Abstract

Context Research has described that adiponectin plays a key role in cardiomyocytes metabolism, however, the effects of exercise during obesity on cardiac adiponectin levels is unclear. Objective To investigate the effects of constant-moderate endurance (END) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT), on heart adiponectin levels in mice. Material and methods Two experiments were conducted: (1) preventive (EX1): 10 week-old male mice were fed standard (CHOW) or high-fat diet (HFD;45% fat) and simultaneously trained with END and HIIT for 10 weeks; (2) Treatment (EX2): after 10 weeks of dietary intervention, another cohort of 10 week-old mice were trained by both programmes for 10 weeks. Results In EX1, END and HIIT decreased low-molecular weight adiponectin (similar to 0.5-fold;p 0.05) and increased GLUT4 levels (similar to 2-fold;p .05). In EX2, HFD significantly decreased high-molecular weight adiponectin (similar to 0.7-fold;p .05), and END reversed this change. Discussion and conclusion:HFD and exercise influence heart adiponectin isoforms and therefore might impact cardiomyocyte metabolism.