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- Title
Effect of Physical Activity/Exercise on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Muscle and Vascular Aging.
- Authors
El Assar, Mariam; Álvarez-Bustos, Alejandro; Sosa, Patricia; Angulo, Javier; Rodríguez-Mañas, Leocadio
- Abstract
Functional status is considered the main determinant of healthy aging. Impairment in skeletal muscle and the cardiovascular system, two interrelated systems, results in compromised functional status in aging. Increased oxidative stress and inflammation in older subjects constitute the background for skeletal muscle and cardiovascular system alterations. Aged skeletal muscle mass and strength impairment is related to anabolic resistance, mitochondrial dysfunction, increased oxidative stress and inflammation as well as a reduced antioxidant response and myokine profile. Arterial stiffness and endothelial function stand out as the main cardiovascular alterations related to aging, where increased systemic and vascular oxidative stress and inflammation play a key role. Physical activity and exercise training arise as modifiable determinants of functional outcomes in older persons. Exercise enhances antioxidant response, decreases age-related oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory signals, and promotes the activation of anabolic and mitochondrial biogenesis pathways in skeletal muscle. Additionally, exercise improves endothelial function and arterial stiffness by reducing inflammatory and oxidative damage signaling in vascular tissue together with an increase in antioxidant enzymes and nitric oxide availability, globally promoting functional performance and healthy aging. This review focuses on the role of oxidative stress and inflammation in aged musculoskeletal and vascular systems and how physical activity/exercise influences functional status in the elderly.
- Subjects
MUSCLE aging; VASCULAR smooth muscle; OXIDATIVE stress; MYOSITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR system; SKELETAL muscle
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, Vol 23, Issue 15, p8713
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms23158713