Metabolic mitochondrial alterations prevail in the female rat heart 8 weeks after exercise cessation.
Carolina TocantinsJoão D MartinsÓscar M RodriguesLuís F GriloMariana Simoes DinizJelena Stevanović-SilvaJorge BelezaPedro CoxitoDavid Rizo-RocaEstela S AlvesManoel RiosLina CarvalhoAntónio J MorenoAntónio AscensãoJosé MagalhãesPaulo J OliveiraSusana P PereiraPublished in: European journal of clinical investigation (2023)
Endurance exercise modulated cardiac redox balance and mitochondrial efficiency in female rats fed a HFHS diet. These findings suggest that exercise may elicit cardiac adaptations crucial for its role as a non-pharmacological intervention for individuals at risk of developing NCDs.