Andrew R Steele1, Rachel J Skow1,2,3,4, Graham M Fraser5, Lindsey F Berthelsen1, Craig D Steinback6,7,8,9. 1. Neurovascular Health Lab, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, , University of Alberta, 1-059D Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2E1. 2. Women and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. 3. Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. 4. Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. 5. Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada. 6. Neurovascular Health Lab, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, , University of Alberta, 1-059D Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2E1. craig.steinback@ualberta.ca. 7. Women and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. craig.steinback@ualberta.ca. 8. Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. craig.steinback@ualberta.ca. 9. Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. craig.steinback@ualberta.ca.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Following an acute exposure to hypoxia, sympathetic nerve activity remains elevated. However, this elevated sympathetic nerve activity does not elicit a parallel increase in vascular resistance suggesting a blunted sympathetic signaling [i.e. blunted sympathetic neurovascular transduction (sNVT)]. Therefore, we sought to quantify spontaneous sympathetic bursts and related changes in total peripheral resistance following hypoxic exposure. We hypothesized that following hypoxia sNVT would be blunted. METHODS: Nine healthy participants (n = 6 men; mean age 25 ± 2 years) were recruited. We collected data on muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) using microneurography and beat-by-beat total peripheral resistance (TPR) via finger photoplethysmography at baseline, during acute hypoxia and during two periods of recovery (recovery period 1, 0-10 min post hypoxia; recovery period 2, 10-20 min post hypoxia). MSNA burst sequences (i.e. singlets, doublets, triplets and quads+) were identified and coupled to changes in TPR over 15 cardiac cycles as an index of sNVT for burst sequences. A sNVT slope for each participant was calculated from the slope of the relationship between TPR plotted against normalized burst amplitude. RESULTS: The sNVT slope was blunted during hypoxia [Δ 0.0044 ± 0.0014 (mmHg/L/min)/(a.u.)], but unchanged following termination of hypoxia [recovery 1, Δ 0.031 ± 0.0019 (mmHg/L/min)/(a.u.); recovery 2, Δ 0.0038 ± 0.0014 (mmHg/L/min)/(a.u.) compared to baseline (Δ 0.038 ± 0.0015 (L/min/mmHg)/(a.u.)] (main effect of group p = 0.012). CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to our hypothesis, we have demonstrated that systemic sNVT is unchanged following hypoxia in young healthy adults.
PURPOSE: Following an acute exposure to hypoxia, sympathetic nerve activity remains elevated. However, this elevated sympathetic nerve activity does not elicit a parallel increase in vascular resistance suggesting a blunted sympathetic signaling [i.e. blunted sympathetic neurovascular transduction (sNVT)]. Therefore, we sought to quantify spontaneous sympathetic bursts and related changes in total peripheral resistance following hypoxic exposure. We hypothesized that following hypoxia sNVT would be blunted. METHODS: Nine healthy participants (n = 6 men; mean age 25 ± 2 years) were recruited. We collected data on muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) using microneurography and beat-by-beat total peripheral resistance (TPR) via finger photoplethysmography at baseline, during acute hypoxia and during two periods of recovery (recovery period 1, 0-10 min post hypoxia; recovery period 2, 10-20 min post hypoxia). MSNA burst sequences (i.e. singlets, doublets, triplets and quads+) were identified and coupled to changes in TPR over 15 cardiac cycles as an index of sNVT for burst sequences. A sNVT slope for each participant was calculated from the slope of the relationship between TPR plotted against normalized burst amplitude. RESULTS: The sNVT slope was blunted during hypoxia [Δ 0.0044 ± 0.0014 (mmHg/L/min)/(a.u.)], but unchanged following termination of hypoxia [recovery 1, Δ 0.031 ± 0.0019 (mmHg/L/min)/(a.u.); recovery 2, Δ 0.0038 ± 0.0014 (mmHg/L/min)/(a.u.) compared to baseline (Δ 0.038 ± 0.0015 (L/min/mmHg)/(a.u.)] (main effect of group p = 0.012). CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to our hypothesis, we have demonstrated that systemic sNVT is unchanged following hypoxia in young healthy adults.
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