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01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract
A single session of aerobic or resistance exercise modifies the endothelial progenitor cell levels in healthy subjects, but not in individuals with type 1 diabetes
Authors:
Beatriz D Schaan, Gustavo Waclawovsky, Daniel Umpierre, Franciele R Figueira, Eliandra S de Lima, Ana P Alegretti, Laiana Schneider, Ursula S Matte, Ticiana C Rodrigues
Published in:
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) from the bone marrow can regenerate the endothelium. In type 1 diabetes (T1D), EPCs are reduced as compared to healthy subjects, possibly accelerating endothelial dysfunction. Exercise mobilizes EPCs from bone marrow in some populations, but in T1D this was not previously studied. …