Quantitative MRI volumetry, diffusivity, cerebrovascular flow, and cranial hydrodynamics during head-down tilt and hypercapnia: the SPACECOT study
To improve the pathophysiological understanding of visual changes observed in astronauts, we aimed to use quantitative MRI to measure anatomic and physiological responses during a ground-based spaceflight analog (head-down tilt, HDT) combined with increased ambient carbon dioxide (CO ). Six healthy,...
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| Vydáno v: | Journal of applied physiology (1985) Ročník 122; číslo 5; s. 1155 - 1166 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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01.05.2017
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| ISSN: | 1522-1601 |
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| Shrnutí: | To improve the pathophysiological understanding of visual changes observed in astronauts, we aimed to use quantitative MRI to measure anatomic and physiological responses during a ground-based spaceflight analog (head-down tilt, HDT) combined with increased ambient carbon dioxide (CO
). Six healthy, male subjects participated in the double-blinded, randomized crossover design study with two conditions: 26.5 h of -12° HDT with ambient air and with 0.5% CO
, both followed by 2.5-h exposure to 3% CO
Volume and mean diffusivity quantification of the lateral ventricle and phase-contrast flow sequences of the internal carotid arteries and cerebral aqueduct were acquired at 3 T. Compared with supine baseline, HDT (ambient air) resulted in an increase in lateral ventricular volume (
= 0.03). Cerebral blood flow, however, decreased with HDT in the presence of either ambient air or 0.5% CO
(
= 0.002 and
= 0.01, respectively); this was partially reversed by acute 3% CO
exposure. Following HDT (ambient air), exposure to 3% CO
increased aqueductal cerebral spinal fluid velocity amplitude (
= 0.01) and lateral ventricle cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) mean diffusivity (
= 0.001). We concluded that HDT causes alterations in cranial anatomy and physiology that are associated with decreased craniospinal compliance. Brief exposure to 3% CO
augments CSF pulsatility within the cerebral aqueduct and lateral ventricles.
Head-down tilt causes increased lateral ventricular volume and decreased cerebrovascular flow after 26.5 h. Additional short exposure to 3% ambient carbon dioxide levels causes increased cerebrovascular flow associated with increased cerebrospinal fluid pulsatility at the cerebral aqueduct. Head-down tilt with chronically elevated 0.5% ambient carbon dioxide and acutely elevated 3% ambient carbon dioxide causes increased mean diffusivity of cerebral spinal fluid within the lateral ventricles. |
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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Undefined-3 |
| ISSN: | 1522-1601 |
| DOI: | 10.1152/japplphysiol.00887.2016 |