Menstrual cycle does not impact the hypoxic ventilatory response and acute mountain sickness prediction.


Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
30 10 2024
Historique:
received: 14 03 2024
accepted: 14 10 2024
medline: 31 10 2024
pubmed: 31 10 2024
entrez: 31 10 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The relationship between the variations in ovarian hormones (i.e., estrogens and progesterone) and the hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) remains unclear. HVR is a key adaptive mechanism to high altitude and has been proposed as a predictor for acute mountain sickness (AMS). This study aimed to explore the effects of hormonal changes across the menstrual cycle on HVR. Additionally, it assessed the predictive capacity of HVR for AMS and examined whether a particular menstrual phase could enhance its predictive accuracy. Thirteen eumenorrheic women performed a pure nitrogen breathing test near sea level, measuring HVR and cerebral oxygenation in early follicular, late follicular, and mid-luteal phases. Oxidative stress and ovarian hormone levels were also measured. AMS symptoms were evaluated after spending 14 h, including one overnight, at an altitude of 3,375 m. No differences in HVR, ventilation, peripheral oxygen saturation, or cerebral oxygenation were observed between the three menstrual cycle phases. Moreover, these parameters and the oxidative stress markers did not differ between the women with or without AMS (31% vs 69%), regardless of the menstrual cycle phase. In conclusion, ventilatory responses and cerebral oxygenation in normobaric hypoxia were consistent across the menstrual cycle. Furthermore, these parameters did not differentiate women with or without AMS.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39477965
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-76404-y
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-76404-y
doi:

Substances chimiques

Progesterone 4G7DS2Q64Y

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Pagination

26087

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Tom Citherlet (T)

Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland. Tom.Citherlet@unil.ch.

Antoine Raberin (A)

Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Giorgio Manferdelli (G)

Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Vincent Pialoux (V)

Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de la Biologie et de la Motricité, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.

Grégoire P Millet (GP)

Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.

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