PMID- 34126225 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210816 LR - 20210816 IS - 1873-6815 (Electronic) IS - 0531-5565 (Linking) VI - 152 DP - 2021 Sep TI - Regular physical activity reduces the proinflammatory response in older women with diabetes and hypertension in the postmenopausal phase. PG - 111449 LID - S0531-5565(21)00231-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111449 [doi] AB - Aging in women is characterized by extreme hormonal changes leading them to develop a chronic low-grade inflammation that is linked to the development of systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In this scenario, physical activity emerges as an interesting methodology, since it seems to be connected to a decrease in serum levels of some pro-inflammatory cytokines. Nevertheless, most studies evaluate these cytokines in an isolated manner not considering the influence of comorbidities on the responsiveness of participants to the benefits of physical activity. So, this study aimed to assess the influence of physical activity on body composition, anthropometric parameters, lipid profile, and inflammatory markers of diabetic and hypertensive older postmenopausal women. We evaluated 163 women aged from 60 to 80 years, diagnosed with T2DM and SAH that were assisted by the Family Health Units in Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. The pratice of physical activity was measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire with the participants being classified as active or sedentary individuals. Active older women presented better body composition, lipid profile and inflammatory balance. This was connected to a better correlation profile between these factors in active older women, characteristics that were not noticed in sedentary older women. Moreover, IL-17A and the relationship between IL-10 and the other pro-inflammatory cytokines examined was greatly influenced by physical activity. Consequently, physical activity is linked to a global improvement in T2DM and SAH risk factors and with a positive inflammatory modulation in diabetic and hypertensive older women. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Lopes, Diego P S AU - Lopes DPS AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. FAU - Ribeiro, Israel S AU - Ribeiro IS AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil; Paulo Freire Campus, Federal University of Southern Bahia, 250 Joana Angelica Square, Sao Jose, 45.988-058 Teixeira de Freitas, Bahia, Brazil. FAU - Santos, Deborah C AU - Santos DC AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. FAU - Lima, Fernanda M S AU - Lima FMS AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. FAU - Santos, Andressa A AU - Santos AA AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. FAU - Souza, Daniela S P AU - Souza DSP AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. FAU - Lopes, Danilo N AU - Lopes DN AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. FAU - Prado, Alice O AU - Prado AO AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. FAU - Pereira, Italo S AU - Pereira IS AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. FAU - Santos, Denisar P AU - Santos DP AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil; FG Universitary Center, UniFG, 459 Barao do Rio Branco Avenue, Downtown, 46430-000 Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil. FAU - Santos, Gilvaneia S AU - Santos GS AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. FAU - Silva, Robson A A AU - Silva RAA AD - Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Anisio Teixeira Campus, Federal University of Bahia, 58 Hormindo Barros Street, 17 Block, 58 Lot, Candeias, 45.029-094 Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil. Electronic address: ramaro@ufba.br. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210611 PL - England TA - Exp Gerontol JT - Experimental gerontology JID - 0047061 SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Body Composition MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 MH - Exercise MH - Female MH - Humans MH - *Hypertension MH - Postmenopause OTO - NOTNLM OT - Inflammaging OT - Older women OT - Physical activity OT - Postmenopause OT - Systemic arterial hypertension OT - Type 2 diabetes mellitus EDAT- 2021/06/15 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/17 06:00 CRDT- 2021/06/14 20:15 PHST- 2020/09/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/06/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/06/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/14 20:15 [entrez] AID - S0531-5565(21)00231-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111449 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Gerontol. 2021 Sep;152:111449. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2021.111449. Epub 2021 Jun 11.