Exercise Training under Exposure to Low Levels of Fine Particulate Matter: Effects on Heart Oxidative Stress and Extra-to-Intracellular HSP70 Ratio

Table 6

Summary of effects of 12 weeks of exercise training combined with low levels of PM_2.5 exposure.

	Sedentary + low levels of PM2.5	Moderate intensity exercise training + low levels of PM2.5	High intensity exercise training + low levels of PM2.5	Observed effects
Heart oxidative stress	—	Increase^#	Increase	Compared to sedentary animals exposed or not to PM2.5; ^#Compared to mice exercised without PM2.5 exposure
eHSP70/iHSP70 (H-index) inflammatory state	—	—	Decrease	Compared to sedentary animals exposed or not to PM2.5
Leucocyte count (granulocytes and monocytes)	Decrease^##	—	—	^##Compared to sedentary animals not exposed to PM2.5