Abstract | BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the beneficial effect of swimming exercise on autophagy and atherosclerosis in mice aorta, so as to clarify the possible causal relationship between autophagy activation and atherosclerosis. METHODS: RESULTS: Compared with the model group, long-term swimming exercise decreased the weight gain of ApoE-/- mice, improved the structural disorder of artery, reduced the load of atherosclerotic lesion, and attenuated the concentrations of serum TC, TG, sICAM-1, MMP-9, and IL-6. In addition, the expression of autophagy markers LC3 and Beclin-1 increased significantly at the mRNA and protein levels. CONCLUSION: Long-term swimming exercise could activate the autophagy and reduce atherosclerotic lesion in the aorta of ApoE-/- mice. Autophagy activation may be one of the mechanisms by which atherosclerosis is improved through exercise.
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Authors | Yang Li, Dakang Sun, Yuanyuan Zheng, Yanli Cheng |
Journal | Obesity research & clinical practice
(Obes Res Clin Pract)
2020 May - Jun
Vol. 14
Issue 3
Pg. 264-270
ISSN: 1871-403X [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 32444302
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2020 Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Apolipoproteins E
- Beclin-1
- Interleukin-6
- Map1lc3b protein, mouse
- Microtubule-Associated Proteins
- RNA, Messenger
- Triglycerides
- Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
- Cholesterol
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
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Topics |
- Animals
- Aorta
(metabolism)
- Apolipoproteins E
(deficiency)
- Atherosclerosis
(genetics)
- Autophagy
(genetics)
- Beclin-1
(metabolism)
- Blotting, Western
- Cholesterol
(blood)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
(blood)
- Interleukin-6
(blood)
- Male
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
(blood)
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Microtubule-Associated Proteins
(metabolism)
- RNA, Messenger
(metabolism)
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Swimming
(physiology)
- Triglycerides
(blood)
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