Association between reactive oxygen metabolites and paraoxonase 1 activity during a physical activity increase...

Considering the beneficial effects of physical activity on health and disease in older people, the aim of the present study was to investigate the changes in reactive oxygen metabolites and paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity during an intervention period on increased physical activity among older people.

Serum diacron reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs), PON1 activity and cardiometabolic variables were measured in 43 asymptomatic Japanese volunteers (18 men/25 women, mean age 68.9 years) in the pre- and post-phase of a 6-month intervention program aiming at a mild but sustained increase in physical activity.

While the d-ROMs and PON1 activity levels were not significantly altered after the intervention, there was an inverse correlation between percentage changes of d-ROMs and PON1 activity during this intervention period. Multiple regression analysis revealed their significant and inverse correlation as independent of percentage changes of the other cardiometabolic variables (β=-0.3, P < 0.05).

The inverse d-ROMs-PON1 relationship may indicate the value of concurrent measurement of these two components of oxidation-antioxidation balance when studying the effects of physical activity in an older population. Further studies are necessary to confirm the observed relationship.