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J Appl Physiol 66: 1430-1435, 1989;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 66, Issue 3 1430-1435, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Operation Everest II: plasma lipid and hormonal responses during a simulated ascent of Mt. Everest

P. M. Young, M. S. Rose, J. R. Sutton, H. J. Green, A. Cymerman and C. S. Houston
US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts 01760.

To examine the effect of hypobaric hypoxia on plasma lipid profiles, fasting blood samples were collected from six men (21-31 yr) at 760 Torr and periodically during a 40-day exposure to decreasing barometric pressure culminating in a final ambient pressure of 282 Torr. Preascent plasma total cholesterol concentration ([TC]) was decreased by 25% after the 40-day exposure (P less than 0.01). High-density lipoprotein concentrations ([HDL-C]) decreased 32% (P less than 0.001) with no alteration in the TC-to-HDL-C weight ratio. Plasma triglyceride concentration increased twofold during this period (P less than 0.01). There were no significant differences in fasting plasma free fatty acid concentrations or free fatty acid-to-albumin molar ratio throughout the study. Fasting plasma insulin levels were increased approximately twofold with no significant changes in glucagon concentration or the insulin-to-glucagon molar ratio. Plasma norepinephrine concentrations were increased threefold on reaching 282 Torr (P less than 0.01), with no significant changes in plasma epinephrine concentrations. Mean energy intake (kcal/day) decreased 42%, whereas mean body weights decreased by 8.9 +/- 0.8% (P less than 0.01) with exposure. Increased concentrations of insulin may lead to increased hepatic production of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, thus eliciting metabolic changes independent of weight loss and dietary intake.


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