Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Camila B. Gardim, Ana Catarine Veiga, Bruno A. Aguilar, Stella V. Philbois, Hugo C. D. Souza
Summary: The combination of pyridostigmine bromide and physical training in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) resulted in significant hemodynamic changes and increased vagal influence on cardiac autonomic balance.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jing Du, Bing Shao, Yanlin Gao, Zaihua Wei, Yu Zhang, Hong Li, Jing Wang, Yunping Shi, Jianting Su, Qingping Liu, Yang Liu, Ping Wang, Chunyan Xie, Chao Wang, Xinbiao Guo, Gang Li
Summary: Exposure to PM2.5, PM10, and SO2 was significantly associated with higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as higher homocysteine levels among adults with hypertension. Air pollutants were also significantly associated with the co-occurrence of hypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia. Furthermore, older individuals, obese participants, those with established CVD or a high CVD risk, and those with a family history of hypertension were more vulnerable to the hypertensive effects of air pollution.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tarja Kunnas, Seppo T. Nikkari
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between a family history of hypertension and blood pressure as well as hypertension. The retrospective examination of a 50-year-old Finnish cohort revealed that the group with a positive family history had higher blood pressure and a faster annual increase in blood pressure compared to the negative family history group. Positive family history was also associated with a higher risk of diagnosed hypertension by the age of 50. However, there was no association between family history and body mass index.
Article
Hematology
Brittany Balint, Sebastien Hergalant, Jean-Michel Camadro, Sebastien Blaise, Laetitia Vanalderwiert, Laurent Lignieres, Rosa-Maria Gueant-Rodriguez, Jean-Louis Gueant
Summary: The study explores the impact of MDD fetal programming on the ascending aorta in aged rats, revealing significant alterations in structure and integrity, especially in elastin breaks which are inversely correlated with blood pressure. These findings contribute to understanding why homocysteine-lowering vitamin B supplementation fails to alleviate vascular complications in adulthood.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Physiology
Daniel W. T. Wundersitz, Bradley J. Wright, Brett A. Gordon, Stephanie Pompei, Carl J. Lavie, Voltaire Nadurata, Kimberly Nolan, Michael I. C. Kingsley
Summary: This study found that only the LF/HF ratio derived during deep sleep was associated with more arrhythmias after high-volume endurance exercise. This finding suggests that monitoring sympathovagal balance during deep sleep may be useful in assessing arrhythmia risk.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Praloy Chakraborty, Sunny S. Po, Andriy Yabluchanskiy, Tarun W. Dasari
Summary: Mitigation of cardiac autonomic dysregulation through neuromodulation technologies is a new therapeutic approach in heart failure treatment. However, there is a need for a biomarker to quantitatively measure sympathovagal balance, the focus of neuromodulation strategies. The current autonomic nervous system assessment parameters do not accurately reflect the balance in the ventricle. Protein kinase A (PKA) is an intracellular enzyme that plays a significant role in the pathophysiology of ventricular remodeling in heart failure. Interestingly, sympathetic and parasympathetic activations have reciprocal effects on PKA activity. This review evaluates the potential concept and feasibility of using in vitro assessment of PKA activity as a marker of sympathovagal balance in heart failure.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Elizabeth C. Prom-Wormley, James S. Clifford, Jessica L. Bourdon, Peter Barr, Courtney Blondino, Kevin M. Ball, Joshua Montgomery, Jonathan K. Davis, Joseph E. Real, Alexis C. Edwards, Dawn L. Thiselton, Gwen Corley Creighton, De'Nisha Wilson, Cynthia Newbille
Summary: This study found that perceived threat mediates the association between family history and engagement with health education. The strong and significant associations between perceived threat and interest in disease testing information or general health education suggest the importance of considering psychological factors in health education programs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
D. Collard, B. E. Westerhof, J. M. Karemaker, W. J. Stok, P. G. Postema, C. T. P. Krediet, L. Vogt, B. J. H. van den Born
Summary: Sympathovagal balance is crucial in hypertension and mortality. We investigated the automated analysis of xBRS and HRV in the HELIUS study and found their relationship with clinical factors. We determined the minimum required recording duration for xBRS, SDNN, and RMSDD. Linear decreases in xBRS, SDNN, and RMSDD were observed until age 50. A significant interaction between xBRS and sex was found, with greater decrease in women. Nonlinear relationships with BP, waist-to-hip ratio, and BMI were observed. Further studies are needed for predictive value assessment.
MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTING
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Chitra Krishnan, Shailender Singh, Mubashir Majid Baba
Summary: The global outbreak of COVID-19 has led to severe health and financial consequences, prompting many organizations to allow employees to work from home. However, working from home may lead to longer workdays and increased work-life conflict, posing risks to mental and physical health. This study aims to determine if academicians in India can achieve a healthy work-family balance and mitigate the negative impacts of workaholism and poor mental health due to the work-from-home system.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Physiology
Diego Candia-Rivera, Kian Norouzi, Thomas Zoega Ramsoy, Gaetano Valenza
Summary: Dynamic information exchange between the central and autonomic nervous systems occurs during emotional and physical arousal. Mental stress induces variability in sympathovagal markers and directional brain-heart interplay, suggesting bidirectional interactions at a brain-heart level.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY, INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
San Ha Kim, Kyoung Ree Lim, Jeong-Hun Seo, Dong Ryeol Ryu, Bong-Ki Lee, Byung-Ryul Cho, Kwang Jin Chun
Summary: Excessive autonomic fluctuation represented by higher heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in hypertensive patients.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Javier Palacios, Chukwuemeka R. Nwokocha, Onder Yumrutas, Miguel Rios, Jorge Escobar, Ali Parlar, Raul Vinet, Luisauris Jaimes, Jose L. Martinez
Summary: This study investigates the effects of continual exposure to light on the cardiac parameters of normotensive female rats. It found that continuous exposure to light for 10 days significantly increased mean arterial pressure and systolic blood pressure, while reducing peripheral resistance and increasing cardiac output. It also affected hormone levels and heart rate variability.
PAKISTAN VETERINARY JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Andrew Flood, Richard J. Keegan
Summary: This review examines the cognitive resilience to psychological stress in military personnel, specifically focusing on the concept of 'tactical athlete'. The review considers the experience of stress in military personnel through the Transactional Theory of stress, reviews models of the effects of stress on cognitive performance, and discusses recent advancements in enhancing cognitive resilience in military personnel. The review also highlights the need for future research to better reflect the subjective experience of stress and its impact on cognitive operations.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Stefano Bastianini, Viviana Lo Martire, Sara Alvente, Chiara Berteotti, Gabriele Matteoli, Laura Rullo, Serena Stamatakos, Alessandro Silvani, Sanzio Candeletti, Patrizia Romualdi, Gary Cohen, Giovanna Zoccoli
Summary: Early-life exposure to nicotine and its metabolite cotinine can lead to long-lasting reprogramming of hippocampal activity and sleep phenotype in adult mice. Nicotine and cotinine exposure resulted in increased wakefulness at the transition between rest and activity period, along with downregulation of hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor expression. These findings suggest that events during early life critical period may modulate adult sleep phenotype.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Physiology
Samia Lasaad, Gilles Crambert
Summary: The consumption of salt and potassium has undergone a complete transformation in modern society, with increased sodium intake and decreased potassium intake. Maintaining normal plasma potassium levels is crucial for the body, especially when potassium intake is low. Chronic reduction in potassium intake is associated with increased blood pressure, which is worsened by a high sodium diet. The renal adaptation to a low potassium diet and the mechanisms of sodium balance play a complex role in maintaining plasma potassium levels in the normal range.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Kenji Ohshige
ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2008)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
K. Yamasue, T. Hayashi, K. Ohshige, O. Tochikubo, T. Souma
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HYPERTENSION
(2008)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
K. Yamasue, T. Hayashi, K. Ohshige, O. Tochikubo, T. Souma
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HYPERTENSION
(2008)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Chihiro Kawakami, Kenji Ohshige, Osamu Tochikubo
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HYPERTENSION
(2008)
Letter
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Tomoyuki Iwasaki, Masato Yoneda, Satsuki Kawasaki, Koji Fujita, Atsushi Nakajima, Yasuo Terauchi
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2008)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kazuo Tarao, Kaoru Miyakawa, Yohei Miyagi, Shinichi Ohkawa, Soichiro Morinaga, Kenji Oshige, Naoto Yamamoto, Makoto Ueno, Satoshi Kobayashi, Ryou Kameda, Setsuo Tamai, Yoshiyasu Nakamura, Yuichi Endo, Yoichi Kameda, Masahiko Okudaira
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Uru Nezu, Seishi Tsunoda, Hideki Yoshimura, Tetsuo Kuwabara, Shoken Tomura, Yukio Seki, Mizuki Kaneshiro, Hiroshi Kamiyama, Yukina Harada, Erina Shigematsu, Kazutaka Aoki, Tadashi Yamakawa, Kenji Ohshige, Yutaka Natsumeda, Yasuo Terauchi
JOURNAL OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND THROMBOSIS
(2010)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kazuaki Uchino, Tomoaki Ishigami, Kenji Ohshige, Teruyasu Sugano, Toshiyuki Ishikawa, Kazuo Kimura, Satohshi Umemura
JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2009)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Kouichi Matsumoto, Kenji Ohshige, Naohiro Fujita, Yukiko Tomita, Shinji Mitsumizo, Mikio Nakashima, Hirotaka Oishi
JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY
(2010)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Akiko Sukegawa, Kenji Ohshige, Suzuko Arai, Kaoru Sakanashi, Masami Usui, Fumiki Hirahara, Etsuko Miyagi
JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH
(2015)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Kaoru Miyakawa, Kazuo Tarao, Kenji Ohshige, Soichiro Morinaga, Shinichi Ohkawa, Naoyuki Okamoto, Akitaka Shibuya, Shigeru Adachi, Yukiko Miura, Shigetoshi Fujiyama, Shiho Miyase, Kimio Tomita
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2009)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Kazuo Tarao, Shinichi Ohkawa, Yohei Miyagi, Soichiro Morinaga, Kenji Ohshige, Naoto Yamamoto, Makoto Ueno, Satoshi Kobayashi, Ryo Kameda, Setsuo Tamai, Yoshiyasu Nakamura, Kaoru Miyakawa, Yoichi Kameda, Masahiko Okudaira
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2013)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Yoshihiro Moriwaki, Kenji Ohshige, Noriyuki Suzuki, Mitsugi Sugiyama
Article
Emergency Medicine
Kenji Ohshige, Chihiro Kawakami, Shunsaku Mizushima, Yoshihiro Moriwaki, Noriyuki Suzuki
BMC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2009)