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Chand K, Chandra S, Dutt V. A comprehensive evaluation of linear and non-linear HRV parameters between paced breathing and stressful mental state. Heliyon 2024; 10:e32195. [PMID: 38873683 PMCID: PMC11170182 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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Background Heart rate variability (HRV) is a crucial metric that provides valuable insight into the balance between relaxation and stress. Previous research has shown that most HRV parameters improve during periods of mental relaxation, while decreasing during tasks involving cognitive workload. Although a comprehensive analysis of both linear and non-linear HRV parameters has been carried out in existing literature, there still exists a need for further research in this area. Additionally, limited knowledge exists regarding how specific interventions may influence the interpretation of these parameters and how the different parameters correlate under different interventions. This study aims to address these gaps by conducting a thorough comparison of different linear and non-linear HRV parameters under mentally relaxed versus stressful states. Methodology Participants were randomly and equally divided among two between-subjects groups: relaxed-stress (RS) (N = 22) and stress-relaxed (SR) (N = 22). In the RS group, a paced breathing task was given for 5 min to create relaxation, and was followed by a 5-min time-based mental calculation task to create stress. In the SR group, the order of the stress and relaxed tasks was reversed. There was a washout period of 15 min after the first task in both groups. Results Of the 37 HRV parameters, 33 differed significantly between the two interventions. The majority of the parameters exhibited an improving and degrading tendency of HRV parameters in the relaxed and stressed states, respectively. The correlation of the majority of HRV parameters decreases during stress, while prominent time domain and geometric domain parameters stand out in the correlation. Conclusion Overall, HRV parameters can be reliably used to assess a person's relaxed and stressed mental states during paced breathing and mental arithmetic task respectively. Furthermore, non-linear HRV parameters provide accurate estimators of the mental state, in addition to the commonly used linear parameters.
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- Kulbhushan Chand
- IIT Mandi iHub and HCi Foundation, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, HP, India , 175005
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- Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, HP, India , 175005
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- Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, HP, India , 175005
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Porta A, Bari V, Gelpi F, Cairo B, De Maria B, Tonon D, Rossato G, Faes L. On the Different Abilities of Cross-Sample Entropy and K-Nearest-Neighbor Cross-Unpredictability in Assessing Dynamic Cardiorespiratory and Cerebrovascular Interactions. ENTROPY (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 25:e25040599. [PMID: 37190390 PMCID: PMC10137562 DOI: 10.3390/e25040599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Nonlinear markers of coupling strength are often utilized to typify cardiorespiratory and cerebrovascular regulations. The computation of these indices requires techniques describing nonlinear interactions between respiration (R) and heart period (HP) and between mean arterial pressure (MAP) and mean cerebral blood velocity (MCBv). We compared two model-free methods for the assessment of dynamic HP-R and MCBv-MAP interactions, namely the cross-sample entropy (CSampEn) and k-nearest-neighbor cross-unpredictability (KNNCUP). Comparison was carried out first over simulations generated by linear and nonlinear unidirectional causal, bidirectional linear causal, and lag-zero linear noncausal models, and then over experimental data acquired from 19 subjects at supine rest during spontaneous breathing and controlled respiration at 10, 15, and 20 breaths·minute-1 as well as from 13 subjects at supine rest and during 60° head-up tilt. Linear markers were computed for comparison. We found that: (i) over simulations, CSampEn and KNNCUP exhibit different abilities in evaluating coupling strength; (ii) KNNCUP is more reliable than CSampEn when interactions occur according to a causal structure, while performances are similar in noncausal models; (iii) in healthy subjects, KNNCUP is more powerful in characterizing cardiorespiratory and cerebrovascular variability interactions than CSampEn and linear markers. We recommend KNNCUP for quantifying cardiorespiratory and cerebrovascular coupling.
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- Alberto Porta
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
- Department of Cardiothoracic, Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, 20097 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
- Department of Cardiothoracic, Vascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, 20097 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, 37024 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, 37024 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Cardiorespiratory coupling in mechanically ventilated patients studied via synchrogram analysis. Med Biol Eng Comput 2023; 61:1329-1341. [PMID: 36698031 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-023-02784-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Respiration and cardiac activity are strictly interconnected with reciprocal influences. They act as weakly coupled oscillators showing varying degrees of phase synchronization and their interactions are affected by mechanical ventilation. The study aims at differentiating the impact of three ventilatory modes on the cardiorespiratory phase coupling in critically ill patients. The coupling between respiration and heartbeat was studied through cardiorespiratory phase synchronization analysis carried out via synchrogram during pressure control ventilation (PCV), pressure support ventilation (PSV), and neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) in critically ill patients. Twenty patients were studied under all the three ventilatory modes. Cardiorespiratory phase synchronization changed significantly across ventilatory modes. The highest synchronization degree was found during PCV session, while the lowest one with NAVA. The percentage of all epochs featuring synchronization regardless of the phase locking ratio was higher with PCV (median: 33.9%, first-third quartile: 21.3-39.3) than PSV (median: 15.7%; first-third quartile: 10.9-27.8) and NAVA (median: 3.7%; first-third quartile: 3.3-19.2). PCV induces a significant amount of cardiorespiratory phase synchronization in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients. Synchronization induced by patient-driven ventilatory modes was weaker, reaching the minimum with NAVA. Findings can be explained as a result of the more regular and powerful solicitation of the cardiorespiratory system induced by PCV. The degree of phase synchronization between cardiac and respiratory activities in mechanically ventilated humans depends on the ventilatory mode.
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Cho MY, Kim IS, Kim MJ, Hyun DE, Koo SM, Sohn H, Kim NY, Kim S, Ko S, Oh JM. NaCl Ionization-Based Moisture Sensor Prepared by Aerosol Deposition for Monitoring Respiratory Patterns. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:5178. [PMID: 35890859 PMCID: PMC9317478 DOI: 10.3390/s22145178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A highly polarizable moisture sensor with multimodal sensing capabilities has great advantages for healthcare applications such as human respiration monitoring. We introduce an ionically polarizable moisture sensor based on NaCl/BaTiO3 composite films fabricated using a facile aerosol deposition (AD) process. The proposed sensing model operates based on an enormous NaCl ionization effect in addition to natural moisture polarization, whereas all previous sensors are based only on the latter. We obtained an optimal sensing performance in a 0.5 µm-thick layer containing NaCl-37.5 wt% by manipulating the sensing layer thickness and weight fraction of NaCl. The NaCl/BaTiO3 sensing layer exhibits outstanding sensitivity over a wide humidity range and a fast response/recovery time of 2/2 s; these results were obtained by performing the one-step AD process at room temperature without using any auxiliary methods. Further, we present a human respiration monitoring system using a sensing device that provides favorable and stable electrical signals under diverse respiratory scenarios.
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- Myung-Yeon Cho
- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea; (M.-Y.C.); (M.-J.K.); (D.-E.H.); (S.-M.K.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, 77 Cheongam-ro, Pohang 37673, Korea;
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea; (M.-Y.C.); (M.-J.K.); (D.-E.H.); (S.-M.K.)
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea; (M.-Y.C.); (M.-J.K.); (D.-E.H.); (S.-M.K.)
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea; (M.-Y.C.); (M.-J.K.); (D.-E.H.); (S.-M.K.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea;
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- RFIC Center, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea;
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Dong-Eui University, Busan 47227, Korea;
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea; (M.-Y.C.); (M.-J.K.); (D.-E.H.); (S.-M.K.)
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea; (M.-Y.C.); (M.-J.K.); (D.-E.H.); (S.-M.K.)
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Wang N, Tong J, Wang J, Wang Q, Chen S, Sheng B. Polyimide-Sputtered and Polymerized Films with Ultrahigh Moisture Sensitivity for Respiratory Monitoring and Contactless Sensing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:11842-11853. [PMID: 35143181 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c24833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Respiratory monitoring and contactless sensing using the moisture produced by respiration and perspiration have garnered considerable attention in recent years. In this study, we fabricated polyimide-sputtered and polymerized (PSP) humidity sensors with ultrahigh capacitive sensitivity, fast response, and a wide working range of relative humidity (RH). The sensors produced >40 000 times increment in the sensing signal over the 10-95% RH range at 10 Hz and exhibited good performance at low RH levels (<40%) as well. These sensors displayed excellent sensing properties with small hysteresis, long-time stability, and fast response and recovery times (2.4 and 1.2 s, respectively). In the mechanism study of PSP humidity sensors, we found that the high sensitivity can be attributed to massive hydrophilic functional groups formed on the polymer chains by moist aging with oxidation and the fast response speed is due to the mesoporous structure of PSP films. We also fabricated a 5 × 5 array of PSP humidity sensors to identify the shapes of wet objects and of leaves during transpiration. Thus, we reported a novel and effective method for fabricating high-performance humidity polymer films, channeling new pathways for the development of advanced humidity and gas sensors.
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- Nan Wang
- School of Optical Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Systems, Engineering Research Center of Optical Instruments and Systems, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Optical Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Systems, Engineering Research Center of Optical Instruments and Systems, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Optical Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Systems, Engineering Research Center of Optical Instruments and Systems, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Optical Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Systems, Engineering Research Center of Optical Instruments and Systems, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Optical Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Systems, Engineering Research Center of Optical Instruments and Systems, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Aerospace Control Technology Institute, Shanghai 200233, China
- Shanghai Xin Yue Lian Hui Electronic Technology Co. LTD, Shanghai 200233, China
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- School of Optical Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Systems, Engineering Research Center of Optical Instruments and Systems, Shanghai 200093, China
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Edmunds JS, Ivie CL, Ott EP, Jacob DW, Baker SE, Harper JL, Manrique-Acevedo CM, Limberg JK. Sex differences in the effect of acute intermittent hypoxia on respiratory modulation of sympathetic activity. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2021; 321:R903-R911. [PMID: 34668438 PMCID: PMC8714811 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00042.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Sex-related differences in respiratory modulation of sympathetic activity have been observed in rodent models of sleep apnea [intermittent hypoxia (IH)]. In light of sex disparities in the respiratory response to acute IH in humans as well as changes in respiratory modulation of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) in clinical sleep apnea, we examined sex-related differences in respiratory modulation of MSNA following acute IH. We hypothesized that respiratory modulation of MSNA would be altered in both male and female participants after IH; however, the respiratory patterning of MSNA following IH would be sex specific. Heart rate, MSNA, and respiration were evaluated in healthy male (n = 21, 30 ± 5 yr) and female (n = 10, 28 ± 5 yr) participants during normoxic rest before and after 30 min of IH. Respiratory modulation of MSNA was assessed by fitting polynomials to cross-correlation histograms constructed between sympathetic spikes and respiration. MSNA was elevated after IH in male (20 ± 6 to 24 ± 8 bursts/min) and female (19 ± 8 to 22 ± 10 bursts/min) participants (P < 0.01). Both male and female participants exhibited respiratory modulation of MSNA (P < 0.01); however, the pattern differed by sex. After IH, modulation of MSNA within the breath was reduced in male participants (P = 0.03) but increased in female participants (P = 0.02). Both male and female adults exhibit changes in respiratory patterning of MSNA after acute IH; however, this pattern differs by sex. These data support sex disparities in respiratory modulation of MSNA and may have implications for conditions such as sleep apnea.
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- Jane S Edmunds
- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
- Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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Hooker SK, Andrews RD, Arnould JPY, Bester MN, Davis RW, Insley SJ, Gales NJ, Goldsworthy SD, McKnight JC. Fur seals do, but sea lions don't - cross taxa insights into exhalation during ascent from dives. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2021; 376:20200219. [PMID: 34121462 PMCID: PMC8200655 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Management of gases during diving is not well understood across marine mammal species. Prior to diving, phocid (true) seals generally exhale, a behaviour thought to assist with the prevention of decompression sickness. Otariid seals (fur seals and sea lions) have a greater reliance on their lung oxygen stores, and inhale prior to diving. One otariid, the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), then exhales during the final 50-85% of the return to the surface, which may prevent another gas management issue: shallow-water blackout. Here, we compare data collected from animal-attached tags (video cameras, hydrophones and conductivity sensors) deployed on a suite of otariid seal species to examine the ubiquity of ascent exhalations for this group. We find evidence for ascent exhalations across four fur seal species, but that such exhalations are absent for three sea lion species. Fur seals and sea lions are no longer genetically separated into distinct subfamilies, but are morphologically distinguished by the thick underfur layer of fur seals. Together with their smaller size and energetic dives, we suggest their air-filled fur might underlie the need to perform these exhalations, although whether to reduce buoyancy and ascent speed, for the avoidance of shallow-water blackout or to prevent other cardiovascular management issues in their diving remains unclear. This article is part of the theme issue 'Measuring physiology in free-living animals (Part I)'.
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- Sascha K. Hooker
- Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 8LB, UK
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
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- Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, Hatfield 0028, Gauteng, South Africa
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- Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University, Galveston, TX 77553, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8P 5C2
- Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, Y1A 0E9
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- Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Tasmania 7050, Australia
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- South Australian Research and Development Institute, West Beach, South Australia 5024, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 8LB, UK
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Katayama K, Dominelli PB, Foster GE, Kipp S, Leahy MG, Ishida K, Sheel AW. Respiratory modulation of sympathetic vasomotor outflow during graded leg cycling. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 131:858-867. [PMID: 34197231 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00118.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Respiratory modulation of sympathetic vasomotor outflow to skeletal muscles (muscle sympathetic nerve activity; MSNA) occurs in resting humans. Specifically, MSNA is highest at end-expiration and lowest at end-inspiration during quiet, resting breathing. We tested the hypothesis that within-breath modulation of MSNA would be amplified during graded leg cycling. Thirteen (n = 3 females) healthy young (age: 25.2 ± 4.7 yr) individuals completed all testing. MSNA (right median nerve) was measured at rest (baseline) and during semirecumbent cycle exercise at 40%, 60%, and 80% of maximal workload (Wmax). MSNA burst frequency (BF) was 20.0 ± 4.0 bursts/min at baseline and was not different during exercise at 40%Wmax (21.3 ± 3.7 bursts/min; P = 0.292). Thereafter, MSNA BF increased significantly compared with baseline (60%Wmax: 31.6 ± 5.8 bursts/min; P < 0.001, 80%Wmax: 44.7 ± 5.3 bursts/min; P < 0.001). At baseline and all exercise intensities, MSNA BF was lowest at end-inspiration and greatest at mid-to-end expiration. The within-breath change in MSNA BF (ΔMSNA BF; end-expiration minus end-inspiration) gradually increased from baseline to 60%Wmax leg cycling, but no further increase appeared at 80%Wmax exercise. Our results indicate that within-breath modulation of MSNA is amplified from baseline to moderate intensity during dynamic exercise in young healthy individuals, and that no further potentiation occurs at higher exercise intensities. Our findings provide an important extension of our understanding of respiratory influences on sympathetic vasomotor control.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Within-breath modulation of sympathetic vasomotor outflow to skeletal muscle (muscle sympathetic nerve activity; MSNA) occurs in spontaneously breathing humans at rest. It is unknown if respiratory modulation persists during dynamic whole body exercise. We found that MSNA burst frequency was lowest at end-inspiration and highest at mid-to-end expiration during rest and graded leg cycling. Respiratory modulation of sympathetic vasomotor outflow remains intact and is amplified during dynamic whole body exercise.
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- Keisho Katayama
- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Noiseless Variable-Pressure Neck Chamber Device to Assess the Carotid Baroreflex Function. Front Physiol 2021; 11:613311. [PMID: 33551840 PMCID: PMC7854574 DOI: 10.389/fphys.2020.613311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background: The blood pressure responses to baroreflex perturbations can be assessed only using the variable-pressure neck chamber technique. However, the application of this approach in hospital environments is limited owing to the loud noise emitted during its operation. This study was aimed at developing a noiseless neck suction chamber device (NCD) that could stimulate the baroreceptors located in the carotid sinus in humans. Methods: A non-invasive device was developed to pressurize the carotid arteries externally. A microcontroller with a computer interface and neck chamber (3D-printed) was used. The anatomical neck chamber was fitted on six healthy, young, asymptomatic participants (five men; 32 ± 6 year), who were normotensive, nonsmoking, in sinus rhythm, free of known cardiovascular or metabolic diseases, and not consuming any acute or chronic medications. A suction of −60 mmHg was applied for 5 s, and the corresponding data were recorded. Before each study visit, the participants were instructed to abstain from caffeine, alcohol, and strenuous exercise for 12–24 h. Results: In all the trials, a significant reflex bradycardia (−10 ± 2 bpm) and depressor response (−15 ± 4 mmHg) to neck suction were observed, consistent with the results in the literature. The neck chamber device operated noiselessly [sound pressure level (SPL) of 34.3 dB] compared to a regular vacuum-cleaner-based system (74.6 dB). Conclusion: Using the proposed approach, consistent blood pressure and heart rate responses to carotid baroreflex hypertensive stimuli could be recorded, as in previous studies conducted using neck collar devices. Furthermore, the neck chamber device operated noiselessly and can thus be applied in hospital environments.
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Cho MY, Kim IS, Kim SH, Park C, Kim NY, Kim SW, Kim S, Oh JM. Unique Noncontact Monitoring of Human Respiration and Sweat Evaporation Using a CsPb 2Br 5-Based Sensor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:5602-5613. [PMID: 33496182 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c21097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Respiration monitoring and human sweat sensing have promising application prospects in personal healthcare data collection, disease diagnostics, and the effective prevention of human-to-human transmission of fatal viruses. Here, we have introduced a unique respiration monitoring and touchless sensing system based on a CsPb2Br5/BaTiO3 humidity-sensing layer operated by water-induced interfacial polarization and prepared using a facile aerosol deposition process. Based on the relationship between sensing ability and layer thickness, the sensing device with a 1.0 μm thick layer was found to exhibit optimal sensing performance, a result of its ideal microstructure. This sensor also exhibits the highest electrical signal variation at 0.5 kHz due to a substantial polarizability difference between high and low humidity. As a result, the CsPb2Br5/BaTiO3 sensing device shows the best signal variation of all types of breath-monitoring devices reported to date when used to monitor sudden changes in respiratory rates in diverse situations. Furthermore, the sensor can effectively detect sweat evaporation when placed 1 cm from the skin, including subtle changes in capacitance caused by finger area and motion, skin moisture, and contact time. This ultrasensitive sensor, with its fast response, provides a potential new sensing platform for the long-term daily monitoring of respiration and sweat evaporation.
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- Myung-Yeon Cho
- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Dong-eui University, Busan 47227, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
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- RFIC Center, Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Nanomaterials Laboratory, Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Dong-eui University, Busan 47227, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
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Cheshire WP, Freeman R, Gibbons CH, Cortelli P, Wenning GK, Hilz MJ, Spies JM, Lipp A, Sandroni P, Wada N, Mano A, Ah Kim H, Kimpinski K, Iodice V, Idiáquez J, Thaisetthawatkul P, Coon EA, Low PA, Singer W. Electrodiagnostic assessment of the autonomic nervous system: A consensus statement endorsed by the American Autonomic Society, American Academy of Neurology, and the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Clin Neurophysiol 2020; 132:666-682. [PMID: 33419664 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Evaluation of disorders of the autonomic nervous system is both an art and a science, calling upon the physician's most astute clinical skills as well as knowledge of autonomic neurology and physiology. Over the last three decades, the development of noninvasive clinical tests that assess the function of autonomic nerves, the validation and standardization of these tests, and the growth of a large body of literature characterizing test results in patients with autonomic disorders have equipped clinical practice further with a valuable set of objective tools to assist diagnosis and prognosis. This review, based on current evidence, outlines an international expert consensus set of recommendations to guide clinical electrodiagnostic autonomic testing. Grading and localization of autonomic deficits incorporates scores from sympathetic cardiovascular adrenergic, parasympathetic cardiovagal, and sudomotor testing, as no single test alone is sufficient to diagnose the degree or distribution of autonomic failure. The composite autonomic severity score (CASS) is a useful score of autonomic failure that is normalized for age and gender. Valid indications for autonomic testing include generalized autonomic failure, regional or selective system syndromes of autonomic impairment, peripheral autonomic neuropathy and ganglionopathy, small fiber neuropathy, orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic intolerance, syncope, neurodegenerative disorders, autonomic hyperactivity, and anhidrosis.
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- William P Cheshire
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215-5400, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215-5400, USA
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- DIBINEM - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; IRCCS Istituto di Scienze Neurologiche, Bologna, Italy
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- Section of Clinical Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Level 8 East, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- Park-Klinik Weißensee, Schönstraße 80, Berlin 13086, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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- Department of Renal and Urologic Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-Cho Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, 2800 Dalgubeol Daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, South Korea
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- School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Autonomic Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, Division of Clinical Neurology, Institute of Neurology, University College London, WC1N 3BG London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurologia, Facultad de Medicina, University of Valparaíso, 7 Norte 1122, Valparaíso, 2531094, Chile
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, 988435 University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-8435, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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Kanda M, Kajimoto C, Kashima H, Ogino A, Miura A, Fukuba Y, Endo MY. Carotid baroreflex control of central and peripheral hemodynamics during recovery after moderate leg cycling exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2020; 128:1477-1486. [PMID: 32352342 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00023.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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This study aimed to examine the carotid baroreflex (CBR) control of the central and peripheral hemodynamics after exercise using the neck pressure (NP) and neck suction (NS) technique. Sixteen healthy young male participants (age: 27 ± 1.5 yr) were in a supine position for 30 min preexercise, followed by 60 min of cycling exercise, and then returned to a supine position for an additional 60 min postexercise. Both pre- and postexercise, the CBR-mediated responses of the central and peripheral hemodynamics were evaluated using 5-s periods of NP and NS (-60, -40, or +40 mmHg). As the central hemodynamics measurements, heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), cardiac output, and total vascular conductance were assessed. To determine peripheral circulation, vascular conductance in active and inactive limbs was measured. Eight participants [responder (RE) group] showed substantial postexercise hypotension (PEH) during recovery from exercise (Δ MAP: approximately -5 ± 0.9 mmHg, P < 0.05). The other eight participants did not display a reduction in MAP after exercise (non-RE group). In the non-RE group, the responsiveness of CBR-mediated changes in HR, MAP, and vascular conductance increased, particularly in response to -40 mmHg NS during postexercise compared with preexercise. However, in the RE group, any alterations in responsiveness to NP and NS were unchanged during PEH compared with preexercise. In conclusion, some normotensive individuals do not show PEH because the responsiveness of the CBR in central and peripheral hemodynamics following exercise is augmented, particularly to high blood pressure.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The carotid baroreflex (CBR) control of central and peripheral hemodynamics was investigated after exercise in both the presence and absence of postexercise hypotension (PEH). In individuals with no PEH, the responsiveness of CBR-mediated changes in all hemodynamics was augmented after exercise, particularly to high blood pressure; conversely, the CBR responsiveness remained unchanged in individuals with PEH. These findings provide insight into the mechanism of CBR control after exercise.
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- Masako Kanda
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Hoilett OS, Twibell AM, Srivastava R, Linnes JC. Kick LL: A Smartwatch for Monitoring Respiration and Heart Rate using Photoplethysmography. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2019; 2018:3821-3824. [PMID: 30441198 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2018.8513356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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With the growing popularity of wearable devices in the consumer space, interest in leveraging this technological platform in the medical field is rising. In this report, we describe a smartwatch capable of measuring respiration and heart rate using photoplethysmography (PPG). The device couples a photosensor, specifically tuned bandpass filters, and frequency content analysis to extract respiration and heart rate from the PPG signal. The results from the experimental device were compared to a commercial chest strap heart rate monitor. Respiratory rate measurements agreed within 1 breath per minute and heart rate measurements agreed within 3-4 beats per minute of the reference device. Furthermore, the device was packaged in an untethered wristwatch allowing for realtime measurements and analysis.
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Noble DJ, Hochman S. Hypothesis: Pulmonary Afferent Activity Patterns During Slow, Deep Breathing Contribute to the Neural Induction of Physiological Relaxation. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1176. [PMID: 31572221 PMCID: PMC6753868 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Control of respiration provides a powerful voluntary portal to entrain and modulate central autonomic networks. Slowing and deepening breathing as a relaxation technique has shown promise in a variety of cardiorespiratory and stress-related disorders, but few studies have investigated the physiological mechanisms conferring its benefits. Recent evidence suggests that breathing at a frequency near 0.1 Hz (6 breaths per minute) promotes behavioral relaxation and baroreflex resonance effects that maximize heart rate variability. Breathing around this frequency appears to elicit resonant and coherent features in neuro-mechanical interactions that optimize physiological function. Here we explore the neurophysiology of slow, deep breathing and propose that coincident features of respiratory and baroreceptor afferent activity cycling at 0.1 Hz entrain central autonomic networks. An important role is assigned to the preferential recruitment of slowly-adapting pulmonary afferents (SARs) during prolonged inhalations. These afferents project to discrete areas in the brainstem within the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) and initiate inhibitory actions on downstream targets. Conversely, deep exhalations terminate SAR activity and activate arterial baroreceptors via increases in blood pressure to stimulate, through NTS projections, parasympathetic outflow to the heart. Reciprocal SAR and baroreceptor afferent-evoked actions combine to enhance sympathetic activity during inhalation and parasympathetic activity during exhalation, respectively. This leads to pronounced heart rate variability in phase with the respiratory cycle (respiratory sinus arrhythmia) and improved ventilation-perfusion matching. NTS relay neurons project extensively to areas of the central autonomic network to encode important features of the breathing pattern that may modulate anxiety, arousal, and attention. In our model, pronounced respiratory rhythms during slow, deep breathing also support expression of slow cortical rhythms to induce a functional state of alert relaxation, and, via nasal respiration-based actions on olfactory signaling, recruit hippocampal pathways to boost memory consolidation. Collectively, we assert that the neurophysiological processes recruited during slow, deep breathing enhance the cognitive and behavioral therapeutic outcomes obtained through various mind-body practices. Future studies are required to better understand the physio-behavioral processes involved, including in animal models that control for confounding factors such as expectancy biases.
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- Donald J. Noble
- Department of Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Adler-Neal AL, Waugh CE, Garland EL, Shaltout HA, Diz DI, Zeidan F. The Role of Heart Rate Variability in Mindfulness-Based Pain Relief. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2019; 21:306-323. [PMID: 31377215 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Mindfulness meditation is a self-regulatory practice premised on sustaining nonreactive awareness of arising sensory events that reliably reduces pain. Yet, the specific analgesic mechanisms supporting mindfulness have not been comprehensively disentangled from the potential nonspecific factors supporting this technique. Increased parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) activity is associated with pain relief corresponding to a number of cognitive manipulations. However, the relationship between the PNS and mindfulness-based pain attenuation remains unknown. The primary objective of the present study was to determine the role of high-frequency heart rate variability (HF HRV), a marker of PNS activity, during mindfulness-based pain relief as compared to a validated, sham-mindfulness meditation technique that served as a breathing-based control. Sixty-two healthy volunteers (31 females; 31 males) were randomized to a 4-session (25 min/session) mindfulness or sham-mindfulness training regimen. Before and after each group's respective training, participants were administered noxious (49°C) and innocuous (35°C) heat to the right calf. HF HRV and respiration rate were recorded during thermal stimulation and pain intensity and unpleasantness ratings were collected after each stimulation series. The primary analysis revealed that during mindfulness meditation, higher HF HRV was more strongly associated with lower pain unpleasantness ratings when compared to sham-mindfulness meditation (B = -.82, P = .04). This finding is in line with the prediction that mindfulness-based meditation engages distinct mechanisms from sham-mindfulness meditation to reduce pain. However, the same prediction was not confirmed for pain intensity ratings (B = -.41). Secondary analyses determined that mindfulness and sham-mindfulness meditation similarly reduced pain ratings, decreased respiration rate, and increased HF HRV (between group ps < .05). More mechanistic work is needed to reliably determine the role of parasympathetic activation in mindfulness-based pain relief as compared to other meditative techniques. Perspective: Mindfulness has been shown to engage multiple mechanisms to reduce pain. The present study extends on this work to show that higher HRV is associated with mindfulness-induced reductions in pain unpleasantness, but not pain intensity ratings, when compared to sham-mindfulness meditation. These findings warrant further investigation into the mechanisms engaged by mindfulness as compared to placebo.
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- Adrienne L Adler-Neal
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Psychology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- College of Social Work & Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Surgery/Hypertension and Vascular Research, Cardiovascular Sciences Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery/Hypertension and Vascular Research, Cardiovascular Sciences Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.
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Simpson LL, Busch SA, Oliver SJ, Ainslie PN, Stembridge M, Steinback CD, Moore JP. Baroreflex control of sympathetic vasomotor activity and resting arterial pressure at high altitude: insight from Lowlanders and Sherpa. J Physiol 2019; 597:2379-2390. [PMID: 30893472 DOI: 10.1113/jp277663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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KEY POINTS Hypoxia, a potent activator of the sympathetic nervous system, is known to increase muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) to the peripheral vasculature of native Lowlanders during sustained high altitude (HA) exposure. We show that the arterial baroreflex control of MSNA functions normally in healthy Lowlanders at HA, and that upward baroreflex resetting permits chronic activation of basal sympathetic vasomotor activity under this condition. The baroreflex MSNA operating point and resting sympathetic vasomotor outflow both are lower for highland Sherpa compared to acclimatizing Lowlanders; these lower levels may represent beneficial hypoxic adaptation in Sherpa. Acute hyperoxia at HA had minimal effect on baroreflex control of MSNA in Lowlanders and Sherpa, raising the possibility that mechanisms other than peripheral chemoreflex activation contribute to vascular sympathetic baroreflex resetting and sympathoexcitation. These findings provide a better understanding of sympathetic nervous system activation and the control of blood pressure during the physiological stress of sustained HA hypoxia. ABSTRACT Exposure to high altitude (HA) is characterized by heightened muscle sympathetic neural activity (MSNA); however, the effect on arterial baroreflex control of MSNA is unknown. Furthermore, arterial baroreflex control at HA may be influenced by genotypic and phenotypic differences between lowland and highland natives. Fourteen Lowlanders (12 male) and nine male Sherpa underwent haemodynamic and sympathetic neural assessment at low altitude (Lowlanders, low altitude; 344 m, Sherpa, Kathmandu; 1400 m) and following gradual ascent to 5050 m. Beat-by-beat haemodynamics (photoplethysmography) and MSNA (microneurography) were recorded lying supine. Indices of vascular sympathetic baroreflex function were determined from the relationship of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and corresponding MSNA at rest (i.e. DBP 'operating pressure' and MSNA 'operating point'), as well as during a modified Oxford baroreflex test (i.e. 'gain'). Operating pressure and gain were unchanged for Lowlanders during HA exposure; however, the operating point was reset upwards (48 ± 16 vs. 22 ± 12 bursts 100 HB-1 , P = 0.001). Compared to Lowlanders at 5050 m, Sherpa had similar gain and operating pressure, although the operating point was lower (30 ± 13 bursts 100 HB-1 , P = 0.02); MSNA burst frequency was lower for Sherpa (22 ± 11 vs. 30 ± 9 bursts min-1 P = 0.03). Breathing 100% oxygen did not alter vascular sympathetic baroreflex function for either group at HA. For Lowlanders, upward baroreflex resetting promotes heightened sympathetic vasoconstrictor activity and maintains blood pressure stability, at least during early HA exposure; mechanisms other than peripheral chemoreflex activation could be involved. Sherpa adaptation appears to favour a lower sympathetic vasoconstrictor activity compared to Lowlanders for blood pressure homeostasis.
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- Lydia L Simpson
- Extremes Research Group, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Wales, UK
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- Neurovascular Health Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Extremes Research Group, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Wales, UK
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia Okanagan, BC, Kelowna, Canada
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
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- Neurovascular Health Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Extremes Research Group, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Wales, UK
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Inspiratory- and expiratory-gated transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation have different effects on heart rate in healthy subjects: preliminary results. Clin Auton Res 2019; 31:205-214. [PMID: 30941526 PMCID: PMC8041682 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-019-00604-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Purpose Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) has been considered for the treatment of sympathetically mediated disorders. However, the optimal mode of stimulation is unknown. This study aimed to compare the cardiovascular effects of respiratory-gated taVNS in healthy subjects. Methods The examination included expiratory-gated, inspiratory-gated, and non-respiratory-gated taVNS trials. Subjects were examined twice (the order of expiratory- and inspiratory-gated taVNS was changed). taVNS trials started with controlled breathing without stimulation (pre-stimulatory recording) followed by controlled breathing with taVNS (stimulatory recording). Synchronizing taVNS with the respiratory phase was computer-controlled. Heart rate (HR) was calculated from ECG. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) were recorded continuously and noninvasively. Baroreflex sensitivity based on rising (BRS-UP) or falling SBP sequences (BRS-DOWN) or all sequences (BRS-ALL) and heart rate variability (HRV) were analyzed. Results Seventy-two taVNS trials were obtained from 12 subjects (age 23 ± 3 years). Pre-stimulatory HR correlated with change in HR (r = − 0.25) and SVR (r = 0.24, both p < 0.05). There were no differences between three stimulatory conditions in (1) the changes of hemodynamic parameters, (2) BRS-UP and BRS-ALL, or (3) HRV indices (all p > 0.20). However, in the group of high pre-stimulatory HR trials, HR change differed between inspiratory-gated (0.11 ± 0.53%) and both expiratory-gated (− 1.30 ± 0.58%, p = 0.06) and non-respiratory-gated taVNS (− 1.69 ± 0.65, p = 0.02). BRS-DOWN was higher in inspiratory- vs. non-respiratory-gated taVNS (15.4 ± 1.3 vs. 14.1 ± 0.9 ms/mmHg, p = 0.03). Conclusions Expiratory-gated and non-respiratory-gated taVNS exert clear cardioinhibitory effects in healthy subjects with high pre-stimulatory HR, whereas inspiratory-gated taVNS does not affect HR. Cardiac and vascular effects of taVNS depend on pre-stimulatory HR.
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A quantitative model of relation between respiratory-related blood pressure fluctuations and the respiratory sinus arrhythmia. Med Biol Eng Comput 2018; 57:1069-1078. [PMID: 30578447 PMCID: PMC6476852 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-018-1939-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In order to propose an interpretation of recent experimental findings concerning short-term variability of arterial blood pressure (ABP), heart rate variability (HRV), and their dependence on body posture, we develop a qualitative dynamical model of the short-term cardiovascular variability at respiratory frequency (HF). It shows the respiratory-related blood pressure fluctuations in relation to the respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). Results of the model-based analysis show that the observed phenomena may be interpreted as buffering of the respiratory-related ABP fluctuations by heart rate (HR) fluctuations, i.e., the respiratory sinus arrhythmia. A paradoxical enhancement (PE) of the fluctuations of the ABP in supine position, that was found in experiment, is explained on the ground of the model, as an ineffectiveness of control caused by the prolonged phase shift between the the peak of modulation of the pulmonary flow and the onset of stimulation of the heart. Such phasic changes were indeed observed in some other experimental conditions. Up to now, no other theoretical or physiological explanation of the PE effect exists, whereas further experiments were not performed due to technical problems. Better understanding of the short-term dynamics of blood pressure may improve medical diagnosis in cardiology and diseases which alter the functional state of the autonomous nervous system. A simple mathematical model of cardiorespiratory dynamics. A novel class of mathematical models of blood pressure dynamics in humans allows to represent respiratory modulation of Arterial Blood Pressure. The model shows how the phase shift in neural control of the heart rate may produce Paradoxic Enhancement of respiratory Blood Pressure fluctuations. Observed in experiment. The model has many options for further development. ![]()
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La Fountaine MF. An anatomical and physiological basis for the cardiovascular autonomic nervous system consequences of sport-related brain injury. Int J Psychophysiol 2018; 132:155-166. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Fonkoue IT, Marvar PJ, Norrholm SD, Kankam ML, Li Y, DaCosta D, Rothbaum BO, Park J. Acute effects of device-guided slow breathing on sympathetic nerve activity and baroreflex sensitivity in posttraumatic stress disorder. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2018; 315:H141-H149. [PMID: 29652544 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00098.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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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Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have elevated sympathetic nervous system reactivity and impaired sympathetic and cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity (BRS). Device-guided slow breathing (DGB) has been shown to lower blood pressure (BP) and sympathetic activity in other patient populations. We hypothesized that DGB acutely lowers BP, heart rate (HR), and improves BRS in PTSD. In 23 prehypertensive veterans with PTSD, we measured continuous BP, ECG, and muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) at rest and during 15 min of DGB at 5 breaths/min ( n = 13) or identical sham device breathing at normal rates of 14 breaths/min (sham; n = 10). Sympathetic and cardiovagal BRS was quantified using pharmacological manipulation of BP via the modified Oxford technique at baseline and during the last 5 min of DGB or sham. There was a significant reduction in systolic BP (by -9 ± 2 mmHg, P < 0.001), diastolic BP (by -3 ± 1 mmHg, P = 0.019), mean arterial pressure (by -4 ± 1 mmHg, P = 0.002), and MSNA burst frequency (by -7.8 ± 2.1 bursts/min, P = 0.004) with DGB but no significant change in HR ( P > 0.05). Within the sham group, there was no significant change in diastolic BP, mean arterial pressure, HR, or MSNA burst frequency, but there was a small but significant decrease in systolic BP ( P = 0.034) and MSNA burst incidence ( P = 0.033). Sympathetic BRS increased significantly in the DGB group (-1.08 ± 0.25 to -2.29 ± 0.24 bursts·100 heart beats-1·mmHg-1, P = 0.014) but decreased in the sham group (-1.58 ± 0.34 to -0.82 ± 0.28 bursts·100 heart beats-1·mmHg-1, P = 0.025) (time × device, P = 0.001). There was no significant difference in the change in cardiovagal BRS between the groups (time × device, P = 0.496). DGB acutely lowers BP and MSNA and improves sympathetic but not cardiovagal BRS in prehypertensive veterans with PTSD. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Posttraumatic stress disorder is characterized by augmented sympathetic reactivity, impaired baroreflex sensitivity, and an increased risk for developing hypertension and cardiovascular disease. This is the first study to examine the potential beneficial effects of device-guided slow breathing on hemodynamics, sympathetic activity, and arterial baroreflex sensitivity in prehypertensive veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
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- Ida T Fonkoue
- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, Georgia.,Research Service Line, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Institute for Neuroscience, George Washington University , Washington, District of Columbia
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- Mental Health Service Line, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia.,Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University , Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, Georgia.,Research Service Line, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University , Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, Georgia.,Research Service Line, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine , Atlanta, Georgia.,Research Service Line, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
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Zhen Z, Li Z, Zhao X, Zhong Y, Zhang L, Chen Q, Yang T, Zhu H. Formation of Uniform Water Microdroplets on Wrinkled Graphene for Ultrafast Humidity Sensing. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1703848. [PMID: 29517135 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201703848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Portable humidity sensors with ultrafast responses fabricated in wearable devices have promising application prospects in disease diagnostics, health status monitoring, and personal healthcare data collecting. However, prolonged exposures to high-humidity environments usually cause device degradation or failure due to excessive water adsorbed on the sensor surface. In the present work, a graphene film based humidity sensor with a hydrophobic surface and uniformly distributed ring-like wrinkles is designed and fabricated that exhibits excellent performance in breath sensing. The wrinkled morphology of the graphene sensor is able to effectively prevent the aggregation of water microdroplets and thus maximize the evaporation rate. The as-fabricated sensor responds to and recovers from humidity in 12.5 ms, the fastest response of humidity sensors reported so far, yet in a very stable manner. The sensor is fabricated into a mask and successfully applied to monitoring sudden changes in respiratory rate and depth, such as breathing disorder or arrest, as well as subtle changes in humidity level caused by talking, cough and skin evaporation. The sensor can potentially enable long-term daily monitoring of breath and skin evaporation with its ultrafast response and high sensitivity, as well as excellent stability in high-humidity environments.
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- Zhen Zhen
- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Hureau TJ, Weavil JC, Thurston TS, Broxterman RM, Nelson AD, Bledsoe AD, Jessop JE, Richardson RS, Wray DW, Amann M. Identifying the role of group III/IV muscle afferents in the carotid baroreflex control of mean arterial pressure and heart rate during exercise. J Physiol 2018; 596:1373-1384. [PMID: 29388218 DOI: 10.1113/jp275465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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KEY POINTS We investigated the contribution of group III/IV muscle afferents to carotid baroreflex resetting during electrically evoked (no central command) and voluntary (requiring central command) isometric knee extension exercise. Lumbar intrathecal fentanyl was used to attenuate the central projection of μ-opioid receptor-sensitive group III/IV leg muscle afferent feedback. Spontaneous carotid baroreflex control was assessed by loading and unloading the carotid baroreceptors with a variable pressure neck chamber. Group III/IV muscle afferents did not influence spontaneous carotid baroreflex responsiveness at rest or during exercise. Afferent feedback accounted for at least 50% of the exercise-induced increase in the carotid baroreflex blood pressure and heart rate operating points, adjustments that are critical for an appropriate cardiovascular response to exercise. These findings suggest that group III/IV muscle afferent feedback is, independent of central command, critical for the resetting of the carotid baroreflex blood pressure and heart rate operating points, but not for spontaneous baroreflex responsiveness. ABSTRACT This study sought to comprehensively investigate the role of metabolically and mechanically sensitive group III/IV muscle afferents in carotid baroreflex responsiveness and resetting during both electrically evoked (EVO, no central command) and voluntary (VOL, requiring central command) isometric single-leg knee-extension (15% of maximal voluntary contraction; MVC) exercise. Participants (n = 8) were studied under control conditions (CTRL) and following lumbar intrathecal fentanyl injection (FENT) to inhibit μ-opioid receptor-sensitive lower limb muscle afferents. Spontaneous carotid baroreflex control of mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) were assessed following rapid 5 s pulses of neck pressure (NP, +40 mmHg) or suction (NS, -60 mmHg). Resting MAP (87 ± 10 mmHg) and HR (70 ± 8 bpm) were similar between CTRL and FENT conditions (P > 0.4). In terms of spontaneous carotid baroreflex responsiveness, FENT did not alter the change in MAP or HR responses to NP (+13 ± 5 mmHg, P = 0.85; +9 ± 3 bpm; P = 0.99) or NS (-13 ± 5 mmHg, P = 0.99; -24 ± 11 bpm; P = 0.49) at rest or during either exercise protocol, which were of a remarkably similar magnitude to rest. In contrast, FENT administration reduced the exercise-induced resetting of the operating point for MAP and HR during both EVO (116 ± 10 mmHg to 100 ± 15 mmHg and 93 ± 14 bpm to 82 ± 10 bpm) and VOL (107 ± 13 mmHg to 100 ± 17 mmHg and 89 ± 10 bpm to 72 ± 10 bpm) exercise bouts. Together, these findings document that group III/IV muscle afferent feedback is critical for the resetting of the carotid baroreflex MAP and HR operating points, independent of exercise-induced changes in central command, but not for spontaneous carotid baroreflex responsiveness.
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- Thomas J Hureau
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Russo MA, Santarelli DM, O'Rourke D. The physiological effects of slow breathing in the healthy human. Breathe (Sheff) 2017; 13:298-309. [PMID: 29209423 PMCID: PMC5709795 DOI: 10.1183/20734735.009817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Slow breathing practices have been adopted in the modern world across the globe due to their claimed health benefits. This has piqued the interest of researchers and clinicians who have initiated investigations into the physiological (and psychological) effects of slow breathing techniques and attempted to uncover the underlying mechanisms. The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview of normal respiratory physiology and the documented physiological effects of slow breathing techniques according to research in healthy humans. The review focuses on the physiological implications to the respiratory, cardiovascular, cardiorespiratory and autonomic nervous systems, with particular focus on diaphragm activity, ventilation efficiency, haemodynamics, heart rate variability, cardiorespiratory coupling, respiratory sinus arrhythmia and sympathovagal balance. The review ends with a brief discussion of the potential clinical implications of slow breathing techniques. This is a topic that warrants further research, understanding and discussion. Slow breathing techniques have been used in asthma but are there effects in healthy individuals?http://ow.ly/gCPO30eQOPZ
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- Hunter Pain Clinic, Broadmeadow, Australia.,ATUNE Health Centres, Warners Bay, Australia
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Farmer DG, Dutschmann M, Paton JF, Pickering AE, McAllen RM. Brainstem sources of cardiac vagal tone and respiratory sinus arrhythmia. J Physiol 2016; 594:7249-7265. [PMID: 27654879 PMCID: PMC5157093 DOI: 10.1113/jp273164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Cardiac vagal tone is a strong predictor of health, although its central origins are unknown. Respiratory-linked fluctuations in cardiac vagal tone give rise to respiratory sinus arryhthmia (RSA), with maximum tone in the post-inspiratory phase of respiration. In the present study, we investigated whether respiratory modulation of cardiac vagal tone is intrinsically linked to post-inspiratory respiratory control using the unanaesthetized working heart-brainstem preparation of the rat. Abolition of post-inspiration, achieved by inhibition of the pontine Kolliker-Fuse nucleus, removed post-inspiratory peaks in efferent cardiac vagal activity and suppressed RSA, whereas substantial cardiac vagal tone persisted. After transection of the caudal pons, part of the remaining tone was removed by inhibition of nucleus of the solitary tract. We conclude that cardiac vagal tone depends upon at least 3 sites of the pontomedullary brainstem and that a significant proportion arises independently of RSA. ABSTRACT Cardiac vagal tone is a strong predictor of health, although its central origins are unknown. The rat working heart-brainstem preparation shows strong cardiac vagal tone and pronounced respiratory sinus arrhythmia. In this preparation, recordings from the cut left cardiac vagal branch showed efferent activity that peaked in post-inspiration, ∼0.5 s before the cyclic minimum in heart rate (HR). We hypothesized that respiratory modulation of cardiac vagal tone and HR is intrinsically linked to the generation of post-inspiration. Neurons in the pontine Kölliker-Fuse nucleus (KF) were inhibited with bilateral microinjections of isoguvacine (50-70 nl, 10 mm) to remove the post-inspiratory phase of respiration. This also abolished the post-inspiratory peak of cardiac vagal discharge (and cyclical HR modulation), although a substantial level of activity remained. In separate preparations with intact cardiac vagal branches but sympathetically denervated by thoracic spinal pithing, cardiac chronotropic vagal tone was quantified by HR compared to its final level after systemic atropine (0.5 μm). Bilateral KF inhibition removed 88% of the cyclical fluctuation in HR but, on average, only 52% of the chronotropic vagal tone. Substantial chronotropic vagal tone also remained after transection of the brainstem through the caudal pons. Subsequent bilateral isoguvacine injections into the nucleus of the solitary tract further reduced vagal tone: remaining sources were untraced. We conclude that cardiac vagal tone depends on neurons in at least three sites of the pontomedullary brainstem, and much of it arises independently of respiratory sinus arrhythmia.
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- David G.S. Farmer
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthUniversity of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthUniversity of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- School of PhysiologyPharmacology & NeuroscienceBiomedical SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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- School of PhysiologyPharmacology & NeuroscienceBiomedical SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental HealthUniversity of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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Krnjajic D, Allen DR, Butts CL, Keller DM. Carotid baroreflex control of heart rate is enhanced, while control of mean arterial pressure is preserved during whole body heat stress in young healthy men. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2016; 311:R735-R741. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00152.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Whole body heat stress (WBH) results in numerous cardiovascular alterations that ultimately reduce orthostatic tolerance. While impaired carotid baroreflex (CBR) function during WBH has been reported as a potential reason for this decrement, study design considerations may limit interpretation of previous findings. We sought to test the hypothesis that CBR function is unaltered during WBH. CBR function was assessed in 10 healthy male subjects (age: 26 ± 3; height: 185 ± 7 cm; weight: 82 ± 10 kg; BMI: 24 ± 3 kg/m2; means ± SD) using 5-s trials of neck pressure (+45, +30, and +15 Torr) and neck suction (−20, −40, −60, and −80 Torr) during normothermia (NT) and passive WBH (Δ core temp ∼1°C). Analyses of stimulus response curves (four-parameter logistic model) for CBR control of heart rate (CBR-HR) and mean arterial pressure (CBR-MAP), as well as separate two-way ANOVA of the hypotensive and hypertensive stimuli (factor 1: thermal condition, factor 2: chamber pressure), were performed. For CBR-HR, maximal gain was increased during WBH (−0.73 ± 0.11) compared with NT (−0.39 ± 0.04, mean ± SE, P = 0.03). In addition, the CBR-HR responding range was increased during WBH (33 ± 5) compared with NT (19 ± 2 bpm, P = 0.03). Separate analysis of hypertensive stimulation revealed enhanced HR responses during WBH at −40, −60, and −80 Torr (condition × chamber pressure interaction, P = 0.049) compared with NT. For CBR-MAP, both logistic analysis and separate two-way ANOVA revealed no differences during WBH. Therefore, in response to passive WBH, CBR control of heart rate (enhanced) and arterial pressure (no change) is well preserved.
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- Davor Krnjajic
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas, Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas, Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas, Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas, Arlington, Arlington, Texas
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Tremblay JC, Boulet LM, Tymko MM, Foster GE. Intermittent hypoxia and arterial blood pressure control in humans: role of the peripheral vasculature and carotid baroreflex. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2016; 311:H699-706. [PMID: 27402667 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00388.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Intermittent hypoxia (IH) occurs in association with obstructive sleep apnea and likely contributes to the pathogenesis of hypertension. The purpose of this study was to examine the putative early adaptations at the level of the peripheral vasculature and carotid baroreflex (CBR) that may promote the development of hypertension. Ten healthy male participants (26 ± 1 yr, BMI = 24 ± 1 kg/m(2)) were exposed to 6 h of IH (1-min cycles of normoxia and hypoxia) and SHAM in a single-blinded, counterbalanced crossover study design. Ambulatory blood pressure was measured during each condition and the following night. Vascular strain of the carotid and femoral artery, a measure of localized arterial stiffness, and hemodynamic shear patterns in the brachial and femoral arteries were measured during each condition. Brachial artery reactive hyperemia flow-mediated vasodilation was assessed before and after each condition as a measure of endothelial function. CBR function and its control over leg vascular conductance (LVC) were measured after each condition with a variable-pressure neck chamber. Intermittent hypoxia 1) increased nighttime pulse pressure by 3.2 ± 1.3 mmHg, 2) altered femoral but not brachial artery hemodynamics, 3) did not affect brachial artery endothelial function, 4) reduced vascular strain in the carotid and possibly femoral artery, and 5) shifted CBR mean arterial pressure (MAP) to higher MAP while blunting LVC responses to CBR loading. These results suggest limb-specific vascular impairments, reduced vascular strain, and CBR resetting combined with blunted LVC responses are factors in the early pathogenesis of IH-induced development of hypertension.
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- Joshua C Tremblay
- 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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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Science, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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Dipla K, Kousoula D, Zafeiridis A, Karatrantou K, Nikolaidis MG, Kyparos A, Gerodimos V, Vrabas IS. Exaggerated haemodynamic and neural responses to involuntary contractions induced by whole-body vibration in normotensive obeseversuslean women. Exp Physiol 2016; 101:717-30. [DOI: 10.1113/ep085556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Konstantina Dipla
- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Agios Ioannis 62110 Serres Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Agios Ioannis 62110 Serres Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Agios Ioannis 62110 Serres Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences; University of Thessaly; Karyes 42100 Trikala Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Agios Ioannis 62110 Serres Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Agios Ioannis 62110 Serres Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences; University of Thessaly; Karyes 42100 Trikala Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Agios Ioannis 62110 Serres Greece
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Huang M, Allen DR, Keller DM, Fadel PJ, Frohman EM, Davis SL. Impaired carotid baroreflex control of arterial blood pressure in multiple sclerosis. J Neurophysiol 2016; 116:81-7. [PMID: 27075533 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00003.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive neurological disease, can lead to impairments in the autonomic control of cardiovascular function. We tested the hypothesis that individuals with relapsing-remitting MS (n = 10; 7 females, 3 males; 13 ± 4 yr from diagnosis) exhibit impaired carotid baroreflex control of blood pressure and heart rate compared with sex, age, and body weight-matched healthy individuals (CON: n = 10; 7 females, 3 males). At rest, 5-s trials of neck pressure (NP; +40 Torr) and neck suction (NS; -60 Torr) were applied to simulate carotid hypotension and hypertension, respectively, while mean arterial pressure (MAP; finger photoplethysmography), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO; Modelflow), and total vascular conductance (TVC) were continuously measured. In response to NP, there was a blunted increase in peak MAP responses (MS: 5 ± 2 mmHg) in individuals with MS compared with healthy controls (CON: 9 ± 3 mmHg; P = 0.005), whereas peak HR responses were not different between groups. At the peak MAP response to NP, individuals with MS demonstrated an attenuated decrease in TVC (MS, -10 ± 4% baseline vs. CON, -15 ± 4% baseline, P = 0.012), whereas changes in CO were similar between groups. Following NS, all cardiovascular responses (i.e., nadir MAP and HR and percent changes in CO and TVC) were not different between MS and CON groups. These data suggest that individuals with MS have impaired carotid baroreflex control of blood pressure via a blunted vascular conductance response resulting in a diminished ability to increase MAP in response to a hypotensive challenge.
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- Mu Huang
- Applied Physiology and Wellness, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
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- Applied Physiology and Wellness, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas; and
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- Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas; and
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- Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas; and
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- Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Applied Physiology and Wellness, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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O'Callaghan EL, Chauhan AS, Zhao L, Lataro RM, Salgado HC, Nogaret A, Paton JFR. Utility of a Novel Biofeedback Device for Within-Breath Modulation of Heart Rate in Rats: A Quantitative Comparison of Vagus Nerve vs. Right Atrial Pacing. Front Physiol 2016; 7:27. [PMID: 26869940 PMCID: PMC4740386 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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In an emerging bioelectronics era, there is a clinical need for physiological devices incorporating biofeedback that permits natural and demand-dependent control in real time. Here, we describe a novel device termed a central pattern generator (CPG) that uses cutting edge analog circuitry producing temporally controlled, electrical stimulus outputs based on the real time integration of physiological feedback. Motivated by the fact that respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), which is the cyclical changes in heart rate every breath, is an essential component of heart rate variability (HRV) (an indicator of cardiac health), we have explored the versatility and efficiency of the CPG for producing respiratory modulation of heart rate in anesthetized, spontaneously breathing rats. Diaphragmatic electromyographic activity was used as the input to the device and its output connected to either the right cervical vagus nerve or the right atrium for pacing heart rate. We found that the CPG could induce respiratory related heart rate modulation that closely mimicked RSA. Whether connected to the vagus nerve or right atrium, the versatility of the device was demonstrated by permitting: (i) heart rate modulation in any phase of the respiratory cycle, (ii) control of the magnitude of heart rate modulation, and (iii) instant adaptation to changes in respiratory frequency. Vagal nerve pacing was only possible following transection of the nerve limiting its effective use chronically. Pacing via the right atrium permitted better flexibility and control of heart rate above its intrinsic level. This investigation now lays the foundation for future studies using this biofeedback technology permitting closer analysis of both the function and dysfunction of RSA.
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- Erin L O'Callaghan
- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol Bristol, UK
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- Department of Physics, University of Bath Bath, UK
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of BristolBristol, UK; Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol Bristol, UK
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Reyes del Paso GA, Muñoz Ladrón de Guevara C, Montoro CI. Breath-Holding During Exhalation as a Simple Manipulation to Reduce Pain Perception. PAIN MEDICINE 2015; 16:1835-41. [PMID: 25930190 DOI: 10.1111/pme.12764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 03/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Baroreceptor stimulation yields antinociceptive effects. In this study, baroreceptors were stimulated by a respiratory maneuver, with the effect of this manipulation on pain perception subsequently measured. METHODS Thirty-eight healthy participants were instructed to inhale slowly (control condition) and to hold the air in lungs after a deep inhalation (experimental condition). It was expected that breath-holding would increases blood pressure (BP) and thus stimulate the baroreceptors, which in turn would reduce pain perception. Pain was induced by pressure algometry on the nail of the left-index finger, at three different pressure intensities, and quantified by visual analogue scales. Heart rate (HR) and BP were continuously recorded. RESULTS Pain perception was lower when pain pressure was administered during the breath-holding phase versus the slow inhalation phase, regardless of the pressure intensity. During breath-holding, a rapid increase in BP and decrease in HR were observed, demonstrating activation of the baroreceptor reflex. CONCLUSION Pain perception is reduced when painful stimulation is applied during breath-holding immediately following a deep inhalation. These results suggest that a simple and easy-to-perform respiratory maneuver could be used to reduce acute pain perception.
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Kapidžić A, Platiša MM, Bojić T, Kalauzi A. RR interval-respiratory signal waveform modeling in human slow paced and spontaneous breathing. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2014; 203:51-9. [PMID: 25139803 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Our aim was to model the dependence of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) on the respiratory waveform and to elucidate underlying mechanisms of cardiorespiratory coupling. In 30 subjects, RR interval and respiratory signal were recorded during spontaneous and paced (0.1Hz/0.15Hz) breathing and their relationship was modeled by a first order linear differential equation. This model has two parameters: a0 (related to the instantaneous degree of abdominal expansion) and a1 (referring to the speed of abdominal expansion). Assuming that a0 represents slowly adapting pulmonary stretch receptors (SARs) and a1 SARs in coordination with other stretch receptors and central integrative coupling; then pulmonary stretch receptors relaying the instantaneous lung volume are the major factor determining cardiovagal output during inspiration. The model's results depended on breathing frequency with the least error occurring during slow paced breathing. The role of vagal afferent neurons in cardiorespiratory coupling may relate to neurocardiovascular diseases in which weakened coupling among venous return, arterial pressure, heart rate and respiration produces cardiovagal instability.
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- Ana Kapidžić
- Institute of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Nuclear Sciences "Vinča", Laboratory of Radiobiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, Department for Life Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Nocturnal snoring decreases daytime baroreceptor sensitivity. Respir Med 2014; 108:1049-55. [PMID: 24735916 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2014.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2013] [Revised: 03/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND In patients with obstructive sleep apnea heart rate variability and baroreceptor sensitivity during night and daytime are impaired. Snoring without obstructive sleep apnea may already influence heart rate variability and baroreceptor sensitivity during daytime. METHODS Cardiovascular daytime testing was performed in 11 snorers and age, BMI, and gender matched controls. Sleep apnea and snoring were quantified by sleep recordings. Paced breathing was performed during daytime with ECG, non-invasive blood pressure, and respiration recorded. Heart rate variability and blood pressure variability were analyzed in the time and frequency domain. Baroreceptor sensitivity (alpha gain) was calculated. RESULTS In snorers a significant increase in high frequency systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV-HF) compared to control group (0.37 mm Hg(2) vs. 0.11 mm Hg(2) for 12 breaths and 0.35 mm Hg(2) vs. 0.10 mm Hg(2) for 15 breaths) was demonstrated. Furthermore a lower baroreceptor sensitivity was found in snorers compared to controls (9.2 ms/mm Hg vs. 16.2 ms/mm Hg for 12 breaths and 8.5 ms/mm Hg vs. 17.4 ms/mm Hg for 15 breaths per minute) using the paced breathing protocol. Mean heart rate was elevated in snorers as well. CONCLUSIONS Snorers may have a reduced parasympathetic tone during daytime rather than an increased sympathetic tone.
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Credeur DP, Holwerda SW, Boyle LJ, Vianna LC, Jensen AK, Fadel PJ. Effect of aging on carotid baroreflex control of blood pressure and leg vascular conductance in women. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2014; 306:H1417-25. [PMID: 24682393 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00036.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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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Recent work suggests that β-adrenergic vasodilation offsets α-adrenergic vasoconstriction in young women, but this effect is lost after menopause. Given these age-related vascular changes, we tested the hypothesis that older women would exhibit a greater change in vascular conductance following baroreflex perturbation compared with young women. In 10 young (21 ± 1 yr) and 10 older (62 ± 2 yr) women, mean arterial pressure (MAP; Finometer), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO; Modelflow), total vascular conductance (TVC), and leg vascular conductance (LVC, duplex-Doppler ultrasound) were continuously measured in response to 5-s pulses of neck suction (NS; -60 Torr) and neck pressure (NP; +40 Torr) to simulate carotid hypertension and hypotension, respectively. Following NS, decreases in MAP were similar between groups; however, MAP peak response latency was slower in older women (P < 0.05). Moreover, at the time of peak MAP, increases in LVC (young, -11.5 ± 3.9%LVC vs. older, +19.1 ± 7.0%LVC; P < 0.05) and TVC were greater in older women, whereas young women exhibited larger decreases in HR and CO (young, -10 ± 3% CO vs. older, +0.8 ± 2% CO; P < 0.05). Following NP, increases in MAP were blunted (young, +14 ± 1 mmHg vs. older, +8 ± 1 mmHg; P < 0.05) in older women, whereas MAP response latencies were similar. Interestingly, decreases in LVC and TVC were similar between groups, but HR and CO (young, +7.0 ± 2% CO vs. older, -4.0 ± 2% CO; P < 0.05) responses were attenuated in older women. These findings suggest that older women have greater reliance on vascular conductance to modulate MAP via carotid baroreflex, whereas young women rely more on cardiac responsiveness. Furthermore, older women demonstrate a blunted ability to increase MAP to hypotensive stimuli.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departments of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, and Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri;
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Niizeki K, Saitoh T. Cardiolocomotor phase synchronization during rhythmic exercise. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS MEDICINE 2014. [DOI: 10.7600/jpfsm.3.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Wang YP, Kuo TBJ, Lai CT, Chu JW, Yang CCH. Effects of respiratory time ratio on heart rate variability and spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2013; 115:1648-55. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00163.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Paced breathing is a frequently performed technique for cardiovascular autonomic studies. The relative timing of inspiration and expiration during paced breathing, however, is not consistent. We, therefore, examined whether indexes of heart rate variability and spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity would be affected by the respiratory time ratio that is set. We studied 14 healthy young adults who controlled their breathing rates to either 0.1 or 0.25 Hz in the supine and sitting positions. Four different inspiratory-to-expiratory time ratios (I/E) (uncontrolled, 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3) were examined for each condition in a randomized order. The results showed spectral indexes of heart rate variability and spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity were not influenced by the I/E that was set during paced breathing under supine and sitting positions. Porta's and Guzik's indexes of heart rate asymmetry were also not different at various I/E during 0.1-Hz breathing, but had larger values at 1:1 during 0.25-Hz breathing, although significant change was found in the sitting position only. At the same time, Porta's and Guzik's indexes obtained during 0.1-Hz breathing were greater than during 0.25-Hz breathing in both positions. The authors suggest that setting the I/E during paced breathing is not necessary when measuring spectral indexes of heart rate variability and spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity under the conditions used in this study. The necessity of paced breathing for the measurement of heart rate asymmetry, however, requires further investigation.
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- Yong-Ping Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Sleep Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Education and Research, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Research Center for Adaptive Data Analysis, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; and
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- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Sleep Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Sleep Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Brain Science, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Sleep Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Education and Research, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Stankovski T, Cooke WH, Rudas L, Stefanovska A, Eckberg DL. Time-frequency methods and voluntary ramped-frequency breathing: a powerful combination for exploration of human neurophysiological mechanisms. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2013; 115:1806-21. [PMID: 24114700 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00802.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We experimentally altered the timing of respiratory motoneuron activity as a means to modulate and better understand otherwise hidden human central neural and hemodynamic oscillatory mechanisms. We recorded the electrocardiogram, finger photoplethysmographic arterial pressure, tidal carbon dioxide concentrations, and muscle sympathetic nerve activity in 13 healthy supine young men who gradually increased or decreased their breathing frequencies between 0.05 and 0.25 Hz over 9-min periods. We analyzed results with traditional time- and frequency-domain methods, and also with time-frequency methods (wavelet transform, wavelet phase coherence, and directional coupling). We determined statistical significance and identified frequency boundaries by comparing measurements with randomly generated surrogates. Our results support several major conclusions. First, respiration causally modulates both sympathetic (weakly) and vagal motoneuron (strongly) oscillations over a wide frequency range-one that extends well below the frequency of actual breaths. Second, breathing frequency broadly modulates vagal baroreflex gain, with peak gains registered in the low frequency range. Third, breathing frequency does not influence median levels of sympathetic or vagal activity over time. Fourth, phase relations between arterial pressure and sympathetic and vagal motoneurons are unaffected by breathing, and are therefore likely secondary to intrinsic responsiveness of these motoneurons to other synaptic inputs. Finally, breathing frequency does not affect phase coherence between diastolic pressure and muscle sympathetic oscillations, but it augments phase coherence between systolic pressure and R-R interval oscillations over a limited portion of the usual breathing frequency range. These results refine understanding of autonomic oscillatory processes and those physiological mechanisms known as the human respiratory gate.
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Eckberg DL, Cooke WH, Diedrich A, Levine BD, Pawelczyk JA, Buckey JC, Ertl AC, Biaggioni I, Cox JF, Robertson D, Baisch FJ, Blomqvist CG, Kuusela TA, Tahvanainen KUO. Human baroreflex rhythms persist during handgrip and muscle ischaemia. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2013; 209:114-23. [PMID: 23809494 PMCID: PMC3875341 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIM To determine whether physiological, rhythmic fluctuations of vagal baroreflex gain persist during exercise, post-exercise ischaemia and recovery. METHODS We studied responses of six supine healthy men and one woman to a stereotyped protocol comprising rest, handgrip exercise at 40% maximum capacity to exhaustion, post-exercise forearm ischaemia and recovery. We measured electrocardiographic R-R intervals, photoplethysmographic finger arterial pressures and peroneal nerve muscle sympathetic activity. We derived vagal baroreflex gains from a sliding (25-s window moved by 2-s steps) systolic pressure-R-R interval transfer function at 0.04-0.15 Hz. RESULTS Vagal baroreflex gain oscillated at low, nearly constant frequencies throughout the protocol (at approx. 0.06 Hz - a period of about 18 s); however, during exercise, most oscillations were at low-gain levels, and during ischaemia and recovery, most oscillations were at high-gain levels. CONCLUSIONS Vagal baroreflex rhythms are not abolished by exercise, and they are not overwhelmed after exercise during ischaemia and recovery.
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- D. L. Eckberg
- Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Hunter Holmes McGuire Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Health and Kinesiology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
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- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park and Hershey, PA, USA
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- Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Physiology, Hunter Holmes McGuire Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- DLR-Institute for Aerospace Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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- Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Physics, Turku University, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland
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Zunhammer M, Eichhammer P, Busch V. Do cardiorespiratory variables predict the antinociceptive effects of deep and slow breathing? PAIN MEDICINE 2013; 14:843-54. [PMID: 23565623 DOI: 10.1111/pme.12085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED Deep and slow breathing (DSB) is a central part of behavioral exercises used for acute and chronic pain management. Its mechanisms of action are incompletely understood. OBJECTIVES 1) To test the effects of breathing frequency on experimental pain perception in a dose dependent fashion. 2) To test the effects of breathing frequency on cardiorespiratory variables hypothesized to mediate DSB analgesia. 3) To determine the potential of the cardiorespiratory variables to mediate antinociceptive DSB effects by regression analysis. DESIGN Single-blind, randomized, crossover trial. SUBJECTS Twenty healthy participants. INTERVENTIONS Visually paced breathing at 0.14 Hz, 0.10 Hz, 0.06 Hz, and resting frequency. OUTCOME MEASURES Cardiorespiratory variables: RR-interval (= 60 seconds/heart rate), standard deviation of the RR-interval (SDRR), and respiratory CO2 . Experimental pain measures: heat pain thresholds, cold pain thresholds, pain intensity ratings, and pain unpleasantness ratings. RESULTS 1) There was no effect of DSB frequency on experimental pain perception. 2) SDRR and respiratory CO2 were significantly modulated by DSB frequency, while RR-interval was not. 3) Baseline-to-DSB and session-to-session differences in RR-interval significantly predicted pain perception within participants: Prolonged RR-intervals predicted lower pain ratings, while shortened RR-intervals predicted higher pain ratings. SDRR and respiratory CO2 were not found to predict pain perception. CONCLUSIONS The present study could not confirm hypotheses that the antinociceptive effects of DSB are related to changes in breathing frequency, heart rate variability, or hypoventilation/hyperventilation when applied as a short-term intervention. It could confirm the notion that increased cardiac parasympathetic activity is associated with reduced pain perception.
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- Matthias Zunhammer
- Departments of Experimental Psychology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Narayan J, Amatoury J, Verma M, Kairaitis K, Wheatley JR, Amis TC. Resetting the baroreflex during snoring: role of resistive loading and intra-thoracic pressure. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2013; 185:489-96. [PMID: 23219813 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 11/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) is reduced during snoring in humans and animal models. We utilised our rabbit model to examine the contribution of increased upper airway resistance to baroreflex resetting during snoring, by comparing BRS and baroreflex operating point (OP) values during IS to those obtained during tracheostomised breathing through an external resistive load (RL) titrated to match IS levels of peak inspiratory pleural pressure (Ppl). During both IS and RL, BRS decreased by 45% and 49%. There was a linear relationship between the change in Ppl and the decrease in BRS, which was similar for IS and RL. During both RL and IS, there was a shift in OP driven by ~16% increase in HR and no change in arterial pressure. Snoring related depression of BRS is likely mediated via a HR driven change in OP, which itself may be the outcome of negative intra-thoracic pressure mediated effects on right atrial wall stretch reflex control of heart rate.
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- Jyotishna Narayan
- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Effects of breathing frequency on baroreflex effectiveness index and spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity derived by sequence analysis. J Hypertens 2012; 30:2151-8. [DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e328357ff46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kim A, Deo SH, Fisher JP, Fadel PJ. Effect of sex and ovarian hormones on carotid baroreflex resetting and function during dynamic exercise in humans. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2012; 112:1361-71. [PMID: 22267388 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01308.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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To date, no studies have examined whether there are either sex- or ovarian hormone-related alterations in arterial baroreflex resetting and function during dynamic exercise. Thus we studied 16 young men and 18 young women at rest and during leg cycling at 50% heart rate (HR) reserve. In addition, 10 women were studied at three different phases of the menstrual cycle. Five-second pulses of neck pressure (NP) and neck suction (NS) from +40 to -80 Torr were applied to determine full carotid baroreflex (CBR) stimulus response curves. An upward and rightward resetting of the CBR function curve was observed during exercise in all groups with a similar magnitude of CBR resetting for mean arterial pressure (MAP) and HR between sexes (P > 0.05) and at different phases of the menstrual cycle (P > 0.05). For CBR control of MAP, women exhibited augmented pressor responses to NP at rest and exercise during mid-luteal compared with early and late follicular phases. For CBR control of HR, there was a greater bradycardic response to NS in women across all menstrual cycle phases with the operating point (OP) located further away from centering point (CP) on the CBR-HR curve during rest (OP-CP; in mmHg: -13 ± 3 women vs. -3 ± 3 men; P < 0.05) and exercise (in mmHg: -31 ± 2 women vs. -15 ± 3 men; P < 0.05). Collectively, these findings suggest that sex and fluctuations in ovarian hormones do not influence exercise resetting of the baroreflex. However, women exhibited greater CBR control of HR during exercise, specifically against acute hypertension, an effect that was present throughout the menstrual cycle.
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- Areum Kim
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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Clark MT, Rusin CG, Hudson JL, Lee H, Delos JB, Guin LE, Vergales BD, Paget-Brown A, Kattwinkel J, Lake DE, Moorman JR. Breath-by-breath analysis of cardiorespiratory interaction for quantifying developmental maturity in premature infants. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 112:859-67. [PMID: 22174403 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01152.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In healthy neonates, connections between the heart and lungs through brain stem chemosensory pathways and the autonomic nervous system result in cardiorespiratory synchronization. This interdependence between cardiac and respiratory dynamics can be difficult to measure because of intermittent signal quality in intensive care settings and variability of heart and breathing rates. We employed a phase-based measure suggested by Schäfer and coworkers (Schäfer C, Rosenblum MG, Kurths J, Abel HH. Nature 392: 239-240, 1998) to obtain a breath-by-breath analysis of cardiorespiratory interaction. This measure of cardiorespiratory interaction does not distinguish between cardiac control of respiration associated with cardioventilatory coupling and respiratory influences on the heart rate associated with respiratory sinus arrhythmia. We calculated, in sliding 4-min windows, the probability density of heartbeats as a function of the concurrent phase of the respiratory cycle. Probability density functions whose Shannon entropy had a <0.1% chance of occurring from random numbers were classified as exhibiting interaction. In this way, we analyzed 18 infant-years of data from 1,202 patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University of Virginia. We found evidence of interaction in 3.3 patient-years of data (18%). Cardiorespiratory interaction increased several-fold with postnatal development, but, surprisingly, the rate of increase was not affected by gestational age at birth. We find evidence for moderate correspondence between this measure of cardiorespiratory interaction and cardioventilatory coupling and no evidence for respiratory sinus arrhythmia, leading to the need for further investigation of the underlying mechanism. Such continuous measures of physiological interaction may serve to gauge developmental maturity in neonatal intensive care patients and prove useful in decisions about incipient illness and about hospital discharge.
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- Matthew T Clark
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
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Kim A, Deo SH, Vianna LC, Balanos GM, Hartwich D, Fisher JP, Fadel PJ. Sex differences in carotid baroreflex control of arterial blood pressure in humans: relative contribution of cardiac output and total vascular conductance. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 301:H2454-65. [PMID: 21963834 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00772.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It is presently unknown whether there are sex differences in the magnitude of blood pressure (BP) responses to baroreceptor perturbation or if the relative contribution of cardiac output (CO) and total vascular conductance (TVC) to baroreflex-mediated changes in BP differs in young women and men. Since sympathetic vasoconstrictor tone is attenuated in women, we hypothesized that carotid baroreflex-mediated BP responses would be attenuated in women by virtue of a blunted vascular response (i.e., an attenuated TVC response). BP, heart rate (HR), and stroke volume were continuously recorded during the application of 5-s pulses of neck pressure (NP; carotid hypotension) and neck suction (NS; carotid hypertension) ranging from +40 to -80 Torr in women (n = 20, 21 ± 0.5 yr) and men (n = 20, 21 ± 0.4 yr). CO and TVC were calculated on a beat-to-beat basis. Women demonstrated greater depressor responses to NS (e.g., -60 Torr, -17 ± 1%baseline in women vs. -11 ± 1%baseline in men, P < 0.05), which were driven by augmented decreases in HR that, in turn, contributed to larger reductions in CO (-60 Torr, -15 ± 2%baseline in women vs. -6 ± 2%baseline in men, P < 0.05). In contrast, pressor responses to NP were similar in women and men (e.g., +40 Torr, +14 ± 2%baseline in women vs. +10 ± 1%baseline in men, P > 0.05), with TVC being the primary mediating factor in both groups. Our findings indicate that sex differences in the baroreflex control of BP are evident during carotid hypertension but not carotid hypotension. Furthermore, in contrast to our hypothesis, young women exhibited greater BP responses to carotid hypertension by virtue of a greater cardiac responsiveness.
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- Areum Kim
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, 65212, USA
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Delayed effect of blood pressure fluctuations on heart rate in patients with end-stage kidney disease. Med Biol Eng Comput 2011; 49:1045-55. [PMID: 21755317 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-011-0806-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2011] [Accepted: 07/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The time delay of the baroreflex may be affected by decreased autonomic activity in uremia. To assess the magnitude and the time delay of heart rate response in patients with end-stage renal disease, continuous beat-to-beat intervals (IBI) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) recordings were monitored in hemodialysis (HD) patients (n = 72), in patients after renal transplantation (TX) (n = 41) and in age-matched controls (C) (n = 34). A 2-term prediction model was computed, in which each IBI change was represented as a function of SBP difference values of two immediately preceding beats. Baroreflex slope and the frequency domain variables low frequency (LF) α index, phase shift, and lag time were also calculated. b₁ coefficient, representing the dependence of IBI difference with the first previous SBP difference was lower in HD than in Cs, but increased after TX. b₁ correlated with age, baroreflex slope, and LF α, and b₂ (the 2nd term), with both the phase shift between SBP and IBI and lag time. The latter was lower in Cs than in HD or transplanted patients. These findings show that the time delay of the heart rate response to SBP variations is increased in renal insufficiency. The prolonged delay may contribute to the circulatory instability in uremic patients.
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Hollow MR, Clutton-Brock TH, Parkes MJ. Can baroreflex measurements with spontaneous sequence analysis be improved by also measuring breathing and by standardization of filtering strategies? Physiol Meas 2011; 32:1193-212. [PMID: 21725145 DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/32/8/013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) is known to be attenuated by inspiration and all the original BRS methodologies took this into account by measuring only in expiration. Spontaneous sequence analysis (SSA) is a non-invasive clinical tool widely used to estimate BRS in Man but does not take breathing into account. We have therefore modified it to test whether it too can detect inspiratory attenuation. Traditional SSA is also entangled with issues of distinguishing causal from random relationships between blood pressure and heart period and of the optimum choice of data filter settings. We have also tested whether the sequences our modified SSA rejects do behave as random relationships and show the limitations of the absence of filter standardization. SSA was performed on eupneic data from 1 h periods in 20 healthy subjects. Applying SSA traditionally produced a mean BRS of 23 ± 3 ms mmHg(-1). After modification to measure breathing, SSA detected significant inspiratory attenuation (11 ± 1 ms mmHg(-1)), and the mean expiratory BRS was significantly higher (26 ± 5 ms mmHg(-1)). Traditional SSA therefore underestimates BRS by an amount (3 ms mmHg(-1)) as big as the major physiological and clinical factors known to alter BRS. We show that the sequences rejected by SSA do behave like random associations between pressure and period. We also show the minimal effect of the r(2) filter and the biases that some pressure and heart period filters can introduce. We discuss whether SSA might be improved by standardization of filter settings and by also measuring breathing.
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- M R Hollow
- Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility
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Indic P, Bloch-Salisbury E, Bednarek F, Brown EN, Paydarfar D, Barbieri R. Assessment of cardio-respiratory interactions in preterm infants by bivariate autoregressive modeling and surrogate data analysis. Early Hum Dev 2011; 87:477-87. [PMID: 21511413 PMCID: PMC3114161 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2010] [Revised: 03/18/2011] [Accepted: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardio-respiratory interactions are weak at the earliest stages of human development, suggesting that assessment of their presence and integrity may be an important indicator of development in infants. Despite the valuable research devoted to infant development, there is still a need for specifically targeted standards and methods to assess cardiopulmonary functions in the early stages of life. We present a new methodological framework for the analysis of cardiovascular variables in preterm infants. Our approach is based on a set of mathematical tools that have been successful in quantifying important cardiovascular control mechanisms in adult humans, here specifically adapted to reflect the physiology of the developing cardiovascular system. METHODS We applied our methodology in a study of cardio-respiratory responses for 11 preterm infants. We quantified cardio-respiratory interactions using specifically tailored multivariate autoregressive analysis and calculated the coherence as well as gain using causal approaches. The significance of the interactions in each subject was determined by surrogate data analysis. The method was tested in control conditions as well as in two different experimental conditions; with and without use of mild mechanosensory intervention. RESULTS Our multivariate analysis revealed a significantly higher coherence, as confirmed by surrogate data analysis, in the frequency range associated with eupneic breathing compared to the other ranges. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis validates the models behind our new approaches, and our results confirm the presence of cardio-respiratory coupling in early stages of development, particularly during periods of mild mechanosensory intervention, thus encouraging further application of our approach.
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- Premananda Indic
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Pacchia CF, Kline GP, Hamdan MH, Clark KG, Clark MG, Smith ML. Oscillatory vagal maneuvers produce ventricular entrainment in patients with atrial fibrillation. Clin Auton Res 2011; 21:325-32. [PMID: 21553203 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-011-0117-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2010] [Accepted: 01/30/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained dysrhythmia and appears to be an independent predictor of sudden cardiac death. The irregular ventricular rhythm contains both linear and non-linear patterns; however, it remains unclear whether vagally mediated effects are present within these patterns. OBJECTIVE We sought to determine if (1) power spectral analysis of heart rate can detect changes in vagal activity in patients with AF and (2) if the vagus modulates ventricular response during AF. METHODS Time and frequency domain parameters of heart rate variability (HRV) were calculated during forced vagal oscillations at 0.125 and 0.25 Hz imposed by neck suction and deep breathing in five AF patients. RESULTS There was a significant increase in SDRRI during deep breathing/neck suction combined compared to baseline (p=0.01) and deep breathing (p=0.03). Neck suction significantly increased SDRRI compared to baseline (p=0.03). Deep breathing/neck suction significantly increased spectral power compared to baseline (p=0.02) and deep breathing (p=0.03). Neck suction significantly increased spectral power compared to baseline (p=0.03). Deep breathing did not significantly increase HRV compared to baseline (p>0.20). In addition, SDRRI and spectral power were significantly correlated during deep breathing (r=0.91, p=0.03) and deep breathing/neck suction combined (r=0.92, p=0.02). INTERPRETATION These data suggest that (1) power spectral analysis can detect vagal influences on heart rate in AF patients, and (2) oscillatory vagal maneuvers produce ventricular entrainment during AF.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christina F Pacchia
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107-2699, USA.
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