Z Khazraei Ganjifar; F Rahmani-nia
Abstract
Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between NT-proBNP, galactin-3 and aldosterone variables in endurance skiers after endurance skiing in height.
Method: Twenty four elite endurance skiers (age: 25 years; body fat: 14%) were divided into two groups (Experimental, Control). ...
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between NT-proBNP, galactin-3 and aldosterone variables in endurance skiers after endurance skiing in height.
Method: Twenty four elite endurance skiers (age: 25 years; body fat: 14%) were divided into two groups (Experimental, Control). The skiing program included a skiing route of 8.5 km, a mean time of 65 minutes, and an average intensity of 70-90% of the maximum oxygen consumption. The NT-proBNP values were evaluated by ELISA. A week after skiing, a ride on a treadmill was done with a slope and distance and a similar time with the ski resort. To examine the relationship between the variables studied, Pearson correlation coefficient was used at a significant level of 5% using SPSS version 22 software.
Results: : The results showed that only galatin-3 with NT-ProBNP and NT-ProBNP with aldosterone showed significant correlation in height (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Increasing physiological pressure on the heart caused by exposure to hypoxia and dehydration may lead to changes in the aldosterone and galactin-3 hormone as a fibrotic cell marker.
Z Hashemi; M Moghadasi
Abstract
Aim: Clinical studies indicated that types of exercise might have different effects on cardiac health and function. The effect of strength and endurance exercises-induced cardiac release proteins on its health is no clear. Thus, the aim of the present study was to compare the Galectin-3 and NT-ProBNP ...
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Aim: Clinical studies indicated that types of exercise might have different effects on cardiac health and function. The effect of strength and endurance exercises-induced cardiac release proteins on its health is no clear. Thus, the aim of the present study was to compare the Galectin-3 and NT-ProBNP levels in strength and endurance elite athletes.
Method: Fifteen elite body builders (mean ± SD age of 23.0 ± 1.4 years and BMI: 24.1 ± 1.4 kg/m2) and fifteen elite endurance runners (mean ± SD age of 21.4 ± 3.0 years and BMI: 21.7 ± 2.0 kg/m2) with at least 3 years of tournament playing were participated in this study as the subject. Anthropometric and body composition parameters were measured. Fasting blood sample was taken for galectin-3 and NT-ProBNP measurements. Data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U test. Data analyses were performed using SPSS software for windows (version 17) and the level of significance in all statistical analyses was set at P≤0.05.
Results: The results indicated that galectin-3 and NT-ProBNP were higher in the strength elite athletes than the endurance elite athletes were (P<0.05).
Conclusion: In conclusion, it seems that type of exercise is effective on blood galectin-3 and NT-ProBNP concentrations.
