Exercise modalities and endothelial function: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Sports Med
; 45(2): 279-96, 2015 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Regular exercise is associated with enhanced nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability. Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is used widely to assess endothelial function (EF) and NO release.OBJECTIVES:
The aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to (i) investigate the effect of exercise modalities (aerobic, resistance or combined) on FMD; and (ii) determine which exercise and participant characteristics are most effective in improving FMD.METHODS:
We searched the MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Scopus databases for studies that met the following criteria (i) randomized controlled trials of exercise with comparative non-exercise, usual care or sedentary groups; (ii) duration of exercise intervention ≥4 weeks; (iii) age ≥18 years; and (iv) EF measured by FMD before and after the intervention. Weighted mean differences (WMDs) with 95% confidence interval were entered into a random effect model to estimate the pooled effect of the exercise interventions.RESULTS:
All exercise modalities enhanced EF significantly aerobic (WMD 2.79, 95% CI 2.12-3.45, p = 0.0001), resistance (WMD 2.52, 95% CI 1.11-3.93, p = 0.0001) and combined (WMD 2.07, 95% CI 0.70-3.44, p = 0.003). A dose-response relationship was observed between aerobic exercise intensity and improvement in EF. A 2 metabolic equivalents (MET) increase in absolute exercise intensity or a 10% increase in relative exercise intensity resulted in a 1% unit improvement in FMD. There was a positive relationship between frequency of resistance exercise sessions and improvement in EF (ß 1.14, CI 0.16-2.12, p = 0.027).CONCLUSIONS:
All exercise modalities improve EF significantly and there was a significant, positive relationship between aerobic exercise intensity and EF. Greater frequency, rather than intensity, of resistance exercise training enhanced EF.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Endothélium vasculaire
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Exercice physique
Type d'étude:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limites:
Humans
Langue:
En
Journal:
Sports Med
Sujet du journal:
MEDICINA ESPORTIVA
Année:
2015
Type de document:
Article