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Cardioprotective effects of nitrite during exercise.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20876585     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Exercise training has been shown to reduce many risk factors related to cardiovascular disease, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and insulin resistance. More importantly, exercise training has been consistently shown to confer sustainable protection against myocardial infarction in animal models and has been associated with improved survival following a heart attack in humans. It is still unclear how exercise training is able to protect the heart, but some studies have suggested that it increases a number of classical signalling molecules. For instance, exercise can increase components of the endogenous antioxidant defences (i.e. superoxide dismutase and catalase), increase the expression of heat shock proteins, activate ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels, and increase the expression and activity of endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase resulting in an increase in NO levels. This review article will provide a brief summary of the role that these signalling molecules play in mediating the cardioprotective effects of exercise. In particular, it will highlight the role that NO plays and introduce the idea that the stable NO metabolite, nitrite, may play a major role in mediating these cardioprotective effects.
Authors:
John W Calvert
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2010-09-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cardiovascular research     Volume:  89     ISSN:  1755-3245     ISO Abbreviation:  Cardiovasc. Res.     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-28     Completed Date:  2011-04-28     Revised Date:  2012-02-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0077427     Medline TA:  Cardiovasc Res     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  499-506     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Carlyle Fraser Heart Center, Emory University School of Medicine, 550 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. jcalver@emory.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiotonic Agents / metabolism*
Cardiovascular Diseases* / epidemiology,  metabolism,  physiopathology
Exercise / physiology*
Humans
Nitric Oxide / metabolism*
Nitrites / metabolism*
Risk Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1R01HL098481-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL098481-02/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL098481-03/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cardiotonic Agents; 0/Nitrites; 10102-43-9/Nitric Oxide

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