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López-Cano C, Rius F, Sánchez E, Gaeta AM, Betriu À, Fernández E, Yeramian A, Hernández M, Bueno M, Gutiérrez-Carrasquilla L, Dalmases M, Lecube A. The influence of sleep apnea syndrome and intermittent hypoxia in carotid adventitial vasa vasorum. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0211742. [PMID: 30721271 PMCID: PMC6363284 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Subjects with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) show an increased carotid intima-media thickness. However, no data exist about earlier markers of atheromatous disease, such as the proliferation and expansion of the adventitial vasa vasorum (VV) to the avascular intima in this setting. Our aim was to assess carotid VV density and its relationship with sleep parameters in a cohort of obese patients without prior vascular events. A total of 55 subjects evaluated for bariatric surgery were prospectively recruited. A non-attended respiratory polygraphy was performed. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and the cumulative percentage of time spent with oxygen saturation below 90% (CT90) were assessed. Serum concentrations of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1, P-selectin, lipocalin-2 and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (sVCAM-1) were measured. Contrast-enhanced carotid ultrasound was used to assess the VV density. Patients with SAHS (80%) showed a higher adventitial VV density (0.801±0.125 vs. 0.697±0.082, p = 0.005) and higher levels of sVCAM-1 (745.2±137.8 vs. 643.3±122.7 ng/ml, p = 0.035) than subjects with an AHI lower than 10 events/hour. In addition, a positive association exist between mean VV density and AHI (r = 0.445, p = 0.001) and CT90 (r = 0.399, p = 0.005). Finally, in the multiple linear regression analysis, female sex, fasting plasma glucose and AHI (but not CT90) were the only variables independently associated with the mean adventitial VV density (R2 = 0.327). In conclusion, a high VV density is present in obese subjects with SAHS, and chronic intermittent hypoxia is pointed as an independent risk factor for the development of this early step of atheromatous disease.
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- Carolina López-Cano
- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism (ODIM) research group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism (ODIM) research group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism (ODIM) research group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- Respiratory Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova-Santa María, Translational Research in Respiratory Medicine, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- Unit for the Detection and Treatment of Atherothrombotic Diseases (UDETMA V&R), University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Vascular and Renal Translational Research Group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- Unit for the Detection and Treatment of Atherothrombotic Diseases (UDETMA V&R), University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Vascular and Renal Translational Research Group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism (ODIM) research group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism (ODIM) research group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism (ODIM) research group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism (ODIM) research group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
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- Respiratory Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova-Santa María, Translational Research in Respiratory Medicine, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolism (ODIM) research group, IRBLleida, University of Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Red en Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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Lizamore CA, Hamlin MJ. The Use of Simulated Altitude Techniques for Beneficial Cardiovascular Health Outcomes in Nonathletic, Sedentary, and Clinical Populations: A Literature Review. High Alt Med Biol 2017; 18:305-321. [PMID: 28846046 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2017.0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Lizamore, Catherine A., and Michael J. Hamlin. The use of simulated altitude techniques for beneficial cardiovascular health outcomes in nonathletic, sedentary, and clinical populations: A literature review. High Alt Med Biol 18:305-321, 2017. BACKGROUND The reportedly beneficial improvements in an athlete's physical performance following altitude training may have merit for individuals struggling to meet physical activity guidelines. AIM To review the effectiveness of simulated altitude training methodologies at improving cardiovascular health in sedentary and clinical cohorts. METHODS Articles were selected from Science Direct, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases using a combination of the following search terms anywhere in the article: "intermittent hypoxia," "intermittent hypoxic," "normobaric hypoxia," or "altitude," and a participant descriptor including the following: "sedentary," "untrained," or "inactive." RESULTS 1015 articles were returned, of which 26 studies were accepted (4 clinical cohorts, 22 studies used sedentary participants). Simulated altitude methodologies included prolonged hypoxic exposure (PHE: continuous hypoxic interval), intermittent hypoxic exposure (IHE: 5-10 minutes hypoxic:normoxic intervals), and intermittent hypoxic training (IHT: exercising in hypoxia). CONCLUSIONS In a clinical cohort, PHE for 3-4 hours at 2700-4200 m for 2-3 weeks may improve blood lipid profile, myocardial perfusion, and exercise capacity, while 3 weeks of IHE treatment may improve baroreflex sensitivity and heart rate variability. In the sedentary population, IHE was most likely to improve submaximal exercise tolerance, time to exhaustion, and heart rate variability. Hematological adaptations were unclear. Typically, a 4-week intervention of 1-hour-long PHE intervals 5 days a week, at a fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO2) of 0.15, was beneficial for pulmonary ventilation, submaximal exercise, and maximum oxygen consumption ([Formula: see text]O2max), but an FIO2 of 0.12 reduced hyperemic response and antioxidative capacity. While IHT may be beneficial for increased lipid metabolism in the short term, it is unlikely to confer any additional advantage over normoxic exercise over the long term. IHT may improve vascular health and autonomic balance.
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- Catherine A Lizamore
- Department of Tourism, Sport and Society, Lincoln University , Lincoln, New Zealand
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- Department of Tourism, Sport and Society, Lincoln University , Lincoln, New Zealand
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Chacaroun S, Borowik A, Morrison SA, Baillieul S, Flore P, Doutreleau S, Verges S. Physiological Responses to Two Hypoxic Conditioning Strategies in Healthy Subjects. Front Physiol 2017; 7:675. [PMID: 28119623 PMCID: PMC5222853 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Objective: Hypoxic exposure can be used as a therapeutic tool by inducing various cardiovascular, neuromuscular, and metabolic adaptations. Hypoxic conditioning strategies have been evaluated in patients with chronic diseases using either sustained (SH) or intermittent (IH) hypoxic sessions. Whether hypoxic conditioning via SH or IH may induce different physiological responses remains to be elucidated. Methods: Fourteen healthy active subjects (7 females, age 25 ± 8 years, body mass index 21.5 ± 2.5 kg·m−2) performed two interventions in a single blind, randomized cross-over design, starting with either 3 x SH (48 h apart), or 3 x IH (48 h apart), separated by a 2 week washout period. SH sessions consisted of breathing a gas mixture with reduced inspiratory oxygen fraction (FiO2), continuously adjusted to reach arterial oxygen saturations (SpO2) of 70–80% for 1 h. IH sessions consisted of 5 min with reduced FiO2 (SpO2 = 70–80%), followed by 3-min normoxia, repeated seven times. During the first (S1) and third (S3) sessions of each hypoxic intervention, cardiorespiratory parameters, and muscle and pre-frontal cortex oxygenation (near infrared spectroscopy) were assessed continuously. Results: Minute ventilation increased significantly during IH sessions (+2 ± 2 L·min−1) while heart rate increased during both SH (+11 ± 4 bpm) and IH (+13 ± 5 bpm) sessions. Arterial blood pressure increased during all hypoxic sessions, although baseline normoxic systolic blood pressure was reduced from S1 to S3 in IH only (−8 ± 11 mmHg). Muscle oxygenation decreased significantly during S3 but not S1, for both hypoxic interventions (S3: SH −6 ± 5%, IH −3 ± 4%); pre-frontal oxygenation decreased in S1 and S3, and to a greater extent in SH vs. IH (−13 ± 3% vs. −6 ± 6%). Heart rate variability indices indicated a significantly larger increase in sympathetic activity in SH vs. IH (lower SDNN, PNN50, and RMSSD values in SH). From S1 to S3, further reduction in heart rate variability was observed in SH (SDNN, PNN50, and RMSSD reduction) while heart rate variability increased in IH (SDNN and RMSSD increase). Conclusions: These results showed significant differences in heart rate variability, blood pressure, and tissue oxygenation changes during short-term SH vs. IH conditioning interventions. Heart rate variability may provide useful information about the early adaptations induced by such intervention.
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- Samarmar Chacaroun
- HP2 Laboratory, University Grenoble AlpesGrenoble, France; U1042, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche MédicaleGrenoble, France
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- HP2 Laboratory, University Grenoble AlpesGrenoble, France; U1042, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche MédicaleGrenoble, France
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- HP2 Laboratory, University Grenoble AlpesGrenoble, France; U1042, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche MédicaleGrenoble, France; Grenoble Alpes University HospitalGrenoble, France
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- HP2 Laboratory, University Grenoble AlpesGrenoble, France; U1042, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche MédicaleGrenoble, France
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- HP2 Laboratory, University Grenoble AlpesGrenoble, France; U1042, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche MédicaleGrenoble, France; Grenoble Alpes University HospitalGrenoble, France
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- HP2 Laboratory, University Grenoble AlpesGrenoble, France; U1042, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche MédicaleGrenoble, France
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Serebrovskaya TV, Manukhina EB, Smith ML, Downey HF, Mallet RT. Intermittent hypoxia: cause of or therapy for systemic hypertension? Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2008; 233:627-50. [PMID: 18408145 DOI: 10.3181/0710-mr-267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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During acute episodes of hypoxia, chemoreceptor-mediated sympathetic activity increases heart rate, cardiac output, peripheral resistance and systemic arterial pressure. However, different intermittent hypoxia paradigms produce remarkably divergent effects on systemic arterial pressure in the post-hypoxic steady state. The hypertensive effects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) vs. the depressor effects of therapeutic hypoxia exemplify this divergence. OSA, a condition afflicting 15-25% of American men and 5-10% of women, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic hypertension and is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. OSA imposes a series of brief, intense episodes of hypoxia and hypercapnia, leading to persistent, maladaptive chemoreflex-mediated activation of the sympathetic nervous system which culminates in hypertension. Conversely, extensive evidence in animals and humans has shown controlled intermittent hypoxia conditioning programs to be safe, efficacious modalities for prevention and treatment of hypertension. This article reviews the pertinent literature in an attempt to reconcile the divergent effects of intermittent hypoxia therapy and obstructive sleep apnea on hypertension. Special emphasis is placed on research conducted in the nations of the former Soviet Union, where intermittent hypoxia conditioning programs are being applied therapeutically to treat hypertension in patients. Also reviewed is evidence regarding mechanisms of the pro- and anti-hypertensive effects of intermittent hypoxia.
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Querido JS, Godwin JB, Sheel AW. Intermittent hypoxia reduces cerebrovascular sensitivity to isocapnic hypoxia in humans. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2007; 161:1-9. [PMID: 18206428 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2007] [Revised: 10/10/2007] [Accepted: 11/08/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to determine the changes in human cerebrovascular function associated with intermittent poikilocapnic hypoxia (IH). Healthy men (n=8; 24+/-1 years) were exposed to IH for 10 days (12% O(2) for 5min followed by 5min of normoxia for 1h). During the hypoxic exposures, oxyhemoglobin saturation (SaO(2)) was 85% and the end-tidal partial pressure of CO(2) was permitted to fall as a result of hypoxic hyperventilation. Pre- and post-IH intervention subjects underwent a progressive isocapnic hypoxic test where ventilation, blood pressure, heart rate, and cerebral blood flow velocity (middle cerebral artery, transcranial Doppler) were measured to determine the ventilatory, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular sensitivities to isocapnic hypoxia. When compared to the pre-IH trial, cerebrovascular sensitivity to hypoxia significantly decreased (pre-IH=0.28+/-0.15; post-IH=0.16+/-0.14cms(-1)%SaO(2)(-1); P<0.05). No changes in ventilatory, blood pressure or heart rate sensitivity were observed (P>0.05). We have previously shown that the ability to oxygenate cerebral tissue measured using spatially resolved near infrared spectroscopy is significantly reduced following IH in healthy humans. Our collective findings indicate that intermittent hypoxia can blunt cerebrovascular regulation. Thus, it appears that intermittent hypoxia has direct cerebrovascular effects that can occur in the absence of changes to the ventilatory and neurovascular control systems.
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- Jordan S Querido
- School of Human Kinetics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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