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Nagai M, Ewbank H, Po SS, Dasari TW. Cardio-respiratory coupling and myocardial recovery in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2024; 328:104313. [PMID: 39122159 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2024.104313] [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: 06/12/2024] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The interaction between the cardiovascular and respiratory systems in healthy subjects is determined by the autonomic nervous system and reflected in respiratory sinus arrhythmia. Recently, another pattern of cardio-respiratory coupling (CRC) has been proposed linking synchronization of heart and respiratory system. However, CRC has not been studied precisely in heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (EF) (HFrEF) according to the myocardial recovery. METHODS 10-min resting electrocardiography measurements were performed in persistent HFrEF patients (n=40) who had a subsequent left ventricular EF (LVEF) of ≤ 40 %, HF with recovered EF patients (HFrecEF) (n=41) who had a subsequent LVEF of > 40 % and healthy controls (n=40). Respiratory frequency, respiratory rate, CRC index, time-domain, frequency-domain and nonlinear heart rate variability indices were obtained using standardized software-Kubios™. CRC index was defined as respiratory high-frequency peak minus heart rate variability high-frequency peak. RESULTS Respiratory rate was positively correlated with high-frequency (HF) peak (Hz) in both persistent HFrEF group (p<0.001) and HFrecEF group (p<0.001), while respiratory rate was negatively correlated with HF power (ms2) in the healthy controls (p<0.05). CRC index was lowest in the persistent HFrEF group followed by HFrecEF and was high in healthy controls (0.008 vs 0.012 vs 0.056 Hz, p=0.03). CONCLUSION CRC index was lowest in patients with impaired myocardial recovery, which indicates that cardio-respiratory synchrony is stronger in persistent HFrEF. This may represent a higher HF peak (Hz)/lower HF power (ms2) and abnormal sympathovagal balance in persistent HFrEF group compared to healthy controls. Further work is underway to tests this hypothesis and determine the utility of CRC index in HF phenotypes and its utility as a potential biomarker of response with neuromodulation.
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- Michiaki Nagai
- Cardiovascular section, Department of medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, OK, USA.
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- Cardiovascular section, Department of medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, OK, USA
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- Cardiovascular section, Department of medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, OK, USA
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- Cardiovascular section, Department of medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, OK, USA.
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Herring N, Ajijola OA, Foreman RD, Gourine AV, Green AL, Osborn J, Paterson DJ, Paton JFR, Ripplinger CM, Smith C, Vrabec TL, Wang HJ, Zucker IH, Ardell JL. Neurocardiology: translational advancements and potential. J Physiol 2024. [PMID: 39340173 DOI: 10.1113/jp284740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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In our original white paper published in the The Journal of Physiology in 2016, we set out our knowledge of the structural and functional organization of cardiac autonomic control, how it remodels during disease, and approaches to exploit such knowledge for autonomic regulation therapy. The aim of this update is to build on this original blueprint, highlighting the significant progress which has been made in the field since and major challenges and opportunities that exist with regard to translation. Imbalances in autonomic responses, while beneficial in the short term, ultimately contribute to the evolution of cardiac pathology. As our understanding emerges of where and how to target in terms of actuators (including the heart and intracardiac nervous system (ICNS), stellate ganglia, dorsal root ganglia (DRG), vagus nerve, brainstem, and even higher centres), there is also a need to develop sensor technology to respond to appropriate biomarkers (electrophysiological, mechanical, and molecular) such that closed-loop autonomic regulation therapies can evolve. The goal is to work with endogenous control systems, rather than in opposition to them, to improve outcomes.
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- N Herring
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- UCLA Neurocardiology Research Center of Excellence, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Manaaki Manawa - The Centre for Heart Research, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- UCLA Neurocardiology Research Center of Excellence, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Quigley KS, Gianaros PJ, Norman GJ, Jennings JR, Berntson GG, de Geus EJC. Publication guidelines for human heart rate and heart rate variability studies in psychophysiology-Part 1: Physiological underpinnings and foundations of measurement. Psychophysiology 2024; 61:e14604. [PMID: 38873876 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14604] [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: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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This Committee Report provides methodological, interpretive, and reporting guidance for researchers who use measures of heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) in psychophysiological research. We provide brief summaries of best practices in measuring HR and HRV via electrocardiographic and photoplethysmographic signals in laboratory, field (ambulatory), and brain-imaging contexts to address research questions incorporating measures of HR and HRV. The Report emphasizes evidence for the strengths and weaknesses of different recording and derivation methods for measures of HR and HRV. Along with this guidance, the Report reviews what is known about the origin of the heartbeat and its neural control, including factors that produce and influence HRV metrics. The Report concludes with checklists to guide authors in study design and analysis considerations, as well as guidance on the reporting of key methodological details and characteristics of the samples under study. It is expected that rigorous and transparent recording and reporting of HR and HRV measures will strengthen inferences across the many applications of these metrics in psychophysiology. The prior Committee Reports on HR and HRV are several decades old. Since their appearance, technologies for human cardiac and vascular monitoring in laboratory and daily life (i.e., ambulatory) contexts have greatly expanded. This Committee Report was prepared for the Society for Psychophysiological Research to provide updated methodological and interpretive guidance, as well as to summarize best practices for reporting HR and HRV studies in humans.
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- Karen S Quigley
- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychology & Psychiatry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Stoupi NA, Weijs ML, Imbach L, Lenggenhager B. Heartbeat-evoked potentials following voluntary hyperventilation in epilepsy patients: respiratory influences on cardiac interoception. Front Neurosci 2024; 18:1391437. [PMID: 39035777 PMCID: PMC11259972 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1391437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024] Open
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Introduction Current evidence indicates a modulating role of respiratory processes in cardiac interoception, yet whether altered breathing patterns influence heartbeat-evoked potentials (HEP) remains inconclusive. Methods Here, we examined the effects of voluntary hyperventilation (VH) as part of a clinical routine examination on scalp-recorded HEPs in epilepsy patients (N = 80). Results Using cluster-based permutation analyses, HEP amplitudes were compared across pre-VH and post-VH conditions within young and elderly subgroups, as well as for the total sample. No differences in the HEP were detected for younger participants or across the full sample, while an increased late HEP during pre-VH compared to post-VH was fond in the senior group, denoting decreased cardiac interoceptive processing after hyperventilation. Discussion The present study, thus, provides initial evidence of breathing-related HEP modulations in elderly epilepsy patients, emphasizing the potential of HEP as an interoceptive neural marker that could partially extend to the representation of pulmonary signaling. We speculate that aberrant CO2-chemosensing, coupled with disturbances in autonomic regulation, might constitute the underlying pathophysiological mechanism behind the obtained effect. Available databases involving patient records of routine VH assessment may constitute a valuable asset in disentangling the interplay of cardiac and ventilatory interoceptive information in various patient groups, providing thorough clinical data to parse, as well as increased statistical power and estimates of effects with higher precision through large-scale studies.
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- Niovi A Stoupi
- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Swiss Epilepsy Center, Klinik Lengg, Zürich, Switzerland
- Zurich Neuroscience Center, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Burggren W, Fahlman A, Milsom W. Breathing patterns and associated cardiovascular changes in intermittently breathing animals: (Partially) correcting a semantic quagmire. Exp Physiol 2024; 109:1051-1065. [PMID: 38502538 PMCID: PMC11215480 DOI: 10.1113/ep091784] [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: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Many animal species do not breathe in a continuous, rhythmic fashion, but rather display a variety of breathing patterns characterized by prolonged periods between breaths (inter-breath intervals), during which the heart continues to beat. Examples of intermittent breathing abound across the animal kingdom, from crustaceans to cetaceans. With respect to human physiology, intermittent breathing-also termed 'periodic' or 'episodic' breathing-is associated with a variety of pathologies. Cardiovascular phenomena associated with intermittent breathing in diving species have been termed 'diving bradycardia', 'submersion bradycardia', 'immersion bradycardia', 'ventilation tachycardia', 'respiratory sinus arrhythmia' and so forth. An examination across the literature of terminology applied to these physiological phenomena indicates, unfortunately, no attempt at standardization. This might be viewed as an esoteric semantic problem except for the fact that many of the terms variously used by different authors carry with them implicit or explicit suggestions of underlying physiological mechanisms and even human-associated pathologies. In this article, we review several phenomena associated with diving and intermittent breathing, indicate the semantic issues arising from the use of each term, and make recommendations for best practice when applying specific terms to particular cardiorespiratory patterns. Ultimately, we emphasize that the biology-not the semantics-is what is important, but also stress that confusion surrounding underlying mechanisms can be avoided by more careful attention to terms describing physiological changes during intermittent breathing and diving.
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- Warren Burggren
- Developmental Integrative Biology Group, Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of North TexasDentonTexasUSA
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- Fundación OceanogràficValenciaSpain
- Kolmården Wildlife ParkKolmårdenSweden
- IFMLinkoping UniversityLinkopingSweden
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- Department of ZoologyUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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Keshmiri S, Tomonaga S, Mizutani H, Doya K. Respiratory modulation of the heart rate: A potential biomarker of cardiorespiratory function in human. Comput Biol Med 2024; 173:108335. [PMID: 38564855 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108335] [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: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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In recent decade, wearable digital devices have shown potentials for the discovery of novel biomarkers of humans' physiology and behavior. Heart rate (HR) and respiration rate (RR) are most crucial bio-signals in humans' digital phenotyping research. HR is a continuous and non-invasive proxy to autonomic nervous system and ample evidence pinpoints the critical role of respiratory modulation of cardiac function. In the present study, we recorded longitudinal (7 days, 4.63 ± 1.52) HR and RR of 89 freely behaving human subjects (Female: 39, age 57.28 ± 5.67, Male: 50, age 58.48 ± 6.32) and analyzed their dynamics using linear models and information theoretic measures. While HR's linear and nonlinear characteristics were expressed within the plane of the HR-RR directed flow of information (HR→RR - RR→HR), their dynamics were determined by its RR→HR axis. More importantly, RR→HR quantified the effect of alcohol consumption on individuals' cardiorespiratory function independent of their consumed amount of alcohol, thereby signifying the presence of this habit in their daily life activities. The present findings provided evidence for the critical role of the respiratory modulation of HR, which was previously only studied in non-human animals. These results can contribute to humans' phenotyping research by presenting RR→HR as a digital diagnosis/prognosis marker of humans' cardiorespiratory pathology.
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- Soheil Keshmiri
- Optical Neuroimaging Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan.
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- Neural Computation Unit (NCU), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan.
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- Suntory Global Innovation Center Limited (SGIC), Suntory, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Neural Computation Unit (NCU), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan.
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Paradiso B, Pauza DH, Limback C, Ottaviani G, Thiene G. From Psychostasis to the Discovery of Cardiac Nerves: The Origins of the Modern Cardiac Neuromodulation Concept. BIOLOGY 2024; 13:266. [PMID: 38666878 PMCID: PMC11047897 DOI: 10.3390/biology13040266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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This review explores the historical development of cardiology knowledge, from ancient Egyptian psychostasis to the modern comprehension of cardiac neuromodulation. In ancient Egyptian religion, psychostasis was the ceremony in which the deceased was judged before gaining access to the afterlife. This ritual was also known as the "weighing of the heart" or "weighing of the soul". The Egyptians believed that the heart, not the brain, was the seat of human wisdom, emotions, and memory. They were the first to recognize the cardiocentric nature of the body, identifying the heart as the center of the circulatory system. Aristotle (fourth century BC) considered the importance of the heart in human physiology in his philosophical analyses. For Galen (third century AD), the heart muscle was the site of the vital spirit, which regulated body temperature. Cardiology knowledge advanced significantly in the 15th century, coinciding with Leonardo da Vinci and Vesalius's pioneering anatomical and physiological studies. It was William Harvey, in the 17th century, who introduced the concept of cardiac circulation. Servet's research and Marcello Malpighi's discovery of arterioles and capillaries provided a more detailed understanding of circulation. Richard Lower emerged as the foremost pioneer of experimental cardiology in the late 17th century. He demonstrated the heart's neural control by tying off the vagus nerve. In 1753, Albrecht von Haller, a professor at Göttingen, was the first to discover the heart's automaticity and the excitation of muscle fibers. Towards the end of the 18th century, Antonio Scarpa challenged the theories of Albrecht von Haller and Johann Bernhard Jacob Behrends, who maintained that the myocardium possessed its own "irritability", on which the heartbeat depended, and was independent of neuronal sensitivity. Instead, Scarpa argued that the heart required innervation to maintain life, refuting Galenic notions. In contemporary times, the study of cardiac innervation has regained prominence, particularly in understanding the post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) infection (PASC), which frequently involves cardiorespiratory symptoms and dysregulation of the intrinsic cardiac innervation. Recently, it has been recognized that post-acute sequelae of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) due to other pathogens can also be a cause of long-term vegetative and somatic symptoms. Understanding cardiac innervation and modulation can help to recognize and treat long COVID and long non-COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) ARIs. This analysis explores the historical foundations of cardiac neuromodulation and its contemporary relevance. By focusing on this concept, we aim to bridge the gap between historical understanding and modern applications. This will illuminate the complex interplay between cardiac function, neural modulation, cardiovascular health, and disease management in the context of long-term cardiorespiratory symptoms and dysregulation of intrinsic cardiac innervations.
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- Beatrice Paradiso
- Lino Rossi Research Center, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy;
- Consultant Cyto/Histopathologist (Anatomic Pathologist) Anatomic Pathology Unit, Dolo Hospital Venice, 30031 Dolo, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania;
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- Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Oxford OX3 7JH, UK;
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- Lino Rossi Research Center, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy;
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77054, USA
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- Cardiovascular Pathology, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35122 Padua, Italy;
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Coverdell TC, Abbott SBG, Campbell JN. Molecular cell types as functional units of the efferent vagus nerve. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2024; 156:210-218. [PMID: 37507330 PMCID: PMC10811285 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2023.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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The vagus nerve vitally connects the brain and body to coordinate digestive, cardiorespiratory, and immune functions. Its efferent neurons, which project their axons from the brainstem to the viscera, are thought to comprise "functional units" - neuron populations dedicated to the control of specific vagal reflexes or organ functions. Previous research indicates that these functional units differ from one another anatomically, neurochemically, and physiologically but have yet to define their identity in an experimentally tractable way. However, recent work with genetic technology and single-cell genomics suggests that genetically distinct subtypes of neurons may be the functional units of the efferent vagus. Here we review how these approaches are revealing the organizational principles of the efferent vagus in unprecedented detail.
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- Tatiana C Coverdell
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
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Grossman P. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), vagal tone and biobehavioral integration: Beyond parasympathetic function. Biol Psychol 2024; 186:108739. [PMID: 38151156 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108739] [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: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Linchpin to the entire area of psychophysiological research and discussion of the vagus is the respiratory and cardiovascular phenomenon known as respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA; often synonymous with high-frequency heart-rate variability when it is specifically linked to respiratory frequency), i.e. rhythmic fluctuations in heart rate synchronized to inspiration and expiration. This article aims 1) to clarify concepts, terms and measures commonly employed during the last half century in the scientific literature, which relate vagal function to psychological processes and general aspects of health; and 2) to expand upon an earlier theoretical model, emphasizing the importance of RSA well beyond the current focus upon parasympathetic mechanisms. A close examination of RSA and its relations to the vagus may 1) dispel certain commonly held beliefs about associations between psychological functioning, RSA and the parasympathetic nervous system (for which the vagus nerve plays a major role), and 2) offer fresh perspectives about the likely functions and adaptive significance of RSA, as well as RSA's relationship to vagal control. RSA is neither an invariably reliable index of cardiac vagal tone nor of central vagal outflow to the heart. The model here presented posits that RSA represents an evolutionarily entrenched, cardiovascular and respiratory phenomenon that significantly contributes to meeting continuously changing metabolic, energy and behavioral demands.
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- Paul Grossman
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
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De León MC, Rodríguez DH, Dassis M. Cardiorespiratory patterns of male South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) resting on land. J Comp Physiol B 2024; 194:7-19. [PMID: 38345639 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-024-01533-9] [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: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/16/2024]
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The goal of this study was to characterize the cardiorespiratory patterns of male South American sea lions (SASLs, Otaria flavescens) resting on land. We recorded respiratory and heart rate (n = 360 individuals studied) by observing the nostrils, chest movements and the impact of the heart on the thoracic wall. The sea lions breathe apneustically with a pause on inspiration, representing 74% of the respiratory cycle. The mean breathing frequency was 3.2 ± 1.0 breaths min-1, with a breathing cycle presenting periods of bradypneas, tachypneas, and long-term post-inspiratory pauses. The normal heart rate (nHR) was 73.4 ± 14.5 beats min-1 and no significant differences were observed between age classes. All animals showed variability in HR in relation to respiratory phases (Inspiration: 101.2 ± 18.4 beats min-1; post-inspiratory pause: 73.4 ± 14.5 beats min-1; expiration: 64.6 ± 17.7 beats min-1), consistent with respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). The mean HR (measured during all respiratory phases) was 79.9 ± 22.7 beats min-1, and was significantly different between age classes. The total duration of respiratory cycle, and duration of both inspiration and expiration, decreased with an increment in ambient temperature, with no variation in the pause duration. Heart rate during pause and expiration was significantly higher during high temperatures. Similar changes in cardiorespiratory patterns have been reported in other pinnipeds. Our results showed ontogenetic differences in development and typical variations with environmental and behavioral variables.
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- Marta Carolina De León
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Rodríguez Peña 4046, Nivel 1 (7600), Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Rodríguez Peña 4046, Nivel 1 (7600), Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Rodríguez Peña 4046, Nivel 1 (7600), Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Ritz T. Putting back respiration into respiratory sinus arrhythmia or high-frequency heart rate variability: Implications for interpretation, respiratory rhythmicity, and health. Biol Psychol 2024; 185:108728. [PMID: 38092221 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108728] [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: 06/26/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Research on respiratory sinus arrhythmia, or high-frequency heart rate variability (its frequency-domain equivalent), has been popular in psychology and the behavioral sciences for some time. It is typically interpreted as an indicator of cardiac vagal activity. However, as research has shown for decades, the respiratory pattern can influence the amplitude of these noninvasive measures substantially, without necessarily reflecting changes in tonic cardiac vagal activity. Although changes in respiration are systematically associated with experiential and behavioral states, this potential confound in the interpretation of RSA, or HF-HRV, is rarely considered. Interpretations of within-individual changes in these parameters are therefore only conclusive if undertaken relative to the breathing pattern. The interpretation of absolute levels of these parameters between individuals is additionally burdened with the problem of residual inspiratory cardiac vagal activity in humans. Furthermore, multiple demographic, anthropometric, life-style, health, and medication variables can act as relevant third variables that might explain associations of RSA or HF-HRV with experiential and behavioral variables. Because vagal activity measured by these parameters only represents the portion of cardiac vagal outflow that is modulated by the respiratory rhythm, alternative interpretations beyond cardiac vagal activity should be considered. Accumulating research shows that activity of multiple populations of neurons in the brain and the periphery, and with that organ activity and function, are modulated rhythmically by respiratory activity. Thus, observable health benefits ascribed to the cardiac vagal system through RSA or HF-HRV may actually reflect beneficial effects of respiratory modulation. Respiratory rhythmicity may ultimately provide the mechanism that integrates central, autonomic, and visceral activities.
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- Thomas Ritz
- Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Adams ZH, Blythe HC, Charkoudian N, Curry TB, Joyner MJ, Kendrick AH, Nightingale AK, Abdala Sheikh AP, Hart EC. Aging in females is associated with changes in respiratory modulation of sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2023; 325:H1108-H1117. [PMID: 37656132 PMCID: PMC10907029 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00226.2023] [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: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) is tightly coupled with the respiratory cycle. In healthy human males, respiratory modulation of SNA does not change with age. However, it is unclear how this modulation is affected by age in females. We investigated whether respiratory sympathetic modulation is altered in healthy postmenopausal (PMF) versus premenopausal female (YF), and younger male (YM) adults, and determined its relationship to resting blood pressure. Muscle SNA (MSNA; microneurography), respiration (transducer belt), ECG, and continuous blood pressure were measured in 12 YF, 13 PMF, and 12 YM healthy volunteers. Respiratory modulation of MSNA was quantified during two phases of the respiratory cycle: mid-late expiration and inspiration/postinspiration. All groups showed respiratory modulation of MSNA (P < 0.0005). There was an interaction between the respiratory phase and group for MSNA [bursts/100 heartbeats (HB) (P = 0.004) and bursts/min (P = 0.029)], with smaller reductions in MSNA during inspiration observed in PMF versus the other groups. Respiratory modulation of blood pressure was also reduced in PMF versus YF (6 [2] vs. 12 [9] mmHg, P = 0.008) and YM (13 [13] mmHg, P = 0.001, median [interquartile range]). The magnitude of respiratory sympathetic modulation was related to resting blood pressure in PMF only, such that individuals with less modulation had greater resting blood pressure. The data indicate that aging in postmenopausal females is associated with less inspiratory inhibition of MSNA. This correlated with a higher resting blood pressure in PMF only. Thus, the reduced modulation of MSNA could contribute to the age-related rise in blood pressure that occurs in females.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The current study demonstrates that respiratory modulation of sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) is reduced in healthy postmenopausal (PMF) versus premenopausal females (YF). Furthermore, respiratory sympathetic modulation was negatively related to resting blood pressure in postmenopausal females, such that blood pressure was greater in individual with less modulation. Reduced respiratory sympathetic modulation may have implications for the autonomic control of blood pressure in aging postmenopausal females, by contributing to age-related sympathetic activation and reducing acute, respiratory-linked blood pressure variation.
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- Zoe H Adams
- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
- Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Lao M, Ou Q, Shan G, Zheng M, Pei G, Xu Y, Wang L, Tan J, Lu B. Pulse rate variability predicted cardiovascular disease in sleep disordered breathing: The Guangdong sleep health study. Respir Med 2023; 219:107408. [PMID: 37734671 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Pulse rate variability (PRV) predicts stroke in patients with sleep disordered breathing (SDB). However, the relationship between PRV and cardiovascular disease (CVD) was unknown in SDB. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study. Community residents in Guangdong were investigated. Sleep study were conducted with a type Ⅳ sleep monitoring. PRV parameters was assessed from the pulse waveforms derived from the sleep monitoring. RESULTS 3747 participants were enrolled. The mean age was 53.9 ± 12.7 years. 1149 (30.7%) were diagnosed as SDB. PRV parameters, except for the averages of pulse-to-pulse intervals (ANN), were higher in participants with SDB than those without. After adjusting for traditional CVD risk factors, deceleration capacity of rate (DC), ANN, and the percentage of pulse-to-pulse interval differences that were more than 50 ms (PNN50) were correlated with CVD risk in participants with SDB (OR were 0.826, 1.002, and 1.285; P were 0.003, 0.009, and 0.010), but not in participants without SDB. There was no interaction effect between DC, ANN, PNN50 and oxygen desaturation index. In hierarchical analysis, DC and ANN were predictors for CVD in SDB patients with age <60 years, male, overweight, diabetes, and normal lipid metabolism. PNN50 was predictor for CVD in the elderly SDB patients without overweight, diabetes or dyslipidemia. CONCLUSIONS PRV parameters may be specific predictors for CVD in SDB. PNN50 was a potent biomarker for CVD risk in the elderly with SDB, event without traditional CVD risk factors.
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- Miaochan Lao
- Sleep Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Sleep Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China
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- Sleep Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Sleep Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Sleep Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Sleep Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Sleep Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Fahlman A, Mcknight JC, Blawas AM, West N, Torrente AG, Aoki K. Cardiorespiratory coupling in the bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus). Front Physiol 2023; 14:1234432. [PMID: 37811493 PMCID: PMC10558176 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1234432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Introduction: The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is an intermittent breather, where the breath begins with an exhalation followed by inhalation and an extended inter-breath interval ranging from 10 to 40 s. Breathing has been shown to alter both the instantaneous heart rate (if H) and stroke volume (iSV) in the bottlenose dolphin, with a transitory ventilatory tachycardia following the breath, and an exponential decrease to a stable if H around 40 beats • min-1 during the inter-breath period. As the total breath duration in the dolphin is around 1 s, it is not possible to assess the contribution of exhalation and inhalation to these changes in cardiac function during normal breathing. Methods: In the current study, we evaluated the if H response by separating expiration and inspiration of a breath, which allowed us to distinguish their respective contribution to the changes in if H. We studied 3 individual male bottlenose dolphins trained to hold their breath between the different respiratory phases (expiration and inhalation). Results: Our data show that inspiration causes an increase in if H, while expiration appears to result in a decrease in if H. Discussion: These data provide improved understanding of the cardiorespiratory coupling in dolphins, and show how both exhalation and inhalation alters if H.
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- A. Fahlman
- Fundación Oceanografic de la Comunidad Valenciana, Gran Vía Marques del Turia 19, Valencia, Spain
- Kolmården Wildlife Park, Kolmården, Sweden
- Global Diving Research SL, Valencia, Spain
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- Duke University Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment Duke University, Beaufort, NC, United States
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- Dolphin Quest, Kahala Resort, Waikoloa, HI, United States
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Marine Bioscience, Atmosphere and OceanResearch Institute, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
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Dillard CC, Martaindale H, Hunter SD, McAllister MJ. Slow Breathing Reduces Biomarkers of Stress in Response to a Virtual Reality Active Shooter Training Drill. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2351. [PMID: 37628548 PMCID: PMC10454504 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11162351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Tactical occupations regularly encounter life-threatening situations while on duty. Although these occupations are often trained to utilize slow breathing (SB) during intense stress, there is no evidence supporting the effects on markers of stress in response to a virtual reality active shooter training drill (VR-ASD). The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of acute SB on biomarkers of stress in response to a VR-ASD. Seventy-nine (n = 79) subjects performed either slow breathing method 1 (SB1), slow breathing method 2 (SB2), or normal breathing (control) for five minutes, both pre- and post-VR-ASD. Saliva samples were analyzed for stress markers, including α-amylase (sAA) and secretory immunoglobulin-A (SIgA). Both methods of SB resulted in significantly lower sAA concentrations at 5 (p < 0.001) and 30 min post-VR-ASD (SB1: p = 0.008; SB2: p < 0.001) compared to the control. In the control condition, the sAA concentrations were significantly elevated 5 min post-VR-ASD (p < 0.001) but did not change across time in SB1 or SB2 (p > 0.05). Thus, both SB1 and SB2 reduced the sAA response and resulted in lower concentrations post-VR-ASD. This study was pre-registered as a clinical trial ("Impact of Breathing Interventions on Stress Markers"; NCT05825846).
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- Courtney C. Dillard
- Metabolic & Applied Physiology Lab, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA
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- Metabolic & Applied Physiology Lab, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA
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- Metabolic & Applied Physiology Lab, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA
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Wei Z, Yan C, Cui L, Zhao X, Liu L. Physiological Responses during Parental Conflicts as Potential Biomarkers for Adolescent Depression. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1195. [PMID: 37508692 PMCID: PMC10378688 DOI: 10.3390/children10071195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Adolescents are a vulnerable population with a high prevalence of depression, yet there is a scarcity of biological markers for diagnosing depression specifically in this age group. In this case-control study, we examined physiological responses and facial expressions in adolescents with depression compared to healthy controls during parental conflict to identify potential biomarkers for adolescent depression. We recruited 33 families with adolescents diagnosed with depression and 25 families with healthy adolescents, matched for gender, age, and education. Baseline physiological measures, including electrocardiography (ECG), electrodermal activity (EDA), and respiration (RESP). During a 30 min parental conflict discussion, recorded on video, we analyzed the adolescents' responses. The major depressive disorder (MDD) group displayed higher baseline heart rate (HR) and lower respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). During the conflict discussion, they showed increased HR and shorter tonic periods of EDA compared to the healthy group. Facial expressions of both groups included neutral, sad, angry, and surprised. The MDD group exhibited fewer happy expressions. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis indicated that HR, interbeat interval (IBI), average NN interval (AVNN), number of NN50 intervals (NN50), and percentage of NN50 intervals (pNN50) had diagnostic potential for adolescent depression, with an area under the curve (AUC) greater than 0.7. Our findings suggest that adolescents with depression experience heightened sympathetic activation (higher HR) and weakened parasympathetic activity (lower RSA and HRV). These biomarkers hold promise for diagnosing adolescent depression.
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- Zegao Wei
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Division of Arts and Sciences, Center for Global Health Equity, NYU Shanghai, Shanghai 200124, China
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- Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Shanghai Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Shanghai Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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Gee MM, Lenhoff AM, Schwaber JS, Ogunnaike BA, Vadigepalli R. Closed-loop modeling of central and intrinsic cardiac nervous system circuits underlying cardiovascular control. AIChE J 2023; 69:e18033. [PMID: 37250861 PMCID: PMC10211393 DOI: 10.1002/aic.18033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
The baroreflex is a multi-input, multi-output control physiological system that regulates blood pressure by modulating nerve activity between the brainstem and the heart. Existing computational models of the baroreflex do not explictly incorporate the intrinsic cardiac nervous system (ICN), which mediates central control of the heart function. We developed a computational model of closed-loop cardiovascular control by integrating a network representation of the ICN within central control reflex circuits. We examined central and local contributions to the control of heart rate, ventricular functions, and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). Our simulations match the experimentally observed relationship between RSA and lung tidal volume. Our simulations predicted the relative contributions of the sensory and the motor neuron pathways to the experimentally observed changes in the heart rate. Our closed-loop cardiovascular control model is primed for evaluating bioelectronic interventions to treat heart failure and renormalize cardiovascular physiology.
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- Michelle M Gee
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
- Daniel Baugh Institute of Functional Genomics/Computational Biology, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
- Daniel Baugh Institute of Functional Genomics/Computational Biology, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
- Daniel Baugh Institute of Functional Genomics/Computational Biology, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Foley C, Litscher G. A Biophysical Model for Cardiovascular Effects of Acupuncture-Underlying Mechanisms Based on First Principles. Med Acupunct 2022; 34:353-370. [PMID: 36644426 PMCID: PMC9805889 DOI: 10.1089/acu.2022.0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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According to recent translations by medical professionals of the foundational texts of Chinese Medicine, the acupuncture channel system can be reconciled with the neurovasculature. From there, the underlying mechanisms of the effects of acupuncture can be drawn from established physiology and known physical laws. A large body of research has been carried out using cardiovascular markers to measure the effects of acupuncture. Three of these parameters are re-viewed and explored anew in detail. The focus is on changes in microcirculation, blood pressure, and heart rate variability. The physiological mechanisms accounting for the observed changes are proposed to be ascending vasodilatation, resetting of the baroreceptor reflex, and re-organization of heart beating patterns around intrinsically assigned attractor sets.
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- Clare Foley
- Biophysicist and Licensed Acupuncturist (MSc. Biophysics, NP, Ac. Lic.), Dublin, Ireland
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- Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Research Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Research Center Graz, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Parviainen T, Lyyra P, Nokia MS. Cardiorespiratory rhythms, brain oscillatory activity and cognition: review of evidence and proposal for significance. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022; 142:104908. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Papadakis Z, Etchebaster M, Garcia-Retortillo S. Cardiorespiratory Coordination in Collegiate Rowing: A Network Approach to Cardiorespiratory Exercise Testing. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:13250. [PMID: 36293862 PMCID: PMC9603738 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Collegiate rowing performance is often assessed by a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). Rowers' on-water performance involves non-linear dynamic interactions and synergetic reconfigurations of the cardiorespiratory system. Cardiorespiratory coordination (CRC) method measures the co-variation among cardiorespiratory variables. Novice (n = 9) vs. Intermediate (n = 9) rowers' CRC (H0: Novice CRC = Intermediate CRC; HA: Novice CRC < Intermediate CRC) was evaluated through principal components analysis (PCA). A female NCAA Division II team (N = 18) grouped based on their off-water performance on 6000 m time trial. Rowers completed a customized CPET to exhaustion and a variety of cardiorespiratory values were recorded. The number of principal components (PCs) and respective PC eigenvalues per group were computed on SPSS vs28. Intermediate (77%) and Novice (33%) groups showed one PC1. Novice group formed an added PC2 due to the shift of expired fraction of oxygen or, alternatively, heart rate/ventilation, from the PC1 cluster of examined variables. Intermediate rowers presented a higher degree of CRC, possible due to their increased ability to utilize the bicarbonate buffering system during the CPET. CRC may be an alternative measure to assess aerobic fitness providing insights to the complex cardiorespiratory interactions involved in rowing during a CPET.
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- Zacharias Papadakis
- Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Health Promotion and Clinical Practice, College of Health and Wellness, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161, USA
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Health Promotion and Clinical Practice, College of Health and Wellness, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161, USA
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA
- Complex Systems in Sport Research Group, Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC) University of Barcelona, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
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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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Koppula A, Barra RR, Sridharan KS. Effects of exercise anticipation on cardiorespiratory coherence. Physiol Rep 2022; 10:e15381. [PMID: 35883224 PMCID: PMC9325975 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In this study, we explored the role of feedforward mechanisms in triggering cardiorespiratory adjustments before the onset of exercise. To isolate the feedforward aspects, we examined the effect of exercise anticipation on cardiorespiratory coherence. Twenty-nine healthy males (age = 18.8 [0.96] years) were subjected to bicycle (BE) and handgrip exercise (H) at two different intensities, viz., low and high. Bicycle exercise was performed in a unilateral (left- and right-sided) or bilateral mode, whereas handgrip was performed only in a unilateral mode. Single-lead ECG and respiratory rhythm, measured in the 5 min of anticipation phase before the onset of exercise, were used for analysis. Coherence was computed between ECG-derived instantaneous heart rate and respiratory signal. Average coherence in the high-frequency band (0.15-0.4 Hz) was used to estimate respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). We found that coherence decreased with the anticipation of exercise relative to baseline (baseline = 0.54 [0.16], BE = 0.41 [0.12], H = 0.39 [0.12], p < 0.001). The decrease was greater for high intensity exercise (low = 0.42 [0.11], high = 0.37 [0.1], p < 0.001). The fall of coherence with intensity was stronger for bicycle exercise (BE: low = 0.44 [0.12], high = 0.37 [0.12], H: low = 0.4 [0.12], high = 0.37 [0.12], p = 0.00433). The expectation of bilateral exercise resulted in lower coherence compared to unilateral exercise (right-sided = 0.45 [0.16], left-sided = 0.4 [0.16], bilateral = 0.36 [0.15], unilateral vs. bilateral: p < 0.001), and the left-sided exercise had lower coherence compared to that of the right (left-sided vs. right-sided: p = 0.00925). Handgrip exercise showed similar trend (right-sided = 0.4 [0.15], left-sided = 0.37 [0.14], p = 0.0056). In conclusion, feedforward RSA adjustments in anticipation of exercise covaried with subsequent exercise-related features like intensity, muscle mass (unilateral vs. bilateral), and the exercise side (left vs. right). The left versus the right difference in coherence indicates autonomic asymmetry. Feedforward changes in RSA are like those seen during actual exercise and might facilitate the rapid phase transition between rest and exercise.
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- Aditya Koppula
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Neurotech Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Physiology, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Neurotech Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India
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Mindfulness-Based Interventions for the Recovery of Mental Fatigue: A Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19137825. [PMID: 35805484 PMCID: PMC9265434 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background: There is evidence that mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) can help one to recover from mental fatigue (MF). Although the strength model of self-control explains the processes underlying MF and the model of mindfulness and de-automatization explains how mindfulness training promotes adaptive self-regulation leading to the recovery of MF, a systematic overview detailing the effects of MBI on the recovery of MF is still lacking. Thus, this systematic review aims to discuss the influences of MBI on the recovery of MF. Methods: We used five databases, namely, PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, Scopus, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) for articles published up to 24 September 2021, using a combination of keywords related to MBI and MF. Results: Eight articles fulfilled all the eligibility criteria and were included in this review. The MBI directly attenuated MF and positively affected the recovery of psychology (attention, aggression and mind-wandering) and sports performance (handgrip, plank exercise and basketball free throw) under MF. However, the interaction did not reach statistical significance for the plank exercise. Therefore, the experience and duration of mindfulness are necessary factors for the success of MBI. Conclusions: mindfulness appears to be most related to a reduction in MF. Future research should focus on improving the methodological rigor of MBI to confirm these results and on identifying facets of mindfulness that are most effective for attenuating MF.
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Lu M, Penzel T, Thomas RJ. Cardiopulmonary Coupling. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2022; 1384:185-204. [PMID: 36217085 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06413-5_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cardiopulmonary coupling (CPC) is a technique that generates sleep spectrogram by calculating the cross-spectral power and coherence of heart rate variability and respiratory tidal volume fluctuations. There are several forms of CPC in the sleep spectrogram, which may provide information about normal sleep physiology and pathological sleep states. Since CPC can be calculated from any signal recording containing heart rate and respiration information, such as photoplethysmography (PPG) or blood pressure, it can be widely used in various applications, including wearables and non-contact devices. When derived from PPG, an automatic apnea-hypopnea index can be calculated from CPC-oximetry as PPG can be obtained from oximetry alone. CPC-based sleep profiling reveals the effects of stable and unstable sleep on sleep apnea, insomnia, cardiovascular regulation, and metabolic disorders. Here, we introduce, with examples, the current knowledge and understanding of the CPC technique, especially the physiological basis, analytical methods, and its clinical applications.
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- Mi Lu
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
- Interdisciplinary Center of Sleep Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Sleep Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Much of biology is rhythmical and comprises oscillators that can couple. These have optimized energy efficiency and have been preserved during evolution. The respiratory and cardiovascular systems contain numerous oscillators, and importantly, they couple. This coupling is dynamic but essential for an efficient transmission of neural information critical for the precise linking of breathing and oxygen delivery while permitting adaptive responses to changes in state. The respiratory pattern generator and the neural network responsible for sympathetic and cardiovagal (parasympathetic) tone generation interact at many levels ensuring that cardiac output and regional blood flow match oxygen delivery to the lungs and tissues efficiently. The most classic manifestations of these interactions are respiratory sinus arrhythmia and the respiratory modulation of sympathetic nerve activity. These interactions derive from shared somatic and cardiopulmonary afferent inputs, reciprocal interactions between brainstem networks and inputs from supra-pontine regions. Disrupted respiratory-cardiovascular coupling can result in disease, where it may further the pathophysiological sequelae and be a harbinger of poor outcomes. This has been well documented by diminished respiratory sinus arrhythmia and altered respiratory sympathetic coupling in animal models and/or patients with myocardial infarction, heart failure, diabetes mellitus, and neurological disorders as stroke, brain trauma, Parkinson disease, or epilepsy. Future research needs to assess the therapeutic potential for ameliorating respiratory-cardiovascular coupling in disease.
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- James P Fisher
- Manaaki Manawa-The Centre for Heart Research, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Manaaki Manawa-The Centre for Heart Research, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Shanks J, Abukar Y, Lever NA, Pachen M, LeGrice IJ, Crossman DJ, Nogaret A, Paton JFR, Ramchandra R. Reverse re-modelling chronic heart failure by reinstating heart rate variability. Basic Res Cardiol 2022; 117:4. [PMID: 35103864 PMCID: PMC8807455 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-022-00911-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Heart rate variability (HRV) is a crucial indicator of cardiovascular health. Low HRV is correlated with disease severity and mortality in heart failure. Heart rate increases and decreases with each breath in normal physiology termed respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). RSA is highly evolutionarily conserved, most prominent in the young and athletic and is lost in cardiovascular disease. Despite this, current pacemakers either pace the heart in a metronomic fashion or sense activity in the sinus node. If RSA has been lost in cardiovascular disease current pacemakers cannot restore it. We hypothesized that restoration of RSA in heart failure would improve cardiac function. Restoration of RSA in heart failure was assessed in an ovine model of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Conscious 24 h recordings were made from three groups, RSA paced (n = 6), monotonically paced (n = 6) and heart failure time control (n = 5). Real-time blood pressure, cardiac output, heart rate and diaphragmatic EMG were recorded in all animals. Respiratory modulated pacing was generated by a proprietary device (Ceryx Medical) to pace the heart with real-time respiratory modulation. RSA pacing substantially increased cardiac output by 1.4 L/min (20%) compared to contemporary (monotonic) pacing. This increase in cardiac output led to a significant decrease in apnoeas associated with heart failure, reversed cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, and restored the T-tubule structure that is essential for force generation. Re-instating RSA in heart failure improves cardiac function through mechanisms of reverse re-modelling; the improvement observed is far greater than that seen with current contemporary therapies. These findings support the concept of re-instating RSA as a regime for patients who require a pacemaker.
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- J. Shanks
- grid.9654.e0000 0004 0372 3343Manaaki Manawa—The Centre for Heart Research, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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- grid.9654.e0000 0004 0372 3343Manaaki Manawa—The Centre for Heart Research, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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- grid.414055.10000 0000 9027 2851Department of Cardiology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland District Health Board, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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- grid.9654.e0000 0004 0372 3343Manaaki Manawa—The Centre for Heart Research, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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- grid.9654.e0000 0004 0372 3343Manaaki Manawa—The Centre for Heart Research, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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- grid.9654.e0000 0004 0372 3343Manaaki Manawa—The Centre for Heart Research, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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- grid.7340.00000 0001 2162 1699Department of Physics, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
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- grid.9654.e0000 0004 0372 3343Manaaki Manawa—The Centre for Heart Research, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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- grid.9654.e0000 0004 0372 3343Manaaki Manawa—The Centre for Heart Research, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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Al Ashry HS, Ni Y, Thomas RJ. Cardiopulmonary Sleep Spectrograms Open a Novel Window Into Sleep Biology-Implications for Health and Disease. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:755464. [PMID: 34867165 PMCID: PMC8633537 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.755464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The interactions of heart rate variability and respiratory rate and tidal volume fluctuations provide key information about normal and abnormal sleep. A set of metrics can be computed by analysis of coupling and coherence of these signals, cardiopulmonary coupling (CPC). There are several forms of CPC, which may provide information about normal sleep physiology, and pathological sleep states ranging from insomnia to sleep apnea and hypertension. As CPC may be computed from reduced or limited signals such as the electrocardiogram or photoplethysmogram (PPG) vs. full polysomnography, wide application including in wearable and non-contact devices is possible. When computed from PPG, which may be acquired from oximetry alone, an automated apnea hypopnea index derived from CPC-oximetry can be calculated. Sleep profiling using CPC demonstrates the impact of stable and unstable sleep on insomnia (exaggerated variability), hypertension (unstable sleep as risk factor), improved glucose handling (associated with stable sleep), drug effects (benzodiazepines increase sleep stability), sleep apnea phenotypes (obstructive vs. central sleep apnea), sleep fragmentations due to psychiatric disorders (increased unstable sleep in depression).
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- Haitham S Al Ashry
- Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Elliot Health System, Manchester, NH, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
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Mao R, Tweardy M, Wegerich SW, Goergen CJ, Wodicka GR, Zhu F. Motion Artifact Reduction In Photoplethysmography For Reliable Signal Selection. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021; 2021:5625-5630. [PMID: 34892399 DOI: 10.1109/embc46164.2021.9630595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a non-invasive and economical technique to extract vital signs of the human body. Although it has been widely used in consumer and research grade wrist devices to track a user's physiology, the PPG signal is very sensitive to motion which can corrupt the signal's quality. Existing Motion Artifact (MA) reduction techniques have been developed and evaluated using either synthetic noisy signals or signals collected during high-intensity activities - both of which are difficult to generalize for real-life scenarios. Therefore, it is valuable to collect realistic PPG signals while performing Activities of Daily Living (ADL) to develop practical signal denoising and analysis methods. In this work, we propose an automatic pseudo clean PPG generation process for reliable PPG signal selection. For each noisy PPG segment, the corresponding pseudo clean PPG reduces the MAs and contains rich temporal details depicting cardiac features. Our experimental results show that 71% of the pseudo clean PPG collected from ADL can be considered as high quality segment where the derived MAE of heart rate and respiration rate are 1.46 BPM and 3.93 BrPM, respectively. Therefore, our proposed method can determine the reliability of the raw noisy PPG by considering quality of the corresponding pseudo clean PPG signal.
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Krause R, van Bavel JJA, Wu C, Vos MA, Nogaret A, Indiveri G. Robust neuromorphic coupled oscillators for adaptive pacemakers. Sci Rep 2021; 11:18073. [PMID: 34508121 PMCID: PMC8433448 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97314-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Neural coupled oscillators are a useful building block in numerous models and applications. They were analyzed extensively in theoretical studies and more recently in biologically realistic simulations of spiking neural networks. The advent of mixed-signal analog/digital neuromorphic electronic circuits provides new means for implementing neural coupled oscillators on compact, low-power, spiking neural network hardware platforms. However, their implementation on this noisy, low-precision and inhomogeneous computing substrate raises new challenges with regards to stability and controllability. In this work, we present a robust, spiking neural network model of neural coupled oscillators and validate it with an implementation on a mixed-signal neuromorphic processor. We demonstrate its robustness showing how to reliably control and modulate the oscillator's frequency and phase shift, despite the variability of the silicon synapse and neuron properties. We show how this ultra-low power neural processing system can be used to build an adaptive cardiac pacemaker modulating the heart rate with respect to the respiration phases and compare it with surface ECG and respiratory signal recordings from dogs at rest. The implementation of our model in neuromorphic electronic hardware shows its robustness on a highly variable substrate and extends the toolbox for applications requiring rhythmic outputs such as pacemakers.
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- Renate Krause
- Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Division Heart and Lungs, Department of Medical Physiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division Heart and Lungs, Department of Medical Physiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Blawas AM, Nowacek DP, Rocho-Levine J, Robeck TR, Fahlman A. Scaling of heart rate with breathing frequency and body mass in cetaceans. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2021; 376:20200223. [PMID: 34121456 PMCID: PMC8200651 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Plasticity in the cardiac function of a marine mammal facilitates rapid adjustments to the contrasting metabolic demands of breathing at the surface and diving during an extended apnea. By matching their heart rate (fH) to their immediate physiological needs, a marine mammal can improve its metabolic efficiency and maximize the proportion of time spent underwater. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is a known modulation of fH that is driven by respiration and has been suggested to increase cardiorespiratory efficiency. To investigate the presence of RSA in cetaceans and the relationship between fH, breathing rate (fR) and body mass (Mb), we measured simultaneous fH and fR in five cetacean species in human care. We found that a higher fR was associated with a higher mean instantaneous fH (ifH) and minimum ifH of the RSA. By contrast, fH scaled inversely with Mb such that larger animals had lower mean and minimum ifHs of the RSA. There was a significant allometric relationship between maximum ifH of the RSA and Mb, but not fR, which may indicate that this parameter is set by physical laws and not adjusted dynamically with physiological needs. RSA was significantly affected by fR and was greatly reduced with small increases in fR. Ultimately, these data show that surface fHs of cetaceans are complex and the fH patterns we observed are controlled by several factors. We suggest the importance of considering RSA when interpreting fH measurements and particularly how fR may drive fH changes that are important for efficient gas exchange. This article is part of the theme issue 'Measuring physiology in free-living animals (Part I)'.
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- Ashley M. Blawas
- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA
- Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Fundación Oceanogràfic de la Comunitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain 46005
- Global Diving Research, Inc., Ottawa, Canada, K2 J 5E8
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Moraes DJA, da Silva MP, de Souza DP, Felintro V, Paton JFR. Heightened respiratory-parasympathetic coupling to airways in the spontaneously hypertensive rat. J Physiol 2021; 599:3237-3252. [PMID: 33873234 DOI: 10.1113/jp280981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Carotid body (CB) chemoreceptors are hyperactive in hypertension, and their acute activation produces bronchoconstriction. We show that the respiratory-modulated bronchiolar tone, pulmonary parasympathetic efferent activity, and the firing frequency and synaptic excitation of bronchoconstrictor motoneurones in the nucleus ambiguus were all enhanced in spontaneous hypertensive (SH) rats. In SH rats, CB denervation reduced the respiratory-related parasympathetic-mediated bronchoconstrictor tone to levels seen in normotensive rats. Chemoreflex evoked bronchoconstrictor tone was heightened in SH versus normotensive rats. The intrinsic electrophysiological properties and morphology of bronchoconstrictor motoneurones were similar across rat strains. The heightened respiratory modulation of parasympathetic-mediated bronchoconstrictor tone to the airways in SH rats is caused by afferent drive from the CBs. ABSTRACT Much research has described heightened sympathetic activity in hypertension and diminished parasympathetic tone, especially to the heart. The carotid body (CB) chemoreceptors exhibit hyperreflexia and are hyperactive, providing excitatory drive to sympathetic networks in hypertension. Given that acute CB activation produces reflex evoked bronchoconstriction via activation of parasympathetic vagal efferents, we hypothesised that the parasympathetic bronchoconstrictor activity is enhanced in spontaneously hypertensive (SH) rats and that this is dependent on CB inputs. In situ preparations of Wistar and SH rats were used in which bronchiolar tone, the pulmonary branch of the vagus (pVN) and phrenic nerves were recorded simultaneously; whole cell patch clamp recordings of bronchoconstrictor vagal motoneurones were also made from the nucleus ambiguus. Bronchiolar tone, pVN and bronchoconstrictor motoneurones were respiratory modulated and this modulation was enhanced in SH rats. These differences were all eliminated after CB denervation. Stimulation of the CBs increased the phrenic frequency that caused a summation of the respiratory-related increases in pVN, resulting in the development of bronchoconstrictor tone. This tone was exaggerated in SH rats. The enhanced respiratory-parasympathetic coupling to airways in SH rats was not due to differences in the intrinsic electrophysiological properties of bronchoconstrictor motoneurones but reflected heightened pre-inspiratory- and inspiratory-related synaptic drive. In summary, in SH rats the phasic respiratory modulation of parasympathetic tone to the airways is elevated and the greater development of this bronchoconstrictor tone is caused by the heightened afferent drive originating from the CBs. Thus, targeting the CBs may prove effective for increasing lower airway patency.
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- Davi J A Moraes
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Autonomic Research Cluster, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Barnett WH, Baekey DM, Paton JFR, Dick TE, Wehrwein EA, Molkov YI. Heartbeats entrain breathing via baroreceptor-mediated modulation of expiratory activity. Exp Physiol 2021; 106:1181-1195. [PMID: 33749038 DOI: 10.1113/ep089365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS Cardio-ventilatory coupling refers to the onset of inspiration occurring at a preferential latency following the last heartbeat (HB) in expiration. According to the cardiac-trigger hypothesis, the pulse pressure initiates an inspiration via baroreceptor activation. However, the central neural substrate mediating this coupling remains undefined. Using a combination of animal data, human data and mathematical modelling, this study tests the hypothesis that the HB, by way of pulsatile baroreflex activation, controls the initiation of inspiration that occurs through a rapid neural activation loop from the carotid baroreceptors to Bötzinger complex expiratory neurons. ABSTRACT Cardio-ventilatory coupling refers to a heartbeat (HB) occurring at a preferred latency prior to the next breath. We hypothesized that the pressure pulse generated by a HB activates baroreceptors that modulate brainstem expiratory neuronal activity and delay the initiation of inspiration. In supine male subjects, we recorded ventilation, electrocardiogram and blood pressure during 20-min epochs of baseline, slow-deep breathing and recovery. In in situ rodent preparations, we recorded brainstem activity in response to pulses of perfusion pressure. We applied a well-established respiratory network model to interpret these data. In humans, the latency between a HB and onset of inspiration was consistent across different breathing patterns. In in situ preparations, a transient pressure pulse during expiration activated a subpopulation of expiratory neurons normally active during post-inspiration, thus delaying the next inspiration. In the model, baroreceptor input to post-inspiratory neurons accounted for the effect. These studies are consistent with baroreflex activation modulating respiration through a pauci-synaptic circuit from baroreceptors to onset of inspiration.
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- William H Barnett
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Manaaki Mānawa - The Centre for Heart Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Pernice R, Antonacci Y, Zanetti M, Busacca A, Marinazzo D, Faes L, Nollo G. Multivariate Correlation Measures Reveal Structure and Strength of Brain-Body Physiological Networks at Rest and During Mental Stress. Front Neurosci 2021; 14:602584. [PMID: 33613173 PMCID: PMC7890264 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.602584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In this work, we extend to the multivariate case the classical correlation analysis used in the field of network physiology to probe dynamic interactions between organ systems in the human body. To this end, we define different correlation-based measures of the multivariate interaction (MI) within and between the brain and body subnetworks of the human physiological network, represented, respectively, by the time series of δ, θ, α, and β electroencephalographic (EEG) wave amplitudes, and of heart rate, respiration amplitude, and pulse arrival time (PAT) variability (η, ρ, π). MI is computed: (i) considering all variables in the two subnetworks to evaluate overall brain-body interactions; (ii) focusing on a single target variable and dissecting its global interaction with all other variables into contributions arising from the same subnetwork and from the other subnetwork; and (iii) considering two variables conditioned to all the others to infer the network topology. The framework is applied to the time series measured from the EEG, electrocardiographic (ECG), respiration, and blood volume pulse (BVP) signals recorded synchronously via wearable sensors in a group of healthy subjects monitored at rest and during mental arithmetic and sustained attention tasks. We find that the human physiological network is highly connected, with predominance of the links internal of each subnetwork (mainly η-ρ and δ-θ, θ-α, α-β), but also statistically significant interactions between the two subnetworks (mainly η-β and η-δ). MI values are often spatially heterogeneous across the scalp and are modulated by the physiological state, as indicated by the decrease of cardiorespiratory interactions during sustained attention and by the increase of brain-heart interactions and of brain-brain interactions at the frontal scalp regions during mental arithmetic. These findings illustrate the complex and multi-faceted structure of interactions manifested within and between different physiological systems and subsystems across different levels of mental stress.
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- Riccardo Pernice
- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry “Emilio Segrè,” University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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Furuya WI, Dhingra RR, Trevizan-Baú P, McAllen RM, Dutschmann M. The role of glycinergic inhibition in respiratory pattern formation and cardio-respiratory coupling in rats. Curr Res Physiol 2021; 4:80-93. [PMID: 34746829 PMCID: PMC8562146 DOI: 10.1016/j.crphys.2021.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Cardio-respiratory coupling is reflected as respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and inspiratory-related bursting of sympathetic nerve activity. Inspiratory-related inhibitory and/or postinspiratory-related excitatory drive of cardiac vagal motoneurons (CVMs) can generate RSA. Since respiratory oscillations may depend on synaptic inhibition, we investigated the effects of blocking glycinergic neurotransmission (systemic and local application of the glycine receptor (GlyR) antagonist, strychnine) on the expression of the respiratory motor pattern, RSA and sympatho-respiratory coupling. We recorded heart-rate, phrenic, recurrent laryngeal and thoracic sympathetic nerve activities (PNA, RLNA, t-SNA) in a working-heart-brainstem preparation of rats, and show that systemic strychnine (50–200 nM) abolished RSA and triggered a shift of postinspiratory RLNA into inspiration, while t-SNA remained unchanged. Bilateral strychnine microinjection into the ventrolateral medullary area containing CVMs and laryngeal motoneurons (LMNs) of the nucleus ambiguus (NA/CVLM), the nucleus tractus solitarii, pre-Bötzinger Complex, Bötzinger Complex or Kölliker-Fuse nuclei revealed that only NA/CVLM strychnine microinjections mimicked the effects of systemic application. In all other target nuclei, except the Bötzinger Complex, GlyR-blockade attenuated the inspiratory-tachycardia of the RSA to a similar degree while evoking only a modest change in respiratory motor patterning, without changing the timing of postinspiratory-RLNA, or t-SNA. Thus, glycinergic inhibition at the motoneuronal level is involved in the generation of RSA and the separation of inspiratory and postinspiratory bursting of LMNs. Within the distributed ponto-medullary respiratory pre-motor network, local glycinergic inhibition contribute to the modulation of RSA tachycardia, respiratory frequency and phase duration but, surprisingly it had no major role in the mediation of respiratory-sympathetic coupling. Glycinergic inhibition controls inspiratory tachycardia via inhibition of cardiac vagal motoneurons. Glycinergic inhibition controls the discharge pattern of expiratory laryngeal motoneurons. Glycinergic neurotransmission has no major role in pattern formation at the pre-motor level. Glycinergic inhibition has no role in sympatho-respiratory coupling.
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Rieg T, Frick J, Baumgartl H, Buettner R. Demonstration of the potential of white-box machine learning approaches to gain insights from cardiovascular disease electrocardiograms. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0243615. [PMID: 33332440 PMCID: PMC7746264 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We present the results from a white-box machine learning approach to detect cardiac arrhythmias using electrocardiographic data. A C5.0 is trained to recognize four classes using common features. The four classes are (i) atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, (ii) tachycardias (iii), sinus bradycardia and (iv) sinus rhythm. Data from 10,646 subjects, 83% of whom have at least one arrhythmia and 17% of whom exhibit a normal sinus rhythm, are used. The C5.0 is trained using 10-fold cross-validation and is able to achieve a balanced accuracy of 95.35%. By using the white-box machine learning approach, a clear and comprehensible tree structure can be revealed, which has selected the 5 most important features from a total of 24 features. These 5 features are ventricular rate, RR-Interval variation, atrial rate, age and difference between longest and shortest RR-Interval. The combination of ventricular rate, RR-Interval variation and atrial rate is especially relevant to achieve classification accuracy, which can be disclosed through the tree. The tree assigns unique values to distinguish the classes. These findings could be applied in medicine in the future. It can be shown that a white-box machine learning approach can reveal granular structures, thus confirming known linear relationships and also revealing nonlinear relationships. To highlight the strength of the C5.0 with respect to this structural revelation, the results of further white-box machine learning and black-box machine learning algorithms are presented.
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- Thilo Rieg
- Machine Learning Research Group, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany
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- Machine Learning Research Group, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany
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- Machine Learning Research Group, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany
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Zhu Y, Sun F, Li C, Chow DHK. Acute Effects of Brief Mindfulness Intervention Coupled with Carbohydrate Ingestion to Re-Energize Soccer Players: A Randomized Crossover Trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E9037. [PMID: 33291535 PMCID: PMC7731386 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17239037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background: This field experiment investigated the acute effects of brief mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) coupled with carbohydrate (CHO) intake on players' recovery from half-time break in a simulated soccer competition. Methods: In a single-blinded randomized crossover experiment, 14 male players received 3 treatments (Control: non-carbohydrate solution + travelling introduction audio; CHO: CHO-electrolyte solution + travelling introduction audio; and CHO_M: CHO-electrolyte solution + MBI) during simulated half-time breaks. Vertical jump, sprint performance, mindfulness level, rate of perceived exertion, muscle pain, mental fatigue, blood glucose, and lactate were measured immediately before, during, and after the exercise. Results: (1) MBI significantly increased participants' mindfulness level (Control vs. CHO_M, p < 0.01; CHO vs. CHO_M, p < 0.01) and decreased mental fatigue for CHO_M condition (pre vs. post, p < 0.01); (2) participants in the CHO_M condition performed better in the repeated sprint tests than in the Control and CHO condition (Control vs. CHO_M, p = 0.02; CHO vs. CHO_M, p = 0.02). Conclusion: Findings of this study provide preliminary evidence of the positive effect of MBI coupled with CHO ingestion on athletes' recovery from fatigue in the early stage of the second half of a game.
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- Yuxin Zhu
- Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (Y.Z.); (D.H.K.C.)
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- Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (Y.Z.); (D.H.K.C.)
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- School of Physical Education & Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China;
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- Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; (Y.Z.); (D.H.K.C.)
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Schüttler D, von Stülpnagel L, Rizas KD, Bauer A, Brunner S, Hamm W. Effect of Hyperventilation on Periodic Repolarization Dynamics. Front Physiol 2020; 11:542183. [PMID: 33041855 PMCID: PMC7530251 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.542183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Heart and lung functions are closely connected, and the interaction is mediated by the autonomic nervous system. Hyperventilation has been demonstrated to especially activate its sympathetic branch. However, there is still a lack of methods to assess autonomic activity within this cardiorespiratory coupling. Periodic repolarization dynamics (PRD) is an ECG-based biomarker mirroring the effect of efferent cardiac sympathetic activity on the ventricular myocardium. Its calculation is based on beat-to-beat variations of the T wave vector (dT°). In the present study, we investigated the effects of a standardized hyperventilation maneuver on changes of PRD and its underlying dT° signal in 11 healthy subjects. In response to hyperventilation, dT° revealed a characteristic pattern and normalized dT° values increased significantly compared to baseline [0.063 (IQR 0.032) vs. 0.376 (IQR 0.093), p < 0.001] and recovery [0.082 (IQR 0.029) vs. 0.376 (IQR 0.093), p < 0.001]. During recovery, dT° remained on a higher level compared to baseline (p = 0.019). When calculating PRD, we found significantly increased PRD values after hyperventilation compared to baseline [3.30 (IQR 2.29) deg2 vs. 2.76 (IQR 1.43) deg2, p = 0.018]. Linear regression analysis revealed that the increase in PRD level was independent of heart rate (p = 0.63). Our pilot data provide further insights in the effect of hyperventilation on sympathetic activity associated repolarization instability.
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- Dominik Schüttler
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich, Munich Heart Alliance (MHA), Munich, Germany.,Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.,University Hospital for Internal Medicine III, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich, Munich Heart Alliance (MHA), Munich, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich, Munich Heart Alliance (MHA), Munich, Germany.,University Hospital for Internal Medicine III, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich, Munich Heart Alliance (MHA), Munich, Germany
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Barnett WH, Latash EM, Capps RA, Dick TE, Wehrwein EA, Molkov YI. Traube-Hering waves are formed by interaction of respiratory sinus arrhythmia and pulse pressure modulation in healthy men. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2020; 129:1193-1202. [PMID: 32940558 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00452.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Excessive blood pressure variation is linked to the development of hypertension and other diseases. This study assesses the relative role of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and pulse pressure (PP) on the amplitude and timing of blood pressure variability with respiration [Traube-Hering (TH) waves]. We analyzed respiratory, electrocardiogram, and blood pressure traces from healthy, supine male subjects (n = 10, mean age = 26.7 ± 1.4) during 20-min epochs of resting, slow deep breathing (SDB), and recovery. Across all epochs, blood pressure and heart rate (HR) were modulated with respiration and the magnitude of RSA; TH waves increased during SDB. The data were deconstructed using a simple mathematical model of blood pressure to dissect the relative roles of RSA and PP on TH waves. We constructed the time series of the R-wave peaks and compared the recorded TH waves with that predicted by the model. Given that cardiac output is determined by both heart rate and stroke volume, it was surprising that the magnitude of the TH waves could be captured by only HR modulation. However, RSA alone did not accurately predict the timing of TH waves relative to the respiratory cycle. Adding respiratory modulation of PP to the model corrected the phase shift showing the expected pattern of BP rising during inspiration with the peak of the TH wave during early expiration. We conclude that short-term variability of blood pressure referred to as TH waves has at least two independent mechanisms whose interaction forms their pattern: RSA and respiratory-driven changes in PP.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Variability in blood pressure has become an important metric to consider as more is learned about the link between excessive blood pressure variability and adverse health outcomes. In this study using slow deep breathing in human subjects, we found that heart rate and pulse pressure variations have comparable effects on the amplitude of blood pressure waves, and it is the common action of the two that defines the phase relationship between respiration and blood pressure oscillations.
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- William H Barnett
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.,Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.,Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Fahlman A, Miedler S, Marti-Bonmati L, Ferrero Fernandez D, Muñoz Caballero P, Arenarez J, Rocho-Levine J, Robeck T, Blawas A. Cardiorespiratory coupling in cetaceans; a physiological strategy to improve gas exchange? J Exp Biol 2020; 223:jeb226365. [PMID: 32680902 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.226365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In the current study we used transthoracic echocardiography to measure stroke volume (SV), heart rate (fH) and cardiac output (CO) in adult bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), a male beluga whale calf [Delphinapterus leucas, body mass (Mb) range: 151-175 kg] and an adult female false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens, estimated Mb: 500-550 kg) housed in managed care. We also recorded continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) in the beluga whale, bottlenose dolphin, false killer whale, killer whale (Orcinus orca) and pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) to evaluate cardiorespiratory coupling while breathing spontaneously under voluntary control. The results show that cetaceans have a strong respiratory sinus arrythmia (RSA), during which both fH and SV vary within the interbreath interval, making average values dependent on the breathing frequency (fR). The RSA-corrected fH was lower for all cetaceans compared with that of similarly sized terrestrial mammals breathing continuously. As compared with terrestrial mammals, the RSA-corrected SV and CO were either lower or the same for the dolphin and false killer whale, while both were elevated in the beluga whale. When plotting fR against fH for an inactive mammal, cetaceans had a greater cardiac response to changes in fR as compared with terrestrial mammals. We propose that these data indicate an important coupling between respiration and cardiac function that enhances gas exchange, and that this RSA is important to maximize gas exchange during surface intervals, similar to that reported in the elephant seal.
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- Andreas Fahlman
- Global Diving Research, Inc., Ottawa, ON, K2J 5E8, Canada
- Research Department, Fundación Oceanogràfic de la Comunitat Valenciana, Gran Vía Marqués del Turia 19, 46005 Valencia, Spain
- Research Group on Biomedical Imaging (GIBI230), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Veterinary Cardiology, Plaza Mayor 7/10, 46120 Alboraya, Valencia, Spain
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- Research Group on Biomedical Imaging (GIBI230), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Biology Department, Avanqua-Oceanográfic SL, Gran Vía Marqués del Turia 19, 46005 Valencia, Spain
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- Biology Department, Avanqua-Oceanográfic SL, Gran Vía Marqués del Turia 19, 46005 Valencia, Spain
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- Biology Department, Avanqua-Oceanográfic SL, Gran Vía Marqués del Turia 19, 46005 Valencia, Spain
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA
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Menuet C, Connelly AA, Bassi JK, Melo MR, Le S, Kamar J, Kumar NN, McDougall SJ, McMullan S, Allen AM. PreBötzinger complex neurons drive respiratory modulation of blood pressure and heart rate. eLife 2020; 9:57288. [PMID: 32538785 PMCID: PMC7326498 DOI: 10.7554/elife.57288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Heart rate and blood pressure oscillate in phase with respiratory activity. A component of these oscillations is generated centrally, with respiratory neurons entraining the activity of pre-sympathetic and parasympathetic cardiovascular neurons. Using a combination of optogenetic inhibition and excitation in vivo and in situ in rats, as well as neuronal tracing, we demonstrate that preBötzinger Complex (preBötC) neurons, which form the kernel for inspiratory rhythm generation, directly modulate cardiovascular activity. Specifically, inhibitory preBötC neurons modulate cardiac parasympathetic neuron activity whilst excitatory preBötC neurons modulate sympathetic vasomotor neuron activity, generating heart rate and blood pressure oscillations in phase with respiration. Our data reveal yet more functions entrained to the activity of the preBötC, with a role in generating cardiorespiratory oscillations. The findings have implications for cardiovascular pathologies, such as hypertension and heart failure, where respiratory entrainment of heart rate is diminished and respiratory entrainment of blood pressure exaggerated.
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- Clément Menuet
- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée, INMED UMR1249, INSERM, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Lancaster G, Debevec T, Millet GP, Poussel M, Willis SJ, Mramor M, Goričar K, Osredkar D, Dolžan V, Stefanovska A. Relationship between cardiorespiratory phase coherence during hypoxia and genetic polymorphism in humans. J Physiol 2020; 598:2001-2019. [PMID: 31957891 PMCID: PMC7317918 DOI: 10.1113/jp278829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS High altitude-induced hypoxia in humans evokes a pattern of breathing known as periodic breathing (PB), in which the regular oscillations corresponding to rhythmic expiration and inspiration are modulated by slow periodic oscillations. The phase coherence between instantaneous heart rate and respiration is shown to increase significantly at the frequency of periodic breathing during acute and sustained normobaric and hypobaric hypoxia. It is also shown that polymorphism in specific genes, NOTCH4 and CAT, is significantly correlated with this coherence, and thus with the incidence of PB. Differences in phase shifts between blood flow signals and respiratory and PB oscillations clearly demonstrate contrasting origins of the mechanisms underlying normal respiration and PB. These novel findings provide a better understanding of both the genetic and the physiological mechanisms responsible for respiratory control during hypoxia at altitude, by linking genetic factors with cardiovascular dynamics, as evaluated by phase coherence. ABSTRACT Periodic breathing (PB) occurs in most humans at high altitudes and is characterised by low-frequency periodic alternation between hyperventilation and apnoea. In hypoxia-induced PB the dynamics and coherence between heart rate and respiration and their relationship to underlying genetic factors is still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate, through novel usage of time-frequency analysis methods, the dynamics of hypoxia-induced PB in healthy individuals genotyped for a selection of antioxidative and neurodevelopmental genes. Breathing, ECG and microvascular blood flow were simultaneously monitored for 30 min in 22 healthy males. The same measurements were repeated under normoxic and hypoxic (normobaric (NH) and hypobaric (HH)) conditions, at real and simulated altitudes of up to 3800 m. Wavelet phase coherence and phase difference around the frequency of breathing (approximately 0.3 Hz) and around the frequency of PB (approximately 0.06 Hz) were evaluated. Subjects were genotyped for common functional polymorphisms in antioxidative and neurodevelopmental genes. During hypoxia, PB resulted in increased cardiorespiratory coherence at the PB frequency. This coherence was significantly higher in subjects with NOTCH4 polymorphism, and significantly lower in those with CAT polymorphism (HH only). Study of the phase shifts clearly indicates that the physiological mechanism of PB is different from that of the normal respiratory cycle. The results illustrate the power of time-evolving oscillatory analysis content in obtaining important insight into high altitude physiology. In particular, it provides further evidence for a genetic predisposition to PB and may partly explain the heterogeneity in the hypoxic response.
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- Faculty of SportUniversity of LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
- Department of AutomationBiocybernetics and RoboticsJožef Stefan InstituteLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Department of Pulmonary Function Testing and Exercise PhysiologyCHRU de NancyNancyFrance
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- Institute of Sport SciencesUniversity of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- University Children's HospitalUniversity Medical Center LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Pharmacogenetics LaboratoryInstitute of BiochemistryFaculty of MedicineUniversity of LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- University Children's HospitalUniversity Medical Center LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Pharmacogenetics LaboratoryInstitute of BiochemistryFaculty of MedicineUniversity of LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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Mortola JP, Marghescu D, Siegrist-Johnstone R, Matthes E. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia during a mental attention task: the role of breathing-specific heart rate. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2020; 272:103331. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2019.103331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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O'Callaghan EL, Lataro RM, Roloff EL, Chauhan AS, Salgado HC, Duncan E, Nogaret A, Paton JFR. Enhancing respiratory sinus arrhythmia increases cardiac output in rats with left ventricular dysfunction. J Physiol 2019; 598:455-471. [DOI: 10.1113/jp277293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Erin L. O'Callaghan
- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TD UK
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TD UK
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center of Biological Sciences Federal University of Santa Catarina Florianópolis Santa Catarina Brazil
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TD UK
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- Department of Physics University of Bath Claverton Down Bath BA2 7AY UK
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Cardiology University Hospital Bristol NHS Trust Bristol UK
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- Department of Physics University of Bath Claverton Down Bath BA2 7AY UK
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TD UK
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland Grafton Auckland New Zealand
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Benarroch EE. Control of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems during sleep. Auton Neurosci 2019; 218:54-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Jungen C, Alken FA, Eickholt C, Scherschel K, Kuklik P, Klatt N, Schwarzl J, Moser J, Jularic M, Akbulak RO, Schaeffer B, Willems S, Meyer C. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia is reduced after pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Arch Med Sci 2019; 16:1022-1030. [PMID: 32863990 PMCID: PMC7444695 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2019.83883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) describes heart rate (HR) changes in synchrony with respiration. It is relevant for exercise capacity and mechanistically linked with the cardiac autonomic nervous system. After pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), the current therapy of choice for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), the cardiac vagal tone is often diminished. We hypothesized that RSA is modulated by PVI in patients with paroxysmal AF. MATERIAL AND METHODS Respiratory sinus arrhythmia, measured by using a deep breathing test and heart rate variability parameters, was studied in 10 patients (64 ±3 years) with paroxysmal AF presenting in stable sinus rhythm for their first catheter-based PVI. Additionally, heart rate dynamics before and after PVI were studied during sympathetic/parasympathetic coactivation by using a cold-face test. All tests were performed within 24 h before and 48 h after PVI. RESULTS After PVI RSA (E/I difference: 7.9 ±1.0 vs. 3.5 ±0.6 bpm, p = 0.006; E/I ratio: 1.14 ±0.02 vs. 1.05 ±0.01, p = 0.003), heart rate variability (SDNN: 31 ±3 vs. 14 ±3 ms, p = 0.006; RMSSD: 17 ±2 vs. 8 ±2 ms, p = 0.002) and the HR response to sympathetic/parasympathetic coactivation (10.2 ±0.7% vs. 5.7 ±1.1%, p = 0.014) were diminished. The PVI-related changes in RSA correlated with the heart rate change during sympathetic/parasympathetic coactivation before vs. after PVI (E/I difference: r = 0.849, p = 0.002; E/I ratio: r = 0.786, p = 0.007). One patient with vagal driven arrhythmia experienced AF recurrence during follow-up (mean: 6.5 ±0.6 months). CONCLUSIONS Respiratory sinus arrhythmia is reduced after PVI in patients with paroxysmal AF. Our findings suggest that this is related to a decrease in cardiac vagal tone. Whether and how this affects the clinical outcome including exercise capacity need to be determined.
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- Christiane Jungen
- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology - Electrophysiology University Heart Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Cauture F, Sterba-Boatwright B, Rocho-Levine J, Harms C, Miedler S, Fahlman A. Using Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia to Estimate Inspired Tidal Volume in the Bottlenose Dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus). Front Physiol 2019; 10:128. [PMID: 30837895 PMCID: PMC6390636 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00128] [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: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Man-made environmental change may have significant impact on apex predators, like marine mammals. Thus, it is important to assess the physiological boundaries for survival in these species, and assess how climate change may affect foraging efficiency and the limits for survival. In the current study, we investigated whether the respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) could estimate tidal volume (V T) in resting bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). For this purpose, we measured respiratory flow and electrocardiogram (ECG) in five adult bottlenose dolphins at rest while breathing voluntarily. Initially, an exponential decay function, using three parameters (baseline heart rate, the change in heart rate following a breath, and an exponential decay constant) was used to describe the temporal change in instantaneous heart rate following a breath. The three descriptors, in addition to body mass, were used to develop a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) to predict the inspired tidal volume (V Tinsp). The GAM allowed us to predict V Tinsp with an average ( ± SD) overestimate of 3 ± 2%. A jackknife sensitivity analysis, where 4 of the five dolphins were used to fit the GAM and the 5th dolphin used to make predictions resulted in an average overestimate of 2 ± 10%. Future studies should be used to assess whether similar relationships exist in active animals, allowing V T to be studied in free-ranging animals provided that heart rate can be measured.
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- Fabien Cauture
- Departamento de Investigación, Fundación Oceanogràfic de la Comunidad Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, United States
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- Center for Marine Sciences and Technology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Morehead City, NC, United States
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- Departamento de Investigación, Fundación Oceanogràfic de la Comunidad Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
- Research Group on Biomedical Imaging (GIBI2), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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Lindsey BG, Nuding SC, Segers LS, Morris KF. Carotid Bodies and the Integrated Cardiorespiratory Response to Hypoxia. Physiology (Bethesda) 2019; 33:281-297. [PMID: 29897299 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00014.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Advances in our understanding of brain mechanisms for the hypoxic ventilatory response, coordinated changes in blood pressure, and the long-term consequences of chronic intermittent hypoxia as in sleep apnea, such as hypertension and heart failure, are giving impetus to the search for therapies to "erase" dysfunctional memories distributed in the carotid bodies and central nervous system. We review current network models, open questions, sex differences, and implications for translational research.
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- Bruce G Lindsey
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida , Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida , Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida , Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida , Tampa, Florida
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Nataj A, Eftekhari G, Raoufy MR, Mani AR. The effect of fractal-like mechanical ventilation on vital signs in a rat model of acute-on-chronic liver failure. Physiol Meas 2018; 39:114008. [PMID: 30475741 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/aaea10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The network of interactions between different organs is impaired in liver cirrhosis. Liver cirrhosis is associated with multi-system involvement, which eventually leads to multiple organ failure. This process is accelerated by a precipitating factor such as bacterial infection, which leads to respiratory distress, circulatory shock, neural dysfunction and very high mortality. Cirrhotic patients often have blunted respiratory sinus arrhythmia and impaired cardio-respiratory variability. Fractal-like mechanical ventilation is reported to enhance respiratory sinus arrhythmia and attenuate respiratory distress in experimental models. In the present study we hypothesise that fractal-like mechanical ventilation may improve the outcome of cirrhotic rats with multiple organ failure. APPROACH Cirrhosis was induced by chronic biliary obstruction in rats. Acute multiple organ failure was induced by intraperitoneal injection of bacterial endotoxin in cirrhotic rats. The effect of conventional mechanical ventilation (with constant tidal volume and respiratory rate) or fractal-like ventilation (with the same average but variable tidal volume and respiratory rate) were assessed on vital signs, oxygen saturation and plasma alanine aminotransferase in anaesthetised cirrhotic rats. MAIN RESULTS We demonstrated that fractal-like mechanical ventilation was accompanied by improved oxygen saturation, reduced heart rate and decreased liver injury following injection of bacterial endotoxin. Moreover, variable mechanical ventilation in cirrhotic rats reduced mortality and prevented a fall in short-term heart rate variability following endotoxin challenge in comparison with rats with constant mechanical ventilation. SIGNIFICANCE We suggest further investigations into the beneficial effects of fractal-like ventilation strategy in critically ill patients with liver failure requiring organ support and mechanical ventilation.
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- Arman Nataj
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. These authors are joint first authors
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Benarroch EE. Brainstem integration of arousal, sleep, cardiovascular, and respiratory control. Neurology 2018; 91:958-966. [PMID: 30355703 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Jones-Mason K, Alkon A, Coccia M, Bush NR. Autonomic nervous system functioning assessed during the Still-Face Paradigm: A meta-analysis and systematic review of methods, approach and findings. DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW 2018; 50:113-139. [PMID: 33707809 DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2018.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Animal and human research suggests that the development of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is particularly sensitive to early parenting experiences. The Still-Face Paradigm (SFP), one of the most widely used measures to assess infant reactivity and emotional competence, evokes infant self-regulatory responses to parental interaction and disengagement. This systematic review of 33 peer-reviewed studies identifies patterns of parasympathetic (PNS) and sympathetic (SNS) nervous system activity demonstrated by infants under one year of age during the SFP and describes findings within the context of sample demographic characteristics, study methodologies, and analyses conducted. A meta-analysis of a subset of 14 studies with sufficient available respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) data examined whether the SFP reliably elicited PNS withdrawal (RSA decrease) during parental disengagement or PNS recovery (RSA increase) during reunion, and whether results differed by socioeconomic status (SES). Across SES, the meta-analysis confirmed that RSA decreased during the still-face episode and increased during reunion. When studies were stratified by SES, low-SES or high-risk groups also showed RSA decreases during the still face episode but failed to show an increase in RSA during reunion. Few studies have examined SNS activity during the SFP to date, preventing conclusions in that domain. The review also identified multiple qualifications to patterns of SFP ANS findings, including those that differed by ethnicity, infant sex, parental sensitivity, and genetics. Strengths and weaknesses in the extant research that may explain some of the variation in findings across the literature are also discussed, and suggestions for strengthening future research are provided.
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- Karen Jones-Mason
- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Health and Community, Weill Neurosciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco
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- School of Nursing Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Health and Community, Weill Neurosciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Health and Community, Weill Neurosciences Institute, University of California, San Francisco.,Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
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