Effect of Acute Sympathetic Nervous System Activation on Flow-mediated Dilation of Brachial Artery.
From: Dept. of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology
- Publish Date: Apr 2006
- ISSN: 0363-6135
- Volume: 290
- Issue: 4
- Pages: H1446-53
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Dyson Kenneth S, Shoemaker J Kevin, Hughson Richard L, et al. Effect of Acute Sympathetic Nervous System Activation on Flow-mediated Dilation of Brachial Artery.. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. Apr 2006;290:H1446-53
Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery would be impaired by acute increases in sympathetic nervous system activity (SNA) in models where similar peak shear stress stimulus was achieved by varying the duration of forearm muscle ischemia. Eleven healthy young men were studied under four different conditions, each with its own control: lower body suction (LBS), cold pressor test (CPT), mental arithmetic task (MAT), and activation of muscle chemoreflex (MCR). The duration of ischemia before observation of FMD by ultrasound imaging was 5 min each for control, LBS, and CPT; 3 min for MAT; and 2-min for MCR. Peak shear rate was not different between control and any of the SNA conditions, although total shear in the first minute was reduced in MAT. MCR was the only condition in which brachial artery vasoconstriction was observed before forearm occlusion [4.38 (SD 0.53) vs. control 4.60 (SD 0.53) mm, P < 0.05]; however, diameter increased to the same absolute value as that of the control, so the percent FMD was greater for MCR [9.85 (SD 2.33) vs. control 5.29 (SD 1.50)%]. Blunting of the FMD response occurred only in the CPT model [1.51 (SD 1.20)%]. During SNA, the increase in plasma cortisol from baseline was significant only for MCR; the increase in plasma norepinephrine was significant for MCR, LBS, and CPT; and the increase in epinephrine was significant only for MCR. These results showed that the four models employed to achieve increases in SNA had different effects on baseline brachial artery diameter and that blunted FMD is not a general response to increased SNA.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Adult, Blood Flow Velocity, Blood Pressure, Brachial Artery, Heart Rate, Hemostasis, Humans, Male, Muscle, Skeletal, Sympathetic Nervous System, Vasodilation
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