2020
Effects of short-term physical training on the interleukin-15 signalling pathway and glucose tolerance in aged rats
Minuzzi L, da Conceição L, Muñoz V, Vieira R, Gaspar R, da Silva A, Cintra D, Pereira de Moura L, Ropelle E, Teixeira A, Pauli J. Effects of short-term physical training on the interleukin-15 signalling pathway and glucose tolerance in aged rats. Cytokine 2020, 137: 155306. PMID: 33010727, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2020.155306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAerobic physical trainingInsulin sensitivityIL-15Physical trainingGlucose toleranceInterleukin-15Elderly ratsWhole-body insulin sensitivityShort-term physical trainingSkeletal muscleLast exercise sessionExercise training protocolMesenteric fat massPhysical exercise trainingPhysical exercise protocolSkeletal muscle alterationsFourteen Wistar ratsExpression of HIF1αExercise trainingExercise protocolExercise sessionsMuscle alterationsFat massWistar ratsSupraphysiological levels
2018
Immune‐endocrine responses and physical performance of master athletes during the sports season
Minuzzi L, Rama L, Chupel M, Rosado F, Kuga G, Gaspar R, Muñoz V, Pauli J, Paiva A, Teixeira A. Immune‐endocrine responses and physical performance of master athletes during the sports season. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2018, 120: 5551-5557. PMID: 30320909, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaster athletesTestosterone levelsImmune-endocrine responsesTestosterone/cortisol ratioLow testosterone levelsMaximal heart rateLean body massMale master athletesSports seasonMaximal oxygen consumptionCortisol ratioFat massImmunoglobulin AHeart rateBody compositionCortisol levelsPhysical performanceReduced percentageTraining seasonRegular trainingOxygen consumptionAthletesBody massMarkersAnthropometric