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MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE
卷 53, 期 9, 页码 1846-1854出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002647
关键词
MATERNAL EXERCISE; PLACENTA; ANGIOGENIN; ER HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOXIA; MATERNAL-FETAL
资金
- Canadian Institute of Health Research Operating Grant
- Women's Development Council (LHSC)
- NSERC Discovery Grant
- Canadian Federation of Lifestyle Research Institute
This study found that mild- and moderate-intensity exercise during pregnancy increases placental angiogenesis but does not increase placental oxidative or ER stress in healthy pregnancies, supporting routine exercise as part of standard care for pregnant women. Further research is warranted to explore the potential benefits of exercise on ANG1 in pathological pregnancies.
Purpose Despite immense research highlighting maternal-fetal benefits of exercise during pregnancy, there remain concerns that exercise may undermine placental function. Although maternal exercise has demonstrated favorable aerobic conditioning responses in the mother, it is not known whether maternal exercise promotes increased angiogenesis in the placenta, perhaps at the expense of impaired endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis and/or oxidative stress. We investigated if a mild (30% heart rate reserve) and/or moderate (70% heart rate reserve) exercise regime in healthy pregnant women affected placental markers of angiogenesis, ER stress, and oxidative stress. We hypothesized that the improved aerobic conditioning of mothers who exercise is beneficial to enhance placental angiogenesis and normal maternal-fetal outcomes. Methods Placental tissues were collected within 1 h of delivery from a convenience sample of 29 healthy mothers of full-term infants. Twenty-one women participated in routine exercise from midgestation (16-20 wk) until term of either mild or moderate intensity, whereas eight sedentary women served as controls. Results No differences were identified between groups including gestational length, fetal-placental weight ratio, or APGAR scoring. All exercisers exhibited a significant 20-fold increase in the mRNA (as assessed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction) and a 10-fold increase in the protein expression of angiogenin (e.g., ANG1) in the placenta. However, in both exercising groups, no increases in placental markers (i.e., HIF1 alpha, VEGF), ER stress (i.e., spliced XBP1, ATF4, ATF6, CHOP, and BAX), or oxidative stress (i.e., SOD1, SOD2) were observed. Conclusions Overall, our study suggests that mild- and moderate-intensity exercise increases angiogenesis but does not increase placental oxidative or ER stress in healthy pregnancies, bolstering support for routine exercise as a part of standard care in pregnant women. Future studies are warranted to investigate the potential benefits of exercise on ANG1 in pathological pregnancies.
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