Key result
Prior eccentric exercise resulted in higher venous gas emboli scores during high-altitude decompression compared to no exercise (median 3 vs 1, p=0.019).
Why the study?
The effect of eccentric exercise on exercise-induced muscle damage and inflammation on high-altitude-induced venous gas emboli remained to be determined.
Does eccentric exercise 24 hours prior to high-altitude decompression increase venous gas emboli load and inflammation in adults?
Does eccentric exercise 24 hours prior to high-altitude decompression increase venous gas emboli load and inflammation in adults?
Eccentric exercise 24 hours prior to high-altitude decompression increases venous gas emboli load and systemic inflammation.
May warrant caution with eccentric exercise before high-altitude decompression; leaves open clinical relevance and needs larger trials.
This study aimed to investigate the effect of eccentric exercise on exercise‐induced muscle damage (EIMD) and inflammation on high‐altitude‐induced venous gas emboli (VGE). Subjects were exposed to an altitude of 24,000 ft. for 90 min, with either prior eccentric exercise (ECC) or no exercise (Control) 24 h before. Blood samples were collected at baseline (T0), before (T1), and after (T2) altitude exposures. VGE load was evaluated using the Eftedal‐Brubakk (ΕΒ) scale. Creatine kinase (CK) and myoglobin were used to assess muscle damage, while interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α), C‐reactive protein (CRP), and fibrinogen were used to evaluate inflammation. ECC showed higher EB‐scores during altitude exposures [median(range), 3(0–5)] than Control [1(0–4), p = 0.019]. Increases in myoglobin (+35%, p = 0.012), CK (+130%, p < 0.001), IL‐6 (+72%, p = 0.02), and CRP (+63%, p = 0.004) were observed from T0 to T1 in ECC, but not Control. Significantly higher levels of myoglobin (p = 0.033), CK (p < 0.001), IL‐6 (p = 0.016), and CRP (p = 0.002) were noted in the ECC compared to Control at T1. IL‐6 increased from T1 to T2 in ECC (p = 0.005), with higher levels than Control at T2 (p = 0.046). A correlation was found between EB‐scores and T1 myoglobin levels (rs = 0.450; p = 0.004), and to T1‐T2 IL‐6 changes (rs = 0.396; p = 0.037). Eccentric EIMD followed by inflammation is associated with a higher decompression strain, with VGE load aggravating systemic inflammation.
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Gottschalk et al. (2024) studied High-altitude decompression. Eccentric exercise vs. No exercise was evaluated on Venous gas emboli (VGE) load evaluated using the Eftedal-Brubakk (EB) scale (p=0.019). Prior eccentric exercise resulted in higher venous gas emboli scores during high-altitude decompression compared to no exercise (median 3 vs 1, p=0.019).
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