title: Early exercise training after renal transplantation and asymmetric dimethylarginine: the effect of obesity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess, in a prospective cohort study of 238 renal transplant patients, our hypothesis that elevated ADMA levels may be influenced by physical exercise and obesity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Blood samples before and after six months were obtained from 116 transplant patients participating in an aerobic exercise (Group I). A control group consisted of 122 matched transplant patients who did not exercise regularly (Group II).
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no significant differences in ADMA levels between both groups before the training program (Group IB vs. Group IIB). After six months of exercise, ADMA levels in Group I decreased (Group IB vs. Group IA : 3.50 ± 0.45 vs. 2.11 ± 0.35 μmol/L; p< 0.01) and were lower compared to those in Group II (Group IA vs. Group IIA : 2 11 ± 0 23 vs 3 25 ± 0 34 μmol/L; p< 0 01) Analysis of our results in obese renal transplant recipients (BMI B 30 kg/m(2)) confirmed a smaller effect of exercise training (Group IBO vs Group IAO : 3 75 ± 0 52 vs 3 45 ± 0 45; p< 0 05 and Group IAO vs. Group IIAO : 3.45 ± 0.45 vs. 3.74 ± 0.62; p<0.05). Blood lipids, HbA1C, insulin, and systolic BP were also affected by the training program.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Elevated ADMA levels were significantly decreased by early exercise after renal transplantation. The effect of exercise was smaller in obese patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Transplant Centre, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Institute for Postgraduate Education, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Vladimír
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Teplan
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahrova
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piťha
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Racek
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gürlich
authors.forename: Vladimír
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Teplan
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Valkovsky
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stollova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood*; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D001120:Arginine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids; C018524:N,N-dimethylarginine