Is physical activity able to modify oxidative damage in cardiovascular aging?
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Journal Article
Abstract
Aging is a multifactorial process resulting in damage of molecules, cells, and tissues. It has been demonstrated that the expression and activity of antioxidant systems (SOD, HSPs) are modified in aging, with reduced cell ability to counteract the oxidant molecules, and consequent weak resistance to ROS accumulation. An important mechanism involved is represented by sirtuins, the activity of which is reduced by aging. Physical activity increases the expression and the activity of antioxidant enzymes, with consequent reduction of ROS. Positive effects of physical exercise in terms of antioxidant activity could be ascribable to a greater expression and activity of SOD enzymes, HSPs and SIRT1 activity. The antioxidant effects could increase, decrease, or not change in relation to the exercise protocol. Therefore, some authors by using a new approach based on the in vivo/vitro technique demonstrated that the highest survival and proliferation and the lowest senescence were obtained by performing an aerobic training. Therefore, the in vivo/vitro technique described could represent a good tool to better understand how the exercise training mediates its effects on aging-related diseases, as elderly with heart failure that represents a special population in which the exercise plays an important role in the improvement of cardiovascular function, quality of life, and survival.
Date Issued
2012-10-17
Date Acceptance
2012-08-13
Citation
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2012, 2012
ISSN
1942-0900
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Journal / Book Title
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Volume
2012
Copyright Statement
© 2012 Graziamaria Corbi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Cell Biology
CELL BIOLOGY
HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS
RAT-HEART
SIRT1 DEACETYLASE
ELDERLY-PATIENTS
AGED RATS
STRESS
EXERCISE
FAILURE
CELL
DISEASE
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 728547