The use of near-infrared spectroscopy for microvascular function assessment in healthy and with obesity individuals during normo- and hyperglycemia

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dc.contributor.advisorMurias, Juan M.
dc.contributor.authorNogueira Soares, Rogerio
dc.contributor.committeememberDoyle-Baker, Patricia K.
dc.contributor.committeememberReimer, Raylene A.
dc.contributor.committeememberFletcher, Jared R.
dc.contributor.committeememberMacDonald, Maureen Jane
dc.date2019-11
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-25T17:12:32Z
dc.date.available2019-09-25T17:12:32Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-19
dc.description.abstractVascular function has been shown to be an important predictor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Among others, postprandial hyperglycemia has been shown to be a risk factor for CVD that is associated with impaired vascular function. Among others, obesity is a comorbidity associated with vascular dysfunction. In addition to the detrimental effects of obesity per se on the vasculature, obesity is also linked to impairments in glucose uptake/metabolism by the skeletal muscle, which further expose these individuals to the deleterious effects of glucose on the vascular tree. Thus, the overall objectives of the current thesis were to: i) assess changes in lower limb microvascular responsiveness induced by hyperglycemia in lean and obese individuals by using the near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) combined with vascular occlusion test (VOT) technique (NIRS-VOT); ii) use NIRS-VOT to compare differences in lower limb microvascular responsiveness during normoglycemia and hyperglycemia in lean and obese individuals; iii) investigate upper and lower limbs microvascular function and oxidative metabolism responses to glucose ingestion in participants with obesity compared to their healthy lean counterparts; iv) investigate the relationship between changes in upstream brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and NIRS-VOT-derived assessment of forearm microvascular function induced by glucose ingestion in these individuals. The main findings of the present thesis were that NIRS-VOT detected hyperglycemia and obesity-related differences in microvascular responsiveness. Additionally, although no differences in the forearm microvascular responses to glucose ingestion were found between these two groups, obese individuals had impaired brachial FMD during hyperglycemia. The findings also demonstrated a blunted leg muscle oxidative metabolism response to glucose ingestion in obese individuals. The current thesis highlights the importance of assessing limb and muscle specific effects of hyperglycemia and obesity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNogueira Soares, R. (2019). The use of near-infrared spectroscopy for microvascular function assessment in healthy and with obesity individuals during normo- and hyperglycemia (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37126
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111064
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyKinesiologyen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectNIRSen_US
dc.subjectobesityen_US
dc.subjectvascular functionen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Healthen_US
dc.subject.classificationPhysiologyen_US
dc.titleThe use of near-infrared spectroscopy for microvascular function assessment in healthy and with obesity individuals during normo- and hyperglycemiaen_US
dc.typedoctoral thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineKinesiologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrueen_US
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