Chronic hypoxia: common traits between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and altitude.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_1C112B1A5450
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Title
Chronic hypoxia: common traits between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and altitude.
Journal
Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care
Author(s)
Raguso C.A., Guinot S.L., Janssens J.P., Kayser B., Pichard C.
ISSN
1363-1950 (Print)
ISSN-L
1363-1950
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2004
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
7
Number
4
Pages
411-417
Language
english
Abstract
Loss of body mass and exercise intolerance are common findings in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and are often difficult to reverse despite optimal nutritional intake. Similar findings have been reported in healthy individuals during high-altitude exposure. The role of hypoxia in modulating metabolism has been largely investigated in vitro and in animal studies. More fragmentary is the knowledge regarding hypoxia effects on in-vivo human metabolism. This paper reviews recent literature regarding the effects of chronic exposure to hypoxia on metabolism, particularly comparing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with humans exposed to high altitude.
Hypoxia has important metabolic effects. Many oxygen-sensitive regulatory mechanisms work through hypoxia inducible factor 1, and recent literature regarding the hypoxic stimulus and its pathological implications deals largely with hypoxia inducible factor 1-related findings. Hypoxia inducible factor 1 is pivotal in the adaptation to chronic hypoxia: it induces gene expression for fructose-2-6-biphosphatase, an enzyme switching glucose metabolism towards glycolysis, allowing energy production in anaerobic conditions. Hypoxia inducible factor 1 is also involved in the development of anorexia because it induces the promoter of the leptin gene. Particularly important for future therapeutic implications are findings related to hypoxia inducible factor 1 polymorphism and interaction with other molecules, especially estrogens, in the clinical evolution of disease.
Malnutrition is a worsening factor in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Similarities between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and altitude exposure point to the importance of hypoxia in this regard. A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms will help to find alternative therapeutic approaches.

Keywords
Altitude, Animals, Chronic Disease, Cytokines/metabolism, DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism, Energy Metabolism/physiology, Exercise/physiology, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Hypoxia/metabolism, Hypoxia/physiopathology, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit, Muscle, Skeletal/physiopathology, Nuclear Proteins/metabolism, Oxygen/physiology, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/metabolism, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/physiopathology, Transcription Factors/metabolism
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