Abstract:
The aims of this study were to determine the effects of swimming exercise on microvascular rarefaction of gastrocnemius in young spontaneously hypertensive rats and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. 4-week-old male rats were divided in to 3 groups: WKY (Wistar Kyoto group), SHR(spontaneously hypertensive rats group) , SE(spontaneously hypertensive exercise rats group), SE received 8-week freeloading swimming exercise (1.5 h/day, 5 d/week). Microvascular density,the ratio of the microvascular number to fiber number ,fiber cross sectional area,total protein content in gastrocnemius and the expressions of VEGF,PI3K,Akt and eNOS in gastrocnemius were determined at the end of exercise.The results show that compared with WKY,microvascular density,the ratio of the microvascular number to fiber number,fiber cross sectional area and total protein content in gastrocnemius tissue were decreased in SHR.Compared with SHR(P