ReviewThe Journal of physiology2012
Compensatory vasodilatation during hypoxic exercise: mechanisms responsible for matching oxygen supply to demand.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effects of hypoxic versus normoxic exercise training on body composition, cardiometabolic health markers, and functional performance in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Intermittent Hypoxia Protocols on Physical Performance in Trained and Untrained Individuals: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- A multilevel meta-analysis of the effects of repeated sprint training in hypoxia on athletic performance.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- The Methodological Quality of Studies Investigating the Acute Effects of Exercise During Hypoxia Over the Past 40 years: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Repeated-Sprint Training in Hypoxia on Sea-Level Performance: A Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
- Effects of Exercise Training in Hypoxia Versus Normoxia on Vascular Health.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Pooled it
- Repeated sprint in hypoxia as a time-metabolic efficient strategy to improve physical fitness of obese women.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Trial
- Impact of Active and Passive Hypoxia as Re-Warm-Up Activities on Rugby Players' Performance.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Dietary nitrate accelerates postexercise muscle metabolic recovery and O2 delivery in hypoxia.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2014Trial
- Impact of mental and physical stress on blood pressure and pulse pressure under normobaric versus hypoxic conditions.PloS one · 2014Trial
- Cerebrovascular flow-mediated dilation in humans: Methodological challenges, physiological interpretation and future integrations.Experimental physiology · 2026Review
- Sarcopenia and Frailty in COPD: Mechanisms, Relationship with Malnutrition and Potential Therapeutic Interventions.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training with Blood Flow Restriction Versus Normobaric Hypoxia on Physiological Parameters in Apparently Healthy Young Men.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Physiology of lived experience: Cruising among the Swiss peaks.Experimental physiology · 2026Article
- Acute physiological responses during repeated sprint training with maximum end-expiratory breath-holds.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Iron Status, Muscle Oxygenation and Performance in Female Athletes During Repeated-Sprint Training in Hypoxia.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Repeated-sprint exercise delays gastric emptying independently of hypoxia and heat exposure.Physical activity and nutrition · 2026Article
- Human metabolic heat production under varying atmospheric and oxygen pressures during submaximal cycling.iScience · 2026Article
- Carbon Dioxide Inhalation-Risks for Health or Opportunity for Physical Fitness Development?Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Moderate heart rate-matched hypoxic exercise: autonomic and cardiovascular responses to different degrees of hypoxic stress.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Hypoxia can have profound influences on the circulation. In humans, acute exposure to moderate hypoxia has been demonstrated to result in vasodilatation in the coronary, cerebral, splanchnic and skeletal muscle vascular beds. The combination of submaximal exercise and hypoxia produces a 'compensatory' vasodilatation and augmented blood flow in contracting skeletal muscles relative to the same level of exercise under normoxic conditions. This augmented vasodilatation exceeds that predicted by a simple sum of the individual dilator responses to hypoxia alone and normoxic exercise. Additionally, this enhanced hypoxic exercise hyperaemia is proportional to the hypoxia-induced fall in arterial oxygen (O(2)) content, thus preserving muscle O(2) delivery and ensuring it is matched to demand. Several vasodilator pathways have been proposed and examined as likely regulators of skeletal muscle blood flow in response to changes in arterial O(2) content. The purpose of this review is to put into context the present evidence regarding mechanisms responsible for the compensatory vasodilatation observed during hypoxic exercise in humans. Along these lines, this review will highlight the interactions between various local metabolic and endothelial derived substances that influence vascular tone during hypoxic exercise.
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