Time course of training-induced microcirculatory changes and of vegf expression in skeletal muscles of spontaneously hypertensive female rats

Exercise-induced vessel changes modulate arterial pressure (AP) in male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is important for angiogenesis of skeletal muscle. The present study evaluated the time course of VEGF and angiogenesis after short- and long-term exercise training of female SHR and Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats, 8-9 weeks (200-250 g). Rats were allocated to daily training or remained sedentary for 3 days (N = 23) or 13 weeks (N = 23). After training, the carotid artery was catheterized for AP measurements. Locomotor (tibialis anterior and gracilis) and non-locomotor skeletal muscles (temporalis) were harvested and prepared for histologic and protein expression analyses. Training increased treadmill performance by all groups (SHR = 28%, WKY = 64%, 3 days) and (SHR = 141%, WKY = 122%, 13 weeks). SHR had higher values of AP than WKY (174 ± 4 vs 111 ± 2 mmHg) that were not altered by training. Three days of running increased VEGF expression (SHR = 28%, WKY = 36%) simultaneously with an increase in capillary-to-fiber ratio in gracilis muscle (SHR = 19%, WKY = 15%). In contrast, 13 weeks of training increased gracilis capillary-to-fiber ratio (SHR = 18%, WKY = 19%), without simultaneous changes in VEGF expression. Training did not change VEGF expression and capillarity of temporalis muscle. We conclude that training stimulates time- and tissue-dependent VEGF protein expression, independent of pressure levels. VEGF triggers angiogenesis in locomotor skeletal muscle shortly after the exercise starts, but is not involved in the maintenance of capillarity after long-term exercise in female rats.

Desempenho de bezerros de corte filhos de vacas submetidas a diferentes manejos alimentares, desmamados aos 42 ou 63 dias de idade

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Proteção de bovinos contra Haemonchus placei e Haemonchus contortus após imunização com antígenos oriundos da membrana intestinal de H. contortus

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Custo energético durante a prática do Kendō e proposição de protocolo específico para avaliação da aptidão aeróbia em praticantes

Pós-graduação em Desenvolvimento Humano e Tecnologias - IBRC

Immune Response Against Sporothrix schenckii in TLR-4-Deficient Mice

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Effect of substitution of [Pd(PPh3)(4)] by related compounds as catalysts in reactions of organic syntheses

The effect of substitution of [Pd(PPh3)(4)], which is unstable in air, by complexes of the type [MCl2L2] (M = Pd, Pt; L = AsPh3, SbPh3), [PdL4](L = PPh3, AsPh3, SbPh3) and [NiX2(PPh3)(2)] on the syntheses of thioethers, acetylenes and ketones is described.