51. Acute, Low-dose CO Inhalation does not Alter Energy Expenditure during Submaximal Exercise
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Benjamin J. Ryan, L. A. Kane, William C. Byrnes, and Walter Schmidt
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Adult ,Male ,Physical Exertion ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Submaximal exercise ,Nitric oxide ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Oxygen Consumption ,Heart Rate ,Administration, Inhalation ,Heart rate ,Humans ,Medicine ,Single-Blind Method ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Exercise ,Carbon Monoxide ,Inhalation ,business.industry ,Lactate threshold ,Low dose ,Carboxyhemoglobin ,chemistry ,Anesthesia ,Exercise Test ,Hemoglobinometry ,Room air distribution ,Perception ,Energy Metabolism ,business - Abstract
Carbon monoxide, a gas known most widely for its toxic effects at high doses, is receiving increased attention for its role as a physiological signaling molecule and potential therapeutic agent when administered in low doses. We sought to quantify any changes to oxygen consumption and energy expenditure during submaximal exercise after low-dose CO inhalation. 9 active individuals completed 4 graded submaximal exercise tests, with each test occurring during a separate visit. For their first exercise test, subjects inhaled CO or room air (1.2 mL·kg(-1) body mass) in a randomized, subject-blind fashion. A second test was repeated 24 h later when the inhaled gas should have cleared the system. Subjects repeated study procedures with the alternate dose after a washout period of at least 2 days. Low-dose CO administration did not affect oxygen consumption or energy expenditure during submaximal exercise immediately or 24 h following its administration. Increases in heart rate, blood [lactate], and perceived exertion were observed following acute CO inhalation but these effects were absent after 24 h. The results of this study suggest that low-dose CO administration does not influence the energetics of submaximal exercise, but it acutely increases the relative intensity associated with absolute workloads below the lactate threshold.
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- 2015