Polymorphism of the vascular endothelial growth factor gene (VEGF) and aerobic performance in athletes

Human Physiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 477-481

  Ahmetov, I I ^a,b   Khakimullina, A M ^b   Popov, D V ^c   Missina, S S ^c   Vinogradova, O L ^c   Rogozkin, V A ^b  

^a Institute of Physical Culture and Athletics   (Russian Federation)

^b St Petersburg Research Institute of Physical Culture   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349100983     PISSN: 03621197     EISSN: 16083164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0362119708040129     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Saltin, B. and Rowell, L.B., Functional Adaptations to Physical Activity and Inactivity, Fed. Proc., 1980, vol. 39, p. 1506.
2. Ingjer, F., Capillary Supply and Mitochondrial Content of Different Skeletal Muscle Fiber Types in Untrained and Endurance-Trained Men: A Histochemical and Ultrastructural Study, Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. Occup. Physiol., 1979, vol. 40, no. 3, p. 197.
3. Shono, N., Urata, H., Saltin, B., et al., Effects of Low Intensity Aerobic Training on Skeletal Muscle Capillary and Blood Lipoprotein Profiles, J. Atheroscler. Thromb., 2002, vol. 9, p. 78.
4. Hermansen, L. and Wachtlova, M., Capillary Density of Skeletal Muscle in Well-trained and Untrained Men, J. Appl. Physiol., 1971, vol. 30, p. 860.
5. Brodal, P., Ingjer, F., and Hermansen, L., Capillary Supply of Skeletal Muscle Fibers in Untrained and Endurance-Trained Men, Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol., 1977, vol. 232, H705.
6. Gustafsson, T., Puntschart, A., Kaijser, L., Jansson, E., and Sundberg, C.J., Exercise-Induced Expression of Angiogenesis-Related Transcription and Growth Factors in Human Skeletal Muscle, Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol., 1999, vol. 276, p. 679.
7. Richardson, R.S., Wagner, H., Mudaliar, S.R., Saucedo, E., Henry, R., and Wagner P.D., Exercise Adaptation Attenuates VEGF Gene Expression in Human Skeletal Muscle, Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol., 2000, vol. 279, p. 772.
8. Liu, L.X., Lu, H., Luo, Y., et al., Stabilization of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor mRNA by Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm., 2002, vol. 281, p. 908.
9. Watson, C.J., Webb, N.J., Bottomley, M.J., and Brenchley, P.E., Identification of Polymorphisms within the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Gene: Correlation with Variation in VWGF Protein Production, Cytokine, 2000, vol. 12, p. 1232.
10. Prior, S.J., Hagberg, J.M., Paton, C.M., et al., DNA Sequence Variation in the Promoter Region of the VEGF Gene Impacts VEGF Gene Expression and Maximal Oxygen Consumption, Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol., 2006, vol. 290, p. 1848.
11. Hagerman, F.C., Applied Physiology of Rowing, Sports Med., 1984, vol. 1, no. 4, p. 303.
12. Ahmetov, I.I., Astratenkova, I.V., and Rogozkin, V.A., Association of a PPARD Polymorphism with Human Physical Performance, Mol. Biol., 2007, vol. 41, no. 5, p. 776.
13. Bolla, M.K., Haddad, L., Humphries, S.E., et al., A Method of Determination of Hundreds of APOE Genotypes Utilizing Highly Simplified, Optimized Protocols and Restriction Digestion Analysis by Microtitre Array Diagonal Gel Electrophoresis (MADGE), Clin. Chem., 1995, vol. 41, p. 1599.