Stimulation of the Vascular Endothelium and Angiogenesis by Blood-Flow-Restricted Exercise

Mikołaj Maga (), Martyna Schönborn, Agnieszka Wachsmann-Maga, Agnieszka Śliwka, Jakub Krężel, Aleksandra Włodarczyk, Marta Olszewska and Roman Nowobilski
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Mikołaj Maga: Department of Rehabilitation in Internal Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-066 Krakow, Poland
Martyna Schönborn: Clinical Department of Angiology, University Hospital in Krakow, 30-688 Krakow, Poland
Agnieszka Wachsmann-Maga: Clinical Department of Angiology, University Hospital in Krakow, 30-688 Krakow, Poland
Agnieszka Śliwka: Department of Rehabilitation in Internal Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-066 Krakow, Poland
Jakub Krężel: Clinical Department of Angiology, University Hospital in Krakow, 30-688 Krakow, Poland
Aleksandra Włodarczyk: Department of Angiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-688 Krakow, Poland
Marta Olszewska: Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
Roman Nowobilski: Department of Rehabilitation in Internal Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-066 Krakow, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-10

Abstract: Blood-flow-restricted exercise (BFRE) has been gaining constantly increasing interest in rehabilitation, but its influence on endothelial functions has not been well studied yet. Our aim is to examine the influence of low-resistance BFRE on endothelial functions and angiogenesis. This prospective cross-over study involved 35 young healthy adults. They conducted a 21-min low-resistant exercise with blood flow restricted by pressure cuffs placed on arms and tights. They also did the same training but without blood flow restriction. Endothelial parameters and angiogenesis biomarkers were evaluated before and up to 20 min after exercise. Both types of exercise increased Flow-Mediated Dilatation (FMD) but elevation after BFRE was more significant compared to the controls. The stiffness index decreased only after BFRE, while the reflection index decreased significantly after both types of exercise but was higher after BFRE. Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule (PECAM-1) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) concentrations were increased by both exercise types but elevations were higher after BFRE compared to the controls. Only BFRE elevated the mean serum CD34 protein concentration. Based on these results, we can assume that low-resistance BFR exercise stimulates angiogenesis and improves endothelial functions more significantly compared to the same training performed without blood flow restriction.

Keywords: blood flow-restriction; vascular functions; angiogenesis factor; physiotherapy techniques (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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