Dive, food and exercise effects on blood microparticles in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) : exploring a biomarker for decompression sickness

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2016-02Author
Fahlman, Andreas
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Moore, Michael J.
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Trites, Andrew W.
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Rosen, David A. S.
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Haulena, Martin
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Waller, Nigel
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Neale, Troy
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Yang, Ming
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Thom, Stephen R.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/7774As published
https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00512.2015Abstract
Recent studies of stranded marine mammals indicate that exposure to underwater military sonar
may induce pathophysiological responses consistent with decompression sickness
(DCS). However, DCS has been difficult to diagnose in marine mammals. We investigated
whether blood microparticles (MPs, measured as number/μl plasma), which increase in response
to decompression stress in terrestrial mammals, are a suitable biomarker for DCS in marine
mammals. We obtained blood samples from trained Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus, 4
adult females) wearing time-depth recorders that dove to predetermined depths (either 5 or 50
m). We hypothesized that MPs would be positively related to decompression stress (depth and
duration underwater). We also tested the effect of feeding and exercise in isolation on MPs using
the same blood sampling protocol. We found that feeding and exercise had no effect on blood
MP levels, but that diving caused MPs to increase. However, blood MP levels did not correlate
with diving depth, relative time underwater, and presumably decompression stress―possibly
indicating acclimation following repeated exposure to depth.
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Preprint: Fahlman, Andreas, Moore, Michael J., Trites, Andrew W., Rosen, David A. S., Haulena, Martin, Waller, Nigel, Neale, Troy, Yang, Ming, Thom, Stephen R., "Dive, food and exercise effects on blood microparticles in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) : exploring a biomarker for decompression sickness", 2016-02, https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00512.2015, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/7774Related items
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