Research Article

Differential Effects of Acute (Extenuating) and Chronic (Training) Exercise on Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Status in an Animal Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Effect of chronic moderate regular exercise (training) versus acute (extenuating) exercise on body weight, glucose, HbA1c, insulin, HOMA-IR, Total-Chol, and TGs on diabetic ZDF (fa/fa) rats.

SedentaryEffect of trainingEffect of acute exercise
Control ZDF (+/+)Diabetic ZDF (fa/fa)EffectDiabetic ZDF (fa/fa)EffectDiabetic ZDF (fa/fa)Effect

Body weight (g)327.13 ± 2.30425.50 ± 2.73aaa438.00 ± 3.11NS426.40 ± 2.32NS
Glucose (mg/dL)133.82 ± 2.08614.07 ± 3.84aaa548.50 ± 15.35bbb241.25 ± 5.22bbb
HbA1c (%)3.36 ± 0.1212.50 ± 0.12aaa11.43 ± 0.19bb12.05 ± 0.09NS
Insulin (pmol/L)50.01 ± 0.99184.89 ± 1.28aaa178.77 ± 0.30bbb172.46 ± 1.18bbb
HOMA-IR2.38 ± 0.9840.36 ± 2.02aaa34.86 ± 1.30bbb14.79 ± 1.02bbb⇓⇓
Total-Chol (mg/dL)75.91 ± 1.17208.83 ± 1.37aaa165.88 ± 2.13bbb210.25 ± 0.90NS
TGs (mg/dL)60.23 ± 0.71418.00 ± 3.19aaa289.38 ± 0.87bbb417.00 ± 1.17NS

Results are mean ± sem of 8 rats per each group. Statistically significant differences are indicated by the symbols: (a) versus sedentary control ZDF (+/+) group and (b) versus sedentary diabetic ZDF (fa/fa) group. , , and for one, two, or three symbols.