Anti-inflammatory effect of exercise training in subjects with type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome is dependent on exercise modalities and independent of weight loss
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Background and aims We investigated the effect of different exercise modalities on high sensitivity-C reactive protein (hs-CRP) and other inflammatory markers in patients with type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome.Methods and results Eighty-two patients were randomized into 4 groups: sedentary control (A); receiving counseling to perform low-intensity physical activity (B); performing prescribed and supervised high-intensity aerobic (C) or aerobic+resistance (D) exercise (with the same caloric expenditure) for 12 months. Evaluation of leisure-time physical activity and assessment of physical fitness, cardiovascular risk factors and inflammatory biomarkers was performed at baseline and every 3 months. Volume of physical activity increased and HbA(1c) decreased in Groups B-D. VO(2max), HOMA-IR index, HDL-cholesterol, waist circumference and albuminuria improved in Groups C and D, whereas strength and flexibility improved only in Group D. Levels of hs-CRP decreased in all three exercising groups, but the reduction was significant only in Groups C and D, and particularly in Group D. Changes in VO(2max) and the exercise modalities were strong predictors of hs-CRP reduction, independent of body weight. Leptin, resistin and interleukin-6 decreased, whereas adiponectin increased in Groups C and D. Interleukin-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ decreased, whereas anti-inflammatory interleukin-4 and 10 increased only in Group D.Conclusion Physical exercise in type 2 diabetic patients with the metabolic syndrome is associated with a significant reduction of hs-CRP and other inflammatory and insulin resistance biomarkers, independent of weight loss. Long-term high-intensity (preferably mixed) training, in addition to daytime physical activity, is required to obtain a significant anti-inflammatory effect.
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Metabolic issues associated with low healthy behaviors are reversed with exposure to physical activity (e.g., exercise).
“And are reversed with exposure to physical activity (e.g., exercise) with speculation that resistance exercise may provide the greatest impact on reversing such issues [28,47-50]”
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- Authors
- Balducci, S., Zanuso, S., Nicolucci, A., Fernando, F., Cavallo, S., Cardelli, P., Fallucca, S., Alessi, E., Letizia, C., Jimenez, A., Fallucca, F., & Pugliese, G.
- Affiliations
- Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea (IT)
- University of Padua (IT)
- Mario Negri Sud Foundation (IT)
- Policlinico Umberto I (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Balducci, S.
- Venue
- Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-10
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 608-617
- ISSN
- 0939-4753 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1972980481
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- 566
- References
- 33
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- FWCI
- 19.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Funders
- American Heart Association
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Keywords
- type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, exercise training, high-intensity aerobic exercise, resistance training, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, inflammation, insulin resistance, HOMA-IR, adipokines, interleukin-6, leptin, resistin, adiponectin, VO2max, weight loss, physical activity
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, C-Reactive Protein, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Humans, Inflammation, Cholesterol, HDL, Cholesterol, LDL, Male, Middle Aged, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Weight Loss, Exercise, Interleukin-6, Metabolic Syndrome
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