Growth and Vascular Remodeling Factors during a Basketball Season in Adolescent Boys
Journal: International Journal of Vascular Surgery and Medicine (Vol.3, No. 1)Publication Date: 2017-02-24
Authors : Elias Armenis Anastassios Philippou Maria Maridaki Panayiotis Baltopoulos; Maria Tsironi;
Page : 001-007
Keywords : Angiogenesis; Exercise training; Endothelial function; IGF-1; MMPs; VEGF;
Abstract
Background: Circulating factors during exercise training are implicated in the adaptive mechanisms of physical conditioning. However, there is lack of information regarding the effect of basketball training on circulating growth and vascular remodeling factors in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to characterize the serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3), albumin (ALB) and aldolase (ALD) responses in healthy adolescent boys over the course of a regular basketball season, and compared them with age- and sex-matched participants not involved systematically in any physical activity.
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