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Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism in Obese Women

Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism in Obese Women Undergoing Concurrent Physical Training

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03119350
Enrollment
14
Registered
2017-04-18
Start date
2016-04-01
Completion date
2016-09-15
Last updated
2019-04-30

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Conditions

Metabolism Disorder, Mitochondrial Alteration, Obesity, Physical Activity

Brief summary

Considering that the failure of the treatment of obesity is justified by the multifactorial pathophysiology of this morbidity, the present project has the following hypotheses: 1. The occurrence of obesity is due to the derange,ent of mitochondrial energy metabolism ; 2. The unbalance is therapeutically modified through physical training ; 3. Obesity courses with the break-down in energy metabolism mitochondrial disease associated with systemic inflammatory characteristics that can be corrected through a combined long-term physical training program. This study have as objective : to analyse changes in mitochondrial function, inflammatory profile, oxidative stress and energy metabolism caused by concurrent physical training in obese women.

Detailed description

Specific objectives: Body composition by deuterium oxide; Metabolic rate of resting and oxidation of substrates by indirect calorimetry; Proinflammatory cytokines Anti-inflammatory cytokines Oxidative Stress: Malondialdehyde, Superoxide Dismutase, Glutathione-Peroxidase; Fatty acids: ceramide and palmitate; Mitochondrial respiration and citrate synthase enzyme; Quantify and qualify: mitochondrial number, endoplasmic reticulum structure, adipose cell size; Gene expression, quantify by microscopy and analyze the protein by western blot. The study began with 20 women, however, there was withdrawal of 6, ending with 14 women.

Interventions

OTHERPhysical Training

Intervention with concurrent physical training: strength and aerobic exercises in the same session. Duration: 2 weeks of adaptation to physical exercise, 8 weeks of training. Frequency: 3 times a week. Time: 55 minutes each session. Intensity: 75 to 90% of maximum heart rate.

Sponsors

University of Sao Paulo
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* This study included women with obesity (BMI of 30 to 40 kg / m²), sedentary, with no associated comorbidity, convenience sample

Exclusion criteria

* Women who have undergone bariatric surgery, menopause, cancer or any metabolic disease, smokers, alcoholics, who are in use of drugs that act directly on the metabolism and that have medical impediment to the practice of physical exercise.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes Body weightTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionBody weight was measured by digital balance before and after the intervention
Changes Body compositionTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionThe change in body composition through deuterium oxide was evaluated.
Changes White adipose tissue biopsyTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionA subcutaneous tissue sample was collected for analysis of: mitochondrial respiration, citrate synthase enzyme, gene expression (UCP1, 2 and 3).
Changes Indirect calorimetryTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionWith a gas analyzer (indirect calorimeter), we evaluated the metabolic rate and rest (REE) and oxidation of substrates (Lipids and carbohydrates).
Changes in fatty acidsTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionCollected in lithium heparin tubes, they were centrifuged.
Changes oxidative stressTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionCollected in lithium heparin tubes, they were centrifuged.
Changes inflammatory cytokinesTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionCollected in lithium heparin tubes, they were centrifuged.
Changes in total cholesterolTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionCollected in lithium heparin tubes, they were centrifuged.
Changes Physical PerformanceTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionBased on the Shuttle Walking Test adaptation.
Changes in Determination of LactateTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionBlood samples were collected by manual puncture of the earlobe in previously calibrated and heparinized capillary tubes, stored in eppendorf with sodium fluoride. Analyzed by electrochemical lactate analyser.
Changes Food intakeTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionFood registry of 3 days, the quantification of the daily intake of nutrients will still be made using software.
Changes Nitrogen BalanceTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionThrough the collection of urine of 24 hours the dosage of urinary nitrogen will be made by the chemiluminescence method for determination of protein nitrogen.
Changes Telomere lengthTwo times: (1) First day and (2) 10 weeks after adaptation and interventionperipheral blood in ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid tubes and genomic DNA was automatically extracted from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell. The relative quantification of Telomere length was determined using the telomere to single copy gene ratio by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR).

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026