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Cerebral vasoreactivity during hypercapnia is reset by augmented sympathetic influence.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21071587     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sympathetic nerve activity influences cerebral blood flow, but it is unknown whether augmented sympathetic nerve activity resets cerebral vasoreactivity to hypercapnia. This study tested the hypothesis that cerebral vasodilation during hypercapnia is restrained by lower-body negative pressure (LBNP)-stimulated sympathoexcitation. Cerebral hemodynamic responses were assessed in nine healthy volunteers [age 25 yr (SD 3)] during rebreathing-induced increases in partial pressure of end-tidal CO(2) (Pet(CO(2))) at rest and during LBNP. Cerebral hemodynamic responses were determined by changes in flow velocity of middle cerebral artery (MCAV) using transcranial Doppler sonography and in regional cerebral tissue oxygenation (ScO(2)) using near-infrared spectroscopy. Pet(CO(2)) values during rebreathing were similarly increased from 41.9 to 56.5 mmHg at rest and from 40.7 to 56.0 mmHg during LBNP of -15 Torr. However, the rates of increases in MCAV and in ScO(2) per unit increase in Pet(CO(2)) (i.e., the slopes of MCAV/Pet(CO(2)) and ScO(2)/Pet(CO(2))) were significantly (P ≤0.05) decreased from 2.62 ± 0.16 cm·s(-1)·mmHg(-1) and 0.89 ± 0.10%/mmHg at rest to 1.68 ± 0.18 cm·s(-1)·mmHg(-1) and 0.63 ± 0.07%/mmHg during LBNP. In conclusion, the sensitivity of cerebral vasoreactivity to hypercapnia, in terms of the rate of increases in MCAV and in ScO(2), is diminished by LBNP-stimulated sympathoexcitation.
Authors:
Peizhen Zhang; Guoyuan Huang; Xiangrong Shi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-11-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)     Volume:  110     ISSN:  1522-1601     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Appl. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-09     Completed Date:  2011-06-07     Revised Date:  2012-02-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8502536     Medline TA:  J Appl Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  352-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Integrative Physiology, UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Baroreflex*
Blood Flow Velocity
Cerebral Arteries / innervation,  physiopathology*
Cerebrovascular Circulation*
Female
Humans
Hypercapnia / physiopathology*
Male
Sympathetic Nervous System / physiopathology*
Vasomotor System / physiopathology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01-HL-65613/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS

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