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Poskotinova L, Krivonogova E, Demin D, Zenchenko T. Differences in the Sensitivity of the Baroreflex of Heart Rate Regulation to Local Geomagnetic Field Variations in Normotensive and Hypertensive Humans. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:1102. [PMID: 35888190 PMCID: PMC9316645 DOI: 10.3390/life12071102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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Synchronization between heart rate variability (HRV) in the low-frequency (LF) range (0.04-0.15 Hz) and 1-min variations in the components (X, Y, Z)and the total vector (F) of geomagnetic induction (nT) was studied in normotensive (blood pressure up to 140/90 mmHg) and hypertensive (blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg) individuals living in the Arkhangelsk region (60°51'52″ N 39°31'05″ E).The duration of registration of HRV for each person is 30 min in a sitting position. The most pronounced synchronization of the LF parameter, which reflects baroreflex activity, with variations in the GMF was found in normotensive individuals. The absence of a significant synchronization of the LF parameter with variations in the GMF components indicates a decrease in the sensitivity of the baroreflex mechanism and a risk of dysregulation of vascular tone, especially in people with arterial hypertension, under conditions of instability of the geomagnetic field.
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- Liliya Poskotinova
- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 163069 Arkhangelsk, Russia; (E.K.); (D.D.)
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- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 163069 Arkhangelsk, Russia; (E.K.); (D.D.)
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- N. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 163069 Arkhangelsk, Russia; (E.K.); (D.D.)
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Russia;
- Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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Unconscious mind activates central cardiovascular network and promotes adaptation to microgravity possibly anti-aging during 1-year-long spaceflight. Sci Rep 2022; 12:11862. [PMID: 35831420 PMCID: PMC9279338 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14858-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The intrinsic cardiovascular regulatory system (β, 0.00013–0.02 Hz) did not adapt to microgravity after a 6-month spaceflight. The infraslow oscillation (ISO, 0.01–0.10 Hz) coordinating brain dynamics via thalamic astrocytes plays a key role in the adaptation to novel environments. We investigate the adaptive process of a healthy astronaut during a 12-month-long spaceflight by analyzing heart rate variability (HRV) in the LF (0.01–0.05 Hz) and MF1 (0.05–0.10 Hz) bands for two consecutive days on four occasions: before launch, at 1-month (ISS01) and 11-month (ISS02) in space, and after return to Earth. Alteration of β during ISS01 improved during ISS02 (P = 0.0167). During ISS01, LF and MF1 bands, reflecting default mode network (DMN) activity, started to increase at night (by 43.1% and 32.0%, respectively), when suprachiasmatic astrocytes are most active, followed by a 25.9% increase in MF1-band throughout the entire day during ISS02, larger at night (47.4%) than during daytime. Magnetic declination correlated positively with β during ISS01 (r = 0.6706, P < 0.0001) and ISS02 (r = 0.3958, P = 0.0095). Magnetic fluctuations may affect suprachiasmatic astrocytes, and the DMN involving ISOs and thalamic astrocytes may then be activated, first at night, then during the entire day, a mechanism that could perhaps promote an anti-aging effect noted in other investigations.
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Astronauts well-being and possibly anti-aging improved during long-duration spaceflight. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14907. [PMID: 34290387 PMCID: PMC8295322 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94478-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This study assesses how circadian rhythms of heart rate (HR), HR variability (HRV) and activity change during long-term missions in space and how they relate to sleep quality. Ambulatory 48-h ECG and 96-h actigraphy were performed four times on ten healthy astronauts (44.7 ± 6.9 years; 9 men): 120.4 ± 43.7 days (Before) launch; 21.1 ± 2.5 days (ISS01) and 143.0 ± 27.1 days (ISS02) after launch; and 86.6 ± 40.6 days (After) return to Earth. Sleep quality was determined by sleep-related changes in activity, RR-intervals, HRV HF- and VLF-components and LF-band. The circadian amplitude of HR (HR-A) was larger in space (ISS01: 12.54, P = 0.0099; ISS02: 12.77, P = 0.0364) than on Earth (Before: 10.90; After: 10.55 bpm). Sleep duration in space (ISS01/ISS02) increased in 3 (Group A, from 370.7 to 388.0/413.0 min) and decreased in 7 (Group B, from 454.0 to 408.9/381.6 min) astronauts. Sleep quality improved in Group B from 7.07 to 8.36 (ISS01) and 9.36 (ISS02, P = 0.0001). Sleep-related parasympathetic activity increased from 55.2% to 74.8% (pNN50, P = 0.0010) (ISS02). HR-A correlated with the 24-h (r = 0.8110, P = 0.0044), 12-h (r = 0.6963, P = 0.0253), and 48-h (r = 0.6921, P = 0.0266) amplitudes of the magnetic declination index. These findings suggest associations of mission duration with increased well-being and anti-aging benefitting from magnetic fluctuations.
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Revealing the hidden reality of the mammalian 12-h ultradian rhythms. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:3127-3140. [PMID: 33449146 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03730-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Biological oscillations often cycle at different harmonics of the 24-h circadian rhythms, a phenomenon we coined "Musica Universalis" in 2017. Like the circadian rhythm, the 12-h oscillation is also evolutionarily conserved, robust, and has recently gained new traction in the field of chronobiology. Originally thought to be regulated by the circadian clock and/or environmental cues, recent new evidences support the notion that the majority of 12-h rhythms are regulated by a distinct and cell-autonomous pacemaker that includes the unfolded protein response (UPR) transcription factor spliced form of XBP1 (XBP1s). 12-h cycle of XBP1s level in turn transcriptionally generates robust 12-h rhythms of gene expression enriched in the central dogma information flow (CEDIF) pathway. Given the regulatory and functional separation of the 12-h and circadian clocks, in this review, we will focus our attention on the mammalian 12-h pacemaker, and discuss our current understanding of its prevalence, evolutionary origin, regulation, and functional roles in both physiological and pathological processes.
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Geronikolou S, Leontitsis A, Petropoulos V, Davos C, Cokkinos D, Chrousos G. Cyclic stroke mortality variations follow sunspot patterns. F1000Res 2020; 9:1088. [PMID: 33224479 PMCID: PMC7667520 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.24794.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background: Mapping time-structures is a burgeoning scientific field enriching the (P4) medicine models. Local evidence in Mediterranean populations is underinvestigated. Methods: The Censused stroke-related death events (D) in the largest East-Mediterranean port (Piraeus), during (1985-1989), when local population had diet (low fat/sugar, proteins and vegetables/fruits daily, and pure olive oil almost exclusively) and genetic homogeneity-later interrupted by the immigration into Greece in 1990; and Sunspot numbers were indexed by Wolf numbers (Rz) (1944-2004), and evaluated using Fast Fourier Analysis and Singular Spectrum Analysis in MATLAB. Results: D were turned with fluctuations >35% in Rz. A non-anthropogenic 6.8 days cycle was recognized. Conclusions: This study may be taken into consideration in future public health planning and chronotherapy evaluations.
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- Stella Geronikolou
- Clinical, Translational and Experimental Surgery, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics, Academy of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- Clinical, Translational and Experimental Surgery, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- Clinical, Translational and Experimental Surgery, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health and Precision Medicine, UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Thivon and Levadeias, Athens, 11527, Greece
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Otsuka K, Cornelissen G, Kubo Y, Shibata K, Mizuno K, Ohshima H, Furukawa S, Mukai C. Anti-aging effects of long-term space missions, estimated by heart rate variability. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8995. [PMID: 31222071 PMCID: PMC6586662 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45387-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Reports that aging slows down in space prompted this investigation of anti-aging effects in humans by analyzing astronauts' heart rate variability (HRV). Ambulatory 48-hour electrocardiograms from 7 astronauts (42.1 ± 6.8 years; 6 men) 20.6 ± 2.7 days (ISS01) and 138.6 ± 21.8 days (ISS02) after launch were divided into 24-hour spans of relative lower or higher magnetic disturbance, based on geomagnetic measures in Tromso, Norway. Magnetic disturbances were significantly higher on disturbed than on quiet days (ISS01: 72.01 ± 33.82 versus 33.96 ± 17.90 nT, P = 0.0307; ISS02: 71.06 ± 51.52 versus 32.53 ± 27.27 nT, P = 0.0308). SDNNIDX was increased on disturbed days (by 5.5% during ISS01, P = 0.0110), as were other HRV indices during ISS02 (SDANN, 12.5%, P = 0.0243; Triangular Index, 8.4%, P = 0.0469; and TF-component, 17.2%, P = 0.0054), suggesting the action of an anti-aging or longevity effect. The effect on TF was stronger during light (12:00-17:00) than during darkness (0:00-05:00) (P = 0.0268). The brain default mode network (DMN) was activated, gauged by increases in the LF-band (9.7%, P = 0.0730) and MF1-band (9.9%, P = 0.0281). Magnetic changes in the magnetosphere can affect and enhance HRV indices in space, involving an anti-aging or longevity effect, probably in association with the brain DMN, in a light-dependent manner and/or with help from the circadian clock.
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- Kuniaki Otsuka
- Executive Medical Center, Totsuka Royal Clinic, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
- Halberg Chronobiology Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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- Halberg Chronobiology Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Tohoku Fukushi University, Miyagi, Japan
- Space Biomedical Research Group, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- Space Biomedical Research Group, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- Space Biomedical Research Group, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- Space Biomedical Research Group, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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Loginova TP, Eseva TV, Bojko ER. Seasonal Dynamics of Physiological Parameters in Elderly Men Living in the European North of Russia. ADVANCES IN GERONTOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s2079057019020139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhu B, Dacso CC, O’Malley BW. Unveiling "Musica Universalis" of the Cell: A Brief History of Biological 12-Hour Rhythms. J Endocr Soc 2018; 2:727-752. [PMID: 29978151 PMCID: PMC6025213 DOI: 10.1210/js.2018-00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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"Musica universalis" is an ancient philosophical concept claiming the movements of celestial bodies follow mathematical equations and resonate to produce an inaudible harmony of music, and the harmonious sounds that humans make were an approximation of this larger harmony of the universe. Besides music, electromagnetic waves such as light and electric signals also are presented as harmonic resonances. Despite the seemingly universal theme of harmonic resonance in various disciplines, it was not until recently that the same harmonic resonance was discovered also to exist in biological systems. Contrary to traditional belief that a biological system is either at stead-state or cycles with a single frequency, it is now appreciated that most biological systems have no homeostatic "set point," but rather oscillate as composite rhythms consisting of superimposed oscillations. These oscillations often cycle at different harmonics of the circadian rhythm, and among these, the ~12-hour oscillation is most prevalent. In this review, we focus on these 12-hour oscillations, with special attention to their evolutionary origin, regulation, and functions in mammals, as well as their relationship to the circadian rhythm. We further discuss the potential roles of the 12-hour clock in regulating hepatic steatosis, aging, and the possibility of 12-hour clock-based chronotherapy. Finally, we posit that biological rhythms are also musica universalis: whereas the circadian rhythm is synchronized to the 24-hour light/dark cycle coinciding with the Earth's rotation, the mammalian 12-hour clock may have evolved from the circatidal clock, which is entrained by the 12-hour tidal cues orchestrated by the moon.
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- Bokai Zhu
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Caswell JM, Singh M, Persinger MA. Simulated sudden increase in geomagnetic activity and its effect on heart rate variability: Experimental verification of correlation studies. LIFE SCIENCES IN SPACE RESEARCH 2016; 10:47-52. [PMID: 27662787 DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Previous research investigating the potential influence of geomagnetic factors on human cardiovascular state has tended to converge upon similar inferences although the results remain relatively controversial. Furthermore, previous findings have remained essentially correlational without accompanying experimental verification. An exception to this was noted for human brain activity in a previous study employing experimental simulation of sudden geomagnetic impulses in order to assess correlational results that had demonstrated a relationship between geomagnetic perturbations and neuroelectrical parameters. The present study employed the same equipment in a similar procedure in order to validate previous findings of a geomagnetic-cardiovascular dynamic with electrocardiography and heart rate variability measures. Results indicated that potential magnetic field effects on frequency components of heart rate variability tended to overlap with previous correlational studies where low frequency power and the ratio between low and high frequency components of heart rate variability appeared affected. In the present study, a significant increase in these particular parameters was noted during geomagnetic simulation compared to baseline recordings.
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- Joseph M Caswell
- Neuroscience Research Group, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; Human Studies Program, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
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- Behavioural Neuroscience Program, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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- Neuroscience Research Group, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; Human Studies Program, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; Behavioural Neuroscience Program, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; Biomolecular Sciences Program, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Geronikolou S, Zimeras S, Davos CH, Michalopoulos I, Tsitomeneas S. Diverse radiofrequency sensitivity and radiofrequency effects of mobile or cordless phone near fields exposure in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One 2014; 9:e112139. [PMID: 25402465 PMCID: PMC4234246 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Introduction The impact of electromagnetic fields on health is of increasing scientific interest. The aim of this study was to examine how the Drosophila melanogaster animal model is affected when exposed to portable or mobile phone fields. Methods/Results Two experiments have been designed and performed in the same laboratory conditions. Insect cultures were exposed to the near field of a 2G mobile phone (the GSM 2G networks support and complement in parallel the 3G wide band or in other words the transmission of information via voice signals is served by the 2G technology in both mobile phones generations) and a 1880 MHz cordless phone both digitally modulated by human voice. Comparison with advanced statistics of the egg laying of the second generation exposed and non-exposed cultures showed limited statistical significance for the cordless phone exposed culture and statistical significance for the 900 MHz exposed insects. We calculated by physics, simulated and illustrated in three dimensional figures the calculated near fields of radiation inside the experimenting vials and their difference. Comparison of the power of the two fields showed that the difference between them becomes null when the experimental cylinder radius and the height of the antenna increase. Conclusions/Significance Our results suggest a possible radiofrequency sensitivity difference in insects which may be due to the distance from the antenna or to unexplored intimate factors. Comparing the near fields of the two frequencies bands, we see similar not identical geometry in length and height from the antenna and that lower frequencies tend to drive to increased radiofrequency effects.
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- Styliani Geronikolou
- Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efessiou Str, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Mathematics, Division of Statistics and Actuarial-Financial Mathematics, University of the Aegean, 82300, Karlovassi, Samos, Greece
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- Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efessiou Str, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efessiou Str, 11527, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Electronics, TEI of Piraeus, Petrou Ralli & Thivon 250, 122 44, Athens, Greece
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Zeng W, Liang X, Wan C, Wang Y, Jiang Z, Cheng S, Cornélissen G, Halberg F, Wang Z. Patterns of mortality from cardiac-cerebral vascular disease and influences from the cosmos. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2013.876189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Shaposhnikov D, Revich B, Gurfinkel Y, Naumova E. The influence of meteorological and geomagnetic factors on acute myocardial infarction and brain stroke in Moscow, Russia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2014; 58:799-808. [PMID: 23700198 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0660-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2010] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Evidence of the impact of air temperature and pressure on cardiovascular morbidity is still quite limited and controversial, and even less is known about the potential influence of geomagnetic activity. The objective of this study was to assess impacts of air temperature, barometric pressure and geomagnetic activity on hospitalizations with myocardial infarctions and brain strokes. We studied 2,833 myocardial infarctions and 1,096 brain strokes registered in two Moscow hospitals between 1992 and 2005. Daily event rates were linked with meteorological and geomagnetic conditions, using generalized linear model with controls for day of the week, seasonal and long-term trends. The number of myocardial infarctions decreased with temperature, displayed a U-shaped relationship with pressure and variations in pressure, and increased with geomagnetic activity. The number of strokes increased with temperature, daily temperature range and geomagnetic activity. Detrimental effects on strokes of low pressure and falling pressure were observed. Relative risks of infarctions and strokes during geomagnetic storms were 1.29 (95% CI 1.19-1.40) and 1.25 (1.10-1.42), respectively. The number of strokes doubled during cold spells. The influence of barometric pressure on hospitalizations was relatively greater than the influence of geomagnetic activity, and the influence of temperature was greater than the influence of pressure. Brain strokes were more sensitive to inclement weather than myocardial infarctions. This paper provides quantitative estimates of the expected increases in hospital admissions on the worst days and can help to develop preventive health plans for cardiovascular diseases.
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- Dmitry Shaposhnikov
- Environmental Health Laboratory, Institute of Forecasting, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation,
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Otsuka K, Izumi R, Ishioka N, Ohshima H, Mukai C. Chronomics of heart rate variability on earth and in space. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2009; 169 Suppl 1:S69-72. [PMID: 19833301 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2009] [Revised: 02/11/2009] [Accepted: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chronomes are time structures consisting of multifrequency rhythms, elements of chaos, and trends in chaotic and rhythmic endpoints. Chronomics maps the dynamics of organisms' broad interactions with the environment near and far, rather than merely the daily routines. We introduced the chronomics of heart rate variability (HRV), characterized by a broad time structure, that includes the prominent circadians and also ultradian (notably about 8h and about 12h) and infradian (notably about-weekly, about-yearly, and about 10-yearly) changes, in addition to undergoing trends with aging. Alterations in these HRV chronomes are known to predict the presence of disease in the near future. Thus, for the health and safety of astronauts, HRV chronomes should be assessed before, during and after the mission in the International Space Station to check for any alteration. Future work should focus on how phenomena in the cosmos, including helio- and geomagnetics, can affect physiological chronomes, those of the HRV in particular.
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- K Otsuka
- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, Department of Medicine, Arakawa-ku, Japan.
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Okano H, Ohkubo C. Exposure to a moderate intensity static magnetic field enhances the hypotensive effect of a calcium channel blocker in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Bioelectromagnetics 2005; 26:611-23. [PMID: 16189831 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We investigated the combined effects of a moderate intensity static magnetic field (SMF) and an L-type voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel blocker, nicardipine in stroke-resistant spontaneously hypertensive rats during the development of hypertension. Five-week-old male rats were exposed to SMF intensity up to 180 mT (B(max)) with a peak spatial gradient of 133 mT/mm for 14 weeks. Four experimental groups of 14 animals each were examined: (1) sham exposure with intraperitoneal (ip) saline injection (control); (2) SMF exposure with ip saline injection (SMF); (3) sham exposure with ip nicardipine injection (NIC); (4) SMF exposure with ip nicardipine injection (SMF + NIC). A disc-shaped permanent magnet or a dummy magnet was implanted in the vicinity adjacent to the left carotid sinus baroreceptor region in the neck of each rat. Nicardipine (2 mg/kg ip) was administered three times a week for 14 weeks, and then 15 min after each injection, arterial blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), skin blood flow (SBF), skin blood velocity (SBV), plasma nitric oxide (NO) metabolites (NO(x) = NO(2) (-) + NO(3) (-)), plasma catecholamine levels and behavioral parameters of a functional observational battery were monitored. The action of nicardipine significantly decreased BP, and increased HR, SBF, SBV, plasma epinephrine and norepinephrine in the NIC group compared with the control respective age-matched group without changing plasma NO(x) levels. Neck exposure to SMF alone for 5-8 weeks significantly suppressed or retarded the development of hypertension together with increased BRS in SMF group. Furthermore, the exposure to SMF for 1-8 weeks significantly promoted the nicardipine-induced BP decrease in the SMF + NIC group compared with the respective NIC group. Moreover, the SMF induced a significant increase in plasma NO(x) in the nicardipine-induced hypotension. There were no significant differences in any of the physiological or behavioral parameters measured between the SMF + NIC and the NIC groups, nor between the SMF and the control groups. These results suggest that the SMF may enhance nicardipine-induced hypotension by more effectively antagonizing the Ca(2+) influx through the Ca(2+) channels compared with the NIC treatment alone. Furthermore, the enhanced antihypertensive effects of the SMF on the nicardipine-treated group appear to be partially related to the increased NO(x). Theoretical considerations suggest that the applied SMF (B(max) 40 mT, 0 Hz) can be converted into a changing magnetic field (B(max) 30-40 mT, 5.7-6.5 Hz or 7.5-8.3 Hz) in the baroreceptor region by means of the carotid artery pulsation. Therefore, we propose that the moderate intensity changing magnetic field, i.e., the magnetic field modulated by the pulse rate, may influence the activity of baroreceptor and baroreflex function.
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- Hideyuki Okano
- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health, Saitama, Japan.
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Halberg F, Cornélissen G, Wang Z, Wan C, Ulmer W, Katinas G, Singh R, Singh RK, Singh RK, Gupta BD, Singh RB, Kumar A, Kanabrocki E, Sothern RB, Rao G, Bhatt MLB, Srivastava M, Rai G, Singh S, Pati AK, Nath P, Halberg F, Halberg J, Schwartzkopff O, Bakken E. Chronomics: circadian and circaseptan timing of radiotherapy, drugs, calories, perhaps nutriceuticals and beyond. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS AND ONCOLOGY 2004; 3:223-60. [PMID: 14641812 DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-869x.2003.01097.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
We suggest a putative benefit from timing nutriceuticals (substances that are both nutrients and pharmaceuticals) such as antioxidants for preventive or curative health care, based on the proven merits of timing nutrients, drugs, and other treatments, as documented, i.a., in India. The necessity of timing melatonin, a major antioxidant, is noted. A protocol to extend the scope of chronoradiotherapy awaits testing. Imaging in time by mapping rhythms and broader time structures, chronomes, for earliest diagnoses, for example detection of vascular disease risk, is recommended. The study of rhythms and broader chronomes leads to a dynamic functional genomics, guided by imaging in time of free radicals and antioxidants, amongst many other variables.
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