TY - JOUR
T1 - The Influence of 17 Hours of Normobaric Hypoxia on Parallel Adjustments in Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Airway Function in Lowland Healthy Adults
AU - Van Iterson, Erik H.
AU - Snyder, Eric M.
AU - Johnson, Bruce D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
PY - 2017/3
Y1 - 2017/3
N2 - Van Iterson, Erik H., Eric M. Snyder, and Bruce D. Johnson. The influence of 17 hours of normobaric hypoxia on parallel adjustments in exhaled nitric oxide and airway function in lowland healthy adults. High Alt Med Biol. 18:1-10, 2017.-Currently, there is a disparate understanding of the role that normobaric hypoxia plays in affecting nitric oxide (NO) measured in exhaled air (eNO) and airway function in lowland healthy adults. Compared to normobaric normoxia, this study aimed to test the effect of 17 hours of normobaric hypoxia on relationships between eNO and airway function in healthy adults. In a crossover study including 2 separate visits, 26 lowland healthy Caucasian adults performed eNO and pulmonary function tests on visit 1 in normobaric normoxia, while repeating all tests on visit 2 following 17 hours of normobaric hypoxia (12.5% O2). Compared to normobaric normoxia, eNO (29 ± 24 vs. 36 ± 28 ppb), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) (4.1 ± 0.7 vs. 4.3 ± 0.8 L), mean forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% FVC (FEF25-75) (3.9 ± 1.0 vs. 4.2 ± 1.2 L/s), and forced expiratory flow at 75% FVC (FEF75) (2.0 ± 0.7 vs. 2.3 ± 0.8 L/s) increased in normobaric hypoxia, respectively (all p < 0.05). Correlations at normoxia between eNO and FEV1 (r = 0.39 vs. 0.44), FEF25-75 (r = 0.51 vs. 0.51), and FEF75 (r = 0.53 vs. 0.55) persisted as both parameters increased in hypoxia, respectively. For the first time, these data suggest that 17 hours of hypoxic breathing in the absence of low ambient pressure contribute to increased eNO and airway function in lowland healthy adults.
AB - Van Iterson, Erik H., Eric M. Snyder, and Bruce D. Johnson. The influence of 17 hours of normobaric hypoxia on parallel adjustments in exhaled nitric oxide and airway function in lowland healthy adults. High Alt Med Biol. 18:1-10, 2017.-Currently, there is a disparate understanding of the role that normobaric hypoxia plays in affecting nitric oxide (NO) measured in exhaled air (eNO) and airway function in lowland healthy adults. Compared to normobaric normoxia, this study aimed to test the effect of 17 hours of normobaric hypoxia on relationships between eNO and airway function in healthy adults. In a crossover study including 2 separate visits, 26 lowland healthy Caucasian adults performed eNO and pulmonary function tests on visit 1 in normobaric normoxia, while repeating all tests on visit 2 following 17 hours of normobaric hypoxia (12.5% O2). Compared to normobaric normoxia, eNO (29 ± 24 vs. 36 ± 28 ppb), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) (4.1 ± 0.7 vs. 4.3 ± 0.8 L), mean forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% FVC (FEF25-75) (3.9 ± 1.0 vs. 4.2 ± 1.2 L/s), and forced expiratory flow at 75% FVC (FEF75) (2.0 ± 0.7 vs. 2.3 ± 0.8 L/s) increased in normobaric hypoxia, respectively (all p < 0.05). Correlations at normoxia between eNO and FEV1 (r = 0.39 vs. 0.44), FEF25-75 (r = 0.51 vs. 0.51), and FEF75 (r = 0.53 vs. 0.55) persisted as both parameters increased in hypoxia, respectively. For the first time, these data suggest that 17 hours of hypoxic breathing in the absence of low ambient pressure contribute to increased eNO and airway function in lowland healthy adults.
KW - NO hypoxia
KW - NOS hypoxia
KW - altitude hypoxia
KW - ambient pressure hypoxia
KW - hypobaric hypoxia
KW - pulmonary function hypoxia
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U2 - 10.1089/ham.2016.0086
DO - 10.1089/ham.2016.0086
M3 - Article
C2 - 28135110
AN - SCOPUS:85015788378
SN - 1527-0297
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - High Altitude Medicine and Biology
JF - High Altitude Medicine and Biology
IS - 1
ER -