| Central neural control of sympathetic nerve activity in heart failure following exercise training. | |
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PMID: 22101524 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Typical characteristics of chronic congestive heart failure (HF) are increased sympathetic drive, altered autonomic reflexes, and altered body fluid regulation. These abnormalities lead to an increased risk of mortality, particularly in the late stage of chronic HF. Recent evidence suggests that central nervous system (CNS) mechanisms may be important in these abnormalities during HF. Exercise training (ExT) has emerged as a nonpharmacological therapeutic strategy substitute with significant benefit to patients with HF. Regular ExT improves functional capacity as well as quality of life and perhaps prognosis in chronic HF patients. The mechanism(s) by which ExT improves the clinical status of HF patients is not fully known. Recent studies have provided convincing evidence that ExT significantly alleviates the increased sympathetic drive, altered autonomic reflexes, and altered body fluid regulation in HF. This review describes and highlights the studies that examine various central pathways involved in autonomic outflow that are altered in HF and are improved following ExT. The increased sympathoexcitation is due to an imbalance between inhibitory and excitatory mechanisms within specific areas in the CNS such as the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus. Studies summarized here have revealed that ExT improves the altered inhibitory pathway utilizing nitric oxide and GABA mechanisms within the PVN in HF. ExT alleviates elevated sympathetic outflow in HF through normalization of excitatory glutamatergic and angiotensinergic mechanisms within the PVN. ExT also improves volume reflex function and thus fluid balance in HF. Preliminary observations also suggest that ExT induces structural neuroplasticity in the brain of rats with HF. We conclude that improvement of the enhanced CNS-mediated increase in sympathetic outflow, specifically to the kidneys related to fluid balance, contributes to the beneficial effects of ExT in HF. |
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Authors:
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Kaushik P Patel; Hong Zheng |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review Date: 2011-11-18 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology Volume: 302 ISSN: 1522-1539 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-02-01 Completed Date: 2012-03-20 Revised Date: 2012-05-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100901228 Medline TA: Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: H527-37 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5850, USA. kpatel@unmc.edu |
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Animals Disease Models, Animal Exercise Therapy* Heart / innervation, physiology* Heart Failure / physiopathology*, therapy* Humans Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus / physiology Sympathetic Nervous System / physiology* |
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