Lung transcriptomics reveals the underlying mechanism by which aerobic training enhances pulmonary function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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BACKGROUND: Aerobic training is the primary method of rehabilitation for improving respiratory function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in remission. However, the mechanism underlying this improvement is not yet fully understood. The use of transcriptomics in rehabilitation medicine offers a promising strategy for uncovering the ways in which exercise training improves respiratory dysfunction in COPD patients. In this study, lung tissue was analyzed using transcriptomics to investigate the relationship between exercise and lung changes.

METHODS: Mice were exposed to cigarette smoke for 24 weeks, followed by nine weeks of moderate-intensity treadmill exercise, with a control group for comparison. Pulmonary function and structure were assessed at the end of the intervention and RNA sequencing was performed on the lung tissue.

RESULTS: Exercise training was found to improve airway resistance and lung ventilation indices in individuals exposed to cigarette smoke. However, the effect of this treatment on damaged alveoli was weak. The pair-to-pair comparison revealed numerous differentially expressed genes, that were closely linked to inflammation and metabolism.

CONCLUSIONS: Further research is necessary to confirm the cause-and-effect relationship between the identified biomarkers and the improvement in pulmonary function, as this was not examined in the present study.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC pulmonary medicine - 24(2024), 1 vom: 26. März, Seite 154

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Cai-Tao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Peijun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiaoyun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiaodan [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Weibing [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Exercise training
Journal Article
Pulmonary function
Rehabilitation
Transcriptomics

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Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12890-024-02967-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370219538