Age-associated reductions in cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity are exaggerated in middle-aged and older men with low testosterone

Aging is associated with reductions in cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity (cBRS), which increases cardiovascular disease risk. Preclinical data indicate that low testosterone reduces cBRS. We determined whether low testosterone is associated with greater age-associated reductions in cBRS in healthy...

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Vydáno v:Journal of applied physiology (1985) Ročník 133; číslo 2; s. 403
Hlavní autoři: Babcock, Matthew C, DuBose, Lyndsey E, Hildreth, Kerry L, Stauffer, Brian L, Cornwell, William K, Kohrt, Wendy M, Moreau, Kerrie L
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: United States 01.08.2022
Témata:
Adult
Aged
Antioxidants - analysis
Baroreflex - physiology
Blood Pressure - physiology
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Interleukin-6 - analysis
Interleukin-6 - metabolism
Male
Middle Aged
Testosterone - analysis
Testosterone - deficiency
Testosterone - physiology
baroreflex sensitivity
aging
testosterone
heart rate variability
inflammation
ISSN:1522-1601, 1522-1601
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Shrnutí:Aging is associated with reductions in cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity (cBRS), which increases cardiovascular disease risk. Preclinical data indicate that low testosterone reduces cBRS. We determined whether low testosterone is associated with greater age-associated reductions in cBRS in healthy men. Twenty-six men categorized as young ( = 6; age = 31 ± 4 yr; testosterone = 535 ± 60 ng/dL), middle-aged/older with normal ( = 10; aged 56 ± 3 yr; testosterone = 493 ± 85 ng/dL) or low ( = 10; age = 57 ± 6 yr; testosterone = 262 ± 31 ng/dL) testosterone underwent recordings of beat-by-beat blood pressure and R-R interval during rest and two Valsalva maneuvers, and measures of carotid artery compliance. IL-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), oxidized LDL cholesterol, and total antioxidant status (TAS) were also measured in blood. Middle-aged/older men had lower cBRS compared with young men (17.0 ± 6.5 ms/mmHg; = 0.028); middle-age/older men with low testosterone had lower cBRS (5.5 ± 3.2 ms/mmHg; = 0.039) compared with age-matched men with normal testosterone (10.7 ± 4.0 ms/mmHg). No differences existed between groups during of the Valsalva maneuver; middle-aged/older men with low testosterone had reduced cBRS (4.7 ± 2.6 ms/mmHg) compared with both young (12.8 ± 2.8 ms/mmHg; < 0.001) and middle-aged/older men with normal testosterone (8.6 ± 4.4 ms/mmHg; = 0.046). There were no differences in oxidized LDL ( = 0.882) or TAS across groups ( = 0.633). IL-6 was significantly higher in middle-aged/older men with low testosterone compared with the other groups ( < 0.05 for all) and inversely correlated with cBRS ( = -0.594, = 0.007). Middle-aged/older men had reduced carotid artery compliance compared with young, regardless of testosterone status ( < 0.001). These observations indicate that low testosterone in middle-aged/older men may contribute to reductions in cBRS. These data suggest that increased inflammation may contribute to reductions in cBRS. Middle-aged/older men with low testosterone have accelerated reductions in cardiovagal BRS compared with middle-aged/older men with normal testosterone. Increased concentrations of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 appear to contribute to the reductions in cardiovagal BRS in men with low testosterone.
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ISSN:1522-1601
1522-1601
DOI:10.1152/japplphysiol.00245.2022