Lymphocyte and cytokines after short periods of exerciseJ Prestes
Health Science Faculty, Methodist University of Piracicaba, Piracicaba, Brazil
Int J Sports Med 29:1010-4. 2008
..Short-term, low- and moderate-intensity exercise may be considered for sedentary individuals beginning to exercise, since no deleterious alterations were observed in lymphocyte function...
- Comparison of linear and reverse linear periodization effects on maximal strength and body composition
Jonato Prestes
Physiological Sciences Department, Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
J Strength Cond Res 23:266-74. 2009
..In practical terms, LP is more effective for strength and hypertrophy as compared with RLP, and 1 week may be an adequate period for application of detraining without causing decreases in the performance of the parameters analyzed...
- Effects of ovariectomy and resistance training on MMP-2 activity in skeletal muscle
Jonato Prestes
Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 34:700-6. 2009
..Strength training increases MMP-2 activity in soleus, TA, and EDL muscle, which may be important for muscle remodeling. Ovariectomy downregulates MMP-2 in TA and EDL, which may compromise muscle function...
- Comparison between linear and daily undulating periodized resistance training to increase strength
Jonato Prestes
Physiological Sciences Department, Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil
J Strength Cond Res 23:2437-42. 2009
..For maximizing strength increases, daily intensity and volume variations were more effective than weekly variations...
- Effects of ovariectomy and resistance training on lipid content in skeletal muscle, liver, and heart; fat depots; and lipid profile
Richard Diego Leite
Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Sao Carlos, São Carlos São Paulo, Brazil
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 34:1079-86. 2009
..These results indicate the potential benefits of resistance training as an alternative strategy to control the effects of ovariectomy on fat depot, lipid profile, and tissue lipid content...
- Effects of ovariectomy and resistance training on MMP-2 activity in rat calcaneal tendon
Guilherme Borges Pereira
Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos SP, Brazil
Connect Tissue Res 51:459-66. 2010
..Ovariectomy and resistance exercise modulate MMP-2 activity according to specific tendon region, indicating a differentiated tissue remodeling...
- Effects of resistance training on resistin, leptin, cytokines, and muscle force in elderly post-menopausal women
Jonato Prestes
Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos
J Sports Sci 27:1607-15. 2009
..Periodized resistance training seems to be an important intervention to reduce systemic inflammation in this population...
- Circuit resistance training in sedentary women: body composition and serum cytokine levels
Fabiano Candido Ferreira
Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos SP, Brazil
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 35:163-71. 2010
..05). The proposed CRT improved body composition and did not induce any changes in serum cytokine levels characteristic of the inflammatory response in women...
- Phagocytic responses of peritoneal macrophages and neutrophils are different in rats following prolonged exercise
Clílton K O Ferreira
Health Science Faculty, Methodist University of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 65:1167-73. 2010
..To analyze the effects of exhausting long-duration physical exercise (swimming) sessions of different durations and intensities on the number and phagocytic capacity of macrophages and neutrophils in sedentary rats...
- Effect of oat bran on time to exhaustion, glycogen content and serum cytokine profile following exhaustive exercise
Felipe F Donatto
Health Science Faculty, Methodist University of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
J Int Soc Sports Nutr 7:32. 2010
..The higher glycogen storage may improve endurance performance during training and competitions, and a lower post-exercise inflammatory response can accelerate recovery...
- Matrix metallopeptidase 2 activity in tendon regions: effects of mechanical loading exercise associated to anabolic-androgenic steroids
Rita C Marqueti
Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Sao Carlos UFSCar, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Eur J Appl Physiol 104:1087-93. 2008
..The differences in the response to exercise and AAS treatment are a result of distinct metabolism and recruitment of these tendon regions in the exercise program employed in this study...
- Resistance training associated with the administration of anabolic-androgenic steroids improves insulin sensitivity in ovariectomized rats
Christiano Bertoldo Urtado
Health Sciences, Methodist University of Piracicaba, Piracicaba, SP
Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 4:385-91. 2011
..05). In conclusion, ovariectomy and short-term RT alone induced no change on insulin action. Administration of nandrolone decanoate improved insulin action, mainly when it was associated with RT...
