Blood Flow Restriction Exercise Attenuates the Exercise-Induced Endothelial Progenitor Cell Response in Healthy, Young Men

Conclusion In summary, this is the first study to show that BFR exercise did not augment EPC response to exercise, and in fact blunted the EPC response to low load unilateral KE exercise in young, healthy males. Ethics Statement This study was carried out in accordance with the recommendations of Edinburgh Napier University Research and Ethics Governance Committee. The study was ethically approved by Edinburgh Napier University Research and Ethics Governance Committee. All participants gave written informed consent in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Author Contributions MR, RM, AP, CW, GF-J designed the study. MR, RM, AP, and CW undertook the data collection. MR and RM analyzed the data. MR, GF-J wrote the manuscript. MR, RM, AP, CW, and GF-J reviewed the data and the manuscript. All authors read and approved of the manuscript. Funding MR and this project was funded by Edinburgh Napier University’s Research Excellence Grant 2017. Conflict of Interest Statement The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of Mr. Russell Wilson and Mr. Neil Guthrie in assistance and training in the use of the isokinetic dynamometer for the study. References Abd El Aziz, M. T., Abd El Nabi, E. A., Abd El Hamid, M., Sabry, D., Atta, H. M., Rahed, L. A., et al. (2015). ...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - Category: Physiology Source Type: research