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Fleming AR, MacDonald HV, Buckner SL, Winchester LJ. Lower limb blood flow occlusion increases systemic pressor response without increasing brachial arterial blood flow redistribution in women. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2024. [PMID: 38402408 DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12873] [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: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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This study was conducted to investigate the systemic hemodynamic and vascular changes in women during and after two commonly used clinical blood flow restriction (BFR) pressures at rest. There are minimal data regarding the independent effects of BFR on hemodynamic and systemic vascular changes due to pressor response, particularly among women. Therefore, this study investigated BFR-induced alterations in pressor response and systemic flow redistribution at rest during two commonly used pressures (50% and 80% limb occlusion pressure [LOP]). Fifteen women (22.1 ± 4.2 years) completed two randomised sessions involving 8-min of bilateral, lower limb restriction at 50% or 80% LOP followed by 8-min of recovery post-deflation. Changes in vascular (arterial diameter [DIA], time-averaged mean velocity [TAMV], volume flow [VF], and area) and hemodynamic (heart rate [HR] and blood pressure) measures over time (pre-, during, post-occlusion) and by session (50% vs. 80% LOP) were tested using repeated measures analysis of variance. Repeated measures correlations (rrm ) quantified common intraindividual associations between BFR-induced hemodynamic and vascular responses. HR increased from baseline during 50% LOP and remained elevated during recovery (p < 0.05). HR increased from baseline during 80% LOP, while tibial VF and TAMV decreased (p < 0.03 for all). HR and TAMV values returned to baseline during recovery, while brachial artery VF decreased (p < 0.05). Changes in HR, brachial VF, and brachial TAMV were similar between 50% and 80% LOP (rrm = 0.32-0.70, p < 0.05 for all). At 80% LOP, changes in HR were positively correlated with brachial VF (rrm = 0.38) and TAMV (rrm = 0.43) and negatively correlated with tibial VF (rrm = -0.36) and TAMV (rrm = -0.30) (p < 0.05 for all). Results suggest that BFR at 80% LOP elicits an acute systemic pressor reflex without concomitant increases in brachial arterial flow, while 50% LOP elicits a subdued response.
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- Abby R Fleming
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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D'Souza AW, Hissen SL, Manabe K, Washio T, Annis MC, Sanchez B, Fu Q, Shoemaker JK. Effects of biological sex and oral contraception on the sympathetic neurocirculatory adjustments to static handgrip exercise in humans. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2023; 325:R629-R644. [PMID: 37694305 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00147.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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While biological sex affects the neurocirculatory adjustments to exercise, the effects of sex hormones on sympathetic action potential (AP) patterns and ensuing vascular transduction remain unknown. We tested the hypothesis that males, and females using oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), would demonstrate larger increases in sympathetic activation and sympathetic vascular transduction compared with naturally menstruating females during static handgrip exercise (SHG) and postexercise circulatory occlusion (PECO). Young males [n = 14, 25 (5) yr], females using OCPs [n = 16, 24 (6) yr], and naturally menstruating females [n = 18, 26 (4) yr] underwent assessments of multiunit muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA)/AP discharge patterns (microneurography) and femoral artery blood flow (ultrasound) during fatiguing SHG at 40% maximum voluntary contraction and 2-min PECO. Sympathetic vascular transduction was determined as the quotient of the change in leg vascular conductance (LVC) and MSNA/AP discharge. Males demonstrated greater increases in APs/burst [males: Δ7 (6) vs. midluteal: Δ2 (3), P = 0.028] and total AP clusters [males: Δ5 (3) vs. midluteal: Δ2 (3), P = 0.008] compared with naturally menstruating females only but not those using OCPs during exercise (APs/burst: P = 0.171, total clusters: P = 0.455). Sympathetic vascular transduction of MSNA burst amplitude, APs/burst, and total AP clusters was greater in males and females using OCPs compared with naturally menstruating females (range: P = 0.004-0.044). In contrast, during PECO no group differences were observed in AP discharge (range: P = 0.510-0.872), and AP discharge was not related to LVC during PECO (range: P = 0.08-0.949). These data indicate that biological sex and OCP use impact the central generation of AP discharge, as well as the transduction of these neuronal messages into peripheral vasoconstriction during static exercise.
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- Andrew W D'Souza
- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Women's Heart Health Laboratory, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Women's Heart Health Laboratory, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Women's Heart Health Laboratory, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Women's Heart Health Laboratory, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Women's Heart Health Laboratory, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Women's Heart Health Laboratory, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Smith JR, Senefeld JW, Larson KF, Joyner MJ. Consequences of group III/IV afferent feedback and respiratory muscle work on exercise tolerance in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Exp Physiol 2023; 108:1351-1365. [PMID: 37735814 PMCID: PMC10900130 DOI: 10.1113/ep090755] [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: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Exercise intolerance and exertional dyspnoea are the cardinal symptoms of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). In HFrEF, abnormal autonomic and cardiopulmonary responses arising from locomotor muscle group III/IV afferent feedback is one of the primary mechanisms contributing to exercise intolerance. HFrEF patients also have pulmonary system and respiratory muscle abnormalities that impair exercise tolerance. Thus, the primary impetus for this review was to describe the mechanistic consequences of locomotor muscle group III/IV afferent feedback and respiratory muscle work in HFrEF. To address this, we first discuss the abnormal autonomic and cardiopulmonary responses mediated by locomotor muscle afferent feedback in HFrEF. Next, we outline how respiratory muscle work impairs exercise tolerance in HFrEF through its effects on locomotor muscle O2 delivery. We then discuss the direct and indirect evidence supporting an interaction between locomotor muscle group III/IV afferent feedback and respiratory muscle work during exercise in HFrEF. Last, we outline future research directions related to locomotor and respiratory muscle abnormalities to progress the field forward in understanding the pathophysiology of exercise intolerance in HFrEF. NEW FINDINGS: What is the topic of this review? This review is focused on understanding the role that locomotor muscle group III/IV afferent feedback and respiratory muscle work play in the pathophysiology of exercise intolerance in patients with heart failure. What advances does it highlight? This review proposes that the concomitant effects of locomotor muscle afferent feedback and respiratory muscle work worsen exercise tolerance and exacerbate exertional dyspnoea in patients with heart failure.
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- Joshua R. Smith
- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMNUSA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMNUSA
- Department of Kinesiology and Community HealthUniversity of Illinois at Urbana‐ChampaignUrbanaILUSA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative MedicineMayo ClinicRochesterMNUSA
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Plouffe AA, Fischer KP, Vranish JR. Acute upper and lower limb hemodynamic responses during single sessions of low- versus high-intensity inspiratory muscle strength training. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2023; 135:995-1000. [PMID: 37732375 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00558.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) has shown potential to improve both respiratory and cardiovascular function in health and disease. Less is known about acute hemodynamic responses to a single IMST session, therefore we assessed upper and lower limb blood flow via Doppler ultrasound in the brachial and popliteal arteries, respectively. Mean, anterograde, and retrograde blood flow (BF) and shear rate (SR) were assessed relative to baseline during low-intensity (15% maximal inspiratory pressure - PImax) and high-intensity (75% PImax) IMST. During low-intensity IMST, popliteal BF and SR were reduced by ∼10%, and brachial BF and SR were reduced by ∼40%. During high-intensity IMST, popliteal BF and SR were reduced by ∼20%, and brachial BF and SR were reduced by ∼35%. BF and SR responses were not statistically different between low-intensity and high-intensity training for either blood vessel (P > 0.05). In addition, anterograde BF and SR were significantly decreased in the brachial artery for both low-intensity and high-intensity training (P < 0.05), but not the popliteal artery (P > 0.05). Finally, during IMST retrograde BF and SR were significantly increased in both the upper and lower limbs during low-intensity and high-intensity training (P < 0.05). These data provide novel insight into the acute BF and SR responses to a single bout of IMST and may enhance our understanding of the mechanism(s) by which IMST imparts its beneficial chronic effects on cardiovascular function.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Herein, we demonstrate for the first time that upper and lower limb blood flow and shear rate patterns are altered during a single bout of IMST, at low- and high-intensity training. Specifically, anterograde blood flow and shear rate are significantly reduced in the brachial artery, whereas retrograde blood flow is significantly elevated in both the brachial and popliteal arteries. These findings provide insight into the vascular impact of IMST, which may inform future mechanistic studies.
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- Audrey A Plouffe
- Department of Integrative Physiology and Health Science, Alma College, Alma, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Health Science, Alma College, Alma, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Health Science, Alma College, Alma, Michigan, United States
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Leahy MG, Kipp S, Benbaruj JM, Charkoudian N, Foster GE, Koehle MS, Sheel AW. Effects of sex and ageing on the human respiratory muscle metaboreflex. J Physiol 2023; 601:689-702. [PMID: 36453597 DOI: 10.1113/jp283838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Intense inspiratory muscle work evokes a sympathetically mediated pressor reflex, termed the respiratory muscle metaboreflex, in which young females demonstrate an attenuated response relative to males. However, the effects of ageing and female sex hormones on the respiratory muscle metaboreflex are unclear. We tested the hypothesis that the pressor response to inspiratory work would be similar between older males and females, and higher relative to their younger counterparts. Healthy, normotensive young (26 ± 3 years) males (YM; n = 10) and females (YF; n = 10), as well as older (64 ± 5 years) males (OM; n = 10) and females (OF; n = 10), performed inspiratory pressure threshold loading (PTL) to task failure. Older adults had a greater mean arterial pressure (MAP) response to PTL than young (P < 0.001). YF had a lower MAP compared to YM (+10 ± 6 vs. +19 ± 15 mmHg, P = 0.026); however, there was no difference observed between OF and OM (+26 ± 11 vs. +27 ± 11 mmHg, P = 0.162). Older adults had a lower heart rate response to PTL than young (P = 0.002). There was no effect of sex between young females and males (+19 ± 9 and +27 ± 11 bpm, P = 0.186) or older females and males (+17 ± 7 and +20 ± 7 bpm, P = 0.753). We conclude the respiratory muscle metaboreflex response is heightened in older adults, and the sex effect between older males and post-menopause females is absent, suggesting an effect of circulating sex hormones. KEY POINTS: The arterial blood pressure response to the respiratory muscle metaboreflex is greater in older males and females. Compared to sex-matched young individuals, there is no sex differences in the blood pressure response between older males and post-menopause females. Our results suggest the differences between males and females in the cardiovascular response to high levels of inspiratory muscle work is abolished with reduced circulating female sex hormones.
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- Michael G Leahy
- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Thermal & Mountain Medicine Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, USA
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- Centre for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Divison of Sport Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Sex differences in estimates of cardiac autonomic function using heart rate variability: effects of dietary capsaicin. Eur J Appl Physiol 2023; 123:1041-1050. [PMID: 36633663 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-023-05136-0] [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: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Heart rate variability (HRV) estimates the autonomic nervous system (ANS) influence on the heart and appears sex-specific. Sensory afferents exhibit sex-specificity; although, it is unknown if Capsaicin, an agonist for transient receptor potential vanilloid channel-1 (TRPV1), alters cardiac ANS activity in a sex-dependent manner, which could be important given the predictive nature of HRV on risk of developing hypertension. Thus, we explored if there was sex-specificity in the effect of capsaicin on estimated cardiac ANS activity. METHODS HRV was measured in 38 young males (M: n = 25) and females (F: n = 13), in a blinded-crossover design, after acute ingestion of placebo or capsaicin. Resting HR, RR-interval, root-mean-square of successive differences (RMSSD), natural log-transformed RMSSD (LnRMSSD), standard deviation of n-n intervals (SDNN), number of pairs of successive n-n intervals differing by > 50 ms (NN50), and percent NN50 (PNN50) were obtained using standard techniques. RESULTS Significant sex differences were observed in mean HR (M: 59 ± 9.3 vs. F: 65 ± 12 beats/min, p = 0.036, η2 = 0.098), minimum HR (M: 47 ± 8.3 vs. F: 56 ± 12 beats/min, p = 0.014, η2 = 0.124), and NN50 (M: 177 ± 143 vs. F: 29 ± 17, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.249). There was a significant interaction of sex*treatment (p = 0.02, η2 = 0.027) for RMSSD, where males increased (78 ± 55 vs. 91 ± 64 ms), and females decreased (105 ± 83 vs. 76 ± 43 ms), placebo vs. capsaicin. CONCLUSION This controlled study recapitulates sex differences in HR and HRV, but revealed a sexual dimorphism in the parasympathetic response to capsaicin, perhaps due to differing TRPV1-afferent sensitivity, highlighting a potential mechanism for differential regulation of hemodynamics, and CVD risk, and should be considered in future studies.
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Reinhard PA, Archiza B, Welch JF, Benbaruj J, Guenette JA, Koehle MS, Sheel AW. Effects of hypoxia on exercise-induced diaphragm fatigue in healthy males and females. Physiol Rep 2023; 11:e15589. [PMID: 36695726 PMCID: PMC9875747 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Following high-intensity, normoxic exercise there is evidence to show that healthy females, on average, exhibit less fatigue of the diaphragm relative to males. In the present study, we combined hypoxia with exercise to test the hypothesis that males and females would develop a similar degree of diaphragm fatigue following cycle exercise at the same relative exercise intensity. Healthy young participants (n = 10 male; n = 10 female) with a high aerobic capacity (120% predicted) performed two time-to-exhaustion (TTE; ~85% maximum) cycle tests on separate days breathing either a normoxic or hypoxic (FiO2 = 0.15) gas mixture. Fatigue of the diaphragm was assessed in response to cervical magnetic stimulation prior to, immediately post-exercise, 10-, 30-, and 60-min post-exercise. Males and females had similar TTE durations in normoxia (males: 690 ± 181 s; females: 852 ± 401 s) and hypoxia (males: 381 ± 160 s; females: 400 ± 176 s) (p > 0.05). Cycling time was significantly shorter in hypoxia versus normoxia in both males and females (p < 0.05) and did not differ on the basis of sex (p > 0.05). Following the hypoxic TTE tests, males and females experienced a similar degree of diaphragm fatigue compared to normoxia as shown by 20%-25% reductions in transdiaphragmatic twitch pressure. This occurred despite the fact that exercise time in hypoxia was substantially shorter relative to normoxia and the cumulative diaphragm work was lower. We also observed that females did not fully recover from diaphragm fatigue in hypoxia, whereas males did (p < 0.05). Sex differences in the rate of diaphragm contractility recovery following exercise in hypoxia might relate to sex-based differences in substrate utilization or diaphragm blood flow.
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- Paige A. Reinhard
- School of KinesiologyThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- School of KinesiologyThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Department of Physical TherapyFederal University of São CarlosSão CarlosSPBrazil
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- Breathing Research and Therapeutics Center, Department of Physical TherapyUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFloridaUSA
- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation SciencesUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- School of KinesiologyThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- School of KinesiologyThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Department of Physical TherapyThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence ResearchThe University of British Columbia and St. Paul's HospitalVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- School of KinesiologyThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- School of KinesiologyThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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Ramsook AH, Schaeffer MR, Mitchell RA, Dhillon SS, Milne KM, Ferguson ON, Puyat JH, Koehle MS, Sheel AW, Guenette JA. Voluntary activation of the diaphragm after inspiratory pressure threshold loading. Physiol Rep 2023; 11:e15575. [PMID: 36695772 PMCID: PMC9875816 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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After a bout of isolated inspiratory work, such as inspiratory pressure threshold loading (IPTL), the human diaphragm can exhibit a reversible loss in contractile function, as evidenced by a decrease in transdiaphragmatic twitch pressure (PDI,TW ). Whether or not diaphragm fatigability after IPTL is affected by neural mechanisms, measured through voluntary activation of the diaphragm (D-VA) in addition to contractile mechanisms, is unknown. It is also unknown if changes in D-VA are similar between sexes given observed differences in diaphragm fatigability between males and females. We sought to determine whether D-VA decreases after IPTL and whether this was different between sexes. Healthy females (n = 11) and males (n = 10) completed an IPTL task with an inspired duty cycle of 0.7 and targeting an intensity of 60% maximal transdiaphragmatic pressure until task failure. PDI,TW and D-VA were measured using cervical magnetic stimulation of the phrenic nerves in combination with maximal inspiratory pressure maneuvers. At task failure, PDI,TW decreased to a lesser degree in females vs. males (87 ± 15 vs. 73 ± 12% baseline, respectively, p = 0.016). D-VA decreased after IPTL but was not different between females and males (91 ± 8 vs. 88 ± 10% baseline, respectively, p = 0.432). When all participants were pooled together, the decrease in PDI,TW correlated with both the total cumulative diaphragm pressure generation (R2 = 0.43; p = 0.021) and the time to task failure (TTF, R2 = 0.40; p = 0.30) whereas the decrease in D-VA correlated only with TTF (R2 = 0.24; p = 0.041). Our results suggest that neural mechanisms can contribute to diaphragm fatigability, and this contribution is similar between females and males following IPTL.
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- Andrew H. Ramsook
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of MedicineThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence ResearchThe University of British Columbia and St. Paul's HospitalVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of MedicineThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence ResearchThe University of British Columbia and St. Paul's HospitalVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of MedicineThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence ResearchThe University of British Columbia and St. Paul's HospitalVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence ResearchThe University of British Columbia and St. Paul's HospitalVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence ResearchThe University of British Columbia and St. Paul's HospitalVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of MedicineThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of MedicineThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence ResearchThe University of British Columbia and St. Paul's HospitalVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Services, Providence ResearchThe University of British Columbia and St. Paul's HospitalVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- School of Kinesiology, Faculty of EducationThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Department of Family Practice, Faculty of MedicineThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence ResearchThe University of British Columbia and St. Paul's HospitalVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- School of Kinesiology, Faculty of EducationThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of MedicineThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence ResearchThe University of British Columbia and St. Paul's HospitalVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of MedicineThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- School of Kinesiology, Faculty of EducationThe University of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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Hammer SM, Bruhn EJ, Bissen TG, Muer JD, Villarraga N, Borlaug BA, Olson TP, Smith JR. Inspiratory and leg muscle blood flows during inspiratory muscle metaboreflex activation in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2022; 133:1202-1211. [PMID: 36227167 PMCID: PMC9639766 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00141.2022] [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: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the cardiovascular consequences elicited by activation of the inspiratory muscle metaboreflex in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and controls. Patients with HFpEF (n = 15; 69 ± 10 yr; 33 ± 4 kg/m2) and controls (n = 14; 70 ± 8 yr; 28 ± 4 kg/m2) performed an inspiratory loading trial at 60% maximal inspiratory pressure (PIMAX) until task failure. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was measured continuously. Near-infrared spectroscopy and bolus injections of indocyanine green dye were used to determine the percent change in blood flow index (%ΔBFI) from baseline to the final minute of inspiratory loading in the vastus lateralis and sternocleidomastoid muscles. Vascular resistance index (VRI) was calculated. Time to task failure was shorter in HFpEF than in controls (339 ± 197 s vs. 626 ± 403 s; P = 0.02). Compared with controls, patients with HFpEF had a greater increase from baseline in MAP (16 ± 7 vs. 10 ± 6 mmHg) and vastus lateralis VRI (76 ± 45 vs. 32 ± 19%) as well as a greater decrease in vastus lateralis %ΔBFI (-32 ± 14 vs. -17 ± 9%) (all, P < 0.05). Sternocleidomastoid %ΔBFI normalized to absolute inspiratory pressure was higher in HFpEF compared with controls (8.0 ± 5.0 vs. 4.0 ± 1.9% per cmH2O·s; P = 0.03). These data indicate that patients with HFpEF exhibit exaggerated cardiovascular responses with inspiratory muscle metaboreflex activation compared with controls.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Respiratory muscle dysfunction is thought to contribute to exercise intolerance in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF); however, the underlying mechanisms are unknown. In the present study, patients with HFpEF had greater increases in leg muscle vascular resistance index and greater decreases in leg muscle blood flow index compared with controls during inspiratory resistive breathing (to activate the metaboreflex). Furthermore, respiratory muscle blood flow index responses normalized to pressure generation during inspiratory resistive breathing were exaggerated in HFpEF compared with controls.
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- Shane M Hammer
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, https://ror.org/03zzw1w08Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- School of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, https://ror.org/03zzw1w08Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, https://ror.org/03zzw1w08Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, https://ror.org/03zzw1w08Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, https://ror.org/03zzw1w08Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, https://ror.org/03zzw1w08Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, https://ror.org/03zzw1w08Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, https://ror.org/03zzw1w08Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Ramsook AH, Schaeffer MR, Mitchell RA, Dhillon SS, Milne KM, Ferguson ON, Puyat JH, Koehle MS, Sheel AW, Guenette JA. Sex Differences in Diaphragm Voluntary Activation after Exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2022; 54:1167-1175. [PMID: 35195102 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000002897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The female diaphragm develops less fatigue after high-intensity exercise compared with males. Diaphragm fatigability is typically defined as a decrease in transdiaphragmatic twitch pressure (Pdi,TW) and represents the contractile function of the muscle. However, it is unclear whether this sex difference persists when examining changes in voluntary activation, which represents a neural mechanism contributing to fatigability. PURPOSE This study aimed to determine if high-intensity cycling results in a decrease in diaphragm voluntary activation (D-VA) and to explore if the decrease in D-VA is different between sexes. METHODS Twenty-five participants (15 females) completed a single bout of high-intensity constant load cycling. D-VA and Pdi,TW were measured before and after exercise using cervical magnetic stimulation of the phrenic nerves to assess diaphragm fatigability. RESULTS Participants were of similar aerobic fitness when expressed relative to predicted values (females: 114% ± 25% predicted, males: 111% ± 11% predicted; P = 0.769). Pdi,TW decreased relative to baseline to 85.2% ± 16.7% and 70.3% ± 12.4% baseline (P = 0.012) in females and males, respectively, immediately after exercise. D-VA also decreased in both females and males immediately after exercise. The decrease in D-VA was less in females compared with males (95.4% ± 4.9% baseline vs 87.4% ± 10.8% baseline, respectively; P = 0.018). CONCLUSIONS D-VA decreases after whole-body exercise in both females and males, although the magnitude of the decrease is not as large in females compared with males. The findings of this study suggest that the female diaphragm is more resistant to both contractile and neural mechanisms of fatigability after whole-body exercise.
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence Research, The University of British Columbia and St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA
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- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Research, The University of British Columbia and St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA
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Shiozawa K, Kashima H, Mizuno S, Ishida K, Katayama K. Blood pressure and celiac artery blood flow responses during increased inspiratory muscle work in healthy males. Exp Physiol 2022; 107:1094-1104. [PMID: 35770992 DOI: 10.1113/ep090504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Increased work of breathing and the accumulation of metabolites have neural and cardiovascular consequences through a respiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex. The influence of respiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex on splanchnic blood flow in humans remains unknown. What is the main finding and its importance? Celiac artery blood flow decreased gradually during inspiratory resistive breathing, accompanied by a progressive increase in arterial blood pressure. It is possible that respiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex contributes to splanchnic blood flow regulation. ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of increasing inspiratory muscle work on celiac artery blood flow. Eleven healthy young males completed the study. The subjects performed voluntary hyperventilation with or without inspiratory resistance (loading or non-loading trial) (tidal volume of 40% of vital capacity and breathing frequency of 20 breaths/min). The loading trial was conducted with inspiratory resistance (40% of maximal inspiratory pressure) and was terminated when the subjects could no longer maintain the target tidal volume or breathing frequency. The non-loading trial was conducted without inspiratory resistance and was the same length as the loading trial. Arterial blood pressure was recorded using finger photoplethysmography, and celiac artery blood flow was measured using Doppler ultrasound. Mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) increased gradually during the loading trial (89.0±10.8 to 103.9±17.3 mmHg, mean ± SD) but not in the non-loading trial (88.7±5.9 to 90.4±9.9 mmHg). Celiac artery blood flow and celiac vascular conductance decreased gradually during the loading trial (601.2±155.7 to 482.6±149.5 mL/min and 6.9±2.2 to 4.8±1.7 mL/min/mmHg, respectively), but were unchanged in the non-loading trial (630.7±157.1 to 635.6±195.7 mL/min and 7.1±1.8 to 7.2±2.9 mL/min/mmHg, respectively). These results show that increasing inspiratory muscle work affects splanchnic blood flow regulation, and we suggest that it is possibly mediated by the inspiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Kana Shiozawa
- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Japan
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- Research and Development, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Sex Differences in VO 2max and the Impact on Endurance-Exercise Performance. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19094946. [PMID: 35564339 PMCID: PMC9105160 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19094946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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It was not until 1984 that women were permitted to compete in the Olympic marathon. Today, more women than men participate in road racing in all distances except the marathon where participation is near equal. From the period of 1985 to 2004, the women’s marathon record improved at a rate three times greater than men’s. This has led many to question whether women are capable of surpassing men despite the fact that there remains a 10–12% performance gap in all distance events. The progressive developments in sports performance research and training, beginning with A.V. Hill’s establishment of the concept of VO2max, have allowed endurance athletes to continue performance feats previously thought to be impossible. However, even today women are significantly underrepresented in sports performance research. By focusing more research on the female physiology and sex differences between men and women, we can better define how women differ from men in adapting to training and potentially use this information to improve endurance-exercise performance in women. The male advantage in endurance-exercise performance has commonly been attributed to their higher VO2max, even when expressed as mL/kg/min. It is widely known that oxygen delivery is the primary limiting factor in elite athletes when it comes to improving VO2max, but little research has explored the sex differences in oxygen delivery. Thus, the purpose of this review is to highlight what is known about the sex differences in the physiological factors contributing to VO2max, more specifically oxygen delivery, and the impacts on performance.
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Dominelli PB, Molgat-Seon Y. Sex, gender and the pulmonary physiology of exercise. Eur Respir Rev 2022; 31:31/163/210074. [PMID: 35022254 PMCID: PMC9488949 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0074-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In this review, we detail how the pulmonary system's response to exercise is impacted by both sex and gender in healthy humans across the lifespan. First, the rationale for why sex and gender differences should be considered is explored, and then anatomical differences are highlighted, namely that females typically have smaller lungs and airways than males. Thereafter, we describe how these anatomical differences can impact functional aspects such as respiratory muscle energetics and activation, mechanical ventilatory constraints, diaphragm fatigue, and pulmonary gas exchange in healthy adults and children. Finally, we detail how gender can impact the pulmonary response to exercise. Biological sex can influence the pulmonary response to exercise in healthy individuals across the lifespanhttps://bit.ly/3ejMDrv
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- Dept of Kinesiology and Applied Health, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Centre for Heart and Lung Innovation, Providence Health Care Research Institute, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Espinosa-Ramírez M, Moya-Gallardo E, Araya-Román F, Riquelme-Sánchez S, Rodriguez-García G, Reid WD, Viscor G, Araneda OF, Gabrielli L, Contreras-Briceño F. Sex-Differences in the Oxygenation Levels of Intercostal and Vastus Lateralis Muscles During Incremental Exercise. Front Physiol 2021; 12:738063. [PMID: 34658921 PMCID: PMC8517227 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.738063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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This study aimed to examine sex differences in oxygen saturation in respiratory (SmO2-m.intercostales) and locomotor muscles (SmO2-m.vastus lateralis) while performing physical exercise. Twenty-five (12 women) healthy and physically active participants were evaluated during an incremental test with a cycle ergometer, while ventilatory variables [lung ventilation ( V . E), tidal volume (Vt), and respiratory rate (RR)] were acquired through the breath-by-breath method. SmO2 was acquired using the MOXY® devices on the m.intercostales and m.vastus lateralis. A two-way ANOVA (sex × time) indicated that women showed a greater significant decrease of SmO2-m.intercostales, and men showed a greater significant decrease of SmO2-m.vastus lateralis. Additionally, women reached a higher level of ΔSmO2-m.intercostales normalized to V . E (L⋅min-1) (p < 0.001), whereas men had a higher level of ΔSmO2-m.vastus lateralis normalized to peak workload-to-weight (watts⋅kg-1, PtW) (p = 0.049), as confirmed by Student's t-test. During an incremental physical exercise, women experienced a greater cost of breathing, reflected by greater deoxygenation of the respiratory muscles, whereas men had a higher peripheral load, indicated by greater deoxygenation of the locomotor muscles.
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- Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez
- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Department of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Department of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Department of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Department of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Department of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Physical Therapy, Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Physiology Section, Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Integrative Physiology of Biomechanics and Physiology of Effort (LIBFE), Faculty of Medicine, Kinesiology School, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Department of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Department of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Physiology Section, Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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DeLucia CM, DeBonis DR, Schwyhart SM, Bailey EF. Acute cardiovascular responses to a single bout of high intensity inspiratory muscle strength training in healthy young adults. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 130:1114-1121. [PMID: 33600284 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01015.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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High intensity, low volume inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) has favorable effects on casual systolic blood pressure and systemic vascular resistance. However, the acute effects of IMST on heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), and sympathetic regulation of vascular resistance and the trajectory of post exercise recovery are not known. We recruited 14 young adults (7 women/7 men, age: 22 ± 2 years) to perform a single bout of high intensity IMST (inspiratory resistance set at 75% of maximal inspiratory pressure) importantly, female and male subjects were matched in regard to the target inspiratory pressure and target inspiratory muscle work per breath. We recorded HR, beat-to-beat changes in BP and postganglionic, muscle sympathetic nerve activities (MSNA) continuously throughout baseline, a single bout of IMST (comprising five sets of 6 inspiratory efforts) and in recovery. We show that one bout of IMST does not effect a change in BP, however, it effects a significant increase in HR (68.4 ± 11.7 beats/min versus 85.4 ± 13.6 beats/min; P < 0.001) and a significant decline in MSNA (6.8 ± 1.1 bursts/15 s bin; P < 0.001 versus 3.6 ± 0.6 bursts/15 s bin) relative to baseline. Remarkably, among men MSNA rebounded to baseline levels within the first minute of recovery, however, in women, MSNA suppression persisted for 5 min. We show that in healthy young adults, high intensity, low volume respiratory training results in the acute suppression of MSNA. Importantly, MSNA suppression is of greater magnitude and longer duration in women than in men.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Previous studies show 6 weeks of high intensity, low volume inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) lowers blood pressure (BP) and systemic vascular resistance in young adults. However, the acute response to IMST is unknown. We characterized BP, heart rate, and sympathetic nervous activity (SNA) in healthy young adults at baseline, during IMST, and in recovery. There was no acute effect of IMST on BP, however, there was significant IMST-related suppression of SNA that was of greater magnitude in women than men.
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- Claire M DeLucia
- Department of Physiology University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Physiology University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Physiology University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona
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- Department of Physiology University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona
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dos Santos TD, Pereira SN, Portela LOC, Pereira MB, Pasqualoto AS, da Silveira AF, Martins de Albuquerque I. Influence of inspiratory muscle strength on exercise capacity before and after cardiac rehabilitation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERAPY AND REHABILITATION 2021. [DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2020.0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background/Aims Coronary artery bypass grafting is a complex procedure that triggers a series of clinical and functional complications. The reduction of inspiratory muscle strength that persists during the late postoperative period has been suggested as an important determinant of functional capacity after coronary artery bypass grafting. The aim of this study was to investigate whether inspiratory muscle strength, functional capacity and quality of life are determinants of exercise capacity before and after a short-term phase II cardiac rehabilitation programme in patients who have had coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Methods A prospective quasi-experimental study was undertaken with 20 patients who had recevied coronary artery bypass surgery. All patients completed a short-term, moderate-to-high intensity inspiratory muscle training programme, followed by aerobic and resistance exercise, two times a week for 12 weeks, totalling 24 sessions, under the direct supervision of a physical therapist. Results Pre-intervention, peak oxygen consumption (peak VO2) was associated with maximum inspiratory pressure (β=0.037; 95% confidence interval 0.01–0.06; P=0.002). Post-intervention, peak VO2 was associated with maximum inspiratory pressure (β=0.03; 95% confidence interval 0.007–0.053; P=0.014) and the 6-Minute Walk Test (β=0.007; 95% confidence interval, 0.001–0.013; P=0.024). Conclusions Inspiratory muscle strength influences exercise capacity before and after a short-term cardiac rehabilitation programme in patients who have had coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
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- Tamires Daros dos Santos
- Human Communication Disorders Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares, Cardiology Service of Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Performance in Simulated Environment, Department of Collective Sports, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Serviços Hospitalares, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Human Communication Disorders Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Human Communication Disorders Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Functional Rehabilitation Graduate Program, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Hardy TA, Paula-Ribeiro M, Silva BM, Lyall GK, Birch KM, Ferguson C, Taylor BJ. The cardiovascular consequences of fatiguing expiratory muscle work in otherwise resting healthy humans. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 130:421-434. [PMID: 33356985 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00116.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In 11 healthy adults (25 ± 4 yr; 2 female, 9 male subjects), we investigated the effect of expiratory resistive loaded breathing [65% maximal expiratory mouth pressure (MEP), 15 breaths·min-1, duty cycle 0.5; ERLPm] on mean arterial pressure (MAP), leg vascular resistance (LVR), and leg blood flow ([Formula: see text]). On a separate day, a subset of five male subjects performed ERL targeting 65% of maximal expiratory gastric pressure (ERLPga). ERL-induced expiratory muscle fatigue was confirmed by a 17 ± 5% reduction in MEP (P < 0.05) and a 16 ± 12% reduction in the gastric twitch pressure response to magnetic nerve stimulation (P = 0.09) from before to after ERLPm and ERLPga, respectively. From rest to task failure in ERLPm and ERLPga, MAP increased (ERLPm = 31 ± 10 mmHg, ERLPga = 18 ± 9 mmHg, both P < 0.05), but group mean LVR and [Formula: see text] were unchanged (ERLPm: LVR = 0.78 ± 0.21 vs. 0.97 ± 0.36 mmHg·mL-1·min, [Formula: see text] = 133 ± 34 vs. 152 ± 74 mL·min-1; ERLPga: LVR = 0.70 ± 0.21 vs. 0.84 ± 0.33 mmHg·mL-1·min, [Formula: see text] = 160 ± 48 vs. 179 ± 110 mL·min-1) (all P ≥ 0.05). Interestingly, [Formula: see text] during ERLPga oscillated within each breath, increasing (∼66%) and decreasing (∼50%) relative to resting values during resisted expirations and unresisted inspirations, respectively. In conclusion, fatiguing expiratory muscle work did not affect group mean LVR or [Formula: see text] in otherwise resting humans. We speculate that any sympathetically mediated peripheral vasoconstriction was counteracted by transient mechanical effects of high intra-abdominal pressures during ERL.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Fatiguing expiratory muscle work in otherwise resting humans elicits an increase in sympathetic motor outflow; whether limb blood flow ([Formula: see text]) and leg vascular resistance (LVR) are affected remains unknown. We found that fatiguing expiratory resistive loaded breathing (ERL) did not affect group mean [Formula: see text] or LVR. However, within-breath oscillations in [Formula: see text] may reflect a sympathetically mediated vasoconstriction that was counteracted by transient increases in [Formula: see text] due to the mechanical effects of high intra-abdominal pressure during ERL.
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- Tim A Hardy
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.,Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.,Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Shimizu K, Shiozawa K, Ishida K, Saito M, Mizuno S, Akima H, Katayama K. Age and sex differences in blood pressure responses during hyperpnoea. Exp Physiol 2021; 106:736-747. [PMID: 33428277 DOI: 10.1113/ep089171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Increased respiratory muscle activation is associated with neural and cardiovascular consequences via the respiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex. Does ageing and/or sex influence the arterial blood pressure response during voluntary normocapnic incremental hyperpnoea? What is the main finding and its importance? The increase in blood pressure during hyperpnoea was smaller in younger females than in older females, whereas no difference was found between older males and older females. The blunted respiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex in younger females is normalized with advancing age, whereas ageing has no such effect in males. ABSTRACT We hypothesized that older females (OF) have a greater arterial blood pressure response to increased respiratory muscle work compared with younger females (YF) and that no such difference exists between older males (OM) and younger males (YM). To test these hypotheses, cardiovascular responses during voluntary normocapnic incremental hyperpnoea were evaluated and compared between older and younger subjects. An incremental respiratory endurance test (IRET) was performed as follows: target minute ventilation was initially set at 30% of the maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV12) and was increased by 10% of MVV12 every 3 min. The test was terminated when the subject could not maintain the target percentage of MVV12. Heart rate and mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) were recorded continuously. The increase in MAP from baseline (ΔMAP) during the IRET in OM (+24.0 ± 14.7 mmHg, mean ± SD) did not differ (P = 0.144) from that in YM (+24.3 ± 13.4 mmHg), but it was greater (P = 0.004) in OF (+31.2 ± 11.6 mmHg) than in YF (+10.3 ± 5.5 mmHg). No significant difference in ΔMAP during the IRET was observed between OM and OF (P = 0.975). These results suggest that the respiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex is blunted in YF, but it could be normalized with advancing age. In males, ageing has little effect on the respiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex. These results show no sex difference in the respiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex in older adults.
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- Kaori Shimizu
- Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Sports and Fitness, Faculty of Wellness, Shigakkan University, Obu, Japan.,Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Applied Physiology Laboratory, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Research Fellowship for Young Scientists of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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- Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Archiza B, Reinhard PA, Welch JF, Sheel AW. Sex differences in diaphragmatic fatigue: Effects of hypoxia during inspiratory loading. J Physiol 2020; 599:1319-1333. [PMID: 33180958 DOI: 10.1113/jp280704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Under normoxic conditions, both healthy female and male diaphragms fatigue at a similar degree when matched for absolute diaphragmatic work during inspiratory loading. We investigated whether similarities in diaphragm fatigability persist under acute hypoxic conditions. We found that, in acute hypoxia, fatigue of the diaphragm is greater in women compared to men, whereas the magnitude of fatigue in normoxia did not differ between sexes. When matched for maximal diaphragm strength, women and men had a similar pressor response to work-matched inspiratory loading, independent of oxygen availability. ABSTRACT In normoxia, women and men display a comparable magnitude of diaphragmatic fatigue (DF) after work-matched inspiratory loading. Whether these sex similarities are maintained under acute hypoxic conditions is unknown. We investigated the influence of acute hypoxia during work-matched inspiratory pressure-threshold loading (PTL) on DF in healthy women (n = 8) and men (n = 8). Two 5 min isocapnic PTL tasks targeting a transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi ) of 92 cmH2 O in normoxia and hypoxia (8% O2 ) were performed on separate days (≥48 h). DF was quantified by twitch Pdi (Pdi,tw ) via cervical magnetic stimulation post-PTL. Women and men had similar maximal Pdi (Pdi,max ; women: 171 ± 16, men: 178 ± 20 cmH2 O) and relative target workload (women: 54 ± 5%, men: 53 ± 6% Pdi,max ). The absolute cumulative diaphragmatic work did not differ between sexes in normoxia (women: 12,653 ± 1796 cmH2 O s-1 , men: 13,717 ± 1231 cmH2 O s-1 ; P = 0.202) or hypoxia (women: 11,624 ± 1860 cmH2 O s-1 , men: 12 722 ± 1502 cmH2 O s-1 ; P = 0.189). In normoxia, the magnitude of reduction in Pdi,tw post-PTL was similar between sexes (women: -21.1 ± 8.4%, men: -22.5 ± 4.9 %; P = 0.193); however, a higher degree of DF was observed in women compared to men following PTL in acute hypoxia (women: -27.6 ± 7.7%, men: -23.4 ± 9.6%, P = 0.019). We conclude that the female diaphragm is more susceptible to fatigue after inspiratory loading under acute hypoxic conditions. This finding may be related to sex differences in diaphragm muscle metabolism, such as fibre type composition, contractile properties, substrate utilisation and blood perfusion.
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- Bruno Archiza
- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Ansdell P, Thomas K, Hicks KM, Hunter SK, Howatson G, Goodall S. Physiological sex differences affect the integrative response to exercise: acute and chronic implications. Exp Physiol 2020; 105:2007-2021. [PMID: 33002256 DOI: 10.1113/ep088548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the topic of this review? We review sex differences within physiological systems implicated in exercise performance; specifically, how they integrate to determine metabolic thresholds and fatigability. Thereafter, we discuss the implications that these sex differences might have for long-term adaptation to exercise. What advances does it highlight? The review collates evidence from recent physiological studies that have investigated sex as a biological variable, demonstrating that the physiological response to equivalent 'dosages' of exercise is not the same in males and females; thus, highlighting the need to research diversity in physiological responses to interventions. ABSTRACT The anatomical and physiological differences between males and females are thought to determine differences in the limits of human performance. The notion of studying sex as a biological variable has recently been emphasized in the biosciences as a vital step in enhancing human health. In this review, we contend that the effects of biological sex on acute and chronic responses must be studied and accounted for when prescribing aerobic exercise, much like any intervention targeting the optimization of physiological function. Emerging evidence suggests that the response of physiological systems to exercise differs between males and females, potentially mediating the beneficial effects in healthy and clinical populations. We highlight evidence that integrative metabolic thresholds during exercise are influenced by phenotypical sex differences throughout many physiological systems. Furthermore, we discuss evidence that female skeletal muscle is more resistant to fatigue elicited by equivalent dosages of high-intensity exercise. How the different acute responses affect the long-term trainability of males and females is considered, with discussion about tailoring exercise to the characteristics of the individual presented within the context of biological sex. Finally, we highlight the influence of endogenous and exogenous sex hormones on physiological responses to exercise in females. Sex is one of many mediating influences on the outcomes of exercise, and with careful experimental designs, physiologists can advance the collective understanding of diversity in physiology and optimize outcomes for both sexes.
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- Paul Ansdell
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Water Research Group, School of Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Acute respiratory muscle unloading improves time-to-exhaustion during moderate- and heavy-intensity cycling in obese adolescent males. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17036. [PMID: 33046823 PMCID: PMC7550339 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74240-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Obesity significantly impairs breathing during exercise. The aim was to determine, in male obese adolescents (OB), the effects of acute respiratory muscle unloading, obtained by switching the inspired gas from ambient air (AIR) to a normoxic helium + oxygen gas mixture (HeO2) (AIR → HeO2) during moderate [below gas exchange threshold (GET)] and heavy [above GET] constant work rate cycling. Ten OB [age 16.0 ± 2.0 years (mean ± SD); body mass index (BMI) 38.9 ± 6.1 kg/m2] and ten normal-weight age-matched controls (CTRL) inspired AIR for the entire exercise task, or underwent AIR → HeO2 when they were approaching volitional exhaustion. In OB time to exhaustion (TTE) significantly increased in AIR → HeO2 vs. AIR during moderate [1524 ± 480 s vs. 1308 ± 408 (P = 0.024)] and during heavy [570 ± 306 s vs. 408 ± 150 (P = 0.0154)] exercise. During moderate exercise all CTRL completed the 40-min task. During heavy exercise no significant differences were observed in CTRL for TTE (582 ± 348 s [AIR → HeO2] vs. 588 ± 252 [AIR]). In OB, but not in CTRL, acute unloading of respiratory muscles increased TTE during both moderate- and heavy-exercise. In OB, but not in CTRL, respiratory factors limit exercise tolerance during both moderate and heavy exercise.
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Smith JR, Bruhn EJ, Berg JD, Nur AA, Villarraga N, Olson TP. Combined influence of inspiratory loading and locomotor subsystolic cuff inflation on cardiovascular responses during submaximal exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2020; 128:1338-1345. [PMID: 32240016 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00781.2019] [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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It is unknown if simultaneous stimulation of the respiratory and locomotor muscle afferents via inspiratory loading (IL) and locomotor subsystolic cuff inflation (CUFF) influences the cardiovascular responses during exercise. We hypothesized that combined IL and CUFF (IL + CUFF) will result in greater increases in blood pressure (MAP) and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) than IL and CUFF alone during exercise. Eight adults (6 males/2 females) were enrolled and performed four 10-min bouts of constant-load cycling eliciting 40% maximal oxygen uptake on a single day. For each exercise bout, the first 5 min consisted of spontaneous breathing. The second 5 min consisted of voluntary hyperventilation (i.e., breathing frequency of 40 breaths/min) with IL (30% maximum inspiratory pressure), CUFF (80 mmHg), IL + CUFF, or no intervention (CTL) in randomized order. During exercise, cardiac output and MAP were determined via open-circuit acetylene wash-in and manual sphygmomanometry, respectively, and SVR was calculated. Across CTL, IL, CUFF, and IL + CUFF, MAP was greater with each condition (CTL: 97 ± 14; IL: 106 ± 13; CUFF: 114 ± 14; IL + CUFF: 119 ± 15 mmHg, all P < 0.02). Furthermore, SVR was greater with IL + CUFF compared with IL, CUFF, and CTL (CTL: 6.6 ± 1.1; IL: 7.5 ± 1.4; CUFF: 7.5 ± 1.3; IL + CUFF: 8.2 ± 1.4 mmHg·L-1·min-1, all P < 0.02). Cardiac output was not different across conditions (CTL: 15.2 ± 3.8; IL: 14.8 ± 3.7; CUFF: 15.6 ± 3.5; IL + CUFF: 14.7 ± 4.3 L/min, all P > 0.05). These data demonstrate that simultaneous stimulation of respiratory and locomotor muscle afferent feedback results in additive MAP and SVR responses than IL and CUFF alone during submaximal exercise. These findings have important clinical implications for populations with exaggerated locomotor and respiratory muscle reflex feedbacks.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Reflexes arising from the respiratory and locomotor muscles influence cardiovascular regulation during exercise. However, it is unclear how the respiratory and locomotor muscle reflexes interact when simultaneously stimulated. Herein, we demonstrate that stimulation of the respiratory and locomotor muscle reflexes yielded additive cardiovascular responses during submaximal exercise.
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- Joshua R Smith
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota
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Shimizu K, Shiozawa K, Ishida K, Saito M, Mizuno S, Akima H, Katayama K. Blood pressure and limb blood flow responses during hyperpnoea are not affected by menstrual cycle phase in young women. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2020; 275:103387. [PMID: 31945516 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2020.103387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 01/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to clarify whether the menstrual cycle affects the cardiovascular and limb blood flow responses during hyperpnoea. Fifteen young female subjects participated. An incremental respiratory endurance test was performed at the early follicular (EF) and midluteal (ML) phases. Target minute ventilation was initially set at 30 % of maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV12) and was increased by 10 %MVV12 every 3 min. The test was terminated when the subjects no longer maintained the target ventilation. Mean arterial blood pressure (MBP) and mean blood flow in the brachial artery were continuously measured. There were no significant differences in the increase in MBP (EF: +13.0 ± 7.9 mmHg vs. ML: + 15.4 ± 12.9 mmHg during the test, F = 0.70, P = 0.59) and the decrease in brachial blood flow between the phases. These results suggest that menstrual cycle does not affect respiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex in young women.
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- Kaori Shimizu
- Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Applied Physiology Laboratory, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan
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- Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.
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Smith JR, Koepp KE, Berg JD, Akinsanya JG, Olson TP. Influence of Sex, Menstrual Cycle, and Menopause Status on the Exercise Pressor Reflex. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2019; 51:874-881. [PMID: 30986812 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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In this review, we highlight the underlying mechanisms responsible for the sex differences in the exercise pressor reflex (EPR), and, importantly, the impact of sex hormones and menopausal status. The EPR is attenuated in premenopausal women compared with age-matched men. Specifically, activation of the metaboreflex (a component of the EPR) results in attenuated increases in blood pressure and sympathetic vasomotor outflow compared with age-matched men. In addition, premenopausal women exhibit less transduction of sympathetic outflow to the peripheral vasculature than men. In stark contrast, postmenopausal women exhibit an augmented EPR arising from exaggerated metaboreflex-induced autonomic and cardiovascular reflexes. We propose that metaboreflex-induced autonomic and cardiovascular changes associated with menopause majorly contribute to the elevated blood pressure response during dynamic exercise in postmenopausal women. In addition, we discuss the potential mechanisms by which sex hormones in premenopausal women may impact the EPR as well as metaboreflex.
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- Joshua R Smith
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Geary CM, Welch JF, McDonald MR, Peters CM, Leahy MG, Reinhard PA, Sheel AW. Diaphragm fatigue and inspiratory muscle metaboreflex in men and women matched for absolute diaphragmatic work during pressure-threshold loading. J Physiol 2019; 597:4797-4808. [PMID: 31348520 DOI: 10.1113/jp278380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS The female diaphragm fatigues at a slower rate compared to that of males, with blunted cardiovascular consequences (i.e. inspiratory muscle metaboreflex). It is unclear if these findings are a function of relative or absolute diaphragmatic work. We asked if sex differences in diaphragm fatigue and the inspiratory muscle metaboreflex persisted during inspiratory loading performed at equal absolute intensities. We found that matching men and women for absolute diaphragmatic work resulted in an equal degree of diaphragm fatigue, despite women performing significantly greater work relative to body mass. Metabolite-induced reflex influences in sympathetic outflow originating from the diaphragm are attenuated in women, with potential implications for blood flow distribution during exercise. ABSTRACT In response to inspiratory pressure-threshold loading (PTL), women have greater inspiratory muscle endurance time, slower rate of diaphragm fatigue development, and a blunted pressor response compared to men. It is unclear if these differences are due to discrepancies in absolute diaphragm force output. We tested the hypothesis that following inspirations performed at equal absolute intensities, females would develop a similar level of diaphragm fatigue and an attenuated cardiovascular response relative to men. Healthy young men (n = 8, age = 24 ± 3 years) and women (n = 8, age = 23 ± 3 years) performed PTL whilst targeting a transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi ) of 92 cmH2 O for 5 min. Diaphragm fatigue was assessed via twitch Pdi (Pdi,tw ) using cervical magnetic stimulation. Heart rate (HR) and mean arterial blood pressure were monitored continuously. During PTL, the absolute amount of diaphragm work was not different between men (13,399 ± 2019 cmH2 O s) and women (12,986 ± 1846 cmH2 O s; P > 0.05); however, women performed the PTL task at a higher relative P ¯ di /Pdi,max . Following inspiratory PTL, the magnitude of reduction in Pdi,tw was similar between men (-27.1 ± 7.2%) and women (-23.8 ± 13.8%; P > 0.05). There were significant increases in HR over time (P < 0.05), but this did not differ on the basis of sex (P > 0.05). Mean arterial blood pressure increased significantly over time in both men and women (P < 0.05); however, the rate of change was higher in men (6.24 ± 2.54 mmHg min-1 ) than in women (4.15 ± 2.52 mmHg min-1 ) (P < 0.05). We conclude that the female diaphragm is protected against severe fatigue when inspiratory work is excessive and as a result does not evoke overt sympathoexcitation.
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- Caitlin M Geary
- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Welch JF, Kipp S, Sheel AW. Respiratory muscles during exercise: mechanics, energetics, and fatigue. CURRENT OPINION IN PHYSIOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2019.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Joshi H, Edgell H. Sex differences in the ventilatory and cardiovascular response to supine and tilted metaboreflex activation. Physiol Rep 2019; 7:e14041. [PMID: 30916469 PMCID: PMC6436143 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Women have attenuated exercise pressor responses compared to men; however, their cerebrovascular and ventilatory responses have not been previously measured. Furthermore, recent evidence has shown that posture change can influence the response of the metaboreflex but this has only been tested in men. Young and healthy men (n = 14; age: 21 ± 2) and women (n = 11; age: 19 ± 1) underwent 40% MVC static handgrip exercise (HG) for 2 min followed by 3 min of post-exercise circulatory occlusion (PECO) in the supine and 70° tilted postures. In supine position during HG and PECO only men had an increase in ventilation (Men: Baseline: 12.5 ± 1.7 L/min, HG: 18.6 ± 5.3 L/min, PECO: 17.7 ± 10.3 L/min; Women: Baseline: 12.0 ± 1.5 L/min, HG: 12.4 ± 1.2 L/min, PECO: 11.5 ± 1.3 L/min; Sex × Time interaction P = 0.037). In supine position during HG and PECO men and women had similar reductions in cerebrovascular conductance (Men: Baseline: 0.79 ± 0.13 cm/sec/mmHg, HG: 0.68 ± 0.18 cm/sec/mmHg, PECO: 0.61 ± 0.19 cm/s/mmHg; Women: Baseline: 0.87 ± 0.13 cm/sec/mmHg, HG: 0.83 ± 0.14 cm/sec/mmHg, PECO: 0.75 ± 0.17 cm/sec/mmHg; P < 0.015 HG/PECO vs. baseline). When comparing the response to PECO in the supine versus upright postures there was a significant attenuation in the increase in mean arterial pressure in both men and women (Supine posture: Men: +23.3 ± 14.5 mmHg, Women: +12.0 ± 7.3 mmHg; Upright posture: Men: +15.7 ± 14.1 mmHg, Women: +7.7 ± 6.7 mmHg; Main effect of sex P = 0.042, Main effect of posture P < 0.001). Our results indicate sexually dimorphic ventilatory responses to HG and PECO which could be due to different interactions of the metaboreflex and chemoreflex. We have also shown evidence of attenuated metaboreflex function in the upright posture in both men and women.
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- Hitesh Joshi
- School of Kinesiology and Health SciencesYork UniversityTorontoOntarioCanada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health SciencesYork UniversityTorontoOntarioCanada
- Muscle Health Research CentreYork UniversityTorontoOntarioCanada
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Intercostal muscle blood flow is elevated in old rats during submaximal exercise. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2019; 263:26-30. [PMID: 30825527 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Respiratory muscle blood flows (BF) increase substantially during exercise in younger adult rats. As aging is associated with altered pulmonary function, we hypothesized that old rats will have greater intercostal muscle BF and vascular conductances (VC) than young rats during submaximal exercise. METHODS Mean arterial pressure and respiratory muscle BFs (via carotid artery catheter and radiolabeled microspheres, respectively) were measured at rest and during submaximal exercise in young (n = 9) and old (n = 7) Fischer 344 X Brown Norway rats. RESULTS At rest, diaphragm, intercostal, and transversus abdominis BFs and VCs were not different between groups (all, p > 0.10). During submaximal exercise, old compared to young rats had greater intercostal BF (40 ± 6 vs 25 ± 2 mL/min/100 g) and VC (0.30 ± 0.05 vs 0.18 ± 0.02 mL/min/mmHg/100 g) (both, p ≤ 0.01). Diaphragm and transversus abdominis BFs and VCs were not different between groups during exercise (all, p > 0.24). CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate that intercostal muscle BF and VC are increased in old compared to young rats during submaximal exercise.
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Katayama K, Goto K, Ohya T, Iwamoto E, Takao K, Kasai N, Sumi D, Mori H, Ishida K, Shimizu K, Shiozawa K, Suzuki Y. Effects of Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Hypoxia on Running Performance. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2019; 51:1477-1486. [PMID: 30789438 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE We hypothesized that respiratory muscle endurance training (RMET) in hypoxia induces greater improvements in respiratory muscle endurance with attenuated respiratory muscle metaboreflex and consequent whole-body performance. We evaluated respiratory muscle endurance and cardiovascular response during hyperpnoea and whole-body running performance before and after RMET in normoxia and hypoxia. METHODS Twenty-one collegiate endurance runners were assigned to control (n = 7), normoxic (n = 7), and hypoxic (n = 7) groups. Before and after the 6 wk of RMET, incremental respiratory endurance test and constant exercise tests were performed. The constant exercise test was performed on a treadmill at 95% of the individual's peak oxygen uptake (V˙O2peak). The RMET was isocapnic hyperpnoea under normoxic and hypoxic conditions (30 min·d). The initial target of minute ventilation during RMET was set to 50% of the individual maximal voluntary ventilation, and the target increased progressively during the 6 wk. Target arterial oxygen saturation in the hypoxic group was set to 90% in the first 2 wk, and thereafter it was set to 80%. RESULTS Respiratory muscle endurance was increased after RMET in the normoxic and hypoxic groups. The time to exhaustion at 95% V˙O2peak exercise also increased after RMET in the normoxic (10.2 ± 2.4 to 11.2 ± 2.6 min) and hypoxic (11.5 ± 2.6 to 12.6 ± 3.0 min) groups, but not in the control group (9.6 ± 3.2 to 9.4 ± 4.0 min). The magnitude of these changes did not differ between the normoxic and the hypoxic groups (P = 0.84). CONCLUSION These results suggest that the improvement of respiratory muscle endurance and blunted respiratory muscle metaboreflex could, in part, contribute to improved endurance performance in endurance-trained athletes. However, it is also suggested that there are no additional effects when the RMET is performed in hypoxia.
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- Keisho Katayama
- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, JAPAN.,Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, JAPAN
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- Faculty of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, JAPAN
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- School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University, Toyota, JAPAN
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- School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, JAPAN
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- Graduate School of Sport and Health Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, JAPAN
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- Graduate School of Sport and Health Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, JAPAN.,Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiyoda, JAPAN
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- Graduate School of Sport and Health Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, JAPAN.,Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiyoda, JAPAN
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- Faculty of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, JAPAN.,Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiyoda, JAPAN
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- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, JAPAN.,Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, JAPAN
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- Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, JAPAN
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, JAPAN
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Hoffmeister AD, Lima KSD, Cavalli NP, Callegaro CC. Metaborreflexo inspiratório eleva a pressão arterial em indivíduos obesos e eutróficos. FISIOTERAPIA EM MOVIMENTO 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/1980-5918.0032.ao42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Resumo Introdução: O metaborreflexo, ativado pelo acúmulo de metabólitos durante o exercício, ocasiona vasoconstrição periférica, resultando em elevação da pressão arterial. Indivíduos obesos apresentam redução da endurance muscular inspiratória, sugerindo um acúmulo precoce de metabólitos e, consequentemente, alterações no metaborreflexo inspiratório. Objetivo: Comparar as respostas hemodinâmicas mediadas pelo metaborreflexo inspiratório em indivíduos obesos e em eutróficos. Método: Participaram do estudo vinte indivíduos obesos (31 ± 6 anos, dez homens, 37,5 ± 4,7 kg/m 2 ) e vinte eutróficos (29 ± 8 anos, dez homens, 23,2 ± 1,5 kg/m 2 ) submetidos a avaliação da força muscular respiratória através de manovacuometria. O metaborreflexo inspiratório foi induzido através de exercício resistido a 60% da pressão inspiratória máxima mantido até a exaustão. O protocolo controle consistiu na respiração sem resistência inspiratória (zero cmH 2 O) mantida durante 30 minutos. A pressão arterial e a frequência cardíaca foram mensuradas ao longo dos protocolos, realizados em dias distintos e em ordem randomizada. Resultados: O protocolo de indução do metaborreflexo inspiratório induziu aumento das pressões arteriais sistólica, diastólica e média, bem como da frequência cardíaca semelhante em indivíduos obesos e eutróficos. Conforme esperado, no protocolo controle as variáveis hemodinâmicas permaneceram inalteradas. Conclusão: A força muscular inspiratória não variou (p = 0,814) entre indivíduos obesos e eutróficos. Este estudo sugere que indivíduos obesos apresentam respostas hemodinâmicas, induzidas pelo metaborreflexo inspiratório, semelhantes aos indivíduos eutróficos.
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Katayama K, Goto K, Shimizu K, Saito M, Ishida K, Zhang L, Shiozawa K, Sheel AW. Effect of increased inspiratory muscle work on blood flow to inactive and active limbs during submaximal dynamic exercise. Exp Physiol 2018; 104:180-188. [PMID: 30462876 DOI: 10.1113/ep087380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Increased respiratory muscle activation is associated with neural and cardiovascular consequences via the respiratory muscle metaboreflex. Does increased sympathetic vasoconstriction originating from the respiratory musculature elicit a reduction in blood flow to an inactive limb in order to maintain blood flow to an active limb? What is the main finding and its importance? Arm blood flow was reduced whereas leg blood flow was preserved during mild leg exercise with inspiratory resistance. Blood flow to the active limb is maintained via sympathetic control of blood flow redistribution when the respiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex is activated. ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effect of increasing inspiratory muscle work on blood flow to inactive and active limbs. Healthy young men (n = 10, 20 ± 2 years of age) performed two bilateral dynamic knee-extension and knee-flexion exercise tests at 40% peak oxygen uptake for 10 min. The trials consisted of spontaneous breathing for 5 min followed by voluntary hyperventilation either with or without inspiratory resistance for 5 min (40% of maximal inspiratory mouth pressure, inspiratory duty cycle of 50% and a breathing frequency of 40 breaths min-1 ). Mean arterial blood pressure was acquired using finger photoplethysmography. Blood flow in the brachial artery (inactive limb) and in the femoral artery (active limb) were monitored using Doppler ultrasound. Mean arterial blood pressure during exercise was higher (P < 0.05) with inspiratory resistance (121 ± 7 mmHg) than without resistance (99 ± 5 mmHg). Brachial artery blood flow increased during exercise without inspiratory resistance (120 ± 31 ml min-1 ) compared with the resting level, whereas it was attenuated with inspiratory resistance (65 ± 43 ml min-1 ). Femoral artery blood flow increased at the onset of exercise and was maintained throughout exercise without inspiratory resistance (2576 ± 640 ml min-1 ) and was unchanged when inspiratory resistance was added (2634 ± 659 ml min-1 ; P > 0.05). These results suggest that sympathetic control of blood redistribution to active limbs is facilitated, in part, by the respiratory muscle-induced metaboreflex.
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- Keisho Katayama
- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Applied Physiology Laboratory, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Welch JF, Archiza B, Guenette JA, West CR, Sheel AW. Effect of diaphragm fatigue on subsequent exercise tolerance in healthy men and women. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2018; 125:1987-1996. [PMID: 30307818 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00630.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Women are more resistant to diaphragmatic fatigue (DF) and experience an attenuated inspiratory muscle metaboreflex relative to men. The effects of such sex-based differences on whole body exercise tolerance are yet to be examined. It was hypothesized that DF induced prior to exercise would cause less of a reduction in subsequent exercise time in women compared to men. Healthy men ( n = 9, age = 24 ± 3 yr) and women ( n = 9, age = 24 ± 3 yr) completed a maximal incremental cycle test on day 1. On day 2, subjects performed isocapnic inspiratory pressure-threshold loading (PTL) to task failure followed by a constant load submaximal time-to-exhaustion (TTE) exercise test at 85% of the predetermined peak work rate. On day 3, subjects performed the same exercise test without prior induced DF. Days 2 and 3 were randomized and counterbalanced. Magnetic stimulation of the phrenic nerve roots was used to nonvolitionally assess DF by measurement of transdiaphragmatic twitch pressure ( Pdi,tw). A similar degree of DF was produced in both sexes following PTL [ Pdi,tw (% change from baseline): M = -24.6 ± 7.8%, W = -23.1 ± 5.4%; P = 0.54)]. There was a significant reduction in TTE with prior induced DF compared with the control condition in both men (10.9 ± 3.5 min vs. 13.0 ± 3.2 min, P = 0.05) and women (10.1 ± 2.4 min vs. 12.2 ± 3.3 min, P = 0.03) that did not differ in magnitude between the sexes (M = -15.8 ± 19.5%, W = -14.5 ± 19.2%, P = 0.89). In conclusion, DF negatively and equally impairs exercise tolerance independent of sex. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Women are more resistant to diaphragmatic fatigue (DF) relative to men. The effect of DF on exercise tolerance is currently being debated. Our findings show that DF negatively and equally affects exercise tolerance in healthy men and women. Mechanisms beyond the inspiratory muscle metaboreflex (e.g., dyspnea, central fatigue, breathing pattern) may explain the absence of a sex-based difference.
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- Joseph F Welch
- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada.,Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Sao Carlos , Sao Carlos , Brazil
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada.,Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada.,Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence Health Care Research Institute, University of British Columbia and St. Paul's Hospital , Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
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Molgat-Seon Y, Peters CM, Sheel AW. Sex-differences in the human respiratory system and their impact on resting pulmonary function and the integrative response to exercise. CURRENT OPINION IN PHYSIOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2018.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Spontaneous cardiac baroreflex sensitivity is enhanced during post-exercise ischemia in men but not in women. Eur J Appl Physiol 2018; 119:103-111. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-018-4004-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Bruce CD, Yacyshyn AF, Ruggiero L. Sex differences in diaphragmatic fatigue and the metaboreflex following inspiratory pressure-threshold loading. J Physiol 2018; 596:4579-4580. [DOI: 10.1113/jp276978] [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] Open
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- Christina D. Bruce
- School of Health and Exercise Sciences; The University of British Columbia; Kelowna British Columbia Canada
- Centre for Heart; Lung and Vascular Health; Faculty of Health and Social Development; The University of British Columbia; Kelowna British Columbia Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences; The University of British Columbia; Kelowna British Columbia Canada
- Centre for Heart; Lung and Vascular Health; Faculty of Health and Social Development; The University of British Columbia; Kelowna British Columbia Canada
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- School of Health and Exercise Sciences; The University of British Columbia; Kelowna British Columbia Canada
- Centre for Heart; Lung and Vascular Health; Faculty of Health and Social Development; The University of British Columbia; Kelowna British Columbia Canada
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DeLucia CM, Craighead DH. Sex differences in diaphragmatic fatigue: do young women have an advantage? J Physiol 2018; 596:5303-5304. [PMID: 30264863 DOI: 10.1113/jp277120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Claire M DeLucia
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
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Welch JF, Archiza B, Guenette JA, West CR, Sheel AW. Sex differences in diaphragmatic fatigue: the cardiovascular response to inspiratory resistance. J Physiol 2018; 596:4017-4032. [PMID: 29756638 DOI: 10.1113/jp275794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Diaphragmatic fatigue (DF) elicits a sympathetically mediated metaboreflex resulting in increased heart rate, blood pressure and limb vascular resistance. Women may be more resistant to DF compared to men, and therefore it was hypothesised that women would experience an attenuated inspiratory muscle metaboreflex during inspiratory pressure-threshold loading (PTL) performed to task failure. At the time of PTL task failure, the severity of DF was not different between sexes; however, inspiratory muscle endurance time was significantly longer in women than in men. For a given cumulative diaphragmatic force output, the severity of DF was less in women than in men. Women exhibited a blunted cardiovascular response to inspiratory resistance (i.e. metaboreflex) that may have implications for exercise tolerance. ABSTRACT Diaphragmatic fatigue (DF) elicits reflexive increases in sympathetic vasomotor outflow (i.e. metaboreflex). There is some evidence suggesting women may be more resistant to DF compared to men, and therefore may experience an attenuated inspiratory muscle metaboreflex. To this end, we sought to examine the cardiovascular response to inspiratory resistance in healthy young men (n = 9, age = 24 ± 3 years) and women (n = 9, age = 24 ± 3 years). Subjects performed isocapnic inspiratory pressure-threshold loading (PTL, 60% maximal inspiratory mouth pressure) to task failure. Diaphragmatic fatigue was assessed by measuring transdiaphragmatic twitch pressure (Pdi,tw ) using cervical magnetic stimulation. Heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were measured beat-by-beat throughout PTL via photoplethysmography, and low-frequency systolic pressure (LFSBP ; a surrogate for sympathetic vasomotor tone) calculated from arterial waveforms using power spectrum analysis. At PTL task failure, the degree of DF was similar between sexes (∼23% reduction in Pdi,tw ; P = 0.33). However, time to task failure was significantly longer in women than in men (27 ± 11 vs. 16 ± 11 min, respectively; P = 0.02). Women exhibited less of an increase in HR (13 ± 8 vs. 19 ± 12 bpm; P = 0.02) and MAP (10 ± 8 vs. 14 ± 9 mmHg; P = 0.01), and significantly lower LFSBP (23 ± 11 vs. 34 ± 8 mmHg2 ; P = 0.04) during PTL compared to men. An attenuation of the inspiratory muscle metaboreflex may influence limb and respiratory muscle haemodynamics with implications for exercise performance.
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- Joseph F Welch
- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Physical Therapy, Providence Health Care Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Providence Health Care Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Smith JR, Cross TJ, Van Iterson EH, Johnson BD, Olson TP. Resistive and elastic work of breathing in older and younger adults during exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2018; 125:190-197. [PMID: 29672228 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01105.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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It is unknown whether the greater total work of breathing (WOB) with aging is due to greater elastic and/or resistive WOB. We hypothesized that older compared with younger adults would exhibit a greater total WOB at matched ventilations (V̇e) during graded exercise, secondary to greater inspiratory resistive and elastic as well as expiratory resistive WOB. Older (OA: 60 ± 8 yr; n = 9) and younger (YA: 38 ± 7 yr; n = 9) adults performed an incremental cycling test to volitional fatigue. Esophageal pressure, inspiratory (IRV) and expiratory reserve volumes (ERV), expiratory flow limitation (EFL), and ventilatory variables were measured at matched V̇e (i.e., 25, 50, and 75 l/min) during exercise. The inspiratory resistive and elastic as well as expiratory resistive WOB were quantified using the Otis method. At V̇e of 75 l/min, older adults had greater %EFL and larger tidal volumes to inspiratory capacity but smaller relative IRV ( P ≤ 0.03) than younger adults. Older compared with younger adults had greater total WOB at V̇E of 50 and 75 l/min (OA: 90 ± 43 vs. YA: 49 ± 21 J/min; P < 0.04 for both). At V̇e of 75 l/min, older adults had greater inspiratory elastic and resistive WOB (OA: 44 ± 27 vs. YA: 24 ± 22 and OA: 23 ± 15 vs. YA: 11 ± 3 J/min, respectively, P < 0.03 for both) and expiratory resistive WOB (OA: 23 ± 19 vs. YA: 14 ± 9 J/min, P = 0.02) than younger adults. These data demonstrate that aging-induced pulmonary alterations result in greater inspiratory elastic and resistive as well as expiratory resistive WOB, which may have implications for the integrated response during exercise. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Aging-induced changes to the pulmonary system result in increased work of breathing (WOB) during exercise. However, it is not known whether this higher WOB with aging is due to differences in elastic and/or resistive WOB. Herein, we demonstrate that older adults exhibited greater inspiratory elastic and resistive as well as expiratory resistive WOB during exercise.
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- Joshua R Smith
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota
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Katayama K, Smith JR, Goto K, Shimizu K, Saito M, Ishida K, Koike T, Iwase S, Harms CA. Elevated sympathetic vasomotor outflow in response to increased inspiratory muscle activity during exercise is less in young women compared with men. Exp Physiol 2018; 103:570-580. [DOI: 10.1113/ep086817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Keisho Katayama
- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports; Nagoya University; Nagoya Japan
- Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya University; Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases; Mayo Clinic; Rochester MN USA
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- Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya University; Nagoya Japan
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- Graduate School of Education and Human Development; Nagoya University; Nagoya Japan
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- Applied Physiology Laboratory; Toyota Technological Institute; Nagoya Japan
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- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports; Nagoya University; Nagoya Japan
- Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya University; Nagoya Japan
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- Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports; Nagoya University; Nagoya Japan
- Graduate School of Medicine; Nagoya University; Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine; Aichi Medical University; Nagakute Japan
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- Department of Kinesiology; Kansas State University; Manhattan KS USA
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Blood pressure response during normocapnic hyperpnoea is blunted in young women compared to men. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2018; 247:52-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Respiratory muscle strength is decreased after maximal incremental exercise in trained runners and cyclists. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2017; 248:25-30. [PMID: 29155334 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The respiratory muscle fatigue seems to be able to limit exercise performance and may influence the determination of maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O2max) or maximum aerobic work rate during maximal incremental test. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate whether maximal incremental exercise decreases respiratory muscle strength. We hypothesized that respiratory muscle strength (maximal pressure) will decrease after maximal incremental exercise to exhaustion. 36 runners and 23 cyclists completed a maximal incremental test on a treadmill or a cycle ergometer with continuous monitoring of expired gases. Maximal inspiratory (MIP) and expiratory (MEP) pressure measurements were taken at rest and post- exercise. At rest, the MIP and MEP were 140±25 and 172±27 in runners vs. 115±26 and 146±33 in cyclists (p<0.05 between groups, respectively). The rest values of MIP and MEP were correlated to the V̇O2peak in all athletes, r=0.34, p<0.01 and r=0.36, p<0.01, respectively. At exhaustion, the MIP and MEP decreased significantly post- test by 13±7% and 13±5% in runners vs. 17±11% and 15±10% in cyclists (p>0.05), respectively. Our results suggest that respiratory muscle strength is decreased following maximal incremental exercise in trained runners and cyclists.
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Smith JR, Ferguson SK, Hageman KS, Harms CA, Poole DC, Musch TI. Dietary nitrate supplementation opposes the elevated diaphragm blood flow in chronic heart failure during submaximal exercise. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2017; 247:140-145. [PMID: 29037770 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2017.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Chronic heart failure (CHF) results in a greater cost of breathing and necessitates an elevated diaphragm blood flow (BF). Dietary nitrate (NO3‾) supplementation lowers the cost of exercise. We hypothesized that dietary NO3‾ supplementation would attenuate the CHF-induced greater cost of breathing and thus the heightened diaphragm BF during exercise. CHF rats received either 5days of NO3‾-rich beetroot (BR) juice (CHF+BR, n=10) or a placebo (CHF, n=10). Respiratory muscle BFs (radiolabeled microspheres) were measured at rest and during submaximal exercise (20m/min, 5% grade). Infarcted left ventricular area and normalized lung weight were not significantly different between groups. During submaximal exercise, diaphragm BF was markedly lower for CHF+BR than CHF (CHF+BR: 195±28; CHF: 309±71mL/min/100g, p=0.04). The change in diaphragm BF from rest to exercise was less (p=0.047) for CHF+BR than CHF. These findings demonstrate that dietary NO3‾ supplementation reduces the elevated diaphragm BF during exercise in CHF rats thus providing additional support for this therapeutic intervention in CHF.
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- Joshua R Smith
- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA; Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA; Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA; Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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Smith JR, Didier KD, Hammer SM, Alexander AM, Kurti SP, Copp SW, Barstow TJ, Harms CA. Effect of cyclooxygenase inhibition on the inspiratory muscle metaboreflex-induced cardiovascular consequences in men. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017; 123:197-204. [PMID: 28522759 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00165.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Inspiratory muscle metaboreflex activation increases mean arterial pressure (MAP) and limb vascular resistance (LVR) and decreases limb blood flow (Q̇L). Cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibition has been found to attenuate limb skeletal muscle metaboreflex-induced increases in muscle sympathetic nerve activity. We hypothesized that compared with placebo (PLA), COX inhibition would attenuate inspiratory muscle metaboreflex-induced 1) increases in MAP and LVR and 2) decreases in Q̇L Seven men (22 ± 1 yr) were recruited and orally consumed ibuprofen (IB; 10 mg/kg) or PLA 90 min before performing the cold pressor test (CPT) for 2 min and inspiratory resistive breathing task (IRBT) for 14.9 ± 2.0 min at 65% of maximal inspiratory pressure. Breathing frequency was 20 breaths/min with a 50% duty cycle during the IRBTs. MAP was measured via automated oscillometry, Q̇L was determined via Doppler ultrasound, and LVR was calculated as MAP divided by Q̇L Electromyography was recorded on the leg to ensure no muscle contraction occurred. The 65% IRBT led to greater increases (P = 0.02) in 6-keto-prostaglandin-F1α with PLA compared with IB. IB, compared with PLA, led to greater (P < 0.01) increases in MAP (IB: 17 ± 7 mmHg vs. PLA: 8 ± 5 mmHg) and LVR (IB: 69 ± 28% vs. PLA: 52 ± 22%) at the final minute of the 65% IRBT. The decrease in Q̇L was not different (P = 0.72) between IB (-28 ± 11%) and PLA (-27 ± 9%) at the final minute. The increase in MAP during the CPT was not different (P = 0.87) between IB (25 ± 11 mmHg) and PLA (24 ± 6 mmHg). Contrary to our hypotheses, COX inhibition led to greater inspiratory muscle metaboreflex-induced increases in MAP and LVR.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Cyclooxygenase (COX) products play a role in activating the muscle metaboreflex. It is not known whether COX products contribute to the inspiratory muscle metaboreflex. Herein, we demonstrate that COX inhibition led to greater increases in blood pressure and limb vascular resistance compared with placebo during inspiratory muscle metaboreflex activation.
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- Joshua R Smith
- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas
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Smith JR, Hageman KS, Harms CA, Poole DC, Musch TI. Effect of chronic heart failure in older rats on respiratory muscle and hindlimb blood flow during submaximal exercise. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2017; 243:20-26. [PMID: 28495570 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2017.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Submaximal exercise diaphragm blood flow (BF) is elevated in young chronic heart failure (CHF) rats, while it is unknown if this occurs in older animals. Respiratory and hindlimb muscle BFs (radiolabeled microspheres) were measured at rest and during submaximal exercise (20m/min, 5% grade) in older healthy (n=7) and CHF (n=6) Fischer 344X Brown Norway rats (27-29 mo old). Older CHF, compared to healthy, rats had greater (p<0.01) left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and right ventricle and lung weight (normalized to body weight). During submaximal exercise, respiratory and hindlimb muscle BFs increased (p<0.02) in both groups, while diaphragm BF was higher (CHF: 257±32; healthy: 121±9mL/min/100g, p<0.01) and hindlimb BF lower (CHF: 111±10; healthy: 133±12mL/min/100g, p=0.04) in older CHF compared to healthy rats. Submaximal exercise hindlimb BF was negatively related (r=-0.93; p=0.03) to diaphragm BF in older CHF rats. During submaximal exercise, diaphragm BF is elevated in older CHF compared to healthy rats in proportion to the compromised hindlimb BF.
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- Joshua R Smith
- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA; Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA; Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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Smith JR, Alexander AM, Hammer SM, Didier KD, Kurti SP, Broxterman RM, Barstow TJ, Harms CA. Cardiovascular consequences of the inspiratory muscle metaboreflex: effects of age and sex. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2017; 312:H1013-H1020. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00818.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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With inspiratory muscle metaboreflex activation, we hypothesized that, compared with their younger counterparts, older men and women would exhibit greater 1) increases in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and limb vascular resistance (LVR) and 2) decreases in limb blood flow (Q̇L) but 3) no sex differences would be present in older adults. Sixteen young adults [8 young men (YM) and 8 young women (YW), 18–24 yr] and 16 older adults [8 older men (OM) and 8 older women (OW), 60–73 yr] performed inspiratory resistive breathing tasks (IRBTs) at 2% and 65% of their maximal inspiratory pressure. During the IRBTs, breathing frequency was 20 breaths/min with a 50% duty cycle. At baseline and during the IRBTs, MAP was measured via automated oscillometry, Q̇L was determined via Doppler ultrasound, and LVR was calculated. The 65% IRBT led to significantly greater increases in MAP in OW (15.9 ± 8.1 mmHg) compared with YW (6.9 ± 1.4 mmHg) but not ( P > 0.05) between OM (12.3 ± 5.7 mmHg) and YM (10.8 ± 5.7 mmHg). OW (−20.2 ± 7.2%) had greater ( P < 0.05) decreases in Q̇L compared with YW (−9.4 ± 10.2%), but no significant differences were present between OM (−22.8 ± 9.7%) and YM (−22.7 ± 11.3%) during the 65% IRBT. The 65% IRBT led to greater ( P < 0.05) increases in LVR in OW (48.2 ± 25.5%) compared with YW (19.7 ± 15.0%), but no differences ( P > 0.05) existed among OM (54.4 ± 17.8%) and YM (47.1 ± 23.3%). No significant differences were present in MAP, Q̇L, or LVR between OM and OW. These data suggest that OW exhibit a greater inspiratory muscle metaboreflex compared with YW, whereas no differences between OM and YM existed. Finally, sex differences in the inspiratory muscle metaboreflex are not present in older adults. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Premenopausal women exhibit an attenuated inspiratory muscle metaboreflex compared with young men; however, it is unknown whether these sex differences are present in older adults. Older women exhibited a greater inspiratory muscle metaboreflex compared with premenopausal women, whereas no differences were present between older and younger men.
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- Joshua R. Smith
- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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Smith JR, Hageman KS, Harms CA, Poole DC, Musch TI. Respiratory muscle blood flow during exercise: Effects of sex and ovarian cycle. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017; 122:918-924. [PMID: 28126910 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01007.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Sex and ovarian cycle have been speculated to modify respiratory muscle blood flow control during exercise, but the findings are inconclusive. We tested the hypotheses that females would have higher respiratory muscle blood flow and vascular conductance (VC) compared with males during exercise and that this difference would be accentuated in proestrus vs. ovariectomized (OVA) females. Mean arterial pressure (carotid artery catheter) and respiratory muscle blood flow (radiolabeled microspheres) were measured during moderate-intensity (24 m/min, 10% grade) exercise in male (n = 9), female (n = 9), and OVA female (n = 7) rats and near-maximal (60 m/min, 5% grade) exercise in male (n = 5) and female (n = 7) rats. At rest, diaphragm, intercostal, and transversus abdominis blood flow were not different (P = 0.33) among groups. During moderate-intensity exercise, diaphragm (M: 124 ± 16; F: 140 ± 14; OVA: 140 ± 20 ml·min-1·100 g-1), intercostal (M: 33 ± 5; F: 34 ± 5; OVA: 30 ± 5 ml·min-1·100 g-1), and transversus abdominis blood flow (M: 24 ± 4; F: 35 ± 7; OVA: 35 ± 9 ml·min-1·100 g-1) significantly increased in all groups compared with rest but were not different (P = 0.12) among groups. From rest to moderate-intensity exercise, diaphragm (P < 0.03) and transversus abdominis (P < 0.04) VC increased in all groups, whereas intercostal VC increased only for males and females (P = 0.01). No differences (P > 0.13) existed in VC among groups. During near-maximal exercise, diaphragm (M: 304 ± 62; F: 283 ± 17 ml·min-1·100 g-1), intercostal (M: 29 ± 8; F: 40 ± 6 ml·min-1·100 g-1), and transversus abdominis (M: 85 ± 14; F: 86 ± 9 ml·min-1·100 g-1) blood flow and VC were not different (P > 0.27) between males and females. These data demonstrate that respiratory muscle blood flow and vascular conductance at rest and during exercise are not affected by sex or ovarian cycle in rats.NEW & NOTEWORTHY It has been proposed that sex and ovarian cycle modulate respiratory muscle blood flow control during exercise. We demonstrate herein that neither sex nor ovarian cycle influences respiratory muscle blood flow or vascular conductance at rest or during exercise in rats.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joshua R Smith
- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas; and
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas; and
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas; and.,Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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- Department of Kinesiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas; and.,Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
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