| Chronic training increases blood oxidative damage but promotes health in elderly men. | |
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PMID: 22215375 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The objective of the present study was to investigate a large panel of oxidative stress biomarkers in long-term trained elderly men to analyse the effects of chronic training on an aged population. We collected blood samples from two groups of male volunteers older than 65 years who maintain a measure of functional independence: one group of sedentary subjects without a history of regular physical activity and the other of subjects who have sustained training, starting during middle age (mean training time = 49 ± 8 years). We studied morbidity and polypharmacy, as well as haematological parameters including red cell count, haemoglobin concentration, haematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, red cell distribution width and several oxidative biomarkers including protein carbonyl content and lipid peroxidation in plasma and erythrocytes, red blood cell H(2)O(2)-induced haemolysis test, plasma total antioxidant activity and the main antioxidant enzymes of erythrocytes: superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase and glutathione-S-transferase. After adjusting for confounding factors, we observed an increase in all oxidative damage biomarkers in the plasma and erythrocytes of the long-term exercise group. However, we reported a decrease in the number of diseases per subject with statistical differences nearly significant (p = 0.061), reduced intake of medications per subject and lower levels of red cell distribution width in the chronic exercise group. These results indicate that chronic exercise from middle age to old age increases oxidative damage; however, chronic exercise appears to be an effective strategy to attenuate the age-related decline in the elderly. |
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David de Gonzalo-Calvo; Benjamín Fernández-García; Beatriz de Luxán-Delgado; Susana Rodríguez-González; Marina García-Macia; Francisco Manuel Suárez; Juan José Solano; María Josefa Rodríguez-Colunga; Ana Coto-Montes |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-4 |
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Title: Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) Volume: - ISSN: 1574-4647 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101250497 Medline TA: Age (Dordr) Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Morphology and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n, 33006, Oviedo, Spain, ddgonzalo@hotmail.com. |
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