Effect of body composition on redox homeostasis at rest and in response to exercise: The case of underfat women |
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| Authors: | Nikos V Margaritelis Anastasios A Theodorou Antonios Kyparos Michalis G Nikolaidis Vassilis Paschalis |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece;2. Intensive Care Unit, 424 General Military Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;3. Department of Health Sciences, School of Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus;4. School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece |
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| Abstract: | Underfat individuals have been neglected as a malnourished population in terms of redox homeostasis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of body composition on redox homeostasis at rest and in response to exercise. Underfat, lean and overfat women, classified according to their BMI and body fat percentage, participated in the study and were subjected to an acute session of eccentric exercise. With regard to muscle function and damage, a significant group × time interaction was found for range of motion (P < .01), isometric peak torque at 90° (P < .01), delayed onset muscle soreness (P < .01) and creatine kinase (P < .05), with the lean group generally exhibiting faster recovery compared to the underfat and overfat groups. With regard to redox homeostasis, a significant group × time interaction was found for F2-isoprostanes, protein carbonyls and glutathione (P < .01 for all biomarkers), with the underfat and overfat groups exhibiting increased resting oxidative stress levels and lower exercise-induced reactive species production . In conclusively, our data underline the importance of normal body composition for redox homeostasis, since underfat and overfat women demonstrate a similar pattern of redox disturbances both at rest and in response to exercise. |
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| Keywords: | Exercise obesity oxidative stress underfat women |
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