The forgotten face of regular physical exercise: A 'natural' anti-atherogenic activity

Clinical Science

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 91-106

  Szostak, Justyna ^a   Laurant, Pascal ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b EA4278 Laboratoire de Pharma Ecologie Cardiovasculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Exercise; Inflammation; Myokine; Obesity; Reactive oxygen species (ROS); Sedentary lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFLAMMATION; LIFESTYLE; MACROPHAGE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEAR STRESS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NADPH OXIDASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 79955633419     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20100520     Document Type: Article

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