Vascular effects of exercise: endothelial adaptations beyond active muscle beds

Physiology (Bethesda). 2011 Jun;26(3):132-45. doi: 10.1152/physiol.00052.2010.

Abstract

Endothelial adaptations to exercise training are not exclusively conferred within the active muscle beds. Herein, we summarize key studies that have evaluated the impact of chronic exercise on the endothelium of vasculatures perfusing nonworking skeletal muscle, brain, viscera, and skin, concluding with discussion of potential mechanisms driving these endothelial adaptations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological
  • Animals
  • Cerebrovascular Circulation
  • Endothelium, Vascular / physiology*
  • Exercise*
  • Hemodynamics*
  • Humans
  • Muscle Contraction*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / blood supply*
  • Renal Circulation
  • Signal Transduction
  • Skin / blood supply
  • Splanchnic Circulation