Endurance Exercise Training Increases Peripheral Vascular Response in Human Fingers

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The purpose of this study was to clarify whether peripheral vascular response to alteration of transmural pressure is changed by endurance exercise training. The healthy male subjects (training group; n=6) performed endurance exercise training that consisted of cycle ergometer exercise 5 d·week<SUP>-1</SUP> and 30 min·d<SUP>-1</SUP> for a period of 8 weeks. Changes in the peripheral vascular response to alteration of transmural pressure in the human finger were measured by a differential digital photoplethysmogram (ΔDPG) and blood pressure during passive movement of the arm to different vertical hand positions relative to heart level. Following 8 weeks of endurance training, percent changes in ΔDPG from heart level in the training group increased significantly (mean±SD, −48.1±7.3 to −58.7±9.3% at the lowered position, 46.1±13.4 to 84.6±8.8% at the elevated position, p<0.05). Similarly, the arterial compliance index, which was calculated from ΔDPG-P wave amplitude and arterial pulse pressure, also significantly changed in the training group over the 8 weeks (5.6±1.3 to 2.7±1.6 mV·V<SUP>-1</SUP>·s<SUP>-1</SUP>·mmHg<SUP>-1</SUP> at the lowered position, 30.0±12.4 to 54.5±18.9 mV·V<SUP>-1</SUP>·s<SUP>-1</SUP>·mmHg<SUP>-1</SUP> at the elevated position). Maximal oxygen uptake (VO<SUB>2</SUB> <SUB>max</SUB>) was significantly increased in the training group. On the other hand, the control group (n=6) showed no significant changes in all parameters for 8 weeks. Therefore these results suggest that endurance exercise training induces an increase in peripheral vascular response to alteration of transmural pressure in the human finger.

Journal

  • The Japanese Journal of Physiology

    The Japanese Journal of Physiology 48(5), 365-371, 1998-10

    THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

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  • NII Article ID (NAID)
    10008305411
  • NII NACSIS-CAT ID (NCID)
    AA00691224
  • Text Lang
    ENG
  • Article Type
    Journal Article
  • ISSN
    0021521X
  • NDL Article ID
    4615129
  • NDL Source Classification
    ZS8(科学技術--医学--解剖学・生理学・生化学)
  • NDL Call No.
    Z53-D40
  • DOI
    10.2170/jjphysiol.48.365
  • Data Source
    CJP  CJPref  NDL  J-STAGE 
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