Muscle blood flow response during motor imagery in elderly subjects

• Project/Area Number: 26750334
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: ENDO KANA 広島大学, 医歯薬保健学研究院(保), 助教 (60584696)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
• Keywords: 運動イメージ / 高齢者 / 筋血流量 / 運動機能 / リハビリテーション / ストレス課題

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study aimed to examine the influences of motor imagery on the muscle blood flow in elderly subjects. The response in oxygenated hemoglobin concentration (Oxy-Hb) of the vastus lateralis muscle (VL) was measured during motor imagery of voluntary one-legged and two-legged cycling using near infrared spectroscopy in elderly and young subjects. The extent of vividness during the motor imagery of the one-legged or two- legged cycling was similar between the elderly and young subjects. The Oxy-Hb in bilateral VL muscle significantly increased during the motor imagery of the one-legged or two- legged cycling, whereas systemic hemodynamics was not significantly changed during the motor imagery. These findings suggest that motor imagery of the voluntary cycling increased muscle tissue blood flow of bilateral VL not only in young but also in elderly subjects. The changes in the Oxy-Hb in the muscle may serve as a quantitative tool to assess motor imagery.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Central command generated prior to arbitrary motor execution induces muscle vasodilatation at the beginning of dynamic exercise. (2016)
  • Author(s): Ishii K, Matsukawa K, Liang N, Endo K, Idesako M, Asahara R, Kadowaki A, Wakasugi R, Takahashi M
  • Journal Title: J Appl Physiol Volume: 21 Issue: 12 Pages: 1424-1433
  • DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00103.2016
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Increased oxygenation of the cerebral prefrontal cortex prior to the onset of voluntary exercise in humans (2015)
  • Author(s): Kanji Matsukawa, Kei Ishii, Nan Liang, Kana Endo, Ryo Ohtani, Tomoko Nakamoto, Rie Wakasugi, Akito Kadowaki, Hidehiko Komine.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Applied Physiology Volume: 119 Issue: 5 Pages: 452-462
  • DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00406.2015
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Differential contribution of Ach-muscarinic and β-adrenergic receptors to vasodilatation in noncontracting muscle during voluntary one-legged exercise (2014)
  • Author(s): Ishii K, Matsukawa K, Liang N, Endo K, Idesako M, Hamada H, Kataoka T, Ueno K, Watanabe T, Takahashi M.
  • Journal Title: Physiol Rep Volume: 2 Issue: 11 Pages: e12202-e12202
  • DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12202
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Facial kin blood flow responses during exposures to smotionally charged negative and positive pictures (2016)
  • Author(s): Endo K, Ito M, Kawahara M, Kobata N, Ishii K, Liang N, Asahara R, Matsukawa K
  • Organizer: The 93rd Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan
  • Place of Presentation: Sapporo
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-22
• [Presentation] Activation of the cardiorespiratory system by motor imagery (2016)
  • Author(s): Ishii K, Matsukawa K, Liang N, Endo K, Asahara R, Idesako M
  • Organizer: The 93rd Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan
  • Place of Presentation: Sapporo
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-22
• [Presentation] Differences in cerebrocortical oxygenation during overground and treadmill walking in humans: a portable functional NIRS study (2016)
  • Author(s): Liang N, Asahara R, Ishii K, Endo K, Matukawa K
  • Organizer: The 93rd Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan
  • Place of Presentation: Sapporo
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-22
• [Presentation] Increased prefrontal oxygenation at the early phase of voluntary exercise is not derived from transient changes in end-tidal CO2 (2016)
  • Author(s): Asahara R, Matsukawa K, Ishii K, Liang N, Endo K
  • Organizer: The 93rd Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan
  • Place of Presentation: Sapporo
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-22
• [Presentation] 視覚刺激による快・不快の情動反応が顔面皮膚血流量に及ぼす影響 (2015)
  • Author(s): 遠藤 加菜，伊藤 百花，石井 圭，梁 楠，松川 寛二
  • Organizer: 第67回日本生理学会中国四国地方会
  • Place of Presentation: 米子
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-24
• [Presentation] 無拘束状態での床歩行時とトレッドミル歩行時にみられる大脳皮質運動野活動 (2015)
  • Author(s): 浅原 亮太，石井 圭，遠藤 加菜，梁 楠，松川 寛二
  • Organizer: 第67回日本生理学会中国四国地方会
  • Place of Presentation: 米子
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-24
• [Presentation] ストループ課題における前頭前野の酸素動態に加齢が与える影響． (2015)
  • Author(s): 遠藤 加菜，梁 楠，石井 圭，井手迫 光弘，松川 寛二.
  • Organizer: 第120回日本解剖学会総会・全国学術集会／第92回日本生理学会大会合同大会
  • Place of Presentation: 神戸
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-21 – 2015-03-23
• [Presentation] Effect of acute dynamic exercise on cognitive function in elderly subjects. (2014)
  • Author(s): Endo K, Liang N, Ishii K, Idesako M, Matsukawa K.
  • Organizer: The 16th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists
  • Place of Presentation: Yokohama, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-18 – 2014-06-21
• [Remarks] 広島大学大学院医歯薬保健学研究院・基礎生命科学部門・生理機能情報科学研究室ホームページ
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