Cardiovascular adaptations, fluid shifts, and countermeasures related to space flight
Cardiovascular adaptations, fluid shifts, and countermeasures related to space flight
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DOI:
10.1016/j.resp.2009.07.005
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发表时间:
2009-10-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Richardson, Sara
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作者:
Hargens, Alan R.;Richardson, Sara
Significant progress has been made related to understanding cardiovascular adaptations to microgravity and development of countermeasures to improve crew re-adaptation to gravity. The primary ongoing issues are orthostatic intolerance after flight, reduced exercise capacity, the effect of vascular-smooth muscle loss on other physiologic systems, development of efficient and low-cost countermeasures to counteract these losses, and an understanding of fluid shift mechanisms. Previous animal studies of cardiovascular adaptations offer evidence that prolonged microgravity remodels walls of blood vessels, which in turn, is important for deconditioning of the cardiovascular system and other functions of the body. Over the past 10 years, our studies have documented that treadmill exercise within lower body negative pressure counteracts most physiologic decrements with bed rest in both women and men. Future studies should improve hardware and protocols to protect crew members during prolonged missions. Finally, it is proposed that transcapillary fluid shifts in microgravity may be related to the loss of tissue weight and external compression of blood vessels. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.