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Gattner H, Adamiak J, Czerwińska-Ledwig O, Mętel S, Kępińska-Szyszkowska M, Piotrowska A. Whole Body Vibration Training Has No Effect on Vascular Endothelial and Inflammatory Markers in Young Healthy Women. J Clin Med 2024; 13:4228. [PMID: 39064268 PMCID: PMC11278159 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13144228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Background: The aim of the study was to comparatively assess the impact of single and repeated whole body vibration training (WBVT) and training without vibration on changes in the concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in healthy, young, non-training women. Methods: The study involved 46 women (age 20.48 ± 1.72 years), who were divided into three groups: the experimental group participating in WBVT (EVG, n = 17); the comparison group performing the same exercises but without the vibration factor (EXG, n = 12); and the control group, which did not participate in any training (CON, n = 17). The program included participation in 36 training sessions conducted over 12 weeks, with a frequency of 3 times per week. In the EVG and EXG groups, venous blood was collected before and after the first and last training sessions, while in the CON group, blood was collected twice at a 3-month interval. Results: No significant changes were observed in the concentrations of the studied markers either after a single or repeated training session in both experimental groups (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The proposed WBVT protocol appears to be a safe form of exercise that does not induce negative inflammatory reactions. The applied vibration stimulus combined with physical exercises did not initiate pro-angiogenic processes or stimulate eNOS activity in healthy women, suggesting that similar studies should be conducted in individuals with circulatory problems or chronic inflammatory diseases.
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- Halina Gattner
- Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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Doi S, Nakanishi N, Kawahara Y, Nomura K, Shima M, Shiraishi M, Oto J. Effects of Vibration Therapy on the Physical Function of Critically Ill Adults Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Crit Care Med 2024; 52:910-919. [PMID: 38277179 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Vibration therapy uses vibration to rehabilitate physical functions. Recently, it has been demonstrated to be safe for critically ill patients. However, its effects on physical functions are unclear. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING A single-center, ICU. PATIENTS Patients were randomly assigned to either vibration therapy coupled with protocolized mobilization or protocolized mobilization alone. We included patients who could sit at the edge of the bed or in a wheelchair during their ICU stay. The exclusion criteria were based on the early mobilization inhibition criteria. INTERVENTIONS The primary outcome was the Functional Status Score for the ICU (FSS-ICU) at ICU discharge. Secondary outcomes were the Medical Research Council score, ICU-acquired weakness, delirium, ICU Mobility Scale (IMS), and ventilator- and ICU-free days. For safety assessment, vital signs were monitored during the intervention. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Among 180 patients, 86 and 90 patients remained in the vibration therapy and control groups, respectively. The mean age was 69 ± 13 vs. 67 ± 16 years in the vibration therapy and control groups, and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score was 19 (14-25) vs. 18 (13-23). The total FSS-ICU at ICU discharge was 24 (18-27) and 21 (17-26) in the intervention and control groups, respectively ( p = 0.09), and the supine-to-sit ability significantly improved in the intervention group ( p < 0.01). The secondary outcomes were not significantly different. Vital signs remained stable during vibration therapy. In the predefined subgroup analysis, FSS-ICU improved in the population with a higher body mass index (≥ 23 kg/m 2 ), lower APACHE II scores (< 19), and higher IMS scores (≥ 6). CONCLUSIONS Vibration therapy did not improve the total FSS-ICU. However, the supine-to-sit ability in the FSS-ICU improved without any adverse event.
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- Satoshi Doi
- Department of Nursing, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Division of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery Related, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan
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Kabata-Piżuch A, Suder A, Handzlik-Waszkiewicz P, Teległów A, Marchewka A. Alterations of Body Composition, Blood Morphology and Fibrinogen Concentration after Vibration Therapy in Older Adult Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6620. [PMID: 37892757 PMCID: PMC10607843 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12206620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Vibrotherapy is one of the methods of physical therapy. Vibration, like various forms of physical activity, affects metabolic processes and health. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of thirty vibration sessions on body composition, hematologic and rheological indexes of blood, and protein and fibrinogen concentration in elderly women's blood. The study included 69 women, aged 60-70 years (mean age 64.6 ± 2.9), who were randomly and parallel assigned into: the vibrotherapy group 1 (G1) that took part in vibrotherapy on the Knees module, the vibrotherapy group 2 (G2) that took part in vibrotherapy on the Metabolism module, and the control group (CG) without interventions. In all patients, the following assessments were performed twice-baseline and after thirty vibrotherapy sessions: an assessment of body composition, a complete blood count with a hematology analyzer and erythrocyte aggregation by a laser-optical rotational red cell analyzer; total plasma protein and fibrinogen concentrations were established, respectively, by biuret and spectrophotometric methods. Intergroup (between groups) and intragroup (within each group) changes were statistically evaluated. After applying thirty vibration sessions, a decrease in body composition parameters (BM, body mass G1, p < 0.05; G2, p < 0.001 and FFM, fat free mass G1, p < 0.05; G2, p < 0.05) was confirmed in both intervention groups and BMI, body mass index in G2 (p < 0.05). It was found that, in G2, changes in erythrocyte aggregation indexes (T ½, half time kinetics of aggregation, p < 0.05 and AI, aggregation index, p < 0.05) and decrease of fibrinogen concentration (p < 0.05) took place. A series of thirty vibration sessions did not cause significant alterations in blood morphological parameters; therefore, vibrotherapy did not disturb hematological balance. Vibration sessions had a positive effect on BM, BMI, AG and fibrinogen concentration in the studied women, indicating the usefulness of this form of activation in older adults. Due to a decrease in FFM observed in the study, vibrotherapy should be employed in conjunction with physical exercise and other forms of physical activity in the group of older adults.
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- Anna Kabata-Piżuch
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Rehabilitation, University of Physical Education, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Rehabilitation, University of Physical Education, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Rehabilitation, University of Physical Education, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Physical Rehabilitation, University of Physical Education in Krakow, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Physical Rehabilitation, University of Physical Education, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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Ferreira RM, Silva R, Vigário P, Martins PN, Casanova F, Fernandes RJ, Sampaio AR. The Effects of Massage Guns on Performance and Recovery: A Systematic Review. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol 2023; 8:138. [PMID: 37754971 PMCID: PMC10532323 DOI: 10.3390/jfmk8030138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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The use of massage guns has become increasingly popular in recent years. Although their use is more and more common, both in a clinical and sports context, there is still little information to guide the practitioners. This systematic review aimed to determine the effects of massage guns in healthy and unhealthy populations as pre- and post-activity or part of a treatment. Data sources used were PubMed, PEDro, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science and Google Scholar, and the study eligibility criteria were based on "healthy and unhealthy individuals", "massage guns", "pre-activity, post-activity or part of a treatment" and "randomized and non-randomized studies" (P.I.C.O.S.). Initially, 281 records were screened, but only 11 could be included. Ten had a moderate risk of bias and one a high risk of bias. Massage guns could be effective in improving iliopsoas, hamstrings, triceps suralis and the posterior chain muscles' flexibility. In strength, balance, acceleration, agility and explosive activities, it either did not have improvements or it even showed a decrease in performance. In the recovery-related outcomes, massage guns were shown to be cost-effective instruments for stiffness reduction, range of motion and strength improvements after a fatigue protocol. No differences were found in contraction time, rating of perceived exertion or lactate concentration. Massage guns can help to improve short-term range of motion, flexibility and recovery-related outcomes, but their use in strength, balance, acceleration, agility and explosive activities is not recommended.
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- Ricardo Maia Ferreira
- Polytechnic Institute of Maia, N2i, Physical Fitness, Sports and Exercise Department, Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal; (R.M.F.); (R.S.); (P.V.); (P.N.M.)
- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School, Physioterapy Department, Rua 5 de Outubro, São Martinho do Bispo, 3046-854 Coimbra, Portugal
- Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Dr. Lopes Dias Health School, Physioterapy Department, Avenida do Empresário, 6000-767 Castelo Branco, Portugal
- Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center (SPRINT), 4960-320 Melgaço, Portugal
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- Polytechnic Institute of Maia, N2i, Physical Fitness, Sports and Exercise Department, Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal; (R.M.F.); (R.S.); (P.V.); (P.N.M.)
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- Polytechnic Institute of Maia, N2i, Physical Fitness, Sports and Exercise Department, Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal; (R.M.F.); (R.S.); (P.V.); (P.N.M.)
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- Polytechnic Institute of Maia, N2i, Physical Fitness, Sports and Exercise Department, Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal; (R.M.F.); (R.S.); (P.V.); (P.N.M.)
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- Center for Research in Sport, Physical Education, Exercise and Health (CIDEFES), Lusófona University, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal;
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- Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto, Center for Research, Training, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Porto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP), Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal;
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- Polytechnic Institute of Maia, N2i, Physical Fitness, Sports and Exercise Department, Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal; (R.M.F.); (R.S.); (P.V.); (P.N.M.)
- Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto, Center for Research, Training, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Porto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP), Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal;
- Sports Department, Avenida Carlos de Oliveira Campos, University of Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
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Gattner H, Adamiak J, Piotrowska A, Czerwińska-Ledwig O, Mętel S, Kępińska-Szyszkowska M, Pilch W. Effect of Whole-Body Vibration Training on Hemorheological Blood Indices in Young, Healthy Women. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:3232. [PMID: 36833926 PMCID: PMC9961488 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The aim of the study is to assess the effect of single and 12-week WBVT and training without vibration on changes in hemorheological blood indices and plasma fibrinogen levels in young, healthy women. Three groups are distinguished: the experimental group-participating in WBVT (n = 17); the comparison group-implementing the same physical exercise protocol without the vibration factor (n = 12); and the control group-no intervention (n = 17). In the experimental and comparison group, blood is collected before and after the first and last training, while in the control group, blood is collected twice, 3 months apart. After a series of WBVT, a significant decrease in the mean erythrocyte volume and mean hemoglobin mass in erythrocytes, as well as a slight increase in the mean erythrocyte hemoglobin concentration, is found, and the effect of the last training is a significant decrease in plasma volume. Under the influence of repeated WBVT, there is an increase in erythrocyte deformability at low shear stress and an increase in the aggregation amplitude. The study shows that WBVT improves blood flow in the vessels and does not affect erythrocyte aggregation and the level of fibrinogen, which confirms the safety of this form of exercise.
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- Halina Gattner
- Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education in Krakow, Jana Pawła II Avenue 78, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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Adams JA, Lopez JR, Banderas V, Sackner MA. A Nonrandomized Trial of the Effects of Passive Simulated Jogging on Short-Term Heart Rate Variability in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects. J Diabetes Res 2023; 2023:4454396. [PMID: 37082380 PMCID: PMC10113059 DOI: 10.1155/2023/4454396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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Background Diabetes mellitus has reached global epidemic proportions, with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) comprising more than 90% of all subjects with diabetes. Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) frequently occurs in T2DM. Heart rate variability (HRV) reflects a neural balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic nervous systems (ANS) and a marker of CAN. Reduced HRV has been shown in T2DM and improved by physical activity and exercise. External addition of pulses to the circulation, as accomplished by a passive simulated jogging device (JD), restores HRV in nondiseased sedentary subjects after a single session. We hypothesized that application of JD for a longer period (7 days) might improve HRV in T2DM participants. Methods We performed a nonrandomized study on ten T2DM subjects (age range 44-73 yrs) who were recruited and asked to use a physical activity intervention, a passive simulated jogging device (JD) for 7 days. JD moves the feet in a repetitive and alternating manner; the upward movement of the pedal is followed by a downward movement of the forefoot tapping against a semirigid bumper to simulate the tapping of feet against the ground during jogging. Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis was performed using an electrocardiogram in each subject in seated posture on day 1 (baseline, BL), after seven days of JD (JD7), and seven days after discontinuation of JD (Post-JD). Time domain variables were computed, viz., standard deviation of all normal RR intervals (SDNN), standard deviation of the delta of all RR intervals (SDΔNN), and the square root of the mean of the sum of the squares of differences between adjacent RR intervals (RMSSD). Frequency domain measures were determined using a standard Fast Fourier spectral analysis, as well as the parameters of the Poincaré plots (SD1 and SD2). Results Seven days of JD significantly increased SDNN, SDΔNN, RMSSD, and both SD1 and SD2 from baseline values. The latter parameters remained increased Post-JD. JD did not modify the frequency domain measures of HRV. Conclusion A passive simulated jogging device increased the time domain and Poincaré variables of HRV in T2DM. This intervention provided effortless physical activity as a novel method to harness the beneficial effects of passive physical activity for improving HRV in T2DM subjects.
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- Jose A. Adams
- Division Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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- Mount Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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- Mount Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
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Adams JA, Lopez JR, Nadkarni V, Zolkipli‐Cunningham Z, Ischiropoulos H, Sackner MA. The effects of a motorized passive simulated jogging device on descent of the arterial pulse waveform dicrotic notch: A single arm placebo-controlled cross-over trial. Physiol Rep 2022; 10:e15418. [PMID: 35924333 PMCID: PMC9350470 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2023] Open
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Whole Body Periodic Acceleration (WBPA, pGz), is a bed that moves the body headward to forward, adds pulses to the circulation inducing descent of the dicrotic notch (DN) on the pulse waveform with an increase in a/b ratio (a = the height of the pulse waveform and b = the height of the secondary wave). Since the WBPA is large, heavy, and non-portable, we engineered a portable device (Jogging Device, JD). JD simulates passive jogging and introduces pulsations to the circulation. We hypothesized that JD would increase the a/b ratio during and after its use. In Study A, a single-arm placebo-controlled cross-over trial was conducted in24 adults (53.8 ± 14.4 years) using JD or control (CONT) for 30 min. Blood pressure (BPs and BPd) and photoplethysmograph pulse (a/b) were measured at baseline (BL), during 30 min of JD or CONT, and 5 and 60 min after. In Study B (n = 20, 52.2 ± 7 years), a single-arm observational trial of 7 consecutive days of JD on BP and a/b, measured at BL, and after 7 days of JD and 48 and 72 hr after its discontinuation. In Study A, BPs, and BPd decreased during JD by 13% and 16%, respectively, while in CONT both increased by 2% and 2.5%, respectively. The a/b increased by 2-fold and remained greater than 2-fold at all-time points, with no change in a/b during CONT. In Study B, BPs and BPd decreased by 9% and remained below BL, at 72 hr after discontinuation of JD. DN descent also occurred after 7 days of JD with a/b increase of 80% and remained elevated by 60% for at least 72 h. JD improves acute and longer-term vascular hemodynamics with an increase in a/b, consistent with increased effects of nitric oxide (NO). JD may have significant clinical and public health implications.
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- Jose A. Adams
- Division NeonatologyMt Sinai Medical Center of Greater MiamiMiami BeachFloridaUSA
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- Department of ResearchMt Sinai Medical Center of Greater MiamiMiami BeachFloridaUSA
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- Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program (MMFP), Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine (CMEM), Division of Human Genetics, The Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of MedicinePhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute and Division of Neonatology, Departments of Pediatrics and Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of MedicineUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of ResearchMt Sinai Medical Center of Greater MiamiMiami BeachFloridaUSA
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Zhu X, Zhang K, He L, Liao F, Ren Y, Jan YK. Spectral analysis of blood flow oscillations to assess the plantar skin blood flow regulation in response to preconditioning local vibrations. Biorheology 2021; 58:39-49. [PMID: 33896803 DOI: 10.3233/bir-201011] [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: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Local vibration has shown promise in improving skin blood flow and wound healing. However, the underlying mechanism of local vibration as a preconditioning intervention to alter plantar skin blood flow after walking is unclear. OBJECTIVE The objective was to use wavelet analysis of skin blood flow oscillations to investigate the effect of preconditioning local vibration on plantar tissues after walking. METHODS A double-blind, repeated measures design was tested in 10 healthy participants. The protocol included 10-min baseline, 10-min local vibrations (100 Hz or sham), 10-min walking, and 10-min recovery periods. Skin blood flow was measured over the first metatarsal head of the right foot during the baseline and recovery periods. Wavelet amplitudes after walking were expressed as the ratio of the wavelet amplitude before walking. RESULTS The results showed the significant difference in the metabolic (vibration 10.06 ± 1.97, sham 5.78 ± 1.53, p < 0.01) and neurogenic (vibration 7.45 ± 1.54, sham 4.78 ± 1.22, p < 0.01) controls. There were no significant differences in the myogenic, respiratory and cardiac controls between the preconditioning local vibration and sham conditions. CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that preconditioning local vibration altered the normalization rates of plantar skin blood flow after walking by stimulating the metabolic and neurogenic controls.
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- Xiaotong Zhu
- Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
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- College of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an, China
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- College of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.,Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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Effect of Vibrotherapy on Body Fatness, Blood Parameters and Fibrinogen Concentration in Elderly Men. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10153259. [PMID: 34362043 PMCID: PMC8347586 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10153259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Elderly people need activities that will positively contribute to a satisfactory process of getting older. Vibration training uses mechanical stimulus of a vibrational character that, similarly to other forms of physical activity, affects metabolic processes and conditions of health. The aim of this work was to assess the influence of thirty vibration treatments on body fatness, hematologic and rheologic indexes of blood, and proteinogram and fibrinogen concentration in elderly men’s blood. The study included twenty-one males, aged 60–70 years (mean age 65.3 ± 2.7), who were randomly assigned into a vibrotherapy group (VG) and took part in interventions on mattresses generating oscillatory-cycloid vibrations, and a control group (CG), without interventions. In all patients the following assessments were performed twice: an assessment of body fatness using the bioimpedance method, a complete blood count with a hematology analyzer, and erythrocyte aggregation by a laser-optical rotational cell analyzer; whereas, total plasma protein and fibrinogen values were established, respectively, by biuret and spectrophotometric methods. In order to compare the impact of vibrotherapy on changes in the analyzed variables, analysis of variance (ANOVA) or the Wilcoxon test were used. After applying thirty vibration treatments in the VG, a significant decrease in body fatness parameters was confirmed: BM (∆BM: −2.7 ± 2.0; p = 0.002), BMI (∆BMI: −0.9 ± 0.7; p = 0.002), BF (∆BF: −2.5 ± 2.5; p = 0.013), and %BF (∆%BF: −2.0 ± 2.7; p = 0.041), as well as in RBC (∆RBC: −0.1 ± 0.1; p = 0.035). However, changes in erythrocyte aggregation and proteinogram were not confirmed. It was found that after thirty treatments with VG, a significant decrease of fibrinogen level took place (∆ = −0.3 ± 0.3, p = 0.005). Application of thirty vibrotherapy treatments positively affected body fatness parameters and fibrinogen concentrations in the examined. However, further research should include a greater number of participants.
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Elia A, Eiken O, Ånell R, Grönkvist M, Gennser M. Whole-body vibration preconditioning reduces the formation and delays the manifestation of high-altitude-induced venous gas emboli. Exp Physiol 2021; 106:1743-1751. [PMID: 34142740 DOI: 10.1113/ep089522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Is performing a 30-min whole-body vibration (WBV) prior to a continuous 90-min exposure at 24,000 ft sufficient to prevent venous gas emboli (VGE) formation? What is the main finding and its importance? WBV preconditioning significantly reduces the formation and delays the manifestation of high-altitude-induced VGE. This study suggests that WBV is an effective strategy in lowering decompression stress. ABSTRACT Rapid decompression may give rise to formation of venous gas emboli (VGE) and resultantly, increase the risk of sustaining decompression sickness. Preconditioning aims at lowering the prevalence of VGE during decompression. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of whole-body vibration (WBV) preconditioning on high-altitude-induced VGE. Eight male subjects performed, on separate days in a randomised order, three preconditioning strategies: 40-min seated-rest (control), 30-min seated-rest followed by 150 knee-squats performed over a 10-min period (exercise) and 30-min WBV proceeded by a 10-min seated-rest. Thereafter, subjects were exposed to an altitude of 24,000 ft (7315 m) for 90 min whilst laying in a supine position and breathing 100% oxygen. VGE were assessed ultrasonically both during supine rest (5-min intervals) and after three fast, unloaded knee-bends (15-min intervals) and were scored using a 5-grade scale and evaluated using the Kisman Integrated Severity Score (KISS). There was a significant difference in VGE grade (P < 0.001), time to VGE manifestation (P = 0.014) and KISS score following knee-bends (P = 0.002) across protocols, with a trend in KISS score during supine rest (P = 0.070). WBV resulted in lower VGE grades (median (range), 1 (0-3)) and KISS score (2.69 ± 4.56 a.u.) compared with control (2 (1-3), P = 0.002; 12.86 ± 8.40 a.u., P = 0.011) and exercise (3 (2-4) , P < 0.001; 22.04 ± 13.45 a.u., P = 0.002). VGE were detected earlier during control (15 ± 14 min, P = 0.024) and exercise (17 ± 24 min, P = 0.032) than WBV (54 ± 38 min). Performing a 30-min WBV prior to a 90-min continuous exposure at 24,000 ft both delays the manifestation and reduces the formation of VGE compared with control and exercise preconditioning.
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- Antonis Elia
- Division of Environmental Physiology, Swedish Aerospace Physiology Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Environmental Physiology, Swedish Aerospace Physiology Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Environmental Physiology, Swedish Aerospace Physiology Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Environmental Physiology, Swedish Aerospace Physiology Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Environmental Physiology, Swedish Aerospace Physiology Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Uryash A, Mijares A, Esteve E, Adams JA, Lopez JR. Cardioprotective Effect of Whole Body Periodic Acceleration in Dystrophic Phenotype mdx Rodent. Front Physiol 2021; 12:658042. [PMID: 34017265 PMCID: PMC8129504 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.658042] [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: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive muscle wasting and the development of a dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), which is the leading cause of death in DMD patients. Despite knowing the cause of DMD, there are currently no therapies which can prevent or reverse its inevitable progression. We have used whole body periodic acceleration (WBPA) as a novel tool to enhance intracellular constitutive nitric oxide (NO) production. WBPA adds small pulses to the circulation to increase pulsatile shear stress, thereby upregulating endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and subsequently elevating the production of NO. Myocardial cells from dystrophin-deficient 15-month old mdx mice have contractile deficiency, which is associated with elevated concentrations of diastolic Ca2+ ([Ca2+]d), Na+ ([Na+]d), and reactive oxygen species (ROS), increased cell injury, and decreased cell viability. Treating 12-month old mdx mice with WBPA for 3 months reduced cardiomyocyte [Ca2+]d and [Na+]d overload, decreased ROS production, and upregulated expression of the protein utrophin resulting in increased cell viability, reduced cardiomyocyte damage, and improved contractile function compared to untreated mdx mice.
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- Arkady Uryash
- Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States
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- Centro de Biofísica y Bioquímica, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela
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- UMR 5525 UGA-CNRS-Grenoble INP-VetAgro Sup TIMC, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.,Department of Research, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States
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A single arm trial using passive simulated jogging for blunting acute hyperglycemia. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6437. [PMID: 33742027 PMCID: PMC7979828 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85579-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Glycemic fluctuations increase oxidative stress, promote endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. Reducing glycemic fluctuations is beneficial. We previously reported that a portable motorized passive simulated jogging device, (JD) reduces 24 h glycemic indices in type 2 and non-diabetic subjects. This study evaluates effectiveness and feasibility of JD in blunting large glycemic fluctuation induced by an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The study was performed in 10 adult participants mean age 41.3 ± 13.5 year using interstitial glucose monitor (IG). Each participant fasted for 8 h. followed by an OGTT (Pre-JD), thereafter JD was used for 90 min per day for 7 days, without change to diet or activities of daily living. A repeat OGTT (Post-JD) was performed after completion. The integrated area under the curve (iAUC2h–4h) was computed for the OGTT Pre-JD and Post-JD. Seven days of JD blunted the glucose fluctuation produced by OGTT. JD decreased AUC2h by 17 ± 4.7% and iAUC4h by 15 ± 5.9% (p < 0.03). In healthy mostly obese participants 7 days of JD blunts the hyperglycemic response produced by an OGTT. JD may be an adjunct to current glycemic management, it can be applied in different postures for those who cannot (due to physical or cognitive limitations) or will not exercise. Trial registration:ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03550105 (08-06-2018).
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Nakanishi N, Doi S, Kawahara Y, Shiraishi M, Oto J. Effect of vibration therapy on physical function in critically ill adults (VTICIA trial): protocol for a single-blinded randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e043348. [PMID: 33653754 PMCID: PMC7929803 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Vibration therapy has been used as an additional approach in passive rehabilitation. Recently, it has been demonstrated to be feasible and safe for critically ill patients, whose muscle weakness and intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired weakness are serious problems. However, the effectiveness of vibration therapy in this population is unclear. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This study will enrol 188 adult critically ill patients who require further ICU stay after they can achieve sitting at the edge of the bed or wheelchair. The sample size calculation is based on a 15% improvement of Functional Status Score for the ICU. They will be randomised to vibration therapy coupled with protocolised mobilisation or to protocolised mobilisation alone; outcomes will be compared between the two groups. Therapy will be administered using a low-frequency vibration device (5.6-13 Hz) for 15 min/day from when the patient first achieves a sitting position and onward until discharge from the ICU. Outcome assessments will be blinded to the intervention. Primary outcome will be measured using the Functional Status Score for the ICU during discharge. Secondary outcomes will be identified as follows: delirium, Medical Research Council Score, ICU-acquired weakness, the change of biceps brachii and rectus femoris muscle mass measured by ultrasound, ICU mobility scale and ventilator-free and ICU-free days (number of free days during 28 days after admission). For safety assessment, vital signs will be monitored during the intervention. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study has been approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Tokushima University Hospital. Results will be disseminated through publication in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER UMIN000039616.
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- Nobuto Nakanishi
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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Adams JA, Uryash A, Lopez JR, Sackner MA. The Endothelium as a Therapeutic Target in Diabetes: A Narrative Review and Perspective. Front Physiol 2021; 12:638491. [PMID: 33708143 PMCID: PMC7940370 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.638491] [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: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Diabetes has reached worldwide epidemic proportions, and threatens to be a significant economic burden to both patients and healthcare systems, and an important driver of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Improvement in lifestyle interventions (which includes increase in physical activity via exercise) can reduce diabetes and cardiovascular disease mortality and morbidity. Encouraging a population to increase physical activity and exercise is not a simple feat particularly in individuals with co-morbidities (obesity, heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and those with cognitive and physical limitations). Translation of the physiological benefits of exercise within that vulnerable population would be an important step for improving physical activity goals and a stopgap measure to exercise. In large part many of the beneficial effects of exercise are due to the introduction of pulsatile shear stress (PSS) to the vascular endothelium. PSS is a well-known stimulus for endothelial homeostasis, and induction of a myriad of pathways which include vasoreactivity, paracrine/endocrine function, fibrinolysis, inflammation, barrier function, and vessel growth and formation. The endothelial cell mediates the balance between vasoconstriction and relaxation via the major vasodilator endothelial derived nitric oxide (eNO). eNO is critical for vasorelaxation, increasing blood flow, and an important signaling molecule that downregulates the inflammatory cascade. A salient feature of diabetes, is endothelial dysfunction which is characterized by a reduction of the bioavailability of vasodilators, particularly nitric oxide (NO). Cellular derangements in diabetes are also related to dysregulation in Ca2+ handling with increased intracellular Ca2+overload, and oxidative stress. PSS increases eNO bioavailability, reduces inflammatory phenotype, decreases intracellular Ca2+ overload, and increases antioxidant capacity. This narrative review and perspective will outline four methods to non-invasively increase PSS; Exercise (the prototype for increasing PSS), Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP), Whole Body Vibration (WBV), Passive Simulated Jogging and its predicate device Whole Body Periodic Acceleration, and will discuss current knowledge on their use in diabetes.
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- Jose A Adams
- Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States
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- Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States
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- Department of Research, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States
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Cho YW, Lee YS, Ku J, Kim KT. Usefulness of electronic stimulation in restless legs syndrome: a pilot study. Int J Neurosci 2021; 132:1225-1228. [PMID: 33487095 DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2021.1879065] [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: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aims to investigate the effect of electronic stimulation (ES) as a non-pharmacological treatment in restless legs syndrome (RLS). METHODS This is a randomized, single-blind study. A total of 46 patients were included, consisting of an active group and a sham group with 22 and 24 members, respectively. The stimulation was administered to bilateral lower legs using the tapping mode (3 Hz) on a handheld ES device, and symptom changes were measured in both groups. The effects of the stimuli were analyzed with repeated measures ANOVA. RESULTS The symptom severity was significantly reduced in the active group, and showed significant interaction effects in the time * group (F = 4.441, p = 0.031). Although both the active and sham groups reported improved symptoms upon receiving longer periods of treatment, the effect of the ES was greater in the active group. CONCLUSIONS ES treatment resulted in symptom improvement when using ideal levels of stimulation intensity. ES can be considered as a non-pharmacological treatment option for RLS.
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- Yong Won Cho
- Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Biomedical Engineering, Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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Endothelial pulsatile shear stress is a backstop for COVID-19. Emerg Top Life Sci 2020; 4:379-387. [PMID: 33200786 PMCID: PMC7733673 DOI: 10.1042/etls20200260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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There has not been any means to inhibit replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the rapid, deadly spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and an effective, safe, tested across diverse populations vaccine still requires extensive investigation. This review deals with the repurpose of a wellness technology initially fabricated for combating physical inactivity by increasing muscular activity. Its action increases pulsatile shear stress (PSS) to the endothelium such that the bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) and other mediators are increased throughout the body. In vitro evidence indicates that NO inhibits SARS-CoV-2 virus replication but there are no publications of NO delivery to the virus in vivo. It will be shown that increased PSS has potential in vivo to exert anti-viral properties of NO as well as to benefit endothelial manifestations of COVID-19 thereby serving as a safe and effective backstop.
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Sackner MA, Lopez JR, Banderas V, Adams JA. Can Physical Activity While Sedentary Produce Health Benefits? A Single-Arm Randomized Trial. SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN 2020; 6:47. [PMID: 33006749 PMCID: PMC7532252 DOI: 10.1186/s40798-020-00278-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background Sedentary time poses a risk to health. Substituting physical activity for inactivity is obvious but this requires a behavior change. Interventions advocated to decrease uninterrupted physical inactivity (defined as Metabolic Equivalent of Task (METS) less than 1.5) are important. One such intervention is accomplished with the Gentle Jogger (GJ), a low risk motorized wellness device which produces effortless, rapid motion of the lower extremities simulating locomotion or fidgeting. GJ produces health benefits in type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. The purpose of this trial was to ascertain whether GJ increases METS above 1.5 to explain its effectiveness despite sedentary behavior or whether tapping is responsible. Methods A randomized single-arm trial was conducted. Subjects were randomized to begin the study in either the supine or seated postures and on the same day crossed over with the starting posture reversed. Oxygen consumption was measured at rest and during GJ. Results Twenty-six subjects were studied (15 women and 11 men) with a mean age of 44 ± 15 years and BMI 27.9 ± 5.0, 19 were overweight or obese, and 7 had normal BMI. GJ increased oxygen consumption and METS 15% in the seated posture and 13% in the supine posture. No individual receiving GJ achieved METS exceeding 1.5. Conclusions In a moderately obese population, GJ in seated or supine posture did not exceed 1.5 METS. The values are comparable to those reported for sit-stand interventions and cannot explain the health benefits of GJ. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03602365. Registered on July 26, 2018
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- Mt. Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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- Mt. Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami, Miami Beach, FL, USA.
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Whole body periodic acceleration in normal and reduced mucociliary clearance of conscious sheep. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224764. [PMID: 31697733 PMCID: PMC6837306 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain whether nitric oxide (NO) released into the circulation by a noninvasive technology called whole body periodic acceleration (WBPA) could increase mucociliary clearance (MCC). It was based on observations by others that nitric oxide donor drugs increase ciliary beat frequency of nasal epithelium without increasing mucociliary clearance. Tracheal mucous velocity (TMV), a reflection of MCC, was measured in sheep after 1-hour treatment of WBPA and repeated after pretreatment with the NO synthase inhibitor, L-NAME to demonstrated action of NO. Aerosolized human neutrophil elastase (HNE) was administered to sheep to suppress TMV as might occur in cystic fibrosis and other inflammatory lung diseases. WBPA increased TMV to a peak of 136% of baseline 1h after intervention, an effect blocked by L-NAME. HNE reduced TMV to 55% of baseline but slowing was reversed by WBPA, protection lost in the presence of L-NAME. NO released into the circulation from eNOS by WBPA can acutely access airway epithelium for improving MCC slowed in cystic fibrosis and other inflammatory lung diseases as a means of enhancing host defense against pathogens.
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Ren W, Pu F, Luan H, Duan Y, Su H, Fan Y, Jan YK. Effects of Local Vibration With Different Intermittent Durations on Skin Blood Flow Responses in Diabetic People. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:310. [PMID: 31781553 PMCID: PMC6856644 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Objective: Poor blood flow supply is an important pathological factor that leads to the development and deterioration of diabetic foot ulcers. This study aims to investigate the acute effects of local vibration with varying intermittent durations on the plantar skin blood flow (SBF) response in diabetic and healthy subjects. Methods: Eleven diabetic patients (7 males, 4 females) and 15 healthy adults (6 males, 9 females) participated in this experiment and accepted three tests. Local continuous vibration (LCV) and two levels of local intermittent vibration (LIV1 and LIV2) were randomly applied to the middle metatarsal head of each subject's right foot in each test. The SBF was measured prior to intervention (Baseline), during Vibration and during the Recovery Stage for each test. The mean SBF in each stage, the change percentages and change rates of SBF in Vibration and Recovery stage among three tests were compared and analyzed for both diabetic and healthy subjects. Results: For diabetic subjects, the SBF was significantly increased in both Vibration and Recovery Stage with local intermittent vibrations (LIV1 and LIV2), but not with LCV. However, there was no significant difference in change percentage and change rate of SBF in diabetic subjects across the three tests. For healthy subjects, all vibration interventions significantly increased the SBF in the Vibration Stage and in the first 1.5 min of the Recovery Stage. Also, the change rate of SBF during the Vibration stage in LIV1 test was significantly greater than that in LIV2 test for healthy subjects. Moreover, change percentage of SBF in Vibration stage of LIV1 test and in some periods of Recovery stages of LIV1 and LIV2 tests for diabetic subjects were lower than for healthy subjects; the absolute change rate of SBF in LIV1 test for diabetic subjects was also lower than for healthy subjects. Conclusion: These findings suggest that both LIV1 and LIV2 may effectively improve SBF in the feet of diabetic people, but LCV may not achieve the same level of vasodilatation. The diabetic subjects were also found to have a lower SBF response to applied vibration than the healthy subjects.
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- Weiyan Ren
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids for Old-Age Disability, Key Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis and Rehabilitation Technology of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids of Ministry of Civil Affair, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China.,Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids for Old-Age Disability, Key Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis and Rehabilitation Technology of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids of Ministry of Civil Affair, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids for Old-Age Disability, Key Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis and Rehabilitation Technology of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids for Old-Age Disability, Key Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis and Rehabilitation Technology of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids of Ministry of Civil Affair, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China.,Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China.,Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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Mahbub MH, Hiroshige K, Yamaguchi N, Hase R, Harada N, Tanabe T. A systematic review of studies investigating the effects of controlled whole‐body vibration intervention on peripheral circulation. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2019; 39:363-377. [DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- MH Mahbub
- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine UbeJapan
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- Department of Physical Therapy Faculty of Rehabilitation Kyushu Nutrition Welfare University KitakyushuJapan
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine UbeJapan
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine UbeJapan
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- Department of Nursing Faculty of Health Sciences Junshin Gakuen University Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine UbeJapan
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Shirpoor A, Heshmatian B, Tofighi A, Eliasabad SN, Kheradmand F, Zerehpoosh M. Nandrolone administration with or without strenuous exercise increases cardiac fatal genes overexpression, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinaseiiδ, and monoamine oxidase activities and enhances blood pressure in adult wistar rats. Gene 2019; 697:131-137. [PMID: 30802539 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.02.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Misuse of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) increases prevalence of cardiovascular abnormalities in athletes, and the underlying molecular mechanism involved in those abnormalities continues to be investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of chronic nandrolone exposure on alpha and beta-myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms gene expression transition, blood pressure related parameters, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinaseIIδ (CaMKIIδ), and monoamine oxidase (MAO) activities in rats' hearts. It was also planned to evaluate the effect of strenuous exercise on cardiac abnormalities induced by nandrolone. Thirty-two male wistar rats were assigned into four groups, namely control, nandrolone, nandrolone with strenuous exercise, and strenuous exercise groups. Nandrolone consumption significantly increased systolic, diastolic, pulse and dicrotic pressure, mean arterial pressure, as well as the amplitude of first peak (H1). Moreover, exercise combined with nandrolone completely masked this effect. The mRNA expression of β-MHC and the ratio of β -MHC/α -MHC showed a significant increase in the nandrolone and nandrolone with strenuous exercise groups compared to those in the control group. The values of heart tissue calcium/calmoldulin-dependent protein kinase IIδ (CaMKIIδ), and monoamine oxidase (MAO) in the nandrolone, nandrolone with strenuous exercise and exercise groups were significantly higher than those values in the control group. These findings indicate that nandrolone-induced heart and hemodynamic abnormalities may in part be associated with MHC isoform changes and Ca2+ homeostasis changes mediated by increased CaMKIIδ and MAO activities and that these effects can be provoked via strenuous exercise.
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- Alireza Shirpoor
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran; Nephrology and Kidney, Transplant Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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Sackner MA, Patel S, Adams JA. Changes of blood pressure following initiation of physical inactivity and after external addition of pulses to circulation. Eur J Appl Physiol 2018; 119:201-211. [PMID: 30350153 PMCID: PMC6342894 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-018-4016-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine whether an innovative, motorized, wellness device that effortlessly produces physical activity (JD) can mitigate the hypertensive effects of prolonged sitting or lying down. METHODS Twenty-two normotensive and hypertensive adults of both genders gave informed consent to participate in a randomized controlled crossover study of a passive simulated jogging device (JD) in both supine and seated postures. Each study participant was monitored with a continuous non-invasive arterial pressure monitoring device (CNAP) over 60 min. The initial 10 min served as baseline for each posture. The subjects were randomized to begin with either JD or SHAM control for 30 min, and monitoring was continued for an additional 10 min in one posture; three days later posture and order of JD or SHAM were changed. RESULTS In both seated and supine postures, SHAM was associated with a significant rise in blood pressure (BP) which was observed within 5-10 min; it continued to rise or remain elevated for over a 40-min observation period. In contrast, JD produced a significant decrease in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in both postures. During recovery in seated posture JD decreased systolic and diastolic BP by - 8.1 and - 7.6 mmHg, respectively. In supine posture, a similar decrease in BP occurred. CONCLUSIONS There is rapid onset of increase in systolic and diastolic BP with physical inactivity in both supine and seated postures. Administration of JD significantly decreased BP in both postures. Further studies are needed to assess long-term effectiveness.
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- Marvin A Sackner
- Emeritus Director of Medical Services, Mt Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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- Division Neonatology, Mt Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami, Miami Beach, FL, USA.
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Mueller S, Fischer M, Herger S, Nüesch C, Egloff C, Itin P, Cajacob L, Brandt O, Mündermann A. Good vibrations: Itch induction by whole body vibration exercise without the need of a pruritogen. Exp Dermatol 2018; 28:1390-1396. [DOI: 10.1111/exd.13776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2018] [Revised: 08/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Simon Mueller
- Department of DermatologyUniversity Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
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- Department of DermatologyUniversity Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
- Department of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyUniversity Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyUniversity Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyUniversity Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Basel Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyUniversity Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
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- Department of DermatologyUniversity Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
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- Department of DermatologyUniversity Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
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- Department of DermatologyUniversity Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyUniversity Hospital Basel Basel Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of Basel Basel Switzerland
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Noll DR. The Potential of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Narrative Review. J Osteopath Med 2017; 116:600-8. [PMID: 27571297 DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2016.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The contemporary management of infectious diseases is built around antimicrobial therapy. However, the development of antimicrobial resistance threatens to create a post-antibiotic era. Antimicrobial stewardship attempts to reduce the development of antimicrobial resistance by improving their appropriate use. Osteopathic manipulative treatment as an adjunctive treatment has the potential for enhancing antimicrobial stewardship by enhancing the human immune system, shortening the duration of antimicrobial therapy, reducing complications, and improving treatment outcomes. The present article reviews the evidence published in the literature since this unique treatment approach was first developed more than 100 years ago. The evidence suggests that adjunctive osteopathic manipulative treatment has great potential for enhancing antimicrobial stewardship and should be further investigated.
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Vibration-related extrusion of capillary blood from the calf musculature depends upon directions of vibration of the leg and of the gravity vector. Eur J Appl Physiol 2017; 117:1107-1117. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-017-3597-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mitchell UH. Medical devices for restless legs syndrome - clinical utility of the Relaxis pad. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2015; 11:1789-94. [PMID: 26664128 PMCID: PMC4671777 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s87208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Restless Legs Syndrome or Willis–Ekbom Disease, a neurosensory disorder, can be treated with pharmaceuticals or conservatively. This review focuses on conservative treatments, more specifically on treatments with medical devices. Two modes of action, enhancement of circulation and counter stimulation, are introduced. Medical devices that use enhancement of circulation as their mechanism of action are whole body vibration, pneumatic compression, and near-infrared light. Medical devices that use counter stimulation include transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and the vibration Relaxis pad. The clinical utility of the Relaxis pad and its place in therapy is proposed.
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- Ulrike H Mitchell
- Department of Exercise Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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West CR, Crawford MA, Laher I, Ramer MS, Krassioukov AV. Passive Hind-Limb Cycling Reduces the Severity of Autonomic Dysreflexia After Experimental Spinal Cord Injury. Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2015; 30:317-27. [DOI: 10.1177/1545968315593807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background. Spinal cord injury (SCI) induces alterations in cardio-autonomic control of which autonomic dysreflexia (AD), a condition characterized by life-threatening hypertension, is arguably the most insidious. Passive hind-limb cycling represents a low-cost therapeutic intervention with demonstrable cardiovascular, sensory, and motor benefits. Objective. To investigate the effect of passive hind-limb cycling on AD in rodents with T3 SCI. Methods. Forty-five male Wistar rats were evenly assigned to either uninjured control (CON), SCI, or SCI plus hind-limb cycling exercise (SCI-EX). At the end of the experimental period (day 32), rats were randomly assigned to stream 1 (n = 24) or stream 2 (n = 21). Stream 1 rats were assessed for AD severity (pressor response to colorectal distension) and were then perfused for tissue dissection and immunohistochemistry. Stream 2 rats underwent excision of the superior mesenteric artery for in vitro myography assessments. Results. From 2 weeks post-SCI onwards, SCI-EX rats exhibited a significant reduction in the pressor response to colorectal distension versus SCI ( P < .001). Reduced AD severity in SCI-EX rats was accompanied by a prevention of the SCI-induced increase in density of CGRP+ afferents in the dorsal horn ( P = .001). Conversely, both SCI and SCI-EX rats exhibited a similar degree of mesenteric endothelial dysfunction and α-adrenoceptor hypersensitivity versus CON. Conclusion. Passive hind-limb cycling reduces the severity of AD in SCI, and is correlated with changes in primary afferent morphology, but has limited effects on the peripheral vasculature.
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Health Authority, British Columbia, Canada
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Uryash A, Bassuk J, Kurlansky P, Altamirano F, Lopez JR, Adams JA. Antioxidant Properties of Whole Body Periodic Acceleration (pGz). PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131392. [PMID: 26133377 PMCID: PMC4489838 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The recognition that oxidative stress is a major component of several chronic diseases has engendered numerous trials of antioxidant therapies with minimal or no direct benefits. Nanomolar quantities of nitric oxide released into the circulation by pharmacologic stimulation of eNOS have antioxidant properties but physiologic stimulation as through increased pulsatile shear stress of the endothelium has not been assessed. The present study utilized a non-invasive technology, periodic acceleration (pGz) that increases pulsatile shear stress such that upregulation of cardiac eNOS occurs, We assessed its efficacy in normal mice and mouse models with high levels of oxidative stress, e.g. Diabetes type 1 and mdx (Duchene Muscular Dystrophy). pGz increased protein expression and upregulated eNOS in hearts. Application of pGz was associated with significantly increased expression of endogenous antioxidants (Glutathioneperoxidase-1(GPX-1), Catalase (CAT), Superoxide, Superoxide Dismutase 1(SOD1). This led to an increase of total cardiac antioxidant capacity along with an increase in the antioxidant response element transcription factor Nrf2 translocation to the nucleus. pGz decreased reactive oxygen species in both mice models of oxidative stress. Thus, pGz is a novel non-pharmacologic method to harness endogenous antioxidant capacity.
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- Arkady Uryash
- Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States of America
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PURPOSE To compare whole-body vibration (WBV) with traditional recovery protocols after a high-intensity training bout. METHODS In a randomized crossover study, 16 athletes performed 6 × 30-s Wingate sprints before completing either an active recovery (10 min of cycling and stretching) or WBV for 10 min in a series of exercises on a vibration platform. Muscle hemodynamics (assessed via near-infrared spectroscopy) were measured before and during exercise and into the 10-min recovery period. Blood lactate concentration, vertical jump, quadriceps strength, flexibility, rating of perceived exertion (RPE), muscle soreness, and performance during a single 30-s Wingate test were assessed at baseline and 30 and 60 min postexercise. A subset of participants (n = 6) completed a 3rd identical trial (1 wk later) using a passive 10-min recovery period (sitting). RESULTS There were no clear effects between the recovery protocols for blood lactate concentration, quadriceps strength, jump height, flexibility, RPE, muscle soreness, or single Wingate performance across all measured recovery time points. However, the WBV recovery protocol substantially increased the tissue-oxygenation index compared with the active (11.2% ± 2.4% [mean ± 95% CI], effect size [ES] = 3.1, and -7.3% ± 4.1%, ES = -2.1 for the 10 min postexercise and postrecovery, respectively) and passive recovery conditions (4.1% ± 2.2%, ES = 1.3, 10 min postexercise only). CONCLUSION Although WBV during recovery increased muscle oxygenation, it had little effect in improving subsequent performance compared with a normal active recovery.
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Altamirano F, Perez CF, Liu M, Widrick J, Barton ER, Allen PD, Adams JA, Lopez JR. Whole body periodic acceleration is an effective therapy to ameliorate muscular dystrophy in mdx mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e106590. [PMID: 25181488 PMCID: PMC4152333 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder caused by the absence of dystrophin in both skeletal and cardiac muscles. This leads to severe muscle degeneration, and dilated cardiomyopathy that produces patient death, which in most cases occurs before the end of the second decade. Several lines of evidence have shown that modulators of nitric oxide (NO) pathway can improve skeletal muscle and cardiac function in the mdx mouse, a mouse model for DMD. Whole body periodic acceleration (pGz) is produced by applying sinusoidal motion to supine humans and in standing conscious rodents in a headward-footward direction using a motion platform. It adds small pulses as a function of movement frequency to the circulation thereby increasing pulsatile shear stress to the vascular endothelium, which in turn increases production of NO. In this study, we examined the potential therapeutic properties of pGz for the treatment of skeletal muscle pathology observed in the mdx mouse. We found that pGz (480 cpm, 8 days, 1 hr per day) decreased intracellular Ca2+ and Na+ overload, diminished serum levels of creatine kinase (CK) and reduced intracellular accumulation of Evans Blue. Furthermore, pGz increased muscle force generation and expression of both utrophin and the carboxy-terminal PDZ ligand of nNOS (CAPON). Likewise, pGz (120 cpm, 12 h) applied in vitro to skeletal muscle myotubes reduced Ca2+ and Na+ overload, diminished abnormal sarcolemmal Ca2+ entry and increased phosphorylation of endothelial NOS. Overall, this study provides new insights into the potential therapeutic efficacy of pGz as a non-invasive and non-pharmacological approach for the treatment of DMD patients through activation of the NO pathway.
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- Francisco Altamirano
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, Perleman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Division of Genetics and Program in Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Department of Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Department of Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Johnson PK, Feland JB, Johnson AW, Mack GW, Mitchell UH. Effect of whole body vibration on skin blood flow and nitric oxide production. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2014; 8:889-94. [PMID: 24876449 PMCID: PMC4764225 DOI: 10.1177/1932296814536289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vascular dysfunction due to hyperglycemia in individuals with diabetes is a factor contributing to distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN). Reactive oxygen species reduce the bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO), a powerful vasodilator, resulting in reduced circulation and nerve ischemia. Increases in blood NO concentrations and circulation have been attributed to whole body vibration (WBV). The purpose of this study was to the determine the effects of low-frequency, low-amplitude WBV on whole blood NO concentrations and skin blood flow (SBF) in individuals with symptoms of DSPN. METHODS Ten patients with diabetes and impaired sensory perception in the lower limbs participated in this crossover study. Each submitted to 2 treatment conditions, WBV and sham, with a 1-week washout period between. Blood draws for NO analysis and laser Doppler imager scans of SBF were performed before, immediately after, and following a 5-minute recovery of each of the treatments. RESULTS Low-frequency, low-amplitude WBV significantly increased SBF compared to the sham condition (F(2,18) = 5.82, P = .0115). Whole blood NO concentrations did not differ between the WBV and sham conditions immediately or 5 minutes after treatment (F(2,18) = 1.88, P = .1813). CONCLUSIONS These findings demonstrate that patients with diabetes respond to WBV with increased SBF compared to the sham condition. The implication is that WBV is a potential nonpharmacological therapy for neurovascular complications of diabetes.
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- Paula K Johnson
- Department of Exercise Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- Department of Exercise Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- Department of Exercise Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- Department of Exercise Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- Department of Exercise Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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Effect of whole-body periodic acceleration on exercise-induced muscle damage after eccentric exercise. Int J Sports Physiol Perform 2014; 9:985-92. [PMID: 24662009 DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2013-0512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To examine the effects of whole-body periodic acceleration (pGz) on exercise-induced-muscle-damage (EIMD) -related symptoms induced by unaccustomed eccentric arm exercise. METHODS Seventeen active young men (23.4 ± 4.6 y) made 6 visits to the research facility over a 2-wk period. On day 1, subjects performed a 1-repetition-maximum (1RM) elbow-flexion test and were randomly assigned to the pGz (n = 8) or control group (n = 9). Criterion measurements were taken on day 2, before and immediately after performance of the eccentric-exercise protocol (10 sets, 10 repetitions using 120% 1RM) and after the recovery period. During subsequent sessions (24, 48, 72, and 96 h) these data were collected before pGz or passive recovery. Measurements included isometric strength (maximal voluntary contraction [MVC]), blood markers (creatine kinase, myoglobin, IL-6, TNF-α, TBARS, PGF2α, protein carbonyls, uric acid, and nitrites), soreness, pain, circumference, and range of motion (ROM). RESULTS Significantly higher MVC values were seen for pGz throughout the recovery period. Within-group differences were seen in myoglobin, IL-6, IL-10, protein carbonyls, soreness, pain, circumference, and ROM showing small negative responses and rapid recovery for the pGz condition. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate that pGz can be an effective tool for the reduction of EIMD and may contribute to the training-adaptation cycle by speeding up the recovery of the body due to its performance-loss-lessening effect.
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Adams JA, Uryash A, Bassuk J, Sackner MA, Kurlansky P. Biological basis of neuroprotection and neurotherapeutic effects of Whole Body Periodic Acceleration (pGz). Med Hypotheses 2014; 82:681-7. [PMID: 24661939 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2014.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Exercise is a well known neuroprotective and neurotherapeutic strategy in animal models and humans with brain injury and cognitive dysfunction. In part, exercise induced beneficial effects relate to endothelial derived nitric oxide (eNO) production and induction of the neurotrophins; Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF). Whole Body Periodic Acceleration (WBPA (pGz), is the motion of the supine body headward to footward in a sinusoidal fashion, at frequencies of 100-160 cycles/min, inducing pulsatile shear stress to the vascular endothelium. WBPA (pGz) increases eNO in the cardiovascular system in animal models and humans. We hypothesized that WBPA (pGz) has neuroprotective and neurotherapeutic effects due to enhancement of biological pathways that include eNOS, BDNF and GDNF. We discuss protein expression analysis of these in brain of rodents. Animal and observational human data affirm a neuroprotective and neurotherapeutic role for WBPA (pGz). These findings suggest that WBPA (pGz) in addition to its well known beneficial cardiovascular effects can be a simple non-invasive neuroprotective and neurotherapeutic strategy with far reaching health benefits.
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- Jose A Adams
- Division of Neonatology and Department of Research, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States.
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- Division of Neonatology and Department of Research, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States
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- Division of Neonatology and Department of Research, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, United States
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- Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, United States
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Takase B, Hattori H, Tanaka Y, Uehata A, Nagata M, Ishihara M, Fujita M. Acute Effect of Whole-Body Periodic Acceleration on Brachial Flow-Mediated Vasodilatation Assessed by a Novel Semi-Automatic Vessel Chasing UNEXEF18G System. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2013; 21:130-6. [PMID: 24198919 PMCID: PMC3816163 DOI: 10.4250/jcu.2013.21.3.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2013] [Revised: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Repeated application of whole-body periodic acceleration (WBPA) upregulates endothelial nitric oxide synthase and improves brachial artery endothelial function (BAEF) as assessed by measurement of flow-mediated vasodilatation (FMD). However, the acute effect of a single application of WBPA on BAEF has not been fully characterized. In addition, although a novel semi-automatic vessel chasing system (UNEXEF18G) has now been developed in Japan, the direct comparison of UNEXEF18G with a conventional method for FMD measures has not been conducted even if UNEXEF18G has already been utilized in a relatively large scale study. Methods We have developed a novel semi-automatic vessel chasing system (UNEXEF18G) that can measure FMD on-line, identify time to peak vasodilatation (TPV), and determine the area under the vasodilatation curve (AUC). Thus, 45 min of WBPA was applied in 20 healthy volunteers (age, 34 ± 13 years), and BAEF was measured by UNEXEF18G before and after WBPA. Also, UNEXEF18G measured FMD was compared with those of a conventional FMD measurement method at rest in order to validate a novel UNEXEF18G measured FMD. Results Single WBPA resulted in a significant increase in FMD (from 6.4 ± 3.4 to 10.7 ± 4.3%, p < 0.01), a significant decrease in TPV and a significant increase in AUC. In the validation study for UNEXEF18G, Bland and Altman analysis showed that UNEXEF18G measured FMD was almost identical to those of the conventional method at rest. Conclusion These data suggest the usefulness of a new UNEXEF18G and that single application of WBPA results in acute improvement in BAEF in humans.
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- Bonpei Takase
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, National Defense Medical College, National Defense Medical College Research Institute, Saitama, Japan
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Lohman EB, Sackiriyas KSB, Bains GS, Calandra G, Lobo C, Nakhro D, Malthankar G, Paul S. A comparison of whole body vibration and moist heat on lower extremity skin temperature and skin blood flow in healthy older individuals. Med Sci Monit 2012; 18:CR415-24. [PMID: 22739731 PMCID: PMC3560772 DOI: 10.12659/msm.883209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Tissue healing is an intricate process that is regulated by circulation. Heat modalities have been shown to improve skin circulation. Recent research supports that passive vibration increases circulation without risk of burns. Study purpose is to compare and determine effects of short duration vibration, moist heat, and a combination of the two on skin blood flow (SBF) and skin temperature (ST) in elderly, non-diabetic individuals following short-term exposure. Material/Methods Ten subjects, 3 female and 7 male (55–73 years of age), received two interventions over three days: 1 – Active vibration, 2 – passive vibration, 3 – moist heat, 4 – moist heat combined with passive vibration (MHPV), 5 – a commercial massaging heating pad, and 6 – no intervention. SBF and ST were measured using a MOOR Laser Doppler before and after the intervention and the third measurement were taken 10 minutes following. Results Mean SBF following a ten-minute intervention were significantly different in the combination of moist heat and passive vibration from the control, active vibration, and the commercial massaging heating pad. Compared to baseline measurements, this resulted in mean SBF elevation to 450% (at conclusion of 10 minutes of intervention) and 379% (10 minutes post). MHPV (p=0.02) showed significant changes in ST from the commercial massaging heating pad, passive vibration, and active vibration interventions. Conclusions SBF in the lower legs showed greatest increase with MHPV. Interventions should be selected that are low risk while increasing lower extremity skin blood flow.
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- Everett B Lohman
- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
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Uryash A, Wu H, Bassuk J, Kurlansky P, Adams JA. Preconditioning with periodic acceleration (pGz) provides second window of cardioprotection. Life Sci 2012; 91:178-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Revised: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 06/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Preliminary observations of passive exercise using whole body periodic acceleration on coronary microcirculation and glucose tolerance in patients with type 2 diabetes. J Cardiol 2012; 60:283-7. [PMID: 22738691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2012.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2012] [Revised: 04/20/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The whole body periodic acceleration (WBPA) system was recently developed as a passive exercise device by providing increased pulsatile shear stress for improvement of endothelial function. This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of WBPA on coronary microcirculation and glucose tolerance in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS The study subjects were 8 patients with T2D who underwent transthoracic Doppler echocardiography for the assessment of coronary flow reserve (CFR) before and immediately after a 45-min session of WBPA. The flow velocity in the distal portion of the left anterior descending coronary artery was measured at baseline and during adenosine infusion. The CFR represented the ratio of hyperemic to basal mean diastolic flow velocity. RESULTS WBPA increased CFR from 2.3±0.3 to 2.6±0.4 (p=0.02). WBPA decreased serum insulin level from 26±19μIU/ml to 19±15μIU/ml (p=0.01) and increased total adiponectin from 11.6±7.3μg/ml to 12.5±8.0μg/ml (p=0.02) and high molecular weight adiponectin from 4.9±3.6μg/ml to 5.3±3.9μg/ml (p=0.03), whereas the serum glucose level was stable from 207±66mg/dl to 203±56mg/dl (p=0.8). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that a single session of WBPA treatment simultaneously improved coronary microcirculation and glucose tolerance in patients with T2D.
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Mechanisms of Periodic Acceleration Induced Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) Expression and Upregulation Using an In Vitro Human Aortic Endothelial Cell Model. Cardiovasc Eng Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s13239-012-0096-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Stoner L, McCully KK. Velocity acceleration as a determinant of flow-mediated dilation. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2012; 38:580-592. [PMID: 22342687 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2011.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Revised: 12/09/2011] [Accepted: 12/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Shear stress is the established stimulus for flow-mediated dilation (FMD). In vivo, shear stress is typically estimated using mean blood velocity. However, mean blood velocity may not adequately characterize the shear stimulus. Pulsatile flow results in large shear gradients (velocity acceleration) at the onset of flow. The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of velocity acceleration to FMD. We define FMD as the brachial artery shear rate-diameter slope. Fourteen physically active, young (26 ± 5 years), male subjects were tested. Progressive forearm heating and handgrip exercise elicited steady-state increases in shear rate. FMD was measured prior to and following induced increases in velocity acceleration. Velocity acceleration was increased by inflating a tourniquet around the forearm to 40 mm Hg. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to estimate change in diameter with repeated measures of shear stress nested within each subject. Averaged across conditions, the 40 mm Hg cuff resulted in a 14% increase in velocity acceleration (p = 0.001). FMD was attenuated by 11.0% (p = 0.015) for the acceleration vs. control condition. However, after specifying velocity acceleration as a covariate, FMD was no longer significantly (p = 0.619) different between acceleration and control conditions. This finding suggests that mean blood velocity alone may not adequately characterize the shear stimulus.
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- School of Sport and Exercise, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Lohman EB, Bains GS, Lohman T, DeLeon M, Petrofsky JS. A comparison of the effect of a variety of thermal and vibratory modalities on skin temperature and blood flow in healthy volunteers. Med Sci Monit 2011; 17:MT72-81. [PMID: 21873956 PMCID: PMC3560507 DOI: 10.12659/msm.881921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Circulation plays an essential role in tissue healing. Moist heat and warm water immersion have been shown to increase skin circulation; however, these heating modalities can cause burns. Recent research has shown that passive vibration can also increase circulation but without the risk of burns. MATERIAL/METHODS The aim of this study is to compare the effects of short-duration vibration, moist heat, and a combination of the two on skin blood flow (SBF) and skin temperature (ST). Ten (10) subjects, 5 female and 5 male, aged 20-30 years of age, received two interventions a day for 3 consecutive days: Intervention 1--Active vibration only (vibration exercise), Intervention 2--passive vibration only, Intervention 3--moist heat only, Intervention 4--passive vibration combined with moist heat, Intervention 5--a commercial massaging heating pad, and Intervention 6--no intervention, resting in supine only (control). SBF and ST were measured using a laser Doppler imager during the 10 minute intervention and then throughout the nine minute recovery period. RESULTS The mean skin blood flow following a ten-minute intervention of the combination of passive vibration and moist heat was significantly different from the control, active vibration, and the commercial massaging heating pad. Skin temperature following the ten-minute interventions of moist heat alone and passive vibration alone were both significantly different from the commercial massaging heating pad and active vibration interventions. CONCLUSIONS The combination of passive vibration and moist heat produced the greatest increase in skin blood flow and the second highest increase in skin blood flow nine minutes post application.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Loma Linda University, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
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Rokutanda T, Izumiya Y, Miura M, Fukuda S, Shimada K, Izumi Y, Nakamura Y, Araki S, Hanatani S, Matsubara J, Nakamura T, Kataoka K, Yasuda O, Kaikita K, Sugiyama S, Kim-Mitsuyama S, Yoshikawa J, Fujita M, Yoshiyama M, Ogawa H. Passive Exercise Using Whole-Body Periodic Acceleration Enhances Blood Supply to Ischemic Hindlimb. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2011; 31:2872-80. [DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.111.229773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Whole-body periodic acceleration (WBPA) has been developed as a passive exercise technique to improve endothelial function by increasing shear stress through repetitive movements in spinal axis direction. We investigated the effects of WBPA on blood flow recovery in a mouse model of hindlimb ischemia and in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
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After unilateral femoral artery excision, mice were assigned to either the WBPA (n=15) or the control (n=13) group. WBPA was applied at 150 cpm for 45 minutes under anesthesia once a day. WBPA significantly increased blood flow recovery after ischemic surgery, as determined by laser Doppler perfusion imaging. Sections of ischemic adductor muscle stained with anti-CD31 antibody showed a significant increase in capillary density in WBPA mice compared with control mice. WBPA increased the phosphorylation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in skeletal muscle. The proangiogenic effect of WBPA on ischemic limb was blunted in eNOS-deficient mice, suggesting that the stimulatory effects of WBPA on revascularization are eNOS dependent. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis showed significant increases in angiogenic growth factor expression in ischemic hindlimb by WBPA. Facilitated blood flow recovery was observed in a mouse model of diabetes despite there being no changes in glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. Furthermore, both a single session and 7-day repeated sessions of WBPA significantly improved blood flow in the lower extremity of patients with peripheral arterial disease.
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WBPA increased blood supply to ischemic lower extremities through activation of eNOS signaling and upregulation of proangiogenic growth factor in ischemic skeletal muscle. WBPA is a potentially suitable noninvasive intervention to facilitate therapeutic angiogenesis.
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- Taku Rokutanda
- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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- From the Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (T.R., Y.I., M.M., S.A., S.H., J.M., O.Y., K. Kaikita, S.S., H.O.) and Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics (T.N., K. Kataoka, S.K.-M.), Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Medicine, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan (S.F.); Departments of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (K.S., Y.N., M.Y.) and Pharmacology (Y.I.), Osaka City University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; Nishinomiya Watanabe
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COZA AUREL, NIGG BENNOM, DUNN JEFFF. Effects of Vibrations on Gastrocnemius Medialis Tissue Oxygenation. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2011; 43:509-15. [DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3181f2589f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Miyamoto S, Fujita M, Inoko M, Oba M, Hosokawa R, Haruna T, Izumi T, Saji Y, Nakane E, Abe T, Ueyama K, Nohara R. Effect on treadmill exercise capacity, myocardial ischemia, and left ventricular function as a result of repeated whole-body periodic acceleration with heparin pretreatment in patients with angina pectoris and mild left ventricular dysfunction. Am J Cardiol 2011; 107:168-74. [PMID: 21129712 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2010] [Revised: 09/13/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Whole-body periodic acceleration (WBPA) has been developed as a passive exercise device capable of improving endothelial function by applying pulsatile shear stress to vascular endothelium. We hypothesized that treatment with WBPA improves exercise capacity, myocardial ischemia, and left ventricular (LV) function because of increased coronary and peripheral vasodilatory reserves in patients with angina. Twenty-six patients with angina who were not indicated for percutaneous coronary intervention and/or coronary artery bypass grafting were randomly assigned to remain sedentary (sedentary group) or undergo 20 sessions of WBPA with the motion platform for 4 weeks (WBPA group) in addition to conventional medical treatment. WBPA was applied at 2 to 3 Hz and approximately ±2.2 m/s² for 45 minutes. We repeated the symptom-limited treadmill exercise test and adenosine sestamibi myocardial scintigraphy. In the WBPA group, the exercise time until 0.1-mV ST-segment depression increased by 53% (p <0.01) and the double product at 0.1-mV ST-segment depression by 23% (p <0.001). Severity score of myocardial scintigraphy during adenosine infusion decreased from 20 ± 10 to 14 ± 8 (p <0.001) and severity score at rest also decreased from 13 ± 10 to 8 ± 10 (p <0.01). On scintigraphic images at rest, LV end-diastolic volume index decreased by 18% (p <0.01) with an augmentation of LV ejection fraction from 50 ± 16% to 55 ± 16% (p <0.01). In contrast, all studied parameters remained unchanged in the sedentary group. In conclusion, treatment with WBPA for patients with angina ameliorates exercise capacity, myocardial ischemia, and LV function.
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Bassuk JI, Wu H, Arias J, Kurlansky P, Adams JA. Whole body periodic acceleration (pGz) improves survival and allows for resuscitation in a model of severe hemorrhagic shock in pigs. J Surg Res 2010; 164:e281-9. [PMID: 20869084 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2010] [Revised: 07/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/18/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Whole body periodic acceleration (pGz), the repetitive, head-foot sinusoidal motion of the body, increases pulsatile shear stress on the vascular endothelium producing increased release of endothelial derived nitric oxide (eNO) into circulation. Based upon prior CPR investigations, we hypothesized that pGz instituted prior to and during hemorrhagic shock (HS) should improve survival. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixteen anesthetized male pigs, 23 ± 5 kg, were randomized to receive 1 h pGz or no pGz (CONT) prior to and during severe controlled graded HS up to 2-1/2 h. HS was induced by removing blood at 10 mL/kg increments from the circulation at 30-min intervals up to a maximum blood loss of 50 mL/kg. Thirty minutes after maximum blood loss, shed blood and lactated Ringers solution was infused intravenously. RESULTS All animals survived up to 30 mL/kg blood loss. Survival and return to normal blood pressure to 120 min was achieved in 50% of animals receiving pGz compared with none in CONT. Cardiac output, blood pressure, and oxygen delivery decreased equally in both groups but oxygen consumption was significantly lower with pGz than CONT during all hemorrhage time points. Regional blood flow (RBF) was preserved in brain, heart, kidneys, ileum, and stomach in both groups up to 40 mL/kg of blood loss. After 40 mL/kg blood loss, RBF was much better preserved in pGz than CONT. CONCLUSIONS pGz applied 1 h prior to and during severe graded hemorrhagic shock delays onset of irreversible shock, enabling potential restoration of blood loss and survival.
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- Jorge I Bassuk
- Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida 33140, USA
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There is a tremendous body of data concerning the coronary collateral circulation in both experimental animals and humans. The functional importance of a well-developed coronary collateral circulation has now been documented. The paradigm regarding the principal stimulus for coronary collateral growth has shifted from myocardial ischemia to increased shear stress at the site of pre-existing collateral arterioles. Numerous experimental and clinical studies have contributed to elucidation of the mechanisms of coronary collateral growth. Stimulation of coronary collateral growth is an alternative therapeutic approach to patients with intractable angina pectoris who are not indicated for percutaneous coronary intervention and/or coronary artery bypass grafting. Pharmacological and mechanical modulations accelerating coronary collateral growth have been challenged. Because it is conceivable that a well-developed coronary collateral circulation attenuates myocardial ischemia upon exercise, further research addressing coronary collateral growth is needed in both experimental models of myocardial ischemia and human coronary artery disease.
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- Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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"Passive exercise" using whole body periodic acceleration: effects on coronary microcirculation. Am Heart J 2010; 159:620-6. [PMID: 20362721 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2009] [Accepted: 12/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The whole body periodic acceleration (WBPA) system has recently been developed as a "passive exercise" device by providing increased pulsatile shear stress for improvement of endothelial function. This study aimed to investigate the short-term effect of WBPA on coronary flow reserve (CFR) through transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE) in healthy subjects and patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS This study consisted of 15 healthy subjects and 20 patients with CAD who underwent CFR examination before and immediately after WBPA. The flow velocity in the distal portion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) was measured with TTDE at baseline and during adenosine infusion. Coronary flow reserve was calculated as the ratio of hyperemic to basal mean diastolic flow velocity. RESULTS The WBPA treatment was completed in all 35 subjects without complications. There were no significant differences in heart rate and systolic blood pressure before and after WBPA. Whole body periodic acceleration increased CFR from 3.3 +/- 1.0 to 3.7 +/- 1.1 in the 35 subjects (P < .001). Coronary angiography showed significant LAD narrowing in 8 of the 20 CAD patients, but WBPA increased CFR from 2.4 +/- 0.4 to 2.7 +/- 0.5 in them as well (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that WBPA improves CFR in healthy subjects and patients with CAD.
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Adams JA, Wu H, Bassuk JA, Arias J, Uryash A, Jorapur V, Lamas GA, Kurlansky P. Periodic acceleration (pGz) prior to whole body ischemia reperfusion injury provides early cardioprotective preconditioning. Life Sci 2010; 86:707-15. [PMID: 20211190 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2010.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2009] [Revised: 02/22/2010] [Accepted: 02/26/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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AIMS Periodic acceleration (pGz) is a method that applies repetitive sinusoidal head-to-foot motion to the horizontally positioned body. pGz adds pulses to the circulation as a function of frequency, thereby increasing shear stress to the endothelium. Pulsatile shear stress increases release of cardioprotective endothelial-derived nitric oxide prostaglandin E-2 and prostacyclin into the circulation. We investigated whether pGz may be effective as an early preconditioning strategy when applied one hour prior to whole body ischemia reperfusion injury induced by ventricular fibrillation (VF). MAIN METHODS Twenty anesthetized and paralyzed male swine were randomized to one hour of pGz and conventional mechanical ventilation [PC] or solely conventional mechanical ventilation [Control] prior to VF and resuscitation. After eight minutes of unsupported VF, cardiopulmonary resuscitation was carried out followed by defibrillation. Hemodynamics, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, regional blood flows, and markers of global myocardial injury were measured. Protein expression of endothelial-derived nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), phosphorylated eNOS (p-eNOS), serine/threonine kinase Akt total (t-Akt), and phosphorylated (p-Akt) were determined by immunoblotting. KEY FINDINGS All animals had spontaneous return of circulation after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation. Preconditioned animals had less hemodynamically significant arrhythmias, less myocardial stunning, and greater regional blood flows to the brain, heart, kidneys, and ileum than Controls. Troponin I and creatine phosphokinase values in PC were 65% of the values present in Controls. In addition, preconditioned animals had higher protein expression of cardiac eNOS, p-eNOS, t-Akt, and p-Akt than Controls. SIGNIFICANCE pGz preconditioning confers early cardioprotection in a model of whole body ischemia reperfusion injury.
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- Jose A Adams
- Mt Sinai Medical Center, Division Neonatology, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA.
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Uryash A, Wu H, Bassuk J, Kurlansky P, Sackner MA, Adams JA. Low-amplitude pulses to the circulation through periodic acceleration induces endothelial-dependent vasodilatation. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2009; 106:1840-7. [PMID: 19325024 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91612.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Low-amplitude pulses to the vasculature increase pulsatile shear stress to the endothelium. This activates endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS) to promote NO release and endothelial-dependent vasodilatation. Descent of the dicrotic notch on the arterial pulse waveform and a-to-b ratio (a/b; where a is the height of the pulse amplitude and b is the height of the dicrotic notch above the end-diastolic level) reflects vasodilator (increased a/b) and vasoconstrictor effects (decreased a/b) due to NO level change. Periodic acceleration (pG(z)) (motion of the supine body head to foot on a platform) provides systemic additional pulsatile shear stress. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not pG(z) applied to rats produced endothelial-dependent vasodilatation and increased NO production, and whether the latter was regulated by the Akt/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway. Male rats were anesthetized and instrumented, and pG(z) was applied. Sodium nitroprusside, N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME), and wortmannin (WM; to block Akt/PI3K pathway) were administered to compare changes in a/b and mean aortic pressure. Descent of the dicrotic notch occurred within 2 s of initiating pG(z). Dose-dependent increase of a/b and decrease of mean aortic pressure took place with SNP. l-NAME produced a dose-dependent rise in mean aortic pressure and decrease of a/b, which was blunted with pG(z). In the presence of WM, pG(z) did not decrease aortic pressure or increase a/b. WM also abolished the pG(z) blunting effect on blood pressure and a/b of l-NAME-treated animals. eNOS expression was increased in aortic tissue after pG(z). This study indicates that addition of low-amplitude pulses to circulation through pG(z) produces endothelial-dependent vasodilatation due to increased NO in rats, which is mediated via activation of eNOS, in part, by the Akt/PI3K pathway.
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- Arkady Uryash
- Deptartment of Research, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL 33410, USA
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Adams JA, Wu H, Bassuk JA, Arias J, Uryash A, Kurlansky P. Periodic acceleration (pGz) acutely increases endothelial and neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression in endomyocardium of normal swine. Peptides 2009; 30:373-7. [PMID: 19022311 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2008] [Revised: 10/21/2008] [Accepted: 10/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Periodic acceleration (pGz) is a non-invasive method of increasing pulsatile shear stress to the endothelium. pGz is achieved by the sinusoidal head to foot motion to the supine body. pGz increases endogenous production of nitric oxide in whole animal models and isolated perfused vessel preparations, and is cardioprotective when applied prior to, during and after ischemia reperfusion. In part, the protective effects of pGz are attributable to nitric oxide (NO). The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether pGz up-regulates NOS isoforms in the endomyocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifteen swine weight 15-20 kg, were anesthetized, instrumented to measure hemodynamics and randomized. Ten animals received 1h of pGz at 180 cycles/min and Gz+/-3.9 m/s(2) [pGz] in addition to conventional ventilatory support and five served as time controls. RESULTS pGz produced a 2.3+/-0.4 and a 6.6+/-0.1 fold significant increase in eNOS and phosphorylated eNOS, 3.6+/-1.1 fold increase in nNOS, and no significant change in iNOS. pGz also produced a 2.4+/-0.3 and 3.9+/-0.2 folds significant increase in both total(t-Akt) and phosphorylated (p-Akt) Akt. CONCLUSIONS pGz is associated with an increase in both total and phosphorylated eNOS and nNOS protein expression in endomyocardium, and induced significant increase in total and phosphorylated-Akt. The data indicates that pGz is a novel method to induce eNOS and nNOS production in the endomyocardium. Therefore, pGz may serve as a powerful non-invasive intervention to activate the beneficial cardiac effects of endothelial and neuronal NOS.
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- Jose A Adams
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, Division of Neonatology 3-BLUM, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA.
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