Catecholamines and Obesity: Effects of Exercise and Training

• Published in: Sports medicine (Auckland) Vol. 43; no. 7; pp. 591 - 600
• Main Authors: Zouhal, Hassane, Lemoine-Morel, Sophie, Mathieu, Marie-Eve, Casazza, Gretchen A., Jabbour, Georges
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing AG 01.07.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adipocytes; Adrenal Glands - metabolism; Adrenal Glands - physiopathology; Biomarkers - blood; Body fat; Catecholamines - blood; Diet; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Gender differences; Growth hormones; Humans; Kinases; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Obesity; Obesity - blood; Obesity - physiopathology; Phosphorylation; Plasma; Review Article; Signal transduction; Sports Medicine; Studies; Sympathetic Nervous System - metabolism; Sympathetic Nervous System - physiopathology; Teenagers; Sympathetic Nervous System; Hypocaloric Diet; Plasma Catecholamine; Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

Excess body fat in obese individuals can affect the catecholamine response to various stimuli. Indeed, several studies report lower plasma catecholamine concentrations in obese subjects compared with nonobese subjects in response to submaximal or maximal exercise. This low catecholamine response ref...