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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Acai Supplementation and Resistance Training: A Preliminary Study of the Effects on Liver Parameters in Hypertensive Rats.

Ângela Quinelato Oliveira, Pilar Barbosa de Meireles, Willian Cruz Ribeiro, Luciano Bernardes Leite, Pedro Forte, Alexandra Malheiro, Pedro Afonso, Anselmo Gomes de Moura, Denise Coutinho de Miranda, Luiz Otávio Guimarães-Ervilha and 3 more

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Ângela Quinelato OliveiraDepartment of Physical Education and Nutrition, Governador Ozanam Coelho University Center, Ubá 36506-022, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0004-7506-7514
Pilar Barbosa de MeirelesDepartment of Physical Education and Nutrition, Governador Ozanam Coelho University Center, Ubá 36506-022, MG, Brazil.
Willian Cruz RibeiroDepartment of Physical Education and Nutrition, Governador Ozanam Coelho University Center, Ubá 36506-022, MG, Brazil.
Luciano Bernardes LeiteLaboratory of Exercise Biology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa 36590-000, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3012-1327
Pedro ForteDepartment of Sports, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-0184-6780
Alexandra MalheiroResearch Center for Active Living and Wellbeing (LiveWell), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
Pedro AfonsoDepartment of Sports, Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of the Douro, 4560-708 Penafiel, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0000-1077-7233
Anselmo Gomes de MouraDepartment of Physical Education and Nutrition, Governador Ozanam Coelho University Center, Ubá 36506-022, MG, Brazil.
Denise Coutinho de MirandaDepartment of Physical Education and Nutrition, Governador Ozanam Coelho University Center, Ubá 36506-022, MG, Brazil.
Luiz Otávio Guimarães-ErvilhaDepartament of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa 36590-000, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6355-2492
Mariana Machado-NevesDepartament of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa 36590-000, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7416-3529
Antônio José NataliLaboratory of Exercise Biology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa 36590-000, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4927-4024
Victor Neiva LavoratoDepartment of Physical Education and Nutrition, Governador Ozanam Coelho University Center, Ubá 36506-022, MG, Brazil.

Funding

This research was funded by the Centro de Estudos em Saúde, Centro Universitário Governador Ozanam Coelho (UNIFAGOC) (2-2022/2). (2-2022/2)
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Abstract

Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is a multifaceted condition marked by sustained elevations in arterial blood pressure. Its occurrence is closely related to alterations in target organs, such as the liver. Non-pharmacological treatments have been proposed for these effects. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of açaí supplementation and resistance training, applied individually or in combination, on blood pressure and liver structural parameters. An experimental, quantitative, and longitudinal study was conducted using young Wistar rats (~60 days old) and spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) strains. Fifty rats were divided into five experimental groups: Wistar Control (C), Hypertensive Control (H), Hypertensive Trained (HT), Hypertensive Açaí-Supplemented (HA), and Hypertensive Trained plus Açaí Supplementation (HAT). Each group consisted of ten animals. Subsequently, analyses were performed for the antioxidant capacity and proximate composition of the açaí pulp, systolic blood pressure assessment, and histological evaluation of the liver. The açaí used exhibited high antioxidant capacity. At the end of the experimental period, the trained groups increased their maximal load carried, along with a reduction in systolic blood pressure in all treated groups. Açaí supplementation resulted in lower relative liver mass compared with the H group. The hypertensive condition promoted extracellular matrix expansion and a reduction in hepatocyte proportion. Both interventions attenuated these effects, and the combined treatment (HAT) produced the greatest improvement, indicating an additive response. Hypertension also elevated hepatic glycogen concentration, and the treatments reduced this alteration. It is concluded that açaí supplementation and resistance training could promote positive adaptations in the liver of hypertensive animals.

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Euterpe oleraceahepatocyteshypertensionresistance trainingspontaneously hypertensive rats

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