title: Endurance exercise training inhibits neointimal formation via enhancement of FOXOs expression in balloon-induced atherosclerosis rat model.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated the effect of endurance exercise on neointimal formation, endothelial-dependant relaxation and FOXO expression in balloon-induced carotid arteries of rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  Male SD(Sprague-Dawley) rats of 8 weeks ages were randomly divided into 3 groups; Sham-operated control (SO, n=10), Balloon-induced control (BIC, n=10), and Balloon-induced exercise (BIE, n=10). Endurance exercise training was performed on treadmill (18 m/min, 0% grade, 60 min/day, 5 days/week, 4 weeks).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Body weight is significantly reduced in BIE compared with BIC. Neointiaml formation in BIC was significantly higher than SO, but it was significantly recovered in BIE compared with BIC. Endothelial-dependent relaxation in BIC was significantly lower than SO, but it was significantly recovered in BIE compared with BIC and expression of FOXO1 and FOXO3a also were significantly increased BIE compared with BIC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data suggest that endurance exercise inhibits neointimal formation and endothelial-dependent relaxation via FOXO expression in balloon-induce atherosclerosis rat model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Geon
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Ran
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Ki
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: FOXO1; FOXO3a; endothelial dependant relaxation; endurance exercise; neointimal formation