Cardioprotective Effects of Voluntary Exercise in a Rat Model: Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2

201525 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Anikó Pósa · University of Szeged

Renáta Szabó · University of Szeged

Krisztina Kupai · University of Szeged

Zoltán Baráth · University of Szeged

Zita Szalai · University of Szeged

Anett Csonka · University of Szeged

Médea Veszelka ·

Abstract

6 weeks of voluntary exercise training preserved the heart against cardiac injury. This protective mechanism might be associated with the decreased activity of MMP-2.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Volume 2015, pp. 1-9

DOI: 10.1155/2015/876805

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