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Hyngstrom AS, Nguyen JN, Murphy SA, Raab SC, Schmit BD, Gutterman DD, Durand MJ. Reduced oxygen desaturation in the vastus lateralis of chronic stroke survivors during graded muscle contractions. Top Stroke Rehabil 2024; 31:513-526. [PMID: 38095272 PMCID: PMC11129930 DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2023.2291902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Few studies have examined changes in skeletal muscle physiology post-stroke. This study examined changes in tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) of the vastus lateralis (VL) muscle of stroke survivors and age-matched control participants during maximal and submaximal isometric contractions of the knee extensor muscles. OBJECTIVES We hypothesized that tissue oxygen desaturation (ΔStO2) during knee extensor muscle contractions would be less in the VL in the paretic vs. the non-paretic and control legs. METHODS Ten chronic stroke survivors (>6 months post-stroke) with lower extremity muscle weakness and 10 age-matched controls completed this prospective cohort study. Maximum voluntary contractions (MVCs) of the knee extensor muscles were assessed with a Biodex dynamometer and StO2 of the VL was measured using near-infrared spectroscopy. RESULTS In the paretic leg of the stroke survivors little change in StO2 of the VL was observed during an MVC (ΔStO2 = -1.7 ± 1.8%) compared to the non-paretic (ΔStO2 = -5.1 ± 6.1%; p < 0.05) and control legs (ΔStO2 = -14.4 ± 8.8%; p < 0.05 vs. paretic and non-paretic leg). These differences remained when normalizing for strength differences between the legs. Compared to controls, both the paretic and non-paretic VL showed pronounced reductions in ΔStO2 during ramp and hold contractions equal to 20%, 40%, or 60% of the MVC (p < 0.05 vs. controls at all load levels). CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that oxygen desaturation in response to isometric muscle contractions is impaired in both the paretic and non-paretic leg muscle of stroke survivors compared to age-matched controls, and these differences are independent of differences in muscle strength.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53233
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53233
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53226
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Aviram R, Kima I, Parmet Y, Bassan H, Willigenburg T, Riemer R, Bar-Haim S. Haemodynamics and oxygenation in the lower-limb muscles of young ambulatory adults with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 2023. [PMID: 36646638 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.15508] [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: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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AIM To evaluate muscle haemodynamics and oxygen metabolism in adults with cerebral palsy (CP) at rest and during exercise. METHOD This cross-sectional study included 12 adults with spastic CP (four females, eight males; mean age [SD] 29 years 6 months [7 years 10.8 months]) and 13 typically developing individuals (seven females, six males; mean age [SD] 26 years 6 months [1 year 1.9 months]). Near-infrared spectroscopy was used to assess changes in muscle blood flow (mBF), muscle oxygen consumption (mVO2 ), and muscle oxygen saturation in the vastus lateralis and rectus femoris muscles during three conditions: rest, low load at 20% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), and high load at 80% MVC. RESULTS MBF was lower in participants with CP than in typically developing participants at rest (p < 0.001) and at 20% MVC (p = 0.007) in both muscles. Increased load caused a reduction in mBF in typically developing participants and an increase in CP. MVO2 in typically developing participants increased from rest to 20% MVC and was reduced at 80% MVC compared with 20% MVC. In participants with CP, there was no change with load in the rectus femoris muscle; however, there was an increase in the vastus lateralis muscle from rest to 20% MVC, and 80% MVC had a similar value. Muscle saturation was higher in participants with CP across all conditions (vastus lateralis, p < 0.001; rectus femoris, p = 0.0518). INTERPRETATION Oxidative metabolism in CP is not limited by oxygen delivery (mBF), because high muscle saturation suggests oxygen availability. Adults with CP demonstrate muscular responses to exercise that are inconsistent with typical high-workload activation, probably because of inefficient fibre recruitment and secondary anomalies.
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- Ronit Aviram
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel
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- Child Neurology & Development Center, Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofe), Be'er Ya'akov, Israel
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel
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Whyte E, Thomas S, Marzolini S. Muscle Oxygenation of the Paretic and Nonparetic Legs During and After Arterial Occlusion in Chronic Stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2021; 31:106265. [PMID: 34954600 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Oxygen delivery and demand are reduced in the paretic leg post-stroke, reflecting decreased vascular function and reduced muscle quantity and quality. However, it is unknown how muscle oxygenation, the balance between muscle oxygen delivery and utilization, is altered in chronic stroke during and after occlusion-induced ischemia. OBJECTIVES The objective was to determine muscle oxygen consumption rate, microvascular responsiveness and reactive hyperemia in the paretic and nonparetic legs during and after arterial occlusion post-stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS Muscle oxygen saturation was measured with near-infrared spectroscopy on the vastus lateralis of each leg during 3-minute arterial occlusion and recovery (3 min). Muscle oxygen consumption was derived from the desaturation slope during ischemia, microvascular responsiveness was derived from the resaturation slope after ischemia and reactive hyperemia was derived from the area under the curve above baseline after ischemia. RESULTS Eleven subjects (91% male; 32.2±6.1 months post-stroke; age 62.9±13.6 years) with a hemiparetic gait pattern participated. There was no significant between-leg muscle oxygenation difference at rest (paretic: 64.9±16.6%; nonparetic: 70.6±15.6%, p = 0.13). Muscle oxygen consumption in the paretic leg (-0.53±0.24%/s) was significantly reduced compared to the nonparetic leg (-0.70±0.36%/s; p = 0.03). Microvascular responsiveness was significantly reduced in the paretic leg compared to the nonparetic leg (paretic: 4.6±1.8%/s; nonparetic: 5.7±1.6%/s, p = 0.04). Reactive hyperemia was not significantly different between legs (paretic:4384±2341%·s; nonparetic: 3040±2216%·s, p = 0.07). CONCLUSION Muscle oxygen consumption and microvascular responsiveness are impaired in the paretic compared to the nonparetic leg, suggesting both reduced skeletal muscle aerobic function and reduced ability to maximally perfuse muscle tissue.
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- Elizabeth Whyte
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; KITE Research Institute-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; KITE Research Institute-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; KITE Research Institute-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Pérez-Gómez J, Rytter N, Mandrup C, Egelund J, Stallknecht B, Nyberg M, Hellsten Y. Menopausal transition does not influence skeletal muscle capillary growth in response to cycle training in women. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 131:369-375. [PMID: 34080923 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00122.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The influence of the menopausal transition, with a consequent loss of estrogen, on capillary growth in response to exercise training remains unknown. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of a period of intense endurance training on skeletal muscle angiogenesis in late premenopausal and recent postmenopausal women with an age difference of <4 yr. Skeletal muscle biopsies were obtained from the thigh muscle before and after 12 wk of intense aerobic cycle training and analyzed for capillarization, fiber-type distribution, and content of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). At baseline, there was no difference in capillary per fiber ratio (C:F; 1.41 ± 0.22 vs. 1.40 ± 0.30), capillary density (CD; 305 ± 61 vs. 336 ± 52 mm2), muscle fiber area (MFA; 4,889 ± 1,868 vs. 4,195 ± 749), or distribution of muscle fiber type I (47.3% ± 10.1% vs. 49.3% ± 15.1%), between the pre- and postmenopausal women, respectively. There was a main effect of training on the C:F ratio (+9.2% and +12.1%, for the pre- and postmenopausal women, respectively) and the CD (+6.9% and +8.9%, for the pre- and postmenopausal women, respectively). MFA and fiber-type distribution were unaltered by training. Skeletal muscle VEGF protein content was similar between groups at baseline, and there was a main effect of training (+21.1% and +27.2%, for the pre- and postmenopausal women, respectively). In conclusion, the loss of estrogen per se at menopause does not influence the capillary growth response to intense aerobic exercise training.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We evaluated the effect of 12 wk of intense aerobic exercise training on skeletal muscle angiogenesis in late pre- and recent postmenopausal women, with <4 yr of age difference. There was a main effect of training on capillary per fiber ratio, capillary density, and muscle VEGF protein content, with no difference between groups. It is concluded that the loss of estrogen per se at menopause does not influence the capillary growth response to intense aerobic training.
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- Jorge Pérez-Gómez
- Integrative Physiology Section, Cardiovascular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,HEME Research Group, Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Integrative Physiology Section, Cardiovascular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Integrative Physiology Section, Cardiovascular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Integrative Physiology Section, Cardiovascular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Integrative Physiology Section, Cardiovascular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Evans WS, Blumenthal JB, Heilman JM, Ryan AS, Prior SJ. Effects of exercise training with weight loss on skeletal muscle expression of angiogenic factors in overweight and obese older men. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 131:56-63. [PMID: 34013746 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00084.2021] [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] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Low skeletal muscle capillarization is associated with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT); however, aerobic exercise training with weight loss (AEX + WL) increases skeletal muscle capillarization and improves glucose tolerance in adults with IGT. Given that the expression of angiogenic growth factors mediates skeletal muscle capillarization, we sought to determine whether angiogenic growth factor levels are associated with low capillarization in those with IGT versus normal glucose tolerance (NGT) or to the benefits of AEX + WL in both groups. Sixteen overweight or obese men 50-75 yr of age completed 6 mo of AEX + WL with oral glucose tolerance tests and vastus lateralis muscle biopsies for measurement of muscle vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), placental growth factor (PlGF), soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor-1 (sFlt-1), and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). At baseline, all growth factor levels were numerically lower in IGT than NGT, but these did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.06-0.33). Following AEX + WL, aerobic capacity [maximal oxygen consumption (V̇o2max)] increased by 16%, whereas body weight and 120-min postprandial glucose levels decreased by 10% and 15%, respectively (P ≤ 0.001 for all). There was a main effect of AEX + WL to increase VEGF (0.095 ± 0.016 vs. 0.114 ± 0.018 ng/µg, P < 0.05), PlGF (0.004 ± 0.001 vs. 0.005 ± 0.001 ng/µg, P < 0.05), and sFlt-1 (0.216 ± 0.029 vs. 0.264 ± 0.036 ng/µg, P < 0.01), with overall increases driven by the IGT group. These results suggest that 6 mo of AEX + WL increases skeletal muscle angiogenic growth factor levels in obese older adults with IGT and NGT, which may contribute to our previous findings that AEX + WL increases capillarization to improve glucose tolerance in those with IGT.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Skeletal muscle capillarization is lower in adults with impaired glucose tolerance than normal controls. This may, in part, be attributable to differential expression of angiogenic growth factors in skeletal muscle. Using a 6-mo aerobic exercise intervention with ∼10% body weight loss (AEX + WL), we show that the expression of angiogenic growth factors tends to be lower in adults with impaired glucose tolerance compared with normal controls and that AEX + WL increased expression of angiogenic growth factors in all participants.
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- William S Evans
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland
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- Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, Maryland.,Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland
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- Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, Maryland.,Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland.,Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, Maryland.,Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Ruggiero AD, Davis A, Sherrill C, Westwood B, Hawkins GA, Palmer ND, Chou JW, Reeves T, Cox LA, Kavanagh K. Skeletal muscle extracellular matrix remodeling with worsening glycemic control in nonhuman primates. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2020; 320:R226-R235. [PMID: 33206559 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00240.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) development may be mediated by skeletal muscle (SkM) function, which is responsible for >80% of circulating glucose uptake. The goals of this study were to assess changes in global- and location-level gene expression, remodeling proteins, fibrosis, and vascularity of SkM with worsening glycemic control, through RNA sequencing, immunoblotting, and immunostaining. We evaluated SkM samples from health-diverse African green monkeys (Cholorcebus aethiops sabaeus) to investigate these relationships. We assessed SkM remodeling at the molecular level by evaluating unbiased transcriptomics in age-, sex-, weight-, and waist circumference-matched metabolically healthy, prediabetic (PreT2D) and T2D monkeys (n = 13). Our analysis applied novel location-specific gene differences and shows that extracellular facing and cell membrane-associated genes and proteins are highly upregulated in metabolic disease. We verified transcript patterns using immunohistochemical staining and protein analyses of matrix metalloproteinase 16 (MMP16), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 (TIMP2), and VEGF. Extracellular matrix (ECM) functions to support intercellular communications, including the coupling of capillaries to muscle cells, which was worsened with increasing blood glucose. Multiple regression modeling from age- and health-diverse monkeys (n = 33) revealed that capillary density was negatively predicted by only fasting blood glucose. The loss of vascularity in SkM co-occurred with reduced expression of hypoxia-sensing genes, which is indicative of a disconnect between altered ECM and reduced endothelial cells, and known perfusion deficiencies present in PreT2D and T2D. This report supports that rising blood glucose values incite ECM remodeling and reduce SkM capillarization, and that targeting ECM would be a rational approach to improve health with metabolic disease.
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- Alistaire D Ruggiero
- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Hypertension, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.,Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.,Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.,Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.,College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Beneficial Effects of Physical Activity in Diabetic Patients. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol 2020; 5:jfmk5030070. [PMID: 33467285 PMCID: PMC7739324 DOI: 10.3390/jfmk5030070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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One of the main goals of diabetic therapy is to achieve the best metabolic control to prevent the development and progression of potential complications. A multidisciplinary approach characterized by the combination of diet, physical activity (PA) and drug therapy with oral and injectable (non-insulin) pharmacological agents, is desirable to optimize metabolic control. The aim of this review is to explain the contribution of PA and its beneficial effects on patients affected by type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). We provide an overview of evidence on the effects of PA for the main two types of diabetes mellitus (DM) to identify the right level of PA to be recommended. We discuss the physiological and clinical role of PA in people with DM. It can be concluded that the objective of antidiabetic therapy should be the achievement and optimization of metabolic control through a multidisciplinary approach involving non-pharmacological therapy such as diet and PA, which has a crucial role.
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Improvement of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration by Platelet-Rich Plasma in Rats with Experimental Chronic Hyperglycemia. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:6980607. [PMID: 32766312 PMCID: PMC7374220 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6980607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Herein, the structural effect of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on posttraumatic skeletal muscle regeneration in rats with chronic hyperglycemia (CH) was tested. 130 white laboratory male rats divided into four groups (I—control; II—rats with CH; III—rats with CH and PRP treatment; and IV—rats for CH confirmation) were used for the experiment. CH was simulated by streptozotocin and nicotinic acid administration. Triceps surae muscle injury was reproduced by transverse linear incision. Autologous PRP was used in order to correct the possible negative CH effect on skeletal muscle recovery. On the 28th day after the injury, the regenerating muscle fiber and blood vessel number in the CH+PRP group were higher than those in the CH rats. However, the connective tissue area in the CH group was larger than that in the CH+PRP animals. The amount of agranulocytes in the regenerating muscle of the CH rats was lower compared to that of the CH+PRP group. The histological analysis of skeletal muscle recovery in CH+PRP animals revealed more intensive neoangiogenesis compared to that in the CH group. Herewith, the massive connective tissue development and inflammation signs were observed within the skeletal muscle of CH rats. Obtained results suggest that streptozotocin-induced CH has a negative effect on posttraumatic skeletal muscle regeneration, contributing to massive connective tissue development. The autologous PRP injection promotes muscle recovery process in rats with CH, shifting it away from fibrosis toward the complete muscular organ repair.
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Lagacé JC, Brochu M, Dionne IJ. A counterintuitive perspective for the role of fat-free mass in metabolic health. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2020; 11:343-347. [PMID: 31999082 PMCID: PMC7113531 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Fat-free mass (FFM) has long been recognized to play a role in metabolic homeostasis. Over the years, it has become widely accepted by the scientific and general community alike that having a greater FFM can be protective for metabolic health. Hence, in the context of an aging population concurrently facing sarcopenia and an elevated incidence of metabolic diseases, substantial efforts are being made to study and develop interventions aiming to maintain or increase FFM. However, accumulating evidence now suggests that a large FFM may be deleterious to metabolic health, at least in some populations. The objective of this article is thus to raise awareness surrounding these results and to explore possible explanations and mechanisms underlying this counterintuitive association.
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- Jean-Christophe Lagacé
- Metabolic Unit, Research Centre on Aging, CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS, Québec, Canada.,Faculty of Physical Activity Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Metabolic Unit, Research Centre on Aging, CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS, Québec, Canada.,Faculty of Physical Activity Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Metabolic Unit, Research Centre on Aging, CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS, Québec, Canada.,Faculty of Physical Activity Sciences, University of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Landers-Ramos RQ, Blumenthal JB, Prior SJ. Serum IL-6 and sIL-6R in type 2 diabetes contribute to impaired capillary-like network formation. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 127:385-392. [PMID: 31219767 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00002.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We hypothesized that the serum from individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) would reduce in vitro capillary-like network formation compared with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) serum and that this would occur along with higher serum concentrations of inflammatory cytokines and lower concentrations of angiogenic growth factors. Subjects were sedentary, older (55-65 yr) adults with NGT, IGT, or T2DM (n = 10/group) matched for body mass index. Human retroviral telomerized endothelial cells (HRVT-ECs) or coronary artery endothelial cells (CECs) were used in a capillary-like network formation assay using endothelial basal medium supplemented with 7.5% serum. Quantification of HRVT-EC network length indicated that serum from the T2DM group resulted in 32 and 35% lower network formation than when using serum from the NGT and IGT groups, respectively (P < 0.05). Serum from T2DM subjects resulted in CEC network formation that was 11 and 8% lower than when using serum from NGT and IGT subjects, respectively (P < 0.05). Analysis of serum cytokines indicated that IL-6 was 41% and 49% higher in the IGT and T2DM groups, respectively, compared with the NGT group (P < 0.05) and there was a trend for higher soluble interleukin-6 receptor (sIL-6R; P = 0.06) and IL-8 (P = 0.08) in the T2DM serum compared with NGT. The use of recombinant IL-6 and sIL-6R at concentrations detected in the T2DM serum also reduced capillary network formation compared with NGT concentrations (P < 0.05). These results suggest that IL-6 and sIL-6R present in the serum of T2DM individuals impair in vitro endothelial cell function across different cell lines. Our findings may have implications for the microvascular complications associated with T2DM.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Higher concentrations of serum factors, specifically Interleukin-6 and its soluble receptor found in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) appear to impair endothelial cell capillary-like network formation compared with those present in serum from individuals with impaired glucose tolerance and normal glucose tolerance. This may have implications for the vascular complications associated with T2DM.
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- Rian Q Landers-Ramos
- Department of Kinesiology, Towson University, Towson, Maryland.,Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.,Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland
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Hendrickse P, Degens H. The role of the microcirculation in muscle function and plasticity. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2019; 40:127-140. [PMID: 31165949 PMCID: PMC6726668 DOI: 10.1007/s10974-019-09520-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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It is widely acknowledged that maintenance of muscle, size, strength and endurance is necessary for quality of life and the role that skeletal muscle microcirculation plays in muscle health is becoming increasingly clear. Here we discuss the role that skeletal muscle microcirculation plays in muscle function and plasticity. Besides the density of the capillary network, also the distribution of capillaries is crucial for adequate muscle oxygenation. While capillaries are important for oxygen delivery, the capillary supply to a fibre is related to fibre size rather than oxidative capacity. This link between fibre size and capillary supply is also reflected by the similar time course of hypertrophy and angiogenesis, and the cross-talk between capillaries and satellite cells. A dense vascular network may in fact be more important for a swift repair of muscle damage than the abundance of satellite cells and a lower capillary density may also attenuate the hypertrophic response. Capillary rarefaction does not only occur during ageing, but also during conditions as chronic heart failure, where endothelial apoptosis has been reported to precede muscle atrophy. It has been suggested that capillary rarefaction precedes sarcopenia. If so, stimulation of angiogenesis by for instance endurance training before a hypertrophic stimulus may enhance the hypertrophic response. The microcirculation may thus well be a little-explored target to improve muscle function and the success of rehabilitation programmes during ageing and chronic diseases.
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- Paul Hendrickse
- Research Centre for Musculoskeletal Science & Sports Medicine, School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building; Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK.,Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Research Centre for Musculoskeletal Science & Sports Medicine, School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building; Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK. .,Lithuanian Sports University, Kaunas, Lithuania. .,University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Targu Mures, Targu Mures, Romania.
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Fat-free mass and glucose homeostasis: is greater fat-free mass an independent predictor of insulin resistance? Aging Clin Exp Res 2019; 31:447-454. [PMID: 29992495 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-018-0993-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND A greater fat-free mass (FFM) is purported to be associated with protective effects on insulin resistance (IR). However, recent studies suggested negative associations between FFM and IR. OBJECTIVES (1) To explore the direction of the association between FFM and IR in a large heterogeneous sample after controlling for confounding factors. (2) To determine cut off values of FFM associated with an increased risk of IR. METHODS Outcome variables were measured in 7044 individuals (48.6% women, 20-79 years; NHANES, 1999-2006): body composition [fat mass (FM), FFM and appendicular FFM (aFFM); DXA], FFM index [FFMI: FFM/height (kg/m2)], appendicular FFMI [aFFM/height (kg/m2)] and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Multivariate regression analyses were performed to determine the independent predictors of HOMA-IR in younger (20-49 years) and older (50-79 years) men and women. ROC analyses were used to determine FFM cut-offs to identify a higher risk of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR > 75th percentile). RESULTS aFFMI was an independent predictor of IR in younger (men: β = 0.21; women: β = 0.31; all p ≤ 0.001) and older (men: β = 0.11; women: β = 0.37; all p ≤ 0.001) individuals. Thresholds for aFFMI at which the risk of IR was significantly increased were 8.96 and 8.39 kg/m2 in younger and older men, and 7.22 and 6.64 kg/m2 in younger and older women, respectively. CONCLUSION Independently of age, a greater aFFMI was an independent predictor of IR. These results suggest revisiting how we envision the link between FFM and IR and explore potential mechanisms.
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Montero D, Oberholzer L, Haider T, Breenfeldt-Andersen A, Dandanell S, Meinild-Lundby AK, Maconochie H, Lundby C. Increased capillary density in skeletal muscle is not associated with impaired insulin sensitivity induced by bed rest in healthy young men. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2018; 43:1334-1340. [DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2018-0195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Physical inactivity alters glucose homeostasis in skeletal muscle, potentially developing into overt metabolic disease. The present study sought to investigate the role of skeletal muscle capillarization in glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity (IS) using a classic human model of physical inactivity. Thirteen healthy males (age = 23 ± 2 years) underwent 4 days of full-time supervised and diet-controlled bed rest. Oral glucose tolerance test, indices of IS (quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI), Matsuda index), as well as skeletal muscle biopsies with measurement of fiber type distribution, fiber cross-sectional area (FCSA), capillary-to-fiber ratio (C/F ratio), and capillary density (CD) were assessed prior to and after bed rest. Body weight and composition were unaltered by bed rest. Fasting glucose/insulin ratio (G0/I0 ratio) (−25%, P = 0.016), QUICKI (−7%, P = 0.023), and Matsuda index (−24%, P = 0.003) diminished with bed rest. Skeletal muscle FCSA decreased (−737.4 ± 763.2 μm−2 (−12%), P = 0.005) while C/F ratio was preserved, resulting in augmented CD (+93.9 ± 91.5 capillaries·mm−2 (+37%), P = 0.003) with bed rest. No association was detected between changes in skeletal muscle variables and metabolic outcomes. Independently of bed rest-induced effects, a positive linear relationship was detected between C/F ratio and G0/I0 ratio (β = 17.09, P = 0.021). In conclusion, impaired glucose homeostasis with bed rest is not prevented nor associated with enhanced skeletal muscle capillarization in healthy individuals.
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- David Montero
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Physical Activity Research, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Physical Activity Research, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Physical Activity Research, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Chittepu VCSR, Kalhotra P, Gallardo-Velázquez T, Robles-de la Torre RR, Osorio-Revilla G. Designed Functional Dispersion for Insulin Protection from Pepsin Degradation and Skeletal Muscle Cell Proliferation: In Silico and In Vitro Study. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 8:E852. [PMID: 30347680 PMCID: PMC6215209 DOI: 10.3390/nano8100852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes with polyethylene glycol (PEGylated SWCNTs) are a promising nanomaterial that recently has emerged as the most attractive "cargo" to deliver chemicals, peptides, DNA and RNAs into cells. Insulin therapy is a recommended therapy to treat diabetes mellitus despite its side effects. Recently, functional dispersion made up of bioactive peptides, bioactive compounds and functionalized carbon nanomaterials such as PEGylated SWCNTs have proved to possess promising applications in nanomedicine. In the present study, molecular modeling simulations are utilized to assist in designing insulin hormone-PEGylated SWCNT composites, also called functional dispersion; to achieve this experimentally, an ultrasonication tool was utilized. Enzymatic degradation assay revealed that the designed functional dispersion protects about 70% of free insulin from pepsin. In addition, sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay, the quantification of insulin and glucose levels in differentiated skeletal muscle cell supernatants, reveals that functional dispersion regulates glucose and insulin levels to promote skeletal muscle cell proliferation. These findings offer new perspectives for designed functional dispersion, as potential pharmaceutical preparations to improve insulin therapy and promote skeletal muscle cell health.
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- Veera C S R Chittepu
- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Wilfrido Massieu S/N, Col. Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Zacatenco, CP. Ciudad de Mexico 07738, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Col. Santo Tomás, CP. Ciudad de Mexico 11340, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional. Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala S/N, Col. Santo Tomás, CP. Ciudad de Mexico 11340, Mexico.
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología Aplicada CIBA, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Carretera Estatal, Tecuexcomac-Tepetitla, Km 1.5, CP. Tlaxcala 90700, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Wilfrido Massieu S/N, Col. Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Zacatenco, CP. Ciudad de Mexico 07738, Mexico.
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Landers-Ramos RQ, Prior SJ. The Microvasculature and Skeletal Muscle Health in Aging. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2018; 46:172-179. [PMID: 29652695 DOI: 10.1249/jes.0000000000000151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Aging and aging-related declines in physical activity are associated with physical and metabolic impairments. Skeletal muscle capillarization is reduced in sedentary older adults, may contribute to impairments in skeletal muscle, and is modifiable by exercise training. This article examines the hypothesis that preservation of skeletal muscle capillarization is essential to maintain metabolism, fitness, and function with aging.
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- Rian Q Landers-Ramos
- Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center.,Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
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- Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center.,Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.,Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD
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Landers-Ramos RQ, Serra MC, Blumenthal JB, Ryan AS, Hafer-Macko CE, Prior SJ. Type 2 diabetes and older age contribute to elevated plasma microparticle concentrations independent of chronic stroke. Exp Physiol 2018; 103:1560-1570. [PMID: 30062787 DOI: 10.1113/ep087116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? What is the effect of chronic stroke on circulating microparticle populations, accounting for potential effects of age and type 2 diabetes? What is the main finding and its importance? Elevated concentrations of CD31+ /CD42b- and CD62E+ microparticles appear to be driven by type 2 diabetes but not chronic stroke and are associated with fasting glucose and triglyceride levels. Older age results in elevations in CD62E+ and CD34+ microparticle concentrations. These microparticles have been proposed as potential targets for diagnosing, treating and identifying the clinical progression and complications of type 2 diabetes. ABSTRACT The elevated circulating concentration of endothelial microparticles (MPs) may provide an index of the extent and nature of cellular damage in chronic stroke. The purpose of this study was to determine the circulating concentrations of CD31+ /CD42b- , CD62E+ and CD34+ MPs in chronic stroke subjects, focusing on the effects of chronic stroke by comparison with both older adults without a history of stroke but with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and older and young healthy controls. Plasma from three groups of sedentary older (50-75 years) men and women (chronic stroke, T2DM or older healthy) as well as a group of younger (18-39 years) healthy controls was isolated from fasting blood, and CD31+ /CD42b- , CD62E+ and CD34+ MPs were quantified using flow cytometry (n = 17/group). Concentrations of CD31+ /CD42b- and CD62E+ MPs were higher in the T2DM group (P < 0.05), but not chronic stroke, compared to older and younger healthy adults. CD62E+ MP and CD34+ MP concentrations were elevated in the older compared to younger adults (P < 0.05 for both). Sub-analyses excluding chronic stroke subjects who were also diagnosed with diabetes [stroke (diabetes- )] revealed lower CD31+ /CD42b- (P < 0.05) and CD62E+ (P = 0.08) MPs in the stroke (diabetes- ) group compared to the T2DM group. CD31+ /CD42b- MP and CD62E+ MP concentrations were each associated with fasting glucose levels and CD31+ /CD42b- MPs also were associated with triglyceride levels. As MPs have been proposed as potential targets for diagnosing, treating and identifying the clinical progression of T2DM, our study provides further support for the use of CD31+ /CD42b- and CD62E+ MPs in the clinical progression of T2DM and associated vascular complications.
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- Rian Q Landers-Ramos
- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimor, MD, USA.,Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimor, MD, USA.,Emory University School of Medicine and Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimor, MD, USA
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimor, MD, USA
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimor, MD, USA
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimor, MD, USA.,Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Andersen IT, Harrison A, Broholm R, Harder A, Nielsen JB, Bülow J, Pingel J. Microvascularization is not a limiting factor for exercise in adults with cerebral palsy. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2018; 125:536-544. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00827.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Muscle contractures are a common complication in patients with central nervous system (CNS) lesions which limit range of movement and cause joint deformities. Furthermore, it has previously been shown that muscles with contractures have a reduced number of capillaries, indicating decreased tissue vascularization. The aim of the present study was to investigate the microvascular volume (MV) at rest and after acute exercise in the muscle tissue of individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) and healthy control individuals. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) was used before and after 30 min of walking or running on a treadmill in 10 healthy control participants and 10 individuals with CP to detect MV of their skeletal muscle tissue. A significant increase in the MV was observed after exercise both in the adult CP group (21–53 yr) and in the control group (21–52 yr) (1.8 ± 0.8 ΔdB to 3.1 ± 0.9 ΔdB or 42.9% and 1.5 ± 0.6 ΔdB to 2.5 ± 0.9 ΔdB or 39.0%, respectively). Furthermore, a difference in the resting MV was observed between the most severe cases of CP [gross motor function classification scale (GMFCS) 3 and 4] (2.3 ± 0.5 ΔdB) and the less severe cases (GMFCS 1 and 2) (1.5 ± 0.2 ΔdB). When the CP group was walking (3.4 km/h), the lactate levels, Borg score, and heart rate matched the level of controls when they were running (9.8 km/h). In conclusion, individuals with CP become exhausted at much lower exercise intensities than healthy individuals. This is not explained by impaired microvascularization, since the MV of the individuals with CP respond normally to increased O2 demand during acute exercise. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Cerebral palsy (CP) patients were less physically active compared with typically developed individuals. This may affect the microvascularization. We observed that the CP group became exhausted at much lower exercise intensities compared with healthy individuals. However, impaired microvascularization was not the reason for the decreased physical activity as the CP group responded normally to increased O2 demand during acute exercise. These results indicate that walking may be recommended as an intervention to train and maintain skeletal muscle tissue in individuals with CP.
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- MyoDynamik ApS, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Neuroscience, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Neuroscience, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sawada N, Arany Z. Metabolic Regulation of Angiogenesis in Diabetes and Aging. Physiology (Bethesda) 2018; 32:290-307. [PMID: 28615313 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00039.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Impaired angiogenesis and endothelial dysfunction are hallmarks of diabetes and aging. Clinical efforts at promoting angiogenesis have largely focused on growth factor pathways, with mixed results. Recently, a new repertoire of endothelial intracellular molecules critical to endothelial metabolism has emerged as playing an important role in regulating angiogenesis. This review thus focuses on the emerging importance and therapeutic potential of these proteins and of endothelial bioenergetics in diabetes and aging.
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- Naoki Sawada
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.,Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.,Division of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan; and
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Snijders T, Nederveen JP, Verdijk LB, Houben AJHM, Goossens GH, Parise G, van Loon LJC. Muscle fiber capillarization as determining factor on indices of insulin sensitivity in humans. Physiol Rep 2018; 5:e13278. [PMID: 28550074 PMCID: PMC5449562 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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To investigate the association between muscle fiber capillarization and indices of insulin sensitivity in healthy older adults. A skeletal muscle biopsy was taken from the m. vastus lateralis of 22 healthy (nondiabetic) male older adults. In addition, all participants underwent an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT). Muscle fiber capillarization was assessed by immunohistochemistry. Participants were divided into a group with relatively low (LOW) or high (HIGH) muscle fiber capillarization (capillary‐to‐fiber perimeter exchange (CFPE) index), based on the median value for the entire group. All participants were healthy, nonobese, and had a normal glucose tolerance, according to the individual OGTT results. Whereas no differences in blood glucose concentrations were observed between groups during the OGTT, the postprandial increase in plasma insulin concentrations was significantly greater in the LOW compared to the HIGH muscle fiber capillarization group (P < 0.05). Skeletal muscle fiber capillarization may determine insulin sensitivity in humans.
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- Tim Snijders
- Department of Human Biology and Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Biology and Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Biology and Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Human Biology and Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Borschmann KN, Ekinci EI, Iuliano S, Churilov L, Pang MYC, Bernhardt J. Reducing sedentary time and fat mass may improve glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in adults surviving 6 months after stroke: A phase I pilot study. Eur Stroke J 2017; 2:144-153. [PMID: 31008309 PMCID: PMC6453210 DOI: 10.1177/2396987317694469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Deranged glycaemic control is common post-stroke, increasing risks of recurrent stroke and development of diabetes. The aim of the study is to examine glucose metabolism in relation to body composition, physical activity and sedentary time post-stroke. PATIENTS AND METHODS Observational study: Non-diabetic adults, unable to walk independently, were recruited within 2 weeks of first stroke. Primary outcome: 2-h glucose level (mmol/l, oral glucose tolerance test), assessed at baseline and 6 months. Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Sensitivity, total body fat and lean mass (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry), sedentary time (lying or sitting), standing and walking (PAL2 accelerometer) were assessed at baseline, 1, 3 and 6 months. Generalised estimating equations were used to examine change over time and associations between outcome measures. RESULTS Thirty-six participants (69.5 years (standard deviation 11.7), 13 (36.1%) female, moderate stroke severity (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale 11.5 (interquartile range 9.75, 16)). Within 6 months, adjusting for age and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, every month 2-h glucose reduced by 4.5% (p < 0.001), Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Sensitivity improved 3% (p = 0.04) and fat mass decreased 490 g (95% confidence interval 325, 655; p = 0.01). For every extra kilogram of body fat, 2-h glucose increased by 1.02 mmol/L (95% confidence interval 1.01, 1.02; p = 0.001); Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Sensitivity reduced by 0.98% (95% confidence interval 0.97, 0.99; p = 0.001). Time spent sedentary reduced from 98.5% of measurement period (interquartile range 94.3, 99.8) to 74.3% (interquartile range 65.5, 88.6), by 2.8% monthly (95% confidence interval 1.8, 3.9, p < 0.001). For every additional 5% sedentary time, 2-h glucose increased by 1.05 mmol/L (95% confidence interval 1.04, 1.07; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Reducing sedentary time and fat mass within 6 months of stroke may improve glucose tolerance and insulin resistance.
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- Karen N Borschmann
- School of Health Science, La Trobe
University, Australia
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and
Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of
Melbourne, Australia
- Endocrine Centre, Austin Health,
Australia
- Menzies School of Health Research,
Darwin, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of
Melbourne, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and
Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences,
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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- School of Health Science, La Trobe
University, Australia
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and
Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Lester RM, Johnson K, Khalil RE, Khan R, Gorgey AS. MRI analysis and clinical significance of lower extremity muscle cross-sectional area after spinal cord injury. Neural Regen Res 2017; 12:714-722. [PMID: 28616021 PMCID: PMC5461602 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.206634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Shortly after spinal cord injury (SCI), the musculoskeletal system undergoes detrimental changes in size and composition, predominantly below the level of injury. The loss of muscle size and strength, along with increased immobility, predisposes persons with SCI to rapid and severe loss in bone mineral density and other health related consequences. Previous studies have highlighted the significance of measuring thigh muscle cross-sectional area, however, measuring the size and composition of muscles of the lower leg may provide insights on how to decrease the risk of various comorbidities. The purpose of the current review was to summarize the methodological approach to manually trace and measure the muscles of the lower leg in individuals with SCI, using magnetic resonance imaging. We also intend to highlight the significance of analyzing lower leg muscle cross-sectional area and its relationship to musculoskeletal and vascular systems in persons with SCI.
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- Robert M. Lester
- Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Center, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Richmond, VA, USA
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- Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Center, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Richmond, VA, USA
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- Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Center, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Richmond, VA, USA
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- Radiology Service, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Richmond, VA, USA
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- Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders Center, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Pingel J, Bartels EM, Nielsen JB. New perspectives on the development of muscle contractures following central motor lesions. J Physiol 2017; 595:1027-1038. [PMID: 27779750 PMCID: PMC5309377 DOI: 10.1113/jp272767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Muscle contractures are common in patients with central motor lesions, but the mechanisms responsible for the development of contractures are still unclear. Increased or decreased neural activation, protracted placement of a joint with the muscle in a short position and muscle atrophy have been suggested to be involved, but none of these mechanisms are sufficient to explain the development of muscle contractures alone. Here we propose that changes in tissue homeostasis in the neuromuscular-tendon-connective tissue complex is at the heart of the development of contractures, and that an integrated physiological understanding of the interaction between neural, mechanical and metabolic factors, as well as genetic and epigenetic factors, is necessary in order to unravel the mechanisms that result in muscle contractures. We hope thereby to contribute to a reconsideration of how and why muscle contractures develop in a way which will open a window towards new insight in this area in the future.
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- J. Pingel
- Department of ExerciseNutrition and SportsUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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- The Biochemistry and Physiology LaboratoryThe Parker InstituteCopenhagen University HospitalBispebjerg and FrederiksbergDenmark
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- Department of ExerciseNutrition and SportsUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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Klaer J, Mähler A, Scherbakov N, Klug L, von Haehling S, Boschmann M, Doehner W. Longer-term impact of hemiparetic stroke on skeletal muscle metabolism-A pilot study. Int J Cardiol 2016; 230:241-247. [PMID: 28063669 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hemiparetic stroke leads to structural and metabolic alterations of skeletal muscle tissue, thereby contributing to functional impairment associated with stroke. In situ metabolic processes at tissue level in skeletal muscle have not been investigated. We hypothesize that muscular metabolic capacity is limited after hemiparetic stroke, and that changes affect rather the paretic than non-paretic limb. METHODS Nine male hemiparetic stroke survivors (age, 62±8years; BMI, 28±4kg/m2; median stroke latency, 23months ranging from 7 to 34months poststroke) underwent dynamic in situ measurements of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism at fasting condition and during oral glucose tolerance testing, using bilateral microdialysis. Results were compared to 8 healthy male subjects of similar age and BMI. RESULTS Tissue perfusion, fasting and postprandial profiles of interstitial metabolites glucose, pyruvate, lactate and glycerol did not differ between paretic and non-paretic muscle. Patients displayed higher fasting and postprandial dialysate glycerol levels compared to controls (P<0.001) with elevated plasma FFA (fasting FFA; 0.63±0.23 vs. 0.29±0.17mmol/L; P=0.004). Glycolytic activity was higher in patients vs. controls, with increased lactate production upon glucose load (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS An elevated lipolytic and glycolytic activity on tissue level suggests an impaired substrate metabolism with blunted oxidative metabolism in bilateral skeletal muscle in patients after hemiparetic stroke. Muscular metabolic properties did not differ between paretic and non-paretic leg. Further work is needed to investigate the clinical impact of this impaired muscular metabolic capacity in post-stroke patients.
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- Jennifer Klaer
- Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité Medical School Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center-a joint co-operation between Charité Medical School Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Lindenberger Weg 80, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité Medical School Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center-a joint co-operation between Charité Medical School Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Lindenberger Weg 80, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Innovative Clinical Trials, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), RobertKochStr. 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center-a joint co-operation between Charité Medical School Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Lindenberger Weg 80, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité Medical School Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany; Department of Cardiology, Charité Medical School Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
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Ivey FM, Prior SJ, Hafer-Macko CE, Katzel LI, Macko RF, Ryan AS. Strength Training for Skeletal Muscle Endurance after Stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2016; 26:787-794. [PMID: 27865696 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Initial studies support the use of strength training (ST) as a safe and effective intervention after stroke. Our previous work shows that relatively aggressive, higher intensity ST translates into large effect sizes for paretic and non-paretic leg muscle volume, myostatin expression, and maximum strength post-stroke. An unanswered question pertains to how our unique ST model for stroke impacts skeletal muscle endurance (SME). Thus, we now report on ST-induced adaptation in the ability to sustain isotonic muscle contraction. METHODS Following screening and baseline testing, hemiparetic stroke participants were randomized to either ST or an attention-matched stretch control group (SC). Those in the ST group trained each leg individually to muscle failure (20 repetition sets, 3× per week for 3 months) on each of three pneumatic resistance machines (leg press, leg extension, and leg curl). Our primary outcome measure was SME, quantified as the number of submaximal weight leg press repetitions possible at a specified cadence. The secondary measures included one-repetition maximum strength, 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), 10-meter walk speeds, and peak aerobic capacity (VO2 peak). RESULTS ST participants (N = 14) had significantly greater SME gains compared with SC participants (N = 16) in both the paretic (178% versus 12%, P < .01) and non-paretic legs (161% versus 12%, P < .01). These gains were accompanied by group differences for 6MWD (P < .05) and VO2 peak (P < .05). CONCLUSION Our ST regimen had a large impact on the capacity to sustain submaximal muscle contraction, a metric that may carry more practical significance for stroke than the often reported measures of maximum strength.
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- Frederick M Ivey
- Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Maryland Exercise and Robotics Center of Excellence (MERCE), Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Neurology.
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- Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Maryland Exercise and Robotics Center of Excellence (MERCE), Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
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- Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Maryland Exercise and Robotics Center of Excellence (MERCE), Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Neurology
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- Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Maryland Exercise and Robotics Center of Excellence (MERCE), Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
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- Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Maryland Exercise and Robotics Center of Excellence (MERCE), Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Neurology
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- Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Maryland Exercise and Robotics Center of Excellence (MERCE), Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
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VERDIJK LEXB, SNIJDERS TIM, HOLLOWAY TANYAM, VAN KRANENBURG JANNEAU, VAN LOON LUCJC. Resistance Training Increases Skeletal Muscle Capillarization in Healthy Older Men. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2016; 48:2157-2164. [DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Lutz AH, Blumenthal JB, Landers-Ramos RQ, Prior SJ. Exercise-induced endothelial progenitor cell mobilization is attenuated in impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2016; 121:36-41. [PMID: 27197857 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00349.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) contribute to vascular homeostasis and are fewer in those with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) compared with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), suggesting a link between EPCs and T2DM-associated vasculopathies. The purpose of this study was to assess EPC number and mobilization by acute submaximal exercise in older adults with NGT, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or T2DM. We tested the hypothesis that EPC mobilization is lower in IGT compared with NGT and further reduced in older adults with T2DM. Forty-five older (50-75 yr of age) men and women with NGT (n = 18), IGT (n = 10), or T2DM (n = 17) were characterized and underwent submaximal aerobic exercise tests with blood sampling for enumeration of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2+ (VEGFR2+) cells, CD34+ hematopoetic progenitor cells, and CD34+/VEGFR2+ EPCs by flow cytometry before and after exercise. Basal EPC number was 65 and 61% lower in the IGT and T2DM groups, respectively, compared with the NGT group (P < 0.05). EPC number increased 23% after acute exercise in the NGT group (P < 0.01), but did not change in the IGT or T2DM groups. Before and after exercise, VEGFR2+ cell number was lower in a stepwise manner across the NGT, IGT, and T2DM groups (P < 0.05). Basal CD34+ cell number was lower in the IGT group compared with NGT (P < 0.05), but did not change after exercise in any group. These findings suggest a CD34+/VEGFR2+ EPC mobilization defect in IGT and T2DM that could play a role in the cardiovascular diseases and capillary rarefaction associated with insulin resistance.
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- Andrew H Lutz
- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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Montero D. Comment on Prior et al. Increased Skeletal Muscle Capillarization Independently Enhances Insulin Sensitivity in Older Adults After Exercise Training and Detraining. Diabetes 2015;64:3386-3395. Diabetes 2016; 65:e11-2. [PMID: 26908909 DOI: 10.2337/db15-1461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- David Montero
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Witkowski S, Guhanarayan G, Burgess R. Glucose and acute exercise influence factors secreted by circulating angiogenic cells in vitro. Physiol Rep 2016; 4:4/3/e12649. [PMID: 26847726 PMCID: PMC4758925 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Circulating angiogenic cells (CAC) influence vascular repair through the secretion of proangiogenic factors and cytokines. While CAC are deficient in patients with diabetes and exercise has a beneficial effect on CACs, the impact of these factors on paracrine secretion from CAC is unknown. We aimed to determine whether the in vitro secretion of selected cytokines and nitric oxide (NO) from CAC is influenced by hyperglycemia and acute exercise. Colony‐forming unit CAC (CFU‐CAC) were cultured from young active men (n = 9, 24 ± 2 years) at rest and after exercise under normal (5 mmol/L) and elevated (15 mmol/L) glucose. Preliminary relative multiplex cytokine analysis revealed that CAC conditioned culture media contained three of six measured cytokines: transforming growth factor‐beta‐1 (TGFβ1), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), and monocyte chemotactic protein‐1 (MCP‐1). Single quantitative cytokine analysis was used to determine the concentration of each cytokine from the four conditions. NO was measured via Griess assay. There was a significant effect of CAC exposure to in vivo exercise on in vitro TGFβ1 secretion (P = 0.024) that was independent of glucose concentration. There was no effect of glucose or acute exercise on TNFα or MCP‐1 concentration (both P > 0.05). The concentration of NO from CFU‐CAC cultured in elevated glucose was lower following acute exercise (P = 0.002) suggesting that exercise did not maintain NO secretion under hyperglycemic conditions. Our results identify paracrine signaling factors that may be responsible for the proangiogenic function of CFU‐CAC and an influence of acute exercise and elevated glucose on CFU‐CAC soluble factor secretion.
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- Sarah Witkowski
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
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Menéndez H, Ferrero C, Martín-Hernández J, Figueroa A, Marín PJ, Herrero AJ. Acute effects of simultaneous electromyostimulation and vibration on leg blood flow in spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2015; 54:383-9. [PMID: 26458973 DOI: 10.1038/sc.2015.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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STUDY DESIGN Randomized crossover. OBJECTIVES To analyze the acute effects of isolated and simultaneous application of whole-body vibration (WBV) and electromyostimulation (ES) on popliteal artery blood velocity (BV) and skin temperature (ST) of the calf in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING Valladolid, Spain. METHODS Ten subjects with SCI were assessed in five different sessions. After a familiarization session, four interventions were applied in random order; WBV, ES, simultaneous WBV and ES (WBV+ES), and 30 s of WBV followed by 30 s of ES (WBV30/ES30). Each intervention consisted of 10 sets × 1 min ON+1 min OFF. Subjects were seated on their own wheelchairs with their feet on the vibration platform (10 Hz, 5 mm peak-to-peak), and ES was applied on the gastrocnemius muscle of both legs (8 Hz, 400 μs). RESULTS The simultaneous application (WBV+ES) produced the greatest increase in mean BV (MBV; 36% and 42%, respectively) and peak BV (PBV; 30% and 36%, respectively) during the intervention. This intervention produced the greatest mean increases in MBV (21%) and PBV (19%) during the recovery period. Last, this intervention produced the highest increase in ST during the intervention (2.1 °C). CONCLUSION The simultaneous application of WBV+ES seems to produce a greater increase in MBV and PBV of the popliteal artery and ST of the calf than the isolated (WBV or ES) or consecutive application of both stimuli (WBV30/ES30). This study provides an efficient therapeutic methodology to improve peripheral arterial properties, which is pivotal in SCI patient's rehabilitation.
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- H Menéndez
- Research Centre on Physical Disability, ASPAYM Castilla y León Foundation, Valladolid, Spain.,Department of Health Sciences, European University Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain
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- Research Centre on Physical Disability, ASPAYM Castilla y León Foundation, Valladolid, Spain.,Department of Health Sciences, European University Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, European University Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Sciences, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- CyMO Research Institute, Valladolid, Spain
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- Research Centre on Physical Disability, ASPAYM Castilla y León Foundation, Valladolid, Spain.,Department of Health Sciences, European University Miguel de Cervantes, Valladolid, Spain
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Prior SJ, Goldberg AP, Ortmeyer HK, Chin ER, Chen D, Blumenthal JB, Ryan AS. Increased Skeletal Muscle Capillarization Independently Enhances Insulin Sensitivity in Older Adults After Exercise Training and Detraining. Diabetes 2015; 64:3386-95. [PMID: 26068543 PMCID: PMC4587640 DOI: 10.2337/db14-1771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Intramuscular signaling and glucose transport mechanisms contribute to improvements in insulin sensitivity after aerobic exercise training. This study tested the hypothesis that increases in skeletal muscle capillary density (CD) also contribute to exercise-induced improvements in whole-body insulin sensitivity (insulin-stimulated glucose uptake per unit plasma insulin [M/I]) independent of other mechanisms. The study design included a 6-month aerobic exercise training period followed by a 2-week detraining period to eliminate short-term effects of exercise on intramuscular signaling and glucose transport. Before and after exercise training and detraining, 12 previously sedentary older (65 ± 3 years) men and women underwent research tests, including hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps and vastus lateralis biopsies. Exercise training increased Vo2max (2.2 ± 0.2 vs. 2.5 ± 0.2 L/min), CD (313 ± 13 vs. 349 ± 18 capillaries/mm(2)), and M/I (0.041 ± 0.005 vs. 0.051 ± 0.007 μmol/kg fat-free mass/min) (P < 0.05 for all). Exercise training also increased the insulin activation of glycogen synthase by 60%, GLUT4 expression by 16%, and 5' AMPK-α1 expression by 21%, but these reverted to baseline levels after detraining. Conversely, CD and M/I remained 15% and 18% higher after detraining, respectively (P < 0.05), and the changes in M/I (detraining minus baseline) correlated directly with changes in CD in regression analysis (partial r = 0.70; P = 0.02). These results suggest that an increase in CD is one mechanism contributing to sustained improvements in glucose metabolism after aerobic exercise training.
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- Steven J Prior
- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, MD
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, MD
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Gäverth J, Parker R, MacKay-Lyons M. Exercise Stress Testing After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: A Scoping Review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2015; 96:1349-1359.e12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Revised: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Resistance Training Improves Hyperglycemia and Dyslipidemia, Highly Prevalent Among Nonelderly, Nondiabetic, Chronically Disabled Stroke Patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2015; 96:1291-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2014] [Revised: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Menéndez H, Martín-Hernández J, Ferrero C, Figueroa A, Herrero AJ, Marín PJ. Influence of isolated or simultaneous application of electromyostimulation and vibration on leg blood flow. Eur J Appl Physiol 2015; 115:1747-55. [PMID: 25820213 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-015-3161-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to analyze the acute effects of isolated or simultaneously applied whole-body vibration (WBV) and electromyostimulation (ES) on the popliteal arterial blood velocity and skin temperature (ST) of the calf. METHODS Thirteen healthy males were assessed in five different sessions. After a familiarization session, four interventions were applied in random order; WBV, ES, simultaneous WBV and ES (WBV+ES), and 30 s of WBV followed by 30 s of ES (WBV30/ES30). Each intervention consisted of 10 sets × 1 min ON + 1 min OFF. The subject was standing on the vibration platform (squat position, 30° knee flexion, 26 Hz, 5 mm peak-to-peak), and ES was applied on the gastrocnemius of both the legs (8 Hz, 400 µs). RESULTS The WBV+ES intervention was the only one that maintained the mean blood velocity (MBV) elevated above baseline during the 10 sets, from set-1 (134.6 % p < 0.01) to set-10 (112.6 % p < 0.05). The combined interventions were the only ones that maintained the peak blood velocity (PBV) elevated above baseline during all the sets, from set-1 (113.5 % p < 0.001) to set-10 (88.8 % p < 0.01) and from set-1 (58.4 % p < 0.01) to set-10 (49.1 % p < 0.05) for WBV+ES and WBV30/ES30, respectively. CONCLUSION The simultaneous application of WBV and ES produced a general greater increase in MBV and PBV than the application of each method alone or consecutive. This novel methodological proposal could be interesting in different fields such as sports or the rehabilitation process of different pathologies, to achieve an enhanced peripheral blood flow.
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- Héctor Menéndez
- Research Centre on Physical Disability, ASPAYM Castilla y León Foundation, C/Treviño 74, 47008, Valladolid, Spain,
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Springer J, Schust S, Peske K, Tschirner A, Rex A, Engel O, Scherbakov N, Meisel A, von Haehling S, Boschmann M, Anker SD, Dirnagl U, Doehner W. Catabolic signaling and muscle wasting after acute ischemic stroke in mice: indication for a stroke-specific sarcopenia. Stroke 2014; 45:3675-83. [PMID: 25352483 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.006258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Muscle wasting is a common complication accompanying stroke. Although it is known to impair poststroke recovery, the mechanisms of subacute catabolism after stroke have not been investigated in detail. The aim of this study is to investigate mechanisms of local and systemic catabolism and muscle wasting (sarcopenia) in a model of ischemic stroke systematically. METHODS Changes in body composition and catabolic activation in muscle tissue were studied in a mouse model of acute cerebral ischemia (temporal occlusion of the middle cerebral artery). Tissue wasting (nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy), tissue catabolism (caspases-3 and -6, myostatin), and proteasome activity were assessed. Food intake, activity levels, and energy expenditure were assessed, and putative mechanisms of postischemic wasting were tested with appropriate interventions. RESULTS Severe weight loss in stroke animals (day 3: weight loss, -21.7%) encompassed wasting of muscle (-12%; skeletal and myocardium) and fat tissue (-27%). Catabolic signaling and proteasome activity were higher in stroke animals in the contralateral and in the ipsilateral leg. Cerebral infarct severity correlated with catabolic activity only in the contralateral leg but not in the ipsilateral leg. Lower energy expenditure in stroke animals together with normal food intake and activity levels suggests compensatory mechanisms to regain weight. Interventions (high caloric feeding, β-receptor blockade, and antibiotic treatment) failed to prevent proteolytic activation and muscle wasting. CONCLUSIONS Catabolic pathways of muscle tissue are activated after stroke. Impaired feeding, sympathetic overactivation, or infection cannot fully explain this catabolic activation. Wasting of the target muscle of the disrupted innervation correlated to severity of brain injury. Our data indicate the presence of a stroke-specific sarcopenia.
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- Jochen Springer
- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.)
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- From the Department of Innovative Clinical Trials, University Medical Centre, Göttingen, Germany (J.S., S.v.H., S.D.A.); Centre for Stroke Research Berlin (S.S., K.P., A.R., N.S., U.D., W.D.), Applied Cachexia Research, Department of Cardiology, Virchow-Klinikum (A.T., S.v.H., S.D.A.), Departments of Neurology and Experimental Neurology (A.R., O.E., A.M., U.D.), NeuroCure Clinical Research Center (A.M.), and Experimental and Clinical Research Center (M.B.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and German Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (DZHK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany (U.D., W.D.).
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Beijer Å, Degens H, Weber T, Rosenberger A, Gehlert S, Herrera F, Kohl-Bareis M, Zange J, Bloch W, Rittweger J. Microcirculation of skeletal muscle adapts differently to a resistive exercise intervention with and without superimposed whole-body vibrations. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2014; 35:425-35. [DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Åsa Beijer
- German Aerospace Center; Institute of Aerospace Medicine and Space Physiology; Cologne Germany
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine; German Sport University Cologne; Cologne Germany
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- School of Healthcare Science; Manchester Metropolitan University; Manchester UK
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- German Aerospace Center; Institute of Aerospace Medicine and Space Physiology; Cologne Germany
- Space Medicine Office; Directorate of Human Spaceflight and Operations (D/HSO) European Space Agency; European Astronaut Centre; Cologne Germany
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- German Aerospace Center; Institute of Aerospace Medicine and Space Physiology; Cologne Germany
- German Sport University Cologne; Institute of Training Science and Sports Informatics; Cologne Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine; German Sport University Cologne; Cologne Germany
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- German Aerospace Center; Institute of Aerospace Medicine and Space Physiology; Cologne Germany
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- RheinAhrCampus, Remagen; University of Applied Sciences Koblenz; Koblenz Germany
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- German Aerospace Center; Institute of Aerospace Medicine and Space Physiology; Cologne Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine; German Sport University Cologne; Cologne Germany
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- German Aerospace Center; Institute of Aerospace Medicine and Space Physiology; Cologne Germany
- School of Healthcare Science; Manchester Metropolitan University; Manchester UK
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Basic VT, Jacobsen A, Sirsjö A, Abdel-Halim SM. TNF stimulation induces VHL overexpression and impairs angiogenic potential in skeletal muscle myocytes. Int J Mol Med 2014; 34:228-36. [PMID: 24820910 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2014.1776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Decreased skeletal muscle capillarization is considered to significantly contribute to the development of pulmonary cachexia syndrome (PCS) and progressive muscle wasting in several chronic inflammatory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is unclear to which extent the concurrent presence of systemic inflammation contributes to decreased skeletal muscle capillarization under these conditions. The present study was designed to examine in vitro the effects of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), on the regulation of hypoxia-angiogenesis signal transduction and capillarization in skeletal muscles. For this purpose, fully differentiated C2C12 skeletal muscle myocytes were stimulated with TNF and maintained under normoxic or hypoxic conditions. The expression levels of the putative elements of the hypoxia-angiogenesis signaling cascade were examined using qPCR, western blot analysis and immunofluorescence. Under normoxic conditinos, TNF stimulation increased the protein expression of anti-angiogenic von-Hippel Lindau (VHL), prolyl hydroxylase (PHD)2 and ubiquitin conjugating enzyme 2D1 (Ube2D1), as well as the total ubiquitin content in the skeletal muscle myocytes. By contrast, the expression levels of hypoxia-inducible factor 1‑α (HIF1-α) and those of its transcriptional targets, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)A and glucose transporter 1 (Glut1), were markedly reduced. In addition, hypoxia increased the expression of the VHL transcript and further elevated the VHL protein expression levels in C2C12 myocytes following TNF stimulation. Consequently, an impaired angiogenic potential was observed in the TNF-stimulated myocytes during hypoxia. In conclusion, TNF increases VHL expression and disturbs hypoxia-angiogenesis signal transduction in skeletal muscle myocytes. The current findings provide a mechanism linking systemic inflammation and impaired angiogenesis in skeletal muscle. This is particularly relevant to further understanding the mechanisms mediating muscle wasting and cachexia in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases, such as COPD.
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- Vladimir T Basic
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Prior SJ, Blumenthal JB, Katzel LI, Goldberg AP, Ryan AS. Increased skeletal muscle capillarization after aerobic exercise training and weight loss improves insulin sensitivity in adults with IGT. Diabetes Care 2014; 37:1469-75. [PMID: 24595633 PMCID: PMC3994928 DOI: 10.2337/dc13-2358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Transcapillary transport of insulin is one determinant of glucose uptake by skeletal muscle; thus, a reduction in capillary density (CD) may worsen insulin sensitivity. Skeletal muscle CD is lower in older adults with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) compared with those with normal glucose tolerance and may be modifiable through aerobic exercise training and weight loss (AEX+WL). We tested the hypothesis that 6-month AEX+WL would increase CD to improve insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance in older adults with IGT. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Sixteen sedentary, overweight-obese (BMI 27-35 kg/m2), older (63 ± 2 years) men and women with IGT underwent hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps to measure insulin sensitivity, oral glucose tolerance tests, exercise and body composition testing, and vastus lateralis muscle biopsies to determine CD before and after 6-month AEX+WL. RESULTS Insulin sensitivity (M) and 120-min postprandial glucose (G120) correlated with CD at baseline (r = 0.58 and r = -0.60, respectively, P < 0.05). AEX+WL increased maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) 18% (P = 0.02) and reduced weight and fat mass 8% (P < 0.02). CD increased 15% (264 ± 11 vs. 304 ± 14 capillaries/mm(2), P = 0.01), M increased 21% (42.4 ± 4.0 vs. 51.4 ± 4.3 µmol/kg FFM/min, P < 0.05), and G120 decreased 16% (9.35 ± 0.5 vs. 7.85 ± 0.5 mmol/L, P = 0.008) after AEX+WL. Regression analyses showed that the AEX+WL-induced increase in CD independently predicted the increase in M (r = 0.74, P < 0.01) as well as the decrease in G120 (r = -0.55, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Six-month AEX+WL increases skeletal muscle CD in older adults with IGT. This represents one mechanism by which AEX+WL improves insulin sensitivity in older adults with IGT.
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Prior SJ, Ryan AS, Stevenson TG, Goldberg AP. Metabolic inflexibility during submaximal aerobic exercise is associated with glucose intolerance in obese older adults. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2014; 22:451-7. [PMID: 23983100 PMCID: PMC3875833 DOI: 10.1002/oby.20609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE People with type 2 diabetes have reduced cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic impairments that are linked to obesity and often occur prior to the development of type 2 diabetes. We hypothesized that obese, older adults with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) have lower ability to shift from fat to carbohydrate oxidation when transitioning from rest to submaximal exercise than normal glucose tolerant (NGT) controls. DESIGN AND METHODS Glucose tolerance, body composition, and substrate oxidation (measured by RER:respiratory exchange ratio) during submaximal exercise (50% and 60% VO₂max ) and insulin infusion (3-hour hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp) were assessed in 23 sedentary, overweight-obese, older men and women. RESULTS Obese subjects with NGT (n = 13) and IGT (n = 10) had similar resting RER, but during submaximal exercise those with IGT had a lower RER and less transition to carbohydrate oxidation than the NGT group (P < 0.05). The IGT group also oxidized less carbohydrate during insulin infusion than NGT (P < 0.05). RER at each exercise intensity independently correlated with 120-minute postprandial glucose (r = -0.54 to -0.58, P < 0.05), but not with body composition, VO₂max , or RER during insulin infusion. CONCLUSIONS Obese, older adults have metabolic inflexibility during exercise that is associated with the degree of glucose intolerance independent of age and body composition.
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- Steven J. Prior
- Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, MD
- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, MD
- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, MD
- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Baltimore Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research and Development Service, Baltimore, MD
- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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D'Souza DM, Al-Sajee D, Hawke TJ. Diabetic myopathy: impact of diabetes mellitus on skeletal muscle progenitor cells. Front Physiol 2013; 4:379. [PMID: 24391596 PMCID: PMC3868943 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is defined as a group of metabolic diseases that are associated with the presence of a hyperglycemic state due to impairments in insulin release and/or function. While the development of each form of diabetes (Type 1 or Type 2) drastically differs, resultant pathologies often overlap. In each diabetic condition, a failure to maintain healthy muscle is often observed, and is termed diabetic myopathy. This significant, but often overlooked, complication is believed to contribute to the progression of additional diabetic complications due to the vital importance of skeletal muscle for our physical and metabolic well-being. While studies have investigated the link between changes to skeletal muscle metabolic health following diabetes mellitus onset (particularly Type 2 diabetes mellitus), few have examined the negative impact of diabetes mellitus on the growth and reparative capacities of skeletal muscle that often coincides with disease development. Importantly, evidence is accumulating that the muscle progenitor cell population (particularly the muscle satellite cell population) is also negatively affected by the diabetic environment, and as such, likely contributes to the declining skeletal muscle health observed in diabetes mellitus. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge surrounding the influence of diabetes mellitus on skeletal muscle growth and repair, with a particular emphasis on the impact of diabetes mellitus on skeletal muscle progenitor cell populations.
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- Donna M D'Souza
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Aerobic exercise in subacute stroke improves cardiovascular health and physical performance. J Neurol Phys Ther 2013; 36:159-65. [PMID: 23111686 DOI: 10.1097/npt.0b013e318274d082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cardiovascular health is often impaired after stroke. Reduced exercise capacity ((Equation is included in full-text article.)VO(2peak)) and changes in the vascular system in the stroke-affected limb may impact performance of physical activities such as walking. There is little information regarding the role of prescribed moderate- to high-intensity exercise in subacute stroke. The purpose of this study was to examine whether an 8-week aerobic exercise intervention would improve cardiovascular health and physical performance in participants with subacute stroke. METHODS Ten subjects were enrolled in the study and 9 of them completed the intervention. Participants were aged 61.2 ± 4.7 years old, were 66.7 ± 41.5 days poststroke, and had minor motor performance deficits (Fugl-Meyer score, 100.3 ± 29.3). Outcome measures were taken at baseline, postintervention, and at 1-month follow-up. Brachial artery vasomotor reactivity (flow-mediated dilation [FMD]) of both arms was used to assess vascular health, and a peak exercise test was used to assess exercise capacity. The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) was used to assess physical performance. Participants exercised on a recumbent stepper 3 times per week for 8 weeks at a prescribed heart rate intensity. RESULTS At baseline, we identified between-limb differences in brachial artery FMD and low (Equation is included in full-text article.)VO(2peak) values. After the intervention, significant improvements were observed in the FMD in both arms, resting systolic blood pressure, and the 6MWT. Although we also observed improvements in the resting diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and (Equation is included in full-text article.)VO(2peak) values, these changes were not significantly different. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Aerobic exercise in participants with subacute stroke was beneficial for improving cardiovascular health, reducing cardiac risk, and improving physical performance (6MWT).
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Prior SJ, Ryan AS. Low clonogenic potential of circulating angiogenic cells is associated with lower density of capillaries in skeletal muscle in patients with impaired glucose tolerance. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2013; 29:319-25. [PMID: 23390082 PMCID: PMC3715125 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2012] [Revised: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reduced density of capillaries in skeletal muscle can limit insulin, glucose, and oxygen supply to the muscle, thereby contributing to worsening metabolism in older adults. The lower skeletal muscle capillarization in impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) may partially be due to circulating angiogenic cell dysfunction. Circulating angiogenic cells maintain the vasculature and promote angiogenesis, but circulating angiogenic cell number and function may be reduced in IGT. The goal of this study was to determine whether the clonogenic potential of circulating angiogenic cells is lower in IGT compared with normal-glucose-tolerant (NGT) controls and is associated with skeletal muscle capillarization. METHODS Glucose tolerance, endothelial cell colony-forming unit (CFU-EC) number, and vastus lateralis capillary density were measured in sedentary, older (62 ± 1 years, mean ± SEM) men and women with NGT (n = 16) and IGT (n = 12). RESULTS Adults with IGT had 43% lower CFU-EC number (11.4 ± 2.3 versus 20.1 ± 2.0 colonies, p < 0.01) and 12% lower capillary density (291 ± 11 versus 330 ± 9 capillaries/mm², p < 0.01) compared with those with NGT. In regression analyses, CFU-EC number inversely correlated with 120-min postprandial glucose in all subjects (r = -0.47, p < 0.05), and capillary density was directly associated with CFU-EC number (r = 0.53, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the clonogenic potential of circulating angiogenic cells is lower in sedentary older adults with IGT and is associated with lower skeletal muscle capillarization. Low circulating angiogenic cell clonogenic potential in IGT suggests a state of impaired angiogenesis occurring prior to overt type 2 diabetes that may mediate early microvascular changes in the development and progression of IGT to type 2 diabetes.
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- Steven J Prior
- Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Ivey FM, Ryan AS. Resistive training improves insulin sensitivity after stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2013; 23:225-9. [PMID: 23352685 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Revised: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Insulin resistance is highly prevalent after stroke, contributing to comorbid cardiovascular conditions that are the leading cause of death in the stroke population. This study determined the effects of unilateral resistive training (RT) of both the paretic and nonparetic legs on insulin sensitivity in stroke survivors. METHODS We studied 10 participants (mean age 65 ± 2 years; mean body mass index 27 ± 4 kg/m2) with hemiparetic gait after remote (>6 months) ischemic stroke. All subjects underwent 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) strength testing, 9 had an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and 7 completed a 2-hour hyperglycemic clamp (with glucose elevation targeted at 98 mg/dL above baseline fasting level) before and after 12 weeks (3×/week) of progressive, high repetition, high-intensity RT. Body composition was assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorbtiometry in all participants. RESULTS Leg press and leg extension 1-RM increased in the paretic leg by 22% (P < .05) and 45% (P < .01), respectively. Fasting insulin decreased 23% (P < .05), with no change in fasting glucose. The 16% reduction in OGTT insulin area under the curve (AUC) across training was not statistically significant (P = .18). There was also no change in glucose AUC. First-phase insulin response during the hyperglycemic clamp (0-10 minutes) decreased 24% (P < .05), and second-phase insulin response (10-120 minutes) decreased 26% (P < .01). Insulin sensitivity increased by 31% after RT according to clamp calculations (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS These findings provide the first preliminary evidence that RT may reduce hyperinsulinemia and improve insulin sensitivity after disabling stroke.
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- Frederick M Ivey
- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center, Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) and Maryland Exercise and Robotics Center of Excellence (MERCE), Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center, Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) and Maryland Exercise and Robotics Center of Excellence (MERCE), Baltimore, Maryland
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von Walden F, Jakobsson F, Edström L, Nader GA. Altered autophagy gene expression and persistent atrophy suggest impaired remodeling in chronic hemiplegic human skeletal muscle. Muscle Nerve 2012; 46:785-92. [PMID: 22996233 DOI: 10.1002/mus.23387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Upper motor neuron lesions after stroke are a major cause of disability. We aimed to determine whether skeletal muscles from these patients display typical molecular signatures of inflammation, growth arrest, and atrophy. METHODS Muscle biopsies were analyzed for morphological, histochemical, ultrastructural, and molecular features indicative of changes in gene expression involved in muscle atrophy. RESULTS Chronic hemiplegia resulted in ~9.5% atrophy, fiber type shifts, and histochemical and ultrastructural signs of impaired remodeling. TNF and TWEAK expressions were unaltered, but MSTN mRNA was lower (-73%, P < 0.05) in paretic tibialis anterior vs. age-matched controls. The expression of autophagy-related genes (BCN-1, LC3, and GABARAPL1) was lower in paretic tibialis anterior (-81%, -48%, and -60%, respectively, P < 0.01) and soleus (-85%, -54%, and -60% respectively, P < 0.01) compared with old controls. CONCLUSIONS Persistent atrophy in chronic spastic hemiplegia may be associated with impaired remodeling partly due to altered autophagy gene expression.
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- Ferdinand von Walden
- Department of Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine L8:04, Karolinska Institute, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Jin H, Jiang Y, Wei Q, Wang B, Ma G. Intensive aerobic cycling training with lower limb weights in Chinese patients with chronic stroke: discordance between improved cardiovascular fitness and walking ability. Disabil Rehabil 2012; 34:1665-71. [PMID: 22376194 DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.658952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of aerobic cycling training with lower limb weights on cardiovascular fitness (peak VO(2)) and walking ability in chronic stroke survivors, and to investigate the relationship between changes in these parameters. METHODS 133 Chinese patients with chronic hemiparetic stroke (mean age 58 years) were randomized to either 8-week (5×/week) aerobic cycling training with lower limb weights group (n = 68) or a low-intensity overground walking group (n = 65). Peak VO(2), 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), knee muscle strength, balance and spasticity were measured before and after intervention. RESULTS Cycling training increased peak VO(2) (24% vs. 3%, p < 0.001), 6MWD (2.7% vs. 0.5%, p < 0.001), paretic (11% vs. 1.6%, p < 0.001) and nonparetic knee strength (16% vs. 1.0%, p < 0.001). In the cycling group, percent changes in peak VO(2) were positively associated with those in paretic (r = 0.491, p < 0.001) and nonparetic knee strength (r = 0.432, p < 0.001). Increased 6MWD correlated significantly with improved balance, spasticity and paretic knee strength by the stepwise regression analysis (r(2) = 0.342, p = 0.004), but not fitness gains. CONCLUSIONS The enhanced cardiovascular fitness after aerobic cycling training in Chinese patients with chronic stroke is not associated with the increased walking ability. Unparallel improvements in these parameters related different determinants may have implications for intervention strategy.
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- Hong Jin
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
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Anti-hypertensive therapy and insulin sensitivity: regulation through the microcirculation? Hypertens Res 2012; 35:20-2. [DOI: 10.1038/hr.2011.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Borschmann K, Pang MYC, Bernhardt J, Iuliano-Burns S. Stepping towards prevention of bone loss after stroke: a systematic review of the skeletal effects of physical activity after stroke. Int J Stroke 2011; 7:330-5. [PMID: 21967614 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2011.00645.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Bone loss after stroke is pronounced, and contributes to increased fracture risk. People who fracture after stroke experience reduced mobility and increased mortality. Physical activity can maintain or improve bone mineral density and structure in healthy older adults, likely reducing fracture risk. The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the skeletal effects of physical activity in adults affected by stroke. A search of electronic databases was undertaken. Selection criteria of trials were • prospective and controlled • physical activity-based intervention • participants with history of stroke, and • bone-related outcome measures. Effect sizes were calculated for outcomes of paretic and nonparetic limbs. Three of 349 identified records met the inclusion criteria. Small effect sizes were found in favor of physical activity in adults with chronic stroke (n=95, 40% female, average age 63·8 years, more than one-year poststroke). Patients in intervention groups had significantly higher changes in femoral neck bone mineral density, tibial cortical thickness and trabecular bone mineral content of the paretic limb, compared with controls (P<0·05). It is not known whether these benefits reduced fracture risk. There are limited studies investigating the skeletal effect of physical activity for adults poststroke. Given the increased risk of, and poor outcomes following a fracture after stroke, randomized trials are warranted to investigate the benefits of physical activity on bone, after stroke. Interventions are likely to be beneficial if implemented soon after stroke, when bone loss appears to be rapid and pronounced.
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- Karen Borschmann
- Melbourne Brain Centre, Florey Neuroscience Institutes, Heidelberg, Vic., Australia.
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Losartan modulates muscular capillary density and reverses thiazide diuretic-exacerbated insulin resistance in fructose-fed rats. Hypertens Res 2011; 35:48-54. [PMID: 21900942 PMCID: PMC3257041 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2011.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is involved in the pathogenesis of insulin sensitivity (IS). The role of RAS in insulin resistance and muscular circulation has yet to be elucidated. Therefore, this study sought to determine the mechanisms of angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) and/or diuretics on IS and capillary density (CD) in fructose-fed rats (FFRs). Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either normal chow (control group) or fructose-rich chow for 8 weeks. For the last 4 weeks, FFRs were allocated to four groups: an FFR group and groups treated with the thiazide diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), with the ARB losartan, or both. IS was evaluated by the euglycemic hyperinsulinemic glucose clamp technique at week 8. In addition, CD in the extensor digitorum longus muscle was evaluated. Blood pressure was significantly higher in the FFRs than in the controls. HCTZ, losartan and their combination significantly lowered blood pressure. IS was significantly lower in the FFR group than in the controls and was even lower in the HCTZ group. Losartan alone or combined with HCTZ significantly increased IS. In all cases, IS was associated with muscular CD, but not with plasma adiponectin or lipids. These results indicate that losartan reverses HCTZ-exacerbated insulin resistance, which can be mediated through the modulation of muscular circulation in rats with impaired glucose metabolism.
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Reduced cardiorespiratory fitness after stroke: biological consequences and exercise-induced adaptations. Stroke Res Treat 2011; 2012:959120. [PMID: 21876848 PMCID: PMC3159380 DOI: 10.1155/2012/959120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Evidence from several studies consistently shows decline in cardiorespiratory (CR) fitness and physical function after disabling stroke. The broader implications of such a decline to general health may be partially understood through negative poststroke physiologic adaptations such as unilateral muscle fiber type shifts, impaired hemodynamic function, and decrements in systemic metabolic status. These physiologic changes also interrelate with reductions in activities of daily living (ADLs), community ambulation, and exercise tolerance, causing a perpetual cycle of worsening disability and deteriorating health. Fortunately, initial evidence suggests that stroke participants retain the capacity to adapt physiologically to an exercise training stimulus. However, despite this evidence, exercise as a therapeutic intervention continues to be clinically underutilized in the general stroke population. Far more research is needed to fully comprehend the consequences of and remedies for CR fitness impairments after stroke. The purpose of this brief review is to describe some of what is currently known about the physiological consequences of CR fitness decline after stroke. Additionally, there is an overview of the evidence supporting exercise interventions for improving CR fitness, and associated aspects of general health in this population.
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Høier B, Rufener N, Bojsen-Møller J, Bangsbo J, Hellsten Y. The effect of passive movement training on angiogenic factors and capillary growth in human skeletal muscle. J Physiol 2011; 588:3833-45. [PMID: 20693292 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.190439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The effect of a period of passive movement training on angiogenic factors and capillarization in skeletal muscle was examined. Seven young males were subjected to passive training for 90 min, four times per week in a motor-driven knee extensor device that extended one knee passively at 80 cycles min₋₁. The other leg was used as control. Muscle biopsies were obtained from m. v. lateralis of both legs before as well as after 2 and 4 weeks of training. After the training period, passive movement and active exercise were performed with both legs, and muscle interstitial fluid was sampled from microdialysis probes in the thigh. After 2 weeks of training there was a 2-fold higher level of Ki-67 positive cells, co-localized with endothelial cells, in the passively trained leg which was paralleled by an increase in the number of capillaries around a fibre (P <0.05). Capillary density was higher than pre-training at 4 weeks of training (P <0.05). The training induced an increase in the mRNA level of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), the angiopoietin receptor Tie-2 and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 in the passively trained leg and MMP-2 and tissue inhibitor of MMP (TIMP)-1 mRNA were elevated in both legs. Acute passive movement increased (P <0.05) muscle interstitial vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels 4- to 6-fold above rest and the proliferative effect, determined in vitro, of the muscle interstitial fluid ~16-fold compared to perfusate. The magnitude of increase was similar for active exercise. The results demonstrate that a period of passive movement promotes endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenic factors and initiates capillarization in skeletal muscle.
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- B Høier
- Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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