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Endurance training and antioxidants of lung

VihkoA. SalminenHeikki Kainulainen

subject

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyAntioxidantmedicine.medical_treatmenteducationApparent oxygen utilisationMiceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceEndurance trainingPhysical Conditioning AnimalInternal medicineAnimalsVitamin EMedicineLungMolecular BiologyPharmacologyHyperoxiachemistry.chemical_classificationGlutathione Peroxidasebiologybusiness.industryVitamin EGlutathione peroxidaseRats Inbred StrainsCell Biologyrespiratory systemHypoxia (medical)CatalaseRatsrespiratory tract diseasesEndocrinologychemistryCatalasePhysical Endurancebiology.proteinMolecular Medicinemedicine.symptombusinessOxidation-Reduction

description

Mice and rats were adjusted to daily treadmill training programs, which were heavy enough to increase the oxidative capacity of skeletal muscles. Endurance training did not affect the activities of catalase and glutathione peroxidase and the concentration of vitamin E in the lungs of mice and rats. Thus increased ventilation and oxygen utilization induced by exercise training do not modify lung antioxidants, in contrast to hyperoxia and hypoxia.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01951971