Muscle blood flow responses to dynamic exercise in young obese humans. 2010

Jacqueline K Limberg, and Michael D De Vita, and Gregory M Blain, and William G Schrage
Dept. of Kinesiology, School of Education, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.

Exercise is a common nonpharmacological way to combat obesity; however, no studies have systematically tested whether obese humans exhibit reduced skeletal muscle blood flow during dynamic exercise. We hypothesized that exercise-induced blood flow to skeletal muscle would be lower in young healthy obese subjects (body mass index of >30 kg/m(2)) compared with lean subjects (body mass index of <25 kg/m(2)). We measured blood flow (Doppler Ultrasound of the brachial and femoral arteries), blood pressure (auscultation, Finapress), and heart rate (ECG) during rest and two forms of single-limb, steady-state dynamic exercise: forearm exercise (20 contractions/min at 4, 8, and 12 kg) and leg exercise (40 kicks/min at 7 and 14 W). Forearm exercise increased forearm blood flow (FBF) similarly in both groups (P > 0.05; obese subjects n = 9, lean subjects n = 9). When FBF was normalized for perfusion pressure, forearm vascular conductance was not different between groups at increasing workloads (P > 0.05). Leg exercise increased leg blood flow (LBF) similarly in both groups (P > 0.05; obese subjects n = 10, lean subjects n = 12). When LBF was normalized for perfusion pressure, leg vascular conductance was not different between groups at increasing workloads (P > 0.05). These results were confirmed when relative blood flow was expressed at average relative workloads. In conclusion, our results show that obese subjects exhibited preserved FBF and LBF during dynamic exercise.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007866 Leg The inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE. Legs
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009765 Obesity A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D012039 Regional Blood Flow The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body. Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D001794 Blood Pressure PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS. Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D003627 Data Interpretation, Statistical Application of statistical procedures to analyze specific observed or assumed facts from a particular study. Data Analysis, Statistical,Data Interpretations, Statistical,Interpretation, Statistical Data,Statistical Data Analysis,Statistical Data Interpretation,Analyses, Statistical Data,Analysis, Statistical Data,Data Analyses, Statistical,Interpretations, Statistical Data,Statistical Data Analyses,Statistical Data Interpretations
D004562 Electrocardiography Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the HEART as projected onto various sites on the body's surface, delineated as a scalar function of time. The recording is monitored by a tracing on slow moving chart paper or by observing it on a cardioscope, which is a CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY. 12-Lead ECG,12-Lead EKG,12-Lead Electrocardiography,Cardiography,ECG,EKG,Electrocardiogram,Electrocardiograph,12 Lead ECG,12 Lead EKG,12 Lead Electrocardiography,12-Lead ECGs,12-Lead EKGs,12-Lead Electrocardiographies,Cardiographies,ECG, 12-Lead,EKG, 12-Lead,Electrocardiograms,Electrocardiographies, 12-Lead,Electrocardiographs,Electrocardiography, 12-Lead
D005260 Female Females
D006339 Heart Rate The number of times the HEART VENTRICLES contract per unit of time, usually per minute. Cardiac Rate,Chronotropism, Cardiac,Heart Rate Control,Heartbeat,Pulse Rate,Cardiac Chronotropy,Cardiac Chronotropism,Cardiac Rates,Chronotropy, Cardiac,Control, Heart Rate,Heart Rates,Heartbeats,Pulse Rates,Rate Control, Heart,Rate, Cardiac,Rate, Heart,Rate, Pulse

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