Bruno Balke Biodynamics Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2021 Jun 1;130(6):1928-1935. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00823.2020. Epub 2021 Apr 22.
Diminished cerebrovascular function is associated with reduced cognitive ability. Habitual exercise may maintain or improve cerebrovascular function; however, limited information exists regarding the optimal exercise prescription for cerebrovascular health. Although aerobic exercise is associated with improved systemic vascular function, the influence of resistance exercise on vascular health is unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the influence of habitual exercise training on cerebrovascular function in healthy young adults. We evaluated 13 untrained (age = 27 ± 5 yr; 11 men, 2 women), 13 aerobic-trained (age = 28 ± 5 yr; 10 men, 3 women), and 13 resistance-trained (age = 24 ± 4 yr; 11 men, 2 women) adults. Middle cerebral artery velocity (MCAv), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and end-tidal carbon dioxide were continuously measured at rest and in response to hypercapnia. At rest, there were no differences between groups for MCAv, however, resistance-trained adults had greater cerebrovascular conductance compared with aerobic-trained adults (0.79 ± 0.26 cm/s/mmHg vs. 0.56 ± 0.17 cm/s/mmHg; < 0.05). In response to hypercapnia, cerebrovascular reactivity and MAP reactivity were not different between groups. There was no association between aerobic fitness or measures of exercise volume and any variable of cerebrovascular function in the combined or individual groups. Our results suggest that the mode of exercise training does not impact cerebrovascular reactivity in healthy young adults, however, it may influence resting cerebral hemodynamics. Future research could examine the influence of habitual exercise training on cerebrovascular function with aging. Habitual exercise may influence cerebral hemodynamics, as it affects other variables of vascular health in this population. We report that habitual exercise training does not influence cerebrovascular reactivity in young adults, as there were no significant differences between aerobic-trained, resistance-trained, and untrained individuals. Despite this finding, the mode of habitual exercise training had a moderate influence on resting cerebral hemodynamics such that resistance-trained adults had greater cerebrovascular conductance compared with aerobic-trained adults.
脑血管功能减退与认知能力下降有关。习惯性运动可以维持或改善脑血管功能;然而,关于脑血管健康的最佳运动处方的信息有限。虽然有氧运动与改善全身血管功能有关,但阻力运动对血管健康的影响尚不清楚。因此,本研究旨在研究习惯性运动训练对健康年轻成年人脑血管功能的影响。我们评估了 13 名未经训练的(年龄=27±5 岁;11 名男性,2 名女性)、13 名有氧训练的(年龄=28±5 岁;10 名男性,3 名女性)和 13 名阻力训练的(年龄=24±4 岁;11 名男性,2 名女性)成年人。在静息和高碳酸血症反应时,连续测量大脑中动脉速度(MCAv)、平均动脉压(MAP)和呼气末二氧化碳。在静息状态下,各组之间 MCAv 无差异,但阻力训练组的脑血管传导率高于有氧训练组(0.79±0.26cm/s/mmHg 与 0.56±0.17cm/s/mmHg;<0.05)。在高碳酸血症反应时,各组之间脑血管反应性和 MAP 反应性无差异。在合并或单独组中,有氧运动能力或运动量的测量值与脑血管功能的任何变量均无相关性。我们的结果表明,运动训练模式不会影响健康年轻成年人的脑血管反应性,但可能会影响静息性脑血流动力学。未来的研究可以检查习惯性运动训练对脑血管功能随年龄变化的影响。习惯性运动可能会影响脑血流动力学,因为它会影响该人群中其他血管健康变量。我们报告说,习惯性运动训练不会影响年轻人的脑血管反应性,因为有氧训练、阻力训练和未经训练的个体之间没有显著差异。尽管存在这种发现,但习惯性运动训练的模式对静息性脑血流动力学有一定的影响,阻力训练组的脑血管传导率高于有氧训练组。