Effect of acute intermittent hypoxia on motor function in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury following ibuprofen pretreatment : A pilot study

INTRODUCTION: Acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) enhances lower extremity motor function in humans with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). AIH-induced spinal plasticity is inhibited by systemic inflammation in animal models. Since SCI is frequently associated with systemic inflammation in humans, we tested the hypothesis that pretreatment with the anti-inflammatory agent ibuprofen enhances the effects of AIH.

METHODS: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled crossover design was used. Nine adults (mean age 51.1 ± 13.1 years) with chronic motor-incomplete SCI (7.7 ± 6.3 years post-injury) received a single dose of ibuprofen (800 mg) or placebo, 90 minutes prior to AIH. For AIH, 9% O2 for 90 seconds was interspersed with 21% O2 for 60 seconds. Maximal voluntary ankle plantar flexion isometric torque was assessed prior to, and at 0, 30, and 60 minutes post-AIH. Surface electromyography (EMG) of plantar flexor muscles was also recorded.

RESULTS: Torque increased significantly after AIH at 30 (P = 0.007; by ∼20%) and 60 (P < 0.001; by ∼30%) minutes post-AIH versus baseline. Ibuprofen did not augment the effects of AIH. EMG activity did not increase significantly after AIH; however, there was a significant association between increases in torque and EMG in both gastrocnemius (R2 = 0.17, P < 0.005) and soleus (R2 = 0.17, P < 0.005) muscles.

CONCLUSIONS: AIH systematically increased lower extremity torque in individuals with chronic incomplete SCI, but there was no significant effect of ibuprofen pretreatment. Our study re-confirms the ability of AIH to enhance leg strength in persons with chronic incomplete SCI.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

The journal of spinal cord medicine - 40(2017), 3 vom: 18. Mai, Seite 295-303

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lynch, Meaghan [VerfasserIn]
Duffell, Lynsey [VerfasserIn]
Sandhu, Milap [VerfasserIn]
Srivatsan, Sudarshan [VerfasserIn]
Deatsch, Kelly [VerfasserIn]
Kessler, Allison [VerfasserIn]
Mitchell, Gordon S [VerfasserIn]
Jayaraman, Arun [VerfasserIn]
Rymer, William Zev [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Humans
Hypoxia
Ibuprofen
Journal Article
Muscle strength dynamometer
Neuronal plasticity
Oxygen
Randomized Controlled Trial
Rehabilitation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
S88TT14065
Spinal cord injury
WK2XYI10QM

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Date Completed 05.03.2018

Date Revised 26.11.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/10790268.2016.1142137

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM257279016