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Aging is associated with increased peripheral chemoreceptor activity, reduced nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability, and attenuation of cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), collectively increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Evidence suggests that NO may attenuate peripheral chemoreflex sensitivity and increase BRS. Exogenous inorganic nitrate ([Formula: see text]) increases NO bioavailability via the [Formula: see text]-[Formula: see text]-NO pathway. Our hypothesis was that inorganic [Formula: see text] supplementation would attenuate peripheral chemoreflex sensitivity and enhance spontaneous cardiovagal BRS in older adults. We used a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover design in which 13 older (67 ± 3 yr old) adults ingested beetroot powder containing (BR A ) or devoid of (BR P ) [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] daily over 4 wk. Spontaneous cardiovagal BRS was assessed over 15 min of rest and was quantified using the sequence method. Chemoreflex sensitivity was assessed via ~5 min of hypoxia (10% fraction of inspired O 2 ) and reported as the slope of the relationship between O 2  saturation (%[Formula: see text]) and minute ventilation (in l/min) or heart rate (in beats/min). Ventilatory responsiveness to hypoxia was reduced after BR A  (from −0.14 ± 0.04 to −0.05 ± 0.02 l·min −1 ·%[Formula: see text] −1 , P = 0.01) versus BR P  (from −0.10 ± 0.05 to −0.11 ± 0.05 l·min −1 ·%[Formula: see text] −1 , P = 0.80), with no differences in heart rate responsiveness (BR A : from −0.47 ± 0.06 to −0.33 ± 0.04 beats·min −1 ·%[Formula: see text] −1 , BR P : from −0.48 ± 0.07 to −0.42 ± 0.06 beats·min −1 ·%[Formula: see text] −1 ) between conditions (interaction effect, P = 0.41). Spontaneous cardiovagal BRS was unchanged after BR A  and BR P  (interaction effects, P = 0.69, 0.94, and 0.39 for all, up, and down sequences, respectively), despite a reduction in resting systolic and mean arterial blood pressure in the experimental (BR A ) group ( P &lt; 0.01 for both). These findings illustrate that inorganic [Formula: see text] supplementation attenuates peripheral chemoreflex sensitivity without concomitant change in spontaneous cardiovagal BRS in older adults.    NEW &amp; NOTEWORTHY Exogenous inorganic nitrate supplementation attenuates ventilatory, but not heart rate, responsiveness to abbreviated hypoxic exposure in older adults. Additionally, inorganic nitrate reduces systolic and mean arterial blood pressure without affecting spontaneous cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity. These findings suggest that inorganic nitrate may attenuate sympathetically oriented pathologies associated with aging.

american journal of physiology. heart and circulatory physiology

Inorganic nitrate supplementation attenuates peripheral chemoreflex sensitivity but does not improve cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity in older adults