title: Multicomponent exercise program improves blood lipid profile and antioxidant capacity in older women.
abstract: This study intended to determine the effect of multicomponent exercise on blood lipid profile and on antioxidant capacity in older women. Forty women aged 60-80 years participated in a supervised multicomponent exercise program. Plasma contents of total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG), apolipoprotein A-1 (Apo A-1) and apolipoprotein B (Apo B-100), total antioxidant status (TAS) and the enzymatic activities of glutathione reductase (GR) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were evaluated before and after 8-month training. The multicomponent exercise program induced a significant decrease in TG, TC/HDL-C and Apo B/Apo A-1 and a significant increase in HDL-C and Apo A-1 (p<0.05). There was a significant increase in plasma TAS as well as GR and GPx enzyme activities. The present data show that an 8-month supervised moderate-intensity multicomponent exercise program resulted in beneficial improvements of blood lipid profile that were accompanied by positive modulation of antioxidant capacity.
authors: Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. jcarvalho@fade.up.pt
authors: Joana
authors: J
authors: Carvalho
authors: Elisa
authors: E
authors: Marques
authors: António
authors: A
authors: Ascensão
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Magalhães
authors: Franklim
authors: F
authors: Marques
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Mota
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000097:blood*; D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100 / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005980:Glutathione Reductase / Q000378:metabolism; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016730:Program Development; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D053299:Apolipoprotein B-100; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D005980:Glutathione Reductase