Beneficial Effects of Endurance Exercise with Rosmarinus officinalis Labiatae Leaves Extract on Blood Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Lipid Peroxidation in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of endurance exercise training accompanying Rosmarinus officinalis Labiatae (rosemary) leaves extract on lipid peroxidation and antioxidative systems in the blood of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes.

Method: To this end, 50 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: the sedentary control, sedentary diabetic, trained diabetic, diabetic plus rosemary extract treatment and trained diabetic plus rosemary extract treatment groups. Animals in the trained groups were exercised on a treadmill 4 days a week for 8 weeks.