PMID- 23912806 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140625 LR - 20220316 IS - 1179-2035 (Electronic) IS - 0112-1642 (Linking) VI - 43 IP - 11 DP - 2013 Nov TI - Effects of exercise training on arterial function in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PG - 1191-9 LID - 10.1007/s40279-013-0085-2 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Controversy exists among trials assessing whether exercise can improve arterial function in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) subjects. Therefore the aim of this study was to systematically review and quantify the effects of exercise on arterial function in T2DM subjects. METHODS: MEDLINE, Cochrane, Scopus and Web of Science were searched up until January 2013 for randomized controlled trials evaluating the effects of exercise interventions lasting 4 weeks or more on arterial function in T2DM subjects. Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and nitrate-mediated dilation (NMD) of the brachial conduit artery were considered for assessment of arterial endothelial function and smooth muscle function, respectively. RESULTS: Five randomized trials comparing exercise and control groups (overall n = 217) met the inclusion criteria. The mean exercise characteristics were as follows: 3.6 sessions per week, 67.5 min per session, intensity at 74.4 % of the maximum heart rate (HR(max)), for 14 weeks. The post-intervention mean difference in FMD favoured the exercise groups over the control groups (2.23 %; P < 0.0001). No significant post-intervention mean difference in NMD (1.22 %; P = 0.29) was found between the groups. Neither heterogeneity nor publication bias was detected among the trials. CONCLUSION: Exercise training alone improved FMD, showing its capacity to restore arterial endothelial function in T2DM subjects. However, further research is needed to determine whether longer and/or more intense exercise interventions could enhance arterial smooth muscle function in this population. FAU - Montero, David AU - Montero D AD - Avignon University, LAPEC EA4278, 84000, Avignon, France, david.montero.barril@gmail.com. FAU - Walther, Guillaume AU - Walther G FAU - Benamo, Eric AU - Benamo E FAU - Perez-Martin, Antonia AU - Perez-Martin A FAU - Vinet, Agnes AU - Vinet A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PT - Systematic Review PL - New Zealand TA - Sports Med JT - Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) JID - 8412297 RN - 0 (Nitric Oxide Donors) SB - IM MH - Arteries/*physiopathology MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*physiopathology MH - Endothelium/physiopathology MH - Exercise/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects/physiopathology MH - Nitric Oxide Donors/pharmacology MH - *Vasodilation/drug effects/physiology EDAT- 2013/08/06 06:00 MHDA- 2014/06/26 06:00 CRDT- 2013/08/06 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/08/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/06/26 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s40279-013-0085-2 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Sports Med. 2013 Nov;43(11):1191-9. doi: 10.1007/s40279-013-0085-2.