Meaghan Lynch1, Lynsey Duffell2,3, Milap Sandhu2, Sudarshan Srivatsan1, Kelly Deatsch1, Allison Kessler1, Gordon S Mitchell4, Arun Jayaraman2,5,6,7, William Zev Rymer8. 1. a Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University , Chicago , IL , USA. 2. b Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation , Northwestern University , Chicago , IL , USA. 3. c Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering , University College London , London , UK. 4. d Department of Physical Therapy and McKnight Brain Institute , University of Florida , Gainesville , FL , USA. 5. e Max Nader Center for Rehabilitation Technologies & Outcomes , Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago , Chicago , IL , USA. 6. f Department of Medical Social Sciences , Northwestern University , Chicago , IL , USA. 7. g Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences , Northwestern University , Chicago , IL , USA. 8. h Sensory Motor Performance Program , Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Professor, Northwestern University , Chicago , IL , USA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:Acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) enhances lower extremity motor function in humans with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). AIH-induced spinal plasticity is inhibited by systemic inflammation in animal models. Since SCI is frequently associated with systemic inflammation in humans, we tested the hypothesis that pretreatment with the anti-inflammatory agent ibuprofen enhances the effects of AIH. METHODS: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled crossover design was used. Nine adults (mean age 51.1 ± 13.1 years) with chronic motor-incomplete SCI (7.7 ± 6.3 years post-injury) received a single dose of ibuprofen (800 mg) or placebo, 90 minutes prior to AIH. For AIH, 9% O2 for 90 seconds was interspersed with 21% O2 for 60 seconds. Maximal voluntary ankle plantar flexion isometric torque was assessed prior to, and at 0, 30, and 60 minutes post-AIH. Surface electromyography (EMG) of plantar flexor muscles was also recorded. RESULTS:Torque increased significantly after AIH at 30 (P = 0.007; by ∼20%) and 60 (P < 0.001; by ∼30%) minutes post-AIH versus baseline. Ibuprofen did not augment the effects of AIH. EMG activity did not increase significantly after AIH; however, there was a significant association between increases in torque and EMG in both gastrocnemius (R2 = 0.17, P < 0.005) and soleus (R2 = 0.17, P < 0.005) muscles. CONCLUSIONS: AIH systematically increased lower extremity torque in individuals with chronic incomplete SCI, but there was no significant effect of ibuprofen pretreatment. Our study re-confirms the ability of AIH to enhance leg strength in persons with chronic incomplete SCI.
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INTRODUCTION: Acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) enhances lower extremity motor function in humans with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). AIH-induced spinal plasticity is inhibited by systemic inflammation in animal models. Since SCI is frequently associated with systemic inflammation in humans, we tested the hypothesis that pretreatment with the anti-inflammatory agent ibuprofen enhances the effects of AIH. METHODS: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled crossover design was used. Nine adults (mean age 51.1 ± 13.1 years) with chronic motor-incomplete SCI (7.7 ± 6.3 years post-injury) received a single dose of ibuprofen (800 mg) or placebo, 90 minutes prior to AIH. For AIH, 9% O2 for 90 seconds was interspersed with 21% O2 for 60 seconds. Maximal voluntary ankle plantar flexion isometric torque was assessed prior to, and at 0, 30, and 60 minutes post-AIH. Surface electromyography (EMG) of plantar flexor muscles was also recorded. RESULTS: Torque increased significantly after AIH at 30 (P = 0.007; by ∼20%) and 60 (P < 0.001; by ∼30%) minutes post-AIH versus baseline. Ibuprofen did not augment the effects of AIH. EMG activity did not increase significantly after AIH; however, there was a significant association between increases in torque and EMG in both gastrocnemius (R2 = 0.17, P < 0.005) and soleus (R2 = 0.17, P < 0.005) muscles. CONCLUSIONS:AIH systematically increased lower extremity torque in individuals with chronic incomplete SCI, but there was no significant effect of ibuprofen pretreatment. Our study re-confirms the ability of AIH to enhance leg strength in persons with chronic incomplete SCI.
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