment was performed with bicycle ergometer exercise for four weeks (five days per week). Each exercise was performed for an hour with intensity set at 70% (50rpm) of maximal oxygen uptake. Thiamine treatment group was given 10mg of thiamine tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide per one kilogram for four weeks. The bicycle ergometer exercise was performed at 70% of maximal oxygen uptake in exercise intensity which 60 minutes of exercise was performed at 50rpm . Lactate concentration was significantly decreased during 15 to 30 minutes of exercise for those with training treatment and 15 to 60 minutes of exercise for those with thiamine treatment compared to placebo treatment group. Ammonia concentration was significantly decreased during 15 to 60 minutes of exercise and 15 to 30 minutes of recovery for those with training and thiamine treatment compared to placebo treatment. Resting blood thiamine concentrations of placebo treatment were significantly lower than training treatment. 60 minutes after the exercise, plasma thiamine concentration was significantly increased in all treatment group. To sum up the previous, thiamine intake during exercise positively benefits carbohydrate metabolism in a way that will decrease lactate concentration, ammonia concentration, and anti- fatigue by reducing the RPE. Therefore, we can consider thiamine intake to be utilized as similar benefits as endurance training.     

Antioxidant and antiapoptotic effects of pine needle powder ingestion and endurance training in high cholesterol-fed rats

[Purpose]

Pine needle is a kind of medicinal plant ingested traditionally for a variety of purposes. Therefore, we examined the antioxidant and antiapoptotic capacities of pine needle ingestion in high cholesterol-fed and endurance exercise-trained rats.

[Methods]

Animals were divided into six groups as; CON: normal diet control group; EX: normal diet and exercise training group; HC: high cholesterol diet group; HCE: high cholesterol diet and exercise training group; HCP: high cholesterol and pine needle group; HCPE: high-cholesterol and pine needle diet with exercise training group, respectively. Each group consisted of seven Sprague-Dawley male rats. The swim-training groups, EX, HCE, and HCPE swam in the swim pool 60 min/d and 5 d/week for 5 weeks. During the rearing periods, freeze-dried pine needle powder mix with 5% of the high cholesterol diet was supplied to the HCP and HCPE groups. Gastrocnemius muscle was used as the skeletal muscle. Malondialdehyde (MDA), Mn-containing superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD), Cu, Zn containing superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were analyzed for their antioxidant capacities. Finally, p53, Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma 2), caspase-3 protein expression was analyzed to determine antiapoptotic ability.

[Results]

MDA showed low content in HCPE compared to the HC. Mn-SOD, Cu,Zn-SOD, and GPx protein expression was significantly increased by pine needle ingestion and/or exercise training. In addition, suppression of p53 protein expression resulted in Bcl-2 increase followed by caspase-3 decrease with/without pine needle ingestion and exercise training.

[Conclusion]

When exercise training in addition to pine needle powder ingestion may be a helpful nutritional regimen to athletes and exercisers.     

Sex differences in release of cardiac troponin T after endurance exercise

Context: Post-exercise cardiac troponin release has been extensively described in athletic groups but little attention has been given to any role of sex in mediating this phenomenon.

Objective: We compared the release of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) after endurance running in training-experience, biological-age and maturity-matched young male and female runners.

Materials and methods: Nineteen male (training history: 2.3?±?1.0?years; mean age: 16.1?±?1.2?years; Tanner stage: 3.7?±?0.6) and 19 female (training history: 2.2?±?1.0?years; mean age: 15.9?±?1.4?years; Tanner stage: 4.0?±?0.4) runners performed a 21?km run with “all-out” effort. Serum cTnT levels were assessed at pre-exercise (Pre-ex) and at 4?h post-exercise (Post-ex).

Results: At Pre-ex, cTnT concentrations were below the 99th percentile value (10?ng.l^?1) in 32/38 runners. Post-ex cTnT increased in all subjects but the response was substantially higher (p?<?0.05) in males [median (range): 210 (20–1360) ng.l^?1] than females [median (range): 80 (10–550) ng.l^?1]. At Post-ex, 95% (95% confidence interval: 75–99%) of males and 63% (95% confidence interval: 41–81%) of females (p?<?0.05) had cTnT concentrations above the cut-off for acute myocardial infarction.

Conclusions: The present data suggest that post-exercise cTnT elevation occurs in all runners but is augmented in young male compared to female athletes.     

The effects of either resveratrol or exercise on macrophage infiltration and switching from M1 to M2 in high fat diet mice

[Purpose]

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of either resveratrol supplementation or exercise training on macrophage infiltration and switching from M1 to M2 kupffer cells in high fat diet mice.

[Methods]

C57BL/6 mice were separated into 5 groups: normal diet (ND; n = 6), high-fat diet (HD; n = 6), high-fat diet with resveratrol (HR; n = 6), high-fat diet with exercise (HE; n = 6) or high-fat diet with resveratrol and exercise (HRE; n = 6). Resveratrol supplementation mice were orally gavaged with resveratrol (25mg/kg of body weight) dissolved in 50% propylene glycol. Exercise mice ran on a treadmill at 12-20 m/min for 30-60 min/day, 5 times/week for 12 weeks.

[Results]

After 12 weeks of intervention, the liver was analyzed. F4/80 expression was evaluated by western blot while CD11c and CD163 mRNA expressions were evaluated by RT-PCR. The weights of the body and liver were significantly increased in the HD and HR group compared to the ND group (p < 0.01). However, the weights were most effectively reduced in the HE and HRE groups compared to the HD group (p < 0.05). The macrophage marker, F4/80 expression was significantly lower in the HE and HRE groups compared to the HD group (p < 0.05). mRNA expression of the M1 macrophage marker, CD11c, in the HD group was significantly increased compared to the ND group (p < 0.01). mRNA expression of the M2 macrophage specific marker, CD163, in the HE and HRE groups were significantly increased compared to the HD group (p < 0.05). The mRNA expressions of TLR4, ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, which induce pro-inflammatory cytokine production, were strongly decreased in the HR, HE, and HRE groups compared to the HD group.

[Conclusion]

These results suggest that moderate exercise training inhibits macrophage infiltration and up regulation of CD163 expression. However, resveratrol supplementation is not enough to ameliorate obesity-induced macrophage infiltration and switching.     

The effect of exercise on expression of myokine and angiogenesis mRNA in skeletal muscle of high fat diet induced obese rat

[Purpose]

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of regular treadmill exercise on the mRNA expressions of myokines and angiogenesis factors in the skeletal muscle of obese rats.

[Methods]

Thirty two male Sprague-Dawley rats (4weeks old) were divided into the CO (control) and HF (high fat diet) groups. Obesity was induced in the HF group by consumption of 45% high-fat diet for 15 weeks. These groups were further subdivided into training groups (COT and HFT); the training groups conducted moderate intensity treadmill training for 8 weeks. Soleus muscles were excised and analyzed by real-time quantitative PCR.

[Results]

mRNA expression of myokines, such as PGC-1α, IL-6, and IL-15, in the COT and HFT groups (which conducted regular exercise), were higher as compared with the CO and HF groups (p < 0.05). Also, the levels in the HF group were significantly lower when compared with CO group (p < 0.05). Expression of angiogenesis mRNA, namely mTOR, VEGF, and FLT1, were significantly lower in the HF group, as compared to the CO group (p < 0.05). In addition, COT group had a higher expression of mTORC1, mTORC2, VEGF and FLT mRNA, than the CO group (p < 0.05); the HFT group also had higher expressions of mTOR, VEGF and FLT1 mRNA than the HF group (p < 0.05).

[Conclusion]

These results indicate that mRNA expression of myokines was increased through the activity of muscle contraction, and it also promoted the mRNA expression of angiogenesis due to activation of mTOR. Thus, we conclude that not only under normal health conditions, but in obesity and excess nutritional circumstances also, regular exercise seems to act positively on the glycemic control and insulin sensitivity through the angiogenesis signaling pathway.     

Effects of dietary protein contents and habitual endurance exercise on supplemental leucine oxidation in mice

The effects of dietary protein contents and regular exercise on the oxidation of supplemented leucine were examined. In the short-term study, male BALB/cCrSlc mice were fed diets containing 0, 10, 20, 35, and 60% protein: energy ratios for 1 week. In the long-term study, exercised and sedentary mice were fed diets containing 20, 35, and 60% protein ratios for 9 weeks. After the feeding periods, the mice were a bolus administered oral supplements of l-[1-¹³C] leucine. Expired gas was analyzed, and oxidized leucine was expressed as a relative ¹³CO₂/¹²CO₂ ratio. In the short-term study, the peak ¹³CO₂/¹²CO₂ ratio significantly increased with diet protein concentrations. Moreover, the long-term study also showed that the peak ¹³CO₂/¹²CO₂ ratio was significantly increased by high protein diets in both exercised and sedentary mice. Our results indicate that supplemental leucine oxidation is associated with consumption of a high-protein diet, irrespective of exercise status.

Abbreviations: AUC: area under the curve; EX: exercise; RQ: respiratory quotient; SED: sedentary; VO₂/W: oxygen uptake per body weight     

Effects of the NADPH oxidase p22phox C242T polymorphism on endurance exercise performance and oxidative DNA damage in response to aerobic exercise training

We examined the effects of the NADPH oxidase p22phox C242T polymorphism on endurance exercise performance and oxidative DNA damage in response to acute and chronic exercises. One hundred three subjects were recruited, among which 26 healthy subjects (CC: 12, TC: 12, and TT: 2) were studied during rest, exercise at 85% VO₂max, and recovery before and after 8 weeks of tread-mill running. Lymphocyte DNA damage increased significantly in response to exercise (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in plasma MDA, SOD concentrations and lymphocyte DNA damage between CC genotype and T allele group, but significant endurance training differences were observed. Endurance training increased exercise time to exhaustion in both the CC genotype and T allele groups (p < 0.05) but no significant difference was found between groups. The results of the current study with young, healthy, Korean men are interpreted to mean that 1) the majority had the CC genotype of the NADPH oxidase p22phox C242T polymorphism (82.5%: CC, 15.5%: TC, 1.9%: TT), 2) acute exercise increased lymphocyte DNA damage, 3) endurance training significantly increased exercise time to exhaustion, and alleviated lymphocyte DNA damage, and 4) The NADPH oxidase p22phox C242T polymorphism, however, did not alter lymphocyte DNA damage or exercise performance at rest, immediately after exercise, or during recovery.