Treadmill running on 5 times/week. On the first day of training, all rats ran for 30 min at 15 m/min, and then running time and velocity were extended until rats were running for 90 min at 30 m/min.
Treadmill running on 5 times/week. On the first day of training, all rats ran for 30 min at 15 m/min, and then running time and velocity were extended until rats were running for 90 min at 30 m/min.
Treadmill running on 5 times/week at 55–65% O2 max. On the first day of training, all rats ran for 30 min. On the subsequent days of training, running time was extended 10 min each day until rats were running 60 min/day.
None
9 weeks
Retroperitoneal and mesenteric WAT
Retroperitoneal WAT TNF-α protein: NS Mesenteric WAT TNF-α protein: increase ()
BM and retroperitoneal FM: decrease Mesenteric FM: NS
Mesenteric WAT Exercise for 4 and 12 weeks TNF-α mRNA: increase () TNF-α protein: increase () Subcutaneous WAT Exercise for 4 and 12 weeks TNF-α mRNA: NS TNF-α protein: NS
Exercise for 4 weeksBM: NS Mesenteric and subcutaneous FM: NS Exercise for 12 weeks BM: NS Mesenteric and subcutaneous FM: decrease
Treadmill running on 5 times/week. On the first day of training, all rats ran for 30 min at 15 m/min, and then running time and velocity were extended until rats were running for 90 min at 30 m/min.
Results are reported as mean ± SD or SE; P value reported for sedentary control group versus exercise trained group or pre- versus postvalues. f: female; HFD: high fat diet; m: male; NS: not significant; O2 max: maximal oxygen uptake; WAT: white adipose tissue.