scholarly journals Effect of aging on carotid baroreflex control of blood pressure and leg vascular conductance in women

2014 ◽  
Vol 306 (10) ◽  
pp. H1417-H1425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel P. Credeur ◽  
Seth W. Holwerda ◽  
Leryn J. Boyle ◽  
Lauro C. Vianna ◽  
Areum K. Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Vascular Changes ◽  
Vascular Conductance ◽  
Response Latencies ◽  
Baroreflex Control ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Carotid Baroreflex ◽  
Duplex Doppler ◽  
Neck Pressure

Recent work suggests that β-adrenergic vasodilation offsets α-adrenergic vasoconstriction in young women, but this effect is lost after menopause. Given these age-related vascular changes, we tested the hypothesis that older women would exhibit a greater change in vascular conductance following baroreflex perturbation compared with young women. In 10 young (21 ± 1 yr) and 10 older (62 ± 2 yr) women, mean arterial pressure (MAP; Finometer), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO; Modelflow), total vascular conductance (TVC), and leg vascular conductance (LVC, duplex-Doppler ultrasound) were continuously measured in response to 5-s pulses of neck suction (NS; −60 Torr) and neck pressure (NP; +40 Torr) to simulate carotid hypertension and hypotension, respectively. Following NS, decreases in MAP were similar between groups; however, MAP peak response latency was slower in older women ( P < 0.05). Moreover, at the time of peak MAP, increases in LVC (young, −11.5 ± 3.9%LVC vs. older, +19.1 ± 7.0%LVC; P < 0.05) and TVC were greater in older women, whereas young women exhibited larger decreases in HR and CO (young, −10 ± 3% CO vs. older, +0.8 ± 2% CO; P < 0.05). Following NP, increases in MAP were blunted (young, +14 ± 1 mmHg vs. older, +8 ± 1 mmHg; P < 0.05) in older women, whereas MAP response latencies were similar. Interestingly, decreases in LVC and TVC were similar between groups, but HR and CO (young, +7.0 ± 2% CO vs. older, −4.0 ± 2% CO; P < 0.05) responses were attenuated in older women. These findings suggest that older women have greater reliance on vascular conductance to modulate MAP via carotid baroreflex, whereas young women rely more on cardiac responsiveness. Furthermore, older women demonstrate a blunted ability to increase MAP to hypotensive stimuli.

scholarly journals Sex differences in carotid baroreflex control of arterial blood pressure in humans: relative contribution of cardiac output and total vascular conductance

2011 ◽  
Vol 301 (6) ◽  
pp. H2454-H2465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Areum Kim ◽  
Shekhar H. Deo ◽  
Lauro C. Vianna ◽  
George M. Balanos ◽  
Doreen Hartwich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Cardiac Output ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Vascular Conductance ◽  
Baroreflex Control ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Carotid Baroreflex ◽  
Neck Pressure

It is presently unknown whether there are sex differences in the magnitude of blood pressure (BP) responses to baroreceptor perturbation or if the relative contribution of cardiac output (CO) and total vascular conductance (TVC) to baroreflex-mediated changes in BP differs in young women and men. Since sympathetic vasoconstrictor tone is attenuated in women, we hypothesized that carotid baroreflex-mediated BP responses would be attenuated in women by virtue of a blunted vascular response (i.e., an attenuated TVC response). BP, heart rate (HR), and stroke volume were continuously recorded during the application of 5-s pulses of neck pressure (NP; carotid hypotension) and neck suction (NS; carotid hypertension) ranging from +40 to −80 Torr in women ( n = 20, 21 ± 0.5 yr) and men ( n = 20, 21 ± 0.4 yr). CO and TVC were calculated on a beat-to-beat basis. Women demonstrated greater depressor responses to NS (e.g., −60 Torr, −17 ± 1%baseline in women vs. −11 ± 1%baseline in men, P < 0.05), which were driven by augmented decreases in HR that, in turn, contributed to larger reductions in CO (−60 Torr, −15 ± 2%baseline in women vs. −6 ± 2%baseline in men, P < 0.05). In contrast, pressor responses to NP were similar in women and men (e.g., +40 Torr, +14 ± 2%baseline in women vs. +10 ± 1%baseline in men, P > 0.05), with TVC being the primary mediating factor in both groups. Our findings indicate that sex differences in the baroreflex control of BP are evident during carotid hypertension but not carotid hypotension. Furthermore, in contrast to our hypothesis, young women exhibited greater BP responses to carotid hypertension by virtue of a greater cardiac responsiveness.

Carotid baroreflex control of leg vascular conductance at rest and during exercise

2003 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 542-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Keller ◽  
Wendy L. Wasmund ◽  
D. Walter Wray ◽  
Shigehiko Ogoh ◽  
Paul J. Fadel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Vascular Tone ◽  
Knee Extension ◽  
Vascular Conductance ◽  
Baroreflex Control ◽  
Carotid Baroreflex ◽  
Neck Pressure ◽  
Induced Changes ◽  
Knee Extension Exercise ◽  
Rest And Exercise

We sought to test the hypothesis that the carotid baroreflex (CBR) alters mean leg blood flow (LBF) and leg vascular conductance (LVC) at rest and during exercise. In seven men and one woman, 25 ± 2 (SE) yr of age, CBR control of LBF and LVC was determined at rest and during steady-state one-legged knee extension exercise at ∼65% peak O2 uptake. The application of 5-s pulses of +40 Torr neck pressure and −60 Torr neck suction significantly altered mean arterial pressure (MAP) and LVC both at rest and during exercise. CBR-mediated changes in MAP were similar between rest and exercise ( P > 0.05). However, CBR-mediated decreases in LVC (%change) to neck pressure were attenuated in the exercising leg (16.4 ± 1.6%) compared with rest (33 ± 2.1%) and the nonexercising leg (23.7 ± 1.9%) ( P < 0.01). These data suggest CBR control of blood pressure is partially mediated by changes in leg vascular tone both at rest and during exercise. Furthermore, despite alterations in CBR-induced changes in LVC during exercise, CBR control of blood pressure was well maintained.

scholarly journals Impaired carotid baroreflex control of arterial blood pressure in multiple sclerosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mu Huang ◽  
Dustin R. Allen ◽  
David M. Keller ◽  
Paul J. Fadel ◽  
Elliot M. Frohman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Cardiovascular Responses ◽  
Vascular Conductance ◽  
Baroreflex Control ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Carotid Baroreflex ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Neck Pressure

Multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive neurological disease, can lead to impairments in the autonomic control of cardiovascular function. We tested the hypothesis that individuals with relapsing-remitting MS ( n = 10; 7 females, 3 males; 13 ± 4 yr from diagnosis) exhibit impaired carotid baroreflex control of blood pressure and heart rate compared with sex, age, and body weight-matched healthy individuals (CON: n = 10; 7 females, 3 males). At rest, 5-s trials of neck pressure (NP; +40 Torr) and neck suction (NS; −60 Torr) were applied to simulate carotid hypotension and hypertension, respectively, while mean arterial pressure (MAP; finger photoplethysmography), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO; Modelflow), and total vascular conductance (TVC) were continuously measured. In response to NP, there was a blunted increase in peak MAP responses (MS: 5 ± 2 mmHg) in individuals with MS compared with healthy controls (CON: 9 ± 3 mmHg; P = 0.005), whereas peak HR responses were not different between groups. At the peak MAP response to NP, individuals with MS demonstrated an attenuated decrease in TVC (MS, −10 ± 4% baseline vs. CON, −15 ± 4% baseline, P = 0.012), whereas changes in CO were similar between groups. Following NS, all cardiovascular responses (i.e., nadir MAP and HR and percent changes in CO and TVC) were not different between MS and CON groups. These data suggest that individuals with MS have impaired carotid baroreflex control of blood pressure via a blunted vascular conductance response resulting in a diminished ability to increase MAP in response to a hypotensive challenge.

Reference intervals for plasma lipoperoxides: age-, sex-, and specimen-related variations.

1987 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 2289-2291 ◽  
Author(s):  
J A Knight ◽  
S E Smith ◽  
V E Kinder ◽  
H B Anstall
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Sodium Citrate ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Reference Intervals ◽  
Female Adult ◽  
Experimental Animals ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Younger Men

Abstract We measured lipoperoxides, as malondialdehyde (MDA), by liquid chromatography in plasma from 230 male and 148 female adult blood donors, to establish reliable reference values and to compare possible sex-, age-, and specimen-related differences. Our studies show that mean have higher MDA concentrations in plasma than do women (P less than 0.05), older men have higher values than younger men (P less than 0.05), and older women have higher values than young women (P less than 0.001). These age-related results support earlier studies in experimental animals that lipid peroxidation increases with increasing age. In addition, plasma from liquid EDTA-anti-coagulated blood has significantly lower MDA concentrations than does serum or plasma from blood treated with lithium heparin, sodium citrate, or CPDA-1 (P less than 0.001).

scholarly journals Carotid baroreflex control of arterial blood pressure at rest and during dynamic exercise in aging humans

2010 ◽  
Vol 299 (5) ◽  
pp. R1241-R1247 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Fisher ◽  
Areum Kim ◽  
Colin N. Young ◽  
Paul J. Fadel
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Response Curve ◽  
Dynamic Exercise ◽  
Baroreflex Control ◽  
Stimulus Response ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Carotid Baroreflex ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
Maximal Gain ◽  
Neck Pressure

The arterial baroreflex is fundamental for evoking and maintaining appropriate cardiovascular adjustments to exercise. We sought to investigate how aging influences carotid baroreflex regulation of blood pressure (BP) during dynamic exercise. BP and heart rate (HR) were continuously recorded at rest and during leg cycling performed at 50% HR reserve in 15 young (22 ± 1 yr) and 11 older (61 ± 2 yr) healthy subjects. Five-second pulses of neck pressure and neck suction from +40 to −80 Torr were applied to determine the full carotid baroreflex stimulus response curve and examine baroreflex resetting during exercise. Although the maximal gain of the modeled stimulus response curve was similar in both groups at rest and during exercise, in older subjects the operating point (OP) was located further away from the centering point (CP) and toward the reflex threshold, both at rest (OP minus CP; −10 ± 3 older vs. 0 ± 2 young mmHg, P < 0.05) and during exercise (OP minus CP; −10 ± 2 older vs. 1 ± 3 young mmHg, P < 0.05). In agreement, older subjects demonstrated a reduced BP response to neck pressure (simulated carotid hypotension) and a greater BP response to neck suction (simulated carotid hypertension). In addition, the magnitude of the upward and rightward resetting of the carotid baroreflex-BP stimulus response curve with exercise was ∼40% greater in older individuals. These data indicate that despite a maintained maximal gain, the ability of the carotid baroreflex to defend against a hypotensive challenge is reduced, whereas responses to hypertensive stimuli are greater with advanced age, both at rest and during exercise.

Blunted increases in leg vascular conductance to carotid baroreflex activation in young women

2011 ◽  
Vol 163 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 44-45
Author(s):  
L.C. Vianna ◽  
A. Kim ◽  
S.T. Fairfax ◽  
P.J. Fadel
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Vascular Conductance ◽  
Carotid Baroreflex

scholarly journals Age-Related Differences in Muscle Synergy Organization during Step Ascent at Different Heights and Directions

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remco J. Baggen ◽  
Jaap H. van Dieën ◽  
Evelien Van Roie ◽  
Sabine M. Verschueren ◽  
Georgios Giarmatzis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Control ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Neuromuscular Control ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Step Height ◽  
Muscle Synergy ◽  
Age Related

The aim of this study was to explore the underlying age-related differences in dynamic motor control during different step ascent conditions using muscle synergy analysis. Eleven older women (67.0 y ± 2.5) and ten young women (22.5 y ± 1.6) performed stepping in forward and lateral directions at step heights of 10, 20 and 30 cm. Surface electromyography was obtained from 10 lower limb and torso muscles. Non-negative matrix factorization was used to identify sets of (n) synergies across age groups and stepping conditions. In addition, variance accounted for (VAF) by the detected number of synergies was compared to assess complexity of motor control. Finally, correlation coefficients of muscle weightings and between-subject variability of the temporal activation patterns were calculated and compared between age groups and stepping conditions. Four synergies accounted for >85% VAF across age groups and stepping conditions. Age and step height showed a significant negative correlation with VAF during forward stepping but not lateral stepping, with lower VAF indicating higher synergy complexity. Muscle weightings showed higher similarity across step heights in older compared to young women. Neuromuscular control of young and community-dwelling older women could not be differentiated based on the number of synergies extracted. Additional analyses of synergy structure and complexity revealed subtle age- and step-height-related differences, indicating that older women rely on more complex neuromuscular control strategies.

Carotid baroreflex function during and following voluntary apnea in humans

2003 ◽  
Vol 285 (6) ◽  
pp. H2411-H2419 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Muenter Swift ◽  
M. J. Cutler ◽  
P. J. Fadel ◽  
W. L. Wasmund ◽  
S. Ogoh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Sympathetic Nerve Activity ◽  
Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity ◽  
Cardiac Response ◽  
Inhibitory Input ◽  
Arterial Baroreflex ◽  
Baroreflex Control ◽  
Carotid Baroreflex ◽  
Neck Pressure ◽  
Voluntary Apnea

Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and arterial pressure increase concomitantly during apnea, suggesting a possible overriding of arterial baroreflex inhibitory input to sympathoregulatory centers by apnea-induced excitatory mechanisms. Apnea termination is accompanied by strong sympathoinhibition while arterial pressure remains elevated. Therefore, we hypothesized that the sensitivity of carotid baroreflex control of MSNA would decrease during apnea and return upon apnea termination. MSNA and heart rate responses to –60-Torr neck suction (NS) were evaluated during baseline and throughout apnea. Responses to +30-Torr neck pressure (NP) were evaluated during baseline and throughout 1 min postapnea. Apnea did not affect the sympathoinhibitory or bradycardic response to NS ( P > 0.05); however, whereas the cardiac response to NP was maintained postapnea, the sympathoexcitatory response was reduced for 50 s ( P < 0.05). These data demonstrate that the sensitivity of carotid baroreflex control of MSNA is not attenuated during apnea. We propose a transient rightward and upward resetting of the carotid baroreflex-MSNA function curve during apnea and that return of the function curve to, or more likely beyond, baseline (i.e., a downward and leftward shift) upon apnea termination may importantly contribute to the reduced sympathoexcitatory response to NP.

Effect of muscle metaboreflex activation on carotid-cardiac baroreflex function in humans

2008 ◽  
Vol 294 (5) ◽  
pp. H2296-H2304 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Fisher ◽  
Colin N. Young ◽  
Paul J. Fadel
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Maximum Voluntary Contraction ◽  
Voluntary Contraction ◽  
Isometric Handgrip ◽  
Response Curves ◽  
Baroreflex Control ◽  
Muscle Metaboreflex ◽  
Baroreflex Function ◽  
Carotid Baroreflex ◽  
Neck Pressure

Whether the activation of metabolically sensitive skeletal muscle afferents (i.e., muscle metaboreflex) influences cardiac baroreflex responsiveness remains incompletely understood. A potential explanation for contrasting findings of previous reports may be related to differences in the magnitude of muscle metaboreflex activation utilized. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the influence of graded intensities of muscle metaboreflex activation on cardiac baroreflex function. In eight healthy subjects (24 ± 1 yr), the graded isolation of the muscle metaboreflex was achieved by post-exercise ischemia (PEI) following moderate- (PEI-M) and high- (PEI-H) intensity isometric handgrip performed at 35% and 45% maximum voluntary contraction, respectively. Beat-to-beat heart rate (HR) and blood pressure were measured continuously. Rapid pulse trains of neck pressure and neck suction (+40 to −80 Torr) were applied to derive carotid baroreflex stimulus-response curves. Mean blood pressure increased significantly from rest during PEI-M (+13 ± 3 mmHg) and was further augmented during PEI-H (+26 ± 4 mmHg), indicating graded metaboreflex activation. However, the operating point gain and maximal gain (−0.51 ± 0.09, −0.48 ± 0.13, and −0.49 ± 0.12 beats·min−1·mmHg−1 for rest; PEI-M and PEI-H) of the carotid-cardiac baroreflex function curve were unchanged from rest during PEI-M and PEI-H ( P > 0.05 vs. rest). Furthermore, the carotid-cardiac baroreflex function curve was progressively reset rightward from rest to PEI-M to PEI-H, with no upward resetting. These findings suggest that the muscle metaboreflex contributes to the resetting of the carotid baroreflex control of HR; however, it would appear not to influence carotid-cardiac baroreflex responsiveness in humans, even with high-intensity activation during PEI.

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