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dc.contributor.authorKiboub, Fatima Zohra
dc.contributor.authorMøllerløkken, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorHjelde, Astrid
dc.contributor.authorFlatberg, Arnar
dc.contributor.authorLoennechen, Øyvind
dc.contributor.authorEftedal, Ingrid
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-23T10:56:23Z
dc.date.available2018-11-23T10:56:23Z
dc.date.created2018-06-18T20:45:53Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationKiboub, F. Z., Møllerløkken, A., Hjelde, A., Flatberg, A., Loennechen, Ø. & Eftedal, I. (2018). Blood gene expression and vascular function biomarkers in professional saturation diving. Frontiers in Physiology, 9: 937. doi:nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1664-042X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2574540
dc.description.abstractSaturation diving is an established way to conduct subsea operations with human intervention. While working, the divers must acclimatize to the hyperbaric environments. In this study, genome-wide gene expression and selected plasma biomarkers for vascular function were investigated. We also examined whether antioxidant vitamin supplements affected the outcome. The study included 20 male professional divers, 13 of whom took vitamin C and E supplements in doses of 1,000 and 30 mg daily during saturation periods that lasted 7–14 days. The dives were done in a heliox atmosphere with 40 kPa oxygen partial pressure (ppO2) to a depth of 100–115 m of sea-water (msw), from which the divers performed in-water work excursions to a maximum depth of 125 msw with 60 kPa ppO2. Venous blood was collected immediately before and after saturation. Following gene expression profiling, post-saturation gene activity changes were analyzed. Protein biomarkers for inflammation, endothelial function, and fibrinolysis: Il-6, CRP, ICAM-1, fibrinogen, and PAI-1, were measured in plasma. Post-saturation gene expression changes indicated acclimatization to elevated ppO2 by extensive downregulation of factors involved in oxygen transport, including heme, hemoglobin, and erythrocytes. Primary endogenous antioxidants; superoxide dismutase 1, catalase, and glutathione synthetase, were upregulated, and there was increased expression of genes involved in immune activity and inflammatory signaling pathways. The antioxidant vitamin supplements had no effect on post-saturation gene expression profiles or vascular function biomarkers, implying that the divers preserved their homeostasis through endogenous antioxidant defenses.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherFrontiers Medianb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleBlood gene expression and vascular function biomarkers in professional saturation divingnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.rights.holder© 2018, The Author(s)nb_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700nb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber10nb_NO
dc.source.volume9nb_NO
dc.source.journalFrontiers in Physiologynb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fphys.2018.00937
dc.identifier.cristin1592057
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 280425nb_NO
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 239742nb_NO


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