Resistance training alone or combined with leucine supplementation improves the serum lipid profile of diabetic rats, whereas leucine alone does not

Martins Carlos Eduardo C.; de Sousa Lima Vanessa B.; Ribeiro Henrique Quintas T.; Tirapegui Julio

doi:10.2478/enr-2018-0018

Endocrine Regulations (Jul 2018)

Resistance training alone or combined with leucine supplementation improves the serum lipid profile of diabetic rats, whereas leucine alone does not

Martins Carlos Eduardo C.,
de Sousa Lima Vanessa B.,
Ribeiro Henrique Quintas T.,
Tirapegui Julio

Affiliations

Martins Carlos Eduardo C.: Department of Food & Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
de Sousa Lima Vanessa B.: Department of Food & Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Ribeiro Henrique Quintas T.: Department of Food & Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Tirapegui Julio: Department of Food & Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/enr-2018-0018
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 52, no. 3
pp. 146 – 151

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Objectives. Diabetes mellitus is associated with dyslipidemia, which contributes to a higher risk of thrombosis, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. This study evaluated the effects of leucine and resistance training on the serum lipid profile in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes for 8 weeks.

Published in Endocrine Regulations

ISSN: 1336-0329 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/ENR

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