Joyce KE, Balanos GM, Bradley C, Fountain A, Bradwell AR, Lucas SJE. Post-exercise urinary alpha-1 acid glycoprotein is not dependent on hypoxia.
J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021;
132:261-269. [PMID:
34762527 PMCID:
PMC8791839 DOI:
10.1152/japplphysiol.00476.2021]
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Abstract
Proteinuria is a transient physiological phenomenon that occurs with a range of physical activities and during ascent to altitude. Exercise intensity appears to dictate the magnitude of postexercise proteinuria; however, evidence also indicates the possible contributions from exercise-induced hypoxemia or reoxygenation. Using an environmental hypoxic chamber, this crossover-designed study aimed to evaluate urinary alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (α1-AGP) excretion pre/postexercise performed in hypoxia (HYP) and normoxia (NOR). Sixteen individuals underwent experimental sessions in normoxia (NOR, 20.9% O2) and hypoxia (HYP, 12.0% O2). Sessions began with a 2-h priming period before completing a graded maximal exercise test (GXT) on a cycle ergometer, which was followed by continuation of exposure for an additional 2 h. Physiological responses (i.e., blood pressure, heart rate, and peripheral oxygenation), Lake Louise Scores (LLSs), and urine specimens (analyzed for albumin and α1-AGP) were collected pre- and postexercise (after 30, 60, and 120 min). Peak power output was significantly reduced in HYP (193 ± 45 W) compared with NOR (249 ± 59 W, P < 0.01). Postexercise urinary α1-AGP was greater in NOR (20.04 ± 14.84 µg·min−1) than in HYP (15.08 ± 13.46 µg·min−1), albeit the difference was not significant (P > 0.05). Changes in urinary α1-AGP from pre- to post-30 min were not related to physiological responses or performance outcomes observed during GXT in NOR or HYP. Despite profound systemic hypoxemia with maximal exercise in hypoxia, postexercise α1-AGP excretion was not elevated above the levels observed following normoxic exercise.
NEW & NOTEWORTHY By superimposing hypoxic exposure and maximal exercise, we were able to investigate the impact of hypoxia on postexercise proteinuria. Urinalysis for α1-AGP (via particle-enhanced immunoturbidimetry) in specimens collected pre-/postexercise enabled the sensitive detection of altered glomerular permeability. Data indicated that exercise intensity, rather than the degree of exercise-induced hypoxemia, determines postexercise proteinuria.
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