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Exp Physiol ; 97(3): 353-61, 2012 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22090063

ABSTRACT

Standing up shifts blood to dependent parts of the body, and blood vessels in the leg become filled. The orthostatic blood volume accumulation in the small vessels is relatively unknown, although these may contribute significantly. We hypothesized that in healthy humans exposed to the upright posture, volume accumulation in small blood vessels contributes significantly to the total fluid volume accumulated in the legs. Considering that near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) tracks postural blood volume changes within the small blood vessels of the lower leg, we evaluated the NIRS-determined changes in oxygenated (Δ[O(2)Hb]), deoxygenated (Δ[HHb]) and total haemoglobin tissue concentration (Δ[tHb]) and in total leg volume by strain-gauge plethysmography during 70 deg head-up tilt (HUT; n = 7). In a second experiment, spatial and temporal reproducibility were evaluated with three NIRS probes applied on two separate days (n = 8). In response to HUT, an initially fast increase in [O(2)Hb] was followed by a gradual decline, while [HHb] increased continuously. The increase in [tHb] during HUT was closely related to the increase in total leg volume (r(2) = 0.95 ± 0.03). After tilt back, [O(2)Hb] declined below and [HHb] remained above baseline, whereas all NIRS signals gradually returned to baseline. Spatial heterogeneity was observed, and for two probes [tHb] was highly correlated between days (r(2) = 0.92 ± 0.09 and 0.91 ± 0.12), but less for the third probe (r(2) = 0.44 ± 0.36). The results suggest a non-linear accumulation of blood volume in the small vessels of the leg, with an initial fast phase followed by a more gradual increase at least partly contributing to the relocation of fluid during orthostatic stress.


Subject(s)
Blood Volume/physiology , Leg/blood supply , Posture/physiology , Regional Blood Flow/physiology , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared , Adult , Blood Vessels/physiology , Female , Hemoglobins/physiology , Humans , Male , Microcirculation/physiology , Plethysmography , Reproducibility of Results
2.
Physiol Meas ; 27(3): 255-64, 2006 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16462012

ABSTRACT

Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non-invasive method to monitor cerebral haemodynamics. Used either alone or in combination with other non-invasive methods such as transcranial Doppler sonography, this technique is well suited for use in cerebrovascular research in ageing. Reproducibility of NIRS, however, has only been determined in neonates and adults. We applied controlled desaturation (the O(2)-method) to measure the cerebral blood volume (CBV) with NIRS in 16 healthy subjects aged 65 to 88. This method uses deoxygenated haemoglobin (the concentration of which is manipulated by desaturation) as an intravascular tracer for NIRS. We determined repeatability (between tests interval: 2 min), short-term reproducibility (intervals of 20 and 40 min) and long-term reproducibility (interval > 2 weeks). We found a coefficient of variation (CV) of 12.5% for repeatability and a CV of 11.7% for short-term reproducibility. The CV for long-term reproducibility was 15%. We conclude that NIRS can reproducibly measure CBV in subjects aged 65 and older, using the O(2)-method. In this group of healthy subjects, this method was well tolerated.


Subject(s)
Blood Volume Determination/methods , Blood Volume/physiology , Brain/blood supply , Brain/physiology , Oxyhemoglobins/analysis , Spectrophotometry, Infrared/methods , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cerebrovascular Circulation/physiology , Female , Geriatric Assessment/methods , Humans , Male , Reproducibility of Results , Sensitivity and Specificity
3.
J Neural Transm (Vienna) ; 112(6): 789-96, 2005 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15480852

ABSTRACT

Impaired oxidative phosphorylation is a crucial factor in the pathogenesis of Friedreich's ataxia (FA). L-carnitine and creatine are natural compounds that can enhance cellular energy transduction. We performed a placebo-controlled triple-phase crossover trial of L-carnitine (3 g/d) and creatine (6.75 g/d) in 16 patients with genetically confirmed FA. Primary outcome measures were mitochondrial ATP production measured as phosphocreatine recovery by 31Phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy, neurological deficits assessed by the international co-operative ataxia rating scale and cardiac hypertrophy in echocardiography. After 4 months on L-carnitine phosphocreatine recovery was improved compared to baseline (p<0.03, t-test) but comparison to placebo and creatine effects did not reach significance (p=0.06, F-test). Ataxia rating scale and echocardiographic parameters remained unchanged. Creatine had no effect in FA patients. L-carnitine is a promising substance for the treatment of FA patients, and larger trials are warranted.


Subject(s)
Carnitine/therapeutic use , Creatine/therapeutic use , Friedreich Ataxia/drug therapy , Adenosine Triphosphate/biosynthesis , Adolescent , Adult , Cardiomegaly/drug therapy , Cardiomegaly/etiology , Child , Female , Friedreich Ataxia/complications , Heart/drug effects , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Male , Middle Aged , Mitochondria/drug effects , Mitochondria/metabolism , Phosphocreatine/drug effects , Phosphocreatine/metabolism , Treatment Outcome
4.
J Biomech ; 36(7): 905-12, 2003 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12757798

ABSTRACT

Local oxygen consumption in a muscle (VO(2)) can be determined by near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). In principle it should be possible to use this measure to validate musculoskeletal models. However, the relationship between VO(2) and external force, or between VO(2) and surface EMG, as a measure for muscle activity, is hardly known. The aim of this study was: (1) to evaluate the characteristics of the relationship between VO(2) and external moments and (2) to determine whether differences exist between the EMG-moment relationship and the VO(2)-moment relationship. Subjects (n=5) were asked to perform isometric contractions exerting combinations of elbow flexion and pro/supination moments at force levels up to 70% of their maximum. Simultaneous surface-EMG and NIRS measurements were performed on the m. biceps breve (BB) and the m. brachioradialis (BR). A linear relationship was found between EMG and VO(2). For the BB VO(2) and EMG were linearly related to both the flexion moment and the pro/supination moment. However, for the BR only a linear relationship with flexion moment was found. As expected, based on the findings above, the relationship between VO(2) and elbow flexion moment can be described by a linear equation, under the conditions of this study (isometric, and force levels up to 70%). These findings suggest that load sharing is independent of force level and that next to EMG, VO(2) can be used for the validation of musculoskeletal models.


Subject(s)
Electromyography/methods , Isometric Contraction/physiology , Models, Biological , Muscle, Skeletal/physiology , Oxygen Consumption/physiology , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared/methods , Adult , Elbow/physiology , Female , Humans , Male , Physical Exertion/physiology , Statistics as Topic , Stress, Mechanical , Torque
6.
J Appl Physiol (1985) ; 91(5): 2199-204, 2001 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11641362

ABSTRACT

Spinal cord-injured (SCI) individuals, having a sympathetic nervous system lesion, experience hypotension during sitting and standing. Surprisingly, they experience few syncopal events. This suggests adaptations in cerebrovascular regulation. Therefore, changes in systemic circulation, cerebral blood flow, and oxygenation in eight SCI individuals were compared with eight able-bodied (AB) individuals. Systemic circulation was manipulated by lower body negative pressure at several levels down to -60 mmHg. At each level, we measured steady-state blood pressure, changes in cerebral blood velocity with transcranial Doppler, and cerebral oxygenation using near-infrared spectroscopy. We found that mean arterial pressure decreased significantly in SCI but not in AB individuals, in accordance with the sympathetic impairment in the SCI group. Cerebral blood flow velocity decreased during orthostatic stress in both groups, but this decrease was significantly greater in SCI individuals. Cerebral oxygenation decreased in both groups, with a tendency to a greater decrease in SCI individuals. Thus present data do not support an advantageous mechanism during orthostatic stress in the cerebrovascular regulation of SCI individuals.


Subject(s)
Brain Chemistry/physiology , Cerebrovascular Circulation/physiology , Lower Body Negative Pressure , Oxygen Consumption/physiology , Spinal Cord Injuries/physiopathology , Adult , Blood Pressure/physiology , Cardiac Output/physiology , Female , Heart Rate/physiology , Humans , Male , Spinal Cord Injuries/metabolism , Stroke Volume/physiology , Vascular Resistance/physiology
7.
Eur Respir J ; 18(1): 61-8, 2001 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11510807

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the hypothesis that hypercapnia in some chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients may be related to a high cerebrovascular response to carbon dioxide (CO2). The relationship between responses of ventilation and of cerebral blood volume (CBV) to acute changes in carbon dioxide tension in arterial blood (Pa,CO2) was measured in 17 chronic hypercapnic (Pa,CO2 >6.0 kPa) and 16 normocapnic (Pa,CO2 < or = 6.0 kPa) COPD patients, who were matched for degree of airway obstruction (forced expiratory volume in one second 27% predicted). Results were compared with 15 age-matched healthy subjects. CBV was measured using near infrared spectroscopy during normo- and hypercapnia and related to inspired minute ventilation (V'I) and mouth occlusion pressure (P0.1). Hypercapnia (end-tidal pressure of carbon dioxide (deltaPET,CO2) > 1 kPa) was induced by giving adequate amounts of CO2 in the inspired air. During normocapnia, CBV (mL x 100 g(-1)) was 2.41+/- 0.66 and 2.90 +/- 0.60 (mean +/- SD) in the normocapnic and chronic hypercapnic patients, respectively, which was significantly lower compared to healthy subjects (3.53 +/- 0.77). All slopes of CO2 responsiveness (deltaCBV/deltaPa,CO2, deltaV'I/deltaPa,CO2, deltaP0.1/deltaPa,CO2) were significantly lower in both COPD groups relative to healthy subjects, but were not significantly different between the COPD groups. A poor but positive correlation between ventilatory and cerebrovascular CO2 responsiveness (deltaCBV/deltaPa,CO2 and deltaV'I/deltaPa,CO2) was found in COPD patients and healthy subjects. The findings do not support the hypothesis of abnormal cerebrovascular responses to carbon dioxide in hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.


Subject(s)
Brain/blood supply , Hypercapnia/physiopathology , Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/physiopathology , Aged , Blood Flow Velocity/physiology , Blood Volume/physiology , Carbon Dioxide/blood , Chemoreceptor Cells/physiopathology , Female , Humans , Lung Volume Measurements , Male , Middle Aged , Oxygen/blood , Reference Values , Regional Blood Flow/physiology , Respiratory Center/physiopathology
8.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 285(4): 1034-9, 2001 Jul 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11467856

ABSTRACT

Single location muscle monitoring does not reflect the heterogeneous activation of the muscle group(s) during a given exercise. Vastus lateralis and rectus femoris O2 consumption (VO2) was investigated, noninvasively, at rest and during maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) using a 12-channel near-infrared continuous wave spectroscopy (NIR(CWS)) system (0.1 s acquisition time). VO2 either at rest or during MVC was found to be nonuniform in the 11 out of 12 measurement sites over a surface of 8 x 8 cm2. As expected, VO2 during exercise was significantly higher than VO2 at rest (P < 0.01). However, at each muscle measurement site no difference was found between the mean values (n = 12) of VO2 measured during a 5-s intermittent MVC and the VO2 values measured during 30-s continuous MVC (P = 0.25). These results strengthen the role of NIR(CWS) as a powerful tool for investigating the spatial and temporal features of muscle oxygenation changes as well as muscle VO2.


Subject(s)
Exercise/physiology , Muscle Contraction/physiology , Muscle, Skeletal/physiology , Oxygen/metabolism , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared/methods , Adult , Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous/methods , Humans , Middle Aged , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared/instrumentation , Thigh/physiology , Volition
9.
Clin Sci (Lond) ; 101(1): 21-8, 2001 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11410110

ABSTRACT

The influence of adipose tissue thickness (ATT) on near-IR spectroscopy (NIRS) measurements in vivo was studied in the human flexor digitorum superficialis muscle at rest and during sustained isometric handgrip exercise. NIRS was used for the quantitative measurement of muscle O(2) consumption (mV.O(2)) and forearm blood flow (FBF) in 78 healthy subjects. Skinfold thickness ranged from 1.4 to 8.9 mm within the group. Resting mV.O(2) was 0.11+/-0.04 ml of O(2).min(-1).100 g(-1), and FBF was 1.28+/-0.82 ml.min(-1).100 ml(-1). There was a negative correlation (r=-0.70, P< or =0.01), indicating a decrease in mV.O(2) with increasing ATT. mV.O(2) in the 10 leanest subjects appeared to be twice as high as that in the 10 subjects with the highest ATT. A poor correlation (r=0.29, P< or =0.01) was found between ATT and FBF. The gender difference that we found for mV.O(2) was due to the difference in ATT between female and male subjects. No correlation was found between maximum voluntary contraction and mV.O(2), nor between maximum voluntary contraction and ATT, indicating that the contraction force did not confound our results. These results show that ATT has a substantial confounding influence on in vivo NIRS measurements, and that it is essential to incorporate this factor into future NIRS muscle studies in order to justify comparisons between different groups. To facilitate such comparisons, upper and lower boundaries for normal values of mV.O(2) and FBF in relation to ATT are presented.


Subject(s)
Adipose Tissue/anatomy & histology , Muscle, Skeletal/physiology , Skinfold Thickness , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared/standards , Adipose Tissue/physiology , Adult , Exercise/physiology , Female , Humans , Male , Muscle, Skeletal/blood supply , Normal Distribution , Oxygen Consumption/physiology , Regional Blood Flow/physiology , Reproducibility of Results , Sex Factors
10.
Clin Physiol ; 21(1): 77-84, 2001 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11168300

ABSTRACT

In the elderly, standing can frequently be accompanied by blood pressure (BP) changes and cerebral symptoms such as dizziness, fall, or even syncope, but this may vary from day-to-day. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the reproducibility of orthostatic responses of cerebral cortical oxygenation and systemic haemodynamics in elderly subjects. In 27 healthy elderly subjects (age 70-84 years), changes in systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), heart rate (HR) and stroke volume (SV) were continuously monitored by Finapres (Finger Arterial Pressure), and changes in oxyhaemoglobin ([O2Hb]) and deoxyhaemoglobin ([HHb]) concentrations were continuously measured over the right frontal cortex by near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during supine rest and 10 min of active standing on two separate occasions. SBP and DBP increased by 6.7 +/- 15.4 mmHg (P<0.05, mean +/- SD) and 8.2 +/- 6.4 mmHg (P<0.01), respectively, whereas HR increased by 9.5 +/- 5.0 bpm (P<0.01) and SV decreased by -8.3 +/- 7.4 ml (P<0.01) during standing on the first occasion. [O2Hb] decreased by -3.9 +/- 2.9 micromol l-1 (P<0.01), while [HHb] increased by 1.8 +/- 2.2 micromol l-1 (P<0.01). Group-averaged orthostatic changes in cortical oxygenation and systemic haemodynamics were very similar on the two occasions, although an intraindividual variation was found. Cortical oxygenation changes were not accompanied by severe cerebral symptoms. Active standing induced reproducible group-averaged frontal cortical oxygenation declines in healthy elderly subjects, although an intraindividual day-to-day variability was present, possibly related to the variability of orthostatic BP responses. These findings indicate that cerebral autoregulation fails to compensate completely for postural changes in elderly subjects, which might predispose elderly subjects to ischaemic cerebral symptoms.


Subject(s)
Blood Pressure Determination/standards , Brain Ischemia/physiopathology , Cerebrovascular Circulation/physiology , Hypotension, Orthostatic/diagnosis , Hypotension, Orthostatic/physiopathology , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Aging/physiology , Blood Pressure/physiology , Brain/blood supply , Brain/metabolism , Brain Ischemia/diagnosis , Brain Ischemia/etiology , Female , Heart Rate/physiology , Homeostasis/physiology , Humans , Hypotension, Orthostatic/complications , Male , Oxygen/blood , Oxyhemoglobins/analysis , Posture/physiology , Reproducibility of Results , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared , Stroke Volume/physiology
11.
J Cereb Blood Flow Metab ; 21(2): 110-3, 2001 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11176276

ABSTRACT

In some circumstances, cerebral blood volume (CBV) can be used as a measure for cerebral blood flow. A new near infrared spectroscope was used for determining the reproducibility of CBV measurements assessed by the O2-method. Twenty-seven healthy subjects were investigated. An intrasubject coefficient of variation (CV) was calculated, based on four identical episodes of desaturation-resaturation (O2-method) procedures for CBV measurements. Two trials were performed, with (trial 1) and without (trial 2) disconnecting the equipment. A mean CV of 12.6% and 10.0% was found in trial 1 and 2, respectively. Cerebral blood volume values yield 3.60+/-0.82 mL 100 g(-1). Cerebral blood volume could be measured reproducible in adults using near infrared spectroscopy, if the arterial desaturation is limited to approximately 5% from baseline level.


Subject(s)
Blood Volume , Brain/blood supply , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared , Adult , Female , Hemoglobins/analysis , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Oxyhemoglobins/analysis , Reproducibility of Results
12.
Vision Res ; 41(1): 97-102, 2001 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11163619

ABSTRACT

In this study we have shown that in humans it is possible to monitor non-invasively and simultaneously both hemispheres revealing cortical oxygenation changes in the occipital area in response to a contra-lateral hemi-field paradigm. A novel multi-channel near infrared spectroscopy approach with a high temporal resolution was used. The results confirm previous findings obtained by functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography with the advantage to measure directly not only concentration changes in deoxyhemoglobin as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but also in oxyhemoglobin with low cost instrumentation potentially useful to investigate the pathophysiology of vision.


Subject(s)
Hemodynamics/physiology , Photic Stimulation , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared/methods , Visual Cortex/physiology , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Oxyhemoglobins/analysis , Statistics, Nonparametric
13.
Respir Physiol ; 124(2): 105-15, 2001 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11164202

ABSTRACT

The relationship between alterations in cerebral blood volume (CBV) and central chemosensitivity regulation was studied under neutral metabolic conditions and during metabolic acidosis. Fifteen healthy subjects (56+/-10 years) were investigated. To induce metabolic acidosis, ammonium chloride (NH(4)Cl) was given orally. CBV was measured using Near Infrared Spectroscopy during normo- and hypercapnia and related to inspired ventilation (V(i)). A mean acute metabolic acidosis of Delta pH - 0.04 was realized with a mean decreased arterialized capillary PCO(2) (P(c)CO(2)) of 0.20 kPa (1.5 mmHg) (both P<0.001). During normocapnia, CBV was 3.51+/-0.71 and 3.65+/-0.56 ml 100 g(-1) (mean+/-S.D.), measured under neutral metabolic conditions and during acute metabolic acidosis, respectively (ns). Corresponding values of V(i) were 7.6+/-1.4 and 10.0+/-2.4 l min(-1) (P<0.01), respectively. The slopes of the CO(2)-responsiveness (DeltaCBV/DeltaP(c)CO(2) and DeltaV(i)/DeltaP(c)CO(2)), were not significantly different during both metabolic conditions. A significant correlation between DeltaCBV/DeltaP(c)CO(2) and DeltaV(i)/DeltaP(c)CO(2) was found during metabolic acidosis (P<0.01), but not under neutral metabolic conditions. CBV does not contribute in a predictable way to the regulation of central chemoreceptors.


Subject(s)
Acidosis/physiopathology , Brain/blood supply , Pulmonary Ventilation/physiology , Acidosis/chemically induced , Aged , Ammonium Chloride/administration & dosage , Ammonium Chloride/pharmacology , Blood Pressure , Carbon Dioxide/blood , Chemoreceptor Cells/metabolism , Female , Humans , Hypercapnia/physiopathology , Male , Middle Aged , Pulmonary Ventilation/drug effects , Regression Analysis , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared/instrumentation , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared/methods
14.
J Appl Physiol (1985) ; 90(2): 511-9, 2001 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11160049

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to investigate local muscle O(2) consumption (muscV(O(2))) and forearm blood flow (FBF) in resting and exercising muscle by use of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and to compare the results with the global muscV(O(2)) and FBF derived from the well-established Fick method and plethysmography. muscV(O(2)) was derived from 1) NIRS using venous occlusion, 2) NIRS using arterial occlusion, and 3) the Fick method [muscV(O(2(Fick)))]. FBF was derived from 1) NIRS and 2) strain-gauge plethysmography. Twenty-six healthy subjects were tested at rest and during sustained isometric handgrip exercise. Local variations were investigated with two independent and simultaneously operating NIRS systems at two different muscles and two measurement depths. muscV(O(2)) increased more than fivefold in the active flexor digitorum superficialis muscle, and it increased 1.6 times in the brachioradialis muscle. The average increase in muscV(O(2(Fick))) was twofold. FBF increased 1.4 times independent of the muscle or the method. It is concluded that NIRS is an appropriate tool to provide information about local muscV(O(2)) and local FBF because both place and depth of the NIRS measurements reveal local differences that are not detectable by the more established, but also more global, Fick method.


Subject(s)
Muscle, Skeletal/blood supply , Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism , Oxygen Consumption , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared , Adult , Female , Forearm/blood supply , Humans , Isometric Contraction , Male , Physical Exertion , Plethysmography , Regional Blood Flow , Reproducibility of Results
15.
Stroke ; 31(7): 1608-14, 2000 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10884461

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients with orthostatic hypotension due to sympathetic failure become symptomatic when standing, although their capability to maintain cerebral blood flow is reported to be preserved. We tested the hypothesis that in patients with sympathetic failure, orthostatic symptoms reflect reduced cerebral perfusion with insufficient oxygen supply. METHODS: This study addressed the relationship between orthostatic tolerance, mean cerebral artery blood velocity (V(mean), determined by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography), oxygenation (oxyhemoglobin [O(2)Hb], determined by near-infrared spectroscopy), and mean arterial pressure at brain level (MAP(MCA), determined by finger arterial pressure monitoring [Finapres]) in 9 patients (aged 37 to 70 years; 4 women) and their age- and sex-matched controls during 5 minutes of standing. RESULTS: Supine MAP(MCA) (108+/-14 versus 86+/-14 mm Hg) and V(mean) (84+/-21 versus 62+/-13 cm. s(-1)) were higher in the patients. After 5 minutes of standing, MAP(MCA) was lower in the patients (31+/-14 versus 72+/-14 mm Hg), as was V(mean) (51+/-8 versus 59+/-9 cm. s(-1)), with a larger reduction in O(2)Hb (-11. 6+/-4 versus -6.7+/-4.5 micromol. L(-1)). Four patients terminated standing after 1 to 3.5 minutes. In these symptomatic patients, the orthostatic fall in V(mean) was greater (45+/-6 versus 64+/-10 cm. s(-1)), and the orthostatic decrease in O(2)Hb (-12.0+/-3.3 versus -7.6+/-3.9 micromol. L(-1)) tended to be larger. The reduction in MAP(MCA) was larger after 10 seconds of standing, and MAP(MCA) was lower after 1 minute (25+/-8 versus 40+/-6 mm Hg). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with sympathetic failure, the orthostatic reduction in cerebral blood velocity and oxygenation is larger. Patients who become symptomatic within 5 minutes of standing are characterized by a pronounced orthostatic fall in blood pressure, cerebral blood velocity, and oxygenation manifest within the first 10 seconds of standing.


Subject(s)
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/physiopathology , Blood Flow Velocity/physiology , Brain/blood supply , Cerebrovascular Circulation/physiology , Hypotension, Orthostatic/physiopathology , Oxygen/blood , Adult , Aged , Autonomic Nervous System Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Blood Pressure/physiology , Cardiac Output/physiology , Female , Humans , Hypotension, Orthostatic/diagnostic imaging , Male , Middle Aged , Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial
16.
Stroke ; 31(7): 1615-20, 2000 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10884462

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: With increasing age, assuming the upright position is more often accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness and lightheadedness, possibly as a result of a diminished oxygen supply to the brain due to impaired cerebral autoregulation. We aimed to quantify postural changes in cerebral oxygenation and systemic hemodynamics in healthy elderly and young subjects. METHODS: In 18 healthy elderly subjects (aged 70 to 83 years) and 10 healthy young subjects (aged 22 to 45 years), frontal cortical oxygenation and hemodynamic responses were continuously monitored by near infrared spectroscopy and Finapres, respectively, before and during 10 minutes of active standing. RESULTS: -Cortical oxyhemoglobin concentration [O(2)Hb] decreased by -4.6+/-2.2 micromol/L (P<0.001) and cortical deoxyhemoglobin concentration increased by 1.5+/-2.4 micromol/L (P<0.05) in the elderly subjects after posture change, whereas these variables did not change significantly in the young subjects. The postural hemodynamic changes tended to be attenuated in the elderly subjects, except for the increases in systolic blood pressure (BP). Smaller postural increases in diastolic BP were related to larger [O(2)Hb] decreases (r=0.53, P<0.01, corrected for the age effect). CONCLUSIONS: Assuming the upright position evokes an asymptomatic decrease in frontal cortical oxygenation in healthy elderly subjects but not in healthy young subjects. Cortical [O(2)Hb] changes are affected by diastolic BP changes. These findings may indicate that regulation of cerebral oxygenation alters with increasing age.


Subject(s)
Aging/physiology , Cerebrovascular Circulation/physiology , Hypotension, Orthostatic/physiopathology , Oxygen/blood , Adult , Aged , Blood Pressure/physiology , Brain/blood supply , Female , Humans , Male , Sex Factors , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
17.
Spinal Cord ; 38(3): 158-63, 2000 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10795936

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To compare tilt-induced alterations in cardiovascular homeostasis and cerebral oxygenation of spinal cord-injured (SCI) to able-bodied (AB) individuals. DESIGN: Subjects underwent 10 min supine rest followed by 10 min 70 degrees head-up tilt. The last 5 min of supine rest and head-up tilt were analyzed, provided a steady state existed. SUBJECTS: SCI individuals (n= 11), with lesions between C4 and T4, and AB individuals (n= 10), all males and balanced for age and weight. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Calf circumference, mean arterial pressure (MAP), stroke volume, heart rate and cerebral oxygenated ([O2Hb]), deoxygenated ([HHb]) and total ([tHb]) haemoglobin concentration changes were measured. RESULTS: Head-up tilt evoked a greater fall in MAP (mean (SD): -9 (12) vs 2 (6) mmHg P=0.02) and stroke volume (-43 (12) vs -22 (10)%, P=0.005), and a greater increase in heart rate (27 (12) vs 18 (6) beats, P=0.04) in SCI than AB. Cardiac output decreased during head-up tilt in SCI but not in AB (-17 (15) vs 1 (15)%, P=0.01). The change in cerebral oxygenation ([HHb]: 3.9 (2.8) vs 2.8 (1.4) micromol x l(-1), P=0.1 and [O2Hb]: -6.1 (5.0) vs -2.1 (5.5) micromol x l(-1), P=0.1) was similar in SCI and AB. All variables mentioned showed a change significantly different from zero in both groups, apart from [O2Hb] in AB and [tHb] in both groups. CONCLUSION: SCI demonstrated a greater decrease of MAP and stroke volume with a similar decrease in cerebral oxygenation compared to AB. This suggests that although systemic circulation was less well regulated in SCI compared with AB, cerebral circulation in SCI was maintained as in AB.


Subject(s)
Cerebrovascular Circulation/physiology , Oxygen/physiology , Posture/physiology , Spinal Cord Injuries/physiopathology , Adult , Blood Pressure/physiology , Heart Rate/physiology , Humans , Hypotension, Orthostatic/physiopathology , Male , Tilt-Table Test
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Exp Brain Res ; 129(3): 457-61, 1999 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10591917

ABSTRACT

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used to assess human motor-cortex oxygenation changes in response to cyclic coupled movements of hand and foot. Using a highly sensitive NIRS instrument, we showed that it was possible to detect reproducible oxygenation patterns using single cycles (20 s) of easy and difficult association tasks. No significant differences in the time corresponding to the maximal changes in concentration of oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin ([O(2)Hb] and [HHb], respectively) were found during easy and difficult association as well as cycles. Only [O(2)Hb] showed a significantly higher value at the end of the difficult association during the first cycle. No significant differences were found for [O(2)Hb] and [HHb] in the other cycles. We conclude that NIRS is a useful addition to functional magnetic resonance imaging in investigating the time course of cortical activation.


Subject(s)
Foot/physiology , Hand/physiology , Hemoglobins/metabolism , Motor Cortex/physiology , Movement/physiology , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Oxyhemoglobins/metabolism , Spectrophotometry, Infrared/methods
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Ann Neurol ; 46(4): 667-70, 1999 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10514108

ABSTRACT

Five patients with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) and 27 healthy controls were examined by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the noninvasive and direct quantitative measurement of muscle oxygen consumption and forearm blood flow. NIRS measurements were obtained in rest and during static isometric handgrip exercise at 10% of the maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) force. A significantly decreased oxygen consumption at rest as well as during exercise was found in patients with CPEO. Our results suggest that NIRS is able to discriminate between CPEO patients and healthy controls, which makes NIRS a valuable tool in the diagnostic workup of patients suspected to have a mitochondrial myopathy.


Subject(s)
Mitochondrial Myopathies/metabolism , Muscles/metabolism , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Oxygen Consumption , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
20.
Magn Reson Med ; 42(3): 490-9, 1999 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10467293

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of carbogen breathing on the physiological profile of human glioma xenografts. Near infrared spectroscopy was used to investigate changes in oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin concentrations in tumor blood. Oxygen tension changes in tumor tissue were evaluated by (19)F-MR relaxometry, using perfluoro-15-crown-5-ether, and modifications of tumor blood perfusion (TBP) were analyzed by fast dynamic (1)H-MR imaging of Gd-DTPA uptake. Finally, changes of the bioenergetic status and pH of tumor cells were analyzed by (31)P-MRS. After 5 to 8 min of carbogen breathing, the average oxygen tension increase in tumor tissue was 4.6 +/- 1.3 mm Hg, which is in agreement with an increase of the oxyhemoglobin concentration in tumor blood (Delta[O(2)Hb] = 9. 2 +/- 3 microM). However, simultaneously the TBP was reduced, the bioenergetic status was diminished, and pH was decreased. As 100% O(2) breathing alone did not result in a detectable increase of oxyhemoglobin in tumor blood, the increase of the tumor oxygenation by carbogen appears to be mediated by its CO(2) content. This component may cause a nutrient-limited decrease of oxidative energy metabolism, indirectly via a steal-effect and/or by inhibition of the glycolytic rate resulting from tissue acidification. Magn Reson Med 42:490-499, 1999.


Subject(s)
Carbon Dioxide/administration & dosage , Glioma/metabolism , Hemoglobins/metabolism , Oxygen/metabolism , Animals , Blood Gas Analysis , Carbon Dioxide/blood , Contrast Media , Fluorine , Gadolinium DTPA , Glioma/blood , Humans , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Nude , Oxygen/blood , Oxygen Consumption , Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared , Transplantation, Heterologous , Tumor Cells, Cultured/metabolism
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