Moderate Treadmill Training Induces Limited Effects on Quadriceps Muscle Hypertrophy in Mice Exposed to Cigarette Smoke Involving Metalloproteinase 2.
Gracielle Vieira RamosIvo Vieira de Sousa NetoAlessandra Choqueta Toledo-ArrudaRita de Cassia MarquetiRodolfo de Paula VieiraMilton A MartinsTânia F SalviniJoão Luiz Quaglioti DuriganPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2022)
Moderate treadmill training for 24 weeks in mice exposed to CS did not modify CSA, despite inducing higher pro-MMP-2 activity in the quadriceps muscle, suggesting limited effects on ECM remodeling. Our findings may contribute to new insights into molecular mechanisms for CS conditions.