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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAthletesFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneImmunoglobulin AMaleOxygen ConsumptionPhysical Functional PerformanceSalivaTestosteroneConceptsMaster 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 massMarkersAnthropometricAcute physical exercise increases leptin‐induced hypothalamic extracellular signal‐regulated kinase1/2 phosphorylation and thermogenesis of obese mice
Gaspar R, Muñoz V, Kuga G, Nakandakari S, Minuzzi L, Botezelli J, da Silva A, Cintra D, de Moura L, Ropelle E, Pauli J. Acute physical exercise increases leptin‐induced hypothalamic extracellular signal‐regulated kinase1/2 phosphorylation and thermogenesis of obese mice. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 2018, 120: 697-704. PMID: 30206970, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute physical exerciseBrown adipose tissueObese micePhysical exerciseEnergy expenditureERK1/2 phosphorylationTreatment of obesityExtracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2) phosphorylationProtein 1 (UCP1) contentExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Signal-regulated kinase 1/2Sympathetic signalsSpontaneous activityAdipose tissueP-ERK1/2Main interventionThermoregulatory effectsMiceKey mediatorThermogenesisOxygen uptakeMolecular changesKinase 1/2ObeseObesity