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PubMed1986

Energy metabolism and substrate utilization in low birth weight neonates under radiant warmers.

We evaluated the metabolic response to the thermal demands of an open radiant warmer device, as distinct from convection incubator, in 13 healthy premature infants (1.395 +/- 169 g, 28 +/- 12 days of age, mean +/- SD). Metabolic rate was 10% higher for infants under the radiant warmer than in the incubator (2.60 +/- 0.4 v 2.36 +/- 0.3 kcal/kg/h; P less than .05). The radiant warmer also induced a small (4%), but significant, increase in nonprotein respiratory quotient (0.94 +/- 0.1 v 0.90 +/- 0.1; P less than .05) and a 13% increase in carbon dioxide production (8.26 +/- 1.1 v 7.31 +/- 1.1 mL/kg/min; P less than .05). Subcutaneous fat accumulation (estimated from 60-second skin-fold thickness measurements) was greater under the radiant warmer than in the incubator (0.08 +/- 0.05 v 0.04 +/- 0.04 mm/d; P less than .05). Under the warmer, the infant's mean skin temperatures and core temperatures were normal and similar to those found in the incubator, but the foot temperature was on average 0.6 degrees C cooler. The average rate of weight gain (18 g/kg/d) was the same in the radiant environment. The pattern of the elevated metabolic rate, shift of respiratory quotient coupled with the accumulation of subcutaneous fat, and cool extremities of infants under the radiant warmer may represent a physiologic adaptive response to thermal stress. However, the reasons for the elevated metabolic rate are unclear, because activation of the sympathetic nervous system with the release of catecholamines is not apparently involved.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Calorimetry↗
PubMed1997

Tissue oxygenation and routine nursing procedures in critically ill patients.

Maintaining adequate oxygenation to promote vital organ functions represents a common challenge for the critical care nurse. Critically ill patients with impaired cardiac function may be particularly vulnerable to tissue oxygen deprivation because they have limited ability to increase oxygen delivery when oxygen demands increase. Consequently, routine nursing procedures that increase oxygen requirements may have adverse effects on tissue oxygenation. Interventions that enhance patient tolerance to nursing procedures by supporting the balance between oxygen supply and demand promote physiologic adaptation and may prevent complications associated with hypoxia such as cardiac dysrhythmias, hypotension, and cardiac arrest. This discussion will focus on the principles of tissue oxygenation, the effects of nursing interventions on oxygen demand, and interventions that may enhance patient tolerance to routine nursing interventions.

Cardiovascular Diseases↗
PubMed1984

Cell wall and phospholipid composition and their contribution to the salt tolerance of Halomonas elongata.

The salt-tolerant bacterium Halomonas elongata makes a variety of physiological adaptations in response to increases in the salt concentration of its growth medium. The cell walls become more compact and internally coherent. The overall lipid pattern shows an increased amount of negatively charged lipids. In addition, the peptidoglycan composition of H. elongata, although not changing in response to increased NaCl, contains the hydrophobic amino acid leucine which is unique among bacterial species. The results suggest that H. elongata is able to live in a wide variety of salt concentrations because it alters its cell physiology in ways which increase both structural integrity and the amount of less-mobile, "structured" cell water, making the cells less susceptible to NaCl-induced dehydration.

Acclimatization↗
PubMed1992

Respiratory physiology in pregnancy.

In conclusion, it is important to appreciate the anatomic and physiologic adaptations in pregnancy in order to accurately diagnose and treat cardiopulmonary disease states in the gravid woman. Without knowing what constitutes normalcy in pregnancy, inappropriate diagnosis and interventions may occur. Furthermore, this knowledge is fundamental for understanding how disease states affect pregnancy and how pregnancy affects disease.

Acid-Base Equilibrium↗
PubMed1999

[Biologic rhythms: their changes in night-shift workers].

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS: Environmental cycles, such as the light-dark cycle, provide information used by the biological clock in the hypothalamus to synchronize the biological systems and maintain the organism's internal cohesion. In persons whose work schedules include night hours (approximately 20% of the working population in France) the sleep-wake cycles are not in phase with these environmental cycles. BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS: What effect does the conflicting information perceived by night-shift workers have on their biological rhythms? Indices of the processes going on in the cerebral clock, these biological rhythms are the only tool available in man to determine possible dysfunction of the clock. Several studies have identified these rhythms in night-shift workers but results have been contradictory. PARTIAL ADAPTATION: Recently we made repeated measurements every 10 min over a 24 hour period in night-shift workers to determine the precise melatonin, cortisol, and thyrotropin (TSH) patterns, which reflect the endogenous clock, and prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) patterns which are influenced by sleep but also have a circadian component. This study demonstrated that there is some, but partial, adaptation of the biological rhythms in these persons. The shift in the melatonin pattern is quite variable from one individual to another. Night work causes a distortion in the cortisol and TSH rhythms. This partial adaptation is also seen in the GH and PRL curves, mainly related to sleep, but whose endogenous component previously described in other experimental situations is found in night workers with a distribution incompletely adapted to the secretory episodes. RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES: Both daytime sleep and night-time work are associated with perturbed endocrine functions which could explain certain health problems and sleep disorders observed (or avowed) after several years of night-shift work. These problems require further research into factors susceptible of resynchronizing the biological clock.

Adaptation, Physiological↗
PubMed2003

Vesl/Homer proteins regulate ryanodine receptor type 2 function and intracellular calcium signaling.

Cellular signaling proteins such as metabotropic glutamate receptors, Shank, and different types of ion channels are physically linked by Vesl (VASP/Ena-related gene up-regulated during seizure and LTP)/Homer proteins [Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 10 (2000) 370; Trends Neurosci. 23 (2000) 80; J. Cell Sci. 113 (2000) 1851]. Vesl/Homer proteins have also been implicated in differentiation and physiological adaptation processes [Nat. Neurosci. 4 (2001) 499; Nature 411 (2001) 962; Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 279 (2000) 348]. Here we provide evidence that a Vesl/Homer subtype, Vesl-1L/Homer-1c (V-1L), reduces the function of the intracellular calcium channel ryanodine receptor type 2 (RyR2). In contrast, Vesl-1S/Homer-1a (V-1S) had no effect on RyR2 function but reversed the effects of V-1L. In live cells, in calcium release studies and in single-channel electrophysiological recordings of RyR2, V-1L reduced RyR2 activity. Important physiological functions and pharmacological properties of RyR2 are preserved in the presence of V-1L. Our findings demonstrate that a protein-protein interaction between V-1L and RyR2 is not only necessary for organizing the structure of intracellular calcium signaling proteins [Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 10 (2000) 370; Trends Neurosci. 23(2000)80; J. Cell Sci. 113 (2000) 1851; Nat Neurosci. 4 (2001) 499; Nature 411 (2001) 962; Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 279 (2000) 348; Nature 386 (1997) 284], but that V-1L also directly regulates RyR2 channel activity by changing its biophysical properties. Thereby it may control cellular calcium homeostasis. These observations suggest a novel mechanism for the regulation of RyR2 and calcium-dependent cellular functions.

Aniline Compounds↗
PubMed1984

Endocrine influence on disease outcome: experimental findings and implications.

The psychosocial environment may impose stressor effects on animal and man. Adaptation to these environmental changes requires behavioural, autonomic, neuroendocrine, metabolic, etc. processes. The neuroendocrine system plays a key role in the integration of these processes. Experimental evidence obtained in the rat suggests that neuropeptides related to ACTH, endogenous opioids and their fragments, vasopressin, etc., but also oestrogens may selectively influence the form and magnitude of acute cardiac response to emotional stressors. Dichotomies between the behavioural and cardiac responses may occur too. It is suggested that neuroendocrine action on brain mechanisms that are involved in the organization of behavioural and bodily responses to stressors are important in physiological adaptation. Neuroendocrine disturbances (two much or too little neuropeptides and other hormones) may thereby contribute to the outcome of psychosomatic diseases.

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone↗
PubMed2004

Inhibins in female and male reproductive physiology: role in gametogenesis, conception, implantation and early pregnancy.

A great deal of new information has arisen in the recent years concerning inhibin physiology and clinical relevance in reproductive medicine. It is now recognized that the two inhibin isoforms, named inhibin A and inhibin B, are produced by the gonads in the course of gamete maturation and in women have a different pattern of secretion throughout the menstrual cycle. Since inhibins are also produced by placenta and fetal membranes, it has been suggested that there is an involvement in physiological adaptation of pregnancy. Evidence from several sources has underlined the clinical usefulness of the measurement of inhibin-related proteins in the diagnosis and follow-up of different fertility disturbances and early pregnancy viability. In the male, inhibin B is produced in the testis, principally by the Sertoli cells. Inhibin B expression and secretion are positively correlated with Sertoli cell function, sperm number, and spermatogenic status and are negatively correlated with FSH. This review covers the most recent advances on the role of inhibins in human reproductive function. Considerable progress in the understanding of inhibin physiology has resulted from selective measurement of the two inhibin molecular forms, named inhibin A and B. Newly recognized alterations of inhibin levels in gynaecological diseases as well as in normal and pathological pregnancy are discussed, with particular emphasis on the potential clinical usefulness of assessing inhibin levels in serum and other biological fluids.

Aging↗
PubMed1975

[Stress, psychological characteristics, and respiratory variables].

This study compares the respiratory reactions of 40 normal subjects and 40 coronary patients. The respiratory measures are taken under stress and under normal situations. The psychological features of the eighty subjects are known; they are drawn from a test battery implementing the MMPI, the ABV and the DS. The study is meant to identify the interaction between the psychological and bioclinical measures. The bioclinical measures comprise several respiratory parameters: they are taken under mental and physical stress.

Adaptation, Physiological↗
PubMed2006

Caudal autotomy and regeneration in lizards.

Caudal autotomy, or the voluntary self-amputation of the tail, is an anti-predation strategy in lizards that depends on a complex array of environmental, individual, and species-specific characteristics. These factors affect both when and how often caudal autotomy is employed, as well as its overall rate of success. The potential costs of autotomy must be weighed against the benefits of this strategy. Many species have evolved specialized behavioral and physiological adaptations to minimize or compensate for any negative consequences. One of the most important steps following a successful autotomous escape involves regeneration of the lost limb. In some species, regeneration occurs rapidly; such swift regeneration illustrates the importance of an intact, functional tail in everyday experience. In lizards and other vertebrates, regeneration is a highly ordered process utilizing initial developmental programs as well as regeneration-specific mechanisms to produce the correct types and pattern of cells required to sufficiently restore the structure and function of the sacrificed tail. In this review, we discuss the behavioral and physiological features of self-amputation, with particular reference to the costs and benefits of autotomy and the basic mechanisms of regeneration. In the process, we identify how these behaviors could be used to explore the neural regulation of complex behavioral responses within a functional context.

Animals↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Physical performance and cardiovascular and metabolic adaptation of elite female wheelchair basketball players in wheelchair ergometry and in competition.

Spinal cord injury leads to a pronounced reduction of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and metabolic ability. Physical activity, up to and including high-performance sports, has obtained importance in the course of rehabilitation and the postclinical phase. Thirteen elite female wheelchair basketball players from the German National Basketball Team and 10 female sedentary spinal cord-injured persons were examined in the study. Heart volume was measured by an echocardiography. All subjects underwent a graded exercise test on a wheelchair ergometer. Additionally, heart rate, lactate, and player points were measured during a competitive basketball game in wheelchair basketball players. Cardiac dimensions were larger for spinal cord-injured wheelchair basketball players (620.3 ml; 9.6 ml x kg(-1)) in comparison with spinal cord-injured persons (477.4 ml; 8.2 ml x kg(-1)) but did not exceed the heart volume of untrained nonhandicapped persons. In contrast, athletes with amputations or those having had poliomyelitis reached training-induced cardiac hypertrophy in relation to body mass (713.7 ml; 13.2 ml x kg(-1)), as observed in nonhandicapped athletes. During graded wheelchair ergometry, wheelchair basketball players showed a higher maximal work rate (59.9 v 45.5 W), maximal oxygen consumption (33.7 v 18.3 ml x min(-1) x kg(-1)), and maximal lactate (9.1 v 5.47 mmol x l(-1)) without a difference in maximal heart rate and workload at AT4 than did spinal cord-injured persons. The average heart rate during the wheelchair basketball game was 151 x min(-1), and the lactate concentration was 1.92 mmol x l(-1). Female athletes with a less severe handicap and higher maximal oxygen consumption during the graded exercise test reached a higher game level in the evaluation. During the competitive basketball game, high cardiovascular stress was observed, indicating a fast aerobic metabolism; the anaerobic lactic acid capacity played a subordinate role. Wheelchair basketball is an effective and suitable sport to enhance physical performance and to induce positive physiological adaptations.

Adult↗
PubMed2003

The role of falling leptin levels in the neuroendocrine and metabolic adaptation to short-term starvation in healthy men.

To elucidate the role of leptin in regulating neuroendocrine and metabolic function during an acute fast, six to eight healthy, lean men were studied under four separate conditions: a baseline fed state and three 72-hour fasting studies with administration of either placebo, low-dose recombinant-methionyl human leptin (r-metHuLeptin), or replacement-dose r-metHuLeptin designed to maintain serum leptin at levels similar to those in the fed state. Replacement-dose r-metHuLeptin administered during fasting prevents the starvation-induced changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and, in part, the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis and IGF-1 binding capacity in serum. Thus, in normal men, the fall in leptin with fasting may be both necessary and sufficient for the physiologic adaptations of these axes, which require leptin levels above a certain threshold for activation. In contrast to findings in mice, fasting-induced changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal, renin-aldosterone, and growth hormone-IGF-1 axes as well as fuel utilization may be independent of leptin in humans. The role of leptin in normalizing several starvation-induced neuroendocrine changes may have important implications for the pathophysiology and treatment of eating disorders and obesity.

Adult↗