Response of endothelial function and oxidative stress after supervised aerobic exercise training in formerly
Wenjiang Sun1, Bin Liu2, Huan Zheng3
1Department of Rehabilitation, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
We sought to investigate effects of aerobic exercise in women with preeclampsia history. 42 women were enrolled. After 16 weeks, we found improvement in endothelial function index and oxidative stress biomarkers in the exercise group. Moreover, the change of endothelial function index was significantly associated with the change of total antioxidant capacity in the exercise group. Our findings showed aerobic exercise improved exercise capacity, endothelial function and oxidative stress in formerly preeclamptic women, and favorable modification of oxidative stress might be a vital pathway of endothelial function's melioration in those women, which deserves further exploration.
We sought to investigate effects of aerobic exercise in women with preeclampsia history. 42 women were enrolled. After 16 weeks, we found improvement in endothelial function index and oxidative stress biomarkers in the exercise group. Moreover, the change of endothelial function index was significantly associated with the change of total antioxidant capacity in the exercise group. Our findings showed aerobic exercise improved exercise capacity, endothelial function and oxidative stress in formerly preeclamptic women, and favorable modification of oxidative stress might be a vital pathway of endothelial function's melioration in those women, which deserves further exploration.
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