Alveolar oxygen uptake and femoral artery blood flow dynamics in upright and supine leg exercise in humans

1998 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 1622-1628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen J. MacDonald ◽  
J. Kevin Shoemaker ◽  
Michael E. Tschakovsky ◽  
Richard L. Hughson
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Femoral Artery ◽  
Supine Position ◽  
Knee Extension ◽  
Mean Response Time ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Blood Flow Dynamics ◽  
Leg Exercise ◽  
Alveolar Oxygen

We tested the hypothesis that the slower increase in alveolar oxygen uptake (V˙o 2) at the onset of supine, compared with upright, exercise would be accompanied by a slower rate of increase in leg blood flow (LBF). Seven healthy subjects performed transitions from rest to 40-W knee extension exercise in the upright and supine positions. LBF was measured continuously with pulsed and echo Doppler methods, andV˙o 2 was measured breath by breath at the mouth. At rest, a smaller diameter of the femoral artery in the supine position ( P < 0.05) was compensated by a greater mean blood flow velocity (MBV) ( P < 0.05) so that LBF was not different in the two positions. At the end of 6 min of exercise, femoral artery diameter was larger in the upright position and there were no differences inV˙o 2, MBV, or LBF between upright and supine positions. The rates of increase ofV˙o 2 and LBF in the transition between rest and 40 W exercise, as evaluated by the mean response time (time to 63% of the increase), were slower in the supine [V˙o 2 = 39.7 ± 3.8 (SE) s, LBF = 27.6 ± 3.9 s] than in the upright positions (V˙o 2 = 29.3 ± 3.0 s, LBF = 17.3 ± 4.0 s; P < 0.05). These data support our hypothesis that slower increases in alveolarV˙o 2 at the onset of exercise in the supine position are accompanied by a slower increase in LBF.

Alveolar Oxygen Uptake and Blood Flow Dynamics in Knee Extension Ergometry

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (04/05) ◽  
pp. 364-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. MacDonald ◽  
J. K. Shoemaker ◽  
C. Borkhoff ◽  
R. L. Hughson
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Knee Extension ◽  
Mean Response Time ◽  
Supine Posture ◽  
Femoral Artery Blood Flow ◽  
Blood Flow Dynamics ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Alveolar Oxygen ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract:The relationship was studied between the increase in oxygen uptake (VO2) measured breath-by-breath at the mouth, and the increase in femoral artery blood flow measured continuously with pulsed and echo Doppler methods. Five men exercised at 50 W on a knee extension ergometer in both the supine and the upright posture. The kinetics of the responses were determined by curve fitting to obtain the mean response time (MRT = 63% of the time required to achieve steady state). In the upright position, the increase in blood flow (MRT = 12.4 ± 9.4 s, mean ± SD) was faster than the increase in VO2 (29.6 ± 9.3 s). Likewise in the supine position, blood flow increased more rapidly (25.1 + 9.7 s vs. 36.7 ± 9.6 s). It should be noted that the increase in blood flow appeared to be faster than VO2, yet when blood flow adapted more slowly in the supine posture, it had an impact on the adaptation of VO2. This suggests that blood flow might have important effects on metabolism at the onset of submaximal exercise.

Dependence of muscleV˙o 2on blood flow dynamics at onset of forearm exercise

1996 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 1619-1626 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Hughson ◽  
J. K. Shoemaker ◽  
M. E. Tschakovsky ◽  
J. M. Kowalchuk
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Muscle Blood Flow ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Lactate Concentration ◽  
Flow Dynamics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mean Response Time ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Blood Flow Dynamics ◽  
Forearm Exercise

Hughson, R. L., J. K. Shoemaker, M. E. Tschakovsky, and J. M. Kowalchuk. Dependence muscle ofV˙o 2on blood flow dynamics at the onset of forearm exercise. J. Appl. Physiol. 81(4): 1619–1626, 1996.—The hypothesis that the rate of increase in muscle O2 uptake (V˙o 2 mus) at the onset of exercise is influenced by muscle blood flow was tested during forearm exercise with the arm either above or below heart level to modify perfusion pressure. Ten young men exercised at a power of ∼2.2 W, and five of these subjects also worked at 1.4 W. Blood flow to the forearm was calculated from the product of blood velocity and cross-sectional area obtained with Doppler techniques. Venous blood was sampled from a deep forearm vein to determine O2 extraction. The rate of increase inV˙o 2 musand blood flow was assessed from the mean response time (MRT), which is the time to achieve ∼63% increase from baseline to steady state. In the arm below heart position during the 2.2-W exercise, blood flow andV˙o 2 musboth increased, with a MRT of ∼30 s. With the arm above the heart at this power, the MRTs for blood flow [79.8 ± 15.7 (SE) s] and V˙o 2 mus(50.2 ± 4.0 s) were both significantly slower. Consistent with these findings were the greater increases in venous plasma lactate concentration over resting values in the above heart position (2.8 ± 0.4 mmol/l) than in the below heart position (0.9 ± 0.2 mmol/l). At the lower power, both blood flow andV˙o 2 musalso increased more rapidly with the arm below compared with above the heart. These data support the hypothesis that changes in blood flow at the onset of exercise have a direct effect on oxidative metabolism through alterations in O2transport.

Effect of contraction frequency on leg blood flow during knee extension exercise in humans

2001 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 671-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian D. Hoelting ◽  
Barry W. Scheuermann ◽  
Thomas J. Barstow
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Doppler Ultrasound ◽  
Femoral Artery ◽  
Supine Position ◽  
Muscle Blood Flow ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Knee Extension ◽  
Contraction Frequency ◽  
Knee Extension Exercise ◽  
Exercise In Humans

Previous studies in isolated muscle preparations have shown that muscle blood flow becomes compromised at higher contraction frequencies. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of increases in contraction frequency and muscle tension on mean blood flow (MBF) during voluntary exercise in humans. Nine male subjects [23.6 ± 3.7 (SD) yr] performed incremental knee extension exercise to exhaustion in the supine position at three contraction frequencies [40, 60, and 80 contractions/min (cpm)]. Mean blood velocity of the femoral artery was determined beat by beat using Doppler ultrasound. MBF was calculated by using the diameter of the femoral artery determined at rest using echo Doppler ultrasound. The work rate (WR) achieved at exhaustion was decreased ( P< 0.05) as contraction frequency increased (40 cpm, 16.2 ± 1.4 W; 60 cpm, 14.8 ± 1.4 W; 80 cpm, 13.2 ± 1.3 W). MBF was similar across the contraction frequencies at rest and during the first WR stage but was higher ( P < 0.05) at 40 than 80 cpm at exercise intensities >5 W. MBF was similar among contraction frequencies at exhaustion. In humans performing knee extension exercise in the supine position, muscle contraction frequency and/or muscle tension development may appreciably affect both the MBF and the amplitude of the contraction-to-contraction oscillations in muscle blood flow.

Kinetics of V̇o2 and femoral artery blood flow during heavy-intensity, knee-extension exercise

2005 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 683-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole D. Paterson ◽  
John M. Kowalchuk ◽  
Donald H. Paterson
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Femoral Artery ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Slow Component ◽  
Knee Extension ◽  
Artery Blood Flow ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
Femoral Artery Blood Flow ◽  
Knee Extension Exercise ◽  
Kinetics Of

It has been suggested that, during heavy-intensity exercise, O2 delivery may limit oxygen uptake (V̇o2) kinetics; however, there are limited data regarding the relationship of blood flow and V̇o2 kinetics for heavy-intensity exercise. The purpose was to determine the exercise on-transient time course of femoral artery blood flow (Q̇leg) in relation to V̇o2 during heavy-intensity, single-leg, knee-extension exercise. Five young subjects performed five to eight repeats of heavy-intensity exercise with measures of breath-by-breath pulmonary V̇o2 and Doppler ultrasound femoral artery mean blood velocity and vessel diameter. The phase 2 time frame for V̇o2 and Q̇leg was isolated and fit with a monoexponent to characterize the amplitude and time course of the responses. Amplitude of the phase 3 response was also determined. The phase 2 time constant for V̇o2 of 29.0 s and time constant for Q̇leg of 24.5 s were not different. The change (Δ) in V̇o2 response to the end of phase 2 of 0.317 l/min was accompanied by a ΔQ̇leg of 2.35 l/min, giving a ΔQ̇leg-to-ΔV̇o2 ratio of 7.4. A slow-component V̇o2 of 0.098 l/min was accompanied by a further Q̇leg increase of 0.72 l/min (ΔQ̇leg-to-ΔV̇o2 ratio = 7.3). Thus the time course of Q̇leg was similar to that of muscle V̇o2 (as measured by the phase 2 V̇o2 kinetics), and throughout the on-transient the amplitude of the Q̇leg increase achieved (or exceeded) the Q̇leg-to-V̇o2 ratio steady-state relationship (ratio ∼4.9). Additionally, the V̇o2 slow component was accompanied by a relatively large rise in Q̇leg, with the increased O2 delivery meeting the increased V̇o2. Thus, in heavy-intensity, single-leg, knee-extension exercise, the amplitude and kinetics of blood flow to the exercising limb appear to be closely linked to the V̇o2 kinetics.

Failure of impedance plethysmography to follow exercise-induced changes in limb blood flow

1988 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Hughson
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Supine Position ◽  
Venous Occlusion ◽  
Impedance Plethysmography ◽  
Electrode Position ◽  
Limb Blood Flow ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Leg Exercise ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Induced Changes

1. The blood flow in the forearm and the calf of six healthy volunteers was measured at rest and after exercise by impedance plethysmography using pulsatile (QZp) and venous occlusion (QZocc) methods, and by venous occlusion strain gauge plethysmography (Qsg). 2. At rest, the impedance QZp method gave values slightly higher than those of Qsg. In the forearm, the ratio QZp to Qsg was 1.26 in the supine position and 1.97 in the upright sitting position. For the calf muscle, the ratios were 1.08 in the supine position and 1.23 in the upright position. 3. Immediately after exercise, Qsg increased from resting values of approximately 2–4 ml min−1 100 ml−1 to mean values of 16–25 ml min−1 100 ml−1 in upright and supine arm or leg exercise. In contrast, the QZp values after exercise increased to only 3.1–4.6 ml min−1 100 ml−1. QZocc likewise failed to show increases in flow except in the supine leg exercise, where flow increased to 8.7 ml min−1 100 ml−1. 4. In an additional subject, it was shown that electrode position had no significant effect on the QZp blood flow measurement after exercise. 5. The failure of QZp to accurately follow the change in Qsg with exercise was probably due in part to pulsatile venous outflow. In addition, changes in microvessel packed cell volume and shear rate may influence the observed QZp. It is concluded that impedance plethysmography is not valid for estimation of limb blood flow during reactive hyperaemia after exercise.

Effects of prior heavy-intensity exercise on oxygen uptake and muscle deoxygenation kinetics of a subsequent heavy-intensity cycling and knee-extension exercise

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Margaret Cleland ◽  
Juan Manuel Murias ◽  
John Michael Kowalchuk ◽  
Donald Hugh Paterson
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Response Time ◽  
Slow Component ◽  
Knee Extension ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
Mean Response Time ◽  
Muscle Deoxygenation ◽  
Component Amplitude ◽  
Knee Extension Exercise ◽  
Kinetics Of

This study examined the effects of prior heavy-intensity exercise on the adjustment of pulmonary oxygen uptake (VO2p) and muscle deoxygenation Δ[HHb] during the transition to subsequent heavy-intensity cycling (CE) or knee-extension (KE) exercise. Nine young adults (aged 24 ± 5 years) performed 4 repetitions of repeated bouts of heavy-intensity exercise separated by light-intensity CE and KE, which included 6 min of baseline exercise, a 6-min step of heavy-intensity exercise (H1), 6-min recovery, and a 6-min step of heavy-intensity exercise (H2). Exercise was performed at 50 r·min–1 or contractions per minute per leg. Oxygen uptake (VO2) mean response time was ∼20% faster (p < 0.05) during H2 compared with H1 in both modalities. Phase 2 time constants (τ) were not different between heavy bouts of CE (H1, 29.6 ± 6.5 s; H2, 28.0 ± 4.6 s) or KE exercise (H1, 31.6 ± 6.7 s; H2, 29.8 ± 5.6 s). The VO2 slow component amplitude was lower (p < 0.05) in H2 in both modalities (CE, 0.19 ± 0.06 L·min–1; KE, 0.12 ± 0.07 L·min–1) compared with H1 (CE, 0.29 ± 0.09 L·min–1; KE, 0.18 ± 0.07 L·min–1), with the contribution of the slow component to the total VO2 response reduced (p < 0.05) in H2 during both exercise modes. The effective τHHb was similar between bouts for CE (H1, 18.2 ± 3.0 s; H2, 18.0 ± 3.6 s) and KE exercise (H1, 26.0 ± 7.0 s; H2, 24.0 ± 5.8 s). The ΔHHb slow component was reduced during H2 in both CE and KE (p < 0.05). In conclusion, phase 2 VO2p was unchanged with priming exercise; however, a faster mean response time of VO2p during the heavy-intensity exercise preceded by a priming heavy-intensity exercise was attributed to a smaller slow component and reduced muscle deoxygenation indicative of improved muscle O2 delivery during the second bout of exercise.

Study of blood flow parameters measured in femoral artery after exercise: correlation with maximum oxygen uptake

2000 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1001-1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydie Piquet ◽  
François Dalmay ◽  
Jean Ayoub ◽  
Jean Claude Vandroux ◽  
Robert Menier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Femoral Artery ◽  
Maximum Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Flow Parameters
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