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Tani M, Yazawa I, Ikeda K, Kawakami K, Onimaru H. Long-lasting facilitation of respiratory rhythm by treatment with TRPA1 agonist, cinnamaldehyde. J Neurophysiol 2015; 114:989-98. [PMID: 26108952 PMCID: PMC4725117 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00282.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are widely distributed in the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system. We examined the effects of TRP ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) agonists (cinnamaldehyde and allyl isothiocyanate) on respiratory rhythm generation in brainstem-spinal cord preparations from newborn rats [postnatal days 0-3 (P0-P3)] and in in situ-perfused preparations from juvenile rats (P11-P13). Preparations were superfused with modified Krebs solution at 25-26°C, and activity of inspiratory C4 ventral root (or phrenic nerve) was monitored. In the newborn rat, an in vitro preparation of cinnamaldehyde (0.5 mM) induced typically biphasic responses in C4 rate: an initial short increase and subsequent decrease, then a gradual recovery of rhythm during 15 min of bath application. After washout, the respiratory rhythm rate further increased, remaining 200% of control for >120 min, indicating long-lasting facilitation. Allyl isothiocyanate induced effects similar to those of cinnamaldehyde. The long-lasting facilitation of respiratory rhythm was partially antagonized by the TRPA1 antagonist HC-030031 (10 μM). We obtained similar long-lasting facilitation in an in situ-perfused reparation from P11-P13 rats. On the basis of results from transection experiments of the rostral medulla and whole-cell recordings from preinspiratory neurons in the parafacial respiratory group (pFRG), we suggest that the rostral medulla, including the pFRG, is important to the induction of long-lasting facilitation. A histochemical analysis demonstrated a wide distribution of TRPA1 channel-positive cells in the reticular formation of the medulla, including the pFRG. Our findings suggest that TRPA1 channel activation could induce long-lasting facilitation of respiratory rhythm and provide grounds for future study on the roles of TRPA1 channels in the CNS.
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- Mariho Tani
- Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Biology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan; and
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- Division of Biology, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan;
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El-Chami M, Shaheen D, Ivers B, Syed Z, Badr MS, Lin HS, Mateika JH. Time of day affects the frequency and duration of breathing events and the critical closing pressure during NREM sleep in participants with sleep apnea. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2015; 119:617-26. [PMID: 26183479 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00346.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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We investigated if the number and duration of breathing events coupled to upper airway collapsibility were affected by the time of day. Male participants with obstructive sleep apnea completed a constant routine protocol that consisted of sleep sessions in the evening (10 PM to 1 AM), morning (6 AM to 9 AM), and afternoon (2 PM to 5 PM). On one occasion the number and duration of breathing events was ascertained for each sleep session. On a second occasion the critical closing pressure that demarcated upper airway collapsibility was determined. The duration of breathing events was consistently greater in the morning compared with the evening and afternoon during N1 and N2, while an increase in event frequency was evident during N1. The critical closing pressure was increased in the morning (2.68 ± 0.98 cmH2O) compared with the evening (1.29 ± 0.91 cmH2O; P ≤ 0.02) and afternoon (1.25 ± 0.79; P ≤ 0.01). The increase in the critical closing pressure was correlated to the decrease in the baseline partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the morning compared with the afternoon and evening (r = -0.73, P ≤ 0.005). Our findings indicate that time of day affects the duration and frequency of events, coupled with alterations in upper airway collapsibility. We propose that increases in airway collapsibility in the morning may be linked to an endogenous modulation of baseline carbon dioxide levels and chemoreflex sensitivity (12), which are independent of the consequences of sleep apnea.
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- Mohamad El-Chami
- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan; and
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan;
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Beaudin AE, Waltz X, Pun M, Wynne-Edwards KE, Ahmed SB, Anderson TJ, Hanly PJ, Poulin MJ. Human intermittent hypoxia-induced respiratory plasticity is not caused by inflammation. Eur Respir J 2015; 46:1072-83. [PMID: 26065565 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00007415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ventilatory instability, reflected by enhanced acute hypoxic (AHVR) and hypercapnic (AHCVR) ventilatory responses is a fundamental component of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) pathogenesis. Intermittent hypoxia-induced inflammation is postulated to promote AHVR enhancement in OSA, although the role of inflammation in intermittent hypoxia-induced respiratory changes in humans has not been examined. Thus, this study assessed the role of inflammation in intermittent hypoxia-induced respiratory plasticity in healthy humans.In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised crossover study design, 12 males were exposed to 6 h of intermittent hypoxia on three occasions. Prior to intermittent hypoxia exposures, participants ingested (for 4 days) either placebo or the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs indomethacin (nonselective cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor) and celecoxib (selective COX-2 inhibitor). Pre- and post-intermittent hypoxia resting ventilation, AHVR, AHCVR and serum concentration of the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α were assessed.Pre-intermittent hypoxia resting ventilation, AHVR, AHCVR and TNF-α concentrations were similar across all three conditions (p≥0.093). Intermittent hypoxia increased resting ventilation and the AHVR similarly across all conditions (p=0.827), while the AHCVR was increased (p=0.003) and TNF-α was decreased (p=0.006) with only selective COX-2 inhibition.These findings indicate that inflammation does not contribute to human intermittent hypoxia-induced respiratory plasticity. Moreover, selective COX-2 inhibition augmented the AHCVR following intermittent hypoxia exposure, suggesting that selective COX-2 inhibition could exacerbate OSA severity by increasing ventilatory instability.
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- Andrew E Beaudin
- Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Dept of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Dept of Cardiac Science, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Dept of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Sleep Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Dept of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Gonzalez-Rothi EJ, Lee KZ, Dale EA, Reier PJ, Mitchell GS, Fuller DD. Intermittent hypoxia and neurorehabilitation. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2015; 119:1455-65. [PMID: 25997947 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00235.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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In recent years, it has become clear that brief, repeated presentations of hypoxia [i.e., acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH)] can boost the efficacy of more traditional therapeutic strategies in certain cases of neurologic dysfunction. This hypothesis derives from a series of studies in animal models and human subjects performed over the past 35 yr. In 1980, Millhorn et al. (Millhorn DE, Eldridge FL, Waldrop TG. Respir Physiol 41: 87-103, 1980) showed that electrical stimulation of carotid chemoafferent neurons produced a persistent, serotonin-dependent increase in phrenic motor output that outlasts the stimulus for more than 90 min (i.e., a "respiratory memory"). AIH elicits similar phrenic "long-term facilitation" (LTF) by a mechanism that requires cervical spinal serotonin receptor activation and de novo protein synthesis. From 2003 to present, a series of studies demonstrated that AIH can induce neuroplasticity in the injured spinal cord, causing functional recovery of breathing capacity after cervical spinal injury. Subsequently, it was demonstrated that repeated AIH (rAIH) can induce recovery of limb function, and the functional benefits of rAIH are greatest when paired with task-specific training. Since uncontrolled and/or prolonged intermittent hypoxia can elicit pathophysiology, a challenge of intermittent hypoxia research is to ensure that therapeutic protocols are well below the threshold for pathogenesis. This is possible since many low dose rAIH protocols have induced functional benefits without evidence of pathology. We propose that carefully controlled rAIH is a safe and noninvasive modality that can be paired with other neurorehabilitative strategies including traditional activity-based physical therapy or cell-based therapies such as intraspinal transplantation of neural progenitors.
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- Elisa J Gonzalez-Rothi
- Department of Physical Therapy College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; and
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- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physical Therapy College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physical Therapy College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida;
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The role of high loop gain induced by intermittent hypoxia in the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Med Rev 2015; 22:1-2. [PMID: 25770004 DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2015.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Does trans-spinal direct current stimulation alter phrenic motoneurons and respiratory neuromechanical outputs in humans? A double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized, crossover study. J Neurosci 2015; 34:14420-9. [PMID: 25339753 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1288-14.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Although compelling evidence has demonstrated considerable neuroplasticity in the respiratory control system, few studies have explored the possibility of altering descending projections to phrenic motoneurons (PMNs) using noninvasive stimulation protocols. The present study was designed to investigate the immediate and long-lasting effects of a single session of transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS), a promising technique for modulating spinal cord functions, on descending ventilatory commands in healthy humans. Using a double-blind, controlled, randomized, crossover approach, we examined the effects of anodal, cathodal, and sham tsDCS delivered to the C3-C5 level on (1) diaphragm motor-evoked potentials (DiMEPs) elicited by transcranial magnetic stimulation and (2) spontaneous ventilation, as measured by respiratory inductance plethysmography. Both anodal and cathodal tsDCS induced a progressive increase in DiMEP amplitude during stimulation that persisted for at least 15 min after current offset. Interestingly, cathodal, but not anodal, tsDCS induced a persistent increase in tidal volume. In addition, (1) short-interval intracortical inhibition, (2) nonlinear complexity of the tidal volume signal (related to medullary ventilatory command), (3) autonomic function, and (4) compound muscle action potentials evoked by cervical magnetic stimulation were unaffected by tsDCS. This suggests that tsDCS-induced aftereffects did not occur at brainstem or cortical levels and were likely not attributable to direct polarization of cranial nerves or ventral roots. Instead, we argue that tsDCS could induce sustained changes in PMN output. Increased tidal volume after cathodal tsDCS opens up the perspective of harnessing respiratory neuroplasticity as a therapeutic tool for the management of several respiratory disorders.
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Verges S, Chacaroun S, Godin-Ribuot D, Baillieul S. Hypoxic Conditioning as a New Therapeutic Modality. Front Pediatr 2015; 3:58. [PMID: 26157787 PMCID: PMC4476260 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2015.00058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Preconditioning refers to a procedure by which a single noxious stimulus below the threshold of damage is applied to the tissue in order to increase resistance to the same or even different noxious stimuli given above the threshold of damage. Hypoxic preconditioning relies on complex and active defenses that organisms have developed to counter the adverse consequences of oxygen deprivation. The protection it confers against ischemic attack for instance as well as the underlying biological mechanisms have been extensively investigated in animal models. Based on these data, hypoxic conditioning (consisting in recurrent exposure to hypoxia) has been suggested a potential non-pharmacological therapeutic intervention to enhance some physiological functions in individuals in whom acute or chronic pathological events are anticipated or existing. In addition to healthy subjects, some benefits have been reported in patients with cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases as well as in overweight and obese individuals. Hypoxic conditioning consisting in sessions of intermittent exposure to moderate hypoxia repeated over several weeks may induce hematological, vascular, metabolic, and neurological effects. This review addresses the existing evidence regarding the use of hypoxic conditioning as a potential therapeutic modality, and emphasizes on many remaining issues to clarify and future researches to be performed in the field.
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- Samuel Verges
- Laboratoire HP2, Université Grenoble Alpes , Grenoble , France ; U1042, INSERM , Grenoble , France
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- Laboratoire HP2, Université Grenoble Alpes , Grenoble , France ; U1042, INSERM , Grenoble , France
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- Laboratoire HP2, Université Grenoble Alpes , Grenoble , France ; U1042, INSERM , Grenoble , France
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- Laboratoire HP2, Université Grenoble Alpes , Grenoble , France ; U1042, INSERM , Grenoble , France
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Mateika JH, El-Chami M, Shaheen D, Ivers B. Intermittent hypoxia: a low-risk research tool with therapeutic value in humans. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2014; 118:520-32. [PMID: 25549763 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00564.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Intermittent hypoxia has generally been perceived as a high-risk stimulus, particularly in the field of sleep medicine, because it is thought to initiate detrimental cardiovascular, respiratory, cognitive, and metabolic outcomes. In contrast, the link between intermittent hypoxia and beneficial outcomes has received less attention, perhaps because it is not universally understood that outcome measures following exposure to intermittent hypoxia may be linked to the administered dose. The present review is designed to emphasize the less recognized beneficial outcomes associated with intermittent hypoxia. The review will consider the role intermittent hypoxia has in cardiovascular and autonomic adaptations, respiratory motor plasticity, and cognitive function. Each section will highlight the literature that contributed to the belief that intermittent hypoxia leads primarily to detrimental outcomes. The second segment of each section will consider the possible risks associated with experimentally rather than naturally induced intermittent hypoxia. Finally, the body of literature indicating that intermittent hypoxia initiates primarily beneficial outcomes will be considered. The overarching theme of the review is that the use of intermittent hypoxia in research investigations, coupled with reasonable safeguards, should be encouraged because of the potential benefits linked to the administration of a variety of low-risk intermittent hypoxia protocols.
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- Jason H Mateika
- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; and Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; and
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; and
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; and
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Younes M, Loewen A, Ostrowski M, Hanly P. Short-term potentiation in the control of pharyngeal muscles in obstructive apnea patients. Sleep 2014; 37:1833-49. [PMID: 25364079 DOI: 10.5665/sleep.4182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine if activation of the genioglossus (GG) muscle during obstructive apnea events involves short-term potentiation (STP) and is followed by sustained activation beyond the obstructive phase (after-discharge). DESIGN Physiological study. SETTING Sleep laboratory in a tertiary hospital. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-one patients with obstructive apnea. INTERVENTIONS Polysomnography on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with measurement of genioglossus activity. Brief dial-downs of CPAP to induce obstructive events. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Peak, phasic, and tonic genioglossus activities were measured breath-by-breath before, during, and following three-breath obstructions. Tonic but not phasic activity increased immediately following the first obstructed breath (4.9 ± 1.6 versus 3.6 ± 1.2 %GGMAX; P = 0.01) under conditions where stimuli to genioglossus activation were likely constant, strongly implicating STP in mediating recruitment of tonic activity. Both phasic and tonic activities declined slowly after relief of obstruction (after-discharge). Decay time constants were systematically shorter for phasic than for tonic activity (7.5 ± 3.8 versus 18.1 ± 8.4 sec; P < 0.001). Decay time-constant of peak activity correlated with tonic, but not phasic, recruitment. Cortical arousal near the end of obstruction resulted in a lower after-discharge (P < 0.01). Contribution of tonic activity to the increase in peak activity (6-65%Peak), as well as the decay constant (6-30 sec), varied considerably among patients. CONCLUSIONS Short-term potentiation contributes to recruitment of the genioglossus during obstructive episodes and results in sustained tonic activity beyond the obstructive phase, thereby potentially preventing recurrence of obstruction. Wide response differences among subjects suggest that this mechanism may contribute to severity of the disorder. The after-discharge is inhibited following cortical arousal, potentially explaining arousals' destabilizing effect.
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- Magdy Younes
- Sleep Disorders Centre, Misericordia Health Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ; Sleep Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Sleep Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Sleep Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Sleep Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Navarrete-Opazo A, Mitchell GS. Therapeutic potential of intermittent hypoxia: a matter of dose. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2014; 307:R1181-97. [PMID: 25231353 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00208.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 294] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Intermittent hypoxia (IH) has been the subject of considerable research in recent years, and triggers a bewildering array of both detrimental and beneficial effects in multiple physiological systems. Here, we review the extensive literature concerning IH and its impact on the respiratory, cardiovascular, immune, metabolic, bone, and nervous systems. One major goal is to define relevant IH characteristics leading to safe, protective, and/or therapeutic effects vs. pathogenesis. To understand the impact of IH, it is essential to define critical characteristics of the IH protocol under investigation, including potentially the severity of hypoxia within episodes, the duration of hypoxic episodes, the number of hypoxic episodes per day, the pattern of presentation across time (e.g., within vs. consecutive vs. alternating days), and the cumulative time of exposure. Not surprisingly, severe/chronic IH protocols tend to be pathogenic, whereas any beneficial effects are more likely to arise from modest/acute IH exposures. Features of the IH protocol most highly associated with beneficial vs. pathogenic outcomes include the level of hypoxemia within episodes and the number of episodes per day. Modest hypoxia (9-16% inspired O2) and low cycle numbers (3-15 episodes per day) most often lead to beneficial effects without pathology, whereas severe hypoxia (2-8% inspired O2) and more episodes per day (48-2,400 episodes/day) elicit progressively greater pathology. Accumulating evidence suggests that "low dose" IH (modest hypoxia, few episodes) may be a simple, safe, and effective treatment with considerable therapeutic potential for multiple clinical disorders.
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- Angela Navarrete-Opazo
- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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El-Chami M, Shaheen D, Ivers B, Syed Z, Badr MS, Lin HS, Mateika JH. Time of day affects chemoreflex sensitivity and the carbon dioxide reserve during NREM sleep in participants with sleep apnea. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2014; 117:1149-56. [PMID: 25213638 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00681.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Our investigation was designed to determine whether the time of day affects the carbon dioxide reserve and chemoreflex sensitivity during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Ten healthy men with obstructive sleep apnea completed a constant routine protocol that consisted of sleep sessions in the evening (10 PM to 1 AM), morning (6 AM to 9 AM), and afternoon (2 PM to 5 PM). Between sleep sessions, the participants were awake. During each sleep session, core body temperature, baseline levels of carbon dioxide (PET(CO2)) and minute ventilation, as well as the PET(CO2) that demarcated the apneic threshold and hypocapnic ventilatory response, were measured. The nadir of core body temperature during sleep occurred in the morning and was accompanied by reductions in minute ventilation and PetCO2 compared with the evening and afternoon (minute ventilation: 5.3 ± 0.3 vs. 6.2 ± 0.2 vs. 6.1 ± 0.2 l/min, P < 0.02; PET(CO2): 39.7 ± 0.4 vs. 41.4 ± 0.6 vs. 40.4 ± 0.6 Torr, P < 0.02). The carbon dioxide reserve was reduced, and the hypocapnic ventilatory response increased in the morning compared with the evening and afternoon (carbon dioxide reserve: 2.1 ± 0.3 vs. 3.6 ± 0.5 vs. 3.5 ± 0.3 Torr, P < 0.002; hypocapnic ventilatory response: 2.3 ± 0.3 vs. 1.6 ± 0.2 vs. 1.8 ± 0.2 l·min(-1)·mmHg(-1), P < 0.001). We conclude that time of day affects chemoreflex properties during sleep, which may contribute to increases in breathing instability in the morning compared with other periods throughout the day/night cycle in individuals with sleep apnea.
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- Mohamad El-Chami
- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan; and
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- John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan;
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Duffin J, Kubin L, Mateika JH. Foreword. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2013; 188:231-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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