Acute Low-Dose Hyperoxia during a Single Bout of High-Intensity Interval Exercise Does Not Affect Red Blood Cell Deformability and Muscle Oxygenation in Trained Men-A Randomized Crossover Study

Recent technological developments provide easy access to use an artificial oxygen supply (hyperoxia) during exercise training. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a commercially available oxygen compressor inducing low-dose hyperoxia, on limiting factors of endurance performance. Thi...

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Published in:Sports (Basel) 2020-01, Vol.8 (1), p.4
Main Authors: Freitag, Nils, Böttrich, Tim, Weber, Pia D, Manferdelli, Giorgio, Bizjak, Daniel A, Grau, Marijke, Sanders, Tanja C, Bloch, Wilhelm, Schumann, Moritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood
Deformability
Erythrocytes
Exercise
fio2
hemorheologic response
Hyperoxia
Infrared spectroscopy
interval exercise
nirs
Oxygen
oxygen kinetics
Oxygen saturation
oxygen supplementation
oxygen therapy
Oxygenation
Physical fitness
Physical training
Physiology
Statistical analysis
Viscosity
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Summary:Recent technological developments provide easy access to use an artificial oxygen supply (hyperoxia) during exercise training. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a commercially available oxygen compressor inducing low-dose hyperoxia, on limiting factors of endurance performance. Thirteen active men (age 24 ± 3 years) performed a high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) session (5 × 3 min at 80% of W , separated by 2 min at 40% W ) on a cycle ergometer, both in hyperoxia (4 L∙min , 94% O , HYP) or ambient conditions (21% O , NORM) in randomized order. The primary outcome was defined as red blood cell deformability (RBC-D), while our secondary interest included changes in muscle oxygenation. RBC-D was expressed by the ratio of shear stress at half-maximal deformation (SS / ) and maximal deformability (EI ) and muscle oxygenation of the rectus femoris muscle was assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy. No statistically significant changes occurred in SS / and EI in either condition. The ratio of SS / to EI statistically decreased in NORM ( < 0.01; Δ: -0.10; 95%CI: -0.22, 0.02) but not HYP ( > 0.05; Δ: -0.16; 95%CI: -0.23, -0.08). Muscle oxygenation remained unchanged. This study showed that low-dose hyperoxia during HIIE using a commercially available device with a flow rate of only 4 L·min may not be sufficient to induce acute ergogenic effects compared to normoxic conditions.
ISSN:2075-4663
2075-4663
DOI:10.3390/sports8010004