ESPE Abstracts

Objective: To investigate the association of the gonadal axis with pro- and anti- oxidation, in relation to obesity and pubertal status in boys, before and after a stimulatory exercise bout.Design: Cross-sectional human experimental study.Methods: Ninty-two healthy normal-weight and obese pre- and early- pubertal boys, participated in this study. All subjects underwent a baseline blood sampling followed by an aerobic exercise bout ...

Background: Oxidative stress and adipocytokines are associated with obesity.Objective and hypotheses: To investigate the association of adipocytokines with markers of pro- and anti-oxidation at baseline and their change and correlations during acute aerobic exercise in normal weight and obese pre- and early-pubertal boys.Method: Fifty healthy pre- and early-pubertal, normal weight and obese boys, underwent a baseline blood sampling...