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McCarthy B, Datta S, Sesa-Ashton G, Wong R, Henderson LA, Dawood T, Macefield VG. Non-additive effects of electrical stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the vestibular system on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in humans. Exp Brain Res 2024; 242:1773-1786. [PMID: 38822824 PMCID: PMC11208219 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-024-06852-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Sinusoidal galvanic vestibular stimulation (sGVS) induces robust modulation of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) alongside perceptions of side-to-side movement, sometimes with an accompanying feeling of nausea. We recently showed that transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) also modulates MSNA, but does not generate any perceptions. Here, we tested the hypothesis that when the two stimuli are given concurrently, the modulation of MSNA would be additive. MSNA was recorded from 11 awake participants via a tungsten microelectrode inserted percutaneously into the right common peroneal nerve at the fibular head. Sinusoidal stimuli (± 2 mA, 0.08 Hz, 100 cycles) were applied in randomised order as follows: (i) tACS of the dlPFC at electroencephalogram (EEG) site F4 and referenced to the nasion; (ii) bilateral sGVS applied to the vestibular apparatuses via the mastoid processes; and (iii) tACS and sGVS together. Previously obtained data from 12 participants supplemented the data for stimulation protocols (i) and (ii). Cross-correlation analysis revealed that each stimulation protocol caused significant modulation of MSNA (modulation index (paired data): 35.2 ± 19.4% for sGVS; 27.8 ± 15.2% for tACS), but there were no additive effects when tACS and sGVS were delivered concurrently (32.1 ± 18.5%). This implies that the vestibulosympathetic reflexes are attenuated with concurrent dlPFC stimulation. These results suggest that the dlPFC is capable of blocking the processing of vestibular inputs through the brainstem and, hence, the generation of vestibulosympathetic reflexes.
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- Brendan McCarthy
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences (Neuroscience), Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia.
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Arrué P, Laksari K, Russo M, La Placa T, Smith M, Toosizadeh N. Associating frailty and dynamic dysregulation between motor and cardiac autonomic systems. FRONTIERS IN AGING 2024; 5:1396636. [PMID: 38803576 PMCID: PMC11128670 DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2024.1396636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome associated with the lack of physiological reserve and consequent adverse outcomes (therapy complications and death) in older adults. Recent research has shown associations between heart rate (HR) dynamics (HR changes during physical activity) with frailty. The goal of the present study was to determine the effect of frailty on the interconnection between motor and cardiac systems during a localized upper-extremity function (UEF) test. Fifty-six individuals aged 65 or above were recruited and performed the previously developed UEF test consisting of 20-s rapid elbow flexion with the right arm. Frailty was assessed using the Fried phenotype. Wearable gyroscopes and electrocardiography were used to measure motor function and HR dynamics. In this study, the interconnection between motor (angular displacement) and cardiac (HR) performance was assessed, using convergent cross-mapping (CCM). A significantly weaker interconnection was observed among pre-frail and frail participants compared to non-frail individuals (p < 0.01, effect size = 0.81 ± 0.08). Using logistic models, pre-frailty and frailty were identified with sensitivity and specificity of 82%-89%, using motor, HR dynamics, and interconnection parameters. Findings suggested a strong association between cardiac-motor interconnection and frailty. Adding CCM parameters in a multimodal model may provide a promising measure of frailty.
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- Patricio Arrué
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Arizona Center on Aging (ACOA), Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
- Division of Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States
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Skytioti M, Wiedmann M, Sorteberg A, Romundstad L, Hassan Ali Y, Mohammad Ayoubi A, Zilakos I, Elstad M. Dynamic cerebral autoregulation is preserved during orthostasis and intrathoracic pressure regulation in healthy subjects: A pilot study. Physiol Rep 2024; 12:e16027. [PMID: 38684421 PMCID: PMC11058003 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.16027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Resistance breathing may restore cardiac output (CO) and cerebral blood flow (CBF) during hypovolemia. We assessed CBF and cerebral autoregulation (CA) during tilt, resistance breathing, and paced breathing in 10 healthy subjects. Blood velocities in the internal carotid artery (ICA), middle cerebral arteries (MCA, four subjects), and aorta were measured by Doppler ultrasound in 30° and 60° semi-recumbent positions. ICA blood flow and CO were calculated. Arterial blood pressure (ABP, Finometer), and end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) were recorded. ICA blood flow response was assessed by mixed-models regression analysis. The synchronization index (SI) for the variable pairs ABP-ICA blood velocity, ABP-MCA velocities in 0.005-0.08 Hz frequency interval was calculated as a measure of CA. Passive tilting from 30° to 60° resulted in 12% decrease in CO (p = 0.001); ICA blood flow tended to fall (p = 0.04); Resistance breathing restored CO and ICA blood flow despite a 10% ETCO2 drop. ETCO2 and CO contributed to ICA blood flow variance (adjusted R2: 0.9, p < 0.0001). The median SI was low (<0.2) indicating intact CA, confirmed by surrogate date testing. The peak SI was transiently elevated during resistance breathing in the 60° position. Resistance breathing may transiently reduce CA efficiency. Paced breathing did not restore CO or ICA blood flow.
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- M. Skytioti
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical SciencesUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
- Department of AnesthesiologyOslo University HospitalOsloNorway
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- Department of NeurosurgeryOslo University HospitalOsloNorway
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- Department of NeurosurgeryOslo University HospitalOsloNorway
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- Department of AnesthesiologyOslo University HospitalOsloNorway
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical SciencesUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical SciencesUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical SciencesUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
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Nardone M, Foster M, O'Brien MW, Coovadia Y, Xie S, Usselman CW, Kimmerly DS, Taylor CE, Millar PJ. Sympathetic determinants of resting blood pressure in males and females. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024; 326:H612-H622. [PMID: 38214907 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00497.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Discharge of postganglionic muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) is related poorly to blood pressure (BP) in adults. Whether neural measurements beyond the prevailing level of MSNA can account for interindividual differences in BP remains unclear. The current study sought to evaluate the relative contributions of sympathetic-BP transduction and sympathetic baroreflex gain on resting BP in young adults. Data were analyzed from 191 (77 females) young adults (18-39 years) who underwent continuous measurement of beat-to-beat BP (finger photoplethysmography), heart rate (electrocardiography), and fibular nerve MSNA (microneurography). Linear regression analyses were computed to determine associations between sympathetic-BP transduction (signal-averaging) or sympathetic baroreflex gain (threshold technique) and resting BP, before and after controlling for age, body mass index, and MSNA burst frequency. K-mean clustering was used to explore sympathetic phenotypes of BP control and consequential influence on resting BP. Sympathetic-BP transduction was unrelated to BP in males or females (both R2 < 0.01; P > 0.67). Sympathetic baroreflex gain was positively associated with BP in males (R2 = 0.09, P < 0.01), but not in females (R2 < 0.01; P = 0.80), before and after controlling for age, body mass index, and MSNA burst frequency. K-means clustering identified a subset of participants with average resting MSNA, yet lower sympathetic-BP transduction and lower sympathetic baroreflex gain. This distinct subgroup presented with elevated BP in males (P < 0.02), but not in females (P = 0.10). Sympathetic-BP transduction is unrelated to resting BP, while the association between sympathetic baroreflex gain and resting BP in males reveals important sex differences in the sympathetic determination of resting BP.NEW & NOTEWORTHY In a sample of 191 normotensive young adults, we confirm that resting muscle sympathetic nerve activity is a poor predictor of resting blood pressure and now demonstrate that sympathetic baroreflex gain is associated with resting blood pressure in males but not females. In contrast, signal-averaged measures of sympathetic-blood pressure transduction are unrelated to resting blood pressure. These findings highlight sex differences in the neural regulation of blood pressure.
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- Massimo Nardone
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Kinesiology, School of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- School of Physiotherapy (Faculty of Health) and Division of Geriatric Medicine (Faculty of Medicine), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Global Management Studies, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Kinesiology, School of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Suarez-Roca H, Mamoun N, Watkins LL, Bortsov AV, Mathew JP. Higher Cardiovagal Baroreflex Sensitivity Predicts Increased Pain Outcomes After Cardiothoracic Surgery. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2024; 25:187-201. [PMID: 37567546 PMCID: PMC10841280 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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Excessive postoperative pain can lead to extended hospitalization and increased expenses, but factors that predict its severity are still unclear. Baroreceptor function could influence postoperative pain by modulating nociceptive processing and vagal-mediated anti-inflammatory reflexes. To investigate this relationship, we conducted a study with 55 patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery to evaluate whether cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) can predict postoperative pain. We assessed the spontaneous cardiovagal BRS under resting pain-free conditions before surgery. We estimated postoperative pain outcomes with the Pain, Enjoyment, and General Activity scale and pressure pain thresholds on the first (POD1) and second (POD2) postoperative days and persistent pain 3 and 6 months after hospital discharge. We also measured circulating levels of relevant inflammatory biomarkers (C-reactive protein, albumin, cytokines) at baseline, POD1, and POD2 to assess the contribution of inflammation to the relationship between BRS and postoperative pain. Our mixed-effects model analysis showed a significant main effect of preoperative BRS on postoperative pain (P = .013). Linear regression analysis revealed a significant positive association between preoperative BRS and postoperative pain on POD2, even after adjusting for demographic, surgical, analgesic treatment, and psychological factors. Moreover, preoperative BRS was linked to pain interfering with general activity and enjoyment but not with other pain parameters (pain intensity and pressure pain thresholds). Preoperative BRS had modest associations with postoperative C-reactive protein and IL-10 levels, but they did not mediate its relationship with postoperative pain. These findings indicate that preoperative BRS can independently predict postoperative pain, which could serve as a modifiable criterion for optimizing postoperative pain management. PERSPECTIVE: This article shows that preoperative BRS predicts postoperative pain outcomes independently of the inflammatory response and pain sensitivity to noxious pressure stimulation. These results provide valuable insights into the role of baroreceptors in pain and suggest a helpful tool for improving postoperative pain management.
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- Heberto Suarez-Roca
- Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Saputra F, Suryanto ME, Audira G, Luong CT, Hung CH, Roldan MJ, Vasquez RD, Hsiao CD. Using DeepLabCut for markerless cardiac physiology and toxicity estimation in water fleas (Daphnia magna). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 263:106676. [PMID: 37689033 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Daphnia magna is one species of water flea that has been used for a long time for ecotoxicity studies. In addition, Daphnia has a myogenic heart that is very useful for cardiotoxicity studies. Previous attempts to calculate the cardiac parameter endpoints in Daphnia suffer from the drawback of tedious operation and high variation due to manual counting errors. Even the previous method that utilized deep learning to help the process suffer from either overestimation of parameters or the need for specialized equipment to perform the analysis. In this study, we utilized DeepLabCut software previously used for animal pose tracking and demonstrated that ResNet_152 was the best fit for training the network. The trained network also showed comparable results with ImageJ and Kymograph, which was mostly done manually. In addition to that, several macro scripts in either Excel or Python format were developed to help summarize the data for faster analysis. The trained network was then challenged to analyze the potential cardiotoxicity of imidacloprid and pendimethalin in D. magna, and it showed that both pesticides cause alteration in their cardiac performance. Overall, this method provides a simple and automatic method to analyze the cardiac performance of Daphnia by utilizing DeepLabCut. The method proposed in this paper can contribute greatly to scientists conducting fast and accurate cardiotoxicity measurements when using Daphnia as a model.
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- Ferry Saputra
- Department of Chemistry, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320314, Taiwan; Department of Bioscience Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320314, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320314, Taiwan; Department of Bioscience Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320314, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320314, Taiwan; Department of Bioscience Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320314, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Da-Shu, Kaohsiung City 84001, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Institute of Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering, I-Shou University, Da-Shu, Kaohsiung City 84001, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas, Manila 1015, Philippines; Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Manila 1015, Philippines
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas, Manila 1015, Philippines; Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Manila 1015, Philippines; The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila 1015, Philippines
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- Department of Chemistry, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320314, Taiwan; Department of Bioscience Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320314, Taiwan; Center for Nanotechnology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320314, Taiwan; Research Center for Aquatic Toxicology and Pharmacology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320314, Taiwan.
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D'Souza AW, Hissen SL, Manabe K, Takeda R, Washio T, Coombs GB, Sanchez B, Fu Q, Shoemaker JK. Age- and sex-related differences in sympathetic vascular transduction and neurohemodynamic balance in humans. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2023; 325:H917-H932. [PMID: 37594483 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00301.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Bursts of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and the ensuing vasoconstriction are pivotal determinants of beat-by-beat blood pressure regulation. Although age and sex impact blood pressure regulation, how these factors affect the central and peripheral arcs of the baroreflex remains unclear. In 27 young [25 (SD 3) yr] males (YM; n = 14) and females (YF; n = 13) and 23 older [71 (SD 5) yr] males (OM; n = 11) and females (OF; n = 12), femoral artery blood flow, blood pressure, and MSNA were recorded for 10 min of supine rest. Sympathetic baroreflex sensitivity (i.e., central arc) was quantified as the relationship between diastolic blood pressure and MSNA burst incidence. Signal averaging was used to determine sympathetic vascular transduction into leg vascular conductance (LVC) for 12 cardiac cycles following MSNA bursts (i.e., peripheral arc). Older adults demonstrated attenuated sympathetic transduction into LVC (both P < 0.001) following MSNA bursts, and smaller increases in sympathetic transduction as a function of MSNA burst size and firing pattern compared with young adults (range, P = 0.004-0.032). YM (r2 = 0.36; P = 0.032) and OM (r2 = 0.51; P = 0.014) exhibited an inverse relationship between the central and peripheral arcs of the baroreflex, whereas females did not (YF, r2 = 0.03, P = 0.621; OF, r2 = 0.06, P = 0.445). MSNA burst incidence was inversely related to sympathetic transduction in YM and OF (range, P = 0.03-0.046) but not in YF or OM (range, P = 0.360-0.603). These data indicate that age is associated with attenuated sympathetic vascular transduction, whereas age- and sex-specific changes are present in the relationship between the central and peripheral arcs of the baroreflex regulation of blood pressure.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Sympathetic vascular transduction is attenuated in older compared with young adults, regardless of biological sex. Males, but not females (regardless of age), demonstrate an inverse relationship between central (sympathetic baroreflex sensitivity) and peripheral (sympathetic vascular transduction) components of the baroreflex arc. Young males and older females exhibit an inverse relationship between resting sympathetic outflow and sympathetic vascular transduction. Our results indicate that age and sex exert independent and interactive effects on sympathetic vascular transduction and sympathetic neurohemodynamic balance in humans.
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- Andrew W D'Souza
- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Laboratory of Neuromuscular Biomechanics, School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University, Toyota, Japan
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Stone T, Yanes Cardozo LL, Oluwatade TN, Leone CA, Burgos M, Okifo F, Pal L, Reckelhoff JF, Stachenfeld NS. Testosterone-associated blood pressure dysregulation in women with androgen excess polycystic ovary syndrome. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2023; 325:H232-H243. [PMID: 37327000 PMCID: PMC10393337 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00164.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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We tested the hypothesis that hyperandrogenemia in androgen excess polycystic ovary syndrome (AE-PCOS) is a primary driver in blood pressure (BP) dysregulation via altered sympathetic nervous system activity (SNSA), reduced integrated baroreflex gain and increased renin-angiotensin system (RAS) activation. We measured resting SNSA (microneurography), integrated baroreflex gain, and RAS with lower body negative pressure in obese insulin-resistant (IR) women with AE-PCOS [n = 8, 23 ± 4 yr; body mass index (BMI) = 36.3 ± 6.4 kg/m2] and obese IR controls (n = 7, control, 29 ± 7 yr; BMI = 34.9 ± 6.8 kg/m2), at baseline (BSL), after 4 days of gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (ANT, 250 μg/day) and 4 days of ANT + testosterone (ANT + T, 5 mg/day) administration. Resting BP was similar between groups for systolic blood pressure (SBP; 137 ± 14 vs. 135 ± 14 mmHg, AE-PCOS, control) and diastolic BP (89 ± 21 vs. 76 ± 10 mmHg, AE-PCOS, control). BSL integrated baroreflex gain was similar between groups [1.4 ± 0.9 vs. 1.0 ± 1.3 forearm vascular resistance (FVR) U/mmHg], but AE-PCOS had lower SNSA (10.3 ± 2.0 vs. 14.4 ± 4.4 burst/100 heartbeats, P = 0.04). In AE-PCOS, T suppression increased integrated baroreflex gain, which was restored to BSL with ANT + T (4.3 ± 6.5 vs. 1.5 ± 0.8 FVR U/mmHg, ANT, and ANT + T, P = 0.04), with no effect in control. ANT increased SNSA in AE-PCOS (11.2 ± 2.4, P = 0.04). Serum aldosterone was greater in AE-PCOS versus control (136.5 ± 60.2 vs. 75.7 ± 41.4 pg/mL, AE-PCOS, control, P = 0.04) at BSL but was unaffected by intervention. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme was greater in AE-PCOS versus control (101.9 ± 93.4 vs. 38.2 ± 14.7 pg/mL, P = 0.04) and reduced by ANT in AE-PCOS (77.7 ± 76.5 vs. 43.4 ± 27.3 µg/L, ANT, and ANT + T, P = 0.04) with no impact on control. Obese, IR women with AE-PCOS showed decreased integrated baroreflex gain and increased RAS activation compared with control.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Here we present evidence for an important role of testosterone in baroreflex control of blood pressure and renal responses to baroreceptor unloading in women with a common, high-risk androgen excess polycystic ovary syndrome (AE-PCOS) phenotype. These data indicate a direct effect of testosterone on the vascular system of women with AE-PCOS independent of body mass index (BMI) and insulin-resistant (IR). Our study indicates that hyperandrogenemia is a central underlining mechanism of heightened cardiovascular risk in women with PCOS.
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- Tori Stone
- John B. Pierce Laboratory, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
- Mississippi Center of Excellence in Perinatal Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
- Women's Health Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
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- John B. Pierce Laboratory, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- College of Arts and Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- John B. Pierce Laboratory, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- John B. Pierce Laboratory, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- John B. Pierce Laboratory, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
- Mississippi Center of Excellence in Perinatal Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
- Women's Health Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
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- John B. Pierce Laboratory, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Habas E, Akbar RA, Alfitori G, Farfar KL, Habas E, Errayes N, Habas A, Al Adab A, Rayani A, Geryo N, Elzouki ANY. Effects of Nondipping Blood Pressure Changes: A Nephrologist Prospect. Cureus 2023; 15:e42681. [PMID: 37649932 PMCID: PMC10464654 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.42681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Blood pressure (BP) variations depend on various internal, environmental, and behavioral factors. BP fluctuations occur both in normotensive and hypertensive people. Although it fluctuates over the 24-hr day and night, the morning BP increases after waking up and declines throughout sleep. It is typical for BP to decrease by 10% to 20%, while sleeping, known as dipping BP. However, if there is no decrease in nighttime mean systolic BP or a drop of less than 10 mmHg, it is called nondipping BP. Conversely, reverse dipping BP means an increase in mean systolic BP instead of a drop during the night. Reverse dipping is observed in hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus (DM), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome. The introduction of ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) led to the emergence of identifying normal and elevated BP patterns. Non-dipping BP increases the risk of cardiovascular system (CVS) complications such as left ventricular hypertrophy, proteinuria, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) reduction, and CKD progression. A loss or blunting of the normal BP profile is recognized as a deleterious variant, and restoring abnormal BP patterns has been reported to significantly impact end-organ damage, morbidity, and mortality. In this non-systematic clinically-oriented, comprehensive review, we aim to update the BP variables and the pathophysiology of nondipping BP and point out the areas which need more investigation from a nephrology perspective because the nondipping BP increases the risk of proteinuria, GFR reduction, and CKD progression. A literature search of PubMed, Google, EMBASE, and Google Scholar was conducted. Checks of selected papers and relevant reviews complemented the electronic search. With improved BP measurement methods, the physiology of BP profile variations is readily detectable during the day and night. A nondipping BP profile is a distinct BP pattern that may have significant end-organ damage effects and therapeutic importance for nephrologists. The pathophysiology of the nondipping BP variant must be clarified to prevent complications, and further investigations are required. Furthermore, there is debate about the best BP index to utilize: systolic BP, diastolic BP, mean arterial pressure, or a mixture of all. All these areas are important and need new research projects.
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- Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT
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- Internal Medicine, Tripoli University, Tripoli, LBY
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- Medical Education, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, GBR
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- Renal and Dialysis, Tripoli Pediatric Hospital, Tripoli, LBY
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- Pulmonary Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT
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- Hemato-Oncology, Tripoli Pediatric Hospital, Tripoli University, Tripoli, LBY
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- Internal Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT
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- Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT
- Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT
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Leahy MG, Kipp S, Benbaruj JM, Charkoudian N, Foster GE, Koehle MS, Sheel AW. Effects of sex and ageing on the human respiratory muscle metaboreflex. J Physiol 2023; 601:689-702. [PMID: 36453597 DOI: 10.1113/jp283838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Intense inspiratory muscle work evokes a sympathetically mediated pressor reflex, termed the respiratory muscle metaboreflex, in which young females demonstrate an attenuated response relative to males. However, the effects of ageing and female sex hormones on the respiratory muscle metaboreflex are unclear. We tested the hypothesis that the pressor response to inspiratory work would be similar between older males and females, and higher relative to their younger counterparts. Healthy, normotensive young (26 ± 3 years) males (YM; n = 10) and females (YF; n = 10), as well as older (64 ± 5 years) males (OM; n = 10) and females (OF; n = 10), performed inspiratory pressure threshold loading (PTL) to task failure. Older adults had a greater mean arterial pressure (MAP) response to PTL than young (P < 0.001). YF had a lower MAP compared to YM (+10 ± 6 vs. +19 ± 15 mmHg, P = 0.026); however, there was no difference observed between OF and OM (+26 ± 11 vs. +27 ± 11 mmHg, P = 0.162). Older adults had a lower heart rate response to PTL than young (P = 0.002). There was no effect of sex between young females and males (+19 ± 9 and +27 ± 11 bpm, P = 0.186) or older females and males (+17 ± 7 and +20 ± 7 bpm, P = 0.753). We conclude the respiratory muscle metaboreflex response is heightened in older adults, and the sex effect between older males and post-menopause females is absent, suggesting an effect of circulating sex hormones. KEY POINTS: The arterial blood pressure response to the respiratory muscle metaboreflex is greater in older males and females. Compared to sex-matched young individuals, there is no sex differences in the blood pressure response between older males and post-menopause females. Our results suggest the differences between males and females in the cardiovascular response to high levels of inspiratory muscle work is abolished with reduced circulating female sex hormones.
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- Michael G Leahy
- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Thermal & Mountain Medicine Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, USA
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Divison of Sport Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Carr JMJR, Howe CA, Gibbons TD, Tymko MM, Steele AR, Vizcardo-Galindo GA, Tremblay JC, Ainslie PN. Cerebral endothelium-dependent function and reactivity to hypercapnia: the role of α 1-adrenoreceptors. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2022; 133:1356-1367. [PMID: 36326471 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00400.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We assessed hypercapnic cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) and endothelium-dependent function [cerebral shear-mediated dilation (cSMD)] in the internal carotid artery (ICA) with and without systemic α1-adrenoreceptor blockade via Prazosin. We hypothesized that CVR would be reduced, whereas cSMD would remain unchanged, after Prazosin administration when compared with placebo. In 15 healthy adults (3 female, 26 ± 4 years), we conducted ICA duplex ultrasound during CVR [target +10 mmHg partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide ([Formula: see text]) above baseline, 5 min] and cSMD (+9 mmHg [Formula: see text] above baseline, 30 s) using dynamic end-tidal forcing with and without α1-adrenergic blockade (Prazosin; 0.05 mg/kg) in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, and randomized design. The CVR in the ICA was not different between placebo and Prazosin (P = 0.578). During CVR, the reactivities of mean arterial pressure and cerebrovascular conductance to hypercapnia were also not different between conditions (P = 0.921 and P = 0.664, respectively). During Prazosin, cSMD was lower (1.1 ± 2.0% vs 3.8 ± 3.0%; P = 0.032); however, these data should be interpreted with caution due to the elevated baseline diameter (+1.3 ± 3.6%; condition: P = 0.0498) and lower shear rate (-14.5 ± 23.0%; condition: P < 0.001). Therefore, lower cSMD post α1-adrenoreceptor blockade might not indicate a reduction in cerebral endothelial function per se, but rather, that α1-adrenoreceptors contribute to resting cerebral vascular restraint at the level of the ICA.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We assessed steady-state hypercapnic cerebrovascular reactivity and cerebral endothelium-dependent function, with and without α1-adrenergic blockade (Prazosin), in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, and randomized study, to assess the contribution of α1-adrenergic receptors to cerebrovascular CO2 regulation. After administration of Prazosin, cerebrovascular reactivity to CO2 was not different compared with placebo despite lower blood flow, whereas cerebral endothelium-dependent function was reduced, likely due to elevated baseline internal carotid arterial diameter. These findings suggest that α1-adrenoreceptor activity does not influence cerebral blood flow regulation to CO2 and cerebral endothelial function.
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- Jay M J R Carr
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.,Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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Skytioti M, Elstad M. Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia is Mainly Driven by Central Feedforward Mechanisms in Healthy Humans. Front Physiol 2022; 13:768465. [PMID: 35874518 PMCID: PMC9301041 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.768465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Heart rate variability (HRV) has prognostic and diagnostic potential, however, the mechanisms behind respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), a main short-term HRV, are still not well understood. We investigated if the central feedforward mechanism or pulmonary stretch reflex contributed most to RSA in healthy humans. Ventilatory support reduces the centrally mediated respiratory effort but remains the inspiratory stretch of the pulmonary receptors. We aimed to quantify the difference in RSA between spontaneous breathing and ventilatory support. Nineteen healthy, young subjects underwent spontaneous breathing and non-invasive intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIV) while we recorded heart rate (HR, from ECG), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and stroke volume (SV) estimated from the non-invasive finger arterial pressure curve, end-tidal CO2 (capnograph), and respiratory frequency (RF) with a stretch band. Variability was quantified by an integral between 0.15–0.4 Hz calculated from the power spectra. Median and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated as Hodges–Lehmann’s one-sample estimator. Statistical difference was calculated by the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test. RF and end-tidal CO2 were unchanged by NIV. NIV reduced HR by 2 bpm, while MAP and SV were unchanged in comparison to spontaneous breathing. Variability in both HR and SV was reduced by 60% and 75%, respectively, during NIV as compared to spontaneous breathing, but their interrelationship with respiration was maintained. NIV reduced RSA through a less central respiratory drive, and pulmonary stretch reflex contributed little to RSA. RSA is mainly driven by a central feedforward mechanism in healthy humans. Peripheral reflexes may contribute as modifiers of RSA.
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França da Silva AK, Santos LA, Laurino MJL, Vanzella LM, Ribeiro F, Rozan GB, Vanderlei LCM. Hydration Influence on the Autonomic Recovery of the Coronary Diseases Patient: Geometric Indices Analysis. RESEARCH QUARTERLY FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT 2022; 93:230-239. [PMID: 32976086 DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2020.1818672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Purpose: To evaluate the recovery period of autonomic modulation, through geometric indices of heart rate variability (HRV), on coronary artery disease (CAD) patients submitted to a cardiovascular rehabilitation session (CR), associated with hydration. Methods: Thirty male participants of a CR program, diagnosed with CAD were submitted to the control (CP) and hydration protocol (HP) characterized by a CR session. Only during HP were the participants given 8 equal portions of water. The water amount was determined through the hydric loss measured at the CP. During the protocols, the heart rate was measured beat-by-beat at rest (5-10 minutes[M1]) and at recovery (0-5 minutes [M2], 5-10 minutes [M3], 15-20 minutes [M4], 25-30 minutes [M5], 40-45 minutes [M6], 55-60 minutes [M7]) for the HRV analysis, performed by the geometric indices: TINN, RRTRI, SD1, SD2 and SD1/SD2 ratio. Results: Statistically significant differences were observed between the protocols (SD1, pvalue = 0.022), moments (TINN, pvalue = 0.001; SD1, pvalue = 0.019; SD2, pvalue = 0.001; SD1/SD2, pvalue = 0.001) and moments vs. protocol interaction (SD1, pvalue = 0.019). The SD1 index pointed to acceleration of parasympathetic recovery in the first minutes after exercising (HP recovery after M3 [86.07 ± 32.31%] vs. CP recovery after M5[86.43 ± 24.56]) and increase in global variability (TINN-HP remained increased in longer, until M5 (M1 83.10 ± 55.76 ms to M5 116.82 ± 67.54 ms) vs. CP that remained increased for a short time, until M2 (M1 77.93 ± 68.56 ms to M2 134.82 ± 56.08 ms). Conclusions: In CAD patients, hydration promoted a more efficient recovery on parasympathetic autonomic modulation and increased the global HRV in the recovery period.
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Coovadia Y, Adler TE, Martin-Arrowsmith PW, Usselman CW. Sex differences in sympathetic neuro-vascular and neuro-hemodynamic relationships during the cold pressor test. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2022; 322:R411-R420. [PMID: 35293259 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00223.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) affects vascular resistance differently in women and men. However, whether this sex difference persists during pronounced increases in MSNA remains unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine sex differences in neurovascular transduction during cold pressor test (CPT)-mediated sympatho-excitation. Integrated peroneal MSNA (microneurography) was measured at rest and during a 3-minute CPT in young healthy women (n=11) and men (n=10). Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was measured beat-by-beat (Finometer) and superficial femoral artery blood flow was measured using duplex ultrasound. Femoral vascular resistance (FVR) was quantified as MAP/femoral blood flow (mmHg/mL/min). Baseline MSNA was similar between women and men (14±9 vs 15±9 bursts/100hb, respectively; P=0.83), whereas MAP was lower (86±7 vs 92±4 mmHg; P=0.047), and FVR was greater in women than men (0.54±0.16 vs 0.36±0.15 mmHg/mL/min; P=0.02). CPT-induced increases in MSNA were similar between the sexes (+19±11 vs +26±14 bursts/100hb; P=0.26) while increases in MAP (+7±3 vs +10±3mmHg; P=0.03) and FVR (+3.2±18.6 vs +26.8±12.8%; P<0.01) were smaller in women than men. Within men, CPT- induced increases in MSNA predicted increases in MAP (R2=0.51, P=0.02) and FVR (R2=0.49, P=0.02). However, MSNA did not predict MAP (R2=0.11, P=0.35) or FVR (R2=0.07, P=0.46) in women. Our findings demonstrate that men experience robust CPT-induced MAP responses that are driven by both neuro-vascular (MSNA-FVR) and neuro-hemodynamic (MSNA-MAP) coupling. These relationships were not observed in women, indicating that even during pronounced increases in sympathetic outflow, MSNA is not predictive of vascular nor blood pressure outcomes in young healthy women.
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- Yasmine Coovadia
- Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Exercise Metabolism and 6 Nutrition Research Lab, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,McGill Research Centre for Physical Activity and Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Koep JL, Taylor CE, Coombes JS, Bond B, Ainslie PN, Bailey TG. Autonomic control of cerebral blood flow: fundamental comparisons between peripheral and cerebrovascular circulations in humans. J Physiol 2021; 600:15-39. [PMID: 34842285 DOI: 10.1113/jp281058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Understanding the contribution of the autonomic nervous system to cerebral blood flow (CBF) control is challenging, and interpretations are unclear. The identification of calcium channels and adrenoreceptors within cerebral vessels has led to common misconceptions that the function of these receptors and actions mirror those of the peripheral vasculature. This review outlines the fundamental differences and complex actions of cerebral autonomic activation compared with the peripheral circulation. Anatomical differences, including the closed nature of the cerebrovasculature, and differential adrenoreceptor subtypes, density, distribution and sensitivity, provide evidence that measures on peripheral sympathetic nerve activity cannot be extrapolated to the cerebrovasculature. Cerebral sympathetic nerve activity seems to act opposingly to the peripheral circulation, mediated at least in part by changes in intracranial pressure and cerebral blood volume. Additionally, heterogeneity in cerebral adrenoreceptor distribution highlights region-specific autonomic regulation of CBF. Compensatory chemo- and autoregulatory responses throughout the cerebral circulation, and interactions with parasympathetic nerve activity are unique features to the cerebral circulation. This crosstalk between sympathetic and parasympathetic reflexes acts to ensure adequate perfusion of CBF to rising and falling perfusion pressures, optimizing delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the brain, while attempting to maintain blood volume and intracranial pressure. Herein, we highlight the distinct similarities and differences between autonomic control of cerebral and peripheral blood flow, and the regional specificity of sympathetic and parasympathetic regulation within the cerebrovasculature. Future research directions are outlined with the goal to further our understanding of autonomic control of CBF in humans.
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- Jodie L Koep
- Physiology and Ultrasound Laboratory in Science and Exercise, Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Physiology and Ultrasound Laboratory in Science and Exercise, Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Physiology and Ultrasound Laboratory in Science and Exercise, Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity and Health, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Heusser K, Wittkoepper J, Bara C, Haverich A, Diedrich A, Levine BD, Schmitto JD, Jordan J, Tank J. Sympathetic vasoconstrictor activity before and after left ventricular assist device implantation in patients with end-stage heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2021; 23:1955-1959. [PMID: 34496114 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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AIMS Sympathetic overactivity, which predicts poor outcome in patients with heart failure, normalizes following cardiac transplantation. We tested the hypothesis that haemodynamic improvement following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is also associated with reductions in centrally generated sympathetic activity. METHODS AND RESULTS In eight patients with heart failure (two women, six men, age 44-66 years), we continuously recorded electrocardiogram, beat-to-beat finger blood pressure, respiration, and muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) before and after implantation of the continuous-flow LVAD devices HeartWare HVAD (n = 4) and HeartMate II (n = 2), and the non-continuous-flow device HeartMate 3 (n = 2). LVAD implantation increased cardiac output by 1.29 ± 0.88 L/min (P = 0.060) and mean arterial pressure by 16.2 ± 7.9 mmHg (P < 0.001), while reducing pulse pressure by 25.3 ± 9.8 mmHg (P < 0.001). LVAD implantation did not change MSNA burst frequency (-1.3 ± 7.5 bursts/min, P = 0.636), total activity (+0.62 ± 1.83 au, P = 0.369), or normalized activity (+0.63 ± 4.23, P = 0.685). MSNA burst incidence was decreased (-7.8 ± 9.3 bursts/100 heart beats, P = 0.049). However, cardiac ectopy altered MSNA bursting patterns that could be mistaken for sympatholysis. CONCLUSION Implantation of current design LVAD does not consistently normalize sympathetic activity in patients with end-stage heart failure despite haemodynamic improvement.
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- Karsten Heusser
- Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Autonomic Dysfunction Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center & Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center, Cologne, Germany.,Chair of Aerospace Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center, Cologne, Germany
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Buot A, Azzalini D, Chaumon M, Tallon-Baudry C. Does stroke volume influence heartbeat evoked responses? Biol Psychol 2021; 165:108165. [PMID: 34416348 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We know surprisingly little on how heartbeat-evoked responses (HERs) vary with cardiac parameters. Here, we measured both stroke volume, or volume of blood ejected at each heartbeat, with impedance cardiography, and HER amplitude with magneto-encephalography, in 21 male and female participants at rest with eyes open. We observed that HER co-fluctuates with stroke volume on a beat-to-beat basis, but only when no correction for cardiac artifact was performed. This highlights the importance of an ICA correction tailored to the cardiac artifact. We also observed that easy-to-measure cardiac parameters (interbeat intervals, ECG amplitude) are sensitive to stroke volume fluctuations and can be used as proxies when stroke volume measurements are not available. Finally, interindividual differences in stroke volume were reflected in MEG data, but whether this effect is locked to heartbeats is unclear. Altogether, our results question assumptions on the link between stroke volume and HERs.
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- Anne Buot
- Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives, Département d'études Cognitives, École normale supérieure, INSERM, PSL Research University, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives, Département d'études Cognitives, École normale supérieure, INSERM, PSL Research University, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut du Cerveau, ICM, Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Sorbonne Université, Centre MEG-EEG, Centre de NeuroImagerie Recherche (CENIR), Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives, Département d'études Cognitives, École normale supérieure, INSERM, PSL Research University, 75005 Paris, France
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Klassen SA, Joyner MJ, Baker SE. The impact of ageing and sex on sympathetic neurocirculatory regulation. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2021; 116:72-81. [PMID: 33468420 PMCID: PMC8282778 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2021.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The sympathetic nervous system represents a critical mechanism for homoeostatic blood pressure regulation in humans. This review focuses on age-related alterations in neurocirculatory regulation in men and women by highlighting human studies that examined the relationship between muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) acquired by microneurography and circulatory variables (e.g., blood pressure, vascular resistance). We frame this review with epidemiological evidence highlighting sex-specific patterns in age-related blood pressure increases in developed nations. Indeed, young women exhibit lower blood pressure than men, but women demonstrate larger blood pressure increases with age, such that by about age 60 years, blood pressure is greater in women. Sympathetic neurocirculatory mechanisms contribute to sex differences in blood pressure rises with age. Muscle sympathetic nerve activity increases with age in both sexes, but women demonstrate greater age-related increases. The circulatory adjustments imposed by MSNA - referred to as neurovascular transduction or autonomic (sympathetic) support of blood pressure - differ in men and women. For example, whereas young men demonstrate a positive relationship between resting MSNA and vascular resistance, this relationship is absent in young women due to beta-2 adrenergic vasodilation, which offsets alpha-adrenergic vasoconstriction. However, post-menopausal women demonstrate a positive relationship between MSNA and vascular resistance due to a decline in beta-2 adrenergic vasodilatory mechanisms. Emerging data suggest that greater aerobic fitness appears to modulate neurocirculatory regulation, at least in young, healthy men and women. This review also highlights recent advances in microneurographic recordings of sympathetic action potential discharge, which may nuance our understanding of age-related alterations in sympathetic neurocirculatory regulation in humans.
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- Stephen A Klassen
- Human and Integrative Physiology and Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Human and Integrative Physiology and Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Human and Integrative Physiology and Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Nardone M, Incognito AV, Kathia MM, Omazic LJ, Lee JB, Teixeira AL, Xie S, Vianna LC, Millar PJ. Signal-averaged resting sympathetic transduction of blood pressure: is it time to account for prevailing muscle sympathetic burst frequency? Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2021; 321:R484-R494. [PMID: 34287075 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00131.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Calculating the blood pressure (BP) response to a burst of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), termed sympathetic transduction, may be influenced by an individual's resting burst frequency. We examined the relationships between sympathetic transduction and MSNA in 107 healthy males and females and developed a normalized sympathetic transduction metric to incorporate resting MSNA. Burst-triggered signal-averaging was used to calculate the peak diastolic BP response following each MSNA burst (sympathetic transduction of BP) and following incorporation of MSNA burst cluster patterns and amplitudes (sympathetic transduction slope). MSNA burst frequency was negatively correlated with sympathetic transduction of BP (r=-0.42; P<0.01) and the sympathetic transduction slope (r=-0.66; P<0.01), independent of sex. MSNA burst amplitude was unrelated to sympathetic transduction of BP in males (r=0.04; P=0.78), but positively correlated in females (r=0.44; P<0.01) and with the sympathetic transduction slope in all participants (r=0.42; P<0.01). To control for MSNA, the linear regression slope of the log-log relationship between sympathetic transduction and MSNA burst frequency was used as a correction exponent. In sub-analysis of males (38±10 vs. 14±4bursts/min) and females (28±5 vs. 12±4bursts/min) with high vs. low MSNA, sympathetic transduction of BP and sympathetic transduction slope were lower in participants with high MSNA (all P<0.05). In contrast, normalized sympathetic transduction of BP and normalized sympathetic transduction slope were similar in males and females with high vs. low MSNA (all P>0.22). We propose that incorporating MSNA burst frequency into the calculation of sympathetic transduction will allow comparisons between participants with varying levels of resting MSNA.
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- Massimo Nardone
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Global Management Studies, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- NeuroVASQ - Integrative Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Brasilia, Brazil
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.,Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pal A, Martinez F, Aguila AP, Akey MA, Chatterjee R, Conserman MGE, Aysola RS, Henderson LA, Macey PM. Beat-to-beat blood pressure variability in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med 2021; 17:381-392. [PMID: 33089774 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Cardiovascular comorbidities in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are difficult to treat, perhaps due to autonomic dysfunction. We assessed beat-to-beat blood pressure (BP) variability (BPV) in OSA while considering other markers derived from electrocardiogram and continuous BP signals. METHODS We studied 66 participants (33 participants with OSA: respiratory event index [mean ± SEM]: 21.1 ± 2.7 events/h; 12 females, aged 51.5 ± 2.4 years; body mass index: 32.8 ± 1.4 kg/m²; 33 healthy controls: 20 females; aged 45.3 ± 2.4 years; body mass index: 26.3 ± 0.7 kg/m²). We collected 5-minute resting noninvasive beat-to-beat BP and electrocardiogram values. From BP, we derived systolic, diastolic, and mean BP values, and calculated variability as standard deviations (systolic BPV, diastolic BPV, BPV). We also calculated diastole-to-systole time (time to peak). From the electrocardiogram, we derived QRS markers and calculated heart rate and heart rate variability. We performed a multivariate analysis of variance based on sex and group (OSA vs control), with Bonferroni-corrected post hoc comparisons (P ≤ .05) between groups. We calculated correlations of BPV with biological variables. RESULTS Multivariate analysis of variance showed effects of diastolic BPV and BPV in OSA; post hoc comparisons revealed high diastolic BPV and BPV only in female participants with OSA vs controls. QRS duration was higher in OSA, with post hoc comparisons showing the effect only in males. BPV correlated positively with heart rate variability in controls but not in participants with OSA. BPV correlated positively with time to peak in females with OSA and OSA combined, whereas there was no BPV-time-to-peak correlation in healthy participants. CONCLUSIONS The findings show sex-specific autonomic dysfunction reflected in beat-to-beat BP in OSA. The higher BPV may reflect poor baroreflex control or vascular damage in OSA, which are potential precursors to cardiovascular complications.
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- Amrita Pal
- UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anatomy and Histology, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Hockin BCD, Tang EZ, Lloyd MG, Claydon VE. Forearm vascular resistance responses to the Valsalva maneuver in healthy young and older adults. Clin Auton Res 2021; 31:737-753. [PMID: 34014418 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-021-00810-9] [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] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Effective end-organ peripheral vascular resistance responses are critical to blood pressure control while upright, and prevention of syncope (fainting). The Valsalva maneuver (VM) induces blood pressure decreases that evoke baroreflex-mediated vasoconstriction. We characterized beat-to-beat forearm vascular resistance (FVR) responses to the VM in healthy adults, evaluated the impact of age and sex on these responses, and investigated their association with orthostatic tolerance (OT; susceptibility to syncope). We hypothesized that individuals with smaller FVR responses would be more susceptible to syncope. METHODS Healthy young (N = 36; 19 women; age 25.4 ± 4.6 years) and older (N = 21; 12 women; age 62.4 ± 9.6 years) adults performed a supine 40 mmHg, 20 s VM. Graded 60° head-up-tilt with combined lower body negative pressure continued to presyncope was used to determine OT. Non-invasive beat-to-beat blood pressure and heart rate (finger plethysmography) were recorded continuously. FVR was calculated as mean arterial pressure (MAP) divided by brachial blood flow velocity (Doppler ultrasound) relative to baseline. RESULTS The VM produces a distinctive FVR pattern that peaks (+137.1 ± 11.6%) in phase 2B (17.5 ± 0.3 s) as the baroreflex responds to low-pressure perturbations. This response increased with age overall (p < 0.001) and within male (p = 0.030) and female subgroups (p < 0.001). Maximum FVR during the VM was significantly correlated with maximal tilt FVR (r = 0.364; p = 0.0153) and with OT when expressed relative to the MAP decrease in phase 2A (Max FVR (%)/MAP2A-1; r = 0.337; p = 0.0206). CONCLUSION This is the first characterization of FVR responses to the VM. The VM elicits large baroreflex-mediated increases in FVR; small FVR responses to the VM may indicate susceptibility to syncope.
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- Brooke C D Hockin
- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.,International Collaboration On Repair and Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.,International Collaboration On Repair and Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.,International Collaboration On Repair and Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada. .,International Collaboration On Repair and Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Kim E, Cho MR, Byun SH, A Lim J, Chae S, Choi WK, Kim I, Kim J. Sympathetic predominance before tourniquet deflation is associated with a reduction in arterial blood pressure after tourniquet deflation during total knee arthroplasty. Physiol Res 2021; 70:401-412. [PMID: 33982581 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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High dependency of arterial blood pressure (ABP) on enhanced sympathetic activity, which maintains vascular tone, leads to hypotension after hemodynamic insults that blunt the sympathetic activity. Therefore, we hypothesized that sympathovagal balance before tourniquet deflation (TD) determines the extent of a reduction in ABP after TD during total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Fifty-four hypertensive female patients undergoing TKA under spinal anesthesia were analyzed. The sympathovagal balance [low-to-high frequency ratio of heart rate variability (LF/HF)] before TD was defined as (LF/HF during 5 min before TD-preanesthetic LF/HF)/preanesthetic LF/HF (%). An increase in its value represents a shift in sympathovagal balance toward sympathetic predominance. The percent change in the mean ABP (MAP) after TD was defined as (minimum MAP during 10 min after TD-averaged MAP during 5 min before TD)/averaged MAP during 5 min before TD (%). Simple linear regression was performed to assess the correlation between the sympathovagal balance before TD and change in MAP after TD. The correlation was also assessed by multiple linear regression controlling for age, duration of tourniquet inflation, and spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension. Thirty-two minutes (on average) after tourniquet inflation, the MAP was decreased by 12.1 (-3.0 to 47.9) % [mean (range)] upon TD (P<0.001). The sympathovagal balance before TD was negatively proportional to the change in MAP after TD in both simple and multiple linear regression models (R2=0.323 and 0.340, P<0.001). A shift in sympathovagal balance toward sympathetic predominance before TD is associated with a decrease in ABP after TD.
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- E Kim
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Daegu Catholic University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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Differential Effects of Angiotensin-II Compared to Phenylephrine on Arterial Stiffness and Hemodynamics: A Placebo-Controlled Study in Healthy Humans. Cells 2021; 10:cells10051108. [PMID: 34062957 PMCID: PMC8147945 DOI: 10.3390/cells10051108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The α1-adrenoceptor agonist phenylephrine (PE) and Angiotensin II (Ang II) are both potent vasoconstrictors at peripheral resistance arteries. PE has pure vasoconstrictive properties. Ang II, additionally, modulates central nervous blood pressure (BP) control via sympathetic baroreflex resetting. However, it is unknown whether Ang II vs. PE mediated vasoconstriction at equipressor dose uniformly or specifically modifies arterial stiffness. We conducted a three-arm randomized placebo-controlled cross-over trial in 30 healthy volunteers (15 female) investigating the effects of Ang II compared to PE at equal systolic pressor dose on pulse wave velocity (PWV), pulse wave reflection (augmentation index normalized to heart rate 75/min, AIx) and non-invasive hemodynamics by Mobil-O-Graph™ and circulating core markers of endothelial (dys-)function. PE but not Ang II-mediated hypertension induced a strong reflex-decrease in cardiac output. Increases in PWV, AIx, total peripheral resistance and pulse pressure, in contrast, were stronger during PE compared to Ang II at equal mean aortic BP. This was accompanied by minute changes in circulating markers of endothelial function. Moreover, we observed differential hemodynamic changes after stopping either vasoactive infusion. Ang II- and PE-mediated BP increase specifically modifies arterial stiffness and hemodynamics with aftereffects lasting beyond mere vasoconstriction. This appears attributable in part to different interactions with central nervous BP control including modified baroreflex function.
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Okamoto T, Kobayashi R, Hashimoto Y, Kikuchi N, Ogoh S. Is individual day-to-day variation of arterial stiffness associated with variation of maximal aerobic performance? BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 2021; 13:4. [PMID: 33422135 PMCID: PMC7797097 DOI: 10.1186/s13102-021-00231-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Maximal aerobic capacity, e.g. maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O2max), is not constant, and it has a time-dependent variation based on the condition of individual. On the other hand, arterial properties play an important role in determining aerobic performance, and lower arterial stiffness is associated with higher cardiorespiratory fitness levels. This study examined whether individual variations in maximal aerobic performance are associated with arterial stiffness. Methods Twenty-four (mean age, 19.8 ± 0.2 y) and 10 (mean age, 21.2 ± 0.2 y) recreationally active young men and women participated in Experiment 1 (Ex1) and in Experiment 2 (Ex2), respectively. Aerobic performance was assessed using a graded power test (Ex1) or a 1500-m time trial (Ex2). Simultaneously, brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was measured as an index of arterial stiffness in both Ex1 and Ex2 before the exercise trials. In both experiments, subjects returned for measurement of baPWV and V̇O2max or 1500-m time trial at 1 month after first measurements. Results No significant differences in mean baPWV, V̇O2max or 1500-m run time were seen between first and second visits. Mean baPWV was significantly lower on days when participants showed higher V̇O2max or better 1500-m run time (P = 0.001 each) than on days when participants showed lower V̇O2max or worse 1500-m run time. In addition, a significant relationship was seen between individual changes in baPWV from first to second visits and changes in V̇O2max (P=0.0001) or 1500-m run time (P=0.04). Conclusion These findings suggest that individual day-to-day variations in maximal aerobic performance are associated with variations in arterial stiffness. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13102-021-00231-1.
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- Takanobu Okamoto
- Department of Exercise Physiology, Nippon Sport Science University, 7-1-1, Fukasawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 158-8508, Japan.
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- Center for Fundamental Education, Teikyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Nippon Sport Science University, 7-1-1, Fukasawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 158-8508, Japan
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- Department of Training Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Toyo University, Saitama, Japan
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Greenlund IM, Smoot CA, Carter JR. Sex differences in blood pressure responsiveness to spontaneous K-complexes during stage II sleep. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2020; 130:491-497. [PMID: 33300855 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00825.2020] [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: 01/03/2023] Open
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K-complexes are a key marker of nonrapid eye movement sleep, specifically during stages II sleep. Recent evidence suggests the heart rate responses to a K-complexes may differ between men and women. The purpose of this study was to compare beat-to-beat blood pressure responses to K-complexes in men and women. We hypothesized that the pressor response following a spontaneous K-complex would be augmented in men compared with women. Ten men [age: 23 ± 2 yr, body mass index (BMI): 28 ± 4 kg/m2] and ten women (age: 23 ± 5 yr, BMI: 25 ± 4 kg/m2) were equipped with overnight finger plethysmography and standard 10-lead polysomnography. Hemodynamic responses to a spontaneous K-complex during stable stage II sleep were quantified for 10 consecutive cardiac cycles, and measurements included systolic arterial pressure (SAP), diastolic arterial pressure (DAP), and heart rate. K-complex elicited greater pressor responses in men when blood pressures were expressed as SAP (cardiac cycle × sex: P = 0.007) and DAP (cardiac cycle × sex: P = 0.004). Heart rate trended to be different between men and women (cardiac cycle × sex: P = 0.078). These findings suggest a divergent pressor response between men and women following a spontaneous K-complex during normal stage II sleep. These findings could contribute to sex-specific differences in cardiovascular risk that exist between men and women.NEW & NOTEWORTHY K-complexes during stage II sleep have been shown to elicit acute increases in blood pressure and heart rate, but the role of sex (i.e., male vs. female) in this response is unclear. In the present study, we demonstrate that the pressor response following spontaneous K-complexes were augmented in men compared to age-matched women. The augmented blood pressure reactivity to spontaneous K-complexes during stage II sleep in men advance the field of cardiovascular sex differences, with implications for nocturnal blood pressure control.
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- Ian M Greenlund
- Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.,Department of Psychology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.,Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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- Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.,Department of Psychology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.,Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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Barnes JN, Charkoudian N. Integrative cardiovascular control in women: Regulation of blood pressure, body temperature, and cerebrovascular responsiveness. FASEB J 2020; 35:e21143. [PMID: 33151577 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202001387r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Over the past several decades, it has become increasingly clear that women have distinct cardiovascular profiles compared to men. In this review, our goal is to provide an overview of the literature regarding the influences of female sex and reproductive hormones (primarily estradiol) on mechanisms of cardiovascular control relevant to regulation of blood pressure, body temperature, and cerebral blood flow. Young women tend to have lower resting blood pressure compared with men. This sex difference is reversed at menopause, when women develop higher sympathetic nerve activity and the risk of systemic hypertension increases sharply as postmenopausal women age. Vascular responses to thermal stress, including cutaneous vasodilation and vasoconstriction, are also affected by reproductive hormones in women, where estradiol appears to promote vasodilation and heat dissipation. The influence of reproductive hormones on cerebral blood flow and sex differences in the ability of the cerebral vasculature to increase its blood flow (cerebrovascular reactivity) are relatively new areas of investigation. Sex and hormonal influences on integrative blood flow regulation have further implications during challenges to physiological homeostasis, including exercise. We propose that increasing awareness of these sex-specific mechanisms is important for optimizing health care and promotion of wellness in women across the life span.
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- Jill N Barnes
- Bruno Balke Biodynamics Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, USA
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Leveraging parasympathetic nervous system activity to study risk for psychopathology: The special case of callous-unemotional traits. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 118:175-185. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hissen SL, Taylor CE. Sex differences in vascular transduction of sympathetic nerve activity. Clin Auton Res 2020; 30:381-392. [PMID: 32865664 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-020-00722-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Sympathetic vasoconstriction plays a major role in the beat-to-beat control of blood pressure. To be effective and thus avoid dangerously high or low blood pressures, this mechanism relies upon transduction of sympathetic nerve activity at the level of the vasculature. However, recent evidence suggests that considerable variability exists in beat-to-beat vascular transduction, particularly between the sexes. METHODS We reviewed the methods available for quantifying beat-to-beat transduction of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and explored the recent evidence for sex differences in vascular transduction. We paid specific attention to relationships between vascular transduction and factors such as resting levels of sympathetic nerve activity and baroreflex sensitivity. RESULTS There are two dominant methods now available for the quantification of beat-to-beat transduction of muscle sympathetic nerve activity at rest. Whilst there is some evidence to suggest that young females exhibit lower levels of vascular transduction, results vary depending on the method used and the direction of change in MSNA. Evidence suggests that compensatory relationships may exist between key components of neurovascular control, such as vascular transduction and resting levels of MSNA. Also consistent is the presence of such relationships in young males but not young females. CONCLUSION The lack of significant relationships in young females may reflect the influence of vasodilator mechanisms that counteract sympathetic vasoconstriction. The assessment of vascular transduction following MSNA bursts and non-bursts in males and females, both young and older, may help to gain a mechanistic understanding of the prevalence of hypotensive and hypertensive disorders across the lifespan.
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- Sarah L Hissen
- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, Sydney, NSW, 2751, Australia.
- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.
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Coovadia Y, Adler TE, Steinback CD, Fraser GM, Usselman CW. Sex differences in dynamic blood pressure regulation: beat-by-beat responses to muscle sympathetic nerve activity. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 319:H531-H538. [PMID: 32734818 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00245.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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It has been suggested that sex differences in acute blood pressure fluctuations occur during the periods of time between bursts of muscle sympathetic nerve activity. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that men experience more dynamic changes in mean arterial pressure (Finometer MIDI) than women during acute sympathoinhibition (i.e., slow breathing) in which bursts of sympathetic activity occur more infrequently than at rest. We tested healthy women (n = 9) and men (n = 9) of similar age (22 ± 2 vs. 23 ± 3 yr, P = 0.6). Custom software was used to calculate beat-by-beat changes in blood pressure following sympathetic burst and nonburst sequences (recorded using microneurography) during 10 min of supine rest and a 15-min bout of slow breathing. During slow breathing following nonburst sequences, women demonstrated smaller overall reductions in mean arterial pressure compared with men over the subsequent 15 cardiac cycles (P < 0.01). In addition, following a burst of sympathetic activity, women experienced greater overall increases in mean arterial pressure compared with men over the following 15 cardiac cycles (P < 0.01). Despite these differences, the peak and nadir changes in arterial pressure following burst and nonburst sequences were not different between the sexes (P = 0.45 and P = 0.48, burst and nonburst sequences, respectively). As such, these data suggest that women respond to a burst of sympathetic activity with more sustained increases in blood pressure than men, coupled with improved maintenance of blood pressure during acute periods of sympathetic quiescence. In other words, these findings suggest that men rely more on frequent bursts of sympathetic activity to acutely regulate arterial pressure than women.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We demonstrate that during acute sympathoinhibition, women demonstrate more sustained increases in blood pressure following sympathetic bursts of activity than men. Likewise, during prolonged sympathetic quiescence, blood pressure is less labile in women than men. This suggests that lower overall blood pressure in young women may not be mediated by smaller beat-by-beat changes in blood pressure in response to sympathetic outflow but may instead be mediated by a lower frequency of sympathetic bursts.
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- Yasmine Coovadia
- Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Neurovascular Health Laboratory, Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health, Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.,Women and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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- Cardiovascular Health and Autonomic Regulation Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,McGill Research Centre for Physical Activity and Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Liu F, Liu Y, Sun X, Yin Z, Li H, Deng K, Zhao Y, Wang B, Ren Y, Liu X, Zhang D, Chen X, Cheng C, Liu L, Liu D, Chen G, Hong S, Wang C, Zhang M, Hu D. Race- and sex-specific association between alcohol consumption and hypertension in 22 cohort studies: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2020; 30:1249-1259. [PMID: 32446870 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2020.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The alcohol-hypertension relation has been well documented, but whether women have protective effect or race and type of beverage consumed affect the association remain unclear. To quantify the relation between total or beverage-specific alcohol consumption and incident hypertension by considering the effect of sex and race. METHODS AND RESULTS Articles were identified in PubMed and Embase databases with no restriction on publication date. Pooled relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated by random effects models. Restricted cubic splines were used to model the dose-response association. This study involved 22 articles (31 studies) and included 414,477 participants. The hypertension risk was different among liquor, wine, and beer at 5.1-10 g/d of ethanol consumption (P-across subgroups = 0.002). The hypertension risk differed between men (RR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.07, 1.20) and women (RR: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.89, 1.06) at 10 g/d (P-across subgroups = 0.005). We found a linear alcohol-hypertension association among white (P-linearity = 0.017), black people (P-linearity = 0.035), and Asians (P-linearity<0.001). With 10 g/d increment of consumption, the RRs for hypertension were 1.06 (95% CI: 1.04, 1.08), 1.14 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.28), and 1.06 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.10) for Asians, black, and white people, respectively. CONCLUSION Sex modifies the alcohol-hypertension association at low level of alcohol consumption and we did not find evidence of a protective effect of alcohol consumption among women. Black people may have higher hypertension risk than Asians and white people at the same ethanol consumption.
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- Feiyan Liu
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Key Laboratory for Genome Stability & Disease Prevention, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Yantian Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Key Laboratory for Genome Stability & Disease Prevention, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Key Laboratory for Genome Stability & Disease Prevention, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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Latchman PL, Gates G, Pereira J, Axtell R R, Gardner K, Schlie J, Yang Q, Yue T, Morin-Viall A, DeMeersman R. The association between sympatho-vagal balance and central blood pressures. Physiol Int 2020; 107:155-165. [PMID: 32598331 DOI: 10.1556/2060.2020.00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Purpose High central blood pressure is more predictive of cardiovascular disease (CVD) versus high peripheral blood pressure. Measures of central pressures (CPs) include, central systolic blood pressure (CSBP) and central diastolic blood pressure. Measures of central pressures augmentation (CPsA) include augmentation pressure (AP) and the augmentation index @ 75 beats·min-1 (AIx@75). Increased sympathetic tone (ST) is also associated with CVD. The low to high frequency ratio (LF/HF) is often used to determine sympatho-vagal balance. Given the association between ST, CPs, CPsA and CVD there is a need to understand the association between these predictors of CVD. The aims of this study were to examine the association between the LF/HF ratio, CPs, and CPsA in men and women collectively and based on gender. Methods We measured the LF/HF ratio, CSBP, AP, and AIx@75 in 102 participants (41F/61M). The LF/HF ratio was determined via power spectral density analysis. CSBP, AP, and AIx@75 were determined via applanation tonometry. Results The LF/HF ratio was inversely associated with AP (r = -0.26) and AIx @75 (r = -0.29) in the combined group of men and women. The LF/HF ratio was inversely associated with CSBP (r = -0.27), AP (r = -0.28), and AIx@75 (r = -0.32) in men, but not in women. Conclusion There is an inverse association between the LF/HF ratio, AP, and AIx@75 in men and women combined. The association between the LF/HF ratio, CSBP, AP, and AIx@75, differs based on gender.
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- P L Latchman
- 1Department of Health and Movement Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- 2Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA
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- 3Department of Heart and Vascular Echocardiography, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
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- 1Department of Health and Movement Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- 4Gerald Claude Eugene Foster College of Physical Education & Sports, Spanish Town, Jamaica
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- 5Institute of Exercise Science, Human Performance and Training, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- 1Department of Health and Movement Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- 1Department of Health and Movement Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- 1Department of Health and Movement Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- 6Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Differences in regional grey matter volume of the brain are related to mean blood pressure and muscle sympathetic nerve activity in normotensive humans. J Hypertens 2020; 38:303-313. [DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kawai E, Takeda R, Ota A, Morita E, Imai D, Suzuki Y, Yokoyama H, Ueda SY, Nakahara H, Miyamoto T, Okazaki K. Increase in diastolic blood pressure induced by fragrance inhalation of grapefruit essential oil is positively correlated with muscle sympathetic nerve activity. J Physiol Sci 2020; 70:2. [PMID: 32039689 PMCID: PMC6992548 DOI: 10.1186/s12576-020-00733-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Fragrance inhalation of essential oils is widely used in aromatherapy, and it is known to affect blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) via autonomic control of circulation. In this study, we aimed to test the hypothesis that the changes in hemodynamics with fragrance inhalation were observed along with changes in muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA). In study 1, thirteen healthy men were exposed to fragrance stimulation of grapefruit essential oil for 10 min, and BP, HR, and MSNA were continuously measured. In study 2, another nine healthy men were exposed to the same fragrance stimulation; responses in BP and HR were continuously measured, and plasma noradrenaline and cortisol concentrations were determined. We found that diastolic BP increased significantly during fragrance inhalation, while the other variables remained unchanged in both studies. Although MSNA burst frequency, burst incidence, and total activity remained unchanged during fragrance inhalation, we found a significant linear correlation between changes in diastolic BP in the last 5 min of fragrance inhalation and changes in MSNA burst frequency. The plasma cortisol concentration decreased significantly at 10 min of fragrance inhalation, though the noradrenaline concentration remained unchanged. These results suggest, for the first time, that changes in BP with fragrance inhalation of essential oil are associated with changes in MSNA even with decreased stress hormone.
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- Eriko Kawai
- Department of Environmental Physiology for Exercise, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-3-138 Sugimoto Sumiyoshi, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan
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- Research Center for Urban Health and Sports, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Physiology for Exercise, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-3-138 Sugimoto Sumiyoshi, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Physiology for Exercise, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-3-138 Sugimoto Sumiyoshi, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Physiology for Exercise, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-3-138 Sugimoto Sumiyoshi, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan.,Research Center for Urban Health and Sports, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Physiology for Exercise, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-3-138 Sugimoto Sumiyoshi, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan.,Research Center for Urban Health and Sports, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Physiology for Exercise, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-3-138 Sugimoto Sumiyoshi, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan.,Research Center for Urban Health and Sports, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Osaka Sangyo University, Daito, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Physiology for Exercise, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-3-138 Sugimoto Sumiyoshi, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan. .,Research Center for Urban Health and Sports, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.
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Kobuch S, Macefield VG, Henderson LA. Resting regional brain activity and connectivity vary with resting blood pressure but not muscle sympathetic nerve activity in normotensive humans: An exploratory study. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2019; 39:2433-2444. [PMID: 30182800 PMCID: PMC6893974 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x18798442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Blood pressure is tightly controlled by the central nervous system, particularly the brainstem. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mean blood pressure (MBP), muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and resting regional brain activity in healthy human subjects. Pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling and functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain were performed immediately following a laboratory microneurography recording of MSNA and BP measurement in 31 young, healthy normotensive subjects. Regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) correlated significantly with resting MBP levels in the region encompassing the rostroventrolateral medulla (RVLM), dorsolateral pons, and insular, prefrontal and cingulate cortices. Functional connectivity analysis revealed that the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex displayed greater resting connectivity strength within the RVLM in the lower compared with the higher MBP group. No significant differences in CBF were found when subjects were divided based on their MSNA levels. These results suggest that even subtle differences in resting MBP are associated with significant differences in resting activity in brain regions, which are well known to play a role in cardiovascular function. These data raise the question of the potential long-term consequences of differences in regional brain activity levels and their relationship with systemic blood pressure.
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- Sophie Kobuch
- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.,Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia.,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Limberg JK, Johnson BD, Mozer MT, Holbein WW, Curry TB, Prabhakar NR, Joyner MJ. Role of the carotid chemoreceptors in insulin-mediated sympathoexcitation in humans. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2019; 318:R173-R181. [PMID: 31746629 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00257.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We examined the contribution of the carotid chemoreceptors to insulin-mediated increases in muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) in healthy humans. We hypothesized that reductions in carotid chemoreceptor activity would attenuate the sympathoexcitatory response to hyperinsulinemia. Young, healthy adults (9 male/9 female, 28 ± 1 yr, 24 ± 1 kg/m2) completed a 30-min euglycemic baseline followed by a 90-min hyperinsulinemic (1 mU·kg fat-free mass-1·min-1), euglycemic infusion. MSNA (microneurography of the peroneal nerve) was continuously measured. The role of the carotid chemoreceptors was assessed at baseline and during hyperinsulinemia via 1) acute hyperoxia, 2) low-dose dopamine (1-4 µg·kg-1·min-1), and 3) acute hyperoxia + low-dose dopamine. MSNA burst frequency increased from baseline during hyperinsulinemia (P < 0.01). Acute hyperoxia had no effect on MSNA burst frequency at rest (P = 0.74) or during hyperinsulinemia (P = 0.83). The insulin-mediated increase in MSNA burst frequency (P = 0.02) was unaffected by low-dose dopamine (P = 0.60). When combined with low-dose dopamine, acute hyperoxia had no effect on MSNA burst frequency at rest (P = 0.17) or during hyperinsulinemia (P = 0.85). Carotid chemoreceptor desensitization in young, healthy men and women does not attenuate the sympathoexcitatory response to hyperinsulinemia. Our data suggest that the carotid chemoreceptors do not contribute to acute insulin-mediated increases in MSNA in young, healthy adults.
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- Jacqueline K Limberg
- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.,Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.,Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Institute for Integrative Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Hissen SL, Macefield VG, Brown R, Taylor CE. Sympathetic baroreflex sensitivity is inversely related to vascular transduction in men but not women. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2019; 317:H1203-H1209. [PMID: 31675259 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00501.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [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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Sympathetic baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) is a measure of how effectively the baroreflex buffers beat-to-beat changes in blood pressure through the modulation of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA). However, current methods of assessment do not take into account the transduction of sympathetic nerve activity at the level of the vasculature, which is known to vary between individuals. In this study we tested the hypothesis that there is an inverse relationship between sympathetic BRS and vascular transduction. In 38 (18 men) healthy adults, continuous measurements of blood pressure, MSNA and superficial femoral artery diameter and blood flow (Doppler ultrasound) were recorded during 10 min of rest. Spontaneous sympathetic BRS was quantified as the relationship between diastolic pressure and MSNA burst incidence. Vascular transduction was quantified by plotting the changes in leg vascular conductance for 10 cardiac cycles following each burst of MSNA, and taking the nadir. In men, sympathetic BRS was inversely related to vascular transduction (r = -0.49; P = 0.04). However, this relationship was not present in women (r = -0.17; P = 0.47). To conclude, an interaction exists between sympathetic BRS and vascular transduction in healthy men, such that men with high sympathetic BRS have low vascular transduction and vice versa. This may be to ensure that blood pressure is regulated effectively, although further research is needed to explore what mechanisms are involved and examine why this relationship was not apparent in women.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Evidence suggests that compensatory interactions exist between factors involved in cardiovascular control. This study was the first to demonstrate an inverse relationship between sympathetic BRS and beat-to-beat vascular transduction. Those with low sympathetic BRS had high vascular transduction and vice versa. However, this interaction was present in young men but not women.
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- Sarah L Hissen
- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.,Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia.,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.,Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia.,School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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Jendzjowsky NG, Steinback CD, Herman RJ, Tsai WH, Costello FE, Wilson RJA. Functional-Optical Coherence Tomography: A Non-invasive Approach to Assess the Sympathetic Nervous System and Intrinsic Vascular Regulation. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1146. [PMID: 31572206 PMCID: PMC6751282 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sympathetic nervous system dysregulation and vascular impairment in neuronal tissue beds are hallmarks of prominent cardiorespiratory diseases. However, an accurate and convenient method of assessing SNA and local vascular regulation is lacking, hindering routine clinical and research assessments. To address this, we investigated whether spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT), that allows investigation of retina and choroid vascular responsiveness, reflects sympathetic activity in order to develop a quick, easy and non-invasive sympathetic index. Here, we compare choroid and retina vascular perfusion density (VPD) acquired with OCT and heart rate variability (HRV) to microneurography. We recruited 6 healthy males (26 ± 3 years) and 5 healthy females (23 ± 1 year) and instrumented them for respiratory parameters, ECG, blood pressure and muscle sympathetic nerve microneurography. Choroid VPD decreases with the cold pressor test, inhaled hypoxia and breath-hold, and increases with hyperoxia and hyperpnea suggesting that sympathetic activity dominates choroid responses. In contrast, retina VPD was unaffected by the cold pressor test, increased with hypoxia and breath hold and decreases with hyperoxia and hyperpnea, suggesting metabolic vascular regulation dominates the retina. With regards to integrated muscle sympathetic nerve activity, HRV had low predictive power whereas choroid VPD was strongly (inversely) correlated with integrated muscle sympathetic nerve activity (R = -0.76; p < 0.0001). These data suggest that Functional-OCT may provide a novel approach to assess sympathetic activity and intrinsic vascular responsiveness (i.e., autoregulation). Given that sympathetic nervous system activity is the main determinant of autonomic function, sympathetic excitation is associated with severe cardiovascular/cardiorespiratory diseases and autoregulation is critical for brain health, we suggest that the use of our new Functional-OCT technique will be of broad interest to clinicians and researchers.
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- Nicholas G Jendzjowsky
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health, Physical Activity and Diabetes Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Carter JR, Fonkoue IT, Greenlund IM, Schwartz CE, Mokhlesi B, Smoot CA. Sympathetic neural responsiveness to sleep deprivation in older adults: sex differences. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2019; 317:H315-H322. [PMID: 31149842 PMCID: PMC6732487 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00232.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Our laboratory has previously reported that total sleep deprivation (TSD) modifies muscle sympathetic neural activity (MSNA) differently in young men and women. Because postmenopausal women are among the highest risk for hypertension, this study compares MSNA responses with TSD in older men and women. We hypothesized that TSD would alter MSNA in older adults, with greater sympathoexcitation in postmenopausal women. Twenty-seven participants (14 men and 13 women) between the ages of 55 and 75 yr were tested twice, once after 24-h TSD and once after normal sleep (randomized, crossover design). Our primary outcome measure of MSNA (microneurography) was successful across both conditions in 20 participants (10 men and 10 women). Secondary outcome measures included seated blood pressure, heart rate, and fasting plasma testosterone, estradiol, and progesterone. Age (60 ± 1 vs. 61 ± 2 yr) and BMI (27 ± 1 vs. 26 ± 1 kg/m2) were not different between groups. TSD increased systolic blood pressure in both men (124 ± 5 to 130 ± 4 mmHg) and women (107 ± 5 to 116 ± 4 mmHg), but the increases were not different between groups (condition, P = 0.014; condition × sex, P > 0.05). In contrast, TSD elicited divergent MSNA responses in older men and women. Specifically, MSNA burst frequency increased in postmenopausal women (28 ± 3 to 34 ± 3 burst/min), but not older men (38 ± 3 to 35 ± 3 bursts/min; condition × sex, P = 0.032). In conclusion, TSD elicited sympathoexcitation in postmenopausal women but not age-matched men. These findings provide new mechanistic insight into reported links between sleep deprivation and hypertension.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Epidemiological studies report that sleep deprivation is more strongly associated with hypertension in women than in men. In the present study, 24-h total sleep deprivation (TSD) increased blood pressure in postmenopausal women and age-matched men. In contrast, only women demonstrated increases in muscle sympathetic nerve activity after TSD. The sympathoexcitation observed in postmenopausal women suggests a potential contributing mechanism for epidemiological observations and advances our understanding of the complex relations between sleep, sex, and hypertension.
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- Jason R Carter
- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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- Sleep Research Center, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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Samora M, Incognito AV, Vianna LC. Sex differences in blood pressure regulation during ischemic isometric exercise: the role of the β-adrenergic receptors. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 127:408-414. [PMID: 31219771 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00270.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We sought to investigate whether the β-adrenergic receptors play a pivotal role in sex-related differences in arterial blood pressure (BP) regulation during isometric exercise. Sixteen volunteers (8 women) performed 2 min of ischemic isometric handgrip exercise (IHE) and 2 min of postexercise circulatory occlusion (PECO). Heart rate (HR) and beat-to-beat arterial BP were continuously measured. Beat-to-beat estimates of stroke volume (ModelFlow) were obtained and matched with HR to calculate cardiac output (Q̇) and total peripheral resistance (TPR). Two trials were randomly conducted between placebo and nonselective β-adrenergic blockade (40 mg propranolol). Under the placebo condition, the magnitude of the BP response in IHE was lower in women compared with men. During PECO, the BP remained elevated and the sex differences persisted. The β-blockade attenuated the BP response during IHE in men (∆57 ± 4 vs. ∆45 ± 7 mmHg, P = 0.025) due to a reduction in Q̇ (∆3.7 ± 0.5 vs. ∆1.8 ± 0.2 L/min, P = 0.012) while TPR was not affected. In women, however, the BP response during IHE was unchanged (∆27 ± 3 vs. ∆28 ± 3 mmHg, P = 0.889), despite attenuated Q̇ (∆2.7 ± 0.4 vs. ∆1.3 ± 0.2 L/min, P = 0.012). These responses were mediated by a robust increase in TPR under β-blockade (∆-0.2 ± 0.4 vs. ∆2.2 ± 0.7 mmHg·L-1·min, P = 0.012). These findings demonstrate that the sex differences in arterial BP regulation during ischemic IHE are mediated by β-adrenergic receptors.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We found that the blood pressure response during isometric exercise in women is mediated by increases in cardiac output, whereas in men it is mediated by increases in both cardiac output and total peripheral resistance. In addition, women showed a robust increase in total peripheral resistance under β-blockade during isometric exercise and muscle metaboreflex activation. These findings demonstrate that sex differences in blood pressure regulation during isometric exercise are mediated by β-adrenergic receptors.
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- Milena Samora
- NeuroV̇ASQ̇-Integrative Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Brasília, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- NeuroV̇ASQ̇-Integrative Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Brasília, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil.,Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- NeuroV̇ASQ̇-Integrative Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Brasília, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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Robinson AT, Babcock MC, Watso JC, Brian MS, Migdal KU, Wenner MM, Farquhar WB. Relation between resting sympathetic outflow and vasoconstrictor responses to sympathetic nerve bursts: sex differences in healthy young adults. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2019; 316:R463-R471. [PMID: 30794437 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00305.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Previous studies have demonstrated an inverse relation between resting muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and vasoconstrictor responsiveness (i.e., sympathetic transduction), such that those with high resting MSNA have low vascular responsiveness, and vice versa. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether biological sex influences the balance between resting MSNA and beat-to-beat sympathetic transduction. We measured blood pressure (BP) and MSNA during supine rest in 54 healthy young adults (27 females: 23 ± 4 yr, 107 ± 8/63 ± 8 mmHg; 27 males: 25 ± 3 yr, 115 ± 11/64 ± 7 mmHg; means ± SD). We quantified beat-to-beat fluctuations in mean arterial pressure (MAP, mmHg) and limb vascular conductance (LVC, %) for 10 cardiac cycles after each MSNA burst using signal averaging, an index of sympathetic vascular transduction. In females, there was no correlation between resting MSNA (burst incidence; burst/100 heartbeats) and peak ΔMAP (r = -0.10, P = 0.62) or peak ΔLVC (r = -0.12, P = 0.63). In males, MSNA was related to peak ΔMAP (r = -0.50, P = 0.01) and peak ΔLVC (r = 0.49, P = 0.03); those with higher resting MSNA had blunted increases in MAP and reductions in LVC in response to a burst of MSNA. In a sub-analysis, we performed a median split between high- versus low-MSNA status on ΔMAP and ΔLVC within each sex and found that only males demonstrated a significant difference in ΔMAP and ΔLVC between high- versus low-MSNA groups. These findings support an inverse relation between resting MSNA and sympathetic vascular transduction in males only and advance our understanding on the influence of biological sex on sympathetic nervous system-mediated alterations in beat-to-beat BP regulation.
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- Austin T Robinson
- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware.,Department of Health and Human Performance, Plymouth State University , Plymouth, New Hampshire
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware
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Carter JR. Microneurography and sympathetic nerve activity: a decade-by-decade journey across 50 years. J Neurophysiol 2019; 121:1183-1194. [PMID: 30673363 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00570.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The technique of microneurography has advanced the field of neuroscience for the past 50 years. While there have been a number of reviews on microneurography, this paper takes an objective approach to exploring the impact of microneurography studies. Briefly, Web of Science (Thomson Reuters) was used to identify the highest citation articles over the past 50 years, and key findings are presented in a decade-by-decade highlight. This includes the establishment of microneurography in the 1960s, the acceleration of the technique by Gunnar Wallin in the 1970s, the international collaborations of the 1980s and 1990s, and finally the highest impact studies from 2000 to present. This journey through 50 years of microneurographic research related to peripheral sympathetic nerve activity includes a historical context for several of the laboratory interventions commonly used today (e.g., cold pressor test, mental stress, lower body negative pressure, isometric handgrip, etc.) and how these interventions and experimental approaches have advanced our knowledge of cardiovascular, cardiometabolic, and other human diseases and conditions.
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- Jason R Carter
- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University , Houghton, Michigan
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Matthews EL, Sebzda KN, Wenner MM. Altered baroreflex sensitivity in young women with a family history of hypertension. J Neurophysiol 2019; 121:1011-1017. [PMID: 30673356 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00471.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A positive family history of hypertension (+FH) is a risk factor for the future development of hypertension. Hypertension is associated with reductions in baroreflex sensitivity (BRS). Therefore, we hypothesized that young women with a +FH [ n = 12, 22 ± 1 yr, body mass index (BMI) 21 ± 1 kg/m2, mean arterial pressure (MAP) 79 ± 1 mmHg] would have lower BRS compared with young women without a family history of hypertension (-FH) ( n = 13, 22 ± 1 yr, BMI 21 ± 1 kg/m2, MAP 77 ± 2 mmHg, all P > 0.05 between groups). Continuous measurements of muscle sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure, and electrocardiogram derived R-R interval were recorded at rest and during a Valsalva maneuver. Both cardiovagal BRS and vascular sympathetic BRS were assessed. Resting cardiovagal BRS was reduced in the +FH women (all sequences: -FH 32.3 ± 3.7 vs. +FH 20.2 ± 2.9 ms/mmHg, P = 0.02). Cardiovagal BRS during phase IV (-FH 16.5 ± 2.7 vs. +FH 7.6 ± 1.3 ms/mmHg, P < 0.01) but not phase II (-FH 5.5 ± 0.9 vs. +FH 5.0 ± 0.8 ms/mmHg, P = 0.67) of the Valsalva maneuver was also lower in the +FH women. Vascular sympathetic BRS at rest (-FH -2.38 ± 0.7 vs. +FH -2.33 ± 0.3 bursts· min-1·mmHg-1, P = 0.58) and during the Valsalva (-FH -0.74 ± 0.23 vs. +FH -0.66 ± 0.18 bursts·15 s-1·mmHg-1, P = 0.79) were not different between groups. These data suggest that healthy young women with a positive family history of hypertension have reduced cardiovagal BRS. This may be one mechanism contributing to the increased incidence of hypertension in this population later in life. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Having a family history of hypertension increases the risk of developing future hypertension. Reductions in baroreflex function have been demonstrated in hypertension and are an important marker for future cardiovascular disease. We show that young women with a family history of hypertension have lower cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity. This alteration in autonomic function may be one mechanism contributing to the future incidence of hypertension in this patient population.
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- Evan L Matthews
- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware.,Exercise Science and Physical Education Department, Montclair State University , Montclair, New Jersey
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware
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Illigens BMW, Gibbons CH. Autonomic testing, methods and techniques. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2019; 160:419-433. [PMID: 31277866 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64032-1.00028-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The evaluation of autonomic function requires indirect assessment of neurophysiologic function using specialized equipment that is often available only at tertiary care centers, with few specialists available. However, the evaluation of autonomic function is rooted in basic physiology, and the results can be interpreted by careful consideration of the context of the problem. Many automated devices have become widely available to test autonomic function, but they tend to gather inadequate data leading to frequent misdiagnosis and clinical confusion. We review the details necessary for the neurophysiologist to properly perform, and interpret, autonomic function testing.
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- Ben M W Illigens
- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
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El Sayed K, Macefield VG, Hissen SL, Joyner MJ, Taylor CE. Blood pressure reactivity at onset of mental stress determines sympathetic vascular response in young adults. Physiol Rep 2018; 6:e13944. [PMID: 30552755 PMCID: PMC6294720 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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We have previously shown in young males that the rate of rise in blood pressure (BP) at the onset of mental stress determines whether or not muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) has a role in driving the pressor response. The aim of this study was to investigate these interactions in young females. BP and MSNA were recorded continuously in 19 females and 21 males during 2-min mental stressors (mental arithmetic and Stroop test). Physical stressor tasks (cold pressor, handgrip exercise, postexercise ischemia) were also performed. During the first minute of mental arithmetic, the rate of rise in mean arterial pressure (MAP) was significantly greater in negative responders (mean decrease in MSNA) compared with positive responders (mean increase in MSNA) in both males (1.9 ± 0.7 vs. 0.7 ± 0.3 mmHg/sec) and females (1.0 ± 0.3 vs. 0.5 ± 0.2 mmHg/sec). For the Stroop test, there was no significant difference in the rate of the rise in BP between positive and negative responders (P > 0.05). However, peak changes in MAP were significantly greater in negative responders compared with positive responders in both males (22 ± 6 vs. 13 ± 3 mmHg) and females (12 ± 2 vs. 6 ± 1 mmHg). Sympathetic baroreflex sensitivity was greater in negative responders and may contribute to the fall in MSNA experienced by these individuals during mental stress. During physical stressors there were consistent increases in BP and MSNA in males and females. The findings suggest that, in both males and females, BP reactivity at the onset of mental stress dictates whether or not there is an increase or decrease in MSNA.
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- Khadigeh El Sayed
- School of MedicineWestern Sydney UniversitySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of MedicineWestern Sydney UniversitySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Neuroscience Research AustraliaSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Baker Heart and Diabetes InstituteMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- School of Science and HealthWestern Sydney UniversitySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of MedicineWestern Sydney UniversitySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- School of Science and HealthWestern Sydney UniversitySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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Attenuation of hypertension by C-fiber stimulation of the human median nerve and the concept-based novel device. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14967. [PMID: 30297735 PMCID: PMC6175881 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33402-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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High blood pressure (BP) is a highly controllable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases; however, awareness of this condition and the rates of controlled hypertension are low. Experimental animal studies have shown that stimulation of the median nerve or PC6 acupoint over the wrist has effects on cardiovascular activities, including reductions in systolic and diastolic BPs. A proof-of-concept study was conducted in humans to investigate whether stimulation of median nerve near PC6 acupoint decreased high BP, identify the optimal stimulation parameters for the BP-lowering effects of median nerve stimulation, and determine the specific peripheral nerves or types of afferent fibers mediating the BP-lowering effects. Median nerve stimulation was carried out bilaterally or unilaterally with different stimulation parameters, and the BP and heart rate were monitored. The afferent mechanisms underlying the effects of median nerve stimulation on hypertension were investigated via microneurography, A-fiber blocking experiments, and localized chemical or electrical stimulation. Bilateral median nerve stimulation at either low or high frequencies produced profound but transient reductions in systolic BP, which were elicited when median nerve stimulation was unilaterally applied at interelectrode distances of 2 and 4 cm. Systolic BP was also reduced by electrical stimulation of the thumb on the palm side. Although microneurographic recordings revealed the excitation of both A- and C-fibers following median nerve stimulation, the median nerve-mediated reductions in BP were not affected by A-fiber blockade, and they were mimicked by the activation of C-fibers with capsaicin. The present results indicate that activation of C-fibers in the median nerve generates BP-lowering effects in humans. Based on our clinical study, an optimized median nerve stimulator was built and combined with a wrist BP monitor for simultaneous BP measurements and median nerve stimulation.
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Sex differences in the contribution of blood pressure to acute changes in aortic augmentation index. J Hum Hypertens 2018; 32:752-758. [DOI: 10.1038/s41371-018-0111-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Li N, Zhou H, Tang Q. miR-133: A Suppressor of Cardiac Remodeling? Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:903. [PMID: 30174600 PMCID: PMC6107689 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Cardiac remodeling, which is characterized by mechanical and electrical remodeling, is a significant pathophysiological process involved in almost all forms of heart diseases. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of non-coding RNAs of 20–25 nucleotides in length that primarily regulate gene expression by promoting mRNA degradation or post-transcriptional repression in a sequence-specific manner. Three miR-133 genes have been identified in the human genome, miR-133a-1, miR-133a-2, and miR-133b, which are located on chromosomes 18, 20, and 6, respectively. These miRNAs are mainly expressed in muscle tissues and appear to repress the expression of non-muscle genes. Based on accumulating evidence, miR-133 participates in the proliferation, differentiation, survival, hypertrophic growth, and electrical conduction of cardiac cells, which are essential for cardiac fibrosis, cardiac hypertrophy, and arrhythmia. Nevertheless, the roles of miR-133 in cardiac remodeling are ambiguous, and the mechanisms are also sophisticated, involving many target genes and signaling pathways, such as RhoA, MAPK, TGFβ/Smad, and PI3K/Akt. Therefore, in this review, we summarize the critical roles of miR-133 and its potential mechanisms in cardiac remodeling.
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- Ning Li
- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Wuhan, China
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Allen K, Chuter KM, Fithon K, Marshall L, Hauton D. Modulation of the orthostatic blood pressure response by acute nitrate consumption is dependent upon ethnic origin. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2018; 45:1106-1117. [PMID: 30003580 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Orthostatic stress triggers a response to maintain cerebral perfusion and prevent syncope. Given the hypotensive effects of inorganic nitrate this response to orthostasis may be altered by acute supplementation with inorganic nitrate and modified by ethnic origin. Caucasian and SE Asian (n = 30 for both), were recruited and subjected to an 'active stand test' and brachial artery blood pressure (BP), digit blood flow and ECG were recorded. Following inorganic nitrate supplementation, (10 mg/kg body mass) the tests were repeated. For both Caucasian and SE Asians transition to standing increased diastolic pressure (DP) and heart rate (HR) (P < 0.001 for both) and by calculation increased rate-pressure product (P < 0.001) and decreased pulse pressure (P < 0.01 for both) indicative of decreased ventricular filling. Nitrate supplementation decreased both DP (P < 0.001) and HR (P < 0.001). Assessment of HR variability suggested sympathetic nerve activity, was higher throughout in Caucasians (P < 0.05) coupled with higher parasympathetic tone (P < 0.01). Nitrate had no effect on cardiac autonomic nerve activity, as estimated using HR variability, for supine or standing subjects. The tachycardia and hypertension associated with orthostatic stress were preserved in both Caucasian and SE Asian subjects, however, we highlight possible differences in autonomic nervous system activity between Caucasians and SE Asians. SE Asians are resistant to the hypotensive effects of inorganic nitrate supplementation suggesting the absence of a crucial mechanism for activation of the nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide system.
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- Katie Allen
- Faculty of Maths & Physics, School of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Faculty of Maths & Physics, School of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Faculty of Maths & Physics, School of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Faculty of Maths & Physics, School of Food Science & Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Prodel E, Barbosa TC, Nóbrega AC, Vianna LC. Cardiovascular response to trigeminal nerve stimulation at rest and during exercise in humans: does sex matter? Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2018; 315:R68-R75. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00406.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We sought to investigate the possibility that there are sex differences in the cardiovascular responses to trigeminal nerve stimulation (TGS) with cold exposure to the face at rest and during dynamic exercise. In 9 healthy men (age: 28 ± 3 yr; height: 178 ± 1 cm; weight: 77 ± 8 kg) and 13 women (age 26 ± 5 yr; height 164 ± 3 cm; weight 63 ± 7 kg) beat-to-beat heart rate (HR) and blood pressure were recorded. Mean arterial pressure (MAP), stroke volume (SV), cardiac index (CI), and total vascular resistance index (TVRI) were calculated. TGS was applied for 3 min at rest and in-between 10-min steady-state cycling exercise at a HR of 110 beats/min, the measurements were obtained during the last minute of each period. At rest, TGS increased MAP (men: Δ18 ± 8 mmHg; women: Δ23 ± 8 mmHg; means ± SD), TVRI (men: Δ1.1 ± 0.6 mmHg·l−1·min·m−2; women: Δ1.2 ± 1.2 mmHg·l−1·min·m−2) and SV (men: Δ19 ± 15 ml; women: Δ16 ± 11 ml) in both groups. CI increased with TGS in women but not in men. However, men presented a bradycardic response to TGS (Δ−11 ± 8 beats/min) that was not significant in women compared with baseline. Cycling exercise increased HR, MAP, SV, and CI and decreased TVRI in men and women. TGS during exercise further increased MAP in men and women and did not change CI in either group. SV and TVRI increased with TGS during exercise only in women. TGS during exercise evoked bradycardia in men (Δ−7 ± 9 beats/min), whereas HR was unchanged in women. Our findings indicate sex differences in TGS-related cardiovascular responses at rest and during exercise.
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- Eliza Prodel
- Laboratory of Exercise Sciences, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise Sciences, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Exercise Sciences, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- NeuroVASQ–Integrative Physiology Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Education, University of Brasília, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil
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Welch JF, Archiza B, Guenette JA, West CR, Sheel AW. Sex differences in diaphragmatic fatigue: the cardiovascular response to inspiratory resistance. J Physiol 2018; 596:4017-4032. [PMID: 29756638 DOI: 10.1113/jp275794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Diaphragmatic fatigue (DF) elicits a sympathetically mediated metaboreflex resulting in increased heart rate, blood pressure and limb vascular resistance. Women may be more resistant to DF compared to men, and therefore it was hypothesised that women would experience an attenuated inspiratory muscle metaboreflex during inspiratory pressure-threshold loading (PTL) performed to task failure. At the time of PTL task failure, the severity of DF was not different between sexes; however, inspiratory muscle endurance time was significantly longer in women than in men. For a given cumulative diaphragmatic force output, the severity of DF was less in women than in men. Women exhibited a blunted cardiovascular response to inspiratory resistance (i.e. metaboreflex) that may have implications for exercise tolerance. ABSTRACT Diaphragmatic fatigue (DF) elicits reflexive increases in sympathetic vasomotor outflow (i.e. metaboreflex). There is some evidence suggesting women may be more resistant to DF compared to men, and therefore may experience an attenuated inspiratory muscle metaboreflex. To this end, we sought to examine the cardiovascular response to inspiratory resistance in healthy young men (n = 9, age = 24 ± 3 years) and women (n = 9, age = 24 ± 3 years). Subjects performed isocapnic inspiratory pressure-threshold loading (PTL, 60% maximal inspiratory mouth pressure) to task failure. Diaphragmatic fatigue was assessed by measuring transdiaphragmatic twitch pressure (Pdi,tw ) using cervical magnetic stimulation. Heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were measured beat-by-beat throughout PTL via photoplethysmography, and low-frequency systolic pressure (LFSBP ; a surrogate for sympathetic vasomotor tone) calculated from arterial waveforms using power spectrum analysis. At PTL task failure, the degree of DF was similar between sexes (∼23% reduction in Pdi,tw ; P = 0.33). However, time to task failure was significantly longer in women than in men (27 ± 11 vs. 16 ± 11 min, respectively; P = 0.02). Women exhibited less of an increase in HR (13 ± 8 vs. 19 ± 12 bpm; P = 0.02) and MAP (10 ± 8 vs. 14 ± 9 mmHg; P = 0.01), and significantly lower LFSBP (23 ± 11 vs. 34 ± 8 mmHg2 ; P = 0.04) during PTL compared to men. An attenuation of the inspiratory muscle metaboreflex may influence limb and respiratory muscle haemodynamics with implications for exercise performance.
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- Joseph F Welch
- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Physical Therapy, Providence Health Care Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence Health Care Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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