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Intensity-controlled treadmill running in rats: VO(2 max) and cardiac hypertrophy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11179077     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Physiological studies of long-term cardiovascular adaptation to exercise require training regimens that give robust conditioning effects and adequate testing procedures to quantify the outcome. We developed a valid and reproducible protocol for measuring maximal oxygen uptake (VO(2 max)), which was reached at a 25 degrees inclination with a respiratory exchange ratio > 1.05 and blood lactate > 6 mmol/l. The effect of intensity-controlled aerobic endurance training was studied in adult female and male rats that ran 2 h/day, 5 days/wk, in intervals of 8 min at 85-90% of VO(2 max) and 2 min at 50-60% of VO(2 max), with adjustment of exercise level according to VO(2 max) every week. After 7 wk, the increase in VO(2 max) plateaued at 60-70% above sedentary controls. Ventricular weights and myocyte length were up 25-30% and 6-12%, respectively. Work economy, oxygen pulse, and heart rate were sufficiently changed to indicate substantial cardiovascular adaptation. The model mimics important human responses to training and could be used in future studies on cellular, molecular, and integrative mechanisms of improved cardiovascular function.
Authors:
U Wisløff; J Helgerud; O J Kemi; O Ellingsen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology     Volume:  280     ISSN:  0363-6135     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2001 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-02-22     Completed Date:  2001-03-29     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901228     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H1301-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7489 Trondheim, Norway.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cardiomegaly / pathology,  physiopathology*
Exercise Test
Female
Heart Rate / physiology
Male
Myocardium / pathology
Organ Size
Oxygen / pharmacokinetics
Oxygen Consumption / physiology*
Physical Conditioning, Animal / physiology
Physical Endurance / physiology*
Pulmonary Gas Exchange / physiology*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Running / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7782-44-7/Oxygen

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