The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on NF-κB and TNF-α in Lung Tissue of Male Rat

• Main Authors: Mohamad Fashi, Hamid Agha-Alinejad, Hasan Asilian Mahabadi, Batul Rezaei, Behzad Behzad Pakrad, Sajad Rezaei
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2015-07-01
• Series: Novelty in Biomedicine
• Subjects: aerobic exercise, inflammation, lung tissue
• Online Access: http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/index.php/nbm/article/view/8001

<p><strong>Background:</strong>Regular aerobic exercise improves the</p><h2>Background: Regular aerobic exercise improves the inflammatory status in different lung diseases. However, the effects of long-term aerobic exercise on the lung response have not been investigated. The present study evaluated the effect of aerobic exercise on the lung inflammatory.</h2><p><strong>M</strong><strong>aterials and Methods: </strong>12 adult male Wistar rats were divided to 2 groups: A: control (n=6), B: aerobic exercise (five times per week for 4 week; n=6). The gene expression of NF-κB and TNF-α were analyzed in lung tissue by Real time–PCR. In order to determine the significant differences between groups independent t-test were used.</p><p><strong>R</strong><strong>es</strong><strong>ults: </strong>Aerobic exercise inhibited the gene expression of NF-κB and TNF-α. But there was no significant difference between A and B groups for TNF-α and NF-κB.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We conclude that four week aerobic exercise decrease inflammatory status in lung tissue. Our results indicate a need for human studies that evaluate the lung responses to aerobic exercise.</p>