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Delorme AS, Laguide A, Tamagne M, Pinheiro MK, Cagnet L, Neyrinck-Leglantier D, Khelfa M, Cleophax S, Pirenne F, Vingert B. Immune interactions and regulation with CD39 + extracellular vesicles from platelet concentrates. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1397967. [PMID: 38947317 PMCID: PMC11211594 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1397967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024] Open
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Introduction CD39 plays an important role in the immunoregulation and inhibition of effector cells. It is expressed on immune cells, including Tregs, and on extracellular vesicles (EVs) budding from the plasma membrane. Platelet transfusion may induce alloimmunization against HLA-I antigens, leading to refractoriness to platelet transfusion with severe consequences for patients. Tregs may play a key role in determining whether alloimmunization occurs in patients with hematologic disorders. We hypothesized that CD39+ EVs might play an immunoregulatory role, particularly in the context of platelet transfusions in patients with hematologic disorders. Such alloimmunization leads to the production of alloantibodies and is sensitive to the regulatory action of CD39. Methods We characterized CD39+ EVs in platelet concentrates by flow cytometry. The absolute numbers and cellular origins of CD39+ EVs were evaluated. We also performed functional tests to evaluate interactions with immune cells and their functions. Results We found that CD39+ EVs from platelet concentrates had an inhibitory phenotype that could be transferred to the immune cells with which they interacted: CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes (TLs), dendritic cells, monocytes, and B lymphocytes (BLs). Moreover, the concentration of CD39+ EVs in platelet concentrates varied and was very high in 10% of concentrates. The number of these EVs present was determinant for EV-cell interactions. Finally, functional interactions were observed with BLs, CD4+ TLs and CD39+ EVs for immunoglobulin production and lymphoproliferation, with potential implications for the immunological management of patients.
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- Adèle Silane Delorme
- Univ Paris Est Creteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Mondor de la Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Creteil, France
- Etablissement Français du Sang, Ivry sur Seine, France
- Laboratory of Excellence, Biogénèse et Pathologies du Globule Rouge (GR-Ex), Paris, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Mondor de la Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Creteil, France
- Etablissement Français du Sang, Ivry sur Seine, France
- Laboratory of Excellence, Biogénèse et Pathologies du Globule Rouge (GR-Ex), Paris, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Mondor de la Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Creteil, France
- Etablissement Français du Sang, Ivry sur Seine, France
- Laboratory of Excellence, Biogénèse et Pathologies du Globule Rouge (GR-Ex), Paris, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Mondor de la Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Creteil, France
- Etablissement Français du Sang, Ivry sur Seine, France
- Laboratory of Excellence, Biogénèse et Pathologies du Globule Rouge (GR-Ex), Paris, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Mondor de la Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Creteil, France
- Etablissement Français du Sang, Ivry sur Seine, France
- Laboratory of Excellence, Biogénèse et Pathologies du Globule Rouge (GR-Ex), Paris, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Mondor de la Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Creteil, France
- Etablissement Français du Sang, Ivry sur Seine, France
- Laboratory of Excellence, Biogénèse et Pathologies du Globule Rouge (GR-Ex), Paris, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Mondor de la Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Creteil, France
- Etablissement Français du Sang, Ivry sur Seine, France
- Laboratory of Excellence, Biogénèse et Pathologies du Globule Rouge (GR-Ex), Paris, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Mondor de la Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Creteil, France
- Etablissement Français du Sang, Ivry sur Seine, France
- Laboratory of Excellence, Biogénèse et Pathologies du Globule Rouge (GR-Ex), Paris, France
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Mondor de la Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Creteil, France
- Etablissement Français du Sang, Ivry sur Seine, France
- Laboratory of Excellence, Biogénèse et Pathologies du Globule Rouge (GR-Ex), Paris, France
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Pinto TS, Feltran GDS, Fernandes CJDC, de Camargo Andrade AF, Coque ADC, Silva SL, Abuderman AA, Zambuzzi WF, Foganholi da Silva RA. Epigenetic changes in shear-stressed endothelial cells. Cell Biol Int 2024; 48:665-681. [PMID: 38420868 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.12138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Epigenetic changes, particularly histone compaction modifications, have emerged as critical regulators in the epigenetic pathway driving endothelial cell phenotype under constant exposure to laminar forces induced by blood flow. However, the underlying epigenetic mechanisms governing endothelial cell behavior in this context remain poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted in vitro experiments using human umbilical vein endothelial cells subjected to various tensional forces simulating pathophysiological blood flow shear stress conditions, ranging from normotensive to hypertensive forces. Our study uncovers a noteworthy observation wherein endothelial cells exposed to high shear stress demonstrate a decrease in the epigenetic marks H3K4ac and H3K27ac, accompanied by significant alterations in the levels of HDAC (histone deacetylase) proteins. Moreover, we demonstrate a negative regulatory effect of increased shear stress on HOXA13 gene expression and a concomitant increase in the expression of the long noncoding RNA, HOTTIP, suggesting a direct association with the suppression of HOXA13. Collectively, these findings represent the first evidence of the role of histone-related epigenetic modifications in modulating chromatin compaction during mechanosignaling of endothelial cells in response to elevated shear stress forces. Additionally, our results highlight the importance of understanding the physiological role of HOXA13 in vascular biology and hypertensive patients, emphasizing the potential for developing small molecules to modulate its activity. These findings warrant further preclinical investigations and open new avenues for therapeutic interventions targeting epigenetic mechanisms in hypertensive conditions.
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- Thaís Silva Pinto
- Lab. of Bioassays and Cellular Dynamics, Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Paulista State University-UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Lab. of Bioassays and Cellular Dynamics, Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Paulista State University-UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Lab. of Bioassays and Cellular Dynamics, Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Paulista State University-UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Lab. of Bioassays and Cellular Dynamics, Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Paulista State University-UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Epigenetic Study Center and Gene Regulation-CEEpiRG, Program in Environmental and Experimental Pathology, Paulista University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Dentistry, University of Taubaté, Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Lab. of Bioassays and Cellular Dynamics, Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Paulista State University-UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Epigenetic Study Center and Gene Regulation-CEEpiRG, Program in Environmental and Experimental Pathology, Paulista University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- School of Dentistry, University of Taubaté, Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil
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Brewster LM, Bain AR, Garcia VP, DeSouza NM, Tymko MM, Greiner JJ, Ainslie PN. Global REACH 2018: High Altitude-Related Circulating Extracellular Microvesicles Promote a Proinflammatory Endothelial Phenotype In Vitro. High Alt Med Biol 2023; 24:223-229. [PMID: 37504958 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2023.0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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Brewster, L. Madden, Anthony R. Bain, Vinicius P. Garcia, Noah M. DeSouza, Michael M. Tymko, Jared J. Greiner, and Philip N. Ainslie. Global REACH 2018: high altitude-related circulating extracellular microvesicles promote a proinflammatory endothelial phenotype in vitro. High Alt Med Biol. 24:223-229, 2023. Introduction: Ascent to high altitude (HA) can induce vascular dysfunction by promoting a proinflammatory endothelial phenotype. Circulating microvesicles (MVs) can mediate the vascular endothelium and inflammation. It is unclear whether HA-related MVs are associated with endothelial inflammation. Objectives: We tested the hypothesis that MVs derived from ascent to HA induce a proinflammatory endothelial phenotype. Methods: Ten healthy adults (8 M/2 F; age: 28 ± 2 years) residing at sea level (SL) were studied before and 4-6 days after rapid ascent to HA (4,300 m). MVs were isolated and enumerated from plasma by centrifugation and flow cytometry. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were treated with MVs collected from each subject at SL (MV-SL) and at HA (MV-HA). Results: Circulating MV number significantly increased at HA (26,637 ± 3,315 vs. 19,388 ± 1,699). Although intracellular expression of total nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-κB; 83.4 ± 6.7 arbitrary units [AU] vs. 90.2 ± 6.9 AU) was not affected, MV-HA resulted in ∼55% higher (p < 0.05) active NF-κB (129.6 ± 19.8 AU vs. 90.7 ± 10.5 AU) expression compared with MV-SL. In addition, MV-HA induced higher interleukin (IL)-6 (63.9 ± 3.9 pg/ml vs. 53.3 ± 3.6 pg/ml) and IL-8 (140.2 ± 3.6 pg/ml vs. 120.7 ± 3.8 pg/ml) release compared with MV-SL, which was blunted with NF-κB blockade. Conclusions: Circulating extracellular MVs increase at HA and induce endothelial inflammation, potentially contributing to altitude-related vascular dysfunction.
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- L Madden Brewster
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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Thompson W, Papoutsakis ET. The role of biomechanical stress in extracellular vesicle formation, composition and activity. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 66:108158. [PMID: 37105240 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cornerstones of intercellular communication with exciting fundamental, clinical, and more broadly biotechnological applications. However, variability in EV composition, which results from the culture conditions used to generate the EVs, poses significant fundamental and applied challenges and a hurdle for scalable bioprocessing. Thus, an understanding of the relationship between EV production (and for clinical applications, manufacturing) and EV composition is increasingly recognized as important and necessary. While chemical stimulation and culture conditions such as cell density are known to influence EV biology, the impact of biomechanical forces on the generation, properties, and biological activity of EVs remains poorly understood. Given the omnipresence of these forces in EV preparation and in biomanufacturing, expanding the understanding of their impact on EV composition-and thus, activity-is vital. Although several publications have examined EV preparation and bioprocessing and briefly discussed biomechanical stresses as variables of interest, this review represents the first comprehensive evaluation of the impact of such stresses on EV production, composition and biological activity. We review how EV biogenesis, cargo, efficacy, and uptake are uniquely affected by various types, magnitudes, and durations of biomechanical forces, identifying trends that emerge both generically and for individual cell types. We also describe implications for scalable bioprocessing, evaluating processes inherent in common EV production and isolation methods, and propose a path forward for rigorous EV quality control.
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- Will Thompson
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE 19713, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, 590 Avenue 1743, Newark, DE 19713, USA.
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Vascular Function Recovery Following Saturation Diving. Medicina (B Aires) 2022; 58:medicina58101476. [PMID: 36295636 PMCID: PMC9610043 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58101476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background and Objectives: Saturation diving is a technique used in commercial diving. Decompression sickness (DCS) was the main concern of saturation safety, but procedures have evolved over the last 50 years and DCS has become a rare event. New needs have evolved to evaluate the diving and decompression stress to improve the flexibility of the operations (minimum interval between dives, optimal oxygen levels, etc.). We monitored this stress in saturation divers during actual operations. Materials and Methods: The monitoring included the detection of vascular gas emboli (VGE) and the changes in the vascular function measured by flow mediated dilatation (FMD) after final decompression to surface. Monitoring was performed onboard a diving support vessel operating in the North Sea at typical storage depths of 120 and 136 msw. A total of 49 divers signed an informed consent form and participated to the study. Data were collected on divers at surface, before the saturation and during the 9 h following the end of the final decompression. Results: VGE were detected in three divers at very low levels (insignificant), confirming the improvements achieved on saturation decompression procedures. As expected, the FMD showed an impairment of vascular function immediately at the end of the saturation in all divers but the divers fully recovered from these vascular changes in the next 9 following hours, regardless of the initial decompression starting depth. Conclusion: These changes suggest an oxidative/inflammatory dimension to the diving/decompression stress during saturation that will require further monitoring investigations even if the vascular impairement is found to recover fast.
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Circulating Microparticles Are Differentially Increased in Lowlanders and Highlanders with High Altitude Induced Pulmonary Hypertension during the Cold Season. Cells 2022; 11:cells11192932. [PMID: 36230894 PMCID: PMC9563667 DOI: 10.3390/cells11192932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The role of microparticles (MPs) and cold in high altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) remains unexplored. We investigated the impact of long-term cold exposure on the pulmonary circulation in lowlanders and high-altitude natives and the role of MPs. Pulmonary hemodynamics were evaluated using Doppler echocardiography at the end of the colder and warmer seasons. We further examined the miRNA content of MPs isolated from the study participants and studied their effects on human pulmonary artery smooth muscle (hPASMCs) and endothelial cells (hPAECs). Long-term exposure to cold environment was associated with an enhanced pulmonary artery pressure in highlanders. Plasma levels of CD62E-positive and CD68-positive MPs increased in response to cold in lowlanders and HAPH highlanders. The miRNA-210 expression contained in MPs differentially changed in response to cold in lowlanders and highlanders. MPs isolated from lowlanders and highlanders increased proliferation and reduced apoptosis of hPASMCs. Further, MPs isolated from warm-exposed HAPH highlanders and cold-exposed highlanders exerted the most pronounced effects on VEGF expression in hPAECs. We demonstrated that prolonged exposure to cold is associated with elevated pulmonary artery pressures, which are most pronounced in high-altitude residents. Further, the numbers of circulating MPs are differentially increased in lowlanders and HAPH highlanders during the colder season.
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Feng S, Chen JW, Shu XY, Aihemaiti M, Quan JW, Lu L, Zhang RY, Yang CD, Wang XQ. Endothelial microparticles: A mechanosensitive regulator of vascular homeostasis and injury under shear stress. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:980112. [PMID: 36172284 PMCID: PMC9510576 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.980112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hemodynamic shear stress (SS), a frictional force generated by blood flow, regulates vascular homeostasis. High and steady SS maintains physiological function of endothelial cells while low and disturbed SS promotes disturbance of vascular homeostasis and the development of atherosclerosis. Endothelial microparticle (EMP), a vesicular structure shed from endothelial cells, has emerged as a surrogate biomarker of endothelial injury and dysfunction. EMP release is triggered by disturbed SS in addition to multiple inflammatory cytokines. This review systematically summarizes the impact of SS on EMPs and the role of EMPs under SS in modulating vascular homeostasis and injury, including endothelial survival, vasodilation, inflammatory response, vascular permeability, and coagulation system.
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- Shuo Feng
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Xiao Qun Wang, ; Chen Die Yang,
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Xiao Qun Wang, ; Chen Die Yang,
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Ogoh S, Washio T, Stacey BS, Tsukamoto H, Iannetelli A, Owens TS, Calverley TA, Fall L, Marley CJ, Bailey DM. Effects of continuous hypoxia on flow-mediated dilation in the cerebral and systemic circulation: on the regulatory significance of shear rate phenotype. J Physiol Sci 2022; 72:16. [PMID: 35858836 DOI: 10.1186/s12576-022-00841-5] [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: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Emergent evidence suggests that cyclic intermittent hypoxia increases cerebral arterial shear rate and endothelial function, whereas continuous exposure decreases anterior cerebral oxygen (O2) delivery. To examine to what extent continuous hypoxia impacts cerebral shear rate, cerebral endothelial function, and consequent cerebral O2 delivery (CDO2), eight healthy males were randomly assigned single-blind to 7 h passive exposure to both normoxia (21% O2) and hypoxia (12% O2). Blood flow in the brachial and internal carotid arteries were determined using Duplex ultrasound and included the combined assessment of systemic and cerebral endothelium-dependent flow-mediated dilatation. Systemic (brachial artery) flow-mediated dilatation was consistently lower during hypoxia (P = 0.013 vs. normoxia), whereas cerebral flow-mediated dilation remained preserved (P = 0.927 vs. normoxia) despite a reduction in internal carotid artery antegrade shear rate (P = 0.002 vs. normoxia) and CDO2 (P < 0.001 vs. normoxia). Collectively, these findings indicate that the reduction in CDO2 appears to be independent of cerebral endothelial function and contrasts with that observed during cyclic intermittent hypoxia, highlighting the regulatory importance of (hypoxia) dose duration and flow/shear rate phenotype.
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- Shigehiko Ogoh
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Toyo University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.,Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 4AT, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Toyo University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.,Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 4AT, UK
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 4AT, UK.,Faculty of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 4AT, UK
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 4AT, UK
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 4AT, UK
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 4AT, UK
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 4AT, UK
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, CF37 4AT, UK. .,Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan.
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Stone RM, Ainslie PN, Tremblay JC, Akins JD, MacLeod DB, Tymko MM, DeSouza CA, Bain AR. GLOBAL REACH 2018: intra-arterial vitamin C improves endothelial-dependent vasodilatory function in humans at high altitude. J Physiol 2021; 600:1373-1383. [PMID: 34743333 DOI: 10.1113/jp282281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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High altitude-induced hypoxaemia is often associated with peripheral vascular dysfunction. However, the basic mechanism(s) underlying high-altitude vascular impairments remains unclear. This study tested the hypothesis that oxidative stress contributes to the impairments in endothelial function during early acclimatization to high altitude. Ten young healthy lowlanders were tested at sea level (344 m) and following 4-6 days at high altitude (4300 m). Vascular endothelial function was determined using the isolated perfused forearm technique with forearm blood flow (FBF) measured by strain-gauge venous occlusion plethysmography. FBF was quantified in response to acetylcholine (ACh), sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and a co-infusion of ACh with the antioxidant vitamin C (ACh+VitC). The total FBF response to ACh (area under the curve) was ∼30% lower at high altitude than at sea level (P = 0.048). There was no difference in the response to SNP at high altitude (P = 0.860). At sea level, the co-infusion of ACh+VitC had no influence on the FBF dose response (P = 0.268); however, at high altitude ACh+VitC resulted in an average increase in the FBF dose response by ∼20% (P = 0.019). At high altitude, the decreased FBF response to ACh, and the increase in FBF in response to ACh+VitC, were associated with the magnitude of arterial hypoxaemia (R2 = 0.60, P = 0.008 and R2 = 0.63, P = 0.006, respectively). Collectively, these data support the hypothesis that impairments in vascular endothelial function at high altitude are in part attributable to oxidative stress, a consequence of the magnitude of hypoxaemia. These data extend our basic understanding of vascular (mal)adaptation to high-altitude sojourns, with important implications for understanding the aetiology of high altitude-related vascular dysfunction. KEY POINTS: Vascular dysfunction has been demonstrated in lowlanders at high altitude (>4000 m). However, the extent of impairment and the delineation of contributing mechanisms have remained unclear. Using the gold-standard isolated perfused forearm model, we determined the extent of vasodilatory dysfunction and oxidative stress as a contributing mechanism in healthy lowlanders before and 4-6 days after rapid ascent to 4300 m. The total forearm blood flow response to acetylcholine at high altitude was decreased by ∼30%. Co-infusion of acetylcholine with the antioxidant vitamin C partially restored the total forearm blood flow by ∼20%. The magnitude of forearm blood flow reduction, as well as the impact of oxidative stress, was positively associated with the individual severity of hypoxaemia. These data extend our basic understanding of vascular (mal)adaptation to high-altitude sojourns, with important implications for understanding the aetiology of high altitude-related changes in endothelial-mediated vasodilatory function.
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- Rachel M Stone
- Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Kelowna, Centre for Heart Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Kelowna, Centre for Heart Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Silva TOC, Sales ARK, Araujo GSM, Fonseca GWP, Braga PGS, Faria D, Rocha HNM, Rocha NG, Lima MF, Mady C, Negrão CE, Alves MJNN. Disturbed Blood Flow Acutely Increases Endothelial Microparticles and Decreases Flow Mediated Dilation in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Front Physiol 2021; 12:629674. [PMID: 33776792 PMCID: PMC7991910 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.629674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction Disturbed blood flow, characterized by high retrograde and oscillatory shear rate (SR), is associated with a proatherogenic phenotype. The impact of disturbed blood flow in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) remains unknown. We tested the hypothesis that acute elevation to retrograde and oscillatory SR provoked by local circulatory occlusion would increase endothelial microparticles (EMPs) and decrease brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in patients with HFrEF. Methods Eighteen patients with HFrEF aged 55 ± 2 years, with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 26 ± 1%, and 14 control subjects aged 49 ± 2 years with LVEF 65 ± 1 randomly underwent experimental and control sessions. Brachial artery FMD (Doppler) was evaluated before and after 30 min of disturbed forearm blood flow provoked by pneumatic cuff (Hokanson) inflation to 75 mm Hg. Venous blood samples were collected at rest, after 15 and 30 min of disturbed blood flow to assess circulating EMP levels (CD42b−/CD31+; flow cytometry). Results At rest, FMD was lower in patients with HFrEF compared with control subjects (P < 0.001), but blood flow patterns and EMPs had no differences (P > 0.05). The cuff inflation provoked a greater retrograde SR both groups (P < 0.0001). EMPs responses to disturbed blood flow significantly increased in patients with HFrEF (P = 0.03). No changes in EMPs were found in control subjects (P > 0.05). Disturbed blood flow decreased FMD both groups. No changes occurred in control condition. Conclusion Collectively, our findings suggest that disturbed blood flow acutely decreases FMD and increases EMP levels in patients with HFrEF, which may indicate that this set of patients are vulnerable to blood flow disturbances.
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- Thiago O C Silva
- Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.,D'OR Institute for Research and Education, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- D'OR Institute for Research and Education, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, Brazil
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- Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.,School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Yamada S, Ito H, Ishikawa M, Yamamoto K, Yamaguchi M, Oshima M, Nozaki K. Quantification of Oscillatory Shear Stress from Reciprocating CSF Motion on 4D Flow Imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:479-486. [PMID: 33478942 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Oscillatory shear stress could not be directly measured in consideration of direction, although cerebrospinal fluid has repetitive movements synchronized with heartbeat. Our aim was to evaluate the important of oscillatory shear stress in the cerebral aqueduct and foramen magnum in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus by comparing it with wall shear stress and the oscillatory shear index in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. MATERIALS AND METHODS By means of the 4D flow application, oscillatory shear stress, wall shear stress, and the oscillatory shear index were measured in 41 patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, 23 with co-occurrence of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and Alzheimer-type dementia, and 9 age-matched controls. These shear stress parameters at the cerebral aqueduct were compared with apertures and stroke volumes at the foramen of Magendie and cerebral aqueduct. RESULTS Two wall shear stress magnitude peaks during a heartbeat were changed to periodic oscillation by converting oscillatory shear stress. The mean oscillatory shear stress amplitude and time-averaged wall shear stress values at the dorsal and ventral regions of the cerebral aqueduct in the idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus groups were significantly higher than those in controls. Furthermore, those at the ventral region of the cerebral aqueduct in the idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus group were also significantly higher than those in the co-occurrence of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus with Alzheimer-type dementia group. The oscillatory shear stress amplitude at the dorsal region of the cerebral aqueduct was significantly associated with foramen of Magendie diameters, whereas it was strongly associated with the stroke volume at the upper end of the cerebral aqueduct rather than that at the foramen of Magendie. CONCLUSIONS Oscillatory shear stress, which reflects wall shear stress vector changes better than the conventional wall shear stress magnitude and the oscillatory shear index, can be directly measured on 4D flow MR imaging. Oscillatory shear stress at the cerebral aqueduct was considerably higher in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
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- S Yamada
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S.Y., K.N.), Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan .,Department of Neurosurgery and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Center (S.Y., K.Y., M.Y.), Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.,Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies/Institute of Industrial Science (S.Y., M.O.), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical System Research and Development Center (H.I.), Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Center (S.Y., K.Y., M.Y.), Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Center (S.Y., K.Y., M.Y.), Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies/Institute of Industrial Science (S.Y., M.O.), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (S.Y., K.N.), Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan
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Tremblay JC, Ainslie PN, Turner R, Gatterer H, Schlittler M, Woyke S, Regli IB, Strapazzon G, Rauch S, Siebenmann C. Endothelial function and shear stress in hypobaric hypoxia: time course and impact of plasma volume expansion in men. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 319:H980-H994. [PMID: 32886005 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00597.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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High-altitude exposure typically reduces endothelial function, and this is modulated by hemoconcentration resulting from plasma volume contraction. However, the specific impact of hypobaric hypoxia independent of external factors (e.g., cold, varying altitudes, exercise, diet, and dehydration) on endothelial function is unknown. We examined the temporal changes in blood viscosity, shear stress, and endothelial function and the impact of plasma volume expansion (PVX) during exposure to hypobaric hypoxia while controlling for external factors. Eleven healthy men (25 ± 4 yr, mean ± SD) completed two 4-day chamber visits [normoxia (NX) and hypobaric hypoxia (HH; equivalent altitude, 3,500 m)] in a crossover design. Endothelial function was assessed via flow-mediated dilation in response to transient (reactive hyperemia; RH-FMD) and sustained (progressive handgrip exercise; SS-FMD) increases in shear stress before entering and after 1, 6, 12, 48, and 96 h in the chamber. During HH, endothelial function was also measured on the last day after PVX to preexposure levels (1,140 ± 320 mL balanced crystalloid solution). Blood viscosity and arterial shear stress increased on the first day during HH compared with NX and remained elevated at 48 and 96 h (P < 0.005). RH-FMD did not differ during HH compared with NX and was unaffected by PVX despite reductions in blood viscosity (P < 0.05). The stimulus-response slope of increases in shear stress to vasodilation during SS-FMD was preserved in HH and increased by 44 ± 73% following PVX (P = 0.023). These findings suggest that endothelial function is maintained in HH when other stressors are absent and that PVX improves endothelial function in a shear-stress stimulus-specific manner.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Using a normoxic crossover study design, we examined the impact of hypobaric hypoxia (4 days; altitude equivalent, 3,500 m) and hemoconcentration on blood viscosity, shear stress, and endothelial function. Blood viscosity increased during the hypoxic exposure and was accompanied by elevated resting and exercising arterial shear stress. Flow-mediated dilation stimulated by reactive hyperemia and handgrip exercise was preserved throughout the hypoxic exposure. Plasma volume expansion reversed the hypoxia-associated hemoconcentration and selectively increased handgrip exercise flow-mediated dilation.
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- Joshua C Tremblay
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia-Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia-Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, "F. Tappeiner" Hospital, Merano, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, "F. Tappeiner" Hospital, Merano, Italy
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Ruhela D, Bhopale VM, Yang M, Yu K, Weintraub E, Greenblatt A, Thom SR. Blood-borne and brain-derived microparticles in morphine-induced anti-nociceptive tolerance. Brain Behav Immun 2020; 87:465-472. [PMID: 32001343 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We hypothesized that elevations of microparticles (MPs) would occur with morphine administration to mice. Repetitive dosing to induce anti-nociceptive tolerance increases blood-borne MPs by 8-fold, and by 10-fold in deep cervical lymph nodes draining brain glymphatics. MPs express proteins specific to cells including neutrophils, microglia, astrocytes, neurons and oligodendrocytes. Interleukin (IL)-1β content of MPs increases 68-fold. IL-1β antagonist administration diminishes blood-borne and cervical lymph node MPs, and abrogates tolerance induction. Intravenous polyethylene glycol Telomer B, a surfactant that lyses MPs, and intraperitoneal methylnaltrexone also inhibit MPs elevations and tolerance. Critically, neutropenic mice do not develop anti-nociceptive tolerance, elevations of blood-borne or cervical node MPs. Immunohistochemical evidence for microglial activation by morphine does not correlated with the MPs response pattern. Neutrophil-derived MPs appear to be required for morphine-induced anti-nociceptive tolerance. Further, patients entering treatment for opioid use disorder exhibit similar MPs elevations as do tolerant mice.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland, School of Medicine, United States
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Tymko MM, Hoiland RL, Tremblay JC, Stembridge M, Dawkins TG, Coombs GB, Patrician A, Howe CA, Gibbons TD, Moore JP, Simpson LL, Steinback CD, Meah VL, Stacey BS, Bailey DM, MacLeod DB, Gasho C, Anholm JD, Bain AR, Lawley JS, Villafuerte FC, Vizcardo-Galindo G, Ainslie PN. The 2018 Global Research Expedition on Altitude Related Chronic Health (Global REACH) to Cerro de Pasco, Peru: an Experimental Overview. Exp Physiol 2020; 106:86-103. [PMID: 32237245 DOI: 10.1113/ep088350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Herein, a methodological overview of our research team's (Global REACH) latest high altitude research expedition to Peru is provided. What is the main finding and its importance? The experimental objectives, expedition organization, measurements and key cohort data are discussed. The select data presented in this manuscript demonstrate the haematological differences between lowlanders and Andeans with and without excessive erythrocytosis. The data also demonstrate that exercise capacity was similar between study groups at high altitude. The forthcoming findings from our research expedition will contribute to our understanding of lowlander and indigenous highlander high altitude adaptation. ABSTRACT In 2016, the international research team Global Research Expedition on Altitude Related Chronic Health (Global REACH) was established and executed a high altitude research expedition to Nepal. The team consists of ∼45 students, principal investigators and physicians with the common objective of conducting experiments focused on high altitude adaptation in lowlanders and in highlanders with lifelong exposure to high altitude. In 2018, Global REACH travelled to Peru, where we performed a series of experiments in the Andean highlanders. The experimental objectives, organization and characteristics, and key cohort data from Global REACH's latest research expedition are outlined herein. Fifteen major studies are described that aimed to elucidate the physiological differences in high altitude acclimatization between lowlanders (n = 30) and Andean-born highlanders with (n = 22) and without (n = 45) excessive erythrocytosis. After baseline testing in Kelowna, BC, Canada (344 m), Global REACH travelled to Lima, Peru (∼80 m) and then ascended by automobile to Cerro de Pasco, Peru (∼4300 m), where experiments were conducted over 25 days. The core studies focused on elucidating the mechanism(s) governing cerebral and peripheral vascular function, cardiopulmonary regulation, exercise performance and autonomic control. Despite encountering serious logistical challenges, each of the proposed studies was completed at both sea level and high altitude, amounting to ∼780 study sessions and >3000 h of experimental testing. Participant demographics and data relating to acid-base balance and exercise capacity are presented. The collective findings will contribute to our understanding of how lowlanders and Andean highlanders have adapted under high altitude stress.
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- Michael M Tymko
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.,Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Glamorgan, UK
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Glamorgan, UK
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- Human Pharmacology & Physiology Lab, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, NC, USA.,Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Comparada/Fisiología del Transporte de Oxígeno, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Comparada/Fisiología del Transporte de Oxígeno, Facultad de Ciencias y Filosofía, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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Tymko MM, Lawley JS, Ainslie PN, Hansen AB, Hofstaetter F, Rainer S, Amin S, Moralez G, Gasho C, Vizcardo-Galindo G, Bermudez D, Villafuerte FC, Hearon CM. Global Reach 2018 Heightened α-Adrenergic Signaling Impairs Endothelial Function During Chronic Exposure to Hypobaric Hypoxia. Circ Res 2020; 127:e1-e13. [PMID: 32268833 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.119.316053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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RATIONALE Chronic exposure to hypoxia is associated with elevated sympathetic nervous activity and reduced vascular function in lowlanders, and Andean highlanders suffering from excessive erythrocytosis (EE); however, the mechanistic link between chronically elevated sympathetic nervous activity and hypoxia-induced vascular dysfunction has not been determined. OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of heightened sympathetic nervous activity on resistance artery endothelial-dependent dilation (EDD), and endothelial-independent dilation, in lowlanders and Andean highlanders with and without EE. METHODS AND RESULTS We tested healthy lowlanders (n=9) at sea level (344 m) and following 14 to 21 days at high altitude (4300 m), and permanent Andean highlanders with (n=6) and without (n=9) EE at high altitude. Vascular function was assessed using intraarterial infusions (3 progressive doses) of acetylcholine (ACh; EDD) and sodium nitroprusside (endothelial-independent dilation) before and after local α+β adrenergic receptor blockade (phentolamine and propranolol). Intraarterial blood pressure, heart rate, and simultaneous brachial artery diameter and blood velocity were recorded at rest and during drug infusion. Changes in forearm vascular conductance were calculated. The main findings were (1) chronic hypoxia reduced EDD in lowlanders (changes in forearm vascular conductance from sea level: ACh1: -52.7±19.6%, ACh2: -25.4±38.7%, ACh3: -35.1±34.7%, all P≤0.02); and in Andeans with EE compared with non-EE (changes in forearm vascular conductance at ACh3: -36.4%, P=0.007). Adrenergic blockade fully restored EDD in lowlanders at high altitude, and normalized EDD between EE and non-EE Andeans. (2) Chronic hypoxia had no effect on endothelial-independent dilation in lowlanders, and no differences were detected between EE and non-EE Andeans; however, EID was increased in the non-EE Andeans after adrenergic blockade (P=0.012), but this effect was not observed in the EE Andeans. CONCLUSIONS These data indicate that chronic hypoxia reduces EDD via heightened α-adrenergic signaling in lowlanders and in Andeans with EE. These vascular mechanisms have important implications for understanding the physiological consequences of acute and chronic high altitude adaptation.
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- Michael M Tymko
- From the Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada (M.M.T., P.N.A.).,Neurovascular Health Lab, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (M.M.T.)
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- University of Innsbruck, Austria (J.S.L., A.B.H., F.H., S.R., S.A.)
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- From the Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada (M.M.T., P.N.A.)
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- University of Innsbruck, Austria (J.S.L., A.B.H., F.H., S.R., S.A.)
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- University of Innsbruck, Austria (J.S.L., A.B.H., F.H., S.R., S.A.)
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- Department of Applied Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (G.M.)
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas (C.M.H.).,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (C.M.H.)
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Tymko MM, Tremblay JC, Bailey DM, Green DJ, Ainslie PN. The impact of hypoxaemia on vascular function in lowlanders and high altitude indigenous populations. J Physiol 2019; 597:5759-5776. [PMID: 31677355 DOI: 10.1113/jp277191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Exposure to hypoxia elicits widespread physiological responses that are critical for successful acclimatization; however, these responses may induce apparent maladaptive consequences. For example, recent studies conducted in both the laboratory and the field (e.g. at high altitude) have demonstrated that endothelial function is reduced in hypoxia. Herein, we review the several proposed mechanism(s) pertaining to the observed reduction in endothelial function in hypoxia including: (i) changes in blood flow patterns (i.e. shear stress), (ii) increased inflammation and production of reactive oxygen species (i.e. oxidative stress), (iii) heightened sympathetic nerve activity, and (iv) increased red blood cell concentration and mass leading to elevated nitric oxide scavenging. Although some of these mechanism(s) have been examined in lowlanders, less in known about endothelial function in indigenous populations that have chronically adapted to environmental hypoxia for millennia (e.g. the Peruvian, Tibetan and Ethiopian highlanders). There is some evidence indicating that healthy Tibetan and Peruvian (i.e. Andean) highlanders have preserved endothelial function at high altitude, but less is known about the Ethiopian highlanders. However, Andean highlanders suffering from chronic mountain sickness, which is characterized by an excessive production of red blood cells, have markedly reduced endothelial function. This review will provide a framework and mechanistic model for vascular endothelial adaptation to hypoxia in lowlanders and highlanders. Elucidating the pathways responsible for vascular adaption/maladaptation to hypoxia has potential clinical implications for disease featuring low oxygen delivery (e.g. heart failure, pulmonary disease). In addition, a greater understanding of vascular function at high altitude will clinically benefit the global estimated 85 million high altitude residents.
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- Michael M Tymko
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.,Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK
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- Cardiovascular Research Group, School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science), University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.,Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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Microparticle and interleukin-1β production with human simulated compressed air diving. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13320. [PMID: 31527725 PMCID: PMC6746808 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49924-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Production of blood-borne microparticles (MPs), 0.1–1 µm diameter vesicles, and interleukin (IL)-1β in response to high pressure is reported in lab animals and associated with pathological changes. It is unknown whether the responses occur in humans, and whether they are due to exposure to high pressure or to the process of decompression. Blood from research subjects exposed in hyperbaric chambers to air pressure equal to 18 meters of sea water (msw) for 60 minutes or 30 msw for 35 minutes were obtained prior to and during compression and 2 hours post-decompression. MPs and intra-particle IL-1β elevations occurred while at pressure in both groups. At 18 msw (n = 15) MPs increased by 1.8-fold, and IL-1β by 7.0-fold (p < 0.05, repeated measures ANOVA on ranks). At 30 msw (n = 16) MPs increased by 2.5-fold, and IL-1β by 4.6-fold (p < 0.05), and elevations persisted after decompression with MPs elevated by 2.0-fold, and IL-1β by 6.0-fold (p < 0.05). Whereas neutrophils incubated in ambient air pressure for up to 3 hours ex vivo did not generate MPs, those exposed to air pressure at 180 kPa for 1 hour generated 1.4 ± 0.1 MPs/cell (n = 8, p < 0.05 versus ambient air), and 1.7 ± 0.1 MPs/cell (p < 0.05 versus ambient air) when exposed to 300 kPa for 35 minutes. At both pressures IL-1β concentration tripled (p < 0.05 versus ambient air) during pressure exposure and increased 6-fold (p < 0.05 versus ambient air) over 2 hours post-decompression. Platelets also generated MPs but at a rate about 1/100 that seen with neutrophils. We conclude that production of MPs containing elevated concentrations of IL-1β occur in humans during exposure to high gas pressures, more so than as a response to decompression. While these events may pose adverse health threats, their contribution to decompression sickness development requires further study.
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Bhandari S, Cavalleri GL. Population History and Altitude-Related Adaptation in the Sherpa. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1116. [PMID: 31555147 PMCID: PMC6722185 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The first ascent of Mount Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953 brought global attention to the Sherpa people and human performance at altitude. The Sherpa inhabit the Khumbu Valley of Nepal, and are descendants of a population that has resided continuously on the Tibetan plateau for the past ∼25,000 to 40,000 years. The long exposure of the Sherpa to an inhospitable environment has driven genetic selection and produced distinct adaptive phenotypes. This review summarizes the population history of the Sherpa and their physiological and genetic adaptation to hypoxia. Genomic studies have identified robust signals of positive selection across EPAS1, EGLN1, and PPARA, that are associated with hemoglobin levels, which likely protect the Sherpa from altitude sickness. However, the biological underpinnings of other adaptive phenotypes such as birth weight and the increased reproductive success of Sherpa women are unknown. Further studies are required to identify additional signatures of selection and refine existing Sherpa-specific adaptive phenotypes to understand how genetic factors have underpinned adaptation in this population. By correlating known and emerging signals of genetic selection with adaptive phenotypes, we can further reveal hypoxia-related biological mechanisms of adaptation. Ultimately this work could provide valuable information regarding treatments of hypoxia-related illnesses including stroke, heart failure, lung disease and cancer.
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- Sushil Bhandari
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Tremblay JC, Grewal AS, Pyke KE. Examining the acute effects of retrograde versus low mean shear rate on flow-mediated dilation. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 126:1335-1342. [PMID: 30844335 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01065.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Arterial endothelial function is acutely and chronically regulated by blood flow-associated shear stress. An acute intervention employing modest forearm cuff occlusion to simultaneously increase retrograde and decrease mean brachial artery shear rate for 30 min evokes transient impairments in flow-mediated dilation (FMD). However, the independent influence of the low mean versus the retrograde shear stress components is unclear. Healthy young adults [n = 24 (12 women, 12 men); 22 ± 2 yr, body mass index = 25 ± 2 kg/m2 (mean ± SD)] completed three laboratory visits within 1 wk. Visits consisted of 45 min of supine rest followed by a brachial artery FMD test (duplex ultrasound) before and after a 30-min intervention: control (shear rate unchanged), cuff (mean shear rate decreased, retrograde shear rate increased), or arterial compression (mean shear rate decreased, no increase in retrograde shear rate). The mean shear rate on the compression visit was targeted to match that achieved on the cuff visit. Cuff and compression trials decreased mean shear rate to a similar extent (cuff: 43 ± 22 s-1, compression: 43 ± 21 s-1; P = 0.850) compared with control (65 ± 21 s-1; both P < 0.001), with the retrograde component elevated only in the former (cuff: -83 ± 30 s-1, compression: -7 ± 5 s-1; P < 0.001). FMD decreased by 29 ± 30% (P < 0.001) after the cuff intervention and 32 ± 24% (P < 0.001) after the compression trial but was unchanged on the control visit (-0.3 ± 18%; P = 0.754). This was not altered by accounting for the shear rate stimulus. An increased retrograde shear stress does not appear to be obligatory for the transient reduction in FMD achieved after a 30-min exposure to low mean shear stress. These findings provide novel mechanistic insight on the regulation of endothelial function in vivo. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Low mean and retrograde shear stress are considered atherogenic; however, their relative contribution to the acute regulation of endothelial function in humans is unclear. Matched reductions in mean shear stress (30 min), with and without increases in retrograde shear stress, elicited equivalent reductions in flow-mediated dilation in men and women. These findings afford novel insight regarding the shear stress components governing the acute (dys)regulation of conduit artery endothelial function in vivo.
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- Joshua C Tremblay
- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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Tremblay JC, Stimpson TV, Pyke KE. Evidence of sex differences in the acute impact of oscillatory shear stress on endothelial function. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2018; 126:314-321. [PMID: 30382805 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00729.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Acutely imposed oscillatory shear stress (OSS) reduces reactive hyperemia flow-mediated dilation (RH-FMD) in conduit arteries of men; however, whether a similar impairment occurs in women or with FMD in response to a controlled, sustained shear stress stimulus (SS-FMD) is unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of OSS on RH-FMD and SS-FMD in men and women. OSS was provoked in the brachial artery using a 30-min forearm cuff inflation (70 mmHg). Healthy men [ n = 16, 25 yr (SD 3)] and women [ n = 16, 21 yr (SD 2)] completed the OSS intervention twice (separate days). Brachial artery endothelial function was assessed pre- and postintervention via either RH-FMD or 6 min of handgrip SS-FMD using Duplex ultrasound. The RH-FMD stimulus was calculated as shear rate area under the curve 60 s postdeflation (SRAUC60), whereas SS-FMD shear rate was targeted to produce a similar stimulus pre- and postintervention. The OSS intervention decreased RH-FMD in both sexes [men: 6.2% (SD 3.4) to 5.2% (SD 3.0); women: 5.4% (SD 2.0) to 3.1% (SD 1.8), P < 0.001), although this was accompanied by a reduced SRAUC60. There was no significant effect of the intervention on RH-FMD with SRAUC60 as a covariate ( P = 0.310). Handgrip exercise elicited a similar stimulus before and after the intervention ( P = 0.287) in men and women ( P = 0.873). Men demonstrated blunted SS-FMD [4.8% (SD 1.9) to 3.2% (SD 1.9), P < 0.001], whereas women displayed preserved SS-FMD following the intervention [3.5% (SD 1.9) to 4.0% (SD 1.9), P = 0.061]. The lower SS-FMD in men but not women following OSS provides evidence of sex differences in the effects of OSS on conduit artery endothelial function. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Acute exposure to oscillatory shear stress induces transient endothelial dysfunction in men; however, whether women experience similar impairments is unknown. Following acutely imposed oscillatory shear stress, there was a decrease in flow-mediated dilation stimulated by a physiologically relevant sustained increase in shear stress in men but not in premenopausal women. These findings demonstrate, for the first time in humans that there are sex differences in the impact of oscillatory shear stress on endothelial function.
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- Joshua C Tremblay
- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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Storch AS, Rocha HNM, Garcia VP, Batista GMDS, Mattos JD, Campos MO, Fuly AL, Nóbrega ACLD, Fernandes IA, Rocha NG. Oscillatory shear stress induces hemostatic imbalance in healthy men. Thromb Res 2018; 170:119-125. [DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Tremblay JC, Hoiland RL, Carter HH, Howe CA, Stembridge M, Willie CK, Gasho C, MacLeod DB, Pyke KE, Ainslie PN. UBC-Nepal expedition: upper and lower limb conduit artery shear stress and flow-mediated dilation on ascent to 5,050 m in lowlanders and Sherpa. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2018; 315:H1532-H1543. [PMID: 30168724 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00345.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The study of conduit artery endothelial adaptation to hypoxia has been restricted to the brachial artery, and comparisons with highlanders have been confounded by differences in altitude exposure, exercise, and unknown levels of blood viscosity. To address these gaps, we tested the hypothesis that lowlanders, but not Sherpa, would demonstrate decreased mean shear stress and increased retrograde shear stress and subsequently reduced flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in the upper and lower limb conduit arteries on ascent to 5,050 m. Healthy lowlanders (means ± SD, n = 22, 28 ± 6 yr) and Sherpa ( n = 12, 34 ± 11 yr) ascended over 10 days, with measurements taken on nontrekking days at 1,400 m (baseline), 3,440 m ( day 4), 4,371 m ( day 7), and 5,050 m ( day 10). Arterial blood gases, blood viscosity, shear stress, and FMD [duplex ultrasound of the brachial and superficial femoral arteries (BA and SFA, respectively)] were acquired at each time point. Ascent decreased mean and increased retrograde shear stress in the upper and lower limb of lowlanders and Sherpa. Although BA FMD decreased in lowlanders from 7.1 ± 3.9% to 3.8 ± 2.8% at 5,050 versus 1,400 m ( P < 0.001), SFA FMD was preserved. In Sherpa, neither BA nor SFA FMD were changed upon ascent to 5,050 m. In lowlanders, the ascent-related exercise may favorably influence endothelial function in the active limb (SFA); selective impairment in FMD in the BA in lowlanders is likely mediated via the low mean or high oscillatory baseline shear stress. In contrast, Sherpa presented protected endothelial function, suggesting a potential vascular aspect of high-altitude acclimatization/adaptation. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Upper and lower limb arterial shear stress and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) were assessed on matched ascent from 1,400 to 5,050 m in lowlanders and Sherpa. A shear stress pattern associated with vascular dysfunction/risk manifested in both limbs of lowlanders and Sherpa. FMD was impaired only in the upper limb of lowlanders. The findings indicate a limb-specific impact of high-altitude trekking on FMD and a vascular basis to acclimatization wherein endothelial function is protected in Sherpa on ascent.
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- Joshua C Tremblay
- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia-Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia-Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Cardiff Centre for Exercise and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University , Cardiff , United Kingdom
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia-Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Hyperbaric and Sleep Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine , Loma Linda, California
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- Human Pharmacology and Physiology Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina
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- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia-Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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Thom SR, Bhopale VM, Yu K, Yang M. Provocative decompression causes diffuse vascular injury in mice mediated by microparticles containing interleukin-1β. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2018; 125:1339-1348. [PMID: 30113270 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00620.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Inflammatory mediators are known to be elevated in association with decompression from elevated ambient pressure, but their role in tissue damage or overt decompression sickness is unclear. Circulating microparticles (MPs) are also know to increase and because interleukin (IL)-1β is packaged within these particles, we hypothesized that IL-1β was responsible for tissue injuries. Here, we demonstrate that elevations of circulating MPs containing up to 9-fold higher concentrations of IL-1β occur while mice are exposed to high air pressure (790 kPa), whereas smaller particles carrying proteins specific to exosomes are not elevated. MPs number and intra-particle IL-1β concentration increase further over 13 hours post-decompression. MPs also exhibit intra-particle elevations of tumor necrosis factor-α, caspase-1, inhibitor of κB kinase -β and -γ, and elevated IL-6 is adsorbed to the surface of MPs. Contrary to lymphocytes, neutrophil NLRP3 inflammasome oligomerization and cell activation parameters occur during high pressure exposure, and additional evidence for activation are manifested post-decompression. Diffuse vascular damage, while not apparent immediately post-decompression, was present 2 hours later and remained elevated for at least 13 hours. Prophylactic administration of an IL-1β receptor inhibitor or neutralizing antibody to IL-1β inhibited MPs elevations, increases of all MPs-associated pro-inflammatory agents, and vascular damage. We conclude that an auto-activation process triggered by high pressure stimulates MPs production and concurrent inflammasome activation, and IL-1β is a proximal factor responsible for further cytokine production and decompression-associated vascular injuries.
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- Stephen R Thom
- Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, United States
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- Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, United States
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- Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, United States
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- Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, United States
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Deng F, Wang S, Xu R, Yu W, Wang X, Zhang L. Endothelial microvesicles in hypoxic hypoxia diseases. J Cell Mol Med 2018; 22:3708-3718. [PMID: 29808945 PMCID: PMC6050493 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Hypoxic hypoxia, including abnormally low partial pressure of inhaled oxygen, external respiratory dysfunction-induced respiratory hypoxia and venous blood flow into the arterial blood, is characterized by decreased arterial oxygen partial pressure, resulting in tissue oxygen deficiency. The specific characteristics include reduced arterial oxygen partial pressure and oxygen content. Hypoxic hypoxia diseases (HHDs) have attracted increased attention due to their high morbidity and mortality and mounting evidence showing that hypoxia-induced oxidative stress, coagulation, inflammation and angiogenesis play extremely important roles in the physiological and pathological processes of HHDs-related vascular endothelial injury. Interestingly, endothelial microvesicles (EMVs), which can be induced by hypoxia, hypoxia-induced oxidative stress, coagulation and inflammation in HHDs, have emerged as key mediators of intercellular communication and cellular functions. EMVs shed from activated or apoptotic endothelial cells (ECs) reflect the degree of ECs damage, and elevated EMVs levels are present in several HHDs, including obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Furthermore, EMVs have procoagulant, proinflammatory and angiogenic functions that affect the pathological processes of HHDs. This review summarizes the emerging roles of EMVs in the diagnosis, staging, treatment and clinical prognosis of HHDs.
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- Fan Deng
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
- Institute of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
- Institute of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China
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Ghardashi Afousi A, Izadi MR, Rakhshan K, Mafi F, Biglari S, Gandomkar Bagheri H. Improved brachial artery shear patterns and increased flow-mediated dilatation after low-volume high-intensity interval training in type 2 diabetes. Exp Physiol 2018; 103:1264-1276. [DOI: 10.1113/ep087005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Alireza Ghardashi Afousi
- Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Exercise Sciences; University of Tehran; Tehran IR Iran
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Exercise Sciences; University of Shahid Chamran; Ahvaz IR Iran
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine; Iran University of Medical Sciences; Tehran IR Iran
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Exercise Sciences; University of Tehran; Tehran IR Iran
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Exercise Sciences; University of Tehran; Tehran IR Iran
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Tremblay JC, Howe CA, Ainslie PN, Pyke KE. UBC-Nepal Expedition: imposed oscillatory shear stress does not further attenuate flow-mediated dilation during acute and sustained hypoxia. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2018. [PMID: 29522371 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00717.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Experimentally induced oscillatory shear stress (OSS) and hypoxia reduce endothelial function in humans. Acute and sustained hypoxia may cause increases in resting OSS; however, whether this influences endothelial susceptibility to further increases in OSS is unknown. Healthy lowlanders ( n = 15, 30 ± 6 yr; means ± SD) participated in three OSS interventions: two interventions at sea level [normoxia and after 20 min of normobaric hypoxia (acute hypoxia, 11% O2)] and one intervention 5-7 days after a 9-day ascent to 5,050 m (sustained hypoxia). OSS was provoked in the brachial artery using a 30-min distal cuff inflation (75 mmHg). Endothelial function was assessed before and after each intervention by reactive hyperemia flow-mediated dilation (FMD). Shear stress magnitude and patterns were obtained via Duplex ultrasound. Baseline retrograde shear stress and OSS were greater in acute hypoxia versus normoxia ( P < 0.001), and OSS was elevated in sustained hypoxia versus normoxia ( P = 0.011). The intervention further augmented OSS during each condition. Preintervention FMD was decreased by 29 ± 48% in acute hypoxia and by 25 ± 31% in sustained hypoxia compared with normoxia ( P = 0.001 and 0.026); these changes correlated with changes in baseline mean and antegrade shear stress. After the intervention, FMD decreased during normoxia (-41 ± 26%, P < 0.001) and was unaltered during acute or sustained hypoxia. Therefore, a 30-min exposure to OSS reduced FMD during normoxia, a condition with an unchallenged, healthy endothelium; however, imposed OSS did not appear to worsen endothelial function during acute or sustained hypoxia. Exposure to an altered magnitude and pattern of shear stress at baseline in hypoxia may contribute to the insensitivity to further acute augmentation of OSS. NEW & NOTEWORTHY We investigated whether the endothelium remains sensitive to experimental increases in oscillatory shear stress in acute (11% O2) and sustained (2 wk at 5,050 m) hypoxia. Hypoxia altered baseline shear stress and decreased endothelial function (flow-mediated dilation); however, exposure to experimentally induced oscillatory shear stress only impaired flow-mediated dilation in normoxia.
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- Joshua C Tremblay
- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia , Kelowna, British Columbia , Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia , Kelowna, British Columbia , Canada
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- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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Barak OF, Mladinov S, Hoiland RL, Tremblay JC, Thom SR, Yang M, Mijacika T, Dujic Z. Disturbed blood flow worsens endothelial dysfunction in moderate-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16929. [PMID: 29209035 PMCID: PMC5717042 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17249-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The aims of this study were: (1) to test whether oscillatory shear stress further exacerbates endothelial dysfunction in patients with moderate-severe COPD, and (2) to test whether low flow oxygen administration improves endothelial function and is protective against oscillatory shear stress-induced endothelial dysfunction in patients with moderate-severe COPD. In 17 patients and 10 age-matched non-smoking control subjects we examined brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and circulating microparticles before and after 20 minutes of experimentally-induced oscillatory shear stress. COPD patients performed this intervention a second time following a 20-minute wash in period of low flow supplemental oxygen to normalize arterial oxygen saturation. COPD patients had ~six-fold greater baseline retrograde shear rate (P < 0.05) and lower FMD (P < 0.05). The oscillatory shear stress intervention induced significant decreases in brachial artery FMD of all groups (P < 0.05). Oscillatory shear stress elevated circulating markers of endothelial cell apoptosis (CD31+/CD41b- microparticles) in COPD patients, but not age-matched controls. Supplemental oxygen administration abrogated the oscillatory shear stress-induced increase in CD31+/CD41b- microparticles, and improved FMD after accounting for the shear stress stimulus. We have demonstrated that acutely disturbed blood flow with increased retrograde shear stress further deteriorates the already impaired endothelial function with attendant endothelial apoptosis in patients with moderate-severe COPD.
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- Otto F Barak
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.,Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases, University Hospital Centre Split, Split, Croatia
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
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Tymko MM, Tremblay JC, Steinback CD, Moore JP, Hansen AB, Patrician A, Howe CA, Hoiland RL, Green DJ, Ainslie PN. UBC-Nepal Expedition: acute alterations in sympathetic nervous activity do not influence brachial artery endothelial function at sea level and high altitude. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017; 123:1386-1396. [PMID: 28860174 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00583.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Evidence indicates that increases in sympathetic nervous activity (SNA), and acclimatization to high altitude (HA), may reduce endothelial function as assessed by brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD); however, it is unclear whether such changes in FMD are due to direct vascular constraint, or consequential altered hemodynamics (e.g., shear stress) associated with increased SNA as a consequence of exposure to HA. We hypothesized that 1) at rest, SNA would be elevated and FMD would be reduced at HA compared with sea-level (SL); and 2) at SL and HA, FMD would be reduced when SNA was acutely increased, and elevated when SNA was acutely decreased. Using a novel, randomized experimental design, brachial artery FMD was assessed at SL (344 m) and HA (5,050 m) in 14 participants during mild lower-body negative pressure (LBNP; -10 mmHg) and lower-body positive pressure (LBPP; +10 mmHg). Blood pressure (finger photoplethysmography), heart rate (electrocardiogram), oxygen saturation (pulse oximetry), and brachial artery blood flow and shear rate (Duplex ultrasound) were recorded during LBNP, control, and LBPP trials. Muscle SNA was recorded (via microneurography) in a subset of participants (n = 5). Our findings were 1) at rest, SNA was elevated (P < 0.01), and absolute FMD was reduced (P = 0.024), but relative FMD remained unaltered (P = 0.061), at HA compared with SL; and 2) despite significantly altering SNA with LBNP (+60.3 ± 25.5%) and LBPP (-37.2 ± 12.7%) (P < 0.01), FMD was unaltered at SL (P = 0.448) and HA (P = 0.537). These data indicate that acute and mild changes in SNA do not directly influence brachial artery FMD at SL or HA.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The role of the sympathetic nervous system on endothelial function remains unclear. We used lower-body negative and positive pressure to manipulate sympathetic nervous activity at sea level and high altitude and measured brachial endothelial function via flow-mediated dilation. We found that acutely altering sympathetic nervous activity had no effect on endothelial function.
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- Michael M Tymko
- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada;
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- Cardiovascular Stress Response Laboratory, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Extremes Research Group, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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- School of Sports Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia; and.,Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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Rieger MG, Hoiland RL, Tremblay JC, Stembridge M, Bain AR, Flück D, Subedi P, Anholm JD, Ainslie PN. One session of remote ischemic preconditioning does not improve vascular function in acute normobaric and chronic hypobaric hypoxia. Exp Physiol 2017; 102:1143-1157. [PMID: 28699679 DOI: 10.1113/ep086441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? It is suggested that remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) might offer protection against ischaemia-reperfusion injuries, but the utility of RIPC in high-altitude settings remains unclear. What is the main finding and its importance? We found that RIPC offers no vascular protection relative to pulmonary artery pressure or peripheral endothelial function during acute, normobaric hypoxia and at high altitude in young, healthy adults. However, peripheral chemosensitivity was heightened 24 h after RIPC at high altitude. Application of repeated short-duration bouts of ischaemia to the limbs, termed remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC), is a novel technique that might have protective effects on vascular function during hypoxic exposures. In separate parallel-design studies, at sea level (SL; n = 16) and after 8-12 days at high altitude (HA; n = 12; White Mountain, 3800 m), participants underwent either a sham protocol or one session of four bouts of 5 min of dual-thigh-cuff occlusion with 5 min recovery. Brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD; ultrasound), pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP; echocardiography) and internal carotid artery (ICA) flow (ultrasound) were measured at SL in normoxia and isocapnic hypoxia (end-tidal PO2 maintained at 50 mmHg) and during normal breathing at HA. The hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) was measured at each location. All measures at SL and HA were obtained at baseline (BL) and at 1, 24 and 48 h post-RIPC or sham. At SL, RIPC produced no changes in FMD, PASP, ICA flow, end-tidal gases or HVR in normoxia or hypoxia. At HA, although HVR increased 24 h post-RIPC compared with BL [2.05 ± 1.4 versus 3.21 ± 1.2 l min-1 (% arterial O2 saturation)-1 , P < 0.01], there were no significant differences in FMD, PASP, ICA flow and resting end-tidal gases. Accordingly, a single session of RIPC is insufficient to evoke changes in peripheral, pulmonary and cerebral vascular function in healthy adults. Although chemosensitivity might increase after RIPC at HA, this did not confer any vascular changes. The utility of a single RIPC session seems unremarkable during acute and chronic hypoxia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mathew G Rieger
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
| | - Ryan L Hoiland
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
| | - Joshua C Tremblay
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
| | - Mike Stembridge
- Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
| | - Anthony R Bain
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada.,University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Integrative Physiology, Integrative Vascular Biology Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
| | - Daniela Flück
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
| | - Prajan Subedi
- Pulmonary/Critical Care Section, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, CA, USA
| | - James D Anholm
- Pulmonary/Critical Care Section, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, CA, USA
| | - Philip N Ainslie
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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