Pulmonary impairment in type 2 diabetic rats and its improvement by exercise.
Liz Maria Queiroz MachadoDaniel Silveira SerraThayanne Gomes NevesFrancisco Sales Ávila CavalcanteVânia Marilande CeccattoJose Henrique Leal-CardosoWalter Araujo ZinMaria Diana Moreira-GomesPublished in: Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) (2021)
Mild diabetes in n5-STZ-treated rats jeopardized pulmonary mechanics, morphology and redox balance, which confirms the occurrence of diabetes-induced pneumopathy. Moreover, moderate exercise completely prevented all diabetes-induced respiratory alterations.