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Foulkes SJ, Wagner PD, Wang J, La Gerche A, Haykowsky MJ. Physiological determinants of decreased peak leg oxygen uptake in chronic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2024; 136:1293-1302. [PMID: 38482572 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00918.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/27/2024] Open
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This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the physiological mechanisms responsible for lower peak exercise leg oxygen uptake (V̇o2) in patients with chronic disease. Studies measuring peak leg V̇o2 (primary outcome) and its physiological determinants during large (cycle) or small muscle mass exercise (single-leg knee extension, SLKE) in patients with chronic disease were included in this meta-analysis. Pooled estimates for each outcome were reported as a weighted mean difference (WMD) between chronic disease and controls. We included 10 studies that measured peak leg V̇o2 in patients with chronic disease (n = 109, mean age: 45 yr; encompassing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, HFrEF, or chronic renal failure, RF) and age-matched controls (n = 88). In pooled analysis, peak leg V̇o2 (WMD; -0.23 L/min, 95% CI: -0.32 to -0.13), leg oxygen (O2) delivery (WMD: -0.27 L/min, 95% CI: -0.37 to -0.17), and muscle O2 diffusive conductance (WMD: -5.2 mL/min/mmHg, 95% CI: -7.1 to -3.2) were all significantly lower during cycle and SLKE exercise in chronic disease versus controls. These results highlight that during large and small muscle mass exercise in patients with COPD, HFrEF, or RF, there is no single factor causing peak V̇o2 limitations. Specifically, the lower peak V̇o2 in these pathologies is due to not only the expected impairments in convective O2 delivery but also impairments in muscle oxygen diffusive transport from capillary to mitochondria. Whether impaired muscle O2 transport is caused solely by inactivity or additional muscle pathology remains in question.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Peripheral (skeletal muscle and vasculature) factors contribute significantly to reduced exercise capacity during both large and small muscle mass exercise in chronic diseases such as COPD, HFrEF, or RF and should be important targets of therapy in addition to the primary organs (lungs, heart, and kidneys) affected by disease.
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- Stephen J Foulkes
- Integrated Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation (iCARE) Laboratory, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Cardiometabolic Health and Exercise Physiology, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Heart, Exercise and Research Trials Lab, St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, United States
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- Division of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Heart, Exercise and Research Trials Lab, St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Integrated Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation (iCARE) Laboratory, College of Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Ferretti G, Strapazzon G. A revision of maximal oxygen consumption and exercise capacity at altitude 70 years after the first climb of Mount Everest. J Physiol 2024. [PMID: 38299739 DOI: 10.1113/jp285606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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On the 70th anniversary of the first climb of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay, we discuss the physiological bases of climbing Everest with or without supplementary oxygen. After summarizing the data of the 1953 expedition and the effects of oxygen administration, we analyse the reasons why Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler succeeded without supplementary oxygen in 1978. The consequences of this climb for physiology are briefly discussed. An overall analysis of maximal oxygen consumption (V ̇ O 2 max ${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$ ) at altitude follows. In this section, we discuss the reasons for the non-linear fall ofV ̇ O 2 max ${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$ at altitude, we support the statement that it is a mirror image of the oxygen equilibrium curve, and we propose an analogue of Hill's model of the oxygen equilibrium curve to analyse theV ̇ O 2 max ${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$ fall. In the following section, we discuss the role of the ventilatory and pulmonary resistances to oxygen flow in limitingV ̇ O 2 max ${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$ , which becomes progressively greater while moving toward higher altitudes. On top of Everest, these resistances provide most of theV ̇ O 2 max ${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$ limitation, and the oxygen equilibrium curve and the respiratory system provide linear responses. This phenomenon is more accentuated in athletes with elevatedV ̇ O 2 max ${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$ , due to exercise-induced arterial hypoxaemia. The large differences inV ̇ O 2 max ${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$ that we observe at sea level disappear at altitude. There is no need for a very highV ̇ O 2 max ${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$ at sea level to climb the highest peaks on Earth.
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- Guido Ferretti
- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
- SIMeM Italian Society of Mountain Medicine, Padova, Italy
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Manferdelli G, Barstow TJ, Millet GP. NIRS-Based Muscle Oxygenation Is Suitable for Computation of the Convective and Diffusive Components of O 2 Transport at V̇O 2max. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2023; 55:2103-2105. [PMID: 37343383 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
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Manferdelli G, Narang BJ, Bourdillon N, Debevec T, Millet GP. Physiological Responses to Exercise in Hypoxia in Preterm Adults: Convective and Diffusive Limitations in the O 2 Transport. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2023; 55:482-496. [PMID: 36459101 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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PURPOSE Premature birth induces long-term sequelae on the cardiopulmonary system, leading to reduced exercise capacity. However, the mechanisms of this functional impairment during incremental exercise remain unclear. Also, a blunted hypoxic ventilatory response was found in preterm adults, suggesting an increased risk for adverse effects of hypoxia in this population. This study aimed to investigate the oxygen cascade during incremental exercise to exhaustion in both normoxia and hypobaric hypoxia in prematurely born adults with normal lung function and their term born counterparts. METHODS Noninvasive measures of gas exchange, cardiac hemodynamics, and both muscle and cerebral oxygenation were continuously performed using metabolic cart, transthoracic impedance, and near-infrared spectroscopy, respectively, during an incremental exercise test to exhaustion performed at sea level and after 3 d of high-altitude exposure in healthy preterm ( n = 17; gestational age, 29 ± 1 wk; normal lung function) and term born ( n = 17) adults. RESULTS At peak, power output, oxygen uptake, stroke volume indexed for body surface area, and cardiac output were lower in preterm compared with term born in normoxia ( P = 0.042, P = 0.027, P = 0.030, and P = 0.018, respectively) but not in hypoxia, whereas pulmonary ventilation, peripheral oxygen saturation, and muscle and cerebral oxygenation were similar between groups. These later parameters were modified by hypoxia ( P < 0.001). Hypoxia increased muscle oxygen extraction at submaximal and maximal intensity in term born ( P < 0.05) but not in preterm participants. Hypoxia decreased cerebral oxygen saturation in term born but not in preterm adults at rest and during exercise ( P < 0.05). Convective oxygen delivery was decreased by hypoxia in term born ( P < 0.001) but not preterm adults, whereas diffusive oxygen transport decreased similarly in both groups ( P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that exercise capacity in preterm is primarily reduced by impaired convective, rather than diffusive, oxygen transport. Moreover, healthy preterm adults may experience blunted hypoxia-induced impairments during maximal exercise compared with their term counterparts.
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
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Ball A, Perreault T, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Agnone M, Spennato J. Trigger Points and Contracture/Contraction Knots: What's in a Name? Reply to Dommerholt, J.; Gerwin, R.D. Contracture Knots vs. Trigger Points. Comment on "Ball et al. Ultrasound Confirmation of the Multiple Loci Hypothesis of the Myofascial Trigger Point and the Diagnostic Importance of Specificity in the Elicitation of the Local Twitch Response. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 321". Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:2366. [PMID: 36292055 PMCID: PMC9600739 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12102366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 09/07/2024] Open
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We are responding to the comment by Dommerholt and Gerwin that we have reverse-defined "myofascial trigger point" (MTrP) and "contracture/contraction knot." In attempting to maintain philosophical agreement with specific and implied aspects of their integrated hypothesis of trigger-point formation (namely a MTrP being ischemic and hypoxic), we referred to the MTrP as the small hyperechoic signal rather than the larger hypoechoic (and therefore hyperperfused) structure surrounding it. It was never our intent to re-define nor contribute to confusion. In making this concession with respect to Dommerholt and Gerwin's preferred nomenclature, however, we must instead now reconcile what we image as a hypoechoic (and therefore hyperperfused) MTrP with it being concurrently hypoxic.
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- Andrew Ball
- Atrium Health, Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC 28211, USA
- Myopain Seminars, 4405 East-West Highway, Suite 401, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
- NxtGen Institute, 2138 Scenic Highway, Snellville, GA 30078, USA
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- Myopain Seminars, 4405 East-West Highway, Suite 401, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
- Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Rehab Services at Dover, 789 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Madrid, Spain
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- Atrium Health, Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC 28211, USA
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- Atrium Health, Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, NC 28211, USA
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Ferretti G. Comment on Poole et al (2022) review on oxygen flux from capillaries to mitochondria. Eur J Appl Physiol 2021; 122:5-6. [PMID: 34921605 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04872-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Guido Ferretti
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Traslazionale, Università di Brescia, Brescia, Italy. .,Département d'Anesthésiologie, Pharmacologie et Soins Intensifs, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Zuccarelli L, Baldassarre G, Magnesa B, Degano C, Comelli M, Gasparini M, Manferdelli G, Marzorati M, Mavelli I, Pilotto A, Porcelli S, Rasica L, Šimunič B, Pišot R, Narici M, Grassi B. Peripheral impairments of oxidative metabolism after a 10-day bed rest are upstream of mitochondrial respiration. J Physiol 2021; 599:4813-4829. [PMID: 34505290 PMCID: PMC9293208 DOI: 10.1113/jp281800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Abstract In order to identify peripheral biomarkers of impaired oxidative metabolism during exercise following a 10‐day bed rest, 10 males performed an incremental exercise (to determine peak pulmonary V̇O2 (V̇O2p)) and moderate‐intensity exercises, before (PRE) and after (POST) bed rest. Blood flow response was evaluated in the common femoral artery by Eco‐Doppler during 1 min of passive leg movements (PLM). The intramuscular matching between O2 delivery and O2 utilization was evaluated by near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Mitochondrial respiration was evaluated ex vivo by high‐resolution respirometry in isolated muscle fibres, and in vivo by NIRS by the evaluation of skeletal muscle V̇O2 (V̇O2m) recovery kinetics. Resting V̇O2m was estimated by NIRS. Peak V̇O2p was lower in POST vs. PRE. The area under the blood flow vs. time curve during PLM was smaller (P = 0.03) in POST (274 ± 233 mL) vs. PRE (427 ± 291). An increased (P = 0.03) overshoot of muscle deoxygenation during a metabolic transition was identified in POST. Skeletal muscle citrate synthase activity was not different (P = 0.11) in POST (131 ± 16 nmol min–1 mg–1) vs. PRE (138 ± 19). Maximal ADP‐stimulated mitochondrial respiration (66 ± 18 pmol s–1 mg–1 (POST) vs. 72 ± 14 (PRE), P = 0.41) was not affected by bed rest. Apparent Km for ADP sensitivity of mitochondrial respiration was reduced in POST vs. PRE (P = 0.04). The V̇O2m recovery time constant was not different (P = 0.79) in POST (22 ± 6 s) vs. PRE (22 ± 6). Resting V̇O2m was reduced by 25% in POST vs. PRE (P = 0.006). Microvascular‐endothelial function was impaired following a 10‐day bed rest, whereas mitochondrial mass and function (both in vivo and ex vivo) were unaffected or slightly enhanced. Key points Ten days of horizontal bed rest impaired in vivo oxidative function during exercise. Microvascular impairments were identified by different methods. Mitochondrial mass and mitochondrial function (evaluated both in vivo and ex vivo) were unchanged or even improved (i.e. enhanced mitochondrial sensitivity to submaximal [ADP]). Resting muscle oxygen uptake was significantly lower following bed rest, suggesting that muscle catabolic processes induced by bed rest/inactivity are less energy‐consuming than anabolic ones.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.,Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Milan, Italy.,Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Centre, Koper, Slovenia
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- Institute of Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Centre, Koper, Slovenia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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The adaptive benefit of evolved increases in hemoglobin-O 2 affinity is contingent on tissue O 2 diffusing capacity in high-altitude deer mice. BMC Biol 2021; 19:128. [PMID: 34158035 PMCID: PMC8218429 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-021-01059-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Complex organismal traits are often the result of multiple interacting genes and sub-organismal phenotypes, but how these interactions shape the evolutionary trajectories of adaptive traits is poorly understood. We examined how functional interactions between cardiorespiratory traits contribute to adaptive increases in the capacity for aerobic thermogenesis (maximal O2 consumption, V̇O2max, during acute cold exposure) in high-altitude deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). We crossed highland and lowland deer mice to produce F2 inter-population hybrids, which expressed genetically based variation in hemoglobin (Hb) O2 affinity on a mixed genetic background. We then combined physiological experiments and mathematical modeling of the O2 transport pathway to examine the links between cardiorespiratory traits and V̇O2max. RESULTS Physiological experiments revealed that increases in Hb-O2 affinity of red blood cells improved blood oxygenation in hypoxia but were not associated with an enhancement in V̇O2max. Sensitivity analyses performed using mathematical modeling showed that the influence of Hb-O2 affinity on V̇O2max in hypoxia was contingent on the capacity for O2 diffusion in active tissues. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that increases in Hb-O2 affinity would only have adaptive value in hypoxic conditions if concurrent with or preceded by increases in tissue O2 diffusing capacity. In high-altitude deer mice, the adaptive benefit of increasing Hb-O2 affinity is contingent on the capacity to extract O2 from the blood, which helps resolve controversies about the general role of hemoglobin function in hypoxia tolerance.
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Beretta E, Grasso GS, Forcaia G, Sancini G, Miserocchi G. Differences in alveolo-capillary equilibration in healthy subjects on facing O 2 demand. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16693. [PMID: 31723148 PMCID: PMC6854051 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52679-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Oxygen diffusion across the air-blood barrier in the lung is commensurate with metabolic needs and ideally allows full equilibration between alveolar and blood partial oxygen pressures. We estimated the alveolo-capillary O2 equilibration in 18 healthy subjects at sea level at rest and after exposure to increased O2 demand, including work at sea level and on hypobaric hypoxia exposure at 3840 m (PA ~ 50 mmHg). For each subject we estimated O2 diffusion capacity (DO2), pulmonary capillary blood volume (Vc) and cardiac output ([Formula: see text]). We derived blood capillary transit time [Formula: see text] and the time constant of the equilibration process ([Formula: see text], β being the slope of the hemoglobin dissociation curve). O2 equilibration at the arterial end of the pulmonary capillary was defined as [Formula: see text]. Leq greately differed among subjects in the most demanding O2 condition (work in hypoxia): lack of full equilibration was found to range from 5 to 42% of the alveolo-capillary PO2 gradient at the venous end. The present analysis proves to be sensible enough to highlight inter-individual differences in alveolo-capillary equilibration among healthy subjects.
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- Egidio Beretta
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Ambulatorio di Fisiologia Clinica e dello Sport, Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina dello Sport, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore, 48, 20900, Monza, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Ambulatorio di Fisiologia Clinica e dello Sport, Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina dello Sport, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore, 48, 20900, Monza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Ambulatorio di Fisiologia Clinica e dello Sport, Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina dello Sport, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore, 48, 20900, Monza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Ambulatorio di Fisiologia Clinica e dello Sport, Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina dello Sport, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore, 48, 20900, Monza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Ambulatorio di Fisiologia Clinica e dello Sport, Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina dello Sport, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore, 48, 20900, Monza, Italy
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Willis SJ, Borrani F, Millet GP. Leg- vs arm-cycling repeated sprints with blood flow restriction and systemic hypoxia. Eur J Appl Physiol 2019; 119:1819-1828. [PMID: 31187281 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-019-04171-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim was to compare changes in peripheral and cerebral oxygenation, as well as metabolic and performance responses during conditions of blood flow restriction (BFR, bilateral vascular occlusion at 0% vs. 45% of resting pulse elimination pressure) and systemic hypoxia (~ 400 m, FIO2 20.9% vs. ~ 3800 m normobaric hypoxia, FIO2 13.1 ± 0.1%) during repeated sprint tests to exhaustion (RST) between leg- and arm-cycling exercises. METHODS Seven participants (26.6 ± 2.9 years old; 74.0 ± 13.1 kg; 1.76 ± 0.09 m) performed four sessions of RST (10-s maximal sprints with 20-s recovery until exhaustion) during both leg and arm cycling to measure power output and metabolic equivalents as well as oxygenation (near-infrared spectroscopy) of the muscle tissue and prefrontal cortex. RESULTS Mean power output was lower in arms than legs (316 ± 118 vs. 543 ± 127 W; p < 0.001) and there were no differences between conditions for a given limb. Arms demonstrated greater changes in concentration of deoxyhemoglobin (∆[HHb], - 9.1 ± 6.1 vs. - 6.5 ± 5.6 μm) and total hemoglobin concentration (∆[tHb], 15.0 ± 10.8 vs. 11.9 ± 7.9 μm), as well as the absolute maximum tissue saturation index (TSI, 62.0 ± 8.3 vs. 59.3 ± 8.1%) than legs, respectively (p < 0.001), demonstrating a greater capacity for oxygen extraction. Further, there were greater changes in tissue blood volume [tHb] during BFR only compared to all other conditions (p < 0.01 for all). CONCLUSIONS The combination of BFR and/or hypoxia led to increased changes in [HHb] and [tHb] likely due to greater vascular resistance, to which arms were more responsive than legs.
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- Sarah J Willis
- Institute of Sport Sciences, Building Synathlon, Quarter UNIL-Centre, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, Building Synathlon, Quarter UNIL-Centre, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, Building Synathlon, Quarter UNIL-Centre, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Cardinale DA, Larsen FJ, Jensen-Urstad M, Rullman E, Søndergaard H, Morales-Alamo D, Ekblom B, Calbet JAL, Boushel R. Muscle mass and inspired oxygen influence oxygen extraction at maximal exercise: Role of mitochondrial oxygen affinity. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2019; 225:e13110. [PMID: 29863764 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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AIM We examined the Fick components together with mitochondrial O2 affinity (p50mito ) in defining O2 extraction and O2 uptake during exercise with large and small muscle mass during normoxia (NORM) and hyperoxia (HYPER). METHODS Seven individuals performed 2 incremental exercise tests to exhaustion on a bicycle ergometer (BIKE) and 2 on a 1-legged knee extension ergometer (KE) in NORM or HYPER. Leg blood flow and VO2 were determined by thermodilution and the Fick method. Maximal ADP-stimulated mitochondrial respiration (OXPHOS) and p50mito were measured ex vivo in isolated mitochondria. Mitochondrial excess capacity in the leg was determined from OXPHOS in permeabilized fibres and muscle mass measured with magnetic resonance imaging in relation to peak leg O2 delivery. RESULTS The ex vivo p50mito increased from 0.06 ± 0.02 to 0.17 ± 0.04 kPa with varying substrate supply and O2 flux rates from 9.84 ± 2.91 to 16.34 ± 4.07 pmol O2 ·s-1 ·μg-1 respectively. O2 extraction decreased from 83% in BIKE to 67% in KE as a function of a higher O2 delivery and lower mitochondrial excess capacity. There was a significant relationship between O2 extraction and mitochondrial excess capacity and p50mito that was unrelated to blood flow and mean transit time. CONCLUSION O2 extraction varies with mitochondrial respiration rate, p50mito and O2 delivery. Mitochondrial excess capacity maintains a low p50mito which enhances O2 diffusion from microvessels to mitochondria during exercise.
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- D. A. Cardinale
- Åstrand Laboratory of Work Physiology; The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences; Stockholm Sweden
- Elite Performance Centre; Bosön, Swedish Sports Confederation; Lidingö Sweden
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- Åstrand Laboratory of Work Physiology; The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences; Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology; Karolinska Institute; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology; Karolinska Institute; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Laboratory Medicine; Clinical Physiology; Karolinska Institutet; Huddinge Sweden
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- The Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre; Rigshospitalet; Copenhagen N Denmark
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- Department of Physical Education; University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain
- Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain
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- Åstrand Laboratory of Work Physiology; The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences; Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Physical Education; University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain
- Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain
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- Åstrand Laboratory of Work Physiology; The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences; Stockholm Sweden
- School of Kinesiology; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC Canada
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Size Exponents for Scaling Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Over 6500 Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Med 2018; 47:1405-1419. [PMID: 28058696 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-016-0655-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Maximal oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text] 2max) is conventionally normalized to body size as a simple ratio or using an allometric exponent < 1. Nevertheless, the most appropriate body size variable to use for scaling and the value of the exponent are still enigmatic. Studies tend to be based on small samples and can, therefore, lack precision. OBJECTIVE The objective of this systematic review was to provide a quantitative synthesis of reported static allometric exponents used for scaling [Formula: see text] 2max to whole body mass and fat-free mass. METHODS Eight electronic databases (CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus and Web of Science) were searched for relevant studies published up to January 2016. Search terms included 'oxygen uptake', 'cardiorespiratory fitness', '[Formula: see text] 2max', '[Formula: see text] 2peak', 'scaling' and all interchangeable terms. Inclusion criteria included human cardiorespiratory fitness data; cross-sectional study designs; an empirical derivation of the exponent; reported precision statistics; and reported information regarding participant sex, age and sports background, [Formula: see text] 2max protocol, whole body composition protocol and line-fitting methods. A random-effects model was used to quantify weighted pooled exponents and 95% confidence limits (Cls). Heterogeneity was quantified with the tau-statistic (τ). Meta-regression was used to quantify the impact of selected moderator variables on the exponent effect size. A 95% prediction interval was calculated to quantify the likely range of true fat-free mass exponents in similar future studies, with this distribution used to estimate the probability that an exponent would be above theorised universal values of [Formula: see text]. RESULTS Thirty-six studies, involving 6514 participants, met the eligibility criteria. Whole body mass and fat-free mass were used as the scaling denominator in 27 and 15 studies, respectively. The pooled allometric exponent (95% Cls) was found to be 0.70 (0.64 to 0.76) for whole body mass and 0.90 (0.83 to 0.96) for fat-free mass. The between-study heterogeneity was greater for whole body mass (τ = ±0.15) than for fat-free mass (τ = ±0.11). Participant sex explained 30% of the between-study variability in the whole body mass exponent, but the influence on the fat-free mass exponent was trivial. The whole body mass exponent of 0.52 (0.40 to 0.64) for females was substantially lower than the 0.76 (0.70 to 0.83) for males, whereas the fat-free mass exponent was similar for both sexes. The effects of all other moderators were trivial. The 95% PI for fat-free mass ranged from 0.68 to 1.12. The estimated probability of a true fat-free mass exponent in a future study being greater than [Formula: see text] power scaling is 0.98 (very likely) and 0.92 (likely), respectively. CONCLUSIONS In this quantitative synthesis of published studies involving over 6500 humans, the whole body mass exponent was found to be spuriously low and prone to substantial heterogeneity. We conclude that the scaling of [Formula: see text] 2max in humans is consistent with the allometric cascade model with an estimated prediction interval for the fat-free mass exponent not likely to be consistent with the [Formula: see text] power laws.
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Wagner PD. Operation Everest II and the 1978 Habeler/Messner ascent of Everest without bottled O2: what might they have in common? J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017; 123:1682-1688. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00140.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In 1978, Peter Habeler and Reinhold Messner climbed Everest without supplemental O2. Subsequently, Oelz et al. (Oelz O, Howald H, Di Prampero PE, Hoppeler H, Claassen H, Jenni R, Bühlmann A, Ferretti G, Brückner JC, Veicsteinas A, Gussoni M, Cerretelli P. J Appl Physiol (1985) 60: 1734–1742, 1986) assessed their cardiopulmonary function, finding no advantageous physiological attributes to explain their success, and leading West (West JB. High Life: A History of High-Altitude Physiology and Medicine. New York: Oxford University, 1998) to suggest that grit and determination were more important. In 1985, Charlie Houston, John Sutton, and Al Cymerman hosted a scientific project assessing a simulated ascent of Everest (OE II) at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine. Included were measurements of O2 transport. In particular, mixed venous Po2 was measured at/near maximal exercise, for calculating pulmonary O2-diffusing capacity. A serendipitous observation was made: while both V̇o2max and mixed venous Po2 fell with altitude (as expected), it was how they fell—in direct proportion—that was remarkable. It later became clear that this reflected diffusion limitation of O2 transport from muscle microvessels to the mitochondria, and that this last step in O2 transport plays a major role in limiting V̇o2max. Thus, how Habeler and Messner made it up Everest without bottled O2 and no special cardiopulmonary attributes might be explained if their muscle O2-diffusing capacity, which depends largely on muscle capillarity, was unusually high. Oelz et al. mention that muscle capillary density was substantially—40%—above normal, but did not suggest that this accounted for the climbersʼ success. Therefore, high muscle capillarity, enhancing diffusive unloading of O2, may have been a major enabling physiological attribute for Habeler and Messner and that OE II, by chance, played a key role in bringing this to light.
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- Peter D. Wagner
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Willis SJ, Alvarez L, Millet GP, Borrani F. Changes in Muscle and Cerebral Deoxygenation and Perfusion during Repeated Sprints in Hypoxia to Exhaustion. Front Physiol 2017; 8:846. [PMID: 29163193 PMCID: PMC5671463 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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During supramaximal exercise, exacerbated at exhaustion and in hypoxia, the circulatory system is challenged to facilitate oxygen delivery to working tissues through cerebral autoregulation which influences fatigue development and muscle performance. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of different levels of normobaric hypoxia on the changes in peripheral and cerebral oxygenation and performance during repeated sprints to exhaustion. Eleven recreationally active participants (six men and five women; 26.7 ± 4.2 years, 68.0 ± 14.0 kg, 172 ± 12 cm, 14.1 ± 4.7% body fat) completed three randomized testing visits in conditions of simulated altitude near sea-level (~380 m, FIO2 20.9%), ~2000 m (FIO2 16.5 ± 0.4%), and ~3800 m (FIO2 13.3 ± 0.4%). Each session began with a 12-min warm-up followed by two 10-s sprints and the repeated cycling sprint (10-s sprint: 20-s recovery) test to exhaustion. Measurements included power output, vastus lateralis, and prefrontal deoxygenation [near-infrared spectroscopy, delta (Δ) corresponds to the difference between maximal and minimal values], oxygen uptake, femoral artery blood flow (Doppler ultrasound), hemodynamic variables (transthoracic impedance), blood lactate concentration, and rating of perceived exertion. Performance (total work, kJ; −27.1 ± 25.8% at 2000 m, p < 0.01 and −49.4 ± 19.3% at 3800 m, p < 0.001) and pulse oxygen saturation (−7.5 ± 6.0%, p < 0.05 and −18.4 ± 5.3%, p < 0.001, respectively) decreased with hypoxia, when compared to 400 m. Muscle Δ hemoglobin difference ([Hbdiff]) and Δ tissue saturation index (TSI) were lower (p < 0.01) at 3800 m than at 2000 and 400 m, and lower Δ deoxyhemoglobin resulted at 3800 m compared with 2000 m. There were reduced changes in peripheral [Δ[Hbdiff], ΔTSI, Δ total hemoglobin ([tHb])] and greater changes in cerebral (Δ[Hbdiff], Δ[tHb]) oxygenation throughout the test to exhaustion (p < 0.05). Changes in cerebral deoxygenation were greater at 3800 m than at 2000 and 400 m (p < 0.01). This study confirms that performance in hypoxia is limited by continually decreasing oxygen saturation, even though exercise can be sustained despite maximal peripheral deoxygenation. There may be a cerebral autoregulation of increased perfusion accounting for the decreased arterial oxygen content and allowing for task continuation, as shown by the continued cerebral deoxygenation.
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- Sarah J Willis
- Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Ade CJ, Broxterman RM, Moore AD, Barstow TJ. Decreases in maximal oxygen uptake following long-duration spaceflight: Role of convective and diffusive O 2 transport mechanisms. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017; 122:968-975. [PMID: 28153941 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00280.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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We have previously predicted that the decrease in maximal oxygen uptake (V̇o2max) that accompanies time in microgravity reflects decrements in both convective and diffusive O2 transport to the mitochondria of the contracting myocytes. The aim of this investigation was therefore to quantify the relative changes in convective O2 transport (Q̇o2) and O2 diffusing capacity (Do2) following long-duration spaceflight. In nine astronauts, resting hemoglobin concentration ([Hb]), V̇o2max, maximal cardiac output (Q̇Tmax), and differences in arterial and venous O2 contents ([Formula: see text]-[Formula: see text]) were obtained retrospectively for International Space Station Increments 19-33 (April 2009-November 2012). Q̇o2 and Do2 were calculated from these variables via integration of Fick's Principle of Mass Conservation and Fick's Law of Diffusion. V̇o2max significantly decreased from pre- to postflight (-53.9 ± 45.5%, P = 0.008). The significant decrease in Q̇Tmax (-7.8 ± 9.1%, P = 0.05), despite an unchanged [Hb], resulted in a significantly decreased Q̇o2 (-11.4 ± 10.5%, P = 0.02). Do2 significantly decreased from pre- to postflight by -27.5 ± 24.5% (P = 0.04), as did the peak [Formula: see text]-[Formula: see text] (-9.2 ± 7.5%, P = 0.007). With the use of linear regression analysis, changes in V̇o2max were significantly correlated with changes in Do2 (R2 = 0.47; P = 0.04). These data suggest that spaceflight decreases both convective and diffusive O2 transport. These results have practical implications for future long-duration space missions and highlight the need to resolve the specific mechanisms underlying these spaceflight-induced changes along the O2 transport pathway.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Long-duration spaceflight elicited a significant decrease in maximal oxygen uptake. Given the adverse physiological adaptations to microgravity along the O2 transport pathway that have been reported, an integrative approach to the determinants of postflight maximal oxygen uptake is needed. We demonstrate that both convective and diffusive oxygen transport are decreased following ~6 mo International Space Station missions.
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- C J Ade
- Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma; .,Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas; and
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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Ade CJ, Broxterman RM, Barstow TJ. VO(2max) and Microgravity Exposure: Convective versus Diffusive O(2) Transport. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2016; 47:1351-61. [PMID: 25380479 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000000557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Exposure to a microgravity environment decreases the maximal rate of O2 uptake (VO(2max)) in healthy individuals returning to a gravitational environment. The magnitude of this decrease in VO(2max) is, in part, dependent on the duration of microgravity exposure, such that long exposure may result in up to a 38% decrease in VO(2max). This review identifies the components within the O(2) transport pathway that determine the decrease in postmicrogravity VO(2max) and highlights the potential contributing physiological mechanisms. A retrospective analysis revealed that the decline in VO(2max) is initially mediated by a decrease in convective and diffusive O(2) transport that occurs as the duration of microgravity exposure is extended. Mechanistically, the attenuation of O(2) transport is the combined result of a deconditioning across multiple organ systems including decreases in total blood volume, red blood cell mass, cardiac function and mass, vascular function, skeletal muscle mass, and, potentially, capillary hemodynamics, which become evident during exercise upon re-exposure to the head-to-foot gravitational forces of upright posture on Earth. In summary, VO(2max) is determined by the integration of central and peripheral O(2) transport mechanisms, which, if not maintained during microgravity, will have a substantial long-term detrimental impact on space mission performance and astronaut health.
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- Carl J Ade
- 1Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; 2Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; and 3Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
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Hedrick MS, Hancock TV, Hillman SS. Metabolism at the Max: How Vertebrate Organisms Respond to Physical Activity. Compr Physiol 2015; 5:1677-703. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c130032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Calbet JAL, Losa-Reyna J, Torres-Peralta R, Rasmussen P, Ponce-González JG, Sheel AW, de la Calle-Herrero J, Guadalupe-Grau A, Morales-Alamo D, Fuentes T, Rodríguez-García L, Siebenmann C, Boushel R, Lundby C. Limitations to oxygen transport and utilization during sprint exercise in humans: evidence for a functional reserve in muscle O2 diffusing capacity. J Physiol 2015; 593:4649-64. [PMID: 26258623 DOI: 10.1113/jp270408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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To determine the contribution of convective and diffusive limitations to V̇(O2peak) during exercise in humans, oxygen transport and haemodynamics were measured in 11 men (22 ± 2 years) during incremental (IE) and 30 s all-out cycling sprints (Wingate test, WgT), in normoxia (Nx, P(IO2): 143 mmHg) and hypoxia (Hyp, P(IO2): 73 mmHg). Carboxyhaemoglobin (COHb) was increased to 6-7% before both WgTs to left-shift the oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve. Leg V̇(O2) was measured by the Fick method and leg blood flow (BF) with thermodilution, and muscle O2 diffusing capacity (D(MO2)) was calculated. In the WgT mean power output, leg BF, leg O2 delivery and leg V̇(O2) were 7, 5, 28 and 23% lower in Hyp than Nx (P < 0.05); however, peak WgT D(MO2) was higher in Hyp (51.5 ± 9.7) than Nx (20.5 ± 3.0 ml min(-1) mmHg(-1), P < 0.05). Despite a similar P(aO2) (33.3 ± 2.4 and 34.1 ± 3.3 mmHg), mean capillary P(O2) (16.7 ± 1.2 and 17.1 ± 1.6 mmHg), and peak perfusion during IE and WgT in Hyp, D(MO2) and leg V̇(O2) were 12 and 14% higher, respectively, during WgT than IE in Hyp (both P < 0.05). D(MO2) was insensitive to COHb (COHb: 0.7 vs. 7%, in IE Hyp and WgT Hyp). At exhaustion, the Y equilibration index was well above 1.0 in both conditions, reflecting greater convective than diffusive limitation to the O2 transfer in both Nx and Hyp. In conclusion, muscle V̇(O2) during sprint exercise is not limited by O2 delivery, O2 offloading from haemoglobin or structure-dependent diffusion constraints in the skeletal muscle. These findings reveal a remarkable functional reserve in muscle O2 diffusing capacity.
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- José A L Calbet
- Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira s/n, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain.,Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira s/n, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain.,Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira s/n, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain.,Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Center for Integrative Human Physiology, Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira s/n, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain.,Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira s/n, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain
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- Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira s/n, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain.,Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira s/n, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain.,Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira s/n, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain
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- Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira s/n, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 35017, Spain
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- Center for Integrative Human Physiology, Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Åstrand Laboratory, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Integrative Human Physiology, Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Cano I, Roca J, Wagner PD. Effects of lung ventilation-perfusion and muscle metabolism-perfusion heterogeneities on maximal O2 transport and utilization. J Physiol 2015; 593:1841-56. [PMID: 25640017 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.286492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS We expanded a prior model of whole-body O2 transport and utilization based on diffusive O2 exchange in the lungs and tissues to additionally allow for both lung ventilation-perfusion and tissue metabolism-perfusion heterogeneities, in order to estimate V̇O2 and mitochondrial PO2 (PmO2) during maximal exercise. Simulations were performed using data from (a) healthy fit subjects exercising at sea level and at altitudes up to the equivalent of Mount Everest and (b) patients with mild and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exercising at sea level. Heterogeneity in skeletal muscle may affect maximal O2 availability more than heterogeneity in lung, especially if mitochondrial metabolic capacity (V̇ MAX ) is only slightly higher than the potential to deliver O2 , but when V̇ MAX is substantially higher than O2 delivery, the effect of muscle heterogeneity is comparable to that of lung heterogeneity. Skeletal muscle heterogeneity may result in a wide range of potential mitochondrial PO 2 values, a range that becomes narrower as V̇ MAX increases; in regions with a low ratio of metabolic capacity to blood flow, PmO2 can exceed that of mixed muscle venous blood. The combined effects of lung and peripheral heterogeneities on the resistance to O2 flow in health decreases with altitude. ABSTRACT Previous models of O2 transport and utilization in health considered diffusive exchange of O2 in lung and muscle, but, reasonably, neglected functional heterogeneities in these tissues. However, in disease, disregarding such heterogeneities would not be justified. Here, pulmonary ventilation-perfusion and skeletal muscle metabolism-perfusion mismatching were added to a prior model of only diffusive exchange. Previously ignored O2 exchange in non-exercising tissues was also included. We simulated maximal exercise in (a) healthy subjects at sea level and altitude, and (b) COPD patients at sea level, to assess the separate and combined effects of pulmonary and peripheral functional heterogeneities on overall muscle O2 uptake (V̇O2) and on mitochondrial PO2 (PmO2). In healthy subjects at maximal exercise, the combined effects of pulmonary and peripheral heterogeneities reduced arterial PO2 (PaO2) at sea level by 32 mmHg, but muscle V̇O2 by only 122 ml min(-1) (-3.5%). At the altitude of Mt Everest, lung and tissue heterogeneity together reduced PaO2 by less than 1 mmHg and V̇O2 by 32 ml min(-1) (-2.4%). Skeletal muscle heterogeneity led to a wide range of potential PmO2 among muscle regions, a range that becomes narrower asV̇ MAX increases, and in regions with a low ratio of metabolic capacity to blood flow, PmO2 can exceed that of mixed muscle venous blood. For patients with severe COPD, peak V̇O2 was insensitive to substantial changes in the mitochondrial characteristics for O2 consumption or the extent of muscle heterogeneity. This integrative computational model of O2 transport and utilization offers the potential for estimating profiles of PmO2 both in health and in diseases such as COPD if the extent for both lung ventilation-perfusion and tissue metabolism-perfusion heterogeneity is known.
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- I Cano
- Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERES, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CibeRes), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Martin DS, Cobb A, Meale P, Mitchell K, Edsell M, Mythen MG, Grocott MPW. Systemic oxygen extraction during exercise at high altitude. Br J Anaesth 2014; 114:677-82. [PMID: 25501722 PMCID: PMC4364061 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Classic teaching suggests that diminished availability of oxygen leads to increased tissue oxygen extraction yet evidence to support this notion in the context of hypoxaemia, as opposed to anaemia or cardiac failure, is limited. Methods At 75 m above sea level, and after 7–8 days of acclimatization to 4559 m, systemic oxygen extraction [C(a−v)O2] was calculated in five participants at rest and at peak exercise. Absolute [C(a−v)O2] was calculated by subtracting central venous oxygen content (CcvO2) from arterial oxygen content (CaO2) in blood sampled from central venous and peripheral arterial catheters, respectively. Oxygen uptake (V˙O2) was determined from expired gas analysis during exercise. Results Ascent to altitude resulted in significant hypoxaemia; median (range) SpO2 87.1 (82.5–90.7)% and PaO2 6.6 (5.7–6.8) kPa. While absolute C(a−v)O2 was reduced at maximum exercise at 4559 m [83.9 (67.5–120.9) ml litre−1vs 99.6 (88.0–151.3) ml litre−1 at 75 m, P=0.043], there was no change in oxygen extraction ratio (OER) [C(a−v)O2/CaO2] between the two altitudes [0.52 (0.48–0.71) at 4559 m and 0.53 (0.49–0.73) at 75 m, P=0.500]. Comparison of C(a−v)O2 at peak V˙O2 at 4559 m and the equivalent V˙O2 at sea level for each participant also revealed no significant difference [83.9 (67.5–120.9) ml litre1vs 81.2 (73.0–120.7) ml litre−1, respectively, P=0.225]. Conclusion In acclimatized individuals at 4559 m, there was a decline in maximum absolute C(a−v)O2 during exercise but no alteration in OER calculated using central venous oxygen measurements. This suggests that oxygen extraction may have become limited after exposure to 7–8 days of hypoxaemia.
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- D S Martin
- UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Institute of Sport and Exercise Health, University College London Centre for Altitude Space and Extreme Environment Medicine, 170 Tottenham Court Road, London W1 T 7HA, UK
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- UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Institute of Sport and Exercise Health, University College London Centre for Altitude Space and Extreme Environment Medicine, 170 Tottenham Court Road, London W1 T 7HA, UK
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- UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Institute of Sport and Exercise Health, University College London Centre for Altitude Space and Extreme Environment Medicine, 170 Tottenham Court Road, London W1 T 7HA, UK
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- UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Institute of Sport and Exercise Health, University College London Centre for Altitude Space and Extreme Environment Medicine, 170 Tottenham Court Road, London W1 T 7HA, UK Integrative Physiology and Critical Illness Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Mailpoint 810, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK Anaesthesia and Critical Care Research Unit, GICU, Mailpoint 27, Level D, Centre Block, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Southampton, UK
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- UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Institute of Sport and Exercise Health, University College London Centre for Altitude Space and Extreme Environment Medicine, 170 Tottenham Court Road, London W1 T 7HA, UK Department of Anaesthesia, St George's Hospital, London, UK
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- UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Institute of Sport and Exercise Health, University College London Centre for Altitude Space and Extreme Environment Medicine, 170 Tottenham Court Road, London W1 T 7HA, UK
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- UCLH NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Institute of Sport and Exercise Health, University College London Centre for Altitude Space and Extreme Environment Medicine, 170 Tottenham Court Road, London W1 T 7HA, UK Integrative Physiology and Critical Illness Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Mailpoint 810, Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK Anaesthesia and Critical Care Research Unit, GICU, Mailpoint 27, Level D, Centre Block, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK NIHR Southampton Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Southampton, UK
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Huertas-Migueláñez M, Mora D, Cano I, Maier D, Gomez-Cabrero D, Lluch-Ariet M, Miralles F. Simulation environment and graphical visualization environment: a COPD use-case. J Transl Med 2014; 12 Suppl 2:S7. [PMID: 25471327 PMCID: PMC4255913 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-12-s2-s7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Today, many different tools are developed to execute and visualize physiological models that represent the human physiology. Most of these tools run models written in very specific programming languages which in turn simplify the communication among models. Nevertheless, not all of these tools are able to run models written in different programming languages. In addition, interoperability between such models remains an unresolved issue. RESULTS In this paper we present a simulation environment that allows, first, the execution of models developed in different programming languages and second the communication of parameters to interconnect these models. This simulation environment, developed within the Synergy-COPD project, aims at helping and supporting bio-researchers and medical students understand the internal mechanisms of the human body through the use of physiological models. This tool is composed of a graphical visualization environment, which is a web interface through which the user can interact with the models, and a simulation workflow management system composed of a control module and a data warehouse manager. The control module monitors the correct functioning of the whole system. The data warehouse manager is responsible for managing the stored information and supporting its flow among the different modules. CONCLUSION It has been proved that the simulation environment presented here allows the user to research and study the internal mechanisms of the human physiology by the use of models via a graphical visualization environment. A new tool for bio-researchers is ready for deployment in various use cases scenarios.
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- Barcelona Digital Technology Centre, 08018 Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Biomax Informatics, AG, D-82152 Planegg, Germany
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- Unit of Computational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Solna, Sweden
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- Barcelona Digital Technology Centre, 08018 Barcelona, Spain
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Cano I, Tényi Á, Schueller C, Wolff M, Huertas Migueláñez MM, Gomez-Cabrero D, Antczak P, Roca J, Cascante M, Falciani F, Maier D. The COPD Knowledge Base: enabling data analysis and computational simulation in translational COPD research. J Transl Med 2014; 12 Suppl 2:S6. [PMID: 25471253 PMCID: PMC4255911 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-12-s2-s6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Previously we generated a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) specific knowledge base (http://www.copdknowledgebase.eu) from clinical and experimental data, text-mining results and public databases. This knowledge base allowed the retrieval of specific molecular networks together with integrated clinical and experimental data. Results The COPDKB has now been extended to integrate over 40 public data sources on functional interaction (e.g. signal transduction, transcriptional regulation, protein-protein interaction, gene-disease association). In addition we integrated COPD-specific expression and co-morbidity networks connecting over 6 000 genes/proteins with physiological parameters and disease states. Three mathematical models describing different aspects of systemic effects of COPD were connected to clinical and experimental data. We have completely redesigned the technical architecture of the user interface and now provide html and web browser-based access and form-based searches. A network search enables the use of interconnecting information and the generation of disease-specific sub-networks from general knowledge. Integration with the Synergy-COPD Simulation Environment enables multi-scale integrated simulation of individual computational models while integration with a Clinical Decision Support System allows delivery into clinical practice. Conclusions The COPD Knowledge Base is the only publicly available knowledge resource dedicated to COPD and combining genetic information with molecular, physiological and clinical data as well as mathematical modelling. Its integrated analysis functions provide overviews about clinical trends and connections while its semantically mapped content enables complex analysis approaches. We plan to further extend the COPDKB by offering it as a repository to publish and semantically integrate data from relevant clinical trials. The COPDKB is freely available after registration at http://www.copdknowledgebase.eu.
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Miralles F, Gomez-Cabrero D, Lluch-Ariet M, Tegnér J, Cascante M, Roca J. Predictive medicine: outcomes, challenges and opportunities in the Synergy-COPD project. J Transl Med 2014; 12 Suppl 2:S12. [PMID: 25472742 PMCID: PMC4255885 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-12-s2-s12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major challenge for healthcare. Heterogeneities in clinical manifestations and in disease progression are relevant traits in COPD with impact on patient management and prognosis. It is hypothesized that COPD heterogeneity results from the interplay of mechanisms governing three conceptually different phenomena: 1) pulmonary disease, 2) systemic effects of COPD and 3) co-morbidity clustering. OBJECTIVES To assess the potential of systems medicine to better understand non-pulmonary determinants of COPD heterogeneity. To transfer acquired knowledge to healthcare enhancing subject-specific health risk assessment and stratification to improve management of chronic patients. METHOD Underlying mechanisms of skeletal muscle dysfunction and of co-morbidity clustering in COPD patients were explored with strategies combining deterministic modelling and network medicine analyses using the Biobridge dataset. An independent data driven analysis of co-morbidity clustering examining associated genes and pathways was done (ICD9-CM data from Medicare, 13 million people). A targeted network analysis using the two studies: skeletal muscle dysfunction and co-morbidity clustering explored shared pathways between them. RESULTS (1) Evidence of abnormal regulation of pivotal skeletal muscle biological pathways and increased risk for co-morbidity clustering was observed in COPD; (2) shared abnormal pathway regulation between skeletal muscle dysfunction and co-morbidity clustering; and, (3) technological achievements of the projects were: (i) COPD Knowledge Base; (ii) novel modelling approaches; (iii) Simulation Environment; and, (iv) three layers of Clinical Decision Support Systems. CONCLUSIONS The project demonstrated the high potential of a systems medicine approach to address COPD heterogeneity. Limiting factors for the project development were identified. They were relevant to shape strategies fostering 4P Medicine for chronic patients. The concept of Digital Health Framework and the proposed roadmap for its deployment constituted relevant project outcomes.
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Gomez-Cabrero D, Lluch-Ariet M, Tegnér J, Cascante M, Miralles F, Roca J. Synergy-COPD: a systems approach for understanding and managing chronic diseases. J Transl Med 2014; 12 Suppl 2:S2. [PMID: 25472826 PMCID: PMC4255903 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-12-s2-s2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Chronic diseases (CD) are generating a dramatic societal burden worldwide that is expected to persist over the next decades. The challenges posed by the epidemics of CD have triggered a novel health paradigm with major consequences on the traditional concept of disease and with a profound impact on key aspects of healthcare systems. We hypothesized that the development of a systems approach to understand CD together with the generation of an ecosystem to transfer the acquired knowledge into the novel healthcare scenario may contribute to a cost-effective enhancement of health outcomes. To this end, we designed the Synergy-COPD project wherein the heterogeneity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was addressed as a use case representative of CD. The current manuscript describes main features of the project design and the strategies put in place for its development, as well the expected outcomes during the project life-span. Moreover, the manuscript serves as introductory and unifying chapter of the different papers associated to the Supplement describing the characteristics, tools and the objectives of Synergy-COPD.
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- David Gomez-Cabrero
- Unit of Computational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of eHealth, Barcelona Digital, 08017 Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Unit of Computational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Hospital Clinic - Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS). Universitat de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Bioquimica i Biologia Molecular i IBUB, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of eHealth, Barcelona Digital, 08017 Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic - Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS). Universitat de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Bunyola, Balearic Islands
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Cano I, Selivanov V, Gomez-Cabrero D, Tegnér J, Roca J, Wagner PD, Cascante M. Oxygen pathway modeling estimates high reactive oxygen species production above the highest permanent human habitation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111068. [PMID: 25375931 PMCID: PMC4222897 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from the inner mitochondrial membrane is one of many fundamental processes governing the balance between health and disease. It is well known that ROS are necessary signaling molecules in gene expression, yet when expressed at high levels, ROS may cause oxidative stress and cell damage. Both hypoxia and hyperoxia may alter ROS production by changing mitochondrial Po2 (PmO2). Because PmO2 depends on the balance between O2 transport and utilization, we formulated an integrative mathematical model of O2 transport and utilization in skeletal muscle to predict conditions to cause abnormally high ROS generation. Simulations using data from healthy subjects during maximal exercise at sea level reveal little mitochondrial ROS production. However, altitude triggers high mitochondrial ROS production in muscle regions with high metabolic capacity but limited O2 delivery. This altitude roughly coincides with the highest location of permanent human habitation. Above 25,000 ft., more than 90% of exercising muscle is predicted to produce abnormally high levels of ROS, corresponding to the "death zone" in mountaineering.
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- Isaac Cano
- Center for respiratory diagnoses, Hospital Clinic and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) and Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Bioquimica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona and Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Unit of Computational Medicine of the Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karoliska University Hospital - Department of Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unit of Computational Medicine of the Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karoliska University Hospital - Department of Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for respiratory diagnoses, Hospital Clinic and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES) and Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Division of Physiology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Departament de Bioquimica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona and Institute of Biomedicine (IBUB), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Montero D. The association of cardiorespiratory fitness with endothelial or smooth muscle vasodilator function. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2014; 22:1200-11. [PMID: 25301872 DOI: 10.1177/2047487314553780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) is strongly associated with peripheral vasodilator function as determined by exercise-induced vasodilation. However, findings with regard to its relation with non-exercise-stimulated vasodilation are unclear. The purpose of this study was to systematically review published literature reporting associations between VO2max and endothelial function (EF) or smooth muscle function (SMF). DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a systematic search of MEDLINE, Cochrane and Web of Science, since their inceptions until April 2014 for articles reporting the association between (a) VO2max during incremental exercise and (b) endothelium-dependent or -independent vasodilator function, by means of correlation and/or regression analysis. RESULTS Fifty-six articles exploring 88 associations between VO2max and vascular EF or SMF were included, involving a total of 4159 healthy and diseased subjects. VO2max was determined by incremental cycle ergometer (64%), treadmill (33%) and cycle ergometer/treadmill (3%) exercise. Vasodilator function variables were assessed in the upper limb (86%), lower limb (10%) and both upper and lower limbs (3%). Most of the evaluated bivariate associations involved EF stimuli such as flow-mediated dilation (FMD) (n = 29) or blood flow occlusion (BFO) (n = 18). VO2max was significantly associated with FMD and BFO in 59% and 67% of bivariate associations and 46% and 33% of age-independent associations, respectively. Explored bivariate associations regarding SMF involved sodium nitroprusside (SNP) iontophoresis (n = 7) and nitrate-mediated dilation (NMD) (n = 4). VO2max was associated with NMD in 50% of bivariate associations and 50% of age-independent associations. VO2max was not associated with SNP iontophoresis. Results were similar for associations including only healthy subjects. CONCLUSIONS The association between VO2max and EF or SMF is moderately frequent and independent of health status, despite very few studies having assessed vasodilator function in the lower limb.
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- David Montero
- Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC), the Netherlands Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), the Netherlands
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Ferretti G. Maximal oxygen consumption in healthy humans: theories and facts. Eur J Appl Physiol 2014; 114:2007-36. [PMID: 24986693 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-2911-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This article reviews the concept of maximal oxygen consumption ([Formula: see text]) from the perspective of multifactorial models of [Formula: see text] limitation. First, I discuss procedural aspects of [Formula: see text] measurement: the implications of ramp protocols are analysed within the theoretical work of Morton. Then I analyse the descriptive physiology of [Formula: see text], evidencing the path that led to the view of monofactorial cardiovascular or muscular [Formula: see text] limitation. Multifactorial models, generated by the theoretical work of di Prampero and Wagner around the oxygen conductance equation, represented a radical change of perspective. These models are presented in detail and criticized with respect to the ensuing experimental work. A synthesis between them is proposed, demonstrating how much these models coincide and converge on the same conclusions. Finally, I discuss the cases of hypoxia and bed rest, the former as an example of the pervasive effects of the shape of the oxygen equilibrium curve, the latter as a neat example of adaptive changes concerning the entire respiratory system. The conclusion is that the concept of cardiovascular [Formula: see text] limitation is reinforced by multifactorial models, since cardiovascular oxygen transport provides most of the [Formula: see text] limitation, at least in normoxia. However, the same models show that the role of peripheral resistances is significant and cannot be neglected. The role of peripheral factors is greater the smaller is the active muscle mass. In hypoxia, the intervention of lung resistances as limiting factors restricts the role played by cardiovascular and peripheral factors.
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- Département des Neurosciences Fondamentales, Université de Genève, 1 Rue Michel Servet, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland,
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Tadic M, Ivanovic B. Why is functional capacity decreased in hypertensive patients? From mechanisms to clinical studies. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2014; 15:447-55. [DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000000050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Although firmly grounded in metabolic biochemistry, the study of energy metabolism has gone well beyond this discipline and become integrative and comparative as well as ecological and evolutionary in scope. At the cellular level, ATP is hydrolyzed by energy-expending processes and resynthesized by pathways in bioenergetics. A significant development in the study of bioenergetics is the realization that fluxes through pathways as well as metabolic rates in cells, tissues, organs, and whole organisms are "system properties." Therefore, studies of energy metabolism have become, increasingly, experiments in systems biology. A significant challenge continues to be the integration of phenomena over multiple levels of organization. Body mass and temperature are said to account for most of the variation in metabolic rates found in nature. A mechanistic foundation for the understanding of these patterns is outlined. It is emphasized that evolution, leading to adaptation to diverse lifestyles and environments, has resulted in a tremendous amount of deviation from popularly accepted scaling "rules." This is especially so in the deep sea which constitutes most of the biosphere.
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- Raul K Suarez
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
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Cano I, Mickael M, Gomez-Cabrero D, Tegnér J, Roca J, Wagner PD. Importance of mitochondrial P(O2) in maximal O2 transport and utilization: a theoretical analysis. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2013; 189:477-83. [PMID: 24012990 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2013.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Revised: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 08/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In previous calculations of how the O2 transport system limits .VO2(max), it was reasonably assumed that mitochondrial P(O2) (Pm(O2)) could be neglected (set to zero). However, in reality, Pm(O2) must exceed zero and the red cell to mitochondrion diffusion gradient may therefore be reduced, impairing diffusive transport of O2 and .VO2(max). Accordingly, we investigated the influence of Pm(O2) on these calculations by coupling previously used equations for O2 transport to one for mitochondrial respiration relating mitochondrial .VO2 to P(O2). This hyperbolic function, characterized by its P50 and V˙MAX, allowed Pm(O2) to become a model output (rather than set to zero as previously). Simulations using data from exercising normal subjects showed that at .VO2(max), Pm(O2) was usually <1mmHg, and that the effects on .VO2(max) were minimal. However, when O2 transport capacity exceeded mitochondrial V˙MAX, or if P50 were elevated,Pm(O2) often reached double digit values, thereby reducing the diffusion gradient and significantly decreasing .VO2(max).
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- I Cano
- Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERES, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.
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Determinants of inter-specific variation in basal metabolic rate. J Comp Physiol B 2012; 183:1-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-012-0676-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Revised: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A comparative meta-analysis of maximal aerobic metabolism of vertebrates: implications for respiratory and cardiovascular limits to gas exchange. J Comp Physiol B 2012; 183:167-79. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-012-0688-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2012] [Revised: 06/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Spurway NC, Ekblom B, Noakes TD, Wagner PD. What limits[Vdot]O2max?A symposium held at the BASES Conference, 6 September 2010. J Sports Sci 2012; 30:517-31. [DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.642809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Wagner PD. Modeling O₂ transport as an integrated system limiting (.)V(O₂MAX). COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2011; 101:109-114. [PMID: 20483502 PMCID: PMC2939967 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2010.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Accepted: 03/21/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Maximal endurance exercise capacity is determined by a variety of factors, including maximal ability to transport O₂ to the muscle mitochondria and to use this O₂ for ATP generation ((.)V(O₂MAX)). This analysis combines the individually well-known O₂ mass conservation equations for the four critical steps in the O₂ transport pathway (ventilation, alveolar/capillary diffusion, circulation and muscle diffusion) into an analytical, closed form, model showing how (.)V(O₂MAX) depends on all four steps. It further shows how changes in any one step affect the function of the others. This analytical approach however requires approximating the O₂Hb dissociation curve as linear. Removing this condition to allow for the real O₂Hb curve requires numerical analysis best explained graphically. Incorporating maximal mitochondrial metabolic capacity to use O₂ allows prediction of when (.)V(O₂MAX) is limited by transport or by metabolic capacity. This simple approach recapitulates in vivo behavior and clarifies the determinants of maximal exercise.
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- Peter D Wagner
- Division of Physiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, DEPT 0623A, La Jolla, CA 92093-0623A, USA.
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Boushel R, Gnaiger E, Calbet JAL, Gonzalez-Alonso J, Wright-Paradis C, Sondergaard H, Ara I, Helge JW, Saltin B. Muscle mitochondrial capacity exceeds maximal oxygen delivery in humans. Mitochondrion 2010; 11:303-7. [PMID: 21147270 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2010.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2010] [Revised: 11/04/2010] [Accepted: 12/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Across a wide range of species and body mass a close matching exists between maximal conductive oxygen delivery and mitochondrial respiratory rate. In this study we investigated in humans how closely in-vivo maximal oxygen consumption (VO(2) max) is matched to state 3 muscle mitochondrial respiration. High resolution respirometry was used to quantify mitochondrial respiration from the biopsies of arm and leg muscles while in-vivo arm and leg VO(2) were determined by the Fick method during leg cycling and arm cranking. We hypothesized that muscle mitochondrial respiratory rate exceeds that of systemic oxygen delivery. The state 3 mitochondrial respiration of the deltoid muscle (4.3±0.4 mmol o(2)kg(-1) min(-1)) was similar to the in-vivo VO(2) during maximal arm cranking (4.7±0.5 mmol O(2) kg(-1) min(-1)) with 6 kg muscle. In contrast, the mitochondrial state 3 of the quadriceps was 6.9±0.5 mmol O(2) kg(-1) min(-1), exceeding the in-vivo leg VO(2) max (5.0±0.2 mmol O(2) kg(-1) min(-1)) during leg cycling with 20 kg muscle (P<0.05). Thus, when half or more of the body muscle mass is engaged during exercise, muscle mitochondrial respiratory capacity surpasses in-vivo VO(2) max. The findings reveal an excess capacity of muscle mitochondrial respiratory rate over O(2) delivery by the circulation in the cascade defining maximal oxidative rate in humans.
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- Robert Boushel
- The Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Ferretti G, Bringard A, Perini R. An analysis of performance in human locomotion. Eur J Appl Physiol 2010; 111:391-401. [PMID: 20437056 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1482-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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This paper reports an analysis of the principles underlying human performances on the basis of the work initiated by Pietro Enrico di Prampero. Starting from the concept that the maximal speed that can be attained over a given distance with a given locomotion mode is directly proportional to the maximal sustainable power and inversely proportional to the energy cost of locomotion, we discuss the maximal powers (and capacities) of anaerobic (lactic and alactic) and aerobic metabolisms and the factors that limit them, and the factors affecting the energy cost of various locomotion modes. Special attention is given to the role of air resistance and frictional forces. Finally, computation of performance speed is discussed along the approach originally developed by di Prampero.
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- Guido Ferretti
- Département des Neurosciences Fondamentales, Centre Médical Universitaire, Université de Genève, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211, Geneve 4, Switzerland.
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Effect of respiratory muscle training on maximum aerobic power in normoxia and hypoxia. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2010; 170:268-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2009] [Revised: 02/05/2010] [Accepted: 02/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bourdillon N, Mollard P, Letournel M, Beaudry M, Richalet JP. Interaction between hypoxia and training on NIRS signal during exercise: Contribution of a mathematical model. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2009; 169:50-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2009] [Revised: 08/17/2009] [Accepted: 08/19/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Maximal O2 consumption: Effects of gravity withdrawal and resumption. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2009; 169 Suppl 1:S50-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Revised: 03/26/2009] [Accepted: 03/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kirkton SD, Howlett RA, Gonzalez NC, Giuliano PG, Britton SL, Koch LG, Wagner HE, Wagner PD. Continued artificial selection for running endurance in rats is associated with improved lung function. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2009; 106:1810-8. [PMID: 19299574 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90419.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Previous studies found that selection for endurance running in untrained rats produced distinct high (HCR) and low (LCR) capacity runners. Furthermore, despite weighing 14% less, 7th generation HCR rats achieved the same absolute maximal oxygen consumption (Vo(2max)) as LCR due to muscle adaptations that improved oxygen extraction and use. However, there were no differences in cardiopulmonary function after seven generations of selection. If selection for increased endurance capacity continued, we hypothesized that due to the serial nature of oxygen delivery enhanced cardiopulmonary function would be required. In the present study, generation 15 rats selected for high and low endurance running capacity showed differences in pulmonary function. HCR, now 25% lighter than LCR, reached a 12% higher absolute Vo(2max) than LCR, P < 0.05 (49% higher Vo(2max)/kg). Despite the 25% difference in body size, both lung volume (at 20 cmH(2)O airway pressure) and exercise diffusing capacity were similar in HCR and LCR. Lung volume of LCR lay on published mammalian allometrical relationships while that of HCR lay above that line. Alveolar ventilation at Vo(2max) was 30% higher, P < 0.05 (78% higher, per kg), arterial Pco(2) was 4.5 mmHg (17%) lower, P < 0.05, while total pulmonary vascular resistance was (insignificantly) 5% lower (30% lower, per kg) in HCR. The smaller mass of HCR animals was due mostly to a smaller body frame rather than to a lower fat mass. These findings show that by generation 15, lung size in smaller HCR rats is not reduced in concert with their smaller body size, but has remained similar to that of LCR, supporting the hypothesis that continued selection for increased endurance capacity requires relatively larger lungs, supporting greater ventilation, gas exchange, and pulmonary vascular conductance.
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- Scott D Kirkton
- Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA 92093-0623, USA
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Calbet JAL, Rådegran G, Boushel R, Saltin B. On the mechanisms that limit oxygen uptake during exercise in acute and chronic hypoxia: role of muscle mass. J Physiol 2008; 587:477-90. [PMID: 19047206 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.162271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Peak aerobic power in humans (VO2,peak) is markedly affected by inspired O2 tension (FIO2). The question to be answered in this study is what factor plays a major role in the limitation of muscle peak VO2 in hypoxia: arterial O2 partial pressure (Pa,O2) or O2 content (Ca,O2)? Thus, cardiac output (dye dilution with Cardio-green), leg blood flow (thermodilution), intra-arterial blood pressure and femoral arterial-to-venous differences in blood gases were determined in nine lowlanders studied during incremental exercise using a large (two-legged cycle ergometer exercise: Bike) and a small (one-legged knee extension exercise: Knee)muscle mass in normoxia, acute hypoxia (AH) (FIO2 = 0.105) and after 9 weeks of residence at 5260 m (CH). Reducing the size of the active muscle mass blunted by 62% the effect of hypoxia on VO2,peak in AH and abolished completely the effect of hypoxia on VO2,peak after altitude acclimatization. Acclimatization improved Bike peak exercise Pa,O2 from 34 +/- 1 in AH to 45 +/- 1 mmHg in CH(P <0.05) and Knee Pa,O2 from 38 +/- 1 to 55 +/- 2 mmHg(P <0.05). Peak cardiac output and leg blood flow were reduced in hypoxia only during Bike. Acute hypoxia resulted in reduction of systemic O2 delivery (46 and 21%) and leg O2 delivery (47 and 26%) during Bike and Knee, respectively, almost matching the corresponding reduction in VO2,peak. Altitude acclimatization restored fully peak systemic and leg O(2) delivery in CH (2.69 +/- 0.27 and 1.28 +/- 0.11 l min(-1), respectively) to sea level values (2.65 +/- 0.15 and 1.16 +/- 0.11 l min(-1), respectively) during Knee, but not during Bike. During Knee in CH, leg oxygen delivery was similar to normoxia and, therefore, also VO2,peak in spite of a Pa,O2 of 55 mmHg. Reducing the size of the active mass improves pulmonary gas exchange during hypoxic exercise, attenuates the Bohr effect on oxygen uploading at the lungs and preserves sea level convective O2 transport to the active muscles. Thus, the altitude-acclimatized human has potentially a similar exercising capacity as at sea level when the exercise model allows for an adequate oxygen delivery (blood flow x Ca,O2), with only a minor role of Pa,O2 per se, when Pa,O2 is more than 55 mmHg.
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- José A L Calbet
- The Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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Lundby C, Robach P, Boushel R, Thomsen JJ, Rasmussen P, Koskolou M, Calbet JAL. Does recombinant human Epo increase exercise capacity by means other than augmenting oxygen transport? J Appl Physiol (1985) 2008; 105:581-7. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90484.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study was performed to test the hypothesis that administration of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo) in humans increases maximal oxygen consumption by augmenting the maximal oxygen carrying capacity of blood. Systemic and leg oxygen delivery and oxygen uptake were studied during exercise in eight subjects before and after 13 wk of rHuEpo treatment and after isovolemic hemodilution to the same hemoglobin concentration observed before the start of rHuEpo administration. At peak exercise, leg oxygen delivery was increased from 1,777.0 ± 102.0 ml/min before rHuEpo treatment to 2,079.8 ± 120.7 ml/min after treatment. After hemodilution, oxygen delivery was decreased to the pretreatment value (1,710.3 ± 138.1 ml/min). Fractional leg arterial oxygen extraction was unaffected at maximal exercise; hence, maximal leg oxygen uptake increased from 1,511.0 ± 130.1 ml/min before treatment to 1,793.0 ± 148.7 ml/min with rHuEpo and decreased after hemodilution to 1,428.0 ± 111.6 ml/min. Pulmonary oxygen uptake at peak exercise increased from 3,950.0 ± 160.7 before administration to 4,254.5 ± 178.4 ml/min with rHuEpo and decreased to 4,059.0 ± 161.1 ml/min with hemodilution ( P = 0.22, compared with values before rHuEpo treatment). Blood buffer capacity remained unaffected by rHuEpo treatment and hemodilution. The augmented hematocrit did not compromise peak cardiac output. In summary, in healthy humans, rHuEpo increases maximal oxygen consumption due to augmented systemic and muscular peak oxygen delivery.
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Running speed and maximal oxygen uptake in rats and mice: practical implications for exercise training. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 14:753-60. [PMID: 18043295 DOI: 10.1097/hjr.0b013e3281eacef1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Valid and reliable experimental models are essential to gain insight into the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of exercise in prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of lifestyle-related diseases. Studies with large changes, low variation, and reproducible training outcome require individualized training intensity, controlled by direct measurements of maximal oxygen uptake or heart rate. As this approach is expensive and time consuming, we discuss whether maximal treadmill running speed in a gradually increasing ramp protocol might be sufficient to control intensity without losing accuracy. Combined data from six studies of rats and mice from our lab demonstrated a close correlation between running speed and oxygen uptake. This relationship changed towards a steeper linear slope after endurance training, indicating improved work economy, that is, less oxygen was consumed at fixed submaximal running speeds. Maximal oxygen uptake increased 40-70% after high-intensity aerobic interval training in mice and rats. The speed at which oxygen uptake reached a plateau, increased in parallel with the change in maximal oxygen uptake during the training period. Although this suggests that running speed can be used to assess training intensity throughout a training program, the problem is to determine the exact relative intensity related to maximal oxygen uptake from running speed alone. We therefore suggest that directly measured oxygen uptake should be used to assess exercise intensity and optimize endurance training in rats and mice. Running speed may serve as a supplement to ensure this intensity.
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This short review addresses modern concepts of oxygen transport and utilization. It consists of two sections. The first deals with the underlying concepts and is largely theoretical. It first presents the transport pathway components as a linked in series system. Then, the way in which the components are integrated to set limits to overall O(2) availability to tissue mitochondria is discussed. It therefore presents a framework for interpreting O(2) transport limitations, both in health and disease. The second section deals with experimental outcomes of studies that address the pathway components and the limitations they may impose on O(2) availability using that framework. Most of these studies have involved exercise in healthy subjects, but some have examined the relationship between O(2) supply and utilization in critically ill patients. An application suitable for intact transgenic mouse phenotyping studies is also proposed.
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- P D Wagner
- Division of Physiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Levine BD. .VO2max: what do we know, and what do we still need to know? J Physiol 2008; 586:25-34. [PMID: 18006574 PMCID: PMC2375567 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.147629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2007] [Accepted: 11/02/2007] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Maximal oxygen uptake (.VO(2,max)) is a physiological characteristic bounded by the parametric limits of the Fick equation: (left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic volume--LV end-systolic volume) x heart rate x arterio-venous oxygen difference. 'Classical' views of .VO(2,max) emphasize its critical dependence on convective oxygen transport to working skeletal muscle, and recent data are dispositive, proving convincingly that such limits must and do exist. 'Contemporary' investigations into the mechanisms underlying peripheral muscle fatigue due to energetic supply/demand mismatch are clarifying the local mediators of fatigue at the skeletal muscle level, though the afferent signalling pathways that communicate these environmental conditions to the brain and the sites of central integration of cardiovascular and neuromotor control are still being worked out. Elite endurance athletes have a high .VO(2,max) due primarily to a high cardiac output from a large compliant cardiac chamber (including the myocardium and pericardium) which relaxes quickly and fills to a large end-diastolic volume. This large capacity for LV filling and ejection allows preservation of blood pressure during extraordinary rates of muscle blood flow and oxygen transport which support high rates of sustained oxidative metabolism. The magnitude and mechanisms of cardiac phenotype plasticity remain uncertain and probably involve underlying genetic factors, as well as the length, duration, type, intensity and age of initiation of the training stimulus.
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- Benjamin D Levine
- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, 7232 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231, USA.
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Nonexercise models for predicting maximal oxygen uptake existing physiological basis. Eur J Appl Physiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0486-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Hsia CCW, Johnson RL, Dane DM, Wu EY, Estrera AS, Wagner HE, Wagner PD. The canine spleen in oxygen transport: gas exchange and hemodynamic responses to splenectomy. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2007; 103:1496-505. [PMID: 17673565 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00281.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In athletic animals the spleen induces acute polycythemia by dynamic contraction that releases red blood cells into the circulation in response to increased O(2) demand and metabolic stress; when energy demand is relieved, the polycythemia is rapidly reversed by splenic relaxation. We have shown in adult foxhounds that splenectomy eliminates exercise-induced polycythemia, thereby reducing peak O(2) uptake and lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DL(CO)) as well as exaggerating preexisting DL(CO) impairment imposed by pneumonectomy (Dane DM, Hsia CC, Wu EY, Hogg RT, Hogg DC, Estrera AS, Johnson RL Jr. J Appl Physiol 101: 289-297, 2006). To examine whether the postsplenectomy reduction in DL(CO) leads to abnormalities in O(2) diffusion, ventilation-perfusion inequality, or hemodynamic function, we studied these animals via the multiple inert gas elimination technique at rest and during exercise at a constant workload equivalent to 50% or 80% of peak O(2) uptake while breathing 21% and 14% O(2) in balanced order. From rest to exercise after splenectomy, minute ventilation was significantly elevated with respect to O(2) uptake compared with exercise before splenectomy; cardiac output, O(2) delivery, and mean pulmonary and systemic arterial blood pressures were 10-20% lower, while O(2) extraction was elevated with respect to O(2) uptake. Ventilation-perfusion inequality was unchanged, but O(2) diffusing capacities of lung (DL(O2)) and peripheral tissue during exercise were lower with respect to cardiac output postsplenectomy by 32% and 25%, respectively. The relationship between DL(O2) and DL(CO) was unchanged by splenectomy. We conclude that the canine spleen regulates both convective and diffusive O(2) transport during exercise to increase maximal O(2) uptake.
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- Connie C W Hsia
- Dept. of Internal Medicine, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9034, USA
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Mollard P, Woorons X, Letournel M, Lamberto C, Favret F, Pichon A, Beaudry M, Richalet JP. Determinants of maximal oxygen uptake in moderate acute hypoxia in endurance athletes. Eur J Appl Physiol 2007; 100:663-73. [PMID: 17534646 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0457-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/21/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The factors determining maximal oxygen consumption were explored in eight endurance trained subjects (TS) and eight untrained subjects (US) exposed to moderate acute normobaric hypoxia. Subjects performed maximal incremental tests at sea level and simulated altitudes (1,000, 2,500, 4,500 m). Heart rate (HR), stroke volume (SV), cardiac output (.Q), arterialized oxygen saturation (Sa'O2), oxygen uptake (.VO2max), ventilation (.VE, expressed in normobaric conditions) were measured. At maximal exercise, ventilatory equivalent (.VE/.VO2max), O2 transport (.QaO2max) and O2 extraction (O2ERmax) were calculated. In TS, .Qmax remained unchanged despite a significant reduction in HRmax at 4,500 m. SVmax remained unchanged. .VEmax decreased in TS at 4,500 m, .VE/.VO2max was lower in TS and greater at 4,500 m vs. sea level in both groups. Sa'O2max decreased at and above 1,000 m in TS and 2,500 m in US, O2ERmax increased at 4,500 m in both groups. .QaO2max decreased with altitude and was greater in TS than US up to 2,500 m but not at 4,500 m. .VO2max decreased with altitude but the decrement (Delta.VO2max) was larger in TS at 4,500 m. In both groups Delta.VO2max in moderate hypoxia was correlated with Delta.QaO2max. Several differences between the two groups are probably responsible for the greater Delta.VO2max in TS at 4,500 m : (1) the relative hypoventilation in TS as shown by the decrement in .VEmax at 4,500 m (2) the greater.QaO2max decrement in TS due to a lower Sa'O2max and unchanged .Qmax 3) the smaller increase in O2ERmax in TS, insufficient to compensate the decrease in .QaO2max.
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- Pascal Mollard
- Laboratoire Réponses cellulaires et fonctionnelles à l'hypoxie, Université Paris 13, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, EA2363, ARPE, 93017 Bobigny Cedex, France.
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Malek MH, Berger DE, Coburn JW. On the inappropriateness of stepwise regression analysis for model building and testing. Eur J Appl Physiol 2007; 101:263-4; author reply 265-6. [PMID: 17520270 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0485-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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