Response to Long Term Exercise Training in COPD

A Study on the Serum Levels of Angiogenic Factors in Response to Acute Long-term Submaximal Exercise in Sedentary Men

Introduction: Exercise training increases skeletal muscle capillary density, but the molecular mechanisms of this process are not yet clear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of acute long- term submaximal exercise on serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as the main angiogenic factor, and matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 ( MMP-2 and MMP-9), as the degradi...

Long-term efficacy of intensive cycle ergometer exercise training program for advanced COPD patients

BACKGROUND Exercise training has been incorporated into the international guidelines for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the long-term efficacy of the training program for patients with advanced COPD has never been evaluated in Thailand. PURPOSE To determine the long-term efficacy of intensive cycle ergometer exercise program on various clinical paramet...

Key Issues in Designing Long-term Care Systems: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Acute Exercise-Induced Growth Hormone is Attenuated in Response to Short-Term, High-Intensity Exercise Training

Ritsche K, Smith J, Mellick P, Wideman L. Acute Exercise-Induced Growth Hormone is Attenuated in Response to Short-Term, HighIntensity Exercise Training. JEPonline 2014;17(6):1-12. The aim of this study was to determine if 3-wks of short-term, high-intensity exercise training (HIT) alters growth hormone (GH) release. Nineteen recreationally active males (Mean ± SD) (age = 24.9 ± 3.9 yrs, BF% = ...

Low-grade systemic inflammation and the response to exercise training in patients with advanced COPD.

STUDY OBJECTIVE Low-grade systemic inflammation may cause a chronic catabolic state that may affect trainability in patients with COPD as has been seen previously in healthy elderly. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to study the relationship between baseline circulating levels of inflammatory markers and the response to exercise training in clinically stable patients with COPD. DES...