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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
Within an individual, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is negatively related to sympathetic burst incidence, such that lower pressure is associated with high burst incidence. Our goal was to explore the use of a calculation of a DBP "error signal" in the control of muscle sympathetic nerve activity in men and women. Baseline muscle sympathetic nerve activity was measured in healthy young men (n=22) and women (n=28). Women had significantly lower muscle sympathetic nerve activity than men (29+/-3 versus 43+/-2 bursts per 100 heartbeats; P<0.05). For each individual, the DBP at which there is a 50% likelihood of a muscle sympathetic nerve activity burst, the "T50" value, was calculated. Mean DBP was subtracted from the T50 blood pressure as an approximate error signal for burst activation. Error signal was negative in both sexes, indicating that DBP in both sexes was higher than the DBP value associated with a 50% burst likelihood. However, average error signal was significantly larger in women (-4+/-2 mm Hg) than in men (-1+/-0 mm Hg; P<0.05 versus women). We conclude that women operate at a mean DBP greater than their T50 compared with men, and this may be a contributing factor to low basal muscle sympathetic nerve activity in women. The relationship between error signal and burst incidence may provide important insight into the control of muscle sympathetic nerve activity across sexes and in various populations.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1524-4563
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
264-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Blood pressure regulation in humans: calculation of an "error signal" in control of sympathetic nerve activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn 55904, USA. wehrwein.erica@mayo.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural