Effect of Different Intensities of Aerobic Exercise Combined with Resistance Exercise on Body Fat, Lipid Profiles, and Adipokines in Middle-Aged Women with Obesity.

We aimed to investigate the effect of different intensities of aerobic exercise (VO2max: 50% vs. 80%) on body weight, body fat percentage, lipid profiles, and adipokines in obese middle-aged women after 8 weeks of combined aerobic and resistance exercise. The participants included 16 women aged >40 years with a body fat percentage of ≥30%; they were randomly assigned to the resistance and either moderate (RME, 50% VO2max, 200 kcal [n = 8]) or vigorous aerobic exercise groups (RVE, 80% VO2max, 200 kcal [n = 8]), respectively. After 8 weeks of exercise, we observed that body weight and body fat percentage decreased significantly in both groups (p < 0.01). The total cholesterol (p < 0.01) and LDL (p < 0.05) levels decreased significantly in the RME group, while triglyceride levels decreased significantly in both groups (p < 0.01). The HDL levels tended to increase only slightly in both groups. The adiponectin levels decreased significantly in the RVE group (p < 0.05), and the leptin levels decreased significantly in both groups (p < 0.05). To prevent and treat obesity in middle-aged women, combined exercise (aerobic and resistance) is deemed effective; additionally, aerobic exercise of moderate intensity during combined exercise could be more effective than that of vigorous intensity.

Correction: Improving the quality of sexual history disclosure on sex offenders: Emphasis on a polygraph examination.

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Effects of exercise type and intensity on visfatin and the metabolic syndrome in obesity / Efectos del tipo de ejercicio y de la intensidad en la visfatina y el síndrome metabólico en la obesidad / Efeitos do tipo de exercício e da intensidade na visfatina e a síndrome metabólica na obesidade

ABSTRACT Objective: Visfatin may regulate a variety of physiological functions and it has great potential to significantly enhance our knowledge of the treatment of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome (MS) refers to metabolic abnormalities, such as abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, high low-density cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes, and physical activity is an important factor for the management of MS. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of visfatin on MS and MS risk factors through differences in aerobic exercise intensity and exercise type based on the premise of the same amount of exercise (energy expenditure of 400 kcal per day). Method: Thirty two obese, middle-aged women were randomly assigned to exercise intensity groups VO2max 50% (MAE, n=8) and VO2max 80% (VAE, n=8) and to type of exercise groups VO2max 50% + TRX (MARE, n=8) and VO2max 80% + TRX (VARE, n=8). The exercise program was performed 5 times a week. The data was analyzed using two-way repeated measures ANOVA and post-hoc tests within groups with LSD. Results: Body weight (p<.01 and p<.001) and % body fat (p<.05 and p<.01) significantly decreased in all groups and visfatin only increased significantly after exercise in the VARE group (p<.05). TG, glucose, and waist circumstance (p<.05, p<.01, and p<.001) significantly decreased in all groups and HDL-C (p<.05) only increased significantly after exercise only in the MARE group. Conclusion: These results suggest that, in spite of differences in exercise intensity and exercise type, exercise is effective in improving obesity and MS risk factors, but further research is needed on the exact mechanisms of visfatin. Level of evidence I; Therapeutic Studies Investigating the Results of Treatment .

RESUMEN Objetivo: La visfatina puede regular diversas funciones fisiológicas y tiene gran potencial para mejorar significativamente nuestro conocimiento sobre el tratamiento del síndrome metabólico. El síndrome metabólico (SM) se refiere a anormalidades metabólicas, como obesidad abdominal, dislipidemia, colesterol de baja densidad elevado, hipertensión y diabetes, siendo la actividad física un factor importante para el manejo del SM. Siendo así, el objetivo de este estudio es investigar los efectos de la visfatina sobre los factores de riesgo de SM por medio de diferencias de la intensidad de ejercicios aeróbicos y del tipo de ejercicio, con base en la premisa de misma cantidad de ejercicio (gasto energético de 400 kcal por día). Método: Treinta y dos mujeres obesas de media edad fueron aleatoriamente designadas para grupos de intensidad de ejercicio con VO2máx de 50% (EAM, n = 8) y VO2máx de 80% (EAV, n = 8) y grupos con VO2máx de 50% + ERC (EARM, n = 8) y VO2máx de 80% + ERC (EARV, n = 8). El programa de ejercicios fue realizado cinco veces por semana. Los datos fueron analizados con ANOVA de dos vías con medidas repetidas y tests post-hoc en los grupos con DMS. Resultados: El peso corporal (p < 0,01 y p < 0,001) y porcentual de grasa corporal (p < 0,05 y p < 0,01) disminuyeron significativamente en todos los grupos y la visfatina sólo aumentó significativamente después del ejercicio en el grupo EARV (p < 0,05). Los triglicéridos, la glucosa y la circunferencia de la cintura (p < 0,05, p < 0,01 e p < 0,001) disminuyeron significativamente en todos los grupos y el HDL-C (p < 0,05) sólo aumentó significativamente después del ejercicio sólo en el grupo EARM. Conclusión: Esos resultados sugieren que, a pesar de las diferencias de intensidad y tipo de los ejercicios, los mismos son eficaces para mejorar la obesidad y los factores de riesgo del SM, por ende, son necesarias más investigaciones sobre los mecanismos exactos de la visfatina. Nivel de Evidencia I; Estudios terapéuticos - Investigación de los resultados del tratamiento .

RESUMO Objetivo: A visfatina pode regular diversas funções fisiológicas e tem grande potencial para aprimorar significativamente nosso conhecimento sobre o tratamento da síndrome metabólica. A síndrome metabólica (SM) refere-se a anormalidades metabólicas, como obesidade abdominal, dislipidemia, colesterol de baixa densidade elevado, hipertensão e diabetes, sendo a atividade física um fator importante para o manejo da SM. Assim sendo, o objetivo deste estudo é investigar os efeitos da visfatina sobre os fatores de risco de SM por meio de diferenças da intensidade de exercícios aeróbicos e do tipo de exercício, com base na premissa de mesma quantidade de exercício (gasto energético de 400 kcal por dia). Método: Trinta e duas mulheres obesas de meia-idade foram randomicamente designadas para grupos de intensidade de exercício com VO2máxde 50% (EAM, n = 8) e VO2máxde 80% (EAV, n = 8) e grupos com VO2máxde 50% + ERC (EARM, n = 8) e VO2máxde 80% + ERC (EARV, n = 8). O programa de exercícios foi realizado 5 vezes por semana. Os dados foram analisados com ANOVA de duas vias com medidas repetidas e testes post-hoc nos grupos com DMS. Resultados: O peso corporal (p < 0,01 e p < 0,001) e percentual de gordura corporal (p < 0,05 e p < 0,01) diminuíram significativamente em todos os grupos e a visfatina só aumentou significativamente depois do exercício no grupo EARV (p < 0,05). Triglicérides, glicose e circunferência da cintura (p < 0,05, p < 0,01 e p < 0,001) diminuíram significativamente em todos os grupos e o HDL-C (p < 0,05) só aumentou significativamente depois o exercício apenas no grupo EARM. Conclusão: Esses resultados sugerem que, apesar das diferenças de intensidade e tipo dos exercícios, eles são eficazes para melhorar a obesidade e os fatores de risco da SM, porém, são necessárias mais pesquisas sobre os mecanismos exatos da visfatina. Nível de Evidência I; Estudos terapêuticos - Investigação dos resultados do tratamento .

Improving the quality of sexual history disclosure on sex offenders: Emphasis on a polygraph examination.

The increasing recidivism rate of sex offenders indicates potential problems in existing recidivism programs. The present study was conducted to determine whether the polygraph examination is a useful technique to obtain a sex offender's concealed past sexual history. We collected fifty-two sex offenders' data and analyzed it. Among the 52 participants, the court ordered 26 sex offenders to take the psychiatric evaluation and the polygraph test. The other half were prisoners at the hospital who were currently undergoing treatment. The participants in the polygraph group disclosed more deviant sexual behaviors and paraphilia interests/behaviors than the comparison group. Thus, the polygraph examination is a powerful tool that can encourage sex offenders to disclose hidden information to help create suitable psychological therapy programs for preventing recidivism in the future.

Chronic stress-induced dendritic reorganization and abundance of synaptosomal PKA-dependent CP-AMPA receptor in the basolateral amygdala in a mouse model of depression.

Chronic stress is a precipitating factor for disorders including depression. The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is a critical substrate that interconnects with stress-modulated neural networks to generate emotion- and mood-related behaviors. The current study shows that 3 h per day of restraint stress for 14 days caused mice to exhibit long-term depressive behaviors, manifested by disrupted sociality and despair levels, which were rescued by fluoxetine. These behavioral changes corresponded with morphological and molecular changes in BLA neurons, including chronic stress-elicited increases in arborization, dendritic length, and spine density of BLA principal neurons. At the molecular level, calcium-permeable α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors (CP-AMPARs) within the synaptosome exhibited an increased GluR1:GluR2 subunit ratio. We also observed increased GluR1 phosphorylation at Ser 845 and enhanced cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) activity in the BLA. These molecular changes reverted to the basal state post-treatment with fluoxetine. The expression of synaptophysin (SYP) and postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD-95) at BLA neuronal synapses was also enhanced by chronic stress, which was reversed post-treatment. Finally, chronic stress-provoked depressive behavior was overcome by local blockage of CP-AMPARs in the BLA via stereotaxic injection (IEM-1460). Chronic stress-elicited depressive behavior may be due to hypertrophy of BLA neuronal dendrites and increased of PKA-dependent CP-AMPAR levels in BLA neurons. Furthermore, fluoxetine can reverse chronic stress-triggered cytoarchitectural and functional changes of BLA neurons. These findings provide insights into depression-linked structural and functional changes in BLA neurons.

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Characteristics of Parricide Offenders with Schizophrenia in Korea.

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the personality characteristics in parricide offenders, by using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test, which is commonly used in clinical medicine. METHODS: A total of 73 parricide offenders with schizophrenia who were admitted to National Forensic Hospital in Gongju city between September 2014 and February 2015, and 104 comparison schizophrenia patients who had been admitted to Dankook University Hospital in Cheonan city the same hospital, completed the Korean version of the MMPI. RESULTS: The parricide offender group showed significantly higher on L, F, Hs, Hy and Pd than the comparison group. The result of the regression analysis indicated that Pd and Si significantly increased the odd ratio of the sexual offender group by 2.77 times and 0.32 times, respectively (p=0.029 and p=0.023). The offenders of parricide may have developed the following characteristics: hypochondriasis, hysteria and psychopathic deviate. CONCLUSION: These results suggested that the psychopatholgy in the offenders of parricide might be different, compared to the control group.

Chronic exercise prevents repeated restraint stress-provoked enhancement of immobility in forced swimming test in ovariectomized mice.

We assessed whether chronic treadmill exercise attenuated the depressive phenotype induced by restraint stress in ovariectomized mice (OVX). Immobility of OVX in the forced swimming test was comparable to that of sham mice (CON) regardless of the postoperative time. Immobility was also no difference between restrained mice (exposure to periodic restraint for 21 days; RST) and control mice (CON) on post-exposure 2nd and 9th day, but not 15th day. In contrast, the immobility of ovariectomized mice with repeated stress (OVX + RST) was profoundly enhanced compared to ovariectomized mice-alone (OVX), and this effect was reversed by chronic exercise (19 m/min, 60 min/day, 5 days/week for 8 weeks; OVX + RST + Ex) or fluoxetine administration (20 mg/kg, OVX + RST + Flu). In parallel with behavioral data, the immunoreactivity of Ki-67 and doublecortin (DCX) in OVX was significantly decreased by repeated stress. However, the reduced numbers of Ki-67- and DCX-positive cells in OVX + RST were restored in response to chronic exercise (OVX + RST + Ex) and fluoxetine (OVX + RST + Flu). In addition, the expression pattern of cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) and calcium-calmodulin-dependent kinase IV (CaMKIV) was similar to that of the hippocampal proliferation and neurogenesis markers (Ki-67 and DCX, respectively). These results suggest that menopausal depression may be induced by an interaction between repeated stress and low hormone levels, rather than a deficit in ovarian secretion alone, which can be improved by chronic exercise.

A strong secular trend in serum gamma-glutamyltransferase from 1996 to 2003 among South Korean men.

Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) concentration, within its normal range, has recently been proposed as a reliable marker of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress plays a central pathogenic role in many metabolic and/or cardiovascular diseases, incidences of which have recently increased in South Korea. Since serum GGT has strong associations with these diseases and their risk factors, the authors hypothesized a corresponding secular trend of increasing serum GGT levels in South Korea. Study subjects were 8,072 male workers at a large steel company who were aged 24-44 years at baseline and had received annual physical examinations from 1996 to 2003. The secular trend was a 0.1066-units/liter increase in ln(GGT) level per calendar year (a 180% increase during the 7-year follow-up period) (p < 0.01). Adjustment for body mass index, alcohol consumption, smoking, exercise, and cholesterol level as time-dependent covariates did not change the results. Although cholesterol is commonly used as a marker of epidemiologic transition, there was a less dramatic secular trend in ln(serum cholesterol) level, and it disappeared after adjustment for the secular trend in serum GGT. These findings suggest that serum GGT concentration can be used as a sensitive marker of epidemiologic transition, and they portend a continuing rise in incidences of metabolic and/or cardiovascular diseases in this population in the coming years.