Review Article

Molecular Mechanisms in Exercise-Induced Cardioprotection

Table 3

Proposed mechanisms in exercise-induced cardioprotection.

Mechanisms which mainly decrease ROS productionMechanisms which mainly repair cellular damages

(i) Sarco KATP channles (and possibly mito KATP channles)
(ii) ↑NO
(iii) Mitochondrial adaptations, including ↑MnSOD
(i) HSPs
(ii) ↑Autophagy
(iii) ↑ER stress proteins