Key result
Long-term confinement for 520 days significantly increased common carotid and femoral artery intima media thickness by 14% to 28% compared to baseline in healthy male volunteers.
Why the study?
Does 520 days of confinement affect peripheral arterial diameter, wall thickness, and vein size in healthy volunteers?
Observational (n=6)
No
Does 520 days of confinement affect peripheral arterial diameter, wall thickness, and vein size in healthy volunteers?
Long-term confinement induces reversible increases in carotid and femoral intima-media thickness without altering vessel diameter, suggesting a stress- or environment-related vascular remodeling.
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Vascular changes in long confinement remain hypothesis-generating; leaves open need for validation before space or terrestrial application.
PURPOSE: The objective was to check if 520 days in confinement (MARS 500), may affect the main peripheral arterial diameter and wall thickness and the main vein size. METHOD: Common carotid (CC) femoral artery (FA) portal vein (PV), jugular (JG), femoral vein (FV) and tibial vein were assessed during MARS 500 by echography, performed by the subjects. A hand free volumic echographic capture method and a delayed 3D reconstruction software developed by our lab were used for collecting and measuring the vascular parameters. RESULTS: During the MARS 500 experiment the subjects performed 6 sessions among which 80% of the echographic data were of sufficient quality to be processed. No significant change was found for the Common carotid, Jugular vein, femoral artery, femoral vein, portal vein, and tibial vein diameter. CC and FA IMT (intima media thickness) were found significantly increased (14% to 28% P<0.05) in all the 6 subjects, during the confinement period and also at +2 days after the confinement period, but there was no significant difference 6 month later compare to pre MARS 500. CONCLUSION: The experiment confirmed that even untrained to performing echography the subjects were able to capture enough echographic data to reconstruct the vessel image from which the parameters were measured. The increase in both CC and FA IMT should be in relation with the stress generated by the confined environment or absence of solar radiation, as there was no change in gravity, temperature and air in the MARS 500 module, and minor changes in physical exercise and nutrition.
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Arbeille et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Healthy volunteers (n=6). Long-term confinement vs. Pre-confinement baseline was evaluated on Common carotid and femoral artery intima media thickness (IMT) (14% to 28% increase, p=<0.05). Long-term confinement for 520 days significantly increased common carotid and femoral artery intima media thickness by 14% to 28% compared to baseline in healthy male volunteers.
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