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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2025

Resistance training and cardiovascular health: epigenetic regulation.

João Gabriel Silva, Luis Felipe Rodrigues, Thyerre Torres, Alex Cleber Improta-Caria, Edilamar Menezes Oliveira, Tiago Fernandes

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Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

João Gabriel SilvaLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Exercise, University of Sao Paulo (USP), SãoPaulo, Brazil.
Luis Felipe RodriguesLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Exercise, University of Sao Paulo (USP), SãoPaulo, Brazil.
Thyerre TorresUniversity Center for Science and Entrepreneurship, Santo Antoniode Jesus, Brazil.
Alex Cleber Improta-CariaLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Exercise, University of Sao Paulo (USP), SãoPaulo, Brazil.
Edilamar Menezes OliveiraLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Exercise, University of Sao Paulo (USP), SãoPaulo, Brazil.
Tiago FernandesLaboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Exercise, University of Sao Paulo (USP), SãoPaulo, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resistance training plays a crucial role in cardiovascular health by promoting epigenetic adaptations that beneficially modulate gene expression. These modifications include DNA methylation, histone alterations, and regulation by non-coding RNAs, which directly affect cardiac muscle and the vascular system. Such epigenetic changes lead to improved cardiac function, reduced inflammation, optimized metabolism, and protection against cardiovascular diseases. Resistance training induces the release of signaling molecules that mediate favorable systemic adaptations. Studies demonstrate that resistance training, especially when combined with aerobic training, improves cardiovascular risk factors such as blood pressure and lipid profile. Epigenetic regulation is fundamental to the plasticity of the cardiovascular system and the reversibility of exercise-induced adaptations. Although extreme exercise may pose risks, regular and moderate resistance training is safe and effective in the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases through these molecular mechanisms. Further investigation into these epigenetic modifications may unveil novel exercise-based therapeutic strategies to enhance cardiovascular health.

Indexed as

cardiac remodelingcardiovascular healthDNA methylationepigenetic regulationgene expressionhistone modificationnon-coding RNAsresistance training

Identifiers

PMID41624015
PMCPMC12851980

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