Effect of Moderate Daily Exercise on Acute Glomerulonephritis

Authors

J. E. Stefaniak
L. A. Hebert
J. C. GarancisFollow
M. E. Sadowski
D. S. Shapiro
Robert H. Fitts, Marquette UniversityFollow
James B. Courtright, Marquette UniversityFollow
J. B. Cornacoff

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

6 p.

Publication Date

1981

Publisher

Karger

Source Publication

Nephron

Source ISSN

0028-2766

Abstract

Exercise can induce proteinuria, hematuria and cylindruria in normal individuals. This suggests that exercise adversely affects glomerular function. In this study we examined the impact of moderate daily treadmill exercise on the glomerulonephritis (GN) of ‘one-shot” bovine serum albumin (250 mg/kg i.v.) serum sickness in rabbits. We found that exercise alone increased serum creatinine concentration (Scr) but exercise plus GN did not increase Scr further. Blood urea nitrogen values were unchanged. Albuminuria and the renal histopathology findings were not different between the exercised and non-exercised groups of rabbits. Muscle cytochrome oxidase and mitochondrial protein concentrations were not increased in the exercised animals. We conclude that exercise, below the level that causes exercise adaptation in muscle enzymes, does not adversely affect this form of acute GN.

Comments

Nephron, Vol. 29, No.1-2 (1981): 49-54. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Stefaniak, J. E.; Hebert, L. A.; Garancis, J. C.; Sadowski, M. E.; Shapiro, D. S.; Fitts, Robert H.; Courtright, James B.; and Cornacoff, J. B., "Effect of Moderate Daily Exercise on Acute Glomerulonephritis" (1981). Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 485.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bio_fac/485