应激应对冬季战争训练:位置的潜在影响
Lauren M Visconti1,2,3, Laura J Palombo1,2, Andrea C Givens1,2
1Warfighter Performance Department, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA 92101, USA.
Military medicine
|August 20, 2024
概括
冬季战争训练会影响精英操作员的荷尔蒙和认知功能. 与蒙大拿州相比,阿拉斯加的训练显示,与增加的压力激素和降低认知表现相比,生理应力增加.
科学领域:
- 军事医学 军事医学
- 环境生理学环境生理学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
背景情况:
- 冬季战争训练 (WWT) 对于在极度寒冷,雪和山地环境中的军事准备至关重要.
- 极端情况可能会破坏荷尔蒙平衡,但对精英军事人口的研究是有限的.
- 这项研究量化了在艰苦的战斗中激素和认知反应.
研究的目的:
- 调查在第二次世界大战期间精英军事操作员的生理适应.
- 量化压力,代谢和生长相关激素的变化.
- 在训练期间评估认知功能和睡眠质量.
主要方法:
- 基线和训练后的血液样本从14名美国陆军操作员那里收集.
- 血激素水平 (ACTH,皮质醇,IGF-1,IGFBP-3,SHBG,T3) 用ELISA进行了分析.
- 评估了睡眠质量 (PSQI) 和认知功能 (DANA).
主要成果:
- 观察到压力激素 (ACTH,皮质醇) 的显著变化,在阿拉斯加的水平更高.
- 与生长相关的荷尔蒙在整个WWT中显示出差异.
- 蒙大拿州和阿拉斯加州的训练期间认知功能下降,阿拉斯加州的影响更大.
结论:
- 在精英操作员中,WWT诱导了显著的荷尔蒙和认知变化.
- 阿拉斯加的训练条件表明更大的生理应变,由高压激素和受损认知表明.
- 温度和地形等环境因素可能会影响这些反应,因此需要进一步调查.
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