The effect of high intensity interval training on CTGF and RXFP1 genes expression of heart tissue and SGPT liver enzyme in rats with fatty liver

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1 Department of Exercise physiology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology, Department of Exercise Physiology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of high intensity interval training on CTGF and RXFP1 genes expression of heart tissue and SGPT liver enzyme in rats with fatty liver. 48 male Wistar rats (200-250 g) were divided randomly into the following 6 groups: Healthy base group (BH), base Steatosis group (BS), Healthy HIIT group (HIIT), Steatosis HIIT group (SHIIT), Healthy control group (CH), control Steatosis group (CS). Rats in the fatty liver group received oral tetracycline daily for two weeks. Rats in the training groups were also trained for 5 weeks / five days. Both BS and BH groups sacrificed at the end of the 2nd week. CS and training groups sacrificed at the end of 5th week and heart tissue samples were taken to examine CTGF, RXFP1, and SGPT genes expression. The results of the study showed that he amounts of SGPT in BS and CS groups were meaningfully higher than those in the other 4 groups. The level of this enzyme in SHIIT and HIIT groups was significantly lower than that in the fatty liver groups. The RXFP1 gene expression in CS, BS and SHIIT groups were significantly higher than those in the other 3 groups. Thus, it can be claimed that fatty liver increased cardiac fibrosis factors but by reducing these factors HIIT was able to prevent the process of cardiac fibrosis from liver Steatosis; therefore, HITT can be used as a new method to Cardiac rehabilitation of patients.

What is already known on this subject?

Studies have been performed on the relationship between fatty liver and arthrosclerosis, the results of which indicate the relationship between the Non-alcoholic fatty liver and arthrosclerosis of coronary artery disease.

 

What this study adds?

HIIT training, performed in a short time, was able to reduce the heart fibrosis caused by liver steatosis by reducing these factors.

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