Examining sex differences in sitting-induced microvascular dysfunction: Insight from acute vitamin C supplementation

Lower limb microvascular dysfunction resulting from prolonged sitting (PS) bouts has been revealed to occur independent of sex. Although acute antioxidant supplementation has been reported to blunt conduit artery dysfunction following PS in young males, it is unknown if this protective effect extend...

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Veröffentlicht in:Microvascular research 2021-05, Vol.135, p.104147-104147, Article 104147
Hauptverfasser: Decker, Kevin P., Feliciano, Patrick G., Kimmel, Morgan T., Hogwood, Austin C., Weggen, Jennifer B., Darling, Ashley M., Richardson, Jacob W., Garten, Ryan S.
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Zusammenfassung:Lower limb microvascular dysfunction resulting from prolonged sitting (PS) bouts has been revealed to occur independent of sex. Although acute antioxidant supplementation has been reported to blunt conduit artery dysfunction following PS in young males, it is unknown if this protective effect extends to the microvasculature or is relevant in young females, who possess intrinsic vascular protective mechanisms specific to antioxidant defense. Therefore, this study employed an acute antioxidant supplementation to further examine sex differences during PS with a specific focus on microvascular function. On two separate visits, 14 females (23 ± 3 years) and 12 males (25 ± 4 years) had leg microvascular function (LMVF) assessed (via the passive leg movement technique) before and after 1.5 h of sitting. Prior to each visit, one gram of vitamin C (VC) or placebo (PL) was consumed. PS significantly reduced LMVF [PL: (M: −34 ± 20; F: −23 ± 18%; p 
ISSN:0026-2862
1095-9319
DOI:10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104147