Key result
A 22-week treadmill exercise program prevented blood pressure elevation and improved endothelium-mediated vasorelaxation in obese Zucker rats with moderate hypertension.
Why the study?
Does treadmill exercise improve blood pressure and vasorelaxation in a rat model of genetic obesity and moderate hypertension?
Does treadmill exercise improve blood pressure and vasorelaxation in a rat model of genetic obesity and moderate hypertension?
Long-term exercise prevents blood pressure elevation and improves endothelium-mediated vasorelaxation in a rat model of obesity-related hypertension.
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Exercise effects remain preclinical; leaves open translation to human obesity-hypertension management.
Pertti Arvola (1999) studied Genetic obesity and moderate hypertension. Treadmill exercise vs. Non-exercised rats was evaluated on Blood pressure, arterial reactivity, and metabolic abnormalities. A 22-week treadmill exercise program prevented blood pressure elevation and improved endothelium-mediated vasorelaxation in obese Zucker rats with moderate hypertension.
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