title: Effects of seasonal vitamin D deficiency and respiratory acidosis on bone metabolism markers in submarine crewmembers during prolonged patrols.
abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the seasonal influence of vitamin D status on bone metabolism in French submariners over a 2-mo patrol. Blood samples were collected as follows: prepatrol and patrol days 20, 41, and 58 on crewmembers from both a winter (WP; n = 20) and a summer patrol (SP; n = 20), respectively. Vitamin D status was evaluated for WP and SP. Moreover, extended parameters for acid-base balance (Pco(2), pH, and bicarbonate), bone metabolism (bone alkaline phosphatase and COOH-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen), and mineral homeostasis (parathyroid hormone, ionized calcium and phosphorus) were scrutinized. As expected, SP vitamin D status was higher than WP vitamin D status, regardless of the considered experimental time. A mild chronic respiratory acidosis (CRA) was identified in both SP and WP submariners, up to patrol day 41. Such an occurrence paired up with an altered bone remodeling coupling (decreased bone alkaline phosphatase-to-COOH-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen ratio). At the end of the patrol (day 58), a partial compensation of CRA episode, combined with a recovered normal bone remodeling coupling, was observed in SP, not, however, in WP submariners. The mild CRA episode displayed over the initial 41-day submersion period was mainly induced by a hypercapnia resulting from the submarine-enriched CO(2) level. The correlated impaired bone remodeling may imply a physiological attempt to compensate this acidosis via bone buffering. On patrol day 58, the discrepancy observed in terms of CRA compensation between SP and WP may result from the seasonal influence on vitamin D status.
authors: Department Soutien Médico-Chirurgical des Forces, Service Histologie et Réparation Tissulaire, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, BP 73, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France. xholy@imassa.fr
authors: Xavier
authors: X
authors: Holy
authors: Jean-Marc
authors: JM
authors: Collombet
authors: Frédéric
authors: F
authors: Labarthe
authors: Nicolas
authors: N
authors: Granger-Veyron
authors: Laurent
authors: L
authors: Bégot
mesh_terms: D000142:Acidosis, Respiratory / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000097:blood; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood; D012621:Seasons; D013366:Submarine Medicine; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D024042:Collagen Type I; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D010455:Peptides; C052929:collagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptide; D014807:Vitamin D; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D002118:Calcium