Endothelial Progenitor Cell Response to Acute Multicomponent Exercise Sessions with Different Durations
Suiane Cavalcante,
Manuel Teixeira,
Ana Duarte,
Miriam Ferreira,
Maria I. Simões,
Maria Conceição,
Mariana Costa,
Ilda P. Ribeiro,
Ana Cristina Gonçalves,
José Oliveira,
Fernando Ribeiro
Affiliations
Suiane Cavalcante
Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal
Manuel Teixeira
Institute of Biomedicine—iBiMED, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Ana Duarte
Unidade Cuidados na Comunidade Cubo Mágico da Saúde, ACES Baixo Vouga, 3800-120 Aveiro, Portugal
Miriam Ferreira
Unidade Cuidados na Comunidade Cubo Mágico da Saúde, ACES Baixo Vouga, 3800-120 Aveiro, Portugal
Maria I. Simões
Unidade Cuidados na Comunidade Cubo Mágico da Saúde, ACES Baixo Vouga, 3800-120 Aveiro, Portugal
Maria Conceição
Unidade Cuidados na Comunidade Cubo Mágico da Saúde, ACES Baixo Vouga, 3800-120 Aveiro, Portugal
Mariana Costa
Câmara Municipal de Oliveira do Bairro—Projeto Não Fique Parado, 3800-120 Aveiro, Portugal
Ilda P. Ribeiro
Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine (FMUC), University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
Ana Cristina Gonçalves
Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR)—Group of Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine (FMUC), Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
José Oliveira
Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal
Fernando Ribeiro
Institute of Biomedicine—iBiMED, School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
It is widely accepted that exercise training has beneficial effects on vascular health. Although a dose-dependent relation has been suggested, little is known about the effects of different exercise durations on endothelial markers. This study aimed to assess the effect of single exercise sessions with different durations in the circulating levels of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and endothelial cells (CECs) among adults with cardiovascular risk factors. Ten participants performed two multicomponent exercise sessions, one week apart, lasting 30 and 45 min (main exercise phase). Before and after each exercise session, blood samples were collected to quantify EPCs and CECs by flow cytometry. The change in EPCs was significantly different between sessions by 3.0% (95% CI: 1.3 to 4.7), being increased by 1.8 ± 1.7% (p = 0.009) in the 30 min session vs. −1.2 ± 2.0% (p > 0.05) in the 45 min session. No significant change was observed in CECs [−2.0%, 95%CI: (−4.1 to 0.2)] between the sessions. In conclusion, a multicomponent exercise session of 30 min promotes an acute increase in the circulating levels of EPCs without increasing endothelial damage (measured by the levels of CECs) among adults with cardiovascular risk factors.
