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Strength training improves body composition, muscle strength and increases CD4+ T lymphocyte levels in people living with HIV/AIDS

The establishment of physical training programs for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has several benefits. The study aimed to analyze the effect of resistance training using prediction of intensity by subjective perception of effort (SPE) on body composition, muscle strength, and TCD4(+) lymphocy...

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Autores principales: de Brito-Neto, José Garcia, de Andrade, Micássio Fernandes, de Almeida, Valéria Duarte, Paiva, Dayane Carla Costa, de Morais, Nickson Melo, Bezerra, Christiane Medeiros, Fernandes, José Veríssimo, do Nascimento, Ellany Gurgel Cosme, Fonseca, Ivana Alice Teixeira, de Medeiros Fernandes, Thales Allyrio Araújo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6547026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31205641
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2019.7925
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Sumario:The establishment of physical training programs for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has several benefits. The study aimed to analyze the effect of resistance training using prediction of intensity by subjective perception of effort (SPE) on body composition, muscle strength, and TCD4(+) lymphocyte levels in PLWHA. This a randomized controlled trial study. Participants (11 men and 8 women), were divided in two groups: exercise group (EG) and control group (CG). The EG was submitted to 12 weeks of a resistance-training program based in the prediction of intensity by SPE. Body mass percentages were evaluated using tetrapolar bioelectrical impedance and skinfold methods. We used Flow Cytometry to quantify CD4+ T lymphocytes. Patients showed significant changes in Body Fat Percentage (Δ%=-6.23%), Lean Body Mass (Δ%=2.45%), and CD4T lymphocytes levels (Δ%=15.77%). They also showed significant increase in muscular strength presented in the test for one repetition maximum in all the evaluated exercises. Our data suggest that exercising program prescribed by SPE is capable of improving immune function, body composition, and muscular strength in PLWHA.