Inorganic nitrate supplementation may improve diastolic function and the O2 cost of exercise in cancer survivors: a pilot study.
Support Care Cancer
; 31(1): 63, 2022 Dec 19.
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ABSTRACT
In non-cancer populations, inorganic dietary nitrate (NO3-) supplementation is associated with enhanced cardiorespiratory function but remains untested in patients with a history of cancer. Therefore, this pilot study sought to determine if oral NO3- supplementation, as a supportive care strategy, increases left ventricular (LV) function and exercise performance in survivors of cancer treated with anticancer therapy while simultaneously evaluating the feasibility of the methods and procedures required for future large-scale randomized trials. Two cohorts of patients with a history of cancer treated with anticancer chemotherapy were recruited. Patients in cohort 1 (n = 7) completed a randomized, double-blind, crossover study with 7 days of NO3- or placebo (PL) supplementation, with echocardiography. Similarly, patients in cohort 2 (n = 6) received a single, acute dose of NO3- supplementation or PL. Pulmonary oxygen uptake (VO2), arterial blood pressure, and stroke volume were assessed during exercise. In cohort 1, NO3- improved LV strain rate in early filling (mean difference (MD) [95% CI] - 0.3 1/s [- 0.6 to 0.06]; P = 0.04) and early mitral septal wall annular velocity (MD [95% CI] 0.1 m/s [- 0.01 to - 0.001]; P = 0.02) compared to placebo. In cohort 2, NO3- decreased the O2 cost of low-intensity steady-state exercise (MD [95% CI] - 0.5 ml/kg/min [- 0.9 to - 0.09]; P = 0.01). Resting and steady-state arterial blood pressure and stroke volume were not different between conditions. No differences between conditions for peak VO2 (MD [95% CI] - 0.7 ml/kg/min [- 3.0 to 1.6]; P = 0.23) were observed. The findings from this pilot study warrant further investigation in larger clinical trials targeting the use of long-term inorganic dietary NO3- supplementation as a possible integrative supportive care strategy in patients following anticancer therapy.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Supervivientes de Cáncer
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Health_economic_evaluation
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Support Care Cancer
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos