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Influence of cerebral and muscle oxygenation on repeated-sprint ability.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20354718     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The study examined the influence of cerebral (prefrontal cortex) and muscle (vastus lateralis) oxygenation on the ability to perform repeated, cycling sprints. Thirteen team-sport athletes performed ten, 10-s sprints (with 30 s of rest) under normoxic (F(I)O(2) 0.21) and acute hypoxic (F(I)O(2) 0.13) conditions in a randomised, single-blind fashion and crossover design. Mechanical work was calculated and arterial O(2) saturation (S(p)O(2)) was estimated via pulse oximetry for every sprint. Cerebral and muscle oxy-(O(2)Hb), deoxy-(HHb), and total haemoglobin (THb) were monitored continuously by near-infrared spectroscopy. Compared with normoxia, hypoxia induced larger decrements in S(p)O(2) and work (11.6 and 7.6%, respectively; P < 0.05). In the muscle, we observed a fairly constant level of deoxygenation across sprints, with no effect of the condition. In normoxia, regional cerebral oxygenation increased during the first two sprints and slightly fluctuated thereafter. In contrast, this initial cerebral hyper-oxygenation was attenuated in hypoxia. Changes in [O(2)Hb] and [HHb] occurred earlier and were larger in hypoxia compared with normoxia (P < 0.05), while regional blood volume (Delta[THb]) remained unaffected by the condition. Changes in cerebral [HHb] and mechanical work were strongly correlated in normoxia and hypoxia (R(2) = 0.81 and R(2) = 0.85, respectively; P < 0.05), although the slope of this relationship differed (normoxia, -351.3 +/- 183.3 vs. hypoxia, -442.4 +/- 227.2; P < 0.05). The results of this NIRS study show that O(2) availability influences prefrontal cortex, but not muscle, oxygenation during repeated, short sprints. By using a hypoxia paradigm, the study suggests that cerebral oxygenation contributes to the impairment of repeated-sprint ability.
Authors:
Kurt J Smith; François Billaut
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-03-31
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of applied physiology     Volume:  109     ISSN:  1439-6327     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Appl. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-25     Completed Date:  2010-10-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100954790     Medline TA:  Eur J Appl Physiol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  989-99     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Integrative Physiology Unit, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Altitude
Anoxia / metabolism
Cross-Over Studies
Electromyography
Hemoglobins / metabolism
Humans
Male
Muscle, Skeletal / metabolism*
Oxygen / metabolism*
Prefrontal Cortex / metabolism*
Running / physiology*
Single-Blind Method
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hemoglobins; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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