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Interesting study concerning steroid-induced cardiac hypertrophy

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Anabolic Steroids Impair the Exercise-Induced Growth of the Cardiac Capillary Bed


Concomitant application of anabolic-androgenic steroids and physical exercise can induce cardiac hypertrophy. These experiments investigated the still unknown response of the cardiac myocytes and capillaries to the combined influence of various anabolic steroids and muscular exercise. The subjects were divided into the following groups: a) sedentary control, b) exercise (treadmill running); c) sedentary receiving Dianabol: d) exercise + Dianabol: e) exercise + Oral-Turinabol. After 3 and 6 weeks the left ventricular papillary muscles were studied morphometrically, Evaluated variables: minimal myocyte diameter, number of capillaries around a single myocyte, capillary density and intercapillary distance. The results revealed only the anabolic steroids c exercise groups showed a mild myocyte hypertrophy. In contrast, only exercise alone caused a significant increase of the capillary density after both experimental periods; e.g. Capillary density after 6 weeks (capillaries/mm(2), mean values + standard deviation, p <0.05): control (4272 +/- 287), exercise (5411 +/- 755), dianabol (4004 +/- 333), dianabol + exercise (4076 +/- 403), oral turinabol + exercise (4053 +/- 306). Moreover, unlike all other regimens, only exercise alone shortened the intercapillary distance. Finally, exercise without drugs induced the greatest increase in the number of capillaries around a single myocyte. It was concluded that anabolic steroids combined with exercise: 1) induce mild hypertrophy of the cardiac myocytes, 2) impair the cardiac microvascular adaptation to physical conditioning. The microvascular impairment may cause a detrimental alteration of the myocardial oxygen supply, especially during muscular exercise.
 
BTW, I do not agree nor disagree with the findings of this article. I feel it is a good read and would like to hear opinions.
 
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