Research Article

Impaired Circulating Angiogenic Cells Mobilization and Metalloproteinase-9 Activity after Dynamic Exercise in Early Metabolic Syndrome

Table 2

Serum concentration of MMP-9 and angiogenic factors before and after exercise.

VariablesHealthy MetS
Before exerciseAfter exerciseBefore exerciseAfter exercise

MMP-9 (ng·mL−1) 1.6 ± 0.3 1.8 ± 0.32.3 ± 0.22.6 ± 0.2
VEGF (pg·mL−1)225.1 ± 65.3241.6 ± 65.8146.6 ± 46.1155.5 ± 46.5
G-CSF (pg·mL−1)11.8 ± 3.715.8 ± 4.617.3 ± 2.921.3 ± 3.6
GM-CSF (pg·mL−1)1.3 ± 1.21.6 ± 1.12.6 ± 0.93.3 ± 0.9

Values are means ± SE. Healthy: healthy controls; MetS: subjects with metabolic syndrome; MMP-9: metalloproteinase-9; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; G-CSF: granulocyte-colony stimulating factor; GM-CSF: granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor. versus healthy controls; versus before exercise.