Table 1.

Aerobic exercise training outcomes in rats receiving dexamethasone

Experimental group	Bodyweight (g)		Body weight changec	Adrenal gland weightd (g)	Arterial pressuree (mmHg)			Heart rate (bpm)	Morphometric analysesf
Wistar Rats	Week-0 a	Week-8 b	(g)		SP	DP	MP		CD number/mm 2	C:F ratio
Sedentary-Control	203.6±9.7	438.0±14.1	−2.3±2.5	10.9±0.7	106±6	91±3	96±6	426±12	192.6±16.3	0.90±0.02
Sedentary-Dex	203.2±6.4	204.2±6.4	−52.2±3.4*	6.2±0.2*	129±4*	119±3*	122±4*	429±26	152.7±8.8*	0.70±0.02*
Trained-Control	206.8±7.4	401±17.7	+0.2±4.5	9.9±0.5	110±3	101±5	104±4	398±12	238.8±13.3┼	1.00±0.04┼
Trained-Dex	205.8±5.2	434.8±8.5	−56.3±4.0*	6.2±0.5*	121±4	106±5┼	110±4┼	371±8┼	222.0±10.3┼	1.00±0.02┼

Wistar rats were trained as described in Materials and Methods.

^aBody weight was measured immediately after first Tmax and

^bafter 8 weeks of training.

^cDifference in body weight at the end of 14 days of dexamethasone treatment.

^dAdrenal gland weight was measured at the end of the experiment.

^eSystolic (SP), diastolic (DP), and mean (MP) blood pressure.

^fHistological analysis of capillary density (CD) and capillary to fiber ratio (C:F ratio) in tibialis anterior muscle. The number of animals per group n=5–10. Values are mean±SEM,

^*p<0.05 for dexamethasone effects;

^┼p<0.05 for training outcomes; statistical analysis was performed as described in methods.