Article
Sport Sciences
Sascha Ketelhut, Martin Moehle, Tina Guerlich, Laura Hottenrott, Kuno Hottenrott
Summary: This study examined the effects of manipulating rest intervals during sprint interval training on post-exercise hypotension and within-session oxygen consumption. The results showed that longer resting intervals resulted in more substantial post-exercise hypotension effects and did not affect the time spent at a high percentage of maximal oxygen consumption.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Seth A. Creasy, Liza Wayland, Shelby L. Panter, Sarah A. Purcell, Rebecca Rosenberg, Erik A. Willis, Bethelhem Shiferaw, Laura Grau, Matthew J. Breit, Daniel H. Bessesen, Edward L. Melanson, Victoria A. Catenacci
Summary: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of randomizing adults with overweight and obesity to morning or evening aerobic exercise. The study found that both morning and evening exercise sessions were well-received and had high levels of adherence. Additionally, both groups experienced increases in total daily energy expenditure, with the morning group having an increase in energy intake and the evening group having a decrease in energy intake. Further research is needed to understand how exercise timing affects energy balance and weight regulation.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Adriano L. da Silva, Silas N. de Oliveira, Bruno A. Vieira, Chayana Leite, Doglas M. Martins, Antonio R. P. Moro, Aline M. Gerage, Rodrigo S. Delevatti
Summary: The study found that bodyweight-based strength training has a short-term positive effect on blood pressure in hypertensive older adults and can promote their satisfaction; systolic blood pressure was lower in the bodyweight-based strength training group compared to the control group 30 minutes post-session.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HYPERTENSION
(2021)
Article
Physiology
Leandro Carpes, Alexandre Jacobsen, Lucas Domingues, Nathalia Jung, Rodrigo Ferrari
Summary: A single session of recreational beach tennis reduces 24-h ambulatory blood pressure in adults with hypertension. Participants can achieve a high physiological stress but perceive less effort during the practice, with enjoyment scores after the beach tennis session being higher than 90%.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Paige G. Brooker, Sjaan R. Gomersall, Neil A. King, Michael D. Leveritt
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the influence of morning versus evening exercise on weight loss, cardiometabolic health, and components of energy balance. The results showed that both morning and evening exercise can lead to weight loss, but there does not appear to be an optimal time to exercise.
Article
Physiology
Ferdinando Iellamo, Marco Alfonso Perrone, Giuseppe Caminiti, Maurizio Volterrani, Jacopo M. Legramante
Summary: The study found that in coronary artery patients, the recovery phase after exercise is characterized by post-exercise hypotension (PEH), which is mainly mediated by generalized peripheral vasodilation and appears to influence blood pressure behavior throughout daily life. Additionally, the cardiac component of the arterial baroreflex seems to indirectly contribute to the blood pressure reduction occurring after exercise.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Ozgur Eken, Elena Mainer-Pardos, Fatma Hilal Yagin, Ismihan Eken, Pablo Prieto-Gonzalez, Hadi Nobari
Summary: This study compares the results of motor performance tests conducted at two different times of the day using three different PAP protocols. The findings suggest that carrying out the protocols in the evening leads to a greater improvement in performance, and the groups that received 80% PAP and 100% PAP performed better than the SWU group in the seated medicine ball throw (SMBT).
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Jennifer T. Gale, Dorothy L. Wei, Jillian J. Haszard, Rachel C. Brown, Rachael W. Taylor, Meredith C. Peddie
Summary: Interrupting sedentary time in the evening can lower postprandial glucose and insulin levels, improving cardiometabolic health in all participants regardless of bodyweight.
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
(2023)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Nobuhiro Nakamura, Hiroshi Akiyama, Mei Nishimura, Kejing Zhu, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Mitsuru Higuchi, Kumpei Tanisawa
Summary: Although social jetlag (SJL) is considered a chronic condition, even acute SJL can have negative effects on the cardiovascular system. This study focused on the acute effects of SJL on morning blood pressure surge and found that SJL significantly increased both morning blood pressure surge and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity.
HYPERTENSION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Physiology
Leandro O. Carpes, Lucas B. Domingues, Otavio Bertoletti, Sandra C. Fuchs, Rodrigo Ferrari
Summary: There is a high inter-individual variation in blood pressure after different exercise modalities in older adults with hypertension, and various exercise modalities might acutely reduce 24-hour blood pressure in this population.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
William J. A. Mode, Tommy Slater, Mollie G. Pinkney, John Hough, Ruth M. James, Ian Varley, Lewis J. James, David J. Clayton
Summary: This study compared the effects of morning and evening exercise on appetite, post-exercise energy intake, and voluntary performance. The findings suggest that exercise might offset circadian variations in appetite and that post-exercise ad-libitum energy intake is greater following evening exercise.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hiroyuki Sasaki, Hiroki Miyakawa, Aya Watanabe, Konomi Tamura, Kazuto Shiga, Yijin Lyu, Natsumi Ichikawa, Yunxian Fu, Katsuki Hayashi, Momoko Imamura, Shigenobu Shibata
Summary: Voluntary training and feeding timing have an impact on the gut microbiota, with increased evening physical activity after feeding causing changes in the microbiota composition.
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Physiology
Sebastian Rutkowski, Patryk Szary, Jerzy Sacha, Richard Casaburi
Summary: The study showed that exercising in immersive virtual reality can significantly increase exercise duration and reduce heart rate response. The duration of exercise was positively influenced by male sex, immersion in VR, and negatively influenced by heart rate and RMSSD. The increase in exercise duration was related to an adjustment in autonomic nervous activity favoring parasympathetic predominance at a given work rate.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Paige G. Brooker, Sjaan R. Gomersall, Neil A. King, Nicholas F. McMahon, Michael D. Leveritt
Summary: The objective of this study was to investigate changes in sedentary and active behaviors when previously inactive adults start exercising in the morning or evening. The results showed that both morning exercise and evening exercise groups significantly increased their physical activity time and reduced their time spent watching TV/playing video games.
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Ting -Yu Chueh, Chiao-Ling Hung, Yu -Kai Chang, Chung-Ju Huang, Tsung-Min Hung
Summary: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of cognitive demand during acute exercise on inhibitory control and its electrophysiological correlates. The results showed that both high cognitive-demand and low cognitive-demand exercises had positive effects on inhibitory control and influenced the neural processes involved in target evaluation. Acute exercise with higher cognitive demand may be associated with more refined neural processing for tasks demanding greater amounts of inhibitory control.
PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Luciana Aparecida Campos, Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Sergio Senar, Rym Ghimouz, Eman Alefishat, Jose Cipolla-Neto
Summary: This study explores the potential of melatonin as a therapeutic target for comorbid diseases associated with psychosocial-sleep/circadian-cardiometabolic disorders. The association between melatonin receptors and the disorders was investigated using various databases. The study also analyzed melatonin's activity in cardiovascular, neuronal, and metabolic assays. Overall, the research suggests that melatonin could be an important target for treating these disorders.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Murillo Frazao, Amilton da Cruz Santos, Paulo Eugenio Silva, Lucas de Assis Pereira Cacau, Tullio Rocha Petrucci, Mariela Cometki Assis, Romulo de Almeida Leal, Emanuella Brasileiro, Claudia Lucia de Moraes Forjaz, Maria do Socorro Brasileiro-Santos
Summary: This study evaluated neuromuscular recruitment and efficiency in participants who recovered from COVID-19 and assessed the association between neuromuscular efficiency and symptom-limited aerobic exercise capacity. Participants who recovered from severe COVID-19 had lower power output, higher neuromuscular activity, and lower neuromuscular efficiency compared to the reference group and those who recovered from mild COVID-19. Neuromuscular efficiency showed a correlation with symptom-limited aerobic exercise capacity. No differences were observed between participants who recovered from mild COVID-19 and the reference group for any variables.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Natan D. D. da Silva Jr, Aluisio Andrade-Lima, Marcel R. R. Chehuen, Anthony S. S. Leicht, Patricia C. C. Brum, Edilamar M. M. Oliveira, Nelson Wolosker, Bruno R. A. Pelozin, Tiago Fernandes, Claudia L. M. Forjaz
Summary: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients have reduced muscle capillary density. Walking training (WT) promotes angiogenesis in PAD-affected muscle by increasing the gastrocnemius capillary-fiber ratio and the expression of miRNA-126 and vascular endothelium growth factor (VEGF) while decreasing the expression of PI3KR2. These findings suggest that miRNA-126 may play a role in this adaptation by inhibiting PI3KR2 and enabling the progression of the VEGF signaling pathway.
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Rafael Y. Fecchio, Julio C. S. de Sousa, Laura Oliveira-Silva, Natan D. da Silva Junior, Andrea Pio-Abreu, Giovanio V. da Silva, Luciano F. Drager, David A. Low, Claudia L. M. Forjaz
Summary: This study compared the effects of dynamic resistance training (DRT), isometric handgrip training (IHT), and combined training (CRT) on blood pressure, systemic hemodynamics, vascular function, and cardiovascular autonomic modulation in hypertensive men. The results showed that DRT and CRT significantly decreased systolic blood pressure and improved microvascular function, while IHT had no significant effect on these variables. Therefore, DRT was beneficial for blood pressure and microvascular function in treated hypertensive men, and CRT did not provide additional improvements compared to DRT alone.
HYPERTENSION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Mariana Ferreira-Duarte, Lilian Caroline Goncalves Oliveira, Clara Quintas, Marisa Esteves-Monteiro, Margarida Duarte-Araujo, Teresa Sousa, Dulce Elena Casarini, Manuela Morato
Summary: This study evaluated the catalytic activity of ACE and ACE2 in the intestinal content and corresponding intestinal tissue of Wistar Han rats. The results showed that ACE and ACE2 have catalytic activity in the rat gut, with higher activity of the ACE N-domain compared to the C-domain. Additionally, ACE and ACE2 were more active in the intestinal content than in the corresponding intestinal tissue. In the intestinal tissue, there was a distal-to-proximal prevalence of ACE2 over ACE. This study is the first to report the presence of catalytically active ACE and ACE2 in the rat intestinal content, supporting future research on the regulatory role of the intestinal RAAS on gut function and a putative link to the microbiome.
NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Julio Cesar Silva de Sousa, Camila Torriani-Pasin, Claudia Lucia de Moraes Forjaz
Summary: The reproducibility of heart rate and oxygen consumption data during a cardiopulmonary exercise test was evaluated in stroke patients. The results showed good reproducibility, high reliability, and good agreement, indicating that these measures can be consistently and accurately assessed in stroke patients during exercise testing.
TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Neurosciences
Cecilia R. A. Santos, Jose Cipolla-Neto, Markus Krohn, Isabel Goncalves, Telma Quintela
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Lia Alencar Coelho, Luciano Andrade Silva, Ana Paula Reway, Daniella Do Carmo Buonfiglio, Jessica Andrade-Silva, Patricia Rodrigues Lourenco Gomes, Jose Cipolla-Neto
Summary: Reproductive activity in mares shows a seasonal pattern, with more ovulations occurring during the spring and summer seasons. The photoperiodic control of reproduction is mediated by melatonin, which inhibits ovulatory activity. This study investigated the effect of melatonin on mare ovarian follicle development, and found that melatonin upregulates the expression of melatonin receptors and melatonin-forming enzymes, as well as increasing melatonin levels in developing follicles during the reproductive seasons.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cristiane Lima Roa, Jose Cipolla-Neto, Russel J. Reiter, Iara Moreno Linhares, Ana Paula Lepique, Lana Maria de Aguiar, Isadora Braga Seganfredo, Edson Santos Ferreira-Filho, Sebastiao Freitas de Medeiros, Edmund Chada Baracat, Jose Maria Soares-Jr
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the action of melatonin, acyclovir, or the combination of melatonin with acyclovir as a suppressive treatment for recurrent genital herpes. The findings suggest that melatonin may be an effective alternative for the suppressive therapy of recurrent genital herpes.
Meeting Abstract
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Leandro Brito, Sean P. Rice, Robert Rope, Jonathan S. Emens, Andrew W. McHill, Christopher T. Minson, Steven A. Shea, Saurabh S. Thosar
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Luan Morais Azevedo, Leandro Campos de Brito, Tiago Pecanha, Rafael Yokoyama Fecchio, Rafael Andrade Rezende, Giovanio Vieira da Silva, Andrea Pio-Abreu, Decio Mion Junior, John Robert Halliwill, Claudia Lucia de Moraes Forjaz
Summary: This study investigated the association between post-exercise hypotension and the blood pressure-lowering effect of aerobic training in treated hypertensive men. Post-exercise hypotension was observed after a maximal exercise test, but it did not predict the BP-lowering effect of 10 weeks of aerobic training.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION
(2023)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Tatiane Almeida de Luna, Diego Augusto Nunes Rezende, Leandro Campos de Brito, Rafael Yokoyama Fecchio, Fernanda Rodrigues Lima, Ana Lucia de Sa Pinto, Ana Cristina de Medeiros Ribeiro, Karina Rossi Bonfiglioli, Bruno Gualano, Hamilton Roschel, Tiago Pecanha
Summary: A single session of aerobic exercise can reduce resting and stress-induced systolic blood pressure in women with rheumatoid arthritis and hypertension, supporting exercise as a strategy for controlling hypertension and reducing cardiovascular risk.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION
(2023)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Laura Oliveira-Silva, Rafael Yokoyama Fecchio, Natan Daniel da Silva Junior, Andrea Pio-Abreu, Giovanio Vieira da Silva, Luciano Ferreira Drager, Julio Cesar Silva de Sousa, Claudia Lucia de Moraes Forjaz
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different types of exercise on post-exercise hypotension and its mechanisms. The results showed that dynamic resistance exercise (DRE) can induce post-exercise hypotension, while isometric handgrip exercise (IHE) does not. DRE led to changes in blood pressure, vascular activity, and baroreflex sensitivity, while IHE had no significant effects.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION
(2023)