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Olex-Zarychta D. Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on human psychomotor performance: A review. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE 2023; 21:430-440. [PMID: 37652780 DOI: 10.1016/j.joim.2023.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Psychomotor performance is the coordination of a sensory or ideational (cognitive) process and a motor activity. All sensorimotor processes involved in planning and execution of voluntary movements need oxygen supply and seem to be significantly disrupted in states of hypoxia. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has become a widely used treatment in routine medicine and sport medicine due to its beneficial effects on different aspects of human physiology and performance. This paper presents state-of-the-art data on the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on different aspects of human psychomotor function. The therapy's influence on musculoskeletal properties and motor abilities as well as the effects of hyperbaric oxygenation on cognitive, myocardial and pulmonary functions are presented. In this review the molecular and physiological processes related to human psychomotor performance in response to hyperbaric oxygen are discussed to contribute to this fast-growing field of research in integrative medicine. Please cite this article as: Olex-Zarychta D. Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on human psychomotor performance: A review. J Integr Med. 2023; 21(5): 430-440.
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- Dorota Olex-Zarychta
- Institute of Sport Sciences, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland.
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Nisa BU, Nakanishi R, Tanaka M, Lin H, Hirabayashi T, Maeshige N, Kondo H, Fujino H. Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Exposure Enhances Peripheral Circulatory Natural Killer Cells in Healthy Young Women. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13020408. [PMID: 36836764 PMCID: PMC9965672 DOI: 10.3390/life13020408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Mild hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) enhances oxygen absorption in blood, relieving fatigue without causing oxidative stress. The benefits of mild HBO have been recognized in the treatment of lifestyle-related diseases and hypertension, but no research has been conducted on its effects on immunity. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of mild HBO on natural killer (NK) cells and cytokines in healthy young women. This crossover randomized control trial was conducted with 16 healthy young women. Participants were randomly exposed to normobaric oxygen (NBO; 1.0 atmospheres absolute (ATA), 20.8% oxygen) and mild HBO conditions (1.4 ATA, 35-40% oxygen, injected 18L oxygen per minute) in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for 70 min. Heart rate, parasympathetic activity, NK cell count, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-12p70 and derivatives of reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs) were measured before and after both exposures. In the NBO condition, parasympathetic activity remained unchanged, whereas after mild HBO exposure, parasympathetic activity was significantly increased. NK cells remained unchanged after NBO exposure, while NK cells were increased after exposure to mild HBO. Exposure to mild HBO did not increase d-ROM values, IL-6 and IL-12p70 protein levels. These findings suggest that exposure to mild HBO can be a useful protocol to increase NK cells by regulating parasympathetic activity via increasing oxygen delivery.
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Alvarez Villela M, Dunworth SA, Kraft BD, Harlan NP, Natoli MJ, Suliman HB, Moon RE. Effects of high-intensity interval training with hyperbaric oxygen. Front Physiol 2022; 13:963799. [PMID: 36060678 PMCID: PMC9437248 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.963799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO2) has been proposed as a pre-conditioning method to enhance exercise performance. Most prior studies testing this effect have been limited by inadequate methodologies. Its potential efficacy and mechanism of action remain unknown. We hypothesized that HBO2 could enhance aerobic capacity by inducing mitochondrial biogenesis via redox signaling in skeletal muscle. HBO2 was administered in combination with high-intensity interval training (HIIT), a potent redox stimulus known to induce mitochondrial biogenesis. Aerobic capacity was tested during acute hypobaric hypoxia seeking to shift the limiting site of whole body V̇O2 from convection to diffusion, more closely isolating any effect of improved oxidative capacity. Healthy volunteers were screened with sea-level (SL) V̇O2peak testing. Seventeen subjects were enrolled (10 men, 7 women, ages 26.5±1.3 years, BMI 24.6±0.6 kg m−2, V̇O2peak SL = 43.4±2.1). Each completed 6 HIIT sessions over 2 weeks randomized to breathing normobaric air, “HIIT+Air” (PiO2 = 0.21 ATM) or HBO2 (PiO2 = 1.4 ATM) during training, “HIIT+HBO2” group. Training workloads were individualized based on V̇O2peak SL test. Vastus Lateralis (VL) muscle biopsies were performed before and after HIIT in both groups. Baseline and post-training V̇O2peak tests were conducted in a hypobaric chamber at PiO2 = 0.12 ATM. HIIT significantly increased V̇O2peak in both groups: HIIT+HBO2 31.4±1.5 to 35.2±1.2 ml kg−1·min−1 and HIIT+Air 29.0±3.1 to 33.2±2.5 ml kg−1·min−1 (p = 0.005) without an additional effect of HBO2 (p = 0.9 for interaction of HIIT x HBO2). Subjects randomized to HIIT+HBO2 displayed higher skeletal muscle mRNA levels of PPARGC1A, a regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis, and HK2 and SLC2A4, regulators of glucose utilization and storage. All other tested markers of mitochondrial biogenesis showed no additional effect of HBO2 to HIIT. When combined with HIIT, short-term modest HBO2 (1.4 ATA) has does not increase whole-body V̇O2peak during acute hypobaric hypoxia. (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02356900; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02356900).
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- Miguel Alvarez Villela
- Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
- *Correspondence: Richard E. Moon,
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Fu Q, Duan R, Sun Y, Li Q. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for healthy aging: From mechanisms to therapeutics. Redox Biol 2022; 53:102352. [PMID: 35649312 PMCID: PMC9156818 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), a technique through which 100% oxygen is provided at a pressure higher than 1 atm absolute (ATA), has become a well-established treatment modality for multiple conditions. The noninvasive nature, favorable safety profile, and common clinical application of HBOT make it a competitive candidate for several new indications, one of them being aging and age-related diseases. In fact, despite the conventional wisdom that excessive oxygen accelerates aging, appropriate HBOT protocols without exceeding the toxicity threshold have shown great promise in therapies against aging. For one thing, an extensive body of basic research has expanded our mechanistic understanding of HBOT. Interestingly, the therapeutic targets of HBOT overlap considerably with those of aging and age-related diseases. For another, pre-clinical and small-scale clinical investigations have provided validated information on the efficacy of HBOT against aging from various aspects. However, a generally applicable protocol for HBOT to be utilized in therapies against aging needs to be defined as a subsequent step. It is high time to look back and summarize the recent advances concerning biological mechanisms and therapeutic implications of HBOT in promoting healthy aging and shed light on prospective directions. Here we provide the first comprehensive overview of HBOT in the field of aging and geriatric research, which allows the scientific community to be aware of the emerging tendency and move beyond conventional wisdom to scientific findings of translational value.
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Application of Mitochondrial and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in the Evaluation of Neurocognitive Prognosis Following Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12030201. [PMID: 35323645 PMCID: PMC8952273 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12030201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial and oxidative stress play critical roles in the pathogenic mechanisms of carbon monoxide (CO)-induced toxicity. This study was designed to evaluate whether the serum levels of specific stress biomarkers might reflect brain injury and act as prognostic markers for the development of neurocognitive sequelae following CO poisoning. We analyzed the data from 51 adult patients admitted with acute CO poisoning and measured the serum level expression of growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), indicators of mitochondrial stress, and 8-Oxo-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and malondialdehyde (MDA), indicators of oxidative stress. Serum was collected upon arrival at the hospital, at 24 h post treatment, and within 7 days of HBO2 therapy. Global Deterioration Scale scores were measured 1 month post incident and used to place the patients in either favorable or poor outcome groups. Initial serum GDF15 and 8-OHdG concentrations were significantly increased in the poor-outcome group and all four biomarkers decreased at 24 h post HBO2 therapy, and were then maintained or further decreased at the 1-week mark. Notably, the degree of change in these biomarkers between baseline and 24 h post HBO2 were significantly larger in the poor-outcome group, reflecting greater CO-associated stress, confirming that post-CO poisoning serum biomarker levels and their response to HBO2 were proportional to the initial stress. We suggest that these biomarkers accurately reflect neuronal toxicity in response to CO poisoning, which is consistent with their activity in other pathologies.
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Takemura A. Exposure to a mild hyperbaric oxygen environment elevates blood pressure. J Phys Ther Sci 2022; 34:360-364. [PMID: 35527838 PMCID: PMC9057685 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.34.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Ai Takemura
- Department of Sports Research, Japan Institute of Sport Sciences, Japan
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Takemura A, Eda N, Saito T, Shimizu K. Mild hyperbaric oxygen for the early improvement of mood disturbance induced by high-intensity exercise. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2021; 62:250-257. [PMID: 33969955 DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.21.11971-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Excessive training stress can result in decreased performance and deep fatigue due to hormonal changes. There are few available data on recovery methods for mood disturbance, especially fatigue, after high-intensity training. This study, therefore, aimed to examine the effects of mild hyperbaric oxygen at 1.3 atmospheres absolute with 31% oxygen on mood disturbance induced by high-intensity exercises. METHODS Ten healthy adult men participated in and completed 2 trials: the control (CON) trial and the mild hyperbaric oxygen (MHO) trial. In a randomized crossover design, each subject cycled for 60 min at the physical work capacity at 75% of their maximal heart rate and were subsequently exposed to the CON and MHO conditions for 60 min as the recovery period. RESULTS During the 20 to 40 min recovery time points, the average change ratio of heart rates was lower in the MHO trial than in CON (p < 0.05). We observed that the fatigue-inertia, tension-anxiety, and total mood disturbance Profile of Mood States (POMS) scores decreased 60 min post-exercise in the MHO trial, but no differences of these score were observed in the CON trial. There were no differences in oxidative stress, derived-reactive oxygen metabolites, and biological antioxidant potential between both trials. These results suggest that impaired mood states induced by high-intensity exercise can be improved early by MHO without any changes in oxidative stress. This improvement may be associated with decreased heart rate secondary to MHO exposure after the high intensity exercise. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that MHO can improve mood disturbances, especially in the fatigue-inertia and tension-anxiety domains, after high-intensity exercise. This study suggest that MHO is potentially an effective recovery method for mood states after high-intensity training.
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- Ai Takemura
- Department of Sports Research, Japan Institute of Sport Sciences, Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan - .,Department of Sports Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Tokyo University, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan -
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- Department of Sports Research, Japan Institute of Sport Sciences, Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Fundamental Education, Premedical Sciences, Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotsuga, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Sports Science, Japan Institute of Sport Sciences, Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Sports Research, Japan Institute of Sport Sciences, Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Tanaka M, Kanazashi M, Matsumoto T, Kondo H, Ishihara A, Fujino H. Mild hyperbaric oxygen exposure attenuates rarefaction of capillary vessels in streptozotocin-induced diabetic soleus muscle in rats. Biomed Res 2021; 42:1-11. [PMID: 33563874 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.42.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We examined the effects of mild hyperbaric oxygen (mHBO) exposure on capillary rarefaction in skeletal muscles of rats with diabetes. Streptozotocin (100 mg/kg) was administered to male Wistar rats via the tail vein to prepare a diabetic model. These rats were divided into 2 groups: the group with mHBO exposure (1.25 atmospheres absolute (ATA) with 36% oxygen; 3 h/day) and the group without mHBO exposure. Age-matched rats were used as the control group. Eight weeks later, the soleus of the rats was removed and then analyzed. With the onset of diabetes mellitus, capillary number, diameter, and volume in the soleus of the rats with diabetes decreased compared with those of the rats in the control group. In addition, increased anti-angiogenic thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) and decreased pro-angiogenic murine double minute 2 (MDM-2) protein expressions were observed in the rats with diabetes. Alternatively, mHBO exposure attenuated the decrease in capillary diameter and volume in skeletal muscles of rats with diabetes, suppressed the overexpression of TSP-1, and restored the MDM-2 expression. These results indicate the exposure of mHBO partially attenuates capillary rarefaction in diabetic soleus muscle.
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- Masayuki Tanaka
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Okayama Healthcare Professional University
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima
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- Department of Muscle Development and Regeneration, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Nagoya Women's University.,Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Exposure Attenuates Circulating Stress Biomarkers: A Pilot Interventional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17217853. [PMID: 33120884 PMCID: PMC7663415 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17217853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used to provide oxygen to underperfused organs following ischemia or carbon monoxide intoxication. Various beneficial consequences of HBOT have been reported, including wound healing, anti-inflammatory action, and cell survival; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects have not been elucidated yet. We applied a single HBOT program consisting of administration of 2.8 atmospheres absolute (ATA) for 45 min, followed by 2.0 ATA for 55 min, to 10 male volunteers without any metabolic disease. Within 1 week of HBOT, there was no alteration in serum biochemical variables, except for an increase in triglyceride content. As a mitochondrial stress indicator, the serum concentration of growth differentiation factor 15 was reduced by HBOT. The circulating level of γ–glutamyltransferase was also decreased by HBOT, suggesting an attenuation of oxidative stress. HBOT increased adiponectin and reduced leptin levels in the serum, leading to an elevated adiponectin/leptin ratio. This is the first study to investigate the effect of HBOT on serum levels of metabolic stress-related biomarkers. We suggest that HBOT attenuates mitochondrial and oxidative stresses, and relieves metabolic burdens, indicating its potential for use in therapeutic applications to metabolic diseases.
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NAKAMOTO I, ISHIHARA A. Effects of Voluntary Running Exercise on Skeletal Muscle Properties in Nonobese Rats with Type 2 Diabetes. Physiol Res 2020; 69:73-84. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The skeletal muscles of animals and humans with type 2 diabetes have decreased oxidative capacity. Aerobic exercise can improve muscle oxidative capacity, but no data are available on the amount of exercise required. We investigated the effects of voluntary running exercise and running distance on the skeletal muscle properties of nonobese rats with type 2 diabetes. Six-week-old male diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats were divided into nonexercised (GK) and exercised (GK-Ex) groups. The rats in the GK-Ex group were permitted voluntary running exercise on wheels for 6 weeks. Age-matched male Wistar rats (WR) were used as nondiabetic controls. Fasting blood glucose and HbA1c levels were higher in the GK and GK-Ex groups than in the WR group and lower in the GK-Ex group than in the GK group. Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α (Pgc-1α) mRNA levels in the soleus and plantaris muscles were higher in the WR and GK-Ex groups than in the GK group. HbA1c and total cholesterol levels were negatively correlated with running distance and SDH activity and Pgc-1α mRNA levels in the soleus muscle were positively correlated with running distance. The onset and progression of diabetes in nonobese diabetic rats were effectively inhibited by running longer distances.
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- I. NAKAMOTO
- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Yuan J, Jiang Q, Song L, Liu Y, Li M, Lin Q, Li Y, Su K, Ma Z, Wang Y, Liu D, Dong J. L-Carnitine Is Involved in Hyperbaric Oxygen-Mediated Therapeutic Effects in High Fat Diet-Induced Lipid Metabolism Dysfunction. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25010176. [PMID: 31906305 PMCID: PMC6982999 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25010176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 12/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lipid metabolism dysfunction and obesity are serious health issues to human beings. The current study investigated the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) against high fat diet (HFD)-induced lipid metabolism dysfunction and the roles of L-carnitine. C57/B6 mice were fed with HFD or normal chew diet, with or without HBO treatment. Histopathological methods were used to assess the adipose tissues, serum free fatty acid (FFA) levels were assessed with enzymatic methods, and the endogenous circulation and skeletal muscle L-carnitine levels were assessed with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Additionally, western blotting was used to assess the expression levels of PPARα, CPT1b, pHSL/HSL, and UCP1. HFD treatment increased body/adipose tissue weight, serum FFA levels, circulation L-carnitines and decreased skeletal muscle L-carnitine levels, while HBO treatment alleviated such changes. Moreover, HFD treatment increased fatty acid deposition in adipose tissues and decreased the expression of HSL, while HBO treatment alleviated such changes. Additionally, HFD treatment decreased the expression levels of PPARα and increased those of CPT1b in skeletal muscle, while HBO treatment effectively reverted such changes as well. In brown adipose tissues, HFD increased the expression of UCP1 and the phosphorylation of HSL, which was abolished by HBO treatment as well. In summary, HBO treatment may alleviate HFD-induced fatty acid metabolism dysfunction in C57/B6 mice, which seems to be associated with circulation and skeletal muscle L-carnitine levels and PPARα expression.
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- Junhua Yuan
- Department of Specialty Medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (J.Y.); (L.S.); (Y.L.); (M.L.); (Q.L.)
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
- Correspondence: (Q.J.); (J.D.); Tel.: +86-18300267138 (Q.J.); +86-0532-83780035 (J.D.)
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- Department of Specialty Medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (J.Y.); (L.S.); (Y.L.); (M.L.); (Q.L.)
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- Department of Specialty Medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (J.Y.); (L.S.); (Y.L.); (M.L.); (Q.L.)
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- Department of Specialty Medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (J.Y.); (L.S.); (Y.L.); (M.L.); (Q.L.)
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- Department of Specialty Medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (J.Y.); (L.S.); (Y.L.); (M.L.); (Q.L.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical Collage, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.L.); (K.S.); (Z.M.); (Y.W.); (D.L.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical Collage, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.L.); (K.S.); (Z.M.); (Y.W.); (D.L.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical Collage, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.L.); (K.S.); (Z.M.); (Y.W.); (D.L.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical Collage, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.L.); (K.S.); (Z.M.); (Y.W.); (D.L.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical Collage, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (Y.L.); (K.S.); (Z.M.); (Y.W.); (D.L.)
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- Department of Specialty Medicine, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; (J.Y.); (L.S.); (Y.L.); (M.L.); (Q.L.)
- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
- Correspondence: (Q.J.); (J.D.); Tel.: +86-18300267138 (Q.J.); +86-0532-83780035 (J.D.)
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Takemura A, Egawa T, Tanaka T, Kuramoto T, Hayashi T, Ishihara A. Effects of Exposure to Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen on DSS-Induced Colonic Inflammation and Diarrhea in Rats. J Inflamm Res 2019; 12:293-299. [PMID: 31754309 PMCID: PMC6824205 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s220586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Purpose In rodents, dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced diarrhea and colonic inflammation have similar symptoms to those of ulcerative colitis in humans. We examined the effects of exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen (MHO) at an atmospheric pressure of 1317 hPa with 40% oxygen on DSS-induced diarrhea and colonic inflammation in rats. Methods Five-week-old male Kyoto Apc Delta (KAD) rats (n = 12) were administered 2% DSS through drinking water for 1 week. Subsequently, DSS-treated male rats were not subjected to any further treatment (n = 6) or exposed to MHO (n = 6) for 2 weeks. Age-matched KAD rats not subjected to DSS treatment or exposed to MHO were used as the control group (n = 6). Results Control rats did not exhibit diarrhea and colonic inflammation. However, DSS-treated rats exhibited diarrhea and colonic inflammation, regardless of exposure to MHO. Exposure to MHO for 2 weeks led to decreased incidence of diarrhea in DSS-treated rats (p < 0.05). Exposure to MHO had no effect on colonic inflammation in DSS-treated rats (p = 0.12). Conclusion Exposure to MHO for 2 weeks can improve diarrhea but cannot attenuate colonic inflammation, possibly due to the short exposure duration (2 weeks) used in this study.
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- Ai Takemura
- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Gifu Municipal Hospital, Gifu 500-8513, Japan
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Atsugi 243-0034, Japan
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- Laboratory of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Ishihara A. Effects of exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen during unloading on muscle properties in rats. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2019; 40:365-372. [PMID: 31264074 DOI: 10.1007/s10974-019-09530-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen during unloading on the properties of the soleus muscle in rats, because exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen enhances oxidative metabolism in cells and tissues. Therefore, exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen should inhibit the unloading-induced degenerative changes in skeletal muscles. One group of 7-week-old male Wistar rats were unloaded by hindlimb suspension for 2 weeks (HU, n = 12). A second group of age-matched rats were exposed to mild hyperbaric oxygen at 1317 hPa with 40% oxygen for 3 h a day during hindlimb suspension (HU + MHO, n = 12). A third group of age-matched rats without hindlimb suspension and exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen were assigned as the controls (WR, n = 12). Soleus muscle weight (per body weight), succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α (Pgc-1α) mRNA levels were lower in the HU and HU + MHO groups than in the WR group, and these were higher in the HU + MHO group than in the HU group. The unloading-induced type shift from type I to type IIA fibers was inhibited by exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen during unloading. It is concluded that the unloading-induced decrease in soleus muscle weight (per body weight) and type shift from type I to type IIA fibers in the soleus muscle were partially inhibited by exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen during unloading.
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- Akihiko Ishihara
- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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Adequate oxygen supply by exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen at appropriately high atmospheric pressure (1266-1317 hPa) and increased oxygen concentration (35-40% oxygen) has a possibility of improving the oxidative metabolism in cells and tissues without barotrauma and excessive production of reactive oxygen species. Therefore, metabolic syndrome and lifestyle-related diseases, including type 2 diabetes and hypertension, in rats were inhibited and/or improved by exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen. It accelerated the growth-induced increase in oxidative capacity of the skeletal muscle in rats and inhibited the age-related decrease in oxidative capacity of the skeletal muscle in mice. A decrease in dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of mice with Parkinson's disease was inhibited by exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen. This review describes the beneficial effects of exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen on some metabolic diseases and their perspectives.
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- Akihiko Ishihara
- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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Suzuki J. Effects of intermittent hyperbaric exposure on endurance and interval exercise performance in well-trained mice. Exp Physiol 2018; 104:112-125. [PMID: 30457682 DOI: 10.1113/ep087360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Intermittent hyperbaric exposure (1.3 atmospheres absolute with 20.9% O2 ) enhances endurance capacity by facilitating oxidative and glycolytic capacities in skeletal muscle. It remains unclear whether this strategy enhances endurance performance in well-trained individuals. What is the main finding and its importance? Hyperbaric exposure with endurance training enhanced oxidative and glycolytic capacities and protein levels of mitochondrial transcription factor A, dynamin-related protein-1 and heat shock protein 70. Hyperbaric exposure with sprint interval training increased the proportion of type I muscle fibres and promoted capillary growth and muscle fibre hypertrophy. These results may lead to a new strategy for enhancing exercise capacity in well-trained mice. ABSTRACT The study was designed to clarify the mechanisms by which hyperbaric exposure (1.3 atmospheres absolute with 20.9% O2 ) improves endurance and interval exercise capacities in highly trained mice. Male mice in the training group were housed in a cage with a wheel activity device for 7 weeks from 5 weeks old. Voluntary running markedly increased maximal endurance capacity by 6.4-fold. Trained mice were then subjected to either endurance treadmill training (20-32.5 m min-1 ) or sprint interval training (5 s run-10 s rest, 30-42.5 m min-1 ) with (HypET or HypSIT, respectively) and without (ET or SIT, respectively) 1 h hyperbaric exposure for 4 weeks. Maximal endurance capacity was significantly increased by HypET and HypSIT, and maximal interval capacity was significantly enhanced by HypSIT. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha expression levels were markedly increased after HypET and HypSIT. Activity levels of 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA-dehydrogenase, citrate synthase and phosphofructokinase in the red gastrocnemius muscle were increased more by HypET than by ET. Protein levels of mitochondrial transcription factor A, dynamin-related protein-1 and heat shock protein 70 were increased more by HypET than by ET. The proportion of type I fibres in the soleus muscle was remarkably increased by HypSIT. Capillary-to-fibre ratio values in the white gastrocnemius were increased more by HypSIT than by SIT. These results suggest that hyperbaric exposure has beneficial effects for endurance and interval training to improve exercise capacity in highly trained mice.
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- Junichi Suzuki
- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Health and Sports Sciences, Course of Sports Education, Department of Education, Hokkaido University of Education, Midorigaoka, Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, 068-8642, Japan
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Hadanny A, Abbott S, Suzin G, Bechor Y, Efrati S. Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on chronic neurocognitive deficits of post-traumatic brain injury patients: retrospective analysis. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e023387. [PMID: 30269074 PMCID: PMC6169752 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in participants suffering from chronic neurological deficits due to traumatic brain injury (TBI) of all severities in the largest cohort evaluated so far with objective cognitive function tests and metabolic brain imaging. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted of 154 patients suffering from chronic neurocognitive damage due to TBI, who had undergone computerised cognitive evaluations pre-HBOT and post-HBOT treatment. RESULTS The average age was 42.7±14.6 years, and 58.4% were men. All patients had documented TBI 0.3-33 years (mean 4.6±5.8, median 2.75 years) prior to HBOT. HBOT was associated with significant improvement in all of the cognitive domains, with a mean change in global cognitive scores of 4.6±8.5 (p<0.00001). The most prominent improvements were in memory index and attention, with mean changes of 8.1±16.9 (p<0.00001) and 6.8±16.5 (p<0.0001), respectively. The most striking changes observed in brain single photon emission computed tomography images were in the anterior cingulate and the postcentral cortex, in the prefrontal areas and in the temporal areas. CONCLUSIONS In the largest published cohort of patients suffering from chronic deficits post-TBI of all severities, HBOT was associated with significant cognitive improvements. The clinical improvements were well correlated with increased activity in the relevant brain areas.
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- Amir Hadanny
- Neurosurgery Department, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
- Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
- Galilee Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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- Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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- Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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- Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Research and Development Unit, Assaf Harfoeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
- Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Nishizaka T, Nomura T, Higuchi K, Takemura A, Ishihara A. Mild hyperbaric oxygen activates the proliferation of epidermal basal cells in aged mice. J Dermatol 2018; 45:1141-1144. [DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.14484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Skin Care Research Laboratory; Kao Corporation; Tokyo Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science; Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science; Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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Suzuki J. Endurance performance is enhanced by intermittent hyperbaric exposure via up-regulation of proteins involved in mitochondrial biogenesis in mice. Physiol Rep 2018; 5:5/15/e13349. [PMID: 28778990 PMCID: PMC5555885 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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This study was designed to (1) investigate the effects of acute hyperbaric exposure on muscle mRNA expression levels, and (2) clarify the mechanisms by which intermittent hyperbaric exposure improves endurance capacity. Experiment 1: Male mice were subjected to acute 1-h hyperbaric exposure (1.3 atmospheres absolute with 20.9% O2). The expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α) mRNA significantly increased in the soleus (7.2-fold) and red gastrocnemius muscles (Gr, 5.1-fold) 3 h after hyperbaric exposure. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) mRNA levels significantly increased in the plantaris (PL, 2.9-fold) and Gr (2.3-fold) 3 h after hyperbaric exposure. Experiment 2: Mice were subjected to exercise training with (HypTr) and without (Tr) 1-h hyperbaric exposure for 4 weeks. Increases in maximal exercise capacity were significantly greater in HypTr than in Tr. In PL, activity levels of 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA-dehydrogenase and citrate synthase (CS) were significantly greater in HypTr than in Tr. CS and phosphofructokinase activities both markedly increased in the white gastrocnemius muscle (Gw) in HypTr only. PGC-1α expression in the nucleus was significantly greater in HypTr than in Tr in PL (4.8-fold), Gr (3.2-fold), and Gw (15-fold). Protein levels of mitochondrial transcription factor A and heat shock protein 70 significantly increased after training with hyperbaric exposure. These results suggest that exercise training with intermittent hyperbaric exposure represents a beneficial strategy for increasing endurance performance by facilitating oxidative and glycolytic capacities and the expression of proteins involved in mitochondrial biogenesis in the hindlimb muscles.
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- Junichi Suzuki
- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Health and Sports Sciences, Course of Sports Education, Department of Education, Hokkaido University of Education, Midorigaoka, Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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Takemura A, Roy RR, Yoshihara I, Ishihara A. Unloading-induced atrophy and decreased oxidative capacity of the soleus muscle in rats are reversed by pre- and postconditioning with mild hyperbaric oxygen. Physiol Rep 2018; 5:5/14/e13353. [PMID: 28743823 PMCID: PMC5532487 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Our aim was to determine the effects of pre- and/or postconditioning with mild hyperbaric oxygen (1.25 atmospheric pressure, 36% oxygen for 3 h/day) on the properties of the soleus muscle that was atrophied by hindlimb suspension-induced unloading. Twelve groups of 8-week-old rats were housed under normobaric conditions (1 atmospheric pressure, 20.9% oxygen) or exposed to mild hyperbaric oxygen for 2 weeks. Ten groups then were housed under normobaric conditions for 2 weeks with their hindlimbs either unloaded via suspension or not unloaded. Six groups subsequently were either housed under normobaric conditions or exposed to mild hyperbaric oxygen for 2 weeks: the suspended groups were allowed to recover under reloaded conditions (unrestricted normal cage activity). Muscle weights, cross-sectional areas of all fiber types, oxidative capacity (muscle succinate dehydrogenase activity and fiber succinate dehydrogenase staining intensity) decreased, and a shift of fibers from type I to type IIA and type IIC was observed after hindlimb unloading. In addition, mRNA levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α decreased, whereas those of forkhead box-containing protein O1 increased after hindlimb unloading. Muscle atrophy and decreased oxidative capacity were unaffected by either pre- or postconditioning with mild hyperbaric oxygen. In contrast, these changes were followed by a return to nearly normal levels after 2 weeks of reloading when pre- and postconditioning were combined. Therefore, a combination of pre- and postconditioning with mild hyperbaric oxygen can be effective against the atrophy and decreased oxidative capacity of skeletal muscles associated with hindlimb unloading.
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- Ai Takemura
- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology and Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Kusuda Y, Takemura A, Nakano M, Ishihara A. Mild hyperbaric oxygen inhibits the decrease of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of mice with MPTP-induced Parkinson's disease. Neurosci Res 2017; 132:58-62. [PMID: 29196223 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2017.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We examined whether exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen inhibits the decrease of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of a neurotoxic animal model with Parkinson's disease. Mice injected with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine hydrochloride and probenecid twice a week were divided into two groups: mice with mild hyperbaric oxygen and those without. The mice with mild hyperbaric oxygen were exposed to 1317hPa with 45% oxygen for 3h, three times a week. The decrease in dopaminergic neurons of mice with Parkinson's disease was inhibited by 11 weeks of exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen. We conclude that exposure to mild hyperbaric oxygen is effective in preventing the progression of Parkinson's disease.
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- Yuina Kusuda
- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Functional Biology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology and Life Science, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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