Time-efficient, high-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training increases cerebrovascular reactivity in midlife and older adults.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
; 325(5): H1059-H1068, 2023 11 01.
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ABSTRACT
Aging is associated with increased risk for cognitive decline and dementia due in part to increases in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cerebrovascular dysfunction. High-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) is a time-efficient, intensive respiratory training protocol (30 resisted inspirations/day) that lowers SBP and improves peripheral vascular function in midlife/older adults with above-normal SBP. However, whether, and by what mechanisms, IMST can improve cerebrovascular function is unknown. We hypothesized that IMST would increase cerebrovascular reactivity to hypercapnia (CVR to CO2), which would coincide with changes to the plasma milieu that improve brain endothelial cell function and enhance cognitive performance (NIH Toolbox). We conducted a 6-wk double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial investigating high-resistance IMST [75% maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax); 6×/wk; 4 females, 5 males] vs. low-resistance sham training (15% PImax; 6×/wk; 2 females, 5 males) in midlife/older adults (age 50-79 yr) with initial above-normal SBP. Human brain endothelial cells (HBECs) were exposed to participant plasma and assessed for acetylcholine-stimulated nitric oxide (NO) production. CVR to CO2 increased after high-resistance IMST (pre 1.38 ± 0.66 cm/s/mmHg; post 2.31 ± 1.02 cm/s/mmHg, P = 0.020). Acetylcholine-stimulated NO production increased in HBECs exposed to plasma from after vs. before the IMST intervention [pre 1.49 ± 0.33; post 1.73 ± 0.35 arbitrary units (AU); P < 0.001]. Episodic memory increased modestly after the IMST intervention (pre 95 ± 13; post 103 ± 17 AU; P = 0.045). Cerebrovascular and cognitive function were unchanged in the sham control group. High-resistance IMST may be a promising strategy to improve cerebrovascular and cognitive function in midlife/older adults with above-normal SBP, a population at risk for future cognitive decline and dementia.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Midlife/older adults with above-normal blood pressure are at increased risk of developing cognitive decline and dementia. Our findings suggest that high-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST), a novel, time-efficient (5-10 min/day) form of physical training, may increase cerebrovascular reactivity to CO2 and episodic memory in midlife/older adults with initial above-normal blood pressure.
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Assunto principal:
Demência
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Treinamento Resistido
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
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FISIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos