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- Title
The Effects of Weight Loss Versus Weight Loss Maintenance on Sympathetic Nervous System Activity and Metabolic Syndrome Components.
- Authors
Straznicky, Nora E.; Grima, Mariee T.; Eikelis, Nina; Nestel, Paul J.; Dawood, Tye; Schlaich, Markus P.; Chopra, Reena; Kazuko Masuo; Esler, Murray D.; Sari, Carolina I.; Lambert, Gavin W.; Lambert, Elisabeth A.
- Abstract
Context: Sympathetic nervous system (SNS) overactivity participates in both the pathogenesis and adverse clinical complications of metabolic syndrome (MetS) obesity. Objective: We conducted a prospective lifestyle intervention trial to compare the effects of active weight loss and extended weight loss maintenance on SNS function and MetS components. Methods: Untreated subjects (14 males, four females; mean age, 53 ± 1 yr; body mass index, 30.9 ± 0.9 kg/m2 ) who fulfilled Adult Treatment Panel III criteria were randomized to 12-wk hypocaloric diet alone (n 8) or together with aerobic exercise training (n = 10). This was followed by a 4-month weight maintenance period. Measurements of muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) by microneurography, whole-body norepinephrine kinetics, substrate oxidation by indirect calorimetry, baroreflex sensitivity, plasma renin activity (PRA), and MetS components were performed. Results: Body weight decreased by 9.3 ± 0.8% at wk 12 (P < 0.001), and this was maintained. During active weight loss, norepinephrine spillover rate decreased by 23 ± 16% (P= 0.004), MSNA by 25 ± 3 bursts per 100 heartbeats (P = 0.001), and PRA by 0.25 ± 0.09 ng/ml ± h (P= 0.007), whereas baroreflex sensitivity increased by 5.2 ± 2.2 msec/mm Hg (P= 0.005). After weight maintenance, beneficial effects of weight loss on norepinephrine spillover rate were preserved, whereas PRA and MSNA rebounded (by 0.24 ± 0.11 ng/ml · h, P = 0.02; and 20 ± 5 bursts/100 heartbeats, P = 0.0003), and baroreflex sensitivity was attenuated. Conclusions: Divergent effects of successful weight loss maintenance on whole-body norepinephrine spillover rate and MSNA suggest organ-specific differentiation in SNS adaptation to weight loss under conditions of negative vs. stable energy balance.
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2011, Vol 96, Issue 3, pE503
- ISSN
0021-972X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1210/jc.2010-2204