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  • Title: Long-term swimming exercise attenuates right ventricular hypertrophy via modulating meta-inflammation in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertensive rats.
    Author: Chen Z, Wang J, Qin X, Di N, Deng H, Li X.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 2024 Nov 12; 733():150710. PubMed ID: 39312879.
    Abstract:
    Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a complex disease characterized by elevated pulmonary vascular resistance, resulting in right ventricular (RV) hypertrophy and, eventually, failure, which remains the primary cause of mortality in PAH patients. While current PAH therapies primarily target vascular abnormalities, most fail to address RV dysfunction. Therefore, improving RV function is a critical treatment goal. Exercise has emerged as an effective intervention for PAH, but the specific impact of swimming exercise on this disease and its associated pathological changes has been less extensively studied. In this study, we investigated the effects of swimming training (60 min/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks) on monocrotaline (MCT; 60 mg/kg, i. p.)-induced PAH in rats. Our findings demonstrate that swimming significantly attenuates RV hypertrophy and reduces mean pulmonary arterial pressure (MPAP), mitigating the detrimental effects of PAH. Furthermore, we observed structural remodeling in the right ventricle, including increased myocardial necrosis, collagen deposition, and fibrosis-related protein expression. Swimming exercise training was found to reduce these pathological changes, suggesting a protective effect on the right ventricle. Mechanistically, our study revealed the crucial role of meta-inflammation in PAH and the anti-PAH effects of exercise. Swimming training attenuated macrophage accumulation, reduced serum inflammatory cytokines, and improved systemic and RV insulin sensitivity, highlighting its potential to modulate meta-inflammatory processes. In summary, our study suggests that swimming training exerts a beneficial effect on RV function and hypertrophy in MCT-induced PAH rats by targeting meta-inflammation. These results underscore the potential value of exercise-based rehabilitation as a complementary therapy for PAH patients.
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