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cortical activity is not present during resting ventilation in people with tetraplegia who are awake and breathing independently.Spinal cord injury (SCI) is an established risk factor for central sleep apnea (CSA). Acetazolamide (ACZ), a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, has been shown to decrease the frequency of CSA by inducing mild metabolic acidosis. We hypothesized that ACZ would decrease the propensity to develop hypocapnic CSA. We randomized 16 participants with sleep-disordered breathing (8 SCI, 8 able-bodied controls) to receive ACZ (500 mg bid x 3 days) or placebo with a one-week washout before crossing over to the other drug arm. Study nights included polysomnography and determination of the hypocapnic apneic threshold and CO2 reserve using noninvasive ventilation. For participants with spontaneous CSA, CO2 was administered until central apnea was abolished, and CO2 reserve was measured as the difference in end-tidal PCO2 (PETCO2) before and after. Steady-state plant gain (PG) was calculated from PETCO2 and VE ratio during stable sleep. Treatment with ACZ for three days resulted in increased CO2 reserve (-4.0±1.2 vs -3.0±0.7 mmHg for able-bodied, -3.4±1.9 vs -2.2±2.2 mmHg for SCI, p less then 0.0001 ). ACZ significantly reduced PG when compared to placebo (4.1±1.7 vs 5.4±1.8 mmHg L-1 min for able-bodied, 4.1±2.0 vs 5.1±1.7 mmHg L-1 min for SCI, p less then 0.01). ACZ decreased apnea-hypopnea index (28.8±22.9 vs 39.3±24.1 events/h, p=0.05), central apnea index (0.6±1.5 vs 6.3±13.1 events/h, p=0.05) and oxyhemoglobin desaturation index (7.5±8.3 vs 19.2±15.2 events/h, p=0.01) compared to placebo. Our results suggest that treatment with ACZ decreases susceptibility to hypocapnic CSA due to decreased PG. Acetazolamide may attenuate CSA but its clinical utility requires further investigation.Occupational heat stress increases the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) and kidney disease. This study tested the hypothesis that attenuating the magnitude of hyperthermia (i.e., increase in core temperature) and/or dehydration during prolonged physical work in the heat attenuates increases in AKI biomarkers. Thirteen healthy adults (3 females, 23±2 years) exercised for two hours in a 39.7±0.6°C, 32±3% relative humidity environmental chamber. In four trials, subjects received water to remain euhydrated (Water), continuous upper body cooling (Cooling), a combination of both (Water + Cooling), or no intervention (Control). The magnitude of hyperthermia (increased core temperature of 1.9±0.3°C, P less then 0.01) and dehydration (percent loss of body mass of -2.4±0.5%, P less then 0.01) were greatest in Control. There were greater increases in the urinary biomarkers of AKI in the Control trial albumin (increase of 13±11 µg/mL, P≤0.05 compared to other trials), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) (increase of 16±14 ng/dL, P≤0.05 compared to Cooling and Water + Cooling), and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7 (IGFBP7) (increase of 227±190 ng/mL, P≤0.05 compared to other trials). Increases in IGFBP7 in the Control trial persisted after correcting for urine production/concentration. There were no differences in the AKI biomarker tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 (TIMP-2) between trials (P≥0.11). Our findings indicate that the risk of AKI is highest with greater magnitudes of hyperthermia and dehydration during physical work in the heat. Additionally, the differential findings between IGFBP7 (preferentially secreted in proximal tubules) and TIMP-2 (distal tubules) suggest the proximal tubules as the location of potential renal injury.Previous research has demonstrated that during submaximal jumping humans prioritize reducing energy consumption by minimizing countermovement depth. However, sometimes movement is constrained to a nonpreferred pattern, and this requires adaptation of neural control that accounts for complex interactions between muscle architecture, muscle properties, and task demands. Oprozomib manufacturer This study compared submaximal jumping with either a preferred or a deep countermovement depth to examine how joint and muscle mechanics are integrated into the adaptation of coordination strategies in the deep condition. Three-dimensional motion capture, two force plates, electromyography, and ultrasonography were used to examine changes in joint kinetics and kinematics, muscle activation, and muscle kinematics for the lateral gastrocnemius and soleus. Results demonstrated that a decrease in ankle joint work during the deep countermovement depth was due to increased knee flexion, leading to unfavorably short biarticular muscle lengths and reduc flexors) have reduced activation periods and, as a result, rely on muscle contractile properties (force-length relationship) for adjusting joint kinetics. For proximal muscles that have greater time availability, voluntary activation is modulated to adjust muscle outputs.Cardiac-coronary interaction and the effects of its patho-physiological variations on spatial heterogeneity of coronary perfusion and myocardial work are still poorly understood. This hypothesis-generating study predicts spatial heterogeneities in both regional cardiac work and perfusion that offer a new paradigm on the vulnerability of the sub-endocardium to ischemia, particularly at the apex. We propose a mathematical and computational modeling framework to simulate the interaction of left ventricular mechanics, systemic circulation and coronary microcirculation. The computational simulations revealed that the relaxation rate of the myocardium has a significant affect whereas the contractility has a marginal effect on both the magnitude and transmural distribution of coronary perfusion. The ratio of sub-endocardial to sub-epicardial perfusion density (Qendo/Qepi) changed by -12 to +6% from a baseline value of 1.16 when myocardial contractility was varied respectively by +25 and -10%; Qendo/Qepi changed by 37%, when sarcomere relaxation rate was faster, b, increased by 10% from the baseline value. The model predicts axial differences in regional myocardial work and perfusion density across the wall thickness. Regional myofiber work done at the apex is 30-50% lower than at the center region, whereas perfusion density in the apex is lower by only 18% compared to the center. There are large axial differences in coronary flow and myocardial work at the sub-endocardial locations with the highest differences located at the apex region. A mismatch exists between perfusion density and regional work done at the sub-endocardium. This mismatch is speculated to be compensated by coronary autoregulation.