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Cerebral oxygenation declines at exercise intensities above the respiratory compensation threshold.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17045853     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
During incremental exercise PaCO2 and PETCO2 begin to decline at the respiratory compensation threshold (RCT-GEX). Since PaCO2 alters cerebral blood flow it was hypothesized that there would be a systematic decline in cerebral oxygenation (Cox) measured by near infrared spectroscopy above the RCT (RCT-NIRS). Cardiorespiratory and NIRS responses were simultaneously monitored from the left frontal lobe during incremental exercise in 17 men. All subjects showed a decline in Cox above the RCT-GEX with a 20-40 s delay. Significant differences (P<0.01) were observed between the RCT-GEX and RCT-NIRS for time (9.83 versus 10.39 min), power (198 versus 212 W) and oxygen uptake (2.31 versus 2.43 L min-1). Intra-class correlations for power and absolute VO2 were 0.97 and 0.98, respectively. Bland-Altman analysis revealed no outliers for any of the variables. The results suggested that the decrease in Cox observed above the RCT was most likely due to a reduction in cerebral blood flow mediated by a decline in PaCO2. This decline in Cox could reduce neuronal activation thereby limiting maximal exercise capacity in healthy subjects.
Authors:
Yagesh Bhambhani; Rohit Malik; Swapan Mookerjee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-08-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Respiratory physiology & neurobiology     Volume:  156     ISSN:  1569-9048     ISO Abbreviation:  Respir Physiol Neurobiol     Publication Date:  2007 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-03-05     Completed Date:  2007-05-08     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101140022     Medline TA:  Respir Physiol Neurobiol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  196-202     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. yagesh.bhambhani@ualberta.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adaptation, Physiological
Adult
Anaerobic Threshold / physiology
Brain / blood supply*,  metabolism
Carbon Dioxide / blood*
Cerebrovascular Circulation / physiology*
Exercise Test
Exercise Tolerance / physiology*
Fatigue / blood
Humans
Male
Oxygen / blood
Oxygen Consumption / physiology*
Physical Exertion / physiology
Pulmonary Ventilation / physiology
Reference Values
Respiratory Mechanics / physiology*
Statistics, Nonparametric
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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