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Versteeg N, Wellauer V, Wittenwiler S, Aerenhouts D, Clarys P, Clijsen R. Short-term cutaneous vasodilatory and thermosensory effects of topical methyl salicylate. Front Physiol 2024; 15:1347196. [PMID: 38706945 PMCID: PMC11066213 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1347196] [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: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Introduction Methyl salicylate, the main compound of wintergreen oil, is widely used in topical applications. However, its vascular and thermosensory effects are not fully understood. The primary aim was to investigate the effects of topical methyl salicylate on skin temperature (Tskin), skin microcirculation (MCskin) and muscle oxygen saturation (SmO2) compared to a placebo gel. The secondary aim was to assess thermosensory responses (thermal sensation, thermal comfort) and to explore to which extent these sensations correspond to the physiological responses over time. Methods 21 healthy women (22.2 ± 2.9 years) participated in this single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Custom-made natural wintergreen oil (12.9%), containing methyl salicylate (>99%) and a placebo gel, 1 g each, were applied simultaneously to two paravertebral skin areas (5 cm × 10 cm, Th4-Th7). Tskin (infrared thermal imaging), MCskin (laser speckle contrast imaging) and SmO2 (deep tissue oxygenation monitoring) and thermosensation (Likert scales) were assessed at baseline (BL) and at 5-min intervals during a 45 min post-application period (T0-T45). Results Both gels caused an initial decrease in Tskin, with Tskin(min) at T5 for both methyl salicylate (BL-T5: Δ-3.36°C) and placebo (BL-T5: Δ-3.90°C), followed by a gradual increase (p < .001). Methyl salicylate gel resulted in significantly higher Tskin than placebo between T5 and T40 (p < .05). For methyl salicylate, MCskin increased, with MCskin(max) at T5 (BL-T5: Δ88.7%). For placebo, MCskin decreased (BL-T5: Δ-17.5%), with significantly lower values compared to methyl salicylate between T0 and T45 (p < .05). Both gels had minimal effects on SmO2, with no significant differences between methyl salicylate and placebo (p > .05). Thermal sensation responses to topical methyl salicylate ranged from "cool" to "hot", with more intense sensations reported at T5. Discussion The findings indicate that topical methyl salicylate induces short-term cutaneous vasodilation, but it may not enhance skeletal muscle blood flow. This study highlights the complex sensory responses to its application, which may be based on the short-term modulation of thermosensitive transient receptor potential channels.
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- Ninja Versteeg
- Rehabilitation and Exercise Science Laboratory (RESlab), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Landquart, Switzerland
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- Rehabilitation and Exercise Science Laboratory (RESlab), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Landquart, Switzerland
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- Rehabilitation and Exercise Science Laboratory (RESlab), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Landquart, Switzerland
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- Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Rehabilitation and Exercise Science Laboratory (RESlab), Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Landquart, Switzerland
- Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- International University of Applied Sciences THIM, Landquart, Switzerland
- Department of Health, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Berne, Switzerland
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Jones B, Waterworth S, Tallent J, Rogerson M, Morton C, Moran J, Southall-Edwards R, Cooper CE, McManus C. Cold-Water Immersion and Lower Limb Muscle Oxygen Consumption as Measured by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Trained Endurance Athletes. J Athl Train 2024; 59:317-324. [PMID: 37347152 PMCID: PMC10976338 DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-0532.22] [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] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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CONTEXT Cold-water immersion (CWI) has been reported to reduce tissue metabolism postimmersion, but physiological data are lacking regarding the muscle metabolic response to its application. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive optical technique that can inform muscle hemodynamics and tissue metabolism. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of CWI at 2 water temperatures (10°C and 15°C) on NIRS-calculated measurements of muscle oxygen consumption (mVO2). DESIGN Crossover study. SETTING University sports rehabilitation center. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS A total of 11 male National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II long-distance runners (age = 23.4 ± 3.4 years, height = 1.8 ± 0.1 m, mass = 68.8 ± 10.7 kg, mean adipose tissue thickness = 6.7 ± 2.7 mm). INTERVENTION(S) Cold-water immersion at 10°C and 15°C for 20 minutes. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) We calculated mVO2 preimmersion and postimmersion at water temperatures of 10°C and 15°C. Changes in tissue oxyhemoglobin (O2Hb), deoxyhemoglobin (HHb), total hemoglobin (tHb), hemoglobin difference (Hbdiff), and tissue saturation index (TSI %) were measured during the 20-minute immersion at both temperatures. RESULTS We observed a decrease in mVO2 after immersion at both 10°C and 15°C (F1,9 = 27.7801, P = .001). During the 20-minute immersion at both temperatures, we noted a main effect of time for O2Hb (F3,27 = 14.227, P = .001), HHb (F3,27 = 5.749, P = .009), tHb (F3,27 = 24.786, P = .001), and Hbdiff (F3,27 = 3.894, P = .020), in which values decreased over the course of immersion. Post hoc pairwise comparisons showed that these changes occurred within the final 5 minutes of immersion for tHb and O2Hb. CONCLUSIONS A 20-minute CWI at 10°C and 15°C led to a reduction in mVO2. This was greater after immersion at 10°C. The reduction in mVO2 suggests a decrease in muscle metabolic activity (ie, O2 use after CWI). Calculating mVO2 via the NIRS-occlusion technique may offer further insight into muscle metabolic responses beyond what is attainable from observing the NIRS primary signals.
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- Ben Jones
- School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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Baur DA, Baur KG, Buchanan BK, Ortiz MJ, Doody AG. Load carriage physiology in normoxia and hypoxia. Eur J Appl Physiol 2024; 124:925-943. [PMID: 37740748 PMCID: PMC10879375 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-023-05320-2] [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: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the effects of load carriage in normoxia and normobaric hypoxia on ventilatory responses, hemodynamics, tissue oxygenation, and metabolism. METHODS Healthy males (n = 12) completed 3 randomly ordered baseline graded exercise tests in the following conditions: (1) unloaded normoxic (U: FIO2 = 20.93%), (2) loaded (~ 30 kg) normoxic (LN), and (3) loaded hypoxic simulating ~ 3650 m (LH: FIO2 = ~ 13%). Thereafter, experimental exercise trials were completed in quasi-randomized order (i.e., U completed first) consisting of 3 × 10 min of walking (separated by 5 min seated rest) with stages matched with the U condition (in ascending order) for relative intensity, absolute oxygen consumption ([VO2]; 1.7 L min-1), and walking speed (1.45 ± 0.15 m s-1). RESULTS Load carriage increased perceived exertion and reduced VO2max (LN: - 7%; LH: - 32%; p < 0.05). At matched VO2, stroke volume and tidal volume were reduced and maintained with LN and LH vs. U, respectively (p < 0.05). Increases in cardiac output and minute ventilation at matched VO2 (with LH) and speed (with LN and LH), were primarily accomplished via increases in heart rate and breathing frequency (p < 0.05). Cerebral oxygenated hemoglobin (O2HHb) was increased at all intensities with LN, but deoxygenated hemoglobin and total hemoglobin were increased with LH (p < 0.05). Muscle oxygen kinetics and substrate utilization were similar between LN and U, but LH increased CHO dependence and reduced muscle O2HHb at matched speed (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Load carriage reduces cardiorespiratory efficiency and increases physiological strain, particularly in hypoxic environments. Potential load carriage-induced alterations in cerebral blood flow may increase the risk for altitude illnesses and requires further study.
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- Daniel A Baur
- Department of Human Performance and Wellness, Virginia Military Institute, 208 Cormack Hall, Lexington, VA, 24450, USA.
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- Department of Human Performance and Wellness, Virginia Military Institute, 208 Cormack Hall, Lexington, VA, 24450, USA
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- Department of Human Performance and Wellness, Virginia Military Institute, 208 Cormack Hall, Lexington, VA, 24450, USA
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- Department of Human Performance and Wellness, Virginia Military Institute, 208 Cormack Hall, Lexington, VA, 24450, USA
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- Department of Human Performance and Wellness, Virginia Military Institute, 208 Cormack Hall, Lexington, VA, 24450, USA
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Koutlas A, Smilios I, Kokkinou EM, Myrkos A, Kounoupis A, Dipla K, Zafeiridis A. NIRS-Derived Muscle-Deoxygenation and Microvascular Reactivity During Occlusion-Reperfusion at Rest Are Associated With Whole-Body Aerobic Fitness. RESEARCH QUARTERLY FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT 2024; 95:127-139. [PMID: 36689603 DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2022.2159309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Purpose: Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) indices during arterial occlusion-reperfusion maneuver have been used to examine the muscle's oxidative metabolism and microvascular function-important determinants of whole-body aerobic-fitness. The association of NIRS-derived parameters with whole-body VO2max was previously examined using a method requiring exercise (or electrical stimulation) followed by multiple arterial occlusions. We examined whether NIRS-derived indices of muscle deoxygenation and microvascular reactivity assessed during a single occlusion-reperfusion at rest are (a) associated with maximal/submaximal indices of whole-body aerobic-fitness and (b) could discriminate individuals with different VO2max. We, also, investigated which NIRS-parameter during occlusion-reperfusion correlates best with whole-body aerobic-fitness. Methods: Twenty-five young individuals performed an arterial occlusion-reperfusion at rest. Changes in oxygenated- and deoxygenated-hemoglobin (O2Hb and HHb, respectively) in vastus-lateralis were monitored; adipose tissue thickness (ATT) at NIRS-application was assessed. Participants also underwent a maximal incremental exercise test for VO2max, maximal aerobic velocity (MAV), and ventilatory-thresholds (VTs) assessments. Results: The HHbslope and HHbmagnitude of increase (occlusion-phase) and O2Hbmagnitude of increase (reperfusion-phase) were strongly correlated with VO2max (r = .695-.763, p < .001) and moderately with MAV (r = .468-.530; p < .05). O2Hbmagnitude was moderately correlated with VTs (r = .399-.414; p < .05). After controlling for ATT, the correlations remained significant for VO2max (r = .672-.704; p < .001) and MAV (r = .407; p < .05). Individuals in the high percentiles after median and tritile splits for HHbslope and O2Hbmagnitude had significantly greater VO2max vs. those in low percentiles (p < .01-.05). The HHbslope during occlusion was the best predictor of VO2max. Conclusion: NIRS-derived muscle deoxygenation/reoxygenation indices during a single arterial occlusion-reperfusion maneuver are strongly associated with whole-body maximal indices of aerobic-fitness (VO2max, MAV) and may discriminate individuals with different VO2max.
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Peeters WM, Gram M, Dias GJ, Vissers MCM, Hampton MB, Dickerhof N, Bekhit AE, Black MJ, Oxbøll J, Bayer S, Dickens M, Vitzel K, Sheard PW, Danielson KM, Hodges LD, Brønd JC, Bond J, Perry BG, Stoner L, Cornwall J, Rowlands DS. Changes to insulin sensitivity in glucose clearance systems and redox following dietary supplementation with a novel cysteine-rich protein: A pilot randomized controlled trial in humans with type-2 diabetes. Redox Biol 2023; 67:102918. [PMID: 37812879 PMCID: PMC10570009 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102918] [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: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
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We recently developed a novel keratin-derived protein (KDP) rich in cysteine, glycine, and arginine, with the potential to alter tissue redox status and insulin sensitivity. The KDP was tested in 35 human adults with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a 14-wk randomised controlled pilot trial comprising three 2×20 g supplemental protein/day arms: KDP-whey (KDPWHE), whey (WHEY), non-protein isocaloric control (CON), with standardised exercise. Outcomes were measured morning fasted and following insulin-stimulation (80 mU/m2/min hyperinsulinaemic-isoglycaemic clamp). With KDPWHE supplementation there was good and very-good evidence for moderate-sized increases in insulin-stimulated glucose clearance rate (GCR; 26%; 90% confidence limits, CL 2%, 49%) and skeletal-muscle microvascular blood flow (46%; 16%, 83%), respectively, and good evidence for increased insulin-stimulated sarcoplasmic GLUT4 translocation (18%; 0%, 39%) vs CON. In contrast, WHEY did not effect GCR (-2%; -25%, 21%) and attenuated HbA1c lowering (14%; 5%, 24%) vs CON. KDPWHE effects on basal glutathione in erythrocytes and skeletal muscle were unclear, but in muscle there was very-good evidence for large increases in oxidised peroxiredoxin isoform 2 (oxiPRX2) (19%; 2.2%, 35%) and good evidence for lower GPx1 concentrations (-40%; -4.3%, -63%) vs CON; insulin stimulation, however, attenuated the basal oxiPRX2 response (4%; -16%, 24%), and increased GPx1 (39%; -5%, 101%) and SOD1 (26%; -3%, 60%) protein expression. Effects of KDPWHE on oxiPRX3 and NRF2 content, phosphorylation of capillary eNOS and insulin-signalling proteins upstream of GLUT4 translocation AktSer437 and AS160Thr642 were inconclusive, but there was good evidence for increased IRSSer312 (41%; 3%, 95%), insulin-stimulated NFκB-DNA binding (46%; 3.4%, 105%), and basal PAK-1Thr423/2Thr402 phosphorylation (143%; 66%, 257%) vs WHEY. Our findings provide good evidence to suggest that dietary supplementation with a novel edible keratin protein in humans with T2DM may increase glucose clearance and modify skeletal-muscle tissue redox and insulin sensitivity within systems involving peroxiredoxins, antioxidant expression, and glucose uptake.
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- W M Peeters
- Metabolic and Microvascular Laboratory, School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand; School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Science, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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- Metabolic and Microvascular Laboratory, School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Food Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Metabolic and Microvascular Laboratory, School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Metabolic and Microvascular Laboratory, School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgery, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Metabolic and Microvascular Laboratory, School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Metabolic and Microvascular Laboratory, School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
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- Centre for Early Learning in Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Metabolic and Microvascular Laboratory, School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Cherouveim ED, Miliotis PG, Koskolou MD, Dipla K, Vrabas IS, Geladas ND. The Effect of Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation on Hemodynamics, Cerebral Oxygenation and Activation, and Exercise Performance during Incremental Exercise to Exhaustion in Male Cyclists. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:981. [PMID: 37508410 PMCID: PMC10376807 DOI: 10.3390/biology12070981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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This study aimed to elucidate whether muscle blood flow restriction during maximal exercise is associated with alterations in hemodynamics, cerebral oxygenation, cerebral activation, and deterioration of exercise performance in male participants. Thirteen healthy males, cyclists (age 33 ± 2 yrs., body mass: 78.6 ± 2.5 kg, and body mass index: 25.57 ± 0.91 kg·m-1), performed a maximal incremental exercise test on a bicycle ergometer in two experimental conditions: (a) with muscle blood flow restriction through the application of thigh cuffs inflated at 120 mmHg (with cuffs, WC) and (b) without restriction (no cuffs, NC). Exercise performance significantly deteriorated with muscle blood flow restriction, as evidenced by the reductions in V˙O2max (-17 ± 2%, p < 0.001), peak power output (-28 ± 2%, p < 0.001), and time to exhaustion (-28 ± 2%, p < 0.001). Muscle oxygenated hemoglobin (Δ[O2Hb]) during exercise declined more in the NC condition (p < 0.01); however, at exhaustion, the magnitude of muscle oxygenation and muscle deoxygenation were similar between conditions (p > 0.05). At maximal effort, lower cerebral deoxygenated hemoglobin (Δ[HHb]) and cerebral total hemoglobin (Δ[THb]) were observed in WC (p < 0.001), accompanied by a lower cardiac output, heart rate, and stroke volume vs. the NC condition (p < 0.01), whereas systolic blood pressure, rating of perceived exertion, and cerebral activation (as assessed by electroencephalography (EEG) activity) were similar (p > 0.05) between conditions at task failure, despite marked differences in exercise duration, maximal aerobic power output, and V˙O2max. In conclusion, in trained cyclists, muscle blood flow restriction during an incremental cycling exercise test significantly limited exercise performance. Exercise intolerance with muscle blood flow restriction was mainly associated with attenuated cardiac responses, despite cerebral activation reaching similar maximal levels as without muscle blood flow restriction.
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- Evgenia D Cherouveim
- Division of Sports Medicine and Biology of Exercise, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 17237 Athens, Greece
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- Division of Sports Medicine and Biology of Exercise, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 17237 Athens, Greece
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- Division of Sports Medicine and Biology of Exercise, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 17237 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, School of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 62122 Serres, Greece
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, School of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 62122 Serres, Greece
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- Division of Sports Medicine and Biology of Exercise, School of Physical Education and Sports Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 17237 Athens, Greece
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Xu M, An G. A Pharmacometrics Model to Characterize a New Type of Target-Mediated Drug Disposition (TMDD) - Nonlinear Pharmacokinetics of Small-Molecule PF-07059013 Mediated By Its High-capacity Pharmacological Target Hemoglobin With Positive Cooperative Binding. AAPS J 2023; 25:41. [PMID: 37055588 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-023-00808-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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In general, small-molecule target-mediated drug disposition (TMDD) is caused by the interaction of a drug with its high-affinity, low-capacity pharmacological target. In the current work, we developed a pharmacometrics model to characterize a new type of TMDD, where the nonlinear pharmacokinetics (PK) is mediated by a high-capacity pharmacological target with cooperative binding instead of target saturation. The model drug we used was PF-07059013, a noncovalent hemoglobin modulator that demonstrated promising preclinical efficacy to treat sickle cell disease (SCD), and showed complex nonlinear PK in mice with the fraction of unbound drug in blood (fub) decreased with an increase in PF-07059013 concentrations/doses due to the positive cooperative binding of PF-07059013 to hemoglobin. Among the various models we evaluated, the best one is a semi-mechanistic model where only drug molecules not bound to hemoglobin were allowed for elimination, with the nonlinear pharmacokinetics being captured by incorporating cooperative binding for drug molecules bound to hemoglobin. Our final model provided valuable insight on target binding-related parameters, such as the Hill coefficient γ (estimated to be 1.6), binding constant KH (estimated to be 1450 µM), and the amount of total hemoglobin Rtot (estimated to be 2.13 µmol). As the dose selection of a compound with positive cooperative binding is tricky and challenging due to the nonproportional and steep response, our model may be valuable in facilitating the rational dose regimen selection for future preclinical animal and clinical trials for PF-07059013 and other compounds whose nonlinear pharmacokinetics are caused by similar mechanisms.
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- Min Xu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, 115 S Grand Ave, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, 115 S Grand Ave, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, USA.
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Ušaj A, Sotiridis A, Debevec T. Cardio-Respiratory and Muscle Oxygenation Responses to Submaximal and Maximal Exercise in Normobaric Hypoxia: Comparison between Children and Adults. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12030457. [PMID: 36979149 PMCID: PMC10044758 DOI: 10.3390/biology12030457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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As differential physiological responses to hypoxic exercise between adults and children remain poorly understood, we aimed to comprehensively characterise cardiorespiratory and muscle oxygenation responses to submaximal and maximal exercise in normobaric hypoxia between the two groups. Following familiarisation, fifteen children (Age = 9 ± 1 years) and fifteen adults (Age = 22 ± 2 years) completed two graded cycling exercise sessions to exhaustion in a randomized and single-blind manner in normoxia (NOR; FiO2 = 20.9) and normobaric hypoxia (HYP; FiO2 = 13.0) exercises conditions. Age-specific workload increments were 25 W·3 min−1 for children and 40 W·3 min−1 for adults. Gas exchange and vastus lateralis oxygenation parameters were measured continuously via metabolic cart and near-infrared spectroscopy, respectively. Hypoxia provoked significant decreases in maximal power output PMAX (children = 29%; adults 16% (F = 39.3; p < 0.01)) and power output at the gas exchange threshold (children = 10%; adults:18% (F = 8.08; p = 0.01)) in both groups. Comparable changes were noted in most respiratory and gas exchange parameters at similar power outputs between groups. Children, however, demonstrated, lower PETCO2 throughout the test at similar power outputs and during the maintenance of V˙CO2 at the maximal power output. These data indicate that, while most cardiorespiratory responses to acute hypoxic exercise are comparable between children and adults, there exist age-related differential responses in select respiratory and muscle oxygenation parameters.
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- Anton Ušaj
- Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece
- Department of Automatics, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Department of Automatics, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Zulbaran‐Rojas A, Lee M, Bara RO, Flores‐Camargo A, Spitz G, Finco MG, Bagheri AB, Modi D, Shaib F, Najafi B. Electrical stimulation to regain lower extremity muscle perfusion and endurance in patients with post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2: A randomized controlled trial. Physiol Rep 2023; 11:e15636. [PMID: 36905161 PMCID: PMC10006649 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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Muscle deconditioning and impaired vascular function in the lower extremities (LE) are among the long-term symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients with a history of severe illness. These symptoms are part of the post-acute sequelae of Sars-CoV-2 (PASC) and currently lack evidence-based treatment. To investigate the efficacy of lower extremity electrical stimulation (E-Stim) in addressing PASC-related muscle deconditioning, we conducted a double-blinded randomized controlled trial. Eighteen (n = 18) patients with LE muscle deconditioning were randomly assigned to either the intervention (IG) or the control (CG) group, resulting in 36 LE being assessed. Both groups received daily 1 h E-Stim on both gastrocnemius muscles for 4 weeks, with the device functional in the IG and nonfunctional in the CG. Changes in plantar oxyhemoglobin (OxyHb) and gastrocnemius muscle endurance (GNMe) in response to 4 weeks of daily 1 h E-Stim were assessed. At each study visit, outcomes were measured at onset (t0 ), 60 min (t60 ), and 10 min after E-Stim therapy (t70 ) by recording ΔOxyHb with near-infrared spectroscopy. ΔGNMe was measured with surface electromyography at two time intervals: 0-5 min (Intv1 ) and: 55-60 min (Intv2 ). Baseline OxyHb decreased in both groups at t60 (IG: p = 0.046; CG: p = 0.026) and t70 (IG = p = 0.021; CG: p = 0.060) from t0 . At 4 weeks, the IG's OxyHb increased from t60 to t70 (p < 0.001), while the CG's decreased (p = 0.003). The IG had higher ΔOxyHb values than the CG at t70 (p = 0.004). Baseline GNMe did not increase in either group from Intv1 to Intv2 . At 4 weeks, the IG's GNMe increased (p = 0.031), whereas the CG did not change. There was a significant association between ΔOxyHb and ΔGNMe (r = 0.628, p = 0.003) at 4 weeks in the IG. In conclusion, E-Stim can improve muscle perfusion and muscle endurance in individuals with PASC experiencing LE muscle deconditioning.
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- Alejandro Zulbaran‐Rojas
- Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP), Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of SurgeryBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTexasUSA
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- Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP), Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of SurgeryBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTexasUSA
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- Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP), Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of SurgeryBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTexasUSA
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- Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP), Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of SurgeryBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTexasUSA
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- Baylor St Luke's Medical Center, Exercise PhysiologyLiver Transplant ProgramHoustonTexasUSA
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- Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP), Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of SurgeryBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTexasUSA
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- Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP), Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of SurgeryBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTexasUSA
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- Department of Pulmonary Critical CareBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTexasUSA
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- Department of Pulmonary Critical CareBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTexasUSA
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- Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP), Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of SurgeryBaylor College of MedicineHoustonTexasUSA
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Adding heat stress to repeated-sprint training in hypoxia does not enhance performance improvements in canoe/kayak athletes. Eur J Appl Physiol 2023; 123:339-349. [PMID: 36278988 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-022-05054-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE The present study investigated the effects of adding heat stress to repeated-sprint training in hypoxia on performance and physiological adaptations in well-trained athletes. METHODS Sixteen canoe/kayak sprinters conducted 2 weeks of repeated-sprint training consisting of three sets of 5 × 10 s sprints with 20 s active recovery periods under conditions of either normobaric hypoxia (RSH, FiO2: 14.5%, ambient temperature: 18 ℃, n = 8) or combined heat and normobaric hypoxia (RSHH, FiO2: 14.5%, ambient temperature: 38 ℃, n = 8). Before and after training, the 10 × 10 s repeated-sprint ability (RSA) test and 500 m time trial were performed on a canoe/kayak ergometer. RESULTS Peak and average power outputs during the RSA test were significantly improved after training in both RSH (peak power: + 21.5 ± 4.6%, P < 0.001; average power: + 12.5 ± 1.9%, P < 0.001) and RSHH groups (peak power: + 18.8 ± 6.6%, P = 0.005; average power: + 10.9 ± 6.8%, P = 0.030). Indirect variables of skeletal muscle oxygen extraction (deoxygenated hemoglobin) and blood perfusion (total hemoglobin) during the RSA test were significantly increased after training in the RSH group (P = 0.041 and P = 0.034, respectively) but not in the RSHH group. In addition, finish time during the 500 m time trial was significantly shortened after the training only in the RSH group (RSH: - 3.9 ± 0.8%, P = 0.005; RSHH: - 3.1 ± 1.4%, P = 0.078). CONCLUSION Adding heat stress to RSH does not enhance performance improvement and may partially mask muscle tissue adaptation.
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Raberin A, Elmer J, Willis SJ, Richard T, Vernillo G, Iaia FM, Girard O, Malatesta D, Millet GP. The Oxidative-Glycolytic Balance Influenced by Sprint Duration Is Key during Repeated Sprint in Hypoxia. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2023; 55:245-254. [PMID: 36136604 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PURPOSE This study investigates the effects of normobaric hypoxia on repeated sprint exercise (RSE) with different balance between oxidative (phosphocreatine and oxidative pathway) and glycolytic contributions. Therefore, performance and psychophysiological responses were compared during RSE to exhaustion with the same exercise-to-rest ratio (1:2) but different sprint durations (5, 10, or 20 s) either in normoxic (RSN) or hypoxic (RSH; F io2 = 0.13) conditions. METHODS On separate visits, 10 active participants completed in random order three cycling RSN (5:10; 10:20 and 20:40) and three similar RSH sessions to exhaustion. Vastus lateralis muscle oxygenation was recorded by near-infrared spectroscopy. Blood lactate concentration, limb and breathing discomfort, and ratings of perceived exertion were measured. RESULTS Total sprint number was smaller in hypoxia than in normoxia for 5:10 (20.8 ± 8.6 vs 14.7 ± 3.4; P = 0.014) and 10:20 (13.7 ± 6.3 vs 8.8 ± 2.5; P = 0.018) but not 20:40 (5.6 ± 1.9 vs 5.6 ± 2.5). The fatigue index was larger in hypoxia only for 5:10 (-43.5%, P < 0.001). Irrespective of condition, blood lactate concentration increased with the sprint duration with higher values for 20:40 than 5:10 (13.1 ± 2.7 vs 11.5 ± 2.2 mmoL·L -1 ; P = 0.027). Limb and breathing discomfort and ratings of perceived exertion did not differ in all RSE. Muscle oxygenation was mainly impacted by sprint duration (i.e., main effect of sprint duration on [HHb] min, [tHb] max, Δ[HHb], and Δ[tHb]) but not by hypoxia. The normoxia-to-hypoxia percentage decrease for total sprint number for 5:10 was correlated with the highest power output over 5 s ( R2 = 0.55; P = 0.013) and 10 s ( R2 = 0.53; P = 0.016). CONCLUSIONS Hypoxia impairs repeated sprint ability when the oxidative but not the glycolytic contribution is substantial. The oxidative-glycolytic balance, influenced partly by sprint duration, is key during repeated sprint in hypoxia.
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- Antoine Raberin
- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Denver, Denver, CO
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, ITALY
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, ITALY
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- School of Human Science (Exercise and Sport Sciences), The University of Western Australia, Perth, AUSTRALIA
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SWITZERLAND
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Evaluation of Muscle Oxygen Dynamics in Children's Gait and Its Relationship with the Physiological Cost Index. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11020221. [PMID: 36673589 PMCID: PMC9858938 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11020221] [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: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The response of muscle oxygen saturation, which is an index for the energy metabolism of muscles during walking in children, and its relationship to the physiological cost index, which indicates walking efficiency, are unknown. This study aimed to evaluate muscle oxygen saturation in lower extremity muscles during walking in children, its changes with age, and the relationship between the physiological cost index. The oxygen saturation was measured by the amount of change during a two-minute walk, and the physiological cost index was calculated from the change in heart rate before and after exercise and walking speed. Results were compared for each muscle, and the correlation between the two was examined. Changes in muscle oxygen saturation were greater in the lower leg muscles, significantly greater in the tibialis anterior at six to seven years, and in the gastrocnemius medial head at eight to ten years. The physiological cost index was significantly correlated with changes in muscle oxygen saturation in the tibialis anterior (r = 0.44, p < 0.001). The lower leg muscles were metabolically active in children’s gait, and their response varied with age. Moreover, the muscle oxygenation dynamics of the tibialis anterior may influence walking efficiency.
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Marillier M, Bernard AC, Verges S, Moran-Mendoza O, Neder JA. Quantifying leg muscle deoxygenation during incremental cycling in hypoxemic patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2022; 43:192-200. [PMID: 36582169 DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypoxaemia and cardiocirculatory abnormalities may impair muscle oxygen (O2 ) delivery relative to O2 requirements thereby increasing the rate of O2 extraction during incremental exercise in fibrotic interstitial lung disease (f-ILD). Using changes in deoxyhaemoglobin concentration ([HHb]) by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as a proxy of O2 extraction, we investigated whether a simplified (double-linear) approach, previously tested in heart failure, would provide useful estimates of muscle deoxygenation in f-ILD. METHODS A total of 25 patients (23 men, 72 ± 8 years; 20 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide = 44 ± 11% predicted) and 12 age- and sex-matched healthy controls performed incremental cycling to symptom limitation. Changes in vastus lateralis [HHb] assessed by NIRS were analysed in relation to work rate (WR) and O2 uptake throughout the exercise. RESULTS Patients showed lower exercise capacity than controls (e.g., peak WR = 67 ± 18% vs. 105 ± 20% predicted, respectively; p < 0.001). The [HHb] response profile was typically S-shaped, presenting three distinct phases. Exacerbated muscle deoxygenation in patients versus controls was evidenced by: (i) a steeper mid-exercise [HHb]-WR slope (0.30 ± 0.22 vs. 0.11 ± 0.08 μmol/W; p = 0.008) (Phase 2), and (ii) a larger late-exercise increase in [HHb] (p = 0.002) (Phase 3). Steeper [HHb]-WR slope was associated with lower peak WR (r = -0.70) and greater leg discomfort (r = 0.77; p < 0.001) in f-ILD. CONCLUSION This practical approach to interpreting [HHb] during incremental exercise might prove useful to determine the severity of muscle deoxygenation and the potential effects of interventions thereof in hypoxemic patients with f-ILD.
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- Mathieu Marillier
- Laboratory of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Queen's University and Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.,HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratory of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Queen's University and Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.,HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France
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- HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1300, Grenoble Alpes University, Grenoble, France
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Program, Queen's University and Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Laboratory of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Queen's University and Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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van Hooff M, Arnold J, Meijer E, Schreuder P, Regis M, Xu L, Scheltinga M, Savelberg H, Schep G. Diagnosing Sport-Related Flow Limitations in the Iliac Arteries Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11247462. [PMID: 36556078 PMCID: PMC9786904 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11247462] [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: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background: A flow limitation in the iliac arteries (FLIA) in endurance athletes is notoriously difficult to diagnose with the currently available diagnostic tools. At present, a commonly used diagnostic measure is a decrease in ankle brachial index with flex hips (ABIFlexed) following a maximal effort exercise test. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non-invasive technique that measures skeletal muscle oxygenation as reflected by the balance of O2 delivery from microvascular blood flow and O2 uptake by metabolic activity. Therefore, NIRS potentially serves as a novel technique for diagnosing FLIA. The purpose of this study is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of NIRS-derived absolute, amplitude, and kinetic variables in legs during and after a maximal exercise test with ABIFlexed. Methods: ABIFlexed and NIRS were studied in 33 healthy subjects and 201 patients with FLIA diagnosed with echo-Doppler. Results: After maximal exercise, NIRS kinetic variables, such as the half value time and mean response time, resulted in a range of 0.921 to 0.939 AUC for the diagnosis of FLIA when combined with ABIFlexed. Conversely, ABIFlexed measurements alone conferred significantly worse test characteristics (AUC 0.717, p < 0.001). Conclusions: NIRS may serve as a diagnostic adjunct in patients with possible FLIA.
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- Martijn van Hooff
- Department of Sports and Exercise, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5500 MB Veldhoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Nutrition and Movement Science, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +31-40-888-7280
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- Department of Sports and Exercise, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5500 MB Veldhoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Nutrition and Movement Science, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Environmental Physiology Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Physics, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5500 MB Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Sports and Exercise, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5500 MB Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- School of Information Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5500 MB Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nutrition and Movement Science, NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Sports and Exercise, Máxima Medical Centre, De Run 4600, 5500 MB Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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Usaj A, Kapus J, Štrumbelj B, Debevec T, Vodičar J. Effects of Moderate Altitude Training Combined with Moderate or High-altitude Residence. Int J Sports Med 2022; 43:1129-1136. [PMID: 35926513 DOI: 10.1055/a-1885-4053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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We aimed to identify potential physiological and performance differences of trained cross-country skiers (V˙o2max=60±4 ml ∙ kg-1 ∙ min-1) following two, 3-week long altitude modalities: 1) training at moderate altitudes (600-1700 m) and living at 1500 m (LMTM;N=8); and 2) training at moderate altitudes (600-1700 m) and living at 1500 m with additional nocturnal normobaric hypoxic exposures (FiO2 =0.17;LHTM; N=8). All participants conducted the same training throughout the altitude training phase and underwent maximal roller ski trials and submaximal cyclo-ergometery before, during and one week after the training camps. No exercise performance or hematological differences were observed between the two modalities. The average roller ski velocities were increased one week after the training camps following both LMTM (p=0.03) and LHTM (p=0.04) with no difference between the two (p=0.68). During the submaximal test, LMTM increased the Tissue Oxygenation Index (11.5±6.5 to 1.0±8.5%; p=0.04), decreased the total hemoglobin concentration (15.1±6.5 to 1.7±12.9 a.u.;p=0.02), and increased blood pH (7.36±0.03 to 7.39±0.03;p=0.03). On the other hand, LHTM augmented minute ventilation (76±14 to 88±10 l·min-1;p=0.04) and systemic blood oxygen saturation by 2±1%; (p=0.02) with no such differences observed following the LMTM. Collectively, despite minor physiological differences observed between the two tested altitude training modalities both induced comparable exercise performance modulation.
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- Anton Usaj
- Laboratory of Biodynamics, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Biodynamics, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Biodynamics, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Biodynamics, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Imai A, Yamaguchi K, Goto K. Comparison of systemic and peripheral responses during high-intensity interval exercise under voluntary hypoventilation vs. hypoxic conditions. Phys Act Nutr 2022; 26:8-16. [PMID: 35982624 PMCID: PMC9395251 DOI: 10.20463/pan.2022.0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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[Purpose] This study aimed to determine the systemic and peripheral responses to high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) with voluntary hypoventilation at low lung volume (VHL) or HIIE under hypoxic conditions. [Methods] Ten male participants completed a single session of HIIE (three sets of 6 × 8-s high-intensity pedaling at 170% of maximal oxygen uptake [VO2max]) under three different conditions: normoxia with normal breathing (NOR: 23 °C, 20.9% of fraction of inspired oxygen [FiO2]), hypoxia with normal breathing (HYP: 23 °C, 14.5% FiO2), and normoxia with VHL (VHL: 23 °C, 20.9% FiO2). A randomized crossover design was used. Power output, arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate, and muscle oxygenation were monitored during the exercise and the 16-s recovery. Muscle blood flow (mBF) of the vastus lateralis was also evaluated. [Results] SpO2 during the exercise and the 16-s recovery in the VHL group was significantly lower than in that of the NOR group. However, this parameter in the VHL group was significantly higher than that of the HYP group (NOR: 94.9 ± 0.4%, HYP: 82.8 ± 1.2%, VHL: 90.4 ± 0.5%; p < 0.001). Muscle oxygen saturation was significantly lower in the HYP group than those in the VHL and NOR groups (NOR: 79.6 ± 17.4%, HYP: 65.5 ± 7.7%, VHL: 74.4 ± 7.8%; p = 0.024). No significant difference in this parameter was observed between the VHL and NOR groups (p > 0.05). Additionally, the exercise-induced increase in mBF did not differ significantly among three groups (p > 0.05). [Conclusion] HIIE-induced SpO2 decrease was smaller under hypoxic conditions than during VHL. Moreover, mBF was not enhanced by the addition of VHL during HIIE.
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Yoon S, Bailey CA, Côté JN. Sex-specific muscle activation and oxygenation kinetics during a repetitive forward pointing task. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2022; 47:502-516. [PMID: 35050824 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2021-0664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We compared the minute-by-minute muscle activity and oxygenation responses to a repetitive arm motion-induced fatiguing task between the sexes in order to address the literature gap on these time-dependent fatigue responses. Twenty-six (13 females) healthy adults performed a repetitive pointing task (RPT) with the arm moving forward/backward at shoulder height until reaching 8/10 (Borg CR10) for neck/shoulder perceived exertion (RPE). Neck/shoulder RPE, oxygenation and electromyography were recorded every minute and compared between first and second half of the task and between the sexes. Greater changes in oxygen supply and activation amplitude occurred during the second half of the task. Despite similar time to fatigue-terminal (p > 0.05), females showed greater anterior deltoid activation amplitude at all time points than males, and only the males showed increases in anterior and posterior deltoid activation amplitudes. In females, middle (ρ = -0.34, p = 0.04) and posterior (ρ = -0.44, p = 0.01) deltoid amplitudes were negatively correlated with perceived exertion during the first half of the task. Results suggest that reduced modulation of anterior deltoid activation amplitude in females may reflect a sub-optimal fatigue-mitigation mechanism compared with males and may help explain their greater susceptibility to neck/shoulder musculoskeletal disorders. Novelty: Despite similar fatigability and trapezius oxygenation, females showed greater deltoid activation throughout the task. Deltoid activation increased in males but not in females. The results support the important role of the deltoid in sex-specific neck/shoulder injury mechanisms.
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- SangHoon Yoon
- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montréal, QC H2W 1S4, Canada.,Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montréal, QC H2W 1S4, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montréal, QC H2W 1S4, Canada.,Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montréal, QC H2W 1S4, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montréal, QC H2W 1S4, Canada.,Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montréal, QC H2W 1S4, Canada
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Cyr-Kirk S, Billaut F. Hyperoxia Improves Repeated-Sprint Ability and the Associated Training Load in Athletes. Front Sports Act Living 2022; 4:817280. [PMID: 35359505 PMCID: PMC8963206 DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2022.817280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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This study investigated the impact of hyperoxic gas breathing (HYP) on repeated-sprint ability (RSA) and on the associated training load (TL). Thirteen team- and racquet-sport athletes performed 6-s all-out sprints with 24-s recovery until exhaustion (power decrement ≥ 15% for two consecutive sprints) under normoxic (NOR: FIO2 0.21) and hyperoxic (HYP: FIO2 0.40) conditions in a randomized, single-blind and crossover design. The following variables were recorded throughout the tests: mechanical indices, arterial O2 saturation (SpO2), oxygenation of the vastus lateralis muscle with near-infrared spectroscopy, and electromyographic activity of the vastus lateralis, rectus femoris, and gastrocnemius lateralis muscles. Session TL (work × rate of perceived exertion) and neuromuscular efficiency (work/EMG [Electromyography]) were calculated. Compared with NOR, HYP increased SpO2 (2.7 ± 0.8%, Cohen's effect size ES 0.55), the number of sprints (14.5 ± 8.6%, ES 0.28), the total mechanical work (13.6 ± 6.8%, ES 0.30), and the session TL (19.4 ± 7.0%, ES 0.33). Concomitantly, HYP increased the amplitude of muscle oxygenation changes during sprints (25.2 ± 11.7%, ES 0.36) and recovery periods (26.1 ± 11.4%, ES 0.37), as well as muscle recruitment (9.9 ± 12.1%, ES 0.74), and neuromuscular efficiency (6.9 ± 9.0%, ES 0.24). It was concluded that breathing a hyperoxic mixture enriched to 40% O2 improves the total work performed and the associated training load during an open-loop RSA session in trained athletes. This ergogenic impact may be mediated by metabolic and neuromuscular alterations.
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Comparison of Different Approaches Estimating Skeletal Muscle Oxygen Consumption Using Continuous-Wave Near-Infrared Spectroscopy at a Submaximal Contraction Level—A Comparative Study. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12052272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Continuous-wave near-infrared spectroscopy (CW-NIRS) is a method used to non-invasively estimate skeletal muscle oxygen consumption (mVO2). Three different signals are provided by CW-NIRS devices: (1) oxygenated hemoglobin (O2Hb); (2) deoxygenated hemoglobin (HHb); and (3) tissue saturation index (TSI). Typically, the signal’s slope is interpreted with respect to high or low mVO2 during a muscle action. What signal (or combination of signals) is used for slope interpretation differs according to what approach is used, and there are several published in literature. It is unclear if resulting mVO2 estimates can be used interchangeably. Hence, this work aimed to compare five commonly used approaches on the same set of CW-NIRS data regarding their agreement in estimated mVO2. A controlled, lab-based study setting was used for this experiment. Data are based on isometric dorsiflexion contractions of 15 subjects at 30% of voluntary maximum torque, at two different ankle angles. CW-NIRS was placed on the m. tibialis anterior and blood flow was occluded. The approaches for mVO2 estimation included calculations based on (1) TSI, (2) the difference between O2Hb and HHb (Hbdiff), (3) the mean of slopes from O2Hb and HHb (Hbmean), (4) the HHb signal, and (5) the O2Hb signal. Linear regression modelling was used to calculate respective slopes (r2 > 0.99). Repeated measures ANOVA identified significant differences between the approaches (p < 0.001, ω2 = 0.258). Post-hoc tests revealed that only TSI vs. Hbmean and Hbdiff vs. HHb gave comparable results (p > 0.271). In addition, Bland–Altman plots showed good accuracy (mean bias ~2%) but low precision (±20%) between the comparisons. Thus, the different approaches to estimate mVO2 cannot be used interchangeably. The results from different studies using different approaches should be compared with caution.
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Evidence that large vessels do affect near infrared spectroscopy. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2155. [PMID: 35140261 PMCID: PMC8828816 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05863-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The influence of large vessels on near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measurement is generally considered negligible. Aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that changes in the vessel size, by varying the amount of absorbed NIR light, could profoundly affect NIRS blood volume indexes. Changes in haemoglobin concentration (tHb) and in tissue haemoglobin index (THI) were monitored over the basilic vein (BV) and over the biceps muscle belly, in 11 subjects (7 M - 4 F; age 31 ± 8 year) with simultaneous ultrasound monitoring of BV size. The arm was subjected to venous occlusion, according to two pressure profiles: slow (from 0 to 60 mmHg in 135 s) and rapid (0 to 40 mmHg maintained for 30 s). Both tHb and THI detected a larger blood volume increase (1.7 to 4 fold; p < 0.01) and exhibited a faster increase and a greater convexity on the BV than on the muscle. In addition, NIRS signals from BV exhibited higher correlation with changes in BV size than from muscle (r = 0.91 vs 0.55, p < 0.001 for THI). A collection of individual relevant recordings is also included. These results challenge the long-standing belief that the NIRS measurement is unaffected by large vessels and support the concept that large veins may be a major determinant of blood volume changes in multiple experimental conditions.
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Azevedo RDA, Forot J, Millet GY, Murias JM. Comparing muscle VO 2 from near-infrared spectroscopy desaturation rate to pulmonary VO 2 during cycling below, at and above the maximal lactate steady state. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2022; 132:641-652. [PMID: 35112926 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00754.2021] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
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Muscle oxygen uptake (V̇O2m) evaluated from changes in the near-infrared spectroscopy oxygen desaturation slope during a 5-s arterial blood flow occlusion has been proposed as an estimation of the actual V̇O2m. However, its correspondence with pulmonary oxygen uptake (V̇O2p) during exercise remains unknown. PURPOSE to investigate the V̇O2m and V̇O2p relationship in females and males in response to prolonged constant-load cycling exercise at different intensities. METHODS Eighteen participants (8 females) visited the laboratory on six occasions: 1) ramp incremental test; 2-3) 30-min constant power output (constant-PO) exercise bout to determine the maximal lactate steady state (MLSS); 4-6) constant-PO exercise bouts to task failure at (i) 15% below MLSS (MLSS-15%); (ii) MLSS; (iii) 15% above MLSS (MLSS+15%). V̇O2m was estimated at baseline, at min 5, 10, 20, 30, and at task failure. V̇O2p was continuously recorded during the constant-PO bouts. RESULTS V̇O2pand V̇O2m significantly increased from min 5 to min 30 in MLSS condition (all p < 0.05) and from min 5 to min 10 in MLSS+15% condition (all p < 0.05). V̇O2pand V̇O2m were correlated (r2 adj range of 0.70-0.98, all p < 0.001) amongst exercise intensities in both females and males. Additionally, both variables were also correlated when expressed as percent (r2 adj range of 0.52-0.77, all p < 0.001). CONCLUSION V̇O2p and V̇O2m responses were similar when exercising below, at, and above the MLSS independently of sex. Most importantly, V̇O2p andV̇O2m were correlated regardless the exercise intensity and sex of the participants.
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.,Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.,Univ Lyon, UJM-Saint-Etienne, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, Saint-Etienne, France.,Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, France
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Sustained Compression with a Pneumatic Cuff on Skeletal Muscles Promotes Muscle Blood Flow and Relieves Muscle Stiffness. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19031692. [PMID: 35162715 PMCID: PMC8834837 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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(1) Purpose: This study aimed to examine whether a pneumatic cuff could promote muscle blood flow and improve muscle stiffness by continuously compressing muscles with air pressure in healthy college students. (2) Method: Twenty-one healthy collegiate students participated in this study. The probe of the near-infrared spectrometer was attached to the upper surface of the left gastrocnemius muscle, and a cuff was wrapped around the left lower leg. The cuff was inflated to 200 mmHg. After 10 min, the cuff was deflated, and the patient rested for 10 min. Muscle stiffness and fatigue were assessed before and after the intervention. (3) Results: During 10 min of continuous compression, StO2 continued to decrease until seven min of compression. After 10 min of continuous compression, StO2 was 30.8 ± 10.4%, which was approximately half of 69.2 ± 6.1% at rest. After the release of the pneumatic cuff compression, the StO2 remained higher than that at rest from 1 to 10 min. Muscle hardness was 19.0 ± 8.0 before intervention was 8.7 ± 4.8 after the intervention. Muscle fatigue was 6.6 ± 1.7 cm before the intervention and 4.0 ± 1.6 cm after the intervention. (4) Conclusions: This study suggests that sustained muscle compression using a pneumatic cuff can promote muscle blood flow and improve muscle stiffness and fatigue.
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Christiansen D, Bishop DJ. Aerobic-interval exercise with blood flow restriction potentiates early markers of metabolic health in man. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2022; 234:e13769. [PMID: 34984835 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/06/2022]
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AIM This study examined whether aerobic-interval exercise with blood flow restriction (BFR) potentiates early markers of metabolic health compared to exercise with systemic hypoxia or normoxia in man. METHODS In a randomized-crossover fashion, eight healthy men completed nine 2-minute running bouts at 105% of their lactate threshold on three occasions separated by one week, either with BFR (BFR-trial), systemic hypoxia (HYP-trial) or normoxia (control; CON-trial). Near-infrared spectroscopy was used to assess the muscle level of hypoxia. A muscle biopsy was collected at rest and 3 hours after exercise to quantify genes involved in cholesterol synthesis (PGC-1α2), glucose disposal (GLUT4) and capillary growth (HIF-1α; VEGFA), as well as mitochondrial respiration (PGC-1α2/3), uncoupling (UCP3) and expansion (p53; COXIV-1/2; CS; AMPKα1/2). RESULTS The muscle level of hypoxia was matched between the BFR-trial and HYP-trial (~90%; P > .05), which was greater than the CON-trial (~70%; P < .05). PGC-1α2 increased most in the BFR-trial (16-fold vs CON-trial; 11-fold vs HYP-trial; P < .05). GLUT4 and VEGFA selectively increased by 2.0 and 3.4-fold, respectively in BFR-trial (P < .05), which was greater than CON-trial (1.2 and 1.3 fold) and HYP-trial (1.2 and 1.8 fold; P < .05). UCP3 increased more in BFR-trial than the HYP-trial (4.3 vs 1.6 fold), but was not different between BFR-trial and CON-trial (2.1 fold) or between CON-trial and HYP-trial (P > .05). No trial differences were evident for other genes (P > .05). CONCLUSION Independent of the muscle level of hypoxia, BFR-exercise potentiates early markers of metabolic health associated with the regulation of cholesterol production and glucose homeostasis in man.
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- Danny Christiansen
- Institute for Health & Sport Victoria University Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Institute for Health & Sport Victoria University Melbourne Victoria Australia
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Hooff M, Meijer EJ, Scheltinga MRM, Savelberg HHCM, Schep G. Test–retest reliability of skeletal muscle oxygenation measurement using near‐infrared spectroscopy during exercise in patients with sport‐related iliac artery flow limitation. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2022; 42:114-126. [PMID: 35075811 PMCID: PMC9306874 DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The ankle‐brachial index is an accurate tool for detecting claudication in atherosclerotic patients. However, this technique fails to identify subtle flow limitations of the iliac arteries (FLIA) in endurance athletes. Near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive technique that measures skeletal muscle tissue oxygenation status. The aim of the present study is to examine the absolute and relative test–retest reliability of NIRS and evaluate its potential as a diagnostic tool in FLIA. NIRS‐derived exercise variables were analyzed during exercise and recovery in FLIA 17 patients and 19 healthy controls. The relative reliability of absolute variables (such as the maximal value) were slight to yet predominantly substantial (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC], ICC range: 0.06–0.76) with good to excellent absolute reliability (absolute limits of agreement [ALoA], ALoA range: 0.8 ± 10.2 to 0.7 ± 13.1; coefficient of variation [CV], CV range: 5%–11%). Absolute values encompassing signal amplitudes showed moderate to almost perfect relative reliability (ICC range: 0.51–0.89) and poor to good absolute reliability (ALoA range: −1.3 ± 7.0 to −2.5 ± 15.7; CV range: 15%–32%). Kinetic variables showed moderate to almost perfect relative reliability for most recovery kinetics variables (ICC range: 0.54–0.86) with fair to good absolute reliability (ALoA range: 0.4 ± 12.2 to 3.9 ± 37.9; CV range: 18%–27%). Particularly, kinetic variables showed significant differences between patients and healthy subjects. NIRS is found to be a reliable method for examining muscle tissue oxygenation variables. Given the significant differences in especially recovery kinetics between normal subjects and patients, NIRS may contribute to diagnosing FLIA in endurance athletes.
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- Martijn Hooff
- Department of Sports and Exercise Máxima Medical Centre Veldhoven Noord‐Brabant The Netherlands
- Department of Movement and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences Maastricht University Maastricht Maastricht The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Physics Máxima Medical Centre Veldhoven Noord‐Brabant The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Physics Máxima Medical Centre Veldhoven Noord‐Brabant The Netherlands
- Department of Vascular Surgery Máxima Medical Centre Veldhoven Noord‐Brabant The Netherlands
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- Department of Movement and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences Maastricht University Maastricht Maastricht The Netherlands
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- Department of Sports and Exercise Máxima Medical Centre Veldhoven Noord‐Brabant The Netherlands
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Rech DA, da Silveira LS, Martins EM, de Oliveira Roque ABA, Althoff A, Maiorana AJ, Vieira AM, Karsten M. Frailty influences the vascular responsiveness of elderly individuals with chronic heart failure. Microvasc Res 2022; 141:104316. [PMID: 35038445 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2022.104316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Frailty is highly prevalent in heart failure (HF) patients. HF is associated with oxidative stress and chronic inflammation, which impair oxygen use by skeletal muscles. Little is known about the influence of frailty on vascular responsiveness and tissue oxygenation. OBJECTIVE Analyze the influence of frailty on vascular responsiveness and muscle oxygenation in elderly individuals with and without HF. METHODS Individuals aged ≥60 years, with or without HF, were evaluated for frailty (phenotype). Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used to assess muscle oxygenation at rest (oxygen saturation - StO2 and deoxyhemoglobin) and during handgrip exercise (minimum StO2 and maximum deoxyhemoglobin), and oxygenation variables. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Results were grouped according to the frailty phenotype: non-frail, pre-frail, and frail. Shapiro-Wilk test was used to assess normality. Data were compared using a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Bonferroni post hoc test was applied to determine the influence of frailty or HF on NIRS variables. SPSS software was used in the analyses; p < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS 55 elderly participants (61.8% female; 70.4 ± 7.2 years old; 28 HF patients) participated in the study. 32.7% (n = 18) were classified as non-frail, 43.3% (n = 24) as pre-frail, and 23.6% (n = 13) as frail. The analysis of vascular responsiveness (n = 52) identified an influence (p < 0.05) of frailty on the reperfusion rate (slope 2 and ∆StO2 of nadir-peak) and desaturation during occlusion (area under the curve of StO2) in HF patients. There was no influence of frailty or HF on muscle oxygenation at rest and during exercise (n = 54; p > 0.05). CONCLUSION The coexistence of frailty and HF seems to impair vascular responsiveness, as frail elderly participants with HF presented lower reperfusion rates and higher desaturation levels during the arterial occlusion test. However, the presence of frailty or HF alone had no influence on muscle oxygenation at rest or during exercise.
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- Daiana Aparecida Rech
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis, SC 88080-350, Brazil; Grupo de Pesquisa em Saúde Cardiovascular e Exercício - GepCardio, UDESC, Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis, SC 88080-350, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis, SC 88080-350, Brazil; Grupo de Pesquisa em Saúde Cardiovascular e Exercício - GepCardio, UDESC, Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis, SC 88080-350, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis, SC 88080-350, Brazil; Grupo de Pesquisa em Saúde Cardiovascular e Exercício - GepCardio, UDESC, Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis, SC 88080-350, Brazil
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- Grupo de Pesquisa em Saúde Cardiovascular e Exercício - GepCardio, UDESC, Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis, SC 88080-350, Brazil
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- Department of Allied Health, Fiona Stanley Hospital, 11 Robin Warren Drive, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia; School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Western Australia 6102, Australia.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis, SC 88080-350, Brazil; Grupo de Pesquisa em Saúde Cardiovascular e Exercício - GepCardio, UDESC, Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis, SC 88080-350, Brazil; Montreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, 5400 Boul Gouin O, Montréal, Québec, QC H4J 1C5, Canada
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis, SC 88080-350, Brazil; Grupo de Pesquisa em Saúde Cardiovascular e Exercício - GepCardio, UDESC, Rua Pascoal Simone, 358, Florianópolis, SC 88080-350, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Rua Sarmento Leite, 245, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil.
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Keller JL, Kennedy KG, Hill EC, Fleming SR, Colquhoun RJ, Schwarz NA. Handgrip exercise induces sex-specific mean arterial pressure and oxygenation responses but similar performance fatigability. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2022; 42:127-138. [PMID: 34979052 DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Women exhibit an attenuated exercise pressor reflex (EPR) when compared to men. The influence of sex-specific mechanisms related to the EPR and performance fatigability remain to be fully elucidated. The purpose was to determine the impact of oxygenation and metabolic efficiency on sex-specific performance fatigability and increases in mean arterial pressure (MAP) resulting from a fatiguing isometric handgrip (IHG). Twenty-four adults volunteered to perform an IHG at 25% at maximal voluntary isometric contractions (MVICs). Pre- and posttest MVICs were conducted to quantify performance fatigability. MAP was collected at 3 timepoints. A near-infrared spectroscopy device was attached to the forearm to derive the following signals: oxy[haem], deoxy[haem], total[haem], and diff[haem]. These values were normalized and examined across time in 5% segments of time-to-task-failure. Metabolic efficiency was defined as the ratio force:deoxy[haem]. During the IHG, there was a decline in oxy[haem] for the men (b = -0.075), whereas the women demonstrated an increase (b = 0.117). For the men, the diff[haem] tracked the mean oxy[haem] response, but there was no change for the women. The men exhibited greater declines in metabolic efficiency, yet there were no sex differences in PF (46.6 ± 9.7% vs. 45.5 ± 14.2%). For relative MAP, the men (24.5 ± 15.1%) exhibited a greater (p = .03) increase than the women (11.0 ± 17.6%). These results indicated the EPR was more prominent for the men, perhaps due to differences in mechanical stimuli and a lack of ability to maintain metabolic efficiency. However, these physiological differences did not induce a sex difference in performance fatigability.
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- Joshua L Keller
- Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Sport, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Sport, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.,Florida Space Institute, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Sport, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Sport, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Sport, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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Chopra K, Jeffries O, Tallent J, Heffernan S, Kilduff L, Gray A, Waldron M. Repeated Ischemic Preconditioning Effects on Physiological Responses to Hypoxic Exercise. Aerosp Med Hum Perform 2022; 93:13-21. [PMID: 35063051 DOI: 10.3357/amhp.5919.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION: Repeated ischemic preconditioning (IPC) can improve muscle and pulmonary oxygen on-kinetics, blood flow, and exercise efficiency, but these effects have not been investigated in severe hypoxia. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effects of 7 d of IPC on resting and exercising muscle and cardio-pulmonary responses to severe hypoxia.METHODS: A total of 14 subjects received either: 1) 7 d of repeated lower-limb occlusion (4 × 5 min, 217 ± 30 mmHg) at limb occlusive pressure (IPC) or SHAM (4 × 5 min, 20 mmHg). Subjects were tested for resting limb blood flow, relative microvascular deoxyhemoglobin concentration ([HHB]), and pulmonary oxygen (Vo2p) responses to steady state and incremental exercise to exhaustion in hypoxia (fractional inspired O₂ = 0.103), which was followed by 7 d of IPC or SHAM and retesting 72 h post-intervention.RESULTS: There were no effects of IPC on maximal oxygen consumption, time to exhaustion during the incremental test, or minute ventilation and arterial oxygen saturation. However, the IPC group had higher delta efficiency based on pooled results and lower steady state Δ[HHB] (IPC ∼24% vs. SHAM ∼6% pre to post), as well as slowing the [HHB] time constant (IPC ∼26% vs. SHAM ∼3% pre to post) and reducing the overshoot in [HHB]: Vo₂ ratio during exercise onset.CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, these results demonstrate that muscle O₂ efficiency and microvascular O₂ distribution can be improved by repeated IPC, but there are no effects on maximal exercise capacity in severe hypoxia.Chopra K, Jeffries O, Tallent J, Heffernan S, Kilduff L, Gray A, Waldron M. Repeated ischemic preconditioning effects on physiological responses to hypoxic exercise. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2022; 93(1):13-21.
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Paulino Geisel P, Pantuso Monteiro D, de Oliveira Nascimento I, Gomes Pereira DA. Evaluation of functional capacity and muscle metabolism in individuals with peripheral arterial disease with and without diabetes. J Vasc Surg 2021; 75:671-679. [PMID: 34921971 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.08.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is characterized by intermittent claudication, which interferes with walking and leads to worsening of functional capacity. This mechanism has not been clearly defined in PAD. Thus, the aim of our study was to identify the muscular metabolism and vascular function variables using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and their possible associations with functional capacity in individuals with PAD and secondly to verify the differences in these variables between persons with PAD and diabetes mellitus (DM) and those with PAD without DM. METHODS A total of 39 participants with intermittent claudication were enrolled, 14 of whom had DM. They were assessed for functional capacity by the total distance covered in the treadmill test with the speed and grade constant and for muscle function and metabolism using near-infrared spectroscopy at rest and during the treadmill test. The Spearman correlation coefficient was computed to assess the presence of an association between the variables, and multiple linear regression analysis was performed, considering the total test distance as the dependent variable. The assessment between groups was performed using the independent t test or Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS The near-infrared spectroscopy variables related to tissue oxygen saturation in the test recovery phase were correlated with the functional performance during the treadmill test. Thus, those with a longer or slower recovery time and those with greater tissue deoxygenation had walked a shorter distance. A significant difference (P = .049) was noted between those with PAD stratified by DM in the reoxygenation time required for an occlusion. CONCLUSIONS These findings reinforce the hypothesis that peripheral factors related to vascular function and muscular metabolism can affect the walking capacity of persons with PAD and that microvascular dysfunction is more prevalent among those with PAD and DM.
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Performance Assessment of a Commercial Continuous-Wave Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Tissue Oximeter for Suitability for Use in an International, Multi-Center Clinical Trial. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21216957. [PMID: 34770264 PMCID: PMC8587042 DOI: 10.3390/s21216957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Despite the wide range of clinical and research applications, the reliability of the absolute oxygenation measurements of continuous wave near-infrared spectroscopy sensors is often questioned, partially due to issues of standardization. In this study, we have compared the performances of 13 units of a continuous wave near-infrared spectroscopy device (PortaMon, Artinis Medical Systems, NL) to test their suitability for being used in the HEMOCOVID-19 clinical trial in 10 medical centers around the world. Detailed phantom and in vivo tests were employed to measure the precision and reproducibility of measurements of local blood oxygen saturation and total hemoglobin concentration under different conditions: for different devices used, different operators, for probe repositioning over the same location, and over time (hours/days/months). We have detected systematic differences between devices when measuring phantoms (inter-device variability, <4%), which were larger than the intra-device variability (<1%). This intrinsic variability is in addition to the variability during in vivo measurements on the forearm muscle resulting from errors in probe positioning and intrinsic physiological noise (<9%), which was also larger than the inter-device differences (<3%) during the same test. Lastly, we have tested the reproducibility of the protocol of the HEMOCOVID-19 clinical trial; that is, forearm muscle oxygenation monitoring during vascular occlusion tests over days. Overall, our conclusion is that these devices can be used in multi-center trials but care must be taken to characterize, follow-up, and statistically account for inter-device variability.
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Meertens R, Knapp KM, Strain WD, Casanova F, Ball S, Fulford J, Thorn C. In vivo Measurement of Intraosseous Vascular Haemodynamic Markers in Human Bone Tissue Utilising Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Front Physiol 2021; 12:738239. [PMID: 34630158 PMCID: PMC8497693 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.738239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: Poor vascular health is associated with reduced bone strength and increased risk of fragility fracture. However, direct measurement of intraosseous vascular health is difficult due to the density and mineral content of bone. We investigated the feasibility of using a commercially available continuous wave near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) system for the investigation of vascular haemodynamics in human bone in vivo. Approach: An arterial occlusion (AO) protocol was developed for obtaining haemodynamic measurements of the proximal tibia and lateral calf, including assessment of the protocol’s intra operator reproducibility. For 36 participants, intraosseous haemodynamics derived by NIRS were compared to alternative tests of bone health based on dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) testing and MRI. Main Results: Near infrared spectroscopy markers of haemodynamics of the proximal tibia demonstrated acceptable reproducibility, comparable with reproducibility assessments of alternative modalities measuring intraosseous haemodynamics, and the use of NIRS for measuring muscle. Novel associations have been demonstrated between haemodynamic markers of bone measured with NIRS and body composition and bone mineral density (BMD) measurements obtained with both DXA and MRI. Significance: Near infrared spectroscopy provides inexpensive, non-invasive, safe, and real time data on changes in oxygenated and deoxygenated haemoglobin concentration in bone at the proximal tibia. This study has demonstrated the potential for NIRS to contribute to research investigating the pathophysiological role of vascular dysfunction within bone tissue, but also the limitations and need for further development of NIRS technology.
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- Robert Meertens
- College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South West Peninsula (PenARC), College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Exeter Clinical Research Facility, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Men exhibit faster skeletal muscle tissue desaturation than women before and after a fatiguing handgrip. Eur J Appl Physiol 2021; 121:3473-3483. [PMID: 34515868 PMCID: PMC8436195 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04810-5] [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: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Purpose The purpose was to test the hypothesis that sex and fatigue effect of the early phase of skeletal muscle tissue oxygenation (StO2, %) desaturation rate as well as that strength matched adults may exhibit similar responses. Methods Twenty-four adults visited the laboratory twice to quantify this early phase of desaturation during vascular occlusion tests (VOT) while in a rested state. The second visit included a sustained handgrip task at 25% of maximal muscular strength until task failure. At failure, a post-task VOT was initiated. Muscle desaturation was defined as StO2 and collected by a near-infrared spectroscopy device. The muscle size and adipose thickness were determined via ultrasonography. Linear regression was used to quantify the rates of desaturation during the VOTs as well as during the fatiguing handgrip. Results There were sex differences in the rate of desaturation pre- and post-handgrip, such that independent of fatigue, the men (p < 0.001) desaturated more rapidly than the women (pre: b = − 0.208 vs. − 0.123%∙s−1; post: − 0.079 vs. − 0.070%∙s−1). During the fatiguing handgrip, the transformed StO2 values indicated that the males desaturated more rapidly than the females (b = − 0.070 vs. − 0.015). The matched pairs exhibited the same responses as the total sample. Conclusion Overall, muscle size and strength as well as adipose tissue were likely not the primary cause of the differences in rates of muscle desaturation. We hypothesized that differences in fiber type and mitochondria were the principle mechanisms provoking the differences in muscle oxygenation.
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Percival S, Sims DT, Stebbings GK. Local vibration therapy increases oxygen re-saturation rate and maintains muscle strength following exercise-induced muscle damage. J Athl Train 2021; 57:502-509. [PMID: 35696601 PMCID: PMC9205549 DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-0064.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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CONTEXT Exercise induced muscle damage (EIMD) is associated with transient reductions in strength and athletic performance. Studies conclude aetiology is due in part to muscle micro vascular damage and disruption of blood flow. Previous research on vibration therapy reports modulation in muscle blood flow, oxygenation and strength. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to observe if local vibration therapy (VT) alleviates the impairments and haemodynamic changes associated with EIMD. DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. SETTING Laboratory and public gymnasium. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS Ten healthy participants (6 males: 4 females; age: 38±15 yrs; height: 1.72±0.48 m; mass 72.0±10.4 kg) were randomized into experimental (VT) and control (CON) groups. INTERVENTIONS Both groups performed 10 sets of 10 eccentric wrist flexions at 70% of 1-repetition maximum to induce muscle damage. Subsequent assessment of wrist flexor strength and flexor carpus ulnaris (FCU) muscle oxygen saturation (SmO2) occurred at 1-, 24- and 48 hr-post exercise. VT group underwent 10 min of local VT (45 Hz) starting 1 hr-post exercise and applied twice daily (separated by 8 hrs) for 48 hrs during habitual waking hours. CON group received no local VT. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Grip strength, resting muscle oxygen (SmO2), muscle oxygen de-saturation and re-saturation rate. RESULTS No difference in grip strength observed pre EIMD, but the VT group demonstrated greater strength at 1 hr (P=0.004), 24 hr (P=0.031) and 48 hr (P=0.021) post EIMD compared to controls. No difference in SmO2 re-saturation over time (P>0.05), but the VT group had a greater re-saturation rate compared to controls at 1 hr (P=0.007, d = 2.6), 24 hr (P=0.001 d = 3.1) and 48 hr (P=0.035, d = 1.7) post EIMD. CONCLUSIONS Local VT successfully attenuated the effects of EIMD and increased SmO2 re-saturation in FCU muscles. Including local VT as part of a recovery protocol post-EIMD could be beneficial for rehabilitation and athletic training purposes.
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- S Percival
- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Musculoskeletal Science and Sports Medicine Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Musculoskeletal Science and Sports Medicine Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Musculoskeletal Science and Sports Medicine Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
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Sandberg C, Crenshaw AG, Elçadi GH, Christersson C, Hlebowicz J, Thilén U, Johansson B. Patients with complex congenital heart disease have slower calf muscle oxygenation during exercise. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2021.100157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Boebinger SE, Brothers RO, Bong S, Sanders B, McCracken C, Ting LH, Buckley EM. Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy Assessment of Resting Oxygen Metabolism in the Leg Musculature. Metabolites 2021; 11:496. [PMID: 34436437 PMCID: PMC8400025 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11080496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We lack reliable methods to continuously assess localized, resting-state muscle activity that are comparable across individuals. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) provides a low-cost, non-invasive means to assess localized, resting-state muscle oxygen metabolism during venous or arterial occlusions (VO2VO and VO2AO, respectively). However, this technique is not suitable for continuous monitoring, and its utility is limited to those who can tolerate occlusions. Combining NIRS with diffuse correlated spectroscopy (DCS) enables continuous measurement of an index of muscle oxygen metabolism (VO2i). Despite the lack of previous validation, VO2i is employed as a measure of oxygen metabolism in the muscle. Here we characterized measurement repeatability and compared VO2i with VO2VO and VO2AO in the medial gastrocnemius (MG) in 9 healthy adults. Intra-participant repeatability of VO2i, VO2VO, and VO2AO were excellent. VO2i was not significantly correlated with VO2AO (p = 0.15) nor VO2VO (p = 0.55). This lack of correlation suggests that the variability in the calibration coefficient between VO2i and VO2AO/VO2VO in the MG is substantial across participants. Thus, it is preferable to calibrate VO2i prior to every monitoring session. Important future work is needed to compare VO2i against gold standard modalities such as positron emission tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Scott E. Boebinger
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; (S.E.B.); (R.O.B.); (S.B.); (B.S.); (L.H.T.)
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; (S.E.B.); (R.O.B.); (S.B.); (B.S.); (L.H.T.)
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; (S.E.B.); (R.O.B.); (S.B.); (B.S.); (L.H.T.)
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; (S.E.B.); (R.O.B.); (S.B.); (B.S.); (L.H.T.)
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- Center for Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA;
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; (S.E.B.); (R.O.B.); (S.B.); (B.S.); (L.H.T.)
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; (S.E.B.); (R.O.B.); (S.B.); (B.S.); (L.H.T.)
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Children’s Research Scholar, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Acute Effects of Dietary Nitrate on Exercise Tolerance, Muscle Oxygenation, and Cardiovascular Function in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 2021; 31:385-396. [PMID: 34284348 DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.2021-0054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Previous studies have used supplements to increase dietary nitrate intake in clinical populations. Little is known about whether effects can also be induced through vegetable consumption. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the impact of dietary nitrate, through nitrate-rich vegetables (NRV) and beetroot juice (BRJ) supplementation, on plasma nitrate and nitrite concentrations, exercise tolerance, muscle oxygenation, and cardiovascular function in patients with peripheral arterial disease. In a randomized crossover design, 18 patients with peripheral arterial disease (age: 73 ± 8 years) followed a nitrate intake protocol (∼6.5 mmol) through the consumption of NRV, BRJ, and nitrate-depleted BRJ (placebo). Blood samples were taken, blood pressure and arterial stiffness were measured in fasted state and 150 min after intervention. Each intervention was followed by a maximal walking exercise test to determine claudication onset time and peak walking time. Gastrocnemius oxygenation was measured by near-infrared spectroscopy. Blood samples were taken and blood pressure was measured 10 min after exercise. Mean plasma nitrate and nitrite concentrations increased (nitrate; Time × Intervention interaction; p < .001), with the highest concentrations after BRJ (494 ± 110 μmol/L) compared with NRV (202 ± 89 μmol/L) and placebo (80 ± 19 μmol/L; p < .001). Mean claudication onset time and peak walking time did not differ between NRV (413 ± 187 s and 745 ± 220 s, respectively), BRJ (392 ± 154 s and 746 ± 176 s), and placebo (403 ± 176 s and 696 ± 222 s) (p = .762 and p = .165, respectively). Gastrocnemius oxygenation, blood pressure, and arterial stiffness were not affected by the intervention. NRV and BRJ intake markedly increase plasma nitrate and nitrite, but this does not translate to improved exercise tolerance, muscle oxygenation, and/or cardiovascular function.
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Broatch JR, O'Riordan SF, Keske MA, Betik AC, Bishop DJ, Halson SL, Parker L. Reduced post-exercise muscle microvascular perfusion with compression is offset by increased muscle oxygen extraction: Assessment by contrast-enhanced ultrasound. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21499. [PMID: 33811697 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002205rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The microvasculature is important for both health and exercise tolerance in a range of populations. However, methodological limitations have meant changes in microvascular blood flow are rarely assessed in humans during interventions designed to affect skeletal muscle blood flow such as the wearing of compression garments. The aim of this study is, for the first time, to use contrast-enhanced ultrasound to directly measure the effects of compression on muscle microvascular blood flow alongside measures of femoral artery blood flow and muscle oxygenation following intense exercise in healthy adults. It was hypothesized that both muscle microvascular and femoral artery blood flows would be augmented with compression garments as compared with a control condition. Ten recreationally active participants completed two repeated-sprint exercise sessions, with and without lower-limb compression tights. Muscle microvascular blood flow, femoral arterial blood flow (2D and Doppler ultrasound), muscle oxygenation (near-infrared spectroscopy), cycling performance, and venous blood samples were measured/taken throughout exercise and the 1-hour post-exercise recovery period. Compared with control, compression reduced muscle microvascular blood volume and attenuated the exercise-induced increase in microvascular velocity and flow immediately after exercise and 1 hour post-exercise. Compression increased femoral artery diameter and augmented the exercise-induced increase in femoral arterial blood flow during exercise. Markers of blood oxygen extraction in muscle were increased with compression during and after exercise. Compression had no effect on blood lactate, glucose, or exercise performance. We provide new evidence that lower-limb compression attenuates the exercise-induced increase in skeletal muscle microvascular blood flow following exercise, despite a divergent increase in femoral artery blood flow. Decreased muscle microvascular perfusion is offset by increased muscle oxygen extraction, a potential mechanism allowing for the maintenance of exercise performance.
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- James R Broatch
- Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Australia Institute of Sport, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Australia Institute of Sport, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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Zhang C, Modlesky CM, McCully KK. Measuring tibial hemodynamics and metabolism at rest and after exercise using near-infrared spectroscopy. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2021; 46:1354-1362. [PMID: 34019778 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2021-0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The bone vascular system is important, yet evaluation of bone hemodynamics is difficult and expensive. This study evaluated the utility and reliability of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), a portable and relatively inexpensive device, in measuring tibial hemodynamics and metabolic rate. Eleven participants were tested twice using post-occlusive reactive hyperemia technique with the NIRS probes placed on the tibia and the medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscle. Measurements were made at rest and after 2 levels of plantarflexion exercise. The difference between oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin signal could be reliably measured with small coefficients of variation (CV; range 5.7-9.8%) and high intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC; range 0.73-0.91). Deoxygenated hemoglobin rate of change, a potential marker for bone metabolism, also showed good reliability (CV range 7.5-9.8%, ICC range 0.90-0.93). The tibia was characterized with a much slower metabolic rate compared with MG (p < 0.001). While exercise significantly increased MG metabolic rate in a dose-dependent manner (all p < 0.05), no changes were observed for the tibia after exercise compared with rest (all p > 0.05). NIRS is a suitable tool for monitoring hemodynamics and metabolism in the tibia. However, the local muscle exercise protocol utilized in the current study did not influence bone hemodynamics or metabolic rate. Novelty: NIRS can be used to monitor tibial hemodynamics and metabolism with good reliability. Short-duration local muscle exercise increased metabolic rate in muscle but not in bone. High level of loading and exercise volume may be needed to elicit measurable metabolic changes in bone.
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- Chuan Zhang
- School of Physical Education and Sport, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Cherouveim ED, Miliotis P, Dipla K, Koskolou MD, Vrabas IS, Geladas ND. The effect of muscle blood flow restriction on hemodynamics, cerebral oxygenation and activation at rest. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2021; 46:1216-1224. [PMID: 33951406 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2020-1082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study tested the hypothesis that muscle blood flow restriction reduces muscle and cerebral oxygenation, at rest. In 26 healthy males, aged 33±2 yrs, physiological variables were continuously recorded during a 10-min period in two experimental conditions: a) with muscle blood flow restriction through thigh cuffs application inflated at 120 mmHg (With Cuffs, WC) and b) without restriction (No Cuffs, NC). Muscle and cerebral oxygenation were reduced by muscle blood flow restriction as suggested by the increase in both muscle and cerebral deoxygenated hemoglobin (Δ[HHb]; p<0.01) and the decrease of muscle and cerebral oxygenation index (Δ[HbDiff]; p<0.01). Hemodynamic responses were not affected by such muscle blood flow restriction, whereas baroreflex sensitivity was reduced (p=0.009). The perception of leg discomfort was higher (p<0.001) in the WC than in the NC condition. This study suggests that thigh cuffs application inflated at 120 mmHg is an effective method to reduce muscle oxygenation at rest. These changes at the muscular level seem to be sensed by the central nervous system, evoking alterations in cerebral oxygenation and baroreflex sensitivity. Novelty bullets: • Thigh cuffs application inflated at 120 mmHg effectively reduces muscle oxygenation at rest. • Limiting muscle oxygenation appears to reduce cerebral oxygenation, and baroreflex sensitivity, at rest. • Even in healthy subjects, limiting muscle oxygenation, at rest, affects neural integration.
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- Evgenia D Cherouveim
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 68993, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Athens, Attica, Greece;
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 68993, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Athens, Attica, Greece;
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- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at Serres (TEFAA), Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Serres, Greece, 62110;
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 68993, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Athens, Attica, Greece;
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 68993, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Athens, Attica, Greece;
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Gaffney K, Lucero A, Macartney-Coxson D, Clapham J, Whitfield P, Palmer BR, Wakefield S, Faulkner J, Stoner L, Rowlands DS. Effects of whey protein on skeletal muscle microvascular and mitochondrial plasticity following 10 weeks of exercise training in men with type 2 diabetes. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2021; 46:915-924. [PMID: 33591858 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2020-0943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Skeletal muscle microvascular dysfunction and mitochondrial rarefaction feature in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) linked to low tissue glucose disposal rate (GDR). Exercise training and milk protein supplementation independently promote microvascular and metabolic plasticity in muscle associated with improved nutrient delivery, but combined effects are unknown. In a randomised-controlled trial, 24 men (55.6 y, SD 5.7) with T2DM ingested whey protein drinks (protein/carbohydrate/fat: 20/10/3 g; WHEY) or placebo (carbohydrate/fat: 30/3 g; CON) before/after 45 mixed-mode intense exercise sessions over 10 weeks, to study effects on insulin-stimulated (hyperinsulinemic clamp) skeletal-muscle microvascular blood flow (mBF) and perfusion (near-infrared spectroscopy), and histological, genetic, and biochemical markers (biopsy) of microvascular and mitochondrial plasticity. WHEY enhanced insulin-stimulated perfusion (WHEY-CON 5.6%; 90% CI -0.1, 11.3), while mBF was not altered (3.5%; -17.5, 24.5); perfusion, but not mBF, associated (regression) with increased GDR. Exercise training increased mitochondrial (range of means: 40%-90%) and lipid density (20%-30%), enzyme activity (20%-70%), capillary:fibre ratio (∼25%), and lowered systolic (∼4%) and diastolic (4%-5%) blood pressure, but without WHEY effects. WHEY dampened PGC1α -2.9% (90% compatibility interval: -5.7, -0.2) and NOS3 -6.4% (-1.4, -0.2) expression, but other messenger RNA (mRNA) were unclear. Skeletal muscle microvascular and mitochondrial exercise adaptations were not accentuated by whey protein ingestion in men with T2DM. ANZCTR Registration Number: ACTRN12614001197628. Novelty: Chronic whey ingestion in T2DM with exercise altered expression of several mitochondrial and angiogenic mRNA. Whey added no additional benefit to muscle microvascular or mitochondrial adaptations to exercise. Insulin-stimulated perfusion increased with whey but was without impact on glucose disposal.
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- Kim Gaffney
- School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand
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- Human Genomics, Institute of Environmental and Scientific Research Ltd (ESR). Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Human Genomics, Institute of Environmental and Scientific Research Ltd (ESR). Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Sport, Health and Community, University of Winchester, Winchester, England
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- Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand
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Croft RJ, Kölegård R, Tribukait A, Taylor NAS, Eiken O. Effects of Acceleration-Induced Reductions in Retinal and Cerebral Oxygenation on Human Performance. Aerosp Med Hum Perform 2021; 92:75-82. [PMID: 33468287 DOI: 10.3357/amhp.5731.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Ischemic hypoxia induced by suprathreshold G-force loading can adversely affect vision, cognition, and lead to loss of consciousness (LOC). The purpose of this study was to determine whether reductions in cerebral oxygenation, caused by subthreshold G-forces (up to 4 Gz and of limited durations that do not lead to LOC), would affect visual perception and working memory performance.METHODS: Sixteen subjects performed visual perception and working memory tasks both before and during Gz exposures (1, 2.2, 3, 4 with leg pressurization, 4 with leg and abdomen pressurization) within a human-use centrifuge.RESULTS: As measured using near-infrared spectroscopy, blood oxygenation over medial prefrontal cortex was similar in the 1 and 2.2 Gz conditions, but was reduced to a similar extent in the 3 and 4 Gz conditions. In parallel, visual perception accuracy was reduced in the 3 and 4 Gz conditions, with no difference between the 3 and 4 Gz conditions. No change in reaction time was seen. Conversely, neither accuracy nor reaction time changes were observed for the visual working memory task.DISCUSSION: These results indicate that although visual working memory is not affected, the ability to visually discriminate between stimuli is reduced at G-forces as low as 3 and 4 Gz. This may have important ramifications for pilots who are routinely subjected to such forces.Croft RJ, Klegrd R, Tribukait A, Taylor NAS, Eiken O. Effects of acceleration-induced reductions in retinal and cerebral oxygenation on human performance. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2021; 92(2):7582.
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Dennis JJ, Wiggins CC, Smith JR, Isautier JMJ, Johnson BD, Joyner MJ, Cross TJ. Measurement of muscle blood flow and O 2 uptake via near-infrared spectroscopy using a novel occlusion protocol. Sci Rep 2021; 11:918. [PMID: 33441688 PMCID: PMC7806775 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79741-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We describe here a novel protocol that sequentially combines venous followed by arterial occlusions to determine muscle blood flow and O2 uptake from a single measurement point using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during handgrip exercise. NIRS data were obtained from the flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) muscle on the dominant arm of 15 young, healthy adults (3 women; 26 ± 7 years; 78.6 ± 9.1 kg). Participants completed a series of 15-s static handgrip contractions at 20, 40 and 60% of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) immediately followed by either a: (i) venous occlusion (VO); (ii); arterial occlusion (AO); or venous then arterial occlusion (COMBO). Each condition was repeated 3 times for each exercise-intensity. The concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) and robust linear mixed effects modeling were used to determine measurement agreement between vascular occlusion conditions. FDS muscle blood flow ([Formula: see text]) and conductance ([Formula: see text]) demonstrated strong absolute agreement between VO and COMBO trials from rest up to 60%MVC, as evidenced by high values for CCC (> 0.82) and a linear relationship between conditions that closely approximated the line-of-identity (perfect agreement). Conversely, although FDS muscle O2 uptake ([Formula: see text]) displayed "substantial" to "near perfect" agreement between methods across exercise intensities (i.e., CCC > 0.80), there was a tendency for COMBO trials to underestimate [Formula: see text] by up to 7%. These findings indicate that the COMBO method provides valid estimates of [Formula: see text] and, to a slightly lesser extent, [Formula: see text] at rest and during static handgrip exercise up to 60%MVC. Practical implications and suggested improvements of the method are discussed.
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- Joshua J Dennis
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. .,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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Rotarius TR, Lauver JD, Thistlethwaite JR, Scheuermann BW. Muscle blood flow is independent of conduit artery diameter following prior vasodilation in males. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e14698. [PMID: 33427413 PMCID: PMC7798049 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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At the onset of exercise in humans, muscle blood flow (MBF) increases to a new steady‐state that closely matches the metabolic demand of exercise. This increase has been attributed to “contraction‐induced vasodilation,” comprised of the skeletal muscle pump and rapid vasodilatory mechanisms. While most research in this area has focused on forearm blood flow (FBF) and vascular conductance, it is possible that separating FBF into diameter and blood velocity can provide more useful information on MBF regulation downstream of the conduit artery. Therefore, we attempted to dissociate the matching of oxygen delivery and oxygen demand by administering glyceryl tri‐nitrate (GTN) prior to handgrip exercise. Eight healthy males (29 ± 9 years) performed two trials consisting of two bouts of rhythmic handgrip exercise (30 contractions·min−1 at 5% of maximum) for 6 min, one for each control and GTN (0.4 mg sublingual) condition. Administration of GTN resulted in a 12% increase in resting brachial artery diameter that persisted throughout the duration of exercise (CON: 0.50 ± 0.01 cm; GTN: 0.56 ± 0.01 cm, p < 0.05). Resting FBF was greater following GTN administration compared to control (p < 0.05); however, differences in FBF disappeared following the onset of muscle contractions. Our results indicate that the matching of FBF to oxygen demand during exercise is not affected by prior vasodilation, so that any over‐perfusion is corrected at the onset of exercise. Additionally, our findings provide further evidence that the regulation of vascular tone within the microvasculature is independent of the conduit artery diameter.
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- Timothy R Rotarius
- Department of Exercise Science and Athletic Training, Adrian College, Adrian, MI, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, USA
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- School of Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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Zhang C, McCully KK. The Case for Measuring Long Bone Hemodynamics With Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Front Physiol 2020; 11:615977. [PMID: 33391034 PMCID: PMC7775486 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.615977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Diseases and associated fragility of bone is an important medical issue. There is increasing evidence that bone health is related to blood flow and oxygen delivery. The development of non-invasive methods to evaluate bone blood flow and oxygen delivery promise to improve the detection and treatment of bone health in human. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been used to evaluate oxygen levels, blood flow, and metabolism in skeletal muscle and brain. While the limited penetration depth of NIRS restricts its application, NIRS studies have been performed on the medial aspect of the tibia and some other prominent bone sites. Two approaches using NIRS to evaluate bone health are discussed: (1) the rate of re-oxygenation of bone after a short bout of ischemia, and (2) the dynamics of oxygen levels during an intervention such as resistance exercise. Early studies have shown these approaches to have the potential to evaluate bone vascular health as well as the predicted efficacy of an intervention before changes in bone composition are detectable. Future studies are needed to fully develop and exploit the use of NIRS technology for the study of bone health.
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- Chuan Zhang
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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Bascuas PJ, Bataller-Cervero AV, Gutierrez H, Berzosa C. Modifications of viscoelastic properties and physiological parameters after performing uphill and downhill running trials. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2020; 61:625-635. [PMID: 33146488 DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.20.11131-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Trail running performance depends on many factors, including energy cost of running, biomechanical parameters and stiffness. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of different positive and negative slopes on metabolic cost, tight hemoglobin saturation, viscoelastic properties, and vertical peak impacts in physically active young runners. METHODS Nine healthy male volunteers (26±5 years) performed two separate uphill and downhill sessions on an instrumented treadmill; both sessions were completed in a random order at a constant running speed with variable slopes from 0% to ±20%. Oxygen uptake (V̇O<inf>2</inf>), carbon dioxide production (V̇CO<inf>2</inf>), pulmonary ventilation (V̇E), respiratory exchange ratio, heart rate (HR), muscle oxygen saturation, vertical impacts, and muscle tone and stiffness were assessed. RESULTS During downhill running, V̇O<inf>2peak</inf> and V̇CO<inf>2</inf> significantly decreased, and impacts higher than 6G significantly increased with a negative slope. During uphill running, V̇O<inf>2peak</inf>, V̇CO<inf>2</inf>, V̇E, and maximum HR significantly increased. Minimum values of oxygen saturation and the vastus medialis tone significantly decreased and impacts of 4-5 G significantly increased with a positive slope. CONCLUSIONS Metabolic demand increased proportionally with the uphill slope and showed a linear negative relationship with a light and moderate downhill slope. Vertical impacts of high G-forces increased during downhill running, data that indicate the importance of our ability to attenuate impacts. Finally, muscle tone and stiffness remained stable at all times, results that demonstrated their acute adaptation to running in the absence of extreme fatigue.
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- Pablo J Bascuas
- San Jorge University, Campus Universitario, Villanueva de Gállego, Spain
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- San Jorge University, Campus Universitario, Villanueva de Gállego, Spain
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- San Jorge University, Campus Universitario, Villanueva de Gállego, Spain
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Waldron M, Papavasileiou G, Jeffries O, Nevola V, Heffernan S M, Kilduff L, Tallent J. Concurrent adaptations in maximal aerobic capacity, heat tolerance, microvascular blood flow and oxygen extraction following heat acclimation and ischemic preconditioning. J Therm Biol 2020; 93:102724. [PMID: 33077136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We investigated the effects of: 1) Ischemic pre-conditioning (IPC) plus a concurrent five-day heat acclimation + IPC (IPC + HA), 2) five-day HA with sham IPC (HA), or 3) control (CON) on thermoneutral measurements of endurance performance, resting measures of skeletal muscle oxygenation and blood flow. Twenty-nine participants were randomly allocated to three groups, which included: 1) five-days of repeated leg occlusion (4 x 5-min) IPC at limb occlusive pressure, plus fixed-intensity (55% V˙ O2max) cycling HA at ~36 °C/40% humidity; 2) HA plus sham IPC (20 mmHg) or 3) or CON (thermoneutral 55% V˙ O2max plus sham IPC). In IPC + HA and HA, there were increases in maximal oxygen consumption (O2max) (7.8% and 5.4%, respectively; P < 0.05), ventilatory threshold (VT) (5.6% and 2.4%, respectively, P < 0.05), delta efficiency (DE) (2.0% and 1.4%, respectively; P < 0.05) and maximum oxygen pulse (O2pulse-Max) (7.0% and 6.9%, respectively; P < 0.05) during an exhaustive incremental test. There were no changes for CON (P > 0.05). Changes (P < 0.05) in resting core temperature (TC), muscle oxygen consumption (m V˙ O2), and limb blood flow (LBF) were also found pre-to-post intervention among the HA and IPC + HA groups, but not in CON (P > 0.05). Five-days of either HA or IPC + HA can enhance markers of endurance performance in cooler environments, alongside improved muscle oxygen extraction, blood flow, exercising muscle efficiency and O2 pulse at higher intensities, thus suggesting the occurrence of peripheral adaptation. Both HA and IPC + HA enhance the adaptation of endurance capacity, which might partly relate to peripheral changes.
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- M Waldron
- A-STEM Centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK; School of Science and Technology, University of New England, NSW, Australia; Welsh Institute of Performance Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
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- Sport, Health and Applied Sciences, St Mary's University, London, UK
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- School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- A-STEM Centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK; Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), Fareham, Hampshire, UK
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- A-STEM Centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- A-STEM Centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK; Welsh Institute of Performance Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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- Sport, Health and Applied Sciences, St Mary's University, London, UK
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Caruso A, Vollmer J, Machacek M, Kortvely E. Modeling the activation of the alternative complement pathway and its effects on hemolysis in health and disease. PLoS Comput Biol 2020; 16:e1008139. [PMID: 33006965 PMCID: PMC7531836 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The complement system is a powerful mechanism of innate immunity poised to eliminate foreign cells and pathogens. It is an intricate network of >35 proteins, which, once activated, leads to the tagging of the surface to be eliminated, produces potent chemoattractants to recruit immune cells, and inserts cytotoxic pores into nearby lipid surfaces. Although it can be triggered via different pathways, its net output is largely based on the direct or indirect activation of the alternative pathway. Complement dysregulation or deficiencies may cause severe pathologies, such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), where a lack of complement control proteins leads to hemolysis and life-threatening anemia. The complexity of the system poses a challenge for the interpretation of experimental data and the design of effective pharmacological therapies. To address this issue, we developed a mathematical model of the alternative complement pathway building on previous modelling efforts. The model links complement activation to the hemolytic activity of the terminal alternative pathway, providing an accurate description of pathway activity as observed in vitro and in vivo, in health and disease. Through adjustment of the parameters describing experimental conditions, the model was capable of reproducing the results of an array of standard assays used in complement research. To demonstrate its clinical applicability, we compared model predictions with clinical observations of the recovery of hematological biomarkers in PNH patients treated with the complement inhibiting anti-C5 antibody eculizumab. In conclusion, the model can enhance the understanding of complement biology and its role in disease pathogenesis, help identifying promising targets for pharmacological intervention, and predict the outcome of complement-targeting pharmacological interventions.
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- Antonello Caruso
- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Ophthalmology (I2O) Discovery and Translational Area, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
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Ansdell P, Škarabot J, Atkinson E, Corden S, Tygart A, Hicks KM, Thomas K, Hunter SK, Howatson G, Goodall S. Sex differences in fatigability following exercise normalised to the power-duration relationship. J Physiol 2020; 598:5717-5737. [PMID: 32964441 DOI: 10.1113/jp280031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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KEY POINTS Knee-extensors demonstrate greater fatigue resistance in females compared to males during single-limb and whole-body exercise. For single-limb exercise, the intensity-duration relationship is different between sexes, with females sustaining a greater relative intensity of exercise. This study established the power-duration relationship during cycling, then assessed fatigability during critical power-matched exercise within the heavy and severe intensity domains. When critical power and the curvature constant were expressed relative to maximal ramp test power, no sex difference was observed. No sex difference in time to task failure was observed in either trial. During heavy and severe intensity cycling, females experienced lesser muscle de-oxygenation. Following both trials, females experienced lesser reductions in knee-extensor contractile function, and following heavy intensity exercise, females experienced less reduction in voluntary activation. These data demonstrate that whilst the relative power-duration relationship is not different between males and females, the mechanisms of fatigability during critical power-matched exercise are mediated by sex. ABSTRACT Due to morphological differences, females demonstrate greater fatigue resistance of locomotor muscle during single-limb and whole-body exercise modalities. Whilst females sustain a greater relative intensity of single-limb, isometric exercise than males, limited investigation has been performed during whole-body exercise. Accordingly, this study established the power-duration relationship during cycling in 18 trained participants (eight females). Subsequently, constant-load exercise was performed at critical power (CP)-matched intensities within the heavy and severe domains, with the mechanisms of fatigability assessed via non-invasive neurostimulation, near-infrared spectroscopy and pulmonary gas exchange during and following exercise. Relative CP (72 ± 5 vs. 74 ± 2% Pmax , P = 0.210) and curvature constant (51 ± 11 vs. 52 ± 10 J Pmax -1 , P = 0.733) of the power-duration relationship were similar between males and females. Subsequent heavy (P = 0.758) and severe intensity (P = 0.645) exercise time to task failures were not different between sexes. However, females experienced lesser reductions in contractile function at task failure (P ≤ 0.020), and greater vastus lateralis oxygenation (P ≤ 0.039) during both trials. Reductions in voluntary activation occurred following both trials (P < 0.001), but were less in females following the heavy trial (P = 0.036). Furthermore, during the heavy intensity trial only, corticospinal excitability was reduced at the cortical (P = 0.020) and spinal (P = 0.036) levels, but these reductions were not sex-dependent. Other than a lower respiratory exchange ratio in the heavy trial for females (P = 0.039), no gas exchange variables differed between sexes (P ≥ 0.052). Collectively, these data demonstrate that whilst the relative power-duration relationship is not different between males and females, the mechanisms of fatigability during CP-matched exercise above and below CP are mediated by sex.
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- Paul Ansdell
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Water Research Group, School of Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Beever AT, Tripp TR, Zhang J, MacInnis MJ. NIRS-derived skeletal muscle oxidative capacity is correlated with aerobic fitness and independent of sex. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2020; 129:558-568. [PMID: 32702279 PMCID: PMC7517427 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00017.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) provides a simple and reliable measure of skeletal muscle oxidative capacity; however, its relationship to aerobic fitness and sex are unclear. We hypothesized that NIRS-derived oxidative capacity in the vastus lateralis (VL) and medial gastrocnemius (MG) would be correlated with indices of aerobic fitness and independent of sex. Twenty-six participants (13 males, 13 females) performed ramp- and step-incremental tests to volitional exhaustion on separate days to establish maximal oxygen uptake (V̇o2max), peak power output (PPO), lactate threshold (LT), gas exchange threshold (GET), respiratory compensation point (RCP), and maximal fat oxidation (MFO). Data were normalized to lean body mass to account for sex-based differences in body composition. Exercise tests were preceded by duplicate measurements of NIRS-derived oxidative capacity on the VL and MG muscles (i.e., repeated arterial occlusions following a brief set of muscle contractions). Skeletal muscle oxidative capacity for the VL (means ± SD: 21.9 ± 4.6 s) and MG (22.5 ± 6.1 s) were similar but unrelated (r2 = 0.03, P = 0.39). Skeletal muscle oxidative capacity for the VL, but not the MG (P > 0.05 for all variables), was significantly correlated with V̇o2max (r2 = 0.24; P = 0.01), PPO (r2 = 0.23; P = 0.01), LT (r2 = 0.23; P = 0.01), GET (r2 = 0.23; P = 0.01), and RCP (r2 = 0.27; P = 0.006). MFO was not correlated with VL or MG skeletal muscle oxidative capacity (P > 0.05). Females (54.9 ± 4.5 mL·kg LBM-1·min-1) and males (56.0 ± 6.2 mL·kg LBM-1·min-1), matched for V̇o2max (P = 0.62), had similar NIRS-derived oxidative capacities for VL (20.7 ± 4.4 vs. 23.2 ± 4.6 s; P = 0.18) and MG (24.4 ± 6.8 vs. 20.5 ± 4.8 s; P = 0.10). Overall, NIRS-derived skeletal muscle oxidative capacity in VL is indicative of aerobic fitness and independent of sex in humans.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used to measure skeletal muscle oxidative capacity. Here, we demonstrated that NIRS-derived skeletal muscle oxidative capacity of the vastus lateralis was independent of sex, reliable across and within days, and correlated with maximal and submaximal indices of aerobic fitness, including maximal oxygen uptake, lactate threshold, and respiratory compensation point. These findings highlight the utility of NIRS for investigating skeletal muscle oxidative capacity in females and males.
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- Austin T Beever
- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Yatsutani H, Mori H, Ito H, Hayashi N, Girard O, Goto K. Endocrine and Metabolic Responses to Endurance Exercise Under Hot and Hypoxic Conditions. Front Physiol 2020; 11:932. [PMID: 32973541 PMCID: PMC7466541 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Purpose We explored the effect of heat stress during an acute endurance exercise session in hypoxia on endocrine and metabolic responses. Methods A total of 12 healthy males cycled at a constant workload (60% of the power output associated with their maximal oxygen uptake under each respective condition) for 60 min in three different environments: exercise under hot and hypoxia (H+H; fraction of inspiratory oxygen or FiO2: 14.5%, 32°C), exercise under hypoxia (HYP; FiO2: 14.5%, 23°C), and exercise under normoxia (NOR; FiO2: 20.9%, 23°C). After completing the exercise, participants remained in the chamber for 3 h to evaluate metabolic and endocrine responses under each environment. Changes in muscle oxygenation (only during exercise), blood variables, arterial oxygen saturation, and muscle temperature were determined up to 3 h after exercise. Results Serum erythropoietin (EPO) level was increased to similar levels in both H+H and HYP at 3 h after exercise compared with before exercise (P < 0.05), whereas no significant increase was found under NOR. No significant difference between H+H and HYP was observed in the serum EPO level, blood lactate level, or muscle oxygenation at any time (P > 0.05). Exercise-induced serum growth hormone (GH) elevation was significantly greater in H+H compared with HYP (P < 0.05) and HYP showed significantly lower value than NOR (P < 0.05). Arterial oxygen saturation during exercise was significantly lower in H+H and HYP compared with NOR (P < 0.05). Furthermore, H+H showed higher value compared with HYP (P < 0.05). Conclusion The serum EPO level increased significantly with endurance exercise in hypoxia. However, the addition of heat stress during endurance exercise in hypoxia did not augment the EPO response up to 3 h after completion of exercise. Exercise-induced GH elevation was significantly augmented when the hot exposure was combined during endurance exercise in hypoxia. Muscle oxygenation levels during endurance exercise did not differ significantly among the conditions. These findings suggest that combined hot and hypoxic stresses during endurance exercise caused some modifications of metabolic and endocrine regulations compared with the same exercise in hypoxia.
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- Haruka Yatsutani
- Graduate School of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan
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- School of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan
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- School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science), The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Graduate School of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan
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Merrigan JJ, Jones MT, Padecky J, Malecek J, Omcirk D, Scott BR, Tufano JJ. Impact of Rest-Redistribution on Fatigue During Maximal Eccentric Knee Extensions. J Hum Kinet 2020; 74:205-214. [PMID: 33312288 PMCID: PMC7706641 DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2020-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Redistributing long inter-set rest intervals into shorter but more frequent rest intervals generally maintains concentric performance, possibly due to improved energy store maintenance. However, eccentric actions require less energy than concentric actions, meaning that shorter but more frequent sets may not affect eccentric actions to the same degree as concentric actions. Considering the increased popularity of eccentric exercise, the current study evaluated the effects of redistributing long inter-set rest periods into shorter but more frequent rest periods during eccentric only knee extensions. Eleven resistance-trained men performed 40 isokinetic unilateral knee extensions at 60°·s-1 with 285 s of total rest using traditional sets (TS; 4 sets of 10 with 95 s inter-set rest) and rest-redistribution (RR; 20 sets of 2 with 15 s inter-set rest). Before and during exercise, muscle oxygenation was measured via near-infrared spectroscopy, and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) was recorded after every 10th repetition. There were no differences between protocols for peak torque (RR, 241.58±47.20 N; TS, 231.64±48.87 N; p=0.396) or total work (RR, 215.26±41.47 J; TS, 209.71±36.02 J; p=0.601), but moderate to large effect sizes existed in later repetitions (6,8,10) with greater peak torque during RR (d=0.66-1.19). For the entire session, RR had moderate effects on RPE (RR, 5.73±1.42; TS, 6.09±1.30; p=0.307; d=0.53) and large effects on oxygen saturation (RR, 5857.4±310.0; TS, 6495.8±273.8; p=0.002, d=2.13). Therefore, RR may maintain peak torque or total work during eccentric exercise, improve oxygen utilization at the muscle, and reduce the perceived effort.
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- Justin J. Merrigan
- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- School of Kinesiology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, USA
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Exercise Science, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
- Murdoch Applied Sports Science Laboratory, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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