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Dr. Cristina Casals

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Department of Physical Education, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real 11519, Spain
Interests: exercise physiology and nutrition; health education; diabetes

Dr. Miguel Ramirez-Jimenez

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Department of Physical Education, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real 11519, Spain
Interests: exercise physiology; hypertension; diabetes and metabolic syndrome

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Physiological responses and adaptations to exercise may not only improve sports performance, but also health status. Thus, exercise is recognized as a potent therapy for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease in adults. However, there is a significant gender bias in research. Thus, this Special Issue was introduced to further investigate sex differences in physiological responses to exercise and long-term adaptations to training in healthy adults or in patients with a chronic disease.

Relevant topics may include sex differences, as well as differences caused by fluctuation in ovarian hormone levels, menopause, and throughout the female lifespan in relevant outcomes such as metabolism during exercise, physical fitness, cardiovascular risk, hormonal responses, inflammation, oxidative stress, and exosomes. Other topics may be considered, so please email [email protected] with any queries. Manuscripts may include data-based research papers, reviews, meta-analyses, case studies, methodological papers, brief reports, commentaries, or position papers.

Dr. Cristina Casals
Dr. Miguel Ramirez-Jimenez
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Gender
Sexual dimorphism
Menopause
Training
Physical activity
Physical fitness.

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Sex-Specific Relationships of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour with Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Markers in Young Adults

by Juan Corral-Pérez, Martin Alcala, Daniel Velázquez-Díaz, Alejandro Perez-Bey, María Á. Vázquez-Sánchez, Maria Calderon-Dominguez, Cristina Casals and Jesús G. Ponce-González

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(2), 899; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20020899 - 4 Jan 2023

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Abstract

This study aims to analyse sex-specific associations of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in a young-adult population. Sixty participants (21 women, 22.63 ± 4.62 years old) wore a hip accelerometer for 7 consecutive days to estimate their physical activity and sedentarism. Oxidative stress (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione, malondialdehyde, and advanced oxidation protein products) and inflammatory (tumour necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6) markers were measured. Student t-tests and single linear regressions were applied. The women presented higher catalase activity and glutathione concentrations, and lower levels of advanced protein-oxidation products, tumour necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-6 than the men (p < 0.05). In the men, longer sedentary time was associated with lower catalase activity (β = −0.315, p = 0.04), and longer sedentary breaks and higher physical-activity expenditures were associated with malondialdehyde (β = −0.308, p = 0.04). Vigorous physical activity was related to inflammatory markers in the women (tumour necrosis factor-alpha, β = 0.437, p = 0.02) and men (interleukin−6, β = 0.528, p < 0.01). In conclusion, the women presented a better redox and inflammatory status than the men; however, oxidative-stress markers were associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviours only in the men. In light of this, women could have better protection against the deleterious effect of sedentarism but a worse adaptation to daily physical activity. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sex Differences in Physiologic Responses and Long-Term Adaptations to Exercise)

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