Beneficial and harmful effects of exercise in hypertensive patients: the role of oxidative stress

Hypertens Res. 2017 Jan;40(1):15-20. doi: 10.1038/hr.2016.90. Epub 2016 Jul 21.

Abstract

Oxidative stress has been implicated in the development and progression of hypertension. This review presents a comprehensive summary of original investigations focused on exercise-induced oxidative stress in hypertensive individuals. Single bouts of exercise can induce an acute state of oxidative stress. Chronic low-to-moderate exercise training improves the antioxidative defense and reduces the disease severity. However, the data that are currently available on the chronic intensive interval training-induced modification of the redox state in hypertensive patients are insufficient to draw adequate conclusions.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Exercise / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / diagnosis
  • Hypertension / metabolism*
  • Oxidative Stress / physiology*
  • Severity of Illness Index