Fig. 2.

Effect of exercise on plasma microvesicles (MV). Semi-quantitative Western blot analysis of Flot1, Hsp70 and IntαIIb in 10,000×g MV pellets isolated from plasma after incremental ergometer cycling (a, n=4) or treadmill running exercise (b, n=4). Plasma samples were collected pre, post and 90 min post-cycling (a) and in addition 360 min postrunning exercise (b). Overall, no significant correlation between the detected MV markers and physical activity was observed, with the exception of Flot1, which revealed lower signals immediately after running exercise (*p<0.05, Wilcoxon–Kruskal–Wallis test).