Erschienen in:
07.11.2019 | Original Article
Acute hypotension attenuates brachial flow-mediated dilation in young healthy men
verfasst von:
Erika Iwamoto, Yutaka Yamada, Masaki Katayose, Rintaro Sakamoto, Toru Neki, Jun Sugawara, Shigehiko Ogoh
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Applied Physiology
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Ausgabe 1/2020
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Abstract
Purpose
This study aimed to test our hypothesis that acute hypotension attenuates brachial flow-mediated dilation (FMD) as an index of endothelial function in healthy humans.
Methods
Twelve healthy men (21.8 ± 1.6 years, body mass index; 22.2 ± 1.6 kg/m2) participated in this study. Brachial FMD was measured in three trials: standardized FMD protocol (control trial), abrupt decrease in blood pressure (BP) via thigh cuff inflation–deflation (hypotension trial) and decrease in shear rate (SR) via a shortened forearm occlusion time (SR reduction trial). Brachial diameter and blood velocity were measured using Duplex ultrasound.
Results
Mean arterial pressure during reactive hyperaemia showed a marked decrease in the hypotension trial (− 23.7 ± 6.0 mmHg), but not in the control and SR reduction trials. SR area under the curve was attenuated in the SR reduction trial (P < 0.001), but not in the control and hypotension trials (P = 0.316). Consequently, FMD was attenuated in the hypotension and SR reduction trials compared with that in the control trial (P = 0.003 and P = 0.043, respectively), and was attenuated to a greater extent in the hypotension trial compared with the SR reduction trial (P = 0.006; control, 6.9 ± 3.5%; hypotension, 3.5 ± 1.7%; SR reduction, 5.0 ± 2.2%). After adjusting FMD using SR, FMD remained attenuated in the hypotension trial (P = 0.014), but not in the SR reduction trial.
Conclusion
Our findings indicate that arterial pressure as well as sympathetic nervous system activation could be an important determinant of FMD. Blunted FMD of peripheral arteries may be a rational response to restore BP and/or prevent further reduction of BP following acute hypotension in healthy humans.