Cellular Glucose Uptake During Breath-Hold Diving in Experienced Male Breath-Hold Divers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms that govern diving, both self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) and breath-hold diving (BH-diving), are in large part well known, even if there are still many unknown aspects, in particular about cell metabolism during BH-diving. The scope of this study was to investigate changes in glycemia, insulinemia, and the catecholamine response to BH-diving, to better understand if the insulin-stimulated glucose uptake mechanism is involved in cellular metabolism in this sport.

Methods

Twenty male experienced healthy breath-hold divers were studied. Anthropometric information was obtained. Glycemia, insulinemia, and catecholamine response were investigated before and after the series of BH-diving.

Result

SUBMITTER: Sponsiello N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5871611 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature