en Effects of Resistance Training Combined with Green Tea Treatment on Hyperglycemia and Lipid Profile in Diabetic Rats فارماكولوژی و سم شناسی Pharmacology & Toxicology پژوهشی Research <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 14.05pt; text-align: justify;"><strong>Background:</strong> Physical exercise and herbal treatment with antioxidant property induce a favorable effect on glucose metabolism in diabetic patients.</p> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objective:</strong> The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of resistance training combined with green tea extract consumption on blood glucose and lipid profile in diabetic rats.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods:</strong> Forty male Wistar diabetic rats aged 5 months and weights 290 &plusmn; 20 were divided into 4 groups named as: resistance training, resistance training + green tea, green tea and control. The resistance training and resistance training + green tea groups engaged in exercise for 5 weeks with three times per week moving up the ladder with weight hanging their tail. Green tea extract<br> (100 mg/kg) was gavaged once a day for 5 weeks. Forty eight hours after the last training session and green tea gavages, the fasting blood samples was collected for determination of blood glucose, cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C and triglyceride levels.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Results:</strong> Fasting blood glucose level significantly decreased in all three groups compared with control group, where as triglyceride, cholesterol and LDL-C level significantly decrease in resistance training + green tea group compared to control group.</div> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Green tea extract and resistance training improve hyperglycemia and in combination improve lipid profile in diabetic rats.</p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 14.05pt; text-align: justify;"><strong>Background:</strong> Physical exercise and herbal treatment with antioxidant property induce a favorable effect on glucose metabolism in diabetic patients.</p> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objective:</strong> The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of resistance training combined with green tea extract consumption on blood glucose and lipid profile in diabetic rats.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods:</strong> Forty male Wistar diabetic rats aged 5 months and weights 290 &plusmn; 20 were divided into 4 groups named as: resistance training, resistance training + green tea, green tea and control. The resistance training and resistance training + green tea groups engaged in exercise for 5 weeks with three times per week moving up the ladder with weight hanging their tail. Green tea extract<br> (100 mg/kg) was gavaged once a day for 5 weeks. Forty eight hours after the last training session and green tea gavages, the fasting blood samples was collected for determination of blood glucose, cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C and triglyceride levels.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Results:</strong> Fasting blood glucose level significantly decreased in all three groups compared with control group, where as triglyceride, cholesterol and LDL-C level significantly decrease in resistance training + green tea group compared to control group.</div> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Green tea extract and resistance training improve hyperglycemia and in combination improve lipid profile in diabetic rats.</p> Diabetes, Green tea, Lipid, Resistance Training Diabetes, Green tea, Lipid, Resistance Training 74 81 http://jmp.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-90-23&slc_lang=en&sid=1 E Khosro E Khosro 100319475328460041614 100319475328460041614 No Physical Education and Sport Science College, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Physical Education and Sport Science College, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran F Hovanloo F Hovanloo 100319475328460041615 100319475328460041615 No Physical Education and Sport Science College, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Physical Education and Sport Science College, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran M Teimoorian M Teimoorian 100319475328460041616 100319475328460041616 No Physical Education and Sport Science College, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Physical Education and Sport Science College, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran M Saadati M Saadati 100319475328460041617 100319475328460041617 No Physical Education and Sport Science College, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Physical Education and Sport Science College, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Y Shahvali Koohshoori Y Shahvali Koohshoori 100319475328460041618 100319475328460041618 No Physical Education and Sport Science College, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Physical Education and Sport Science College, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran H Fallah Huseini H Fallah Huseini h.fallah@acecr.ac.ir 100319475328460041619 100319475328460041619 Yes Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran. Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran.