BMC Endocrine Disorders - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Endocrine Disorders (ISSN 1472-6823) published by BioMed CentralExercise training with dietary counselling increases mitochondrial chaperone expression in middle-aged subjects with impaired glucose tolerance- March 27, 2008 Background: Insulin resistance and diabetes are associated with increased oxidative stress and impairment of cellular defence systems. Our purpose was to investigate the interaction between glucose metabolism, antioxidative capacity and heat shock protein (HSP) defence in different skeletal muscle phenotypes among middle-aged obese subjects during a long-term exercise and dietary intervention. As a sub-study of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS), 22 persons with impaired glucose...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6823/8/3 |