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After-Effects of Thixotropic Maneuvers on Chest Wall and Compartmental Operational Volumes of Healthy Subjects Using Optoelectronic Plethysmography.

Authors :
Lima, Illia Nadinne Dantas Florentino
Sarmento, Antonio
Goes, Maria Clara
Mazzuca, Enrico
Lomauro, Antonella
Reid, W. Darlene
Aliverti, Andrea
Fregonezi, Guilherme Augusto De Freitas
Source :
Frontiers in Physiology; 11/1/2019, p1-10, 10p
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The volumes assessed by optoelectronic plethysmography (OEP) and based on a three-compartmental model provide an accurate breath-by-breath index of expiratory and inspiratory (ribcage muscles and diaphragm) muscle length. Thus, after performing thixotropic maneuvers, OEP may also provide evidence regarding the history-dependent properties of these muscles. We studied the after-effects of different thixotropic conditionings on chest wall (CW) and compartmental operational volumes of 28 healthy subjects (25.5 ± 2.2 years, FVC<subscript>%pred</subscript> 94.8 ± 5.5, and FEV<subscript>1</subscript><subscript>%pred</subscript> 95.5 ± 8.9) using OEP. Conditionings were composed of inspiratory or expiratory contractions performed from total lung capacity (TLC) or residual volume (RV). The study protocol was composed of three consecutive contractions of the same maneuver, with 60 s of spontaneous breathing in between, and after-effects were studied in the first seven respiratory cycles of each contraction. Cumulative effects were also assessed by comparing the after-effects of each thixotropic maneuver. Inspiratory contractions performed from both TLC and RV acutely increased end-inspiratory (EIV) CW volumes (all p < 0.0001), mainly on both upper and lower ribcage compartments (i.e., non-diaphragmatic inspiratory muscles and diaphragm, respectively); while, expiratory contractions from RV decreased CW volumes (p < 0.0001) by reducing the upper ribcage and abdominal volumes (all p < 0.0001). The response of the thixotropic maneuvers did not present a cumulative effect. In healthy, the use of the three-compartmental model through OEP allows a detailed assessment of the diaphragm, inspiratory and expiratory muscle thixotropy. Furthermore, specific conditioning maneuvers led to thixotropy of the inspiratory ribcage, diaphragm, and expiratory muscles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1664042X
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Frontiers in Physiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
139475125
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.01376