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Exercise training improves endothelial function in young prehypertensives.

Darren T Beck1, Darren P Casey, Jeffrey S Martin

  • 1Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, GRECC, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA. Darren.Beck@va.gov

Experimental Biology and Medicine (Maywood, N.J.)
|June 14, 2013
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This study shows that both resistance and endurance exercise training significantly improve endothelial function and lower blood pressure in young prehypertensives. Exercise is a viable strategy to enhance cardiovascular health in this population.

Keywords:
endothelial functionendothelinexercisenitric-oxideprehypertension

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Exercise Science
  • Preventive Cardiology

Background:

  • Prehypertension is associated with endothelial dysfunction, a precursor to cardiovascular disease.
  • The impact of exercise interventions on endothelial function in prehypertensives remains under-explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the separate effects of resistance and endurance training on conduit artery endothelial function in young adults with prehypertension.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective randomized controlled trial involving 43 prehypertensive and 15 normotensive individuals (18-35 years).
  • Prehypertensive participants were randomized into resistance exercise training (PHRT), endurance exercise training (PHET), or time-control (PHTC) groups for 8 weeks.
  • Evaluations included brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD), endothelial function biomarkers, and blood pressure before and after the intervention.

Main Results:

  • Both PHRT and PHET significantly reduced resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
  • Exercise interventions notably improved brachial artery FMD (absolute, percent, and normalized dilation).
  • Plasma levels of 6-keto prostaglandin F1α and NO x increased, while endothelin-1 decreased in both exercise groups.

Conclusions:

  • Resistance and endurance exercise training independently confer beneficial effects on endothelial function and blood pressure in young prehypertensives.
  • These findings highlight exercise as a key non-pharmacological approach for managing prehypertension and preventing cardiovascular events.