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Use of intraosseous Doppler ultrasonography to study skeletal physiology ("Echo-Os Study"). Exploratory study before its use in space physiology.
Bones have a complex vascular network providing nutrients and oxygen to bone cells. The physiology of intraosseous blood circulation remains very little known to date, particularly in human. Human bone vascularization studying is very difficult because of a lack of simple tools for functional exploration of bone vascular perfusion. For blood flow studies, ultrasonography is best suited, allowing for dynamic non-invasive measures. Bone has until now been considered to stop ultrasound and therefore prevent any intraosseous measurements. From a physics viewpoint, bones conduct ultrasound waves well, but they are reflected differently compared to soft tissues. A specific analysis of the ultrasound returned by the bone, using specific correction factors, is therefore needed to interpret ultrasound signals, reconstruct an anatomical image, and extract physiological information. The system proposed in this study combines standard conventional low-frequency ultrasound probes with a specific analysis of ultrasound wave reflection. This system makes it possible to reconstruct an anatomical bone image and record the pulsatile signal of intraosseous vascular perfusion. The investigators will use this system to study the vascular reactivity induced by different physiological maneuvers.
This protocol proposes to study the following mechanisms of blood flow regulation at the level of tibia cortical bone: flow-mediated dilation induced by endothelium (with arterial occlusion test), vasoconstriction induced by sympathetic activation (with static handgrip test), and vasoconstriction induced by veno-arteriolar reflex (with venous occlusion test). This is a pilot study in physiology performed with healthy volunteers. This study will verify whether our intraosseous ultrasound system can properly measure physiological responses expected during these maneuvers. This protocol will also establish links between perfusion and bone architecture at tibial level.
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Emma BLANCHET; Marc-Antoine CUSTAUD, Professor
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