Objective To compare the effect of 8-week high-intensity interval training(HIIT)and moderate-intensity continuous training(MICT)on body composition and cardiovascular risk biomarkers in middle-aged and elderly obese women,so as to provide theoretical and practical basis for future in-tervention.Methods Thirty-four middle-aged and elderly obese women were randomly divided into an HIIT group(n=13),a MICT group(n=12)and a CON group(n=9).All subjects underwent a laboratory VO2max test before intervention to determine their corresponding exercise load.Then,HIIT group rode a power bicycle for 2 minutes at 80%～85%VO2max intensity and 1 minute at 30%VO2max intensity,re-peated 10 times,while MICT group rode at 65%VO2max intensity for 30 minutes,3 times a week for 8 weeks.CON group did exercise.Before and after intervention,all groups were measured their body weight,body fat,muscle mass,body fat rate,as well as the serum levels of high-sensitivity c-reac-tive protein(hs-CRP),endothelin-1(ET-1),lipoprotein(a)[Lp(a)]and homocysteine(Hcy).Results Af-ter intervention,there was a significant decrease in the body fat and body fat rate(P<0.05)and a sig-nificant increase in muscle mass(P<0.05)in the HIIT group,while there were no significant changes in the above three values in the MICT group(P>0.05).Moreover,there was a significant decrease in hs-CRP and ET-1 of the HIIT group(P<0.01),and a significant increase in Hcy and Lp(a)of the CON group(P<0.01).Meanwhile,the decrease in hs-CRP(P<0.05),Lp(a)(P<0.05)and Hcy(P<0.01)of the HIIT group,as well as that in Hcy(P<0.05)of the MICT group were significantly higher than the CON group.What's more,no significant differences were observed between HIIT and MICT groups in their effects(P>0.05).Conclusions HIIT is superior to MICT in improving body composition and reducing serum levels of hs-CRP and ET-1 in middle-aged and elderly obese women.Moreover,it has a positive effect on improving chronic inflammatory state and vascular endothelial function,to a certain extent,and lowering their risk of suffering from cardiovascular diseases.

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of baicalein （BAI） on SH-SY5Y cell injury in lipopolysaccharide （LPS）-activated BV-2 cells conditioned medium and its mechanism. MethodThe BV-2 cells were activated with 1 mg∙L^-1 of LPS to establish the conditioned medium of the LPS group， and a blank group and groups of BAI with low， medium， and high concentrations （4， 8， 16 μmol∙L^-1） were established. SH-SY5Y cells were cultured with the conditioned medium of each group. The cell viability of BV-2 cells in each group after the intervention was determined by cell counting kit-8 （CCK-8）. The content of tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α）， interleukin-6 （IL-6）， and interleukin-1β （IL-1β） in the supernatant of BV-2 cells in each group was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA）. The protein expression of α-synuclein （α-syn） and tyrosine hydroxylase （TH） in SH-SY5Y cells was observed by immunohistochemical （IHC） staining， and the nuclear transfer of nuclear factor kappa-B p65 protein （NF-κB p65， p65） in SH-SY5Y cells was observed by immunofluorescence （IF）. The protein expression of Toll-like receptor 4（TLR4）， p65， phosphorylated p65 （p-p65）， and Myeloid differentiation factor 88 （MyD88） in SH-SY5Y cells was observed by Western blot. ResultAs compared with the blank group， the viability of BV-2 cells in the LPS group was significantly decreased （P<0.01）， and the content of TNF-α， IL-6， and IL-1β in the cell supernatant was significantly increased （P<0.01）. As compared with the LPS group， the cell viability was significantly increased in groups of BAI with low， medium， and high concentrations （P<0.01）， and TNF-α in the cell supernatant was significantly decreased （P<0.01）. The content of IL-6 in the cell supernatant was decreased in the BAI group with high concentration （P<0.05）， and the content of IL-1β in the cell supernatant was significantly decreased in the BAI groups with medium and high concentrations （P<0.01）. The results of conditioned medium cultured SH-SY5Y cells showed that as compared with the blank group， the protein expression of p65 in the LPS group entered into the nucleus and accumulated， and the protein expression of TH was significantly decreased （P<0.01）， while that of α-syn， TLR4， MyD88， and p-p65 was increased （P<0.05， P<0.01）. Compared with the LPS group， the protein expression of p65 in SH-SY5Y cells in BAI groups with low， medium， and high concentrations gradually dispersed into the cytoplasm and had the enhanced protein expression of TH （P<0.01） but the lowered protein expression of α-syn （P<0.01）. The protein expression of TLR4， MyD88， and p-p65 was decreased in the BAI group with high concentration （P<0.05， P<0.01）， the protein expression of p-p65 and MyD88 was decreased in the BAI group with medium concentration， and the protein expression of MyD88 was decreased in the BAI group with low concentration （P<0.05）. There was no significant difference in the protein expression of p65 among groups. ConclusionBAI can inhibit the activation of BV-2 cells， thereby inhibiting the inflammatory response caused by LPS and further inhibiting the damage of inflammation to SH-SY5Y cells. The mechanism may be related to the regulation of the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway and reduction of the inflammatory response， thus playing a neuroprotective role.