BACKGROUND Citrus flavonoids, such as hesperidin, have shown therapeutic properties that improve hyperglycemia and insulin resistance, and decrease blood serum lipids and inflammation. The current investigation studied the effects of hesperidin supplementation associated with continuous and interval swimming on the biochemical parameters (glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides), and oxidative s...

The aim of this study was to compare, under resting conditions, the influence of chronic training in swimming or running on mean arterial pressure (MAP) and the involvement of the natriuretic peptide system in this response. Two-month-old male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were divided into three groups-sedentary (SD), swimming (SW) and running (RN)-and were trained for eight weeks unde...

objective(s): the beneficial and more potent role of exercise to prevent heart apoptosis in ovariectomized rats has been known. the aim of this study was to examine the effects of swimming training on cardiac expression of bcl-2, and mir-133 levels and glycogen changes in the myocyte. materials and methods: forty animals were separated into four groups as control, sham, ovariectomy (ovx) and ov...

background: alzheimer’s disease was known as a progressive neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly and is characterized by dementia and severe neuronal loss in the some regions of brain such as nucleus basalis magnocellularis. it plays an important role in the brain functions such as learning and memory. loss of cholinergic neurons of nucleus basalis magnocellularis by ibotenic acid can commo...

purpose: the purpose of the current study is to evaluate the efficacy of regular exercise as a useful nonpharmacological strategy in attenuating the diabetes symptom such as hyperglycaemia, polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, and weight loss. materials and methods: twenty male wistar rats (200±20 gr) were divided to four groups (n = 5 per group): sedentary normal (n), trained normal (ne), sedenta...

Weight-bearing exercise has been recognized widely to be beneficial for long-term bone health. However inherent differences in bone-loading characteristics and energy expenditure during participation in endurance sports place many endurance athletes at a relative disadvantage with regard to bone health compared with other athletes. Adolescents and adults who participate in endurance sports, suc...