Preserved β-adrenergic-mediated vasodilation in skeletal muscle of young adults with obesity despite shifts in cyclooxygenase and nitric oxide synthase

Abstract

We examined β-adrenergic receptor-mediated vasodilation in skeletal muscle of normal weight and humans with obesity. Results show that despite shifts in the contribution of cyclooxygenase and nitric oxide synthase, β-adrenergic-mediated vasodilation is relatively preserved in young, otherwise healthy adults with obesity. These data highlight the presence of subclinical changes in microvascular control mechanisms early in the obesity process and suggest duration of obesity and/or the addition of primary aging may be necessary for overt dysfunction.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2022
Source ID
10.1152/ajpheart.00449.2021

Entities

People

  • Benjamin J. Walker
  • Garrett L. Peltonen
  • Jacqueline K. Limberg
  • Jeremy Mikhail Kellawan
  • John W. Harrell
  • Joshua J. Sebranek
  • Katrina J. Carter
  • Marlowe W. Eldridge
  • Rebecca E. Johansson
  • William G. Schrage

Organizations

  • 711th Human Performance Wing
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  • University of Missouri
  • University of Oklahoma
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Western New Mexico University

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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