scholarly journals The Effect of Exercise Intensity and Duration on Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Enzymes Activity among Sedentary Healthy Adults: A Repeated Measures Study

Author(s):  
D.Maryama Ag.Daud ◽  
Fatimah Ahmedy ◽  
Dg. Marshitah Pg. Baharuddin ◽  
Tengku Fadilah Tengku Kamalden ◽  
Wan Zurinah Wan Ngah

Abstract Background Aerobic exercise can increase oxidative stress, but it can produce the necessary stimulus for physiological adaptation of exercise. However, the effects of intensity and duration of exercise on oxidative stress status are unclear. This study aimed to compare the effects of exercise intensity (I) and duration (D) on the oxidative stress [malondialdehyde (MDA)], and the responses of the antioxidant enzymes [catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), antioxidant enzymes ratio (AE)] among sedentary adults. Methods In a randomized crossover design, 25 sedentary adults, performed nine cycling exercise sessions with a constant load of 50%, 60% and 70% VO2peak for 10-, 20- and 30- minutes duration. Plasma MDA, CAT, GPx and SOD activity were measured before exercise (baseline) and immediately after each session (post). Results The interaction effect of intensity and duration was significant for percentage changes of MDA (FIxD=3.59, df=4, p<0.05) and CAT activity (FIxD =3.38, df=2.146, p<0.05). Repeated Measures ANOVA analysis revealed that intensity is the major controlling factor for MDA (FI =54.24, df=2, p<0.05 vs FD=8.62, df=2, p<0.05), and CAT responses (FI =14.24, df=1.619, p<0.05 vs FD = 5.96, df=1.347, p<0.05). However, the main determinant factor for SOD (FD =11.82, df=1.166, p<0.05 vs FI =5.58, df=1.289, p<0.05) and AE (FD =11.63, df=1.201, p<0.05 vs. FI =3.035, df=1.32, p>0.05) is exercise duration. Conclusions These findings suggest that exercise intensity was an essential factor of acute oxidative stress and antioxidant enzyme responses compared with the duration of exercise.

Crustaceana ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 84 (10) ◽  
pp. 1197-1210 ◽  

AbstractThe objective of this study was to determine the effect of sublethal copper concentrations on certain antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation products in the postlarvae (PL) of Penaeus indicus when subjected to short- and long-term exposure in the laboratory. The PL of P. indicus were exposed to 0.1641 ppm (sublethal) copper for a period of 30 days along with a parallel control. Sampling was carried out at six different time intervals, i.e., 24, 48, and 96 hrs (shortterm), and 10, 20, and 30 days (long-term). Variations in the activity of the antioxidant enzymes, namely, catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), as well as lipid peroxidation products (LPP) were measured as biomarkers of metal toxicity. Our results showed a significant (P < 0.05) increase in LPP (indicating oxidative stress) and CAT activity (indicating an adaptive response of the PL for protection against oxidative stress) in the exposed PL for all periods of exposure. However, SOD activity significantly (P < 0.05) decreased on 20 and 30 days exposure, indicating susceptibility of the PL to oxidative stress upon long-term exposure. Therefore, CAT can serve as a better biomarker of oxidative stress than SOD to long-term copper toxicity. Our results indicate that copper contamination causes oxidative stress even at sublethal doses in Penaeus indicus PL, which can thus be used as a potential biomarker of copper toxicity for long-term monitoring of coastal marine ecosystems.


2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Goon ◽  
A.H. Noor Aini ◽  
M. Musalmah ◽  
M.Y. Yasmin Anum ◽  
W.M. Wan Nazaimoon ◽  
...  

Background:The biochemical mechanisms involving oxidative stress to explain the relationship between exercise and healthy aging are still unclear.Methods:Tai Chi participants and matched sedentary volunteers age 45 and above were enrolled. Glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) activities; levels of DNA damage using the comet assay; and malondialdehyde (MDA) and advanced glycation end products (AGE) were determined at 0, 6, and 12 months.Results:Tai Chi subjects had decreased normal and increased mildly damaged DNA with elevated GPx activity after 6 months (n = 25). Plasma MDA and AGE concentrations decreased significantly after 12 months (n = 15) accompanied by increased SOD activity. This may be attributed to the hormesis effect, whereby mild induction of oxidative stress at the first 6 months of exercise resulted in stimulation of antioxidant defenses. These parameters were unchanged in the sedentary subjects in the first 6 months (n = 27) except for elevated SOD activity. After 12 months, the sedentary subjects (n = 17) had decreased normal DNA and increased severely damaged DNA with unaltered MDA and AGE levels while SOD and GPx activities were significantly elevated.Conclusion:Regular Tai Chi exercise stimulated endogenous antioxidant enzymes and reduced oxidative damage markers.


2006 ◽  
Vol 291 (6) ◽  
pp. R1756-R1763 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Lawler ◽  
Hyo-Bum Kwak ◽  
Wook Song ◽  
Janet L. Parker

Oxidative stress is associated with muscle fatigue and weakness in skeletal muscle of ischemic heart disease patients. Recently, it was found that endurance training elevates protective heat shock proteins (HSPs) and antioxidant enzymes in skeletal muscle in healthy subjects and antioxidant enzymes in heart failure patients. However, it is unknown whether coronary ischemia and mild infarct without heart failure contributes to impairment of stress proteins and whether exercise training reverses those effects. We tested the hypothesis that exercise training would reverse alterations in muscle TNF-α, oxidative stress, HSP70, SOD (Mn-SOD, Cu,Zn-SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), and catalase (CAT) due to chronic coronary occlusion of the left circumflex (CCO). Yucatan swine were divided into three groups ( n = 6 each): sedentary with CCO (SCO); 12 wk of treadmill exercise training following CCO (ECO); and sham surgery controls (sham). Forelimb muscle mass-to-body mass ratio decreased by 27% with SCO but recovered with ECO. Exercise training reduced muscle TNF-α and oxidative stress (4-hydroxynonenal adducts) caused by CCO. HSP70 levels decreased with CCO (−45%), but were higher with exercise training (+348%). Mn-SOD activity, Mn-SOD protein expression, and Cu,Zn-SOD activity levels were higher in ECO than SCO by 72, 82, and 112%, respectively. GPX activity was 177% greater in ECO than in SCO. CAT trended higher ( P = 0.059) in ECO compared with SCO. These data indicate that exercise training following onset of coronary artery occlusion results in recovery of critical stress proteins and reduces oxidative stress.


2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 591-598
Author(s):  
Dragana Kacarevic ◽  
Natasa Bogavac-Stanojevic ◽  
Vesna Spasojevic-Kalimanovska ◽  
Dragana Bojanin ◽  
Tatjana Milenkovic ◽  
...  

AbstractBackgroundOxidative stress is implicated in both, the onset and the progression of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). There is accumulated evidence of increased biomarkers of oxidative stress in newly diagnosed, T1DM patients without complications, and in those with advanced disease. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated factors affecting oxidative stress status in pediatric patients with T1DM.MethodsAdvanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), prooxidant-antioxidant balance (PAB), total sulfhydryl (SH) groups, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were determined in 170 children and adolescents with T1DM. Principal component analysis was used to investigate clustering of clinical and laboratory variables associated with elevated oxidative stress and reduced antioxidative defense biomarkers.ResultsFactor analysis extracted five factors, interpreted as (1) “weight status factor” including age, BMI, waist and hip circumferences; (2) “proatherogenic factor” that included LDL-cholesterol, non-HDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides; (3) “metabolic control factor” including glucose and HbA1c; (4) “renal marker factor” with positive loading of urinary albumin excretion rate and negative loading of GFR; and (5) “antiatherogenic factor” that included HDL-cholesterol. High AOPP levels were independently predicted by “proatherogenic” (OR: 2.32; 95% CI: 1.44–3.71; p < 0.001), “metabolic control” (OR: 2.24; 95% CI: 1.35–3.73; p < 0.01), and “renal marker” (OR: 1.65; 95% CI: 1.03–2.65; p < 0.05) factors. “Renal marker factor” was a significant predictor of PAB (OR: 0.52; 95% CI: 0.34–0.81; p < 0.01). Regarding antioxidative defense markers, reduced SH groups were predicted by “proatherogenic factor” (OR: 0.56; 95% CI: 0.34–0.94; p < 0.05), while “weight status factor” predicted lower SOD activity (OR: 1.66; 95% CI: 1.03–2.67; p < 0.05).ConclusionsCardiometabolic risk factors and renal function are associated with oxidative stress in pediatric T1DM patients.


2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Yildiz ◽  
H. Terzi

The effect of different chromium [Cr(VI)] concentrations (0, 75, 150 and 225 μM) on dehydrogenase activity, total soluble protein, proline, malondialdehyde (MDA) and antioxidant enzymes was investigated in the roots of two barley cultivars (Cr-tolerant Zeynelağa and Cr-sensitive Orza-96) in hydroponic experiments. The root dehydrogenase activity and protein content decreased with an increase in the Cr(VI) concentration, but no significant difference was found between the two barley cultivars. Cr(VI) stress increased the contents of proline and MDA in both cultivars, but this effect was more pronounced in Orza-96 than in Zeynelağa. The activities of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and guaiacol peroxidase (POD), exhibited changes. The SOD activity increased in Zeynelağa and decreased in Orza-96 at 225 μM Cr(VI) compared to their controls. Cr(VI) stress decreased the APX and POD activities. Zeynelağa had greater APX activity than Orza-96 at 150 and 225 μM Cr(VI). However, there was no marked difference in POD activities between the two cultivars. The decrease in root dehydrogenase activity and protein content, the increase in proline and lipid peroxidation, and the alterations in the activities of antioxidant enzymes may be indicative of oxidative stress induced by Cr(VI).


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Bártíková ◽  
Lenka Skálová ◽  
Kateřina Valentová ◽  
Petra Matoušková ◽  
Barbora Szotáková ◽  
...  

Abstract Green tea is a favorite beverage and its extracts are popular components of dietary supplements. The aim of the present in vivo study was to obtain detailed information about the effect of a standard green tea extract (Polyphenon, P), at different doses, on antioxidant enzymes and oxidative stress markers in murine blood, liver, small and large intestine. In all doses, P improved the oxidative stress status via an increased content of plasmatic SH-groups (by 21-67 %). Regarding antioxidant enzymes in tissues, the low dose of P had the best positive effect as it elevated the activity of NADPH quinone reductase in liver and small intestine, thioredoxin reductase in small intestine and hepatic superoxide dismutase. Based on these facts, consumption of green tea seems to be safe and beneficial, while consumption of dietary supplements containing high doses of catechins may disturb oxidative balance by lowering the activity of thioredoxin reductase, glutathione S-transferase, glutathione reductase and superoxide dismutase


2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongmei Zhang ◽  
Yan Dong ◽  
Qing Su

In the present study, we investigated oxidative stress parameters and antioxidant defence status in perinatal hypothyroid rat liver and heart. We found that the proteincarbonyl content did not differ significantly between the three groups both in the pup liver and in the heart. The OH˙ level was significantly decreased in the hypothyroid heart but not in the liver compared with controls. A slight but not significant decrease in SOD activity was observed in both perinatal hypothyroid liver and heart. A significantly increased activity of CAT was observed in the liver but not in the heart of hypothyroid pups. The GPx activity was considerably increased compared with controls in the perinatal hypothyroid heart and was unaltered in the liver of hypothyroid pups. We also found that vitamin E levels in the liver decreased significantly in hypothyroidism and were unaltered in the heart of perinatal hypothyroid rats. The GSH content was elevated significantly in both hypothyroid liver and heart. The total antioxidant capacity was higher in the liver of the hypothyroid group but not in the hypothyroid heart. Thyroxine replacement could not repair the above changes to normal. In conclusion, perinatal hypothyroidism modulates the oxidative stress status of the perinatal liver and heart.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciane B. Ceretta ◽  
Gislaine Z. Réus ◽  
Helena M. Abelaira ◽  
Karine F. Ribeiro ◽  
Giovanni Zappellini ◽  
...  

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is associated with pathological changes in the central nervous system (SNC) as well as alterations in oxidative stress. Thus, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the animal model of diabetes induced by alloxan on memory and oxidative stress. Diabetes was induced in Wistar rats by using a single injection of alloxan (150 mg/kg), and fifteen days after induction, the rats memory was evaluated through the use of the object recognition task. The oxidative stress parameters and the activity of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) were measured in the rat brain. The results showed that diabetic rats did not have alterations in their recognition memory. However, the results did show that diabetic rats had increases in the levels of superoxide in the prefrontal cortex, and in thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) production in the prefrontal cortex and in the amygdala in submitochondrial particles. Also, there was an increase in protein oxidation in the hippocampus and striatum, and in TBARS oxidation in the striatum and amygdala. The SOD activity was decreased in diabetic rats in the striatum and amygdala. However, the CAT activity was increased in the hippocampus taken from diabetic rats. In conclusion, our findings illustrate that the animal model of diabetes induced by alloxan did not cause alterations in the animals’ recognition memory, but it produced oxidants and an imbalance between SOD and CAT activities, which could contribute to the pathophysiology of diabetes.


1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 841-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Lawlor ◽  
Nora M. O'brien

The ability of β-carotene to protect against oxidative stressin vitrowas assessed. Primary cultures of chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEF) were oxidatively stressed by exposure to paraquat (PQ). Activities of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD;EC1.15.1.1), catalase (CAT;EC1.11.1.6) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px;EC1.11.1.9) were measured as indices of oxidative stress. CEF incubated with 0·25 mM-PQ for 18 h exhibited increased SOD and CAT activities and decreased GSH-Px activity compared with the control (P< 0·001). Incorporation of added β-carotene (0·1 μM) into 0·25 mM-PQ-treated CEF returned SOD activity to that seen in non-PQ-treated cells. β-Carotene (0·1 μM) reduced the CAT activity from that seen in PQ-treated cells and returned the GSH-Px activity to its control value thus protecting the cells against PQ-induced oxidative stress. However, at higher concentrations of β-carotene (10 μM), SOD and CAT activities increased significantly (P< 0·001) relative to non-PQ-treated cells and GSH-Px activity decreased relative to its control value. Similar trends were observed when CEF grown in β-carotene-enricbed media (0·1–10μM) were oxidatively stressed by exposure to 0·25 mM-PQ for 18 h.β-Carotene: Chicken embryo fibroblasts: Oxidative stress Antioxidant enzymes


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L MacNicol ◽  
Michael Ivan Lindinger ◽  
Michael I Lindinger ◽  
Anna Kate Shoveller ◽  
John P Cant ◽  
...  

We evaluated the antioxidative and anti-inflammatory potential of daily oral supplementation with a proprietary powdered Cucumis melo pulp (CMP) on exercise-induced markers of articular and muscular oxidative stress and inflammation in 12 horses. Horses performed a high-intensity exercise test immediately prior to, and then following, 3 weeks of daily supplementation of 1 g powdered CMP (CMP; n=8). Controls (Co; n=8) underwent the same exercise and sampling regime but were not supplemented. Blood and synovial fluid (SF) samples were taken 24 h prior to exercise (BL), and at 1 and 24 h following exercise. Plasma and SF were analysed for prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), total antioxidant status (TAS), nitrite and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. SF was analysed for glycosaminoglycans (GAG), and plasma was analysed for thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS). Comparisons were made using repeated measures with the initial exercise test as a covariate. There was an increase in SF SOD activity in the CMP group. Compared to Co at 1 h, CMP reduced nitrite and GAG in SF, as well as maintained plasma TAS and lymphocyte levels. At 24 h, plasma PGE2 and creatine kinase were lower in horses receiving CMP. Three weeks of supplementation with CMP reduced markers of articular and skeletal muscle oxidative stress and inflammation in response to high-intensity exercise in horses. Nutritive antioxidants may provide a useful adjunct to the daily nutrition plan of horses undergoing regular exercise training and competition.


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