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Assessment of Pulmonary Capillary Blood Volume, Membrane Diffusing Capacity, and Intrapulmonary Arteriovenous Anastomoses During Exercise
Published on: February 20, 2017
Alterations in pulmonary vasomotor modulators post aerobic exercise training in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Jinkyung Cho1, Bruce D Johnson1, Kymberly D Watt2
1Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Abstract:
This study investigated the impact of exercise training on major pulmonary vasomotor mediators and receptors including endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) inducible NOS (iNOS), endothelin-1 (ET-1), ET-1 receptors A (ETA) and-B (ETB) in high-fat-high-carbohydrate (HFHC) induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD increased iNOS, ET-1 and ETA (p < 0.05), but not ETB (p > 0.05). Exercise attenuated iNOS, ET-1 and ETA (p < 0.05)., but not ETB (p > 0.05) and eNOS (p > 0.05). Exercise training is beneficial for pulmonary vasculature in NAFLD.
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