Exercise training prevents ecto-nucleotidases alterations in platelets of hypertensive rats

Mol Cell Biochem. 2012 Dec;371(1-2):147-56. doi: 10.1007/s11010-012-1431-7. Epub 2012 Aug 23.

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the effect of 6 weeks of swimming training on the ecto-nucleotidase activities and platelet aggregation from rats that developed hypertension in response to oral administration of L-NAME. The rats were divided into four groups: control (n = 10), exercise (n = 10), L-NAME (n = 10), and exercise L-NAME (n = 10). The animals were trained five times per week in an adapted swimming system for 60 min with a gradual increase of the workload up to 5 % of animal's body weight. The results showed an increase in ATP, ADP, AMP, and adenosine hydrolysis, indicating an augment in NTPDase (from 35.3 ± 8.1 to 53.0 ± 15.1 nmol Pi/min/mg protein for ATP; and from 21.7 ± 7.0 to 46.4 ± 15.6 nmol Pi/min/mg protein for ADP as substrate), ecto-5'-nucleotidase (from 8.0 ± 5.7 to 28.1 ± 6.9 nmol Pi/min/mg protein), and ADA (from 0.8 ± 0.5 to 3.9 ± 0.8 U/L) activities in platelets from L-NAME-treated rats when compared to other groups (p < 0.05). A significant augment on platelet aggregation in L-NAME group was also observed. Exercise training was efficient in preventing these alterations in the exercise L-NAME group, besides showing a significant hypotensive effect. In conclusion, our results clearly indicated a protector action of moderate intensity exercise on nucleotides and nucleoside hydrolysis and on platelet aggregation, which highlights the exercise training effect to avoid hypertension complications related to ecto-nucleotidase activities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 5'-Nucleotidase / metabolism*
  • Adenosine Deaminase / metabolism
  • Adenosine Diphosphate / metabolism
  • Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Blood Platelets / metabolism*
  • Hydrolysis
  • Hypertension / blood*
  • Male
  • NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / pharmacology
  • Nitric Oxide / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Nitric Oxide / biosynthesis
  • Physical Conditioning, Animal*
  • Platelet Aggregation / drug effects
  • Platelet Count
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar

Substances

  • Nitric Oxide
  • Adenosine Diphosphate
  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • 5'-Nucleotidase
  • Adenosine Deaminase
  • NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester