PMID- 36703927 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230202 IS - 1664-042X (Print) IS - 1664-042X (Electronic) IS - 1664-042X (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2022 TI - Exaggerated exercise pressor reflex in male UC Davis type 2 diabetic rats is due to the pathophysiology of the disease and not aging. PG - 1063326 LID - 10.3389/fphys.2022.1063326 [doi] LID - 1063326 AB - Introduction: Studies in humans and animals have found that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) exaggerates the blood pressure (BP) response to exercise, which increases the risk of adverse cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke. T2DM is a chronic disease that, without appropriate management, progresses in severity as individuals grow older. Thus, it is possible that aging may also exaggerate the BP response to exercise. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to determine the effect of the pathophysiology of T2DM on the exercise pressor reflex independent of aging. Methods: We compared changes in peak pressor (mean arterial pressure; DeltaMAP), BP index (DeltaBPi), heart rate (DeltaHR), and HR index (DeltaHRi) responses to static contraction, intermittent contraction, and tendon stretch in UCD-T2DM rats to those of healthy, age-matched Sprague Dawley rats at three different stages of the disease. Results: We found that the DeltaMAP, DeltaBPi, DeltaHR, and DeltaHRi responses to static contraction were significantly higher in T2DM rats (DeltaMAP: 29 +/- 4 mmHg; DeltaBPi: 588 +/- 51 mmHg*s; DeltaHR: 22 +/- 5 bpm; DeltaHRi: 478 +/- 45 bpm*s) compared to controls (DeltaMAP: 10 +/- 1 mmHg, p < 0.0001; DeltaBPi: 121 +/- 19 mmHg*s, p < 0.0001; DeltaHR: 5 +/- 2 bpm, p = 0.01; DeltaHRi: 92 +/- 19 bpm*s, p < 0.0001) shortly after diabetes onset. Likewise, the DeltaMAP, DeltaBPi, and DeltaHRi to tendon stretch were significantly higher in T2DM rats (DeltaMAP: 33 +/- 7 mmHg; DeltaBPi: 697 +/- 70 mmHg*s; DeltaHRi: 496 +/- 51 bpm*s) compared to controls (DeltaMAP: 12 +/- 5 mmHg, p = 0.002; DeltaBPi: 186 +/- 30 mmHg*s, p < 0.0001; DeltaHRi: 144 +/- 33 bpm*s, p < 0.0001) shortly after diabetes onset. The DeltaBPi and DeltaHRi, but not DeltaMAP, to intermittent contraction was significantly higher in T2DM rats (DeltaBPi: 543 +/- 42 mmHg*s; DeltaHRi: 453 +/- 53 bpm*s) compared to controls (DeltaBPi: 140 +/- 16 mmHg*s, p < 0.0001; DeltaHRi: 108 +/- 22 bpm*s, p = 0.0002) shortly after diabetes onset. Discussion: Our findings suggest that the exaggerated exercise pressor reflex and mechanoreflex seen in T2DM are due to the pathophysiology of the disease and not aging. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Huo, Grotle, McCuller, Samora, Stanhope, Havel, Harrison and Stone. FAU - Huo, Yu AU - Huo Y AD - Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States. FAU - Grotle, Ann-Katrin AU - Grotle AK AD - Department of Sport, Food and Natural Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Science, Bergen, Norway. FAU - McCuller, Richard K AU - McCuller RK AD - Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States. FAU - Samora, Milena AU - Samora M AD - Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States. FAU - Stanhope, Kimber L AU - Stanhope KL AD - Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States. FAU - Havel, Peter J AU - Havel PJ AD - Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States. FAU - Harrison, Michelle L AU - Harrison ML AD - Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States. FAU - Stone, Audrey J AU - Stone AJ AD - Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230110 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Physiol JT - Frontiers in physiology JID - 101549006 PMC - PMC9871248 OTO - NOTNLM OT - autonomic control of circulation OT - blood pressure OT - cardiovascular response OT - mechanoreflex OT - metaboreflex COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/01/28 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/28 06:01 PMCR- 2023/01/10 CRDT- 2023/01/27 02:17 PHST- 2022/10/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/01/27 02:17 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1063326 [pii] AID - 10.3389/fphys.2022.1063326 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Physiol. 2023 Jan 10;13:1063326. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1063326. eCollection 2022.