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Evidence of impaired hypoxic vasodilation after intermediate-duration hypoxic exposure in humans.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16648184     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Systemic hemodynamics, including forearm blood flow and ventilatory parameters, were evaluated in 21 subjects before and after exposure to 8 h of poikilocapnic hypoxia. To evaluate the role of sympathetic nervous system activation in the changes, in 10 of these subjects, we measured muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) before and after exposure, and the remaining 11 subjects received intra-arterial phentolamine infusion in the brachial artery to define vascular tone in the absence of sympathetically mediated vasoconstriction. Short-term ventilatory acclimatization occurred as evidenced by a decrease in resting Pco(2) (from 42 +/- 1.4 to 37 +/- 0.96 mmHg) and by an increase in the slope of the ventilatory response to acute hypoxia [from 0.7 +/- 0.1 to 1.2 +/- 0.2 l.min(-1).%Sp(O(2)) (blood O(2) saturation from pulse oximetry)] after exposure. Subjects demonstrated a significant increase in resting heart rate (from 61 +/- 2 to 65 +/- 2 beats/min) and diastolic blood pressure (from 64.8 +/- 2.7 to 70.4 +/- 2.0 mmHg). MSNA did not change significantly after exposure, although there was a trend toward a decrease in burst frequency (from 19.8 +/- 4.1 to 14.3 +/- 1.2 bursts/min). Forearm vascular resistance showed a significant decrease after termination of exposure (from 37.7 +/- 3.6 to 27.6 +/- 2.7 mmHg.ml(-1).min.100 g tissue, P < 0.05). Initially, progressive isocapnic hypoxia elicited significant vasodilation, but after 8 h of poikilocapnic hypoxic exposure, the acute challenge failed to change forearm vascular resistance. Local alpha-blockade with phentolamine restored the vasodilatory response to acute hypoxia in the postexposure setting.
Authors:
Geoffrey Gilmartin; Renaud Tamisier; Amit Anand; David Cunnington; J Woodrow Weiss
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2006-04-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology     Volume:  291     ISSN:  0363-6135     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2006 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-10-10     Completed Date:  2007-01-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901228     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H2173-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, GZ-402, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215, USA. ggilmart@bidmc.harvard.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acclimatization
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / pharmacology
Adult
Anoxia / blood,  physiopathology*
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Carbon Dioxide / blood
Female
Forearm / blood supply
Heart Rate
Humans
Infusions, Intra-Arterial
Male
Muscle, Skeletal / innervation,  physiopathology
Phentolamine / pharmacology
Reference Values
Regional Blood Flow
Respiration
Sympathetic Nervous System / physiopathology
Time Factors
Vascular Resistance
Vasodilation*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; 124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide; 50-60-2/Phentolamine

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