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 levelsLong-term effects of moderate physical exercise during early childhood on insulin sensitivity in rats during adulthood
Pereira R, Muñoz V, Anaruma C, Gaspar R, Gaspar R, Ropelle E, Cintra D, da Silva A, Pauli J, de Moura L. Long-term effects of moderate physical exercise during early childhood on insulin sensitivity in rats during adulthood. Revista Brasileira De Educação Física E Esporte 2020, 34: 227-236. DOI: 10.11606/1807-5509202000020227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModerate physical exerciseInsulin sensitivityPhysical exerciseGlycogen storesLipogenic activityGlucose uptakePancreatic insulin levelsDays/weekLower body weight gainPhysical exercise protocolBody weight gainHours/dayDays of ageHOMA-IRInsulin levelsInsulin resistanceMetabolic healthExercise protocolSwimming exerciseWistar ratsLong-term effectsBody fatPancreatic insulinAdipose tissueAnaerobic threshold
2018
Physical training reverses changes in hepatic mitochondrial diameter of Alloxan-induced diabetic rats
Kuga G, Gaspar R, Muñoz V, Nakandakari S, Breda L, Sandoval B, Caetano F, de Almeida Leme J, Pauli J, Gomes R. Physical training reverses changes in hepatic mitochondrial diameter of Alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Einstein (São Paulo) 2018, 16: eao4353. PMID: 30088548, PMCID: PMC6110382, DOI: 10.1590/s1679-45082018ao4353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic ratsBody weightDiabetic groupSedentary diabeticDiabetic animalsPhysical trainingSedentary diabetic animalsPhysical training protocolMitochondrial diameterDiabetes mellitusAlloxan administrationBlood insulinExercise protocolSerum glucoseSedentary controlsWistar ratsHepatic metabolismReverses changesLiver glycogenHepatic glycogenDiabeticsRatsMeasurements of glycogenLiver samplesTraining protocolImpaired insulin signaling and spatial learning in middle-aged rats: The role of PTP1B
Kuga G, Muñoz V, Gaspar R, Nakandakari S, da Silva A, Botezelli J, Leme J, Gomes R, de Moura L, Cintra D, Ropelle E, Pauli J. Impaired insulin signaling and spatial learning in middle-aged rats: The role of PTP1B. Experimental Gerontology 2018, 104: 66-71. PMID: 29421605, DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-aged ratsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorΒ-amyloid contentAlzheimer's diseaseInsulin resistanceTau phosphorylationMorris water maze testMiddle-aged Wistar ratsInsulin tolerance testMain risk factorsAge-related changesNeurotrophic factorTolerance testRisk factorsMaze testImpaired insulinWistar ratsNew therapiesHippocampus regionBody weightCognitive declineRole of PTP1BSynaptic plasticityRatsSpatial learning