60 d头低位卧床实验间中药对心血管控制的影响
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作者:刘杰昕 李勇枝 Bart Verheyden 刘向昕 陈章煌 陈善广 谢琼 André E Aubert. 作者单位:航天医学与医学工程,2009,22(6):391~398
【关键词】 头低位卧床实验 心血管变异性 自主神经系统 中草药 Cardiovascular Control during 60 d Headdown Bed Rest: Chinese Herbal Medicine as a Countermeasure LIU Jiexin,LI Yongzhi, Bart Verheyden,LIU Xiangxin,CHEN Zhanghuang,CHEN Shanguang,XIE Qiong, André E Aubert (1.Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, K. U. Leuven, Belgium;2.China Astronaut Training and Research Center, Beijing, PR of China) Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of CHM (Tai Kong Yang Xin Prescription) during 60 d headdown bed rest(HDBR), on cardiovascular autonomic control and arterial baroreflex function. Methods Fourteen male healthy volunteers were randomly allocated to control group (n=7) and CHM group (n=7). Cardiovascular variability and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) were assessed before, during and after HDBR. Results In all subjects, there was a progressive rise in heart rate, which remained higher until 12 d of recovery. Mean arterial pressure gradually increased until day 56 of HDBR and then returned to baseline after 12 d of recovery. BRS and respiratory sinus arrhythmia decreased during HDBR and remained suppressed until 12 d of recovery. Lowfrequency power of systolic arterial pressure increased during HDBR and remained elevated during the recovery. These responses were not different between control and CHM groups. Although the optimal time delays (Tau) of BRS showed a shift towards higher values after 56 d of HDBR in both groups, there seems to be a partial recovery after 12 d of recovery in the CHM group only. Conclusion As used in this setup, CHM have shown an effect on the Tau, in faster recovery toward prebed rest values. Key words: headdown bed rest, cardiovascular variability, autonomic nervous system, Chinese herbal medicine During spaceflight, the lack of gravitational stress is associated with adaptation in cardiovascular structure and neurohumoral control circuits[16]. Due to many limitations related to real human spaceflight(high cost, limited access, small number of subjects, limited crew time...), as an alternative,Corresponding author:LIU Jiexin liu.jiexin@med.kuleuven.beheaddown bed rest (HDBR) is often applied to investigate physiological adaptations to microgravity. Traditional Chinese medicine has been developed based on theories formulated through millennia of observation and practical experience[21]. It considers the processes of human body are interrelated, in balance (Yin and Yang) and in constant interaction with the environment. From this point of view diseases are due to an imbalance. One of the most important treatments of Traditional Chinese Medicine is the application of Chinese herbs which will be coined Chinese herbal medicine (CHM). As a form of noninvasive therapeutic intervention, herbal medicines may contain some biochemical agents, and might avoid the toxicity of some chemically composed drugs. Cardiovascular Control during 60 d HDBR: Chinese Medicine as a Countermeasuren= 7) and Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) group (n= 7). Subjects in the control group were given a placebo, consisting of amylum, saccharine and pigment, during HDBR; while subjects in the CHM group were given CHM (Tai Kong Yang Xin Prescription) during HDBR. All subjects spent 90 d in the Bed Rest Study Lab in China Astronaut Training and Research Center (CATRC): 15 d pretest period, 60 d -6° headdown bed rest period and 15 d recovery period. All subjects were in excellent health, without any history of chronic or recent acute illness. None of them participated in regular athletics. Dietary intake was: 2 600~2 800 kcal/d of which 90~100 g/d protein, 85~95 g/d fat and 390~430 g/d carbohydrate. Medication, smoking, alcohol and caffeinecontaining drinks were not allowed during the whole study. Each subject was thoroughly briefed on the experimental procedures prior to giving written consent. The protocol was approved by the Medical Committee of CATRC. Study protocol Data collection was performed before (day10), during (day 2, 7, 21, 41, 56) and after (day R+6, R+12) bed rest. Recording took place in the morning before 12:00 in a temperaturecontrolled room at 24 ℃. The protocol started with the subjects resting quietly in the supine position with comfortable uncontrolled respiration for 10 min baseline recording. Then, they were instructed to pace their breathing to an audio stimulus. Controlled breathing was held for 3 min, and was performed in succession in which respiratory sequences were evenly spaced in time at a preset rate of 12 breaths/min or 0.2 Hz. On the first day of bed rest, after showering and breakfast, the subjects moved from standing upright to head down position. During the bed rest the subjects were allowed once a day to use the bathroom for defecation only (about 5 min). During their free time subjects could watch TV, listen to music or read books or newspapers. Tai Kong Yang Xin Prescription, a Chinese herb formulae composed with about 10 Chinese herbs was used in this study as a countermeasure. The main parts of Tai Kong Yang Xin Prescription are Radix Ginseng (containing saponins),C.A. May and Angelica Sinensis (Oliv.) Diels. It was provided as pills of 6 g and given 3 times a day orally. The formula prescription (patent pending) was developed and provided by CARTC for astronaut use and microgravity simulation study. Data acquisition and analysis Noninvasive beattobeat blood pressure was measured with an infrared finger photoplethysmograph (Finometer Blood Pressure Monitor, TNOTPD Biomedical Instrumentation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands), using a brachial return to flowcalibration in the supine position before each measurement. The measured signal was analog to digital converted at 200 Hz, and stored on a harddisk for offline analysis. Systolic and diastolic arterial pressures were derived from the arterial pressure waveform. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was the true integral of the arterial pressure wave over one beat divided by the corresponding beat interval. Statistical analysis Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 13.0 for Windows (Scientific Packages for Social Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA). Data are given as x±s, unless stated otherwise. Spectral data were logarithmically transformed to approximate normal distributions. Hemodynamic measurements, spectral and baroreflex indices were analyzed across conditions using multivariate repeatedmeasures ANOVA with the experimental sessions (before, during and after bedrest) as within subject factor and experimental conditions (control group vs. CHM group) as between subject factor. The interaction term in the model was used to assess significant differences between groups across experimental conditions. Simple contrast analysis was conducted in case of significant betweengroup interactions to evaluate changes within both groups at each time point as compared to baseline. Possible differences in Tau (optimal time delay of BRS) between conditions were assessed using Chisquare test. P< 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Exact pvalues below 0.10 are given; otherwise p values are indicated as not significant (NS). All subjects completed the whole study. Baseline characteristics in the two groups are shown in Table 1. No significant differences were observed between groups for age, weight, height and BMI, as well as for the hemodynamic, spectral and baroreflex data. Evolution of body weight throughout the HDBR study for the two groups is shown in Table 2. No change over time was observed in both groups. Water intake and urine output data during HDBR are shown in Table 3. In contrast to water intake, which did not change systematically over time, a significant increase in urine output was observed from day 30~45 of HDBR in both experimental groups. Circulatory control during and after HDBR Fig. 1 shows the changes in circulatory control before, during and after HDBR in the control and CHM groups separately. None of the circulatory patterns differed significantly between groups (no significant interaction effects) and no significant betweengroup differences were observed at any timepoint. On average in all subjects of both groups, there was a progressive rise in HR until day 56 of HDBR (from 71±12 beats/min before HDBR to 78±6 beats/min at day 56, P=0.050). HR remained significantly higher until day 12 of recovery. Respiration frequency decreased during HDBR (from 16±3 min-1 before HDBR to 14±2 min-1 at day 56, P=0.008) and returned to baseline during the recovery. MAP increased gradually until day 56 of HDBR (from 80±5 mmHg before HDBR to 91±8 mmHg at day 56, P<0.001) and then returned to baseline after 12 d of recovery. Both BRS and RSA decreased during HDBR (BRS: from 16.3±11.2 ms/mmHg before HDBR to 9.3±2.9 ms/mmHg at day 56,P=0.021; RSA: from 345±423 ms2 before HDBR to 181±162 ms2,P=0.065) and remained suppressed until 12 d of recovery. The num ber of significant baroreflex estimates per minute decreased from the 2nd day of HDBR (from 11.7±4.3 min-1 before HDBR to 9.0±2.4 min-1 at day 2,P=0.014) and then gradually recovered to baseline after 56 d of HDBR. Lowfrequency power of RESP (respiration frequency), RSA (respiratory sinus arrhythmia) and LF power of BPV in the two groups (right panel);PRE: before bed rest; HDBR: during bed rest; POST: after bed rest; Before bed rest = 10 day before bed rest; D 2 = the 2nd day of bed rest; D 7 = the 7th day of bed rest; D 21 = the 21st day of bed rest; D 41 = the 41st of the bed rest; D 56 = the 56th day of bed rest; R+6 = the 6th day during recovery and R+12 = the 12th during recovery;*P< 0.05,as compared to before bed rest; +P< 0.1,as compared to before bed rest SAP increased during HDBR (from 5.1±3.7 ms2 before HDBR to 10.5±5.1 ms2 at day 2, P=0.007) and then tended to be higher until day 56.Also during recovery, the low frequency power of SAP remained higher as compared to baseline (11.5±7.6 ms2 at day 6 of recovery, P=0.012 compared to baseline). Table 1 Baseline characteristics in the two groups(略)Table 2 Changes in body weight during HDBR(略)Table 3 Changes of water intake and urine output during HDBR(略) Discussion The purpose of this HDBR study was to assess the effect of CHM on cardiovascular and respiratory control during a longduration microgravity simulation of 60 d HDBR. The main finding of our study suggested that the influence of CHM as a countermeasure seemed to be limited. A novel technique was used to determine BRS allowing the assessment of three complementary aspects of arterial baroreflex function: 1) BRS, which provided qualitative information; 2) number of BRS estimates, which provided quantitative information and 3) Tau, which provided temporal information on cardiac baroreflex control. An influence was shown on the distribution of temporal information of optimal time delay with aFig. 2 Distribution of optimal time delay Tau (s) of each baroreflex estimation before bed rest, at the end of bed rest and at the 12th day during recovery Control = control group; CHM = Chinese herbal medicine group faster return to prebed rest values in the CHM group. The mean energy intake was in line with previous HDBR studies as for example Kamiya et al[26]. To the contrary as was often seen in astronauts who lost weight during space flight, the weight of all subjects did not change. In HDBR studies, most likely a transition from muscle mass to body fat occurred, that could also store more liquid resulting in a redistribution of cellular and extracellular liquids[11, 15]. The mechanism of increased urine output after 30 d of HDBR remained to be explained. A possibility included the HenryGauer reflex accounting for the thoracic fluid shift elicited by HDBR[27]. The compensatory loss of intravascular water and sodium through a series of neural, humoral and direct hydraulic mechanisms might also explain our finding of a shift toward lower vagal modulation and a higher sympathetic dominance in cardiovascular control by the end of HDBR (increase in HR, MAP, LF power of SAP, Tau and decrease in BRS and RSA). As a noninvasive approach, the processes of the human body to be interrelated and in balance (Yin and Yang), as well as in constant interaction with the environment were considered with Traditional Chinese Medicine. The optimum health resulted from living harmoniously, which could be translated into Western Medicine as a homeostatic balance and optimal food intake; and a holistic (systemic) approach considering the body as an interconnected system was used. From this point of view, CHM claimed the diminished orthostatic tolerance after spaceflight was due to the extra consume of “Qi”, the imbalance between “Qi” and “blood”, and the damage of the “heart” and “kidney”. Mi et al reported that after 28 d of tail suspension, Tai Kong Yang Xin Prescription increased left ventricular diastolic diameter (LVDD), left ventricular diastolic volume (LVDV) and SV in rats, and suggested Tai Kong Yang Xin Prescription might protect heart pump function in rats after simulated microgravity[11, 22, 27]. But unfortunately, the results of our study did not fully support that CHM could be helpful in protecting the cardiovascular control system from deconditioning during prolonged HDBR by maintaining stroke volume, because no significant differences were observed between the two groups either in the hemodynamic parameters or in the autonomic control during HDBR, except for the optimal time delay (Tau). Accurate absolute values of stroke volume and cardiac output might be examined with echocardiogram to be needed as references in a future study. Effects of CHM on tau distribution In our findings, it was suggested that the influence of CHM in the setting of bed rest deconditioning was limited to a partial recovery of the distribution in cardiac baroreflex optimal time delay toward lower values after 12 d of recovery. The exact mechanism underlying this partial recovery remained lack. Following speculations might hold. Firstly, dynamic baroreflex control of HR acted through the “fast” (vagal) pathways and “slow” (sympathetic) pathways. A zero s time delay could be expected for vagal control of heart rate, while increasing time lags resulted from combined effects of vagal and sympathetic influences on baroreflex regulation of cardiac cycle length[28]. Hence, the increase in tau at day 56 of HDBR could be interpreted as a shift toward more sympathetic influence on cardiac modulation, also supported by other findings, i.e. higher HR, higher MAP, higher LF power of SAP, lower BRS and lower RSA. Alternatively, the faster recovery in tau after 12 d might be an indication of a faster recovery in sympathovagal balance. This however was not supported by other neural indices of cardiovascular regulation, rendering the tau distribution a more sensitive index of sympthovagal RRI modulation. An alternative explanation for the larger Tau values at day 56 of HDBR might be an increased time interval for processing afferent baroreceptor signals within the central nervous system. In this respect, Gulli et al[29] documented an increased baroreflex lag in syncopal patients with poor orthostatic tolerance. The reduction in RRItoSAP lag might then lead to instability and inadequate blood pressure control. In our study, Tau was observed to be partially recovered in the CHM group only (not in the control group) after 12 d recovery. Thus, Chinese herbal medicine might play a certain role in the response time of the central nervous system during recovery from HDBR deconditioning. However this remained to be confirmed by further studies, adapting the formula and dosage. Comparison to spaceflight No doubt, HDBR has proven its usefulness as a simulation model in the past 20 years, not only for the physiological study on the ground, but also for developing countermeasures to be used during spaceflight[15]. In agreement with previous studies[9, 1314, 3031], our study shows a reduced BRS during and after HDBR. These results after HDBR were in line with a decreased BRS after real spaceflight[3234]. However, the gradual decrease in BRS during HDBR was in sharp contrast to recent reports of a preserved[35] of even increased[36] BRS in space. Therefore, a similar decrease in BRS after HDBR and spaceflight may be due to different mechanisms: immobilization with inactivity in HDBR and lack of gravity stimulation with inactivity in space missions. In both conditions, inactivity appeared to play a substantial role. Indeed, the present finding of a lower breathing frequency during HDBR corresponded to previous findings of a slower respiration rate in astronauts in space[3739], which could be ascribed to a reduction in metabolic rate. Besides, HR and MAP were reported to be well maintained during prolonged exposure to microgravity in space[3940], while current HDBR findings demonstrated a progressive increase in both HR and MAP. A reasonable interpretation of these differences could be that, as a groundbased simulation model, HDBR does not eliminate the influence of gravity. Contrary to our finding of a gradual increase in MAP during HDBR as well in the control group as in the CHM group, Kamyia et al[41] found no change in MAP after 60 d of HDBR. Although no definitive explanation could be given for this different behavior in MAP at this time, in light of the observed increase in sympathetic dominance in both studies, an increase in MAP also appeared logical. Conclusion From our study, it is found a shift toward lower vagal modulation and higher sympathetic dominance in cardiovascular neural control by the end of HDBR. Tai Kong Yang Xin Prescription, as used in this setup, has some effects on the distribution of optimal time delay in faster recovery to prebed rest values. We thank the subjects who participated to this bed rest study. Special acknowledgement must also be made to the efforts of the China Astronaut Training and Research Center in supporting this study. 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