The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine significantly enhances adult visual cortex plasticity within the rat. This effect is related to decreased gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) mediated inhibition and identifies fluoxetine as a potential agent for enhancing plasticity in the adult human brain. We tested the hypothesis that fluoxetine would enhance visual perceptual learning of a m...

BACKGROUND Different conditions may alter tendon characteristics. Clinical evidence suggests that tendon injuries are more frequent in athletes that change type, intensity and duration of training. Aim of the study was the assessment of training and especially detraining on the patellar tendon (PT) and its enthesis. METHODS 27 male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups: 20 rats...

Background Exercise training (ET) is an adjunctive treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its consequences. However, the effects of exercise on heart remodeling are unknown in population with OSA. Objective We investigated effect ET markers diastolic function, parameters, functional capacity patients Methods Sedentary OSA (apnea-hypopnea index, AHI ≥15 events/hr) were randomly assigned...

PURPOSE This study investigated the combined effect of green tea and acute interval sprinting exercise on fat oxidation of trained and untrained males. METHODS Fourteen trained and 14 untrained males ingested one capsule containing either green tea or cellulose with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, 24 hours before two exercise sessions. A fourth capsule was consumed 90 minutes before exercise af...

Exhaustive bicycle ergometric exercise in 20 untrained male and female medical students in the age group of 18-25 yrs resulted in significant changes in clotting and prothrombin time, platelet adhesiveness and fibrinolytic activity. Clotting and Prothrombin time were reduced while platelet adhesiveness and fibrinolytic activity were increased in both the sexes.

BACKGROUND The present study examined the effect of a micro-dose of resistance-exercise on serum DHEA-S, IL-6 and mood-state determinants. Potential relationships between mood and the biomarkers were also studied with the aim of directing research on non-invasive exercise-monitoring methods. METHODS 30 male participants (20 weightlifting-trained; 10 untrained) were separated into 3 groups of ...

background: cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the world. the aim of this study was to determine the effect of aerobic exercise on serum inflammatory markers in untrained middle-aged women. methods: nineteen healthy female middle-aged were selected by convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into two experimental (n=11) and control (n=8) groups. the exercis...

Complete energy balance measurements were made in exercise-trained (treadmill running) rats subjected to 27 d of exercise detraining. The 20% difference in body-weight that existed at the end of the training period between sedentary and trained rats was negated by detraining. Detrained rats had twice the body-weight gain of their untrained controls. An elevation (12%) in metabolizable energy (M...

The aim of the study was to explore the long- and short-axis dimensions, shape and collapsibility of the inferior vena cava in 46 trained and 48 untrained females (mean age: 21 ± 2 y). Echocardiography in the subcostal view revealed a larger expiratory long-axis diameter (mean: 24 ± 3 vs. 20 ± 3 mm, p < 0.001) and short-axis area (mean: 5.5 ± 1.5 vs. 4.7 ± 1.4 cm2, p = 0.014) in trained females...