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ArticlePhysiological reports2018

Blood pressure reactivity at onset of mental stress determines sympathetic vascular response in young adults.

Khadigeh El Sayed, Vaughan G Macefield, Sarah L Hissen, Michael J Joyner, Chloe E Taylor

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Article in Physiological reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Differential control of sympathetic outflow to muscle and skin during physical and cognitive stressors.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2024
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  5. Impact of age and sex on neural cardiovascular responsiveness to cold pressor test in humans.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Khadigeh El SayedSchool of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Vaughan G MacefieldSchool of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Sarah L HissenSchool of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Michael J JoynerDepartment of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Chloe E TaylorSchool of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Western Sydney University · AUBaker Heart and Diabetes Institute · AUMayo Clinic · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have previously shown in young males that the rate of rise in blood pressure (BP) at the onset of mental stress determines whether or not muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) has a role in driving the pressor response. The aim of this study was to investigate these interactions in young females. BP and MSNA were recorded continuously in 19 females and 21 males during 2-min mental stressors (mental arithmetic and Stroop test). Physical stressor tasks (cold pressor, handgrip exercise, postexercise ischemia) were also performed. During the first minute of mental arithmetic, the rate of rise in mean arterial pressure (MAP) was significantly greater in negative responders (mean decrease in MSNA) compared with positive responders (mean increase in MSNA) in both males (1.9 ± 0.7 vs. 0.7 ± 0.3 mmHg/sec) and females (1.0 ± 0.3 vs. 0.5 ± 0.2 mmHg/sec). For the Stroop test, there was no significant difference in the rate of the rise in BP between positive and negative responders (P > 0.05). However, peak changes in MAP were significantly greater in negative responders compared with positive responders in both males (22 ± 6 vs. 13 ± 3 mmHg) and females (12 ± 2 vs. 6 ± 1 mmHg). Sympathetic baroreflex sensitivity was greater in negative responders and may contribute to the fall in MSNA experienced by these individuals during mental stress. During physical stressors there were consistent increases in BP and MSNA in males and females. The findings suggest that, in both males and females, BP reactivity at the onset of mental stress dictates whether or not there is an increase or decrease in MSNA.

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BaroreflexHeart RateAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleSex FactorsStress, PsychologicalSympathetic Nervous SystemVasoconstrictionBaroreflex sensitivitymental stressmuscle sympathetic nerve activitysex differences

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PMID30552755
PMCPMC6294720
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