Impact of eight weeks of repeated ischaemic preconditioning on brachial artery and cutaneous microcirculatory function in healthy males

作者：Jones Helen^*; Nyakayiru Jean; Bailey Tom G; Green Daniel J; Cable N Timothy; Sprung Victoria S; Hopkins Nicola D; Thijssen Dick H J

来源：European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2015, 22(8): 1083-1087.

DOI：10.1177/2047487314547657

• Remote ischaemic preconditioning
• microcirculation
• endothelial function
• cardiovascular risk
• vascular adaptation

Background Ischaemic preconditioning has well-established cardiac and vascular protective effects. Short interventions (one week) of daily ischaemic preconditioning episodes improve conduit and microcirculatory function. This study examined whether a longer (eight weeks) and less frequent (three per week) protocol of repeated ischaemic preconditioning improves vascular function.
Methods Eighteen males were randomly allocated to either ischaemic preconditioning (22.42.3 years, 23.73.1kg/m(2)) or a control intervention (26.0 +/- 4.8 years, 26.4 +/- 1.9kg/m(2)). Brachial artery endothelial-dependent (FMD), forearm cutaneous microvascular function and cardiorespiratory fitness were assessed at zero, two and eight weeks.
Results A greater improvement in FMD was evident following ischaemic preconditioning training compared with control at weeks 2 (2.24% (0.40, 4.08); p=0.02) and 8 (1.11% (0.13, 2.10); p=0.03). Repeated ischaemic preconditioning did not change cutaneous microcirculatory function or fitness.
Conclusions These data indicate that a feasible and practical protocol of regular ischaemic preconditioning episodes improves endothelial function in healthy individuals within two weeks, and these effects persist following repeated ischaemic preconditioning for eight weeks.

• 出版日期2015-8