Cardioprotective effects of voluntary exercise in a rat model: role of matrix metalloproteinase-2.

Anikó PósaRenáta Szabó Krisztina KupaiZoltán BaráthZita SzalaiAnett CsonkaMédea VeszelkaMariann GyöngyösiZsolt RadákRudolf MénesiImre PávóAnikó Magyariné BerkóCsaba Varga

Published in: Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity (2015)

6 weeks of voluntary exercise training preserved the heart against cardiac injury. This protective mechanism might be associated with the decreased activity of MMP-2.

Keyphrases

high intensity
heart failure
skeletal muscle
left ventricular
physical activity
atrial fibrillation
resistance training
gestational age