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Thurston TS, Weavil JC, Georgescu VP, Wan HY, Birgenheier NM, Morrissey CK, Jessop JE, Amann M. The exercise pressor reflex - a pressure-raising mechanism with a limited role in regulating leg perfusion during locomotion in young healthy men. J Physiol 2023; 601:4557-4572. [PMID: 37698303 PMCID: PMC10592099 DOI: 10.1113/jp284870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
Abstract
We investigated the role of the exercise pressor reflex (EPR) in regulating the haemodynamic response to locomotor exercise. Eight healthy participants (23 ± 3 years,V ̇ O 2 max ${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$ : 49 ± 6 ml/kg/min) performed constant-load cycling exercise (∼36/43/52/98%V ̇ O 2 max ${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$ ; 4 min each) without (CTRL) and with (FENT) lumbar intrathecal fentanyl attenuating group III/IV locomotor muscle afferent feedback and, thus, the EPR. To avoid different respiratory muscle metaboreflex and arterial chemoreflex activation during FENT, subjects mimicked the ventilatory response recorded during CTRL. Arterial and leg perfusion pressure (femoral arterial and venous catheters), femoral blood flow (Doppler-ultrasound), microvascular quadriceps blood flow index (indocyanine green), cardiac output (inert gas breathing), and systemic and leg vascular conductance were quantified during exercise. There were no cardiovascular and ventilatory differences between conditions at rest. Pulmonary ventilation, arterial blood gases and oxyhaemoglobin saturation were not different during exercise. Furthermore, cardiac output (-2% to -12%), arterial pressure (-7% to -15%) and leg perfusion pressure (-8% to -22%) were lower, and systemic (up to 16%) and leg (up to 27%) vascular conductance were higher during FENT compared to CTRL. Leg blood flow, microvascular quadriceps blood flow index, and leg O2 -transport and utilization were not different between conditions (P > 0.5). These findings reflect a critical role of the EPR in the autonomic control of the heart, vasculature and, ultimately, arterial pressure during locomotor exercise. However, the lack of a net effect of the EPR on leg blood flow challenges the idea of this cardiovascular reflex as a key determinant of leg O2 -transport during locomotor exercise in healthy, young individuals. KEY POINTS: The role of the exercise pressor reflex (EPR) in regulating leg O2 -transport during human locomotion remains uncertain. We investigated the influence of the EPR on the cardiovascular response to cycling exercise. Lumbar intrathecal fentanyl was used to block group III/IV leg muscle afferents and debilitate the EPR at intensities ranging from 30% to 100%V ̇ O 2 max ${\dot V_{{{\mathrm{O}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{max}}}}$ . To avoid different respiratory muscle metaboreflex and arterial chemoreflex activation during exercise with blocked leg muscle afferents, subjects mimicked the ventilatory response recorded during control exercise. Afferent blockade increased leg and systemic vascular conductance, but reduced cardiac output and arterial-pressure, with no net effect on leg blood flow. The EPR influenced the cardiovascular response to cycling exercise by contributing to the autonomic control of the heart and vasculature, but did not affect leg blood flow. These findings challenge the idea of the EPR as a key determinant of leg O2 -transport during locomotor exercise in healthy, young individuals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Taylor S. Thurston
- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City VAMC, UT
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City VAMC, UT
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Fermoyle CC, La Salle DT, Alpenglow JK, Craig JC, Jarrett CL, Broxterman RM, McKenzie AI, Morgan DE, Birgenheier NM, Wray DW, Richardson RS, Trinity JD. Pharmacological modulation of adrenergic tone alters the vasodilatory response to passive leg movement in young but not in old adults. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2023; 134:1124-1134. [PMID: 36927146 PMCID: PMC10125034 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00682.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
Abstract
The age-related increase in α-adrenergic tone may contribute to decreased leg vascular conductance (LVC) both at rest and during exercise in the old. However, the effect on passive leg movement (PLM)-induced LVC, a measure of vascular function, which is markedly attenuated in this population, is unknown. Thus, in eight young (25 ± 5 yr) and seven old (65 ± 7 yr) subjects, this investigation examined the impact of systemic β-adrenergic blockade (propanalol, PROP) alone, and PROP combined with either α1-adrenergic stimulation (phenylephrine, PE) or α-adrenergic inhibition (phentolamine, PHEN), on PLM-induced vasodilation. LVC, calculated from femoral artery blood flow and pressure, was determined and PLM-induced Δ peak (LVCΔpeak) and total vasodilation (LVCAUC, area under curve) were documented. PROP decreased LVCΔpeak (PROP: 4.8 ± 1.8, Saline: 7.7 ± 2.7 mL·mmHg-1, P < 0.001) and LVCAUC (PROP: 1.1 ± 0.7, Saline: 2.4 ± 1.6 mL·mmHg-1, P = 0.002) in the young, but not in the old (LVCΔpeak, P = 0.931; LVCAUC, P = 0.999). PE reduced baseline LVC (PE: 1.6 ± 0.4, PROP: 2.3 ± 0.4 mL·min-1·mmHg-1, P < 0.01), LVCΔpeak (PE: 3.2 ± 1.3, PROP: 4.8 ± 1.8 mL·min-1·mmHg-1, P = 0.004), and LVCAUC (PE: 0.5 ± 0.4, PROP: 1.1 ± 0.7 mL·mmHg-1, P = 0.011) in the young, but not in the old (baseline LVC, P = 0.199; LVCΔpeak, P = 0.904; LVCAUC, P = 0.823). PHEN increased LVC at rest and throughout PLM in both groups (drug effect: P < 0.05), however LVCΔpeak was only improved in the young (PHEN: 6.4 ± 3.1, PROP: 4.4 ± 1.5 mL·min-1·mmHg-1, P = 0.004), and not in the old (P = 0.904). Furthermore, the magnitude of α-adrenergic modulation (PHEN - PE) of LVCΔpeak was greater in the young compared with the old (Young: 3.35 ± 2.32, Old: 0.40 ± 1.59 mL·min-1·mmHg-1, P = 0.019). Therefore, elevated α-adrenergic tone does not appear to contribute to the attenuated vascular function with age identified by PLM.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Stimulation of α1-adrenergic receptors eliminated age-related differences in passive leg movement (PLM) by decreasing PLM-induced vasodilation in the young. Systemic β-blockade attenuated the central hemodynamic component of the PLM response in young individuals. Inhibition of α-adrenergic receptors did not improve the PLM response in older individuals, though withdrawal of α-adrenergic modulation augmented baseline and maximal vasodilation in both groups. Accordingly, α-adrenergic signaling plays a role in modulating the PLM vasodilatory response in young but not in old adults, and elevated α-adrenergic tone does not appear to contribute to the attenuated vascular function with age identified by PLM.
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- Caitlin C Fermoyle
- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Hureau TJ, Weavil JC, Sidhu SK, Thurston TS, Reese VR, Zhao J, Nelson AD, Birgenheier NM, Richardson RS, Amann M. Ascorbate attenuates cycling exercise-induced neuromuscular fatigue but fails to improve exertional dyspnea and exercise tolerance in COPD. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 130:69-79. [PMID: 33151775 PMCID: PMC7944926 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00611.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We examined the effect of intravenous ascorbate (VitC) administration on exercise-induced redox balance, inflammation, exertional dyspnea, neuromuscular fatigue, and exercise tolerance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Eight COPD patients completed constant-load cycling (∼80% of peak power output, 83 ± 10 W) to task failure after intravenous VitC (2 g) or saline (placebo, PL) infusion. All participants repeated the shorter of the two exercise trials (isotime) with the other infusate. Quadriceps fatigue was determined by pre- to postexercise changes in quadriceps twitch torque (ΔQtw, electrical femoral nerve stimulation). Corticospinal excitability before, during, and after exercise was assessed by changes in motor evoked potentials triggered by transcranial magnetic stimulation. VitC increased superoxide dismutase (marker for endogenous antioxidant capacity) by 129% and mitigated C-reactive protein (marker for inflammation) in the plasma during exercise but failed to alter the exercise-induced increase in lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde) and free radicals [electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)-spectroscopy]. Although VitC did, indeed, decrease neuromuscular fatigue (ΔQtw: PL -29 ± 5%, VitC -23 ± 6%, P < 0.05), there was no impact on corticospinal excitability and time to task failure (∼8 min, P = 0.8). Interestingly, in terms of pulmonary limitations to exercise, VitC had no effect on perceived exertional dyspnea (∼8.5/10) and its determinants, including oxygen saturation ([Formula: see text]) (∼92%) and respiratory muscle work (∼650 cmH2O·s·min-1) (P > 0.3). Thus, although VitC facilitated indicators for antioxidant capacity, diminished inflammatory markers, and improved neuromuscular fatigue resistance, it failed to improve exertional dyspnea and cycling exercise tolerance in patients with COPD. As dyspnea is recognized to limit exercise tolerance in COPD, the otherwise beneficial effects of VitC may have been impacted by this unaltered sensation.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We investigated the effect of intravenous vitamin C on redox balance, exertional dyspnea, neuromuscular fatigue, and exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Acute vitamin C administration increased superoxide dismutase (marker of antioxidant capacity) and attenuated fatigue development but failed to improve exertional dyspnea and exercise tolerance. These findings suggest that a compromised redox balance plays a critical role in the development of fatigue in COPD but also highlight the significance of exertional dyspnea as an important symptom limiting the patients' exercise tolerance.
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- Thomas J Hureau
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- EA 3072 Mitochondria, Oxidative Stress and Muscular Protection Laboratory, Department of Medicine, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Salt Lake City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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