Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Andrew M. Luks, Peter H. Hackett
Summary: This article discusses the physiological changes and risks that individuals with medical problems may face when traveling to high altitude, including high-altitude headache, acute mountain sickness, high-altitude pulmonary edema, and high-altitude cerebral edema. It also mentions the pretravel evaluation for common medical conditions that these individuals should undergo.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Physiology
Xi Shao, Xu Dong, Jing Cai, Chi Tang, Kangning Xie, Zedong Yan, Erping Luo, Da Jing
Summary: The oxygen enrichment technique effectively mitigates cardiorespiratory alterations induced by chronic high-altitude hypoxia, by inhibiting red blood cell production, regulating arterial pressure, and suppressing cytokine expression related to fibrosis and pulmonary vasoconstriction.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Christoph Siebenmann, Johanna Roche, Maja Schlittler, Lydia L. Simpson, Mike Stembridge
Summary: Lowlanders staying at high altitude experience changes in plasma and red cell volumes, primarily driven by fluid redistribution and accelerated erythropoietic activity. Native highlanders from the Tibetan and Ethiopian plateaus show a different response, with normal or mildly elevated hemoglobin concentrations. Genetic adaptations and larger plasma volumes have been proposed as explanations for these differences.
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON
(2023)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Rachelle Nuss
Summary: The recommendation for high-risk patients to assess tolerance to high-altitude exposure by traveling to a ski-resort in Colorado may not be suitable for individuals with sickle cell disease, as it could lead to complications. The table provided in the article suggests that individuals with sickle cell disease should be exempt from this recommendation.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Jay F. Storz, Zachary A. Cheviron
Summary: Population genomic studies on high-altitude adaptation have generated hypotheses about genes and pathways, but experimental tests are needed to identify causal mechanisms. Moving from candidate genes to phenotypic targets is challenging, as genotype-phenotype associations may reflect secondary consequences of changes in other traits linked via homeostatic regulation. Recent research on high-altitude models has revealed plastic and evolved changes in respiratory, cardiovascular, and metabolic traits affecting aerobic performance capacity in hypoxia.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANIMAL BIOSCIENCES, VOL 9, 2021
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jay F. Storz
Summary: Population genomic analyses have identified candidate genes for hypoxia adaptation in high-altitude humans and other vertebrates, with subsequent studies revealing associations between genotypes and hypoxia-responsive phenotypes. However, deciphering causal mechanisms is complicated by potential second-order consequences of selection-mediated changes in other traits, and manipulative experiments are critical for identifying causal relationships underlying genotype-phenotype associations.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yi Lei, Liandong Yang, Yu Zhou, Cheng Wang, Wenqi Lv, Lin Li, Shunping He
Summary: Research on the genetic basis of hypoxic adaptation in high-altitude environments is active in evolutionary biology. The study investigated Hb concentration in fish at different altitudes, finding species-specific Hb concentration with a non-positive correlation with altitude. The discovery of positively selected Hb genes in schizothoracinae fishes indicates potential functional divergence in Hb isoforms.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kelsey Jorgensen, Daisheng Song, Julien Weinstein, Obed A. Garcia, Laurel N. Pearson, Maria Inclan, Maria Rivera-Chira, Fabiola Leon-Velarde, Melisa Kiyamu, Tom D. Brutsaert, Abigail W. Bigham, Frank S. Lee
Summary: For over 10,000 years, Andeans have been living at high altitudes where the limited oxygen poses a challenge to human survival. Recent studies have discovered evidence of positive selection acting on the HIF2A locus in Andeans, which is associated with the hypoxia-inducible factor pathway. However, the specific mechanism by which this allele leads to altitude adaptation remains unknown. By analyzing the genomes of 46 Peruvian Andeans, researchers confirmed the presence of positive selection on HIF2A and identified a unique variation pattern surrounding the Andean-specific single nucleotide variant (SNV) rs570553380. This variant is associated with increased nitric oxide biosynthesis, as shown in a Peruvian Andean population living at high altitude.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Biophysics
Jing Cai, Junyong Ruan, Xi Shao, Yuanjun Ding, Kangning Xie, Chi Tang, Zedong Yan, Erping Luo, Da Jing
Summary: The study demonstrates that oxygen enrichment can mitigate cognitive impairments induced by high-altitude hypoxia, improve hippocampal morphology and molecular expression, suggesting it as a promising alternative treatment for neurodegeneration in individuals ascending to high altitude.
HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yanfeng Liu, Lei Huang, Cong Song, Dengjia Wang, Baimu Suolang, Guannan Duan
Summary: The study conducted cognitive ability experiments on the Tibetan Plateau, revealing that stay length and original altitude impact cognitive abilities, with memory abilities most affected by oxygen concentration. Suitable indoor oxygen concentrations were proposed based on human comprehensive oxygen demand in plateau regions.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Robert T. Mallet, Johannes Burtscher, Vincent Pialoux, Qadar Pasha, Yasmin Ahmad, Gregoire P. Millet, Martin Burtscher
Summary: High-altitude illnesses result from acute exposure to high altitude/hypoxia. Understanding molecular mechanisms is essential for optimizing hypoxic acclimatization for efficient prophylaxis and treatment of these illnesses.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Qianqian Ma, Jiaojiao Ma, Jinxiu Cui, Chenxu Zhang, Yuanzhe Li, Juan Liu, Kangning Xie, Erping Luo, Chi Tang, Mingming Zhai
Summary: Acute high-altitude hypoxia can cause intestinal damage and changes in gut microbiota. Oxygen enrichment can protect against intestinal damage caused by acute altitude hypoxia and restore the normal structure and microbiota of the gut.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Physiology
Austin J. White, Lindsey M. Boulet, Brooke M. Shafer, Tyler D. Vermeulen, Taylor L. Atwater, Mike Stembridge, Philip N. Ainslie, Richard J. A. Wilson, Trevor A. Day, Glen E. Foster
Summary: Coronary vasoconstriction with metaboreflex activation is greatest following acute ascent to high altitude and restored to low-altitude levels following 8-9 days of acclimatization.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Physiology
Kathy Pham, Keval Parikh, Erica C. Heinrich
Summary: The article discusses the key regulators of transcriptional response to hypoxia and inflammation, as well as their evolutionary conservation and significant crosstalk. Inflammation can induce activity of hypoxia pathway genes, while hypoxia may modulate inflammatory signaling, showing mutual influence. The physiological consequences of maladaptive hypoxia-induced inflammation are not well established.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Neal J. Dawson, Graham R. Scott
Summary: This study found that functional changes in subsarcolemmal mitochondria contribute to the improvement of aerobic performance in hypoxia in high-altitude deer mice. This suggests that physiological variation in specific mitochondrial fractions can help overcome the metabolic challenges of life at high altitude.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Wei Guo, Guanghao Shen, Kangning Xie, Xiaoming Wu, Chi Tang, Juan Liu, Min Jia, Da Jing, Tao Lei, Erping Luo
IET SIGNAL PROCESSING
(2015)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Feijiang Li, Tao Lei, Kangning Xie, Xiaoming Wu, Chi Tang, Maogang Jiang, Juan Liu, Erping Luo, Guanghao Shen
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ONLINE
(2016)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Tao Lei, Zhuowen Liang, Feijiang Li, Chi Tang, Kangning Xie, Pan Wang, Xu Dong, Shuai Shan, Maogang Jiang, Qiaoling Xu, Erping Luo, Guanghao Shen
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Da Jing, Jing Cai, Yan Wu, Guanghao Shen, Feijiang Li, Qiaoling Xu, Kangning Xie, Chi Tang, Juan Liu, Wei Guo, Xiaoming Wu, Maogang Jiang, Erping Luo
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
(2014)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Da Jing, Jing Cai, Yan Wu, Guanghao Shen, Mingming Zhai, Shichao Tong, Qiaoling Xu, Kangning Xie, Xiaoming Wu, Chi Tang, Xinmin Xu, Juan Liu, Wei Guo, Maogang Jiang, Erping Luo
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Da Jing, Mingming Zhai, Shichao Tong, Fei Xu, Jing Cai, Guanghao Shen, Yan Wu, Xiaokang Li, Kangning Xie, Juan Liu, Qiaoling Xu, Erping Luo
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2016)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tao Lei, Feijiang Li, Zhuowen Liang, Chi Tang, Kangning Xie, Pan Wang, Xu Dong, Shuai Shan, Juan Liu, Qiaoling Xu, Erping Luo, Guanghao Shen
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2017)
Article
Orthopedics
Xiyu Liu, Chi Tang, Xuhui Zhang, Jing Cai, Zedong Yan, Kangning Xie, Zhiping Yang, Jing Wang, X. Edward Guo, Erping Luo, Da Jing
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xiyu Liu, Wei Li, Jing Cai, Zedong Yan, Xi Shao, Kangning Xie, X. Edward Guo, Erping Luo, Da Jing
Article
Physiology
Xi Shao, Xu Dong, Jing Cai, Chi Tang, Kangning Xie, Zedong Yan, Erping Luo, Da Jing
Summary: The oxygen enrichment technique effectively mitigates cardiorespiratory alterations induced by chronic high-altitude hypoxia, by inhibiting red blood cell production, regulating arterial pressure, and suppressing cytokine expression related to fibrosis and pulmonary vasoconstriction.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Chenxu Zhang, Mingming Zhai, Juan Liu, Yuanzhe Li, Kangning Xie, Wei Guo, Yanfei Hu, Erping Luo, Chi Tang
Summary: The combination of pressure swing adsorption (PSA) with molecular sieves, especially Li low silica X (Li-LSX) zeolite, is widely used in O-2 generator instruments in plateau environments. Research on the adsorption and separation properties of N-2 and O-2 on zeolites in plateau environments is still limited. GCMC simulations showed that Ag-LSX has the highest diffusion selectivity and the most stable diffusion coefficient among the three LSX zeolites, suggesting potential for N-2/O-2 separation in plateau applications through tailored LSX zeolites with different cations.
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANORGANISCHE UND ALLGEMEINE CHEMIE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chenxu Zhang, Mingming Zhai, Kangning Xie, Yingchao Wang, Xiuyuan Li, Juan Liu, Yuanzhe Li, Yanfei Hu, Erping Luo, Chi Tang
Summary: MOFs are promising crystalline materials for adsorption and separation, but their H2O stability and variation of adsorption selectivity in humid environments hinder their application. This study synthesized modified MOFs using hydro-thermal synthesis and tested their adsorption capacities and selectivity for water, methanol, and ethanol. The results showed that increasing the adsorption force on methanol improved the adsorption selectivity ratio of methanol/ethanol.
ARABIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Biophysics
Jing Cai, Junyong Ruan, Xi Shao, Yuanjun Ding, Kangning Xie, Chi Tang, Zedong Yan, Erping Luo, Da Jing
Summary: The study demonstrates that oxygen enrichment can mitigate cognitive impairments induced by high-altitude hypoxia, improve hippocampal morphology and molecular expression, suggesting it as a promising alternative treatment for neurodegeneration in individuals ascending to high altitude.
HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Yan Li, Juan Liu, Chi Tang, Wei Han, Shengyi Zhou, Siqi Yang, Long He, Da Jing, Erping Luo, Kangning Xie
Summary: Research has found that multi-scale entropy curves of sleep and wakefulness EEG signals intersect, with the origin of this phenomenon remaining unexplored. Simulation results show that the crossover phenomenon is prevalent in the MSE analysis, with the crossover point moving towards larger scale factors with increasing sampling rate. Real-world EEG results indicate a higher MSE curve for wakefulness compared to sleep, showing no interception.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Wei Han, Zunjing Zhang, Chi Tang, Yili Yan, Erping Luo, Kangning Xie