Expiratory flow limitation under moderate hypobaric hypoxia does not influence ventilatory responses during incremental running in endurance runners
Expiratory flow limitation under moderate hypobaric hypoxia does not influence ventilatory responses during incremental running in endurance runners
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DOI:
10.14814/phy2.13996
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发表时间:
2019-02-01
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2.5
通讯作者:
Nishiyasu, Takeshi
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Cao, Yinhang;Ichikawa, Yuhei;Nishiyasu, Takeshi
We tested whether expiratory flow limitation (EFL) occurs in endurance athletes in a moderately hypobaric hypoxic environment equivalent to 2500 m above sea level and, if so, whether EFL inhibits peak ventilation (VEpeak), thereby exacerbating the hypoxia-induced reduction in peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak). Seventeen young male endurance runners performed incremental exhaustive running on separate days under hypobaric hypoxic (560 mmHg) and normobaric normoxic (760 mmHg) conditions. Oxygen uptake (VO2), minute ventilation (VE), arterial O-2 saturation (SpO(2)), and operating lung volume were measured throughout the incremental exercise. Among the runners tested, 35% exhibited EFL (EFL group, n = 6) in the hypobaric hypoxic condition, whereas the rest did not (Non-EFL group, n = 11). There were no differences between the EFL and Non-EFL groups for VEpeak and VO2peak under either condition. Percent changes in VEpeak (4 +/- 4 vs. 2 +/- 4%) and VO2peak (-18 +/- 6 vs. -16 +/- 6%) from normobaric normoxia to hypobaric hypoxia also did not differ between the EFL and Non-EFL groups (all P > 0.05). No differences in maximal running velocity, SpO(2), or operating lung volume were detected between the two groups under either condition. These results suggest that under the moderate hypobaric hypoxia (2500 m above sea level) frequently used for high-attitude training, similar to 35% of endurance athletes may exhibit EFL, but their ventilatory and metabolic responses during maximal exercise are similar to those who do not exhibit EFL.