Independent and interactive effects of incremental heat strain, orthostatic stress, and mild hypohydration on cerebral perfusion
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the dose-dependent effects of heat strain and orthostasis [via lower body negative pressure (LBNP)], with and without mild hypohydration, on systemic function and cerebral perfusion. Eleven men (means ± SD: 27 ± 7 y; body mass 77 ± 6 kg), resting supine in a water-perfused suit, underwent progressive passive heating [0.5°C increments in core temperature (T c ; esophageal to +2.0°C)] while euhydrated (EUH) or hypohydrated (HYPO; 1.5–2% body mass deficit). At each thermal state, mean cerebral artery blood velocity (MCAv mean ; transcranial Doppler), partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide ([Formula: see text]), heart rate (HR) and mean arterial blood pressure (MAP; photoplethysmography) were measured continuously during LBNP (0, −15, −30, and −45 mmHg). Four subjects became intolerant before +2.0°C T c , unrelated to hydration status. Without LBNP, decreases in [Formula: see text] accounted fully for reductions in MCAv mean across all T c . With LBNP at heat tolerance (+1.5 or +2.0°C), [Formula: see text] accounted for 69 ± 25% of the change in MCAv mean . The HYPO condition did not affect MCAv mean or any cardiovascular variables during combined LBNP and passive heat stress (all P > 0.13). These findings indicate that hypocapnia accounted fully for the reduction in MCAv mean when passively heat stressed in the absence of LBNP and for two- thirds of the reduction when at heat tolerance combined with LBNP. Furthermore, when elevations in T c are matched, mild hypohydration does not influence cerebrovascular or cardiovascular responses to LBNP, even when stressed by a combination of hyperthermia and LBNP.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.003 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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