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Zhang J, Han Y, Jia R, Zhu Q, Wang X, Liu M, Zhang W. Exploring the role of myeloperoxidase in the atherosclerotic process in hypoxic mice based on the MAPK signaling pathway. Biochem Pharmacol 2024; 225:116275. [PMID: 38729447 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Atherosclerosis (AS) is the common pathophysiological basis of various cardiovascular diseases and the leading cause of death from cardiovascular disease worldwide. When the body is in a hypoxic environment, enhanced oxidative stress and significant accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in tissue cells exacerbate the inflammatory response, resulting in increased release of myeloperoxidase (MPO), catalyzing the formation of large quantities of hypochlorous acid (HOCl), further oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and exacerbating the formation and progression of atherosclerotic plaques. The MAPK signaling pathway is important in oxidative stress-mediated promotion of atherogenesis. MPO -/- mice were used in this study to establish a hypoxia model simulating 5000 m altitude and a Western high-fat diet-induced atherosclerosis model for 12 weeks. Exploring the role of MPO in the atherosclerotic process in hypoxic mice by observing the MAPK signaling pathway to provide a therapeutic target for the prevention and treatment of hypoxic atherosclerotic disease in the plateau. We found that hypoxia promotes the formation of atherosclerosis in mice, and the mechanism may be that increased MPO in vivo promotes an inflammatory response, which plays a crucial role in the formation of atherosclerosis. In addition, hypoxia further exacerbates plaque instability by activating the MAPK signaling pathway to upregulate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9), which in turn promotes angiogenesis within the plaque. Therefore, a potential target for preventing and treating hypoxic atherosclerotic disease is the inhibition of MPO.
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- Jingxuan Zhang
- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China; Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China; Department of Hypertension, Qinghai Cardio-Cerebrovascular Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Key Laboratory of High Altitude Medicine (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Application and Foundation for High Altitude Medicine Research in Qinghai Province (Qinghai-Utah Joint Research Key Lab for High Altitude Medicine), Qinghai University, Xining, China.
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Gupta SJ, Pradhan B, Bhanushali D, Nityapragya R. Physical and mental health at high altitude of individuals doing yogic practices. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2022; 13:647-651. [PMID: 36743761 PMCID: PMC9894322 DOI: 10.25259/jnrp-2022-3-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Objectives There is an increase trend in the past few years, in the number of people traveling to high altitude for recreational activities such as pilgrims, mountaineering, and climbing and for occupational purposes such as defense and mining which have resulted in increasing in hypoxia conditions and anxiety-related medical problems at high altitude. As it is known that mental stress affects brain and heart functions, a recent research performed on Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) further validated the effectiveness of SKY on participants (practicing SKY) as compared to control after quantifying mental stress. To study the physiological effect of SKY advance breathing technique when immediately ascends to high altitude, we wanted to study the level of stress and mental well-being of lowlanders at high altitude. Materials and Methods It is an interventional study performed at high altitudes, with low landers as participants where their biochemical and psychological parameters are being assessed. Results The result for biochemical parameter cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoproteins (LDLs), high-density lipoproteins (HDLs), very low-density lipoproteins, LDL-HDL ratio, and cholesterol-HDL ratio showed a significant decrease in the pre- and post-analyses values with P ≤ 0.001. Acute mountain sickness (AMS), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, and State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) also show a decreasing trend with significant result in AMS, mental well-being, and non-significant in STAI p value is P = 0.016, P = 0.055, and P = 0.125, respectively. Conclusion We observed positive outcome both in for biochemical and stress-related parameters with SKY advance program practitioners who have rapidly ascend to high altitude.
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- Sheetal J. Gupta
- Division of Yoga and Humanities, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anushandhan Samsthan University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Deputy Registrar of Academics, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anushandhan Samsthan University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Sri Sri Institute of Advanced Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Xu J, Chen WJ, Wang Z, Xin MY, Gao SH, Liu WJ, Wang KK, Ma JW, Yan XZ, Ren YM. Profiles of transcriptome and metabolic pathways after hypobaric hypoxia exposure. Proteome Sci 2022; 20:16. [PMID: 36153524 PMCID: PMC9508752 DOI: 10.1186/s12953-022-00198-y] [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: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Hypoxia is a risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases, leading to permanent imbalance of liver lipid homeostasis and steatohepatitis. However, a detailed understanding of the metabolic genes and pathways involved remains elusive.
Methods
In vivo experiments were designed to analyze body weight and lipid metabolism changes of rats under hypoxia. After this, we combined microarray analysis and gene overexpression experiments to validate the core mechanisms involved in the response to hypoxia.
Results
The hypobaric hypoxia treated rats exhibited significantly increased serum triglycerides (TG) (p < 0.05), despite no significant changes in serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and blood glucose (BG) were observed. In addition, serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) greatly increased after 3 days and then returned to normal level at 30 days. Interestingly, serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) showed an opposite pattern. Transcriptome analysis, qRT-PCR, ICC revealed that the genes PPARA, ANGPTL4, CPT-I, ACC and LPL play a crucial role in response to hypobaric hypoxia. IPA pathway analysis further confirmed that PPARA-mediated regulation of ANGPTL4 participated in TG clearance and lipoprotein metabolism. Finally, the PPARA-ANGPTL4 pathway was validated in rats and HL 7702 cells treated with Fenofibrate, a PPARA specific agonist.
Conclusions
Our study showed this pathway plays an important role on lipid metabolism caused by hypobaric hypoxia and the potential target genes associated with oxygen-dependent lipid homeostasis in the liver.
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Gupta SJ, Pradhan B, Bhanushali D, (Nitin Limaye) RN. Positive Psychological Changes at High Altitude Shown by the Low Landers after the Yoga Intervention—Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY). Ann Neurosci 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/09727531221117637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Immediate assent to high altitude affects the cognitive performance and mood of an individual, which is followed by depression and anxiety. It also affects the sleep quality, general health, and happiness quotient of an individual. Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a cyclical breathing technique, which has been proven successful in managing stress, depression, anxiety, and helps in the improvement of sleep quality. Purpose The current study was to understand the role of SKY meditation on psychological parameters, happiness quotient of low landers at high altitude (Leh). Methods It is a two-armed pre–post study with experimental and control group both are lowlanders, and their psychological parameters are being assessed when they immediately assent to high altitude (Leh). There are two groups experimental group (SKY) was from AOL SKY–AMP and has prior SKY meditation experience. The control group does not have any yoga or meditation experience. SKY–AMP is a 4 days protocol done at high altitude by the SKY group. Both groups reach Leh through air mode transportation. Results Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) showed a significant result in the SKY group with P ≤ .001, whereas it is nonsignificant in the control group. We also observed anthropometric and physiological changes in the participants showing significant effects on weight, BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, and blood pressure; with no significant effect in the control group. It is one of the first studies done with both two groups, where yoga and meditation are done at high altitude and then seen the changes in the groups at physical and psychological level. Conclusion Yogic practices can be helpful in having positive psychological change in the lowlanders at high altitude.
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- Sheetal J. Gupta
- Division of Yoga & Humanities, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anushandhan Samsthan University (SVYASA), Bangaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Division of Yoga & Humanities, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anushandhan Samsthan University (SVYASA), Bangaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Division of Yoga & Humanities, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anushandhan Samsthan University (SVYASA), Bangaluru, Karnataka, India
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Adaptive cardiorespiratory changes to chronic continuous and intermittent hypoxia. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2022; 188:103-123. [PMID: 35965023 PMCID: PMC9906984 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91534-2.00009-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This chapter reviews cardiorespiratory adaptations to chronic hypoxia (CH) experienced at high altitude and cardiorespiratory pathologies elicited by chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) occurring with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Short-term CH increases breathing (ventilatory acclimatization to hypoxia) and blood pressure (BP) through carotid body (CB) chemo reflex. Hyperplasia of glomus cells, alterations in ion channels, and recruitment of additional excitatory molecules are implicated in the heightened CB chemo reflex by CH. Transcriptional activation of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF-1 and 2) is a major molecular mechanism underlying respiratory adaptations to short-term CH. High-altitude natives experiencing long-term CH exhibit blunted hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) and reduced BP due to desensitization of CB response to hypoxia and impaired processing of CB sensory information at the central nervous system. Ventilatory changes evoked by long-term CH are not readily reversed after return to sea level. OSA patients and rodents subjected to CIH exhibit heightened CB chemo reflex, increased hypoxic ventilatory response, and hypertension. Increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a major cellular mechanism underlying CIH-induced enhanced CB chemo reflex and the ensuing cardiorespiratory pathologies. ROS generation by CIH is mediated by nontranscriptional, disrupted HIF-1 and HIF-2-dependent transcriptions as well as epigenetic mechanisms.
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Ortiz-Prado E, Portilla D, Mosquera-Moscoso J, Simbaña-Rivera K, Duta D, Ochoa I, Burgos G, Izquierdo-Condoy JS, Vásconez E, Calvopiña M, Viscor G. Hematological Parameters, Lipid Profile, and Cardiovascular Risk Analysis Among Genotype-Controlled Indigenous Kiwcha Men and Women Living at Low and High Altitudes. Front Physiol 2021; 12:749006. [PMID: 34759840 PMCID: PMC8573321 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.749006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Introduction: Human adaptation to high altitude is due to characteristic adjustments at every physiological level. Differences in lipid profile and cardiovascular risk factors in altitude dwellers have been previously explored. Nevertheless, there are no reports available on genotype-controlled matches among different altitude-adapted indigenous populations. Objective: To explore the possible differences in plasma lipid profile and cardiovascular risk among autochthonous Kiwcha people inhabitants of low and high-altitude locations. Methodology: A cross-sectional analysis of plasmatic lipid profiles and cardiovascular risk factors in lowland Kiwchas from Limoncocha (230 m) and high-altitude Kiwchas from Oyacachi (3,800 m). Results: In the low altitude group, 66% were women (n = 78) and 34% (n = 40) were men, whereas in the high altitude group, 59% (n = 56) were women and 41% (n = 41%) were men. We found the proportion of overweight and obese individuals to be higher among low altitude dwellers (p < 0.05). Red blood cells (RBCs), hemoglobin concentration, and SpO2% were higher among high altitude dwellers and the erythrocyte size was found to be smaller at high altitude. The group located at low altitude also showed lower levels of plasma cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL), but most of these differences are not influenced by gender or elevation. Conclusions: Living at an altitude elicits well-known adaptive physiological changes such as erythrocyte count, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit level, and serum glucose level. We also report clinical differences in the plasma lipid profile, with higher levels of cholesterol, HDL, and LDL in inhabitants of the Andes Mountain vs. their Amazonian basin peers. Despite this, we did not find significant differences in cardiovascular risk.
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- Esteban Ortiz-Prado
- One Health Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de las Americas, Quito, Ecuador.,Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- One Health Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de las Americas, Quito, Ecuador
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- General Ward, Limoncocha Community Health Unit, Limoncocha, Ecuador
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- General Ward, Oyacachi Community Health Unit, Oyacachi, Ecuador
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Las Americas, Quito, Ecuador
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- One Health Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de las Americas, Quito, Ecuador
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- One Health Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de las Americas, Quito, Ecuador
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Pooja, Sharma V, Meena RN, Ray K, Panjwani U, Varshney R, Sethy NK. TMT-Based Plasma Proteomics Reveals Dyslipidemia Among Lowlanders During Prolonged Stay at High Altitudes. Front Physiol 2021; 12:730601. [PMID: 34721061 PMCID: PMC8554329 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.730601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Acute exposure to high altitude perturbs physiological parameters and induces an array of molecular changes in healthy lowlanders. However, activation of compensatory mechanisms and biological processes facilitates high altitude acclimatization. A large number of lowlanders stay at high altitude regions from weeks to months for work and professional commitments, and thus are vulnerable to altitude-associated disorders. Despite this, there is a scarcity of information for molecular changes associated with long-term stay at high altitudes. In the present study, we evaluated oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate (HR), and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) of lowlanders after short- (7 days, HA-D7) and long-term (3 months, HA-D150) stay at high altitudes, and used TMT-based proteomics studies to decipher plasma proteome alterations. We observed improvements in SpO2 levels after prolonged stay, while HR, SBP, and DBP remained elevated as compared with short-term stay. Plasma proteomics studies revealed higher levels of apolipoproteins APOB, APOCI, APOCIII, APOE, and APOL, and carbonic anhydrases (CA1 and CA2) during hypoxia exposure. Biological network analysis also identified profound alterations in lipoprotein-associated pathways like plasma lipoprotein assembly, VLDL clearance, chylomicron assembly, chylomicron remodeling, plasma lipoprotein clearance, and chylomicron clearance. In corroboration, lipid profiling revealed higher levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TGs), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) for HA-D150 whereas high density lipoproteins (HDL) levels were lower as compared with HA-D7 and sea-level indicating dyslipidemia. We also observed higher levels of proinflammatory cytokines IL-6, TNFα, and CRP for HA-D150 along with oxidized LDL (oxLDL), suggesting vascular inflammation and proartherogenic propensity. These results demonstrate that long-term stay at high altitudes exacerbates dyslipidemia and associated disorders.
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- Pooja
- Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Neurophysiology Department, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Neurophysiology Department, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Lopez-Pascual A, Trayhurn P, Martínez JA, González-Muniesa P. Oxygen in Metabolic Dysfunction and Its Therapeutic Relevance. Antioxid Redox Signal 2021; 35:642-687. [PMID: 34036800 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2019.7901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Significance: In recent years, a number of studies have shown altered oxygen partial pressure at a tissue level in metabolic disorders, and some researchers have considered oxygen to be a (macro) nutrient. Oxygen availability may be compromised in obesity and several other metabolism-related pathological conditions, including sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, the metabolic syndrome (which is a set of conditions), type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Recent Advances: Strategies designed to reduce adiposity and its accompanying disorders have been mainly centered on nutritional interventions and physical activity programs. However, novel therapies are needed since these approaches have not been sufficient to counteract the worldwide increasing rates of metabolic disorders. In this regard, intermittent hypoxia training and hyperoxia could be potential treatments through oxygen-related adaptations. Moreover, living at a high altitude may have a protective effect against the development of abnormal metabolic conditions. In addition, oxygen delivery systems may be of therapeutic value for supplying the tissue-specific oxygen requirements. Critical Issues: Precise in vivo methods to measure oxygenation are vital to disentangle some of the controversies related to this research area. Further, it is evident that there is a growing need for novel in vitro models to study the potential pathways involved in metabolic dysfunction to find appropriate therapeutic targets. Future Directions: Based on the existing evidence, it is suggested that oxygen availability has a key role in obesity and its related comorbidities. Oxygen should be considered in relation to potential therapeutic strategies in the treatment and prevention of metabolic disorders. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 35, 642-687.
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- Amaya Lopez-Pascual
- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Centre for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,Neuroendocrine Cell Biology, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Obesity Biology Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Clore Laboratory, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Centre for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Spain.,CIBERobn Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Centre of Biomedical Research Network, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.,Precision Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Health, IMDEA Food, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Centre for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Spain.,CIBERobn Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Centre of Biomedical Research Network, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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Gaur P, Sartmyrzaeva M, Maripov A, Muratali Uulu K, Saini S, Ray K, Kishore K, Akunov A, Sarybaev A, Kumar B, Singh SB, Vats P. Cardiac Acclimatization at High Altitude in Two Different Ethnicity Groups. High Alt Med Biol 2021; 22:58-69. [PMID: 33400909 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2020.0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Gaur, Priya, Meerim Sartmyrzaeva, Abdirashit Maripov, Kubatbek Muratali Uulu, Supriya Saini, Koushik Ray, Krishna Kishore, Almaz Akunov, Akpay Sarybaev, Bhuvnesh Kumar, Shashi Bala Singh, and Praveen Vats. Cardiac acclimatization at high altitude in two different ethnicity groups. High Alt Med Biol. 22:58-69, 2021. Introduction: High altitude (HA) exposure causes substantial increase in pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and resistance. However, the effects of HA hypoxia exposure on cardiac function remain incompletely understood. Studies evaluating interethnic differences in cardiac functions in response to HA exposure are lacking. We aimed to compare the cardiac performance in Indian versus Kyrgyz healthy lowland subjects over the course of a 3-week HA exposure at 4,111 m. Methodology: Ten Indians and 20 Kyrgyz subjects were studied to assess cardiac acclimatization noninvasively by echocardiography in two different ethnic groups for 3 weeks of stay at HA. Pulmonary hemodynamics, right and left ventricular functions were evaluated at basal and on days 3, 7, 14, and 21 of HA exposure and on day 3 of deinduction. Results: HA exposure significantly increased PAP, pulmonary vascular resistance, cardiac output (CO), and heart rates (HRs) in both groups. Tricuspid regurgitant gradient increased significantly in both the group at day 3 versus basal; 38.9 mmHg (31.8, 42.9) versus 21.9 mmHg (19.5, 22.6) in Kyrgyz; and 34.1 mmHg (30.2, 38.5) versus 20.4 mmHg (19.7, 21.3) in Indians. HR increased significantly in Indians at day 3 and 7, whereas in Kyrgyz throughout exposure. CO increased significantly in both groups at day 3 versus basal with 5.9 L/min (5.5, 6.4) versus 5.1 L/min (4.4, 5.9) in Kyrgyz, and 5.7 L/min (5.56, 5.98) versus 4.9 L/min (4.1, 5.3) in Indians. Both groups exhibited preserved right ventricular diastolic and systolic functions at HAs. HA exposure changed the left ventricular diastolic parameters only in Kyrgyz subjects with impaired mitral inflow E/A, but not in Indian subjects. All cardiac changes induced at HAs have been recovered fully upon deinduction in both, except lateral-septal A', which remained low in Indians. Conclusion: Although pulmonary hemodynamics responses were similar in both groups, there were differences in cardiac functional parameters between the two in response to HA exposure that may be accounted to ethnic variation.
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- Priya Gaur
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defense Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India
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Zhao M, Zhang RZ, Qi DW, Chen HY, Zhang GC. CacyBP/SIP promotes tumor progression by regulating apoptosis and arresting the cell cycle in osteosarcoma. Exp Ther Med 2020; 20:1397-1404. [PMID: 32742374 PMCID: PMC7388306 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2020.8843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary malignant bone tumor in pediatric and adolescent patients. The calcyclin-binding protein/Siah-1-interacting protein (CacyBP/SIP) performs an essential function in cell proliferation and apoptosis. The present study investigated the effect of CacyBP/SIP in OS cell proliferation and apoptosis. CacyBP/SIP mRNA expression levels were evaluated in four OS cell lines by quantitative PCR. CacyBP/SIP expression was downregulated in Saos-2 cells using a lentivirus transfection system and the transfection efficiency was analyzed. The effects of CacyBP/SIP downregulation on Saos-2 cell proliferation and colony-formation ability were evaluated by MTT and colony-formation assays. The effect of CacyBP/SIP knockdown on Saos-2 cell cycle and apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry cell sorting. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data was analyzed for validation. Human OS cell lines Saos-2, MG-63, HOS and U20S expressed CacyBP/SIP mRNA. CacyBP/SIP knockdown significantly inhibited cell proliferation and colony-formation ability. G1/S phase arrest was induced by CacyBP/SIP downregulation, which also resulted in the downregulation of CDK and cyclins and the upregulation of p21. In addition, CacyBP/SIP downregulation induced Saos-2 cell apoptosis mediated by Bax and Bcl-2. High expression of CacyBP/SIP was significantly associated with poor prognosis in TCGA sarcoma database. Thus, CacyBP/SIP performs important functions in the proliferation and apoptosis of human OS cells.
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- Ming Zhao
- Department of Musculoskeletal Tumors, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, P.R. China
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Tumors, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, P.R. China
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Tumors, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, P.R. China
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Tumors, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, P.R. China
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Tumors, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, P.R. China
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Anand A, Kaur G, Bammidi S, Mathur D, Battu P, Sharma K, Tyagi R, Pannu V, Bhanushali D, Limaye N. Primer for Mainstreaming Mind-Body Techniques for Extreme Climates-Insights and Future Directions. MEDICINES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 7:E12. [PMID: 32155939 PMCID: PMC7151557 DOI: 10.3390/medicines7030012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Background: The deprivation of oxygen reaching the tissues (also termed as hypoxia) affects the normal functioning of the body. This results in development of many diseases like ischemia, glaucoma, MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment), pulmonary and cerebral edema, stress and depression. There are no effective drugs that can treat such diseases. Despite such failure, alternative interventions such as mind-body techniques (MBTs) have not been adequately investigated. Methods: The first part of this review has been focused on philosophical aspects of various MBTs besides evolving an ayurgenomic perspective. The potential of MBTs as a preventive non-pharmacological intervention in the treatment of various general and hypoxic pathologies has been further described in this section. In the second part, molecular, physiological, and neuroprotective roles of MBTs in normal and hypoxic/ischemic conditions has been discussed. Results: In this respect, the importance of and in vivo studies has also been discussed. Conclusions: Although several studies have investigated the role of protective strategies in coping with the hypoxic environment, the efficacy of MBTs at the molecular level has been ignored.
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- Akshay Anand
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India; (G.K.); (S.B.); (P.B.); (K.S.); (R.T.)
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India; (G.K.); (S.B.); (P.B.); (K.S.); (R.T.)
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India; (G.K.); (S.B.); (P.B.); (K.S.); (R.T.)
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- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar 751024, India;
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India; (G.K.); (S.B.); (P.B.); (K.S.); (R.T.)
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India; (G.K.); (S.B.); (P.B.); (K.S.); (R.T.)
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India; (G.K.); (S.B.); (P.B.); (K.S.); (R.T.)
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- Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh 160030, India;
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- Sri Sri institute of Advanced Research, Ved Vignan Maha Vidya Peeth, Bangaluru 560082, India;
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India; (G.K.); (S.B.); (P.B.); (K.S.); (R.T.)
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Saini S, Vats P, Bayen S, Gaur P, Ray K, Kishore K, Sartmyrzaeva M, Akunov A, Maripov A, Sarybaev A, Kumar B, Singh SB. Global expression profiling and pathway analysis in two different population groups in relation to high altitude. Funct Integr Genomics 2018; 19:205-215. [PMID: 30341547 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-018-0637-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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High altitude (HA) is associated with number of stresses. Response of these stresses may vary in different populations depending upon altitude, duration of residency, ancestry, geographical variation, lifestyle, and ethnicities. For understanding population variability in transcriptome, array-based global gene expression profiling was performed on extracted RNA of male volunteers of two different lowland population groups, i.e., Indians and Kyrgyz, at baseline and day 7 of HA exposure (3200 m). A total of 97 genes were differentially expressed at basal in Kyrgyz as compared to Indians (82 downregulated and 15 upregulated), and 196 were differentially expressed on day 7 of HA (118 downregulated and 78 upregulated). Ingenuity Pathway Analysis and gene ontology highlighted eIF2 signaling with most significant negative activation z score at basal in Kyrgyz compared to Indians with downregulation of various L- and S-ribosomal proteins indicating marked translational repression. On day 7, cAMP-mediated signaling is most enriched with positive activation z score in Kyrgyz compared to Indians. Plasma cAMP levels were higher in Kyrgyz on day 7 compared to Indians. Extracellular adenosine levels were elevated in both the groups upon HA, but higher in Kyrgyz compared to Indians. Valedictory qRT-PCR showed upregulation of ADORA2B and CD73 along with downregulation of ENTs in Kyrgyz compared to Indians indicating elevated levels of extracellular nucleotides mainly adenosine and activation of extracellular cAMP-adenosine pathway which as per literature triggers endogenous protective mechanisms under stress conditions like hypoxia. Thus, transcriptome changes at HA are population-specific, and it may be necessary to take care while interposing similar results in different populations.
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- Supriya Saini
- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India.
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India.
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Centre, Togolok Moldo Str 3, 720040, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Centre, Togolok Moldo Str 3, 720040, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Centre, Togolok Moldo Str 3, 720040, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Kyrgyz Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Centre, Togolok Moldo Str 3, 720040, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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- Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi, 110054, India
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Differential responses of autonomic function in sea level residents, acclimatized lowlanders at >3500 m and Himalayan high altitude natives at >3500 m: A cross-sectional study. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2018; 254:40-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Reduced cancer mortality at high altitude: The role of glucose, lipids, iron and physical activity. Exp Cell Res 2017; 356:209-216. [PMID: 28344053 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Residency at high altitude (HA) demands adaptation to challenging environmental conditions with hypobaric hypoxia being the most important one. Epidemiological and experimental data suggest that chronic exposure to HA reduces cancer mortality and lowers prevalence of metabolic disorders like diabetes and obesity implying that adaption to HA modifies a broad spectrum of physiological, metabolic and cellular programs with a generally beneficial outcome for humans. However, the complexity of multiple, potentially tumor-suppressive pathways at HA impedes the understanding of mechanisms leading to reduced cancer mortality. Many adaptive processes at HA are tightly interconnected and thus it cannot be ruled out that the entirety or at least some of the HA-related alterations act in concert to reduce cancer mortality. In this review we discuss tumor formation as a concept of competition between healthy and cancer cells with improved fitness - and therefore higher competitiveness - of healthy cells at high altitude. We discuss HA-related changes in glucose, lipid and iron metabolism that may have an impact on tumorigenesis. Additionally, we discuss two parameters with a strong impact on tumorigenesis, namely drug metabolism and physical activity, to underpin their potential contribution to HA-dependent reduced cancer mortality. Future studies are needed to unravel why cancer mortality is reduced at HA and how this knowledge might be used to prevent and to treat cancer patients.
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Lopez-Pascual A, Bes-Rastrollo M, Sayón-Orea C, Perez-Cornago A, Díaz-Gutiérrez J, Pons JJ, Martínez-González MA, González-Muniesa P, Martínez JA. Living at a Geographically Higher Elevation Is Associated with Lower Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: Prospective Analysis of the SUN Cohort. Front Physiol 2017; 7:658. [PMID: 28101063 PMCID: PMC5209344 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Living in a geographically higher altitude affects oxygen availability. The possible connection between environmental factors and the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS) feature is not fully understood, being the available epidemiological evidence still very limited. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the longitudinal association between altitude and incidence of MetS and each of its components in a prospective Spanish cohort, The Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) project. Our study included 6860 highly educated subjects (university graduates) free from any MetS criteria at baseline. The altitude of residence was imputed with the postal code of each individual subject residence according to the data of the Spanish National Cartographic Institute and participants were categorized into tertiles. MetS was defined according to the harmonized definition. Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess the association between the altitude of residence and the risk of MetS during follow-up. After a median follow-up period of 10 years, 462 incident cases of MetS were identified. When adjusting for potential confounders, subjects in the highest category of altitude (>456 m) exhibited a significantly lower risk of developing MetS compared to those in the lowest tertile (<122 m) of altitude of residence [Model 2: Hazard ratio = 0.75 (95% Confidence interval: 0.58–0.97); p for trend = 0.029]. Living at geographically higher altitude was associated with a lower risk of developing MetS in the SUN project. Our findings suggest that geographical elevation may be an important factor linked to metabolic diseases.
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- Amaya Lopez-Pascual
- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain; Centre for Nutrition Research, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain
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- IDISNA Navarra's Health Research InstitutePamplona, Spain; CIBERobn Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Centre of Biomedical Research Network, ISCIIIMadrid, Spain; Department Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain
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- Department Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra Pamplona, Spain
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- Department Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain; Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of OxfordOxford, UK
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- Department Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra Pamplona, Spain
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- IDISNA Navarra's Health Research InstitutePamplona, Spain; Department History, Art History, and Geography, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain
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- IDISNA Navarra's Health Research InstitutePamplona, Spain; CIBERobn Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Centre of Biomedical Research Network, ISCIIIMadrid, Spain; Department Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain; Centre for Nutrition Research, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain; IDISNA Navarra's Health Research InstitutePamplona, Spain; CIBERobn Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Centre of Biomedical Research Network, ISCIIIMadrid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain; Centre for Nutrition Research, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of NavarraPamplona, Spain; IDISNA Navarra's Health Research InstitutePamplona, Spain; CIBERobn Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Centre of Biomedical Research Network, ISCIIIMadrid, Spain
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Díaz-Gutiérrez J, Martínez-González MÁ, Pons Izquierdo JJ, González-Muniesa P, Martínez JA, Bes-Rastrollo M. Living at Higher Altitude and Incidence of Overweight/Obesity: Prospective Analysis of the SUN Cohort. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0164483. [PMID: 27812092 PMCID: PMC5094724 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Residence at high altitude has been associated with lower obesity rates probably due to hypoxia conditions. However, there is no evidence of this association in a free-living population. OBJECTIVES We assessed the association between the altitude where each participant of a Spanish cohort (the SUN Project) was living and the incidence of overweight/obesity. METHODS The SUN Project is a dynamic, prospective, multipurpose cohort of Spanish university graduates with a retention rate of 89%. We included in the analysis 9 365 participants free of overweight/obesity at baseline. At the baseline questionnaire, participants reported their postal code and the time they had been living in their city/village. We imputed the altitude of each postal code according to the data of the Spanish National Cartographic Institute and categorized participants in tertiles. We used Cox regression models to adjust for potential confounding variables. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 10 years, we identified 2 156 incident cases of overweight/obesity. After adjusting for sex, age, time of residence at current city, baseline body mass index, physical activity, sedentarism and years of education (≤ 3 years, ≥ 4 years, Master/PhD), those participants in the third tertile (>456 m) exhibited a statistically significant 14% reduction in the risk of developing overweight/obesity in comparison to those in the first tertile (<124 m) (adjusted HR = 0.86; 95% CI: 0.77, 0.96). CONCLUSIONS Living in cities of higher altitude was inversely associated with the risk of developing overweight/obesity in a cohort of Spanish university graduates.
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- Jesús Díaz-Gutiérrez
- University of Navarra, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Pamplona, Spain
- IDISNA Navarra’s Health Research Institute, Pamplona, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States of America
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- University of Navarra, Department of History, Art History, and Geography, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pamplona, Spain
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- IDISNA Navarra’s Health Research Institute, Pamplona, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- University of Navarra, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences and Physiology, School of Pharmacy, Pamplona, Spain
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- IDISNA Navarra’s Health Research Institute, Pamplona, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- University of Navarra, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences and Physiology, School of Pharmacy, Pamplona, Spain
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- University of Navarra, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Pamplona, Spain
- IDISNA Navarra’s Health Research Institute, Pamplona, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Simpson EJ, Debevec T, Eiken O, Mekjavic I, Macdonald IA. PlanHab: the combined and separate effects of 16 days of bed rest and normobaric hypoxic confinement on circulating lipids and indices of insulin sensitivity in healthy men. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2016; 120:947-55. [PMID: 26769956 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00897.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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PlanHab is a planetary habitat simulation study. The atmosphere within future space habitats is anticipated to have reduced Po2, but information is scarce as to how physiological systems may respond to combined exposure to moderate hypoxia and reduced gravity. This study investigated, using a randomized-crossover design, how insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance, and circulating lipids were affected by 16 days of horizontal bed rest in normobaric normoxia [NBR: FiO2 = 0.209; PiO2 = 133.1 (0.3) mmHg], horizontal bed rest in normobaric hypoxia [HBR: FiO2 = 0.141 (0.004); PiO2 = 90.0 (0.4) mmHg], and confinement in normobaric hypoxia combined with daily moderate intensity exercise (HAMB). A mixed-meal tolerance test, with arterialized-venous blood sampling, was performed in 11 healthy, nonobese men (25-45 yr) before (V1) and on the morning ofday 17of each intervention (V2). Postprandial glucose and c-peptide response were increased at V2 of both bed rest interventions (P< 0.05 in each case), with c-peptide:insulin ratio higher at V2 in HAMB and HBR, both in the fed and fasted state (P< 0.005 in each case). Fasting total cholesterol was reduced at V2 in HAMB [-0.47 (0.36) mmol/l;P< 0.005] and HBR [-0.55 (0.41) mmol/l;P< 0.005]. Fasting HDL was lower at V2 in all interventions, with the reduction observed in HBR [-0.30 (0.21) mmol/l] greater than that measured in HAMB [-0.13 (0.14) mmol/l;P< 0.005] and NBR [-0.17 (0.15) mmol/l;P< 0.05]. Hypoxia did not alter the adverse effects of bed rest on insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance but appeared to increase insulin clearance. The negative effect of bed rest on HDL was compounded in hypoxia, which may have implications for long-term health of those living in future space habitats.
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- Elizabeth J Simpson
- MRC/Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, United Kingdom;
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- Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Physiology, Swedish Aerospace Physiology Centre, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- MRC/Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Xu C, Qiao X, Zhao Y, Sun R, Shang X, Niu W. Resveratrol ameliorates chronic high altitude exposure-induced oxidative stress and suppresses lipid metabolism alteration in rats. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201400426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Chunlan Xu
- The Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology; School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi; P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology; School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi; P. R. China
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- Department of Agriculture and Medicine; The Open University of China, Beijing; P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology; School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi; P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology; School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi; P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology; School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi; P. R. China
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Parati G, Ochoa JE, Torlasco C, Salvi P, Lombardi C, Bilo G. Aging, High Altitude, and Blood Pressure: A Complex Relationship. High Alt Med Biol 2015; 16:97-109. [DOI: 10.1089/ham.2015.0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- Gianfranco Parati
- Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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Siques P, Brito J, Naveas N, Pulido R, De la Cruz JJ, Mamani M, León-Velarde F. Plasma and liver lipid profiles in rats exposed to chronic hypobaric hypoxia: changes in metabolic pathways. High Alt Med Biol 2014; 15:388-95. [PMID: 25185022 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2013.1134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Lipid metabolism under chronic hypoxia (CH) has not received equal attention as intermittent hypoxia (IH). To determine the CH-induced changes in plasma and liver, as well as the mRNA and protein expression of two key enzymes in the triglyceride and cholesterol biosynthesis pathways, SREBP-1 (HMG-CoA reductase) and SREBP-2 (SCD-1), we exposed adult male Wistar rats to CH (4600 m; n=15) for 30 days compared to normoxic rats (n=15). The CH rats exhibited weight loss (p<0.001), higher hematocrit (%), and higher hemoglobin (g/dL) (p<0.01). In the plasma of CH rats, total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol increased at day 15. VLDL-cholesterol and triglycerides (p<0.01) greatly increased (35%), while HDL-cholesterol decreased (p<0.01). Triglycerides and VLDL-cholesterol remained elevated by 28% at day 30 (p<0.01). Hepatic triglycerides increased two-fold, while total cholesterol increased by 51% (p<0.001; p<0.05). Upregulation of SCD-1 mRNA and protein was observed in the CH rats (p<0.01); however, no differences were observed in HMG-CoA reductase mRNA or protein expression in both groups. In conclusion, CH, like IH, alters lipid profiles by increasing triglycerides in the plasma and liver and upregulating triglyceride biosynthesis without affecting the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway. Additional involved mechanisms require further study because of the importance of lipids in cardiovascular risk.
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- Patricia Siques
- 1 Institute of Health Studies. Universidad Arturo Prat , Iquique, Chile
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Voss JD, Allison DB, Webber BJ, Otto JL, Clark LL. Lower obesity rate during residence at high altitude among a military population with frequent migration: a quasi experimental model for investigating spatial causation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93493. [PMID: 24740173 PMCID: PMC3989193 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We sought to evaluate whether residence at high altitude is associated with the development of obesity among those at increased risk of becoming obese. Obesity, a leading global health priority, is often refractory to care. A potentially novel intervention is hypoxia, which has demonstrated positive long-term metabolic effects in rats. Whether or not high altitude residence confers benefit in humans, however, remains unknown. Using a quasi-experimental, retrospective study design, we observed all outpatient medical encounters for overweight active component enlisted service members in the U.S. Army or Air Force from January 2006 to December 2012 who were stationed in the United States. We compared high altitude (>1.96 kilometers above sea level) duty assignment with low altitude (<0.98 kilometers). The outcome of interest was obesity related ICD-9 codes (278.00-01, V85.3x-V85.54) by Cox regression. We found service members had a lower hazard ratio (HR) of incident obesity diagnosis if stationed at high altitude as compared to low altitude (HR 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.54–0.65; p<0.001). Using geographic distribution of obesity prevalence among civilians throughout the U.S. as a covariate (as measured by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the REGARDS study) also predicted obesity onset among service members. In conclusion, high altitude residence predicts lower rates of new obesity diagnoses among overweight service members in the U.S. Army and Air Force. Future studies should assign exposure using randomization, clarify the mechanism(s) of this relationship, and assess the net balance of harms and benefits of high altitude on obesity prevention.
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- Jameson D. Voss
- Epidemiology Consult Division, US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Nutrition and Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Trainee Health Surveillance, Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Lackland, Texas, United States of America
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- Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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Stöwhas AC, Latshang TD, Lo Cascio CM, Lautwein S, Stadelmann K, Tesler N, Ayers L, Berneis K, Gerber PA, Huber R, Achermann P, Bloch KE, Kohler M. Effects of acute exposure to moderate altitude on vascular function, metabolism and systemic inflammation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e70081. [PMID: 23936377 PMCID: PMC3731354 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Travel to mountain areas is popular. However, the effects of acute exposure to moderate altitude on the cardiovascular system and metabolism are largely unknown. Objectives To investigate the effects of acute exposure to moderate altitude on vascular function, metabolism and systemic inflammation. Methods In 51 healthy male subjects with a mean (SD) age of 26.9 (9.3) years, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, heart rate, arterial stiffness, lipid profiles, low density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size, insulin resistance (HOMA-index), highly-sensitive C-reactive protein and pro-inflammatory cytokines were measured at 490 m (Zurich) and during two days at 2590 m, (Davos Jakobshorn, Switzerland) in randomized order. The largest differences in outcomes between the two altitudes are reported. Results Mean (SD) oxygen saturation was significantly lower at 2590 m, 91.0 (2.0)%, compared to 490 m, 96.0 (1.0)%, p<0.001. Mean blood pressure (mean difference +4.8 mmHg, p<0.001) and heart rate (mean difference +3.3 bpm, p<0.001) were significantly higher at 2590 m, compared to 490 m, but this was not associated with increased arterial stiffness. At 2590 m, lipid profiles improved (median difference triglycerides −0.14 mmol/l, p = 0.012, HDL +0.08 mmol/l, p<0.001, total cholesterol/HDL-ratio −0.25, p = 0.001), LDL particle size increased (median difference +0.45 nm, p = 0.048) and hsCRP decreased (median difference −0.18 mg/l, p = 0.024) compared to 490 m. No significant change in pro-inflammatory cytokines or insulin resistance was observed upon ascent to 2590 m. Conclusions Short-term stay at moderate altitude is associated with increased blood pressure and heart rate likely due to augmented sympathetic activity. Exposure to moderate altitude improves the lipid profile and systemic inflammation, but seems to have no significant effect on glucose metabolism. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01130948
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Affiliation(s)
| | | | | | - Sina Lautwein
- Pulmonary Division, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Katrin Stadelmann
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Noemi Tesler
- Child Development Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Lisa Ayers
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Reto Huber
- Child Development Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Peter Achermann
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Konrad E. Bloch
- Pulmonary Division, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Malcolm Kohler
- Pulmonary Division, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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