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Ruehland WR, Rochford PD, Pierce RJ, Trinder J, Jordan AS, Cori JM, O'Donoghue FJ. Genioglossus muscle responses to resistive loads in severe OSA patients and healthy control subjects. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 127:1586-1598. [PMID: 31647723 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00186.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study aimed to determine whether there is impairment of genioglossus neuromuscular responses to small negative pressure respiratory stimuli, close to the conscious detection threshold, in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We compared genioglossus electromyogram (EMGgg) responses to midinspiratory resistive loads of varying intensity (≈1.2-6.2 cmH2O·L-1·s), delivered via a nasal mask, between 16 severe OSA and 17 control participants while the subjects were awake and in a seated upright position. We examined the relationship between stimulus intensity and peak EMGgg amplitude in a 200-ms poststimulus window and hypothesized that OSA patients would have an increased activation threshold and reduced sensitivity in the relationship between EMGgg activation and stimulus intensity. There was no significant difference between control and OSA participants in the threshold (P = 0.545) or the sensitivity (P = 0.482) of the EMGgg amplitude vs. stimulus intensity relationship, where change in epiglottic pressure relative to background epiglottic pressure represented stimulus intensity. These results do not support the hypothesis that deficits in neuromuscular response to negative upper airway pressure exist in OSA during wakefulness; however, the results are likely influenced by a counterintuitive and novel genioglossus muscle suppression response observed in a significant proportion of both OSA and healthy control participants. This suppression response may relate to the inhibition seen in inspiratory muscles such as the diaphragm in response to sudden-onset negative pressure, and its presence provides new insight into the upper airway neuromuscular response to the collapsing force of negative pressure.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Our study used a novel midinspiratory resistive load stimulus to study upper airway neuromuscular responses to negative pressure during wakefulness in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although no differences were found between OSA and healthy groups, the study uncovered a novel and unexpected suppression of neuromuscular activity in a large proportion of both OSA and healthy participants. The unusual response provides new insight into the upper airway neuromuscular response to the collapsing force of negative pressure.
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- Warren R Ruehland
- Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine (Austin Health), University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine (Austin Health), University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medicine (Austin Health), University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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Chan PYS, Cheng CH, Wu YT, Wu CW, Liu HLA, Shaw FZ, Liu CY, Davenport PW. Cortical and Subcortical Neural Correlates for Respiratory Sensation in Response to Transient Inspiratory Occlusions in Humans. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1804. [PMID: 30618816 PMCID: PMC6305490 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cortical and subcortical mechanosensation of breathing can be measured by short respiratory occlusions. However, the corresponding neural substrates involved in the respiratory sensation elicited by a respiratory mechanical stimulus remained unclear. Therefore, we applied the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique to study cortical activations of respiratory mechanosensation. We hypothesized that thalamus, frontal cortex, somatosensory cortex, and inferior parietal cortex would be significantly activated in response to respiratory mechanical stimuli. We recruited 23 healthy adults to participate in our event-designed fMRI experiment. During the 12-min scan, participants breathed with a specialized face-mask. Single respiratory occlusions of 150 ms were delivered every 2–4 breaths. At least 32 successful occlusions were collected for data analysis. The results showed significant neural activations in the thalamus, supramarginal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, inferior frontal triangularis, and caudate (AlphaSim corrected p < 0.05). In addition, subjective ratings of breathlessness were significantly correlated with the levels of neural activations in bilateral thalamus, right caudate, right supramarginal gyrus, left middle frontal gyrus, left inferior triangularis. Our results demonstrated cortical sources of respiratory sensations elicited by the inspiratory occlusion paradigm in healthy adults were located in the thalamus, supramarginal gyrus, and the middle frontal cortex, inferior frontal triangularis, suggesting subcortical, and cortical neural sources of the respiratory mechanosensation are thalamo-cortical based, especially the connections to the premotor area, middle and ventro-lateral prefrontal cortex, as well as the somatosensory association cortex. Finally, level of neural activation in thalamus is associated with the subjective rating of breathlessness, suggesting respiratory sensory information is gated at the thalamic level.
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- Pei-Ying S Chan
- Department of Occupational Therapy and Healthy Aging Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational Therapy and Healthy Aging Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Neural Dynamics (BIND Lab), Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational Therapy and Healthy Aging Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Mind, Brain and Consciousness, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Brain and Consciousness Research Center, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Psychology, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Nair J, Streeter KA, Turner SMF, Sunshine MD, Bolser DC, Fox EJ, Davenport PW, Fuller DD. Anatomy and physiology of phrenic afferent neurons. J Neurophysiol 2017; 118:2975-2990. [PMID: 28835527 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00484.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Large-diameter myelinated phrenic afferents discharge in phase with diaphragm contraction, and smaller diameter fibers discharge across the respiratory cycle. In this article, we review the phrenic afferent literature and highlight areas in need of further study. We conclude that 1) activation of both myelinated and nonmyelinated phrenic sensory afferents can influence respiratory motor output on a breath-by-breath basis; 2) the relative impact of phrenic afferents substantially increases with diaphragm work and fatigue; 3) activation of phrenic afferents has a powerful impact on sympathetic motor outflow, and 4) phrenic afferents contribute to diaphragm somatosensation and the conscious perception of breathing. Much remains to be learned regarding the spinal and supraspinal distribution and synaptic contacts of myelinated and nonmyelinated phrenic afferents. Similarly, very little is known regarding the potential role of phrenic afferent neurons in triggering or modulating expression of respiratory neuroplasticity.
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- Jayakrishnan Nair
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.,Center for Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; and
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.,Center for Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; and
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.,Center for Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; and
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.,Center for Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; and
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.,Center for Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; and
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.,McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.,Center for Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; and.,Brooks Rehabilitation, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.,Center for Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; and
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; .,McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.,Center for Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; and
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Sensory detection of threshold intensity resistive loads in severe obstructive sleep apnoea. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2017; 236:29-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2016.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pate KM, Davenport PW. Tracheal occlusions evoke respiratory load compensation and neural activation in anesthetized rats. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 112:435-42. [PMID: 22074720 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01321.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Airway obstruction in animals leads to compensation and avoidance behavior and elicits respiratory mechanosensation. The pattern of respiratory load compensation and neural activation in response to intrinsic, transient, tracheal occlusions (ITTO) via an inflatable tracheal cuff are unknown. We hypothesized that ITTO would cause increased diaphragm activity, decreased breathing frequency, and activation of neurons within the medullary and pontine respiratory centers without changing airway compliance. Obstructions were performed for 2-3 breaths followed by a minimum of 15 unobstructed breaths with an inflatable cuff sutured around the trachea in rats. The obstruction procedure was repeated for 10 min. The brains of obstructed and control animals were removed, fixed, sectioned, and stained for c-Fos. Respiratory pattern was measured from esophageal pressure (P(es)) and diaphragm electromyography (EMG(dia)). The obstructed breaths resulted in a prolonged inspiratory and expiratory time, an increase in EMG(dia) amplitude, and a more negative P(es) compared with control breaths. Neurons labeled with c-Fos were found in brain stem and suprapontine nuclei, with a significant increase in c-Fos expression for the occluded experimental group compared with the control groups in the nucleus ambiguus, nucleus of the solitary tract, lateral parabrachial nucleus, and periaqueductal gray matter. The results of this study demonstrate tracheal occlusion-elicited activation of neurons in brain stem respiratory nuclei and neural areas involved in stress responses and defensive behaviors, suggesting that these neurons mediate the load compensation breathing pattern response and may be part of the neural pathway for respiratory mechanosensation.
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- Kathryn M Pate
- Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32603, USA
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Colrain IM. Cortical aspects of breathing control and sensation: A comment on von Leupoldt et al. (2010), “Cortical sources of the respiratory-related evoked potential”. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2011; 175:210-1. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Accepted: 12/14/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Respiratory related evoked potential measures of cerebral cortical respiratory information processing. Biol Psychol 2010; 84:4-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2009] [Revised: 01/28/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Davenport PW, Reep RL, Thompson FJ. Phrenic nerve afferent activation of neurons in the cat SI cerebral cortex. J Physiol 2010; 588:873-86. [PMID: 20064855 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.181735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Stimulation of respiratory afferents elicits neural activity in the somatosensory region of the cerebral cortex in humans and animals. Respiratory afferents have been stimulated with mechanical loads applied to breathing and electrical stimulation of respiratory nerves and muscles. It was hypothesized that stimulation of the phrenic nerve myelinated afferents will activate neurons in the 3a and 3b region of the somatosensory cortex. This was investigated in cats with electrical stimulation of the intrathoracic phrenic nerve and C(5) root of the phrenic nerve. The somatosensory cortical response to phrenic afferent stimulation was recorded from the cortical surface, contralateral to the phrenic nerve, ispilateral to the phrenic nerve and with microelectrodes inserted into the cortical site of the surface dipole. Short-latency, primary cortical evoked potentials (1 degrees CEP) were recorded with stimulation of myelinated afferents of the intrathoracic phrenic nerve in the contralateral post-cruciate gyrus of all animals (n = 42). The mean onset and peak latencies were 8.5 +/- 5.7 ms and 21.8 +/- 9.8 ms, respectively. The rostro-caudal surface location of the 1 degrees CEP was found between the rostral edge of the post-cruciate dimple (PCD) and the rostral edge of the ansate sulcus, medio-lateral location was between 2 mm lateral to the sagittal sulcus and the lateral end of the cruciate sulcus. Histological examination revealed that the 1 degrees CEP sites were recorded over areas 3a and 3b of the SI somatosensory cortex. Intracortical activation of 16 neurons with two patterns of neural activity was recorded: (1) short-latency, short-duration activation of neurons and (2) long-latency, long-duration activation of neurons. Short-latency neurons had a mean onset latency of 10.4 +/- 3.1 ms and mean burst duration of 10.1 +/- 3.2 ms. The short-latency units were recorded at an average depth of 1.7 +/- 0.5 mm below the cortical surface. The long-latency neurons had a mean onset latency of 36.0 +/- 4.2 ms and mean burst duration of 32.2 +/- 8.4 ms. The long-latency units were recorded at an average depth of 2.4 +/- 0.2 mm below the cortical surface. The results of the study demonstrated that phrenic nerve afferents have a short-latency central projection to the SI somatosensory cortex. The phrenic afferents activated neurons in lamina III and IV of areas 3a and 3b. The cortical representation of phrenic nerve afferents is medial to the forelimb, lateral to the hindlimb, similar to thoracic loci, hence the phrenic afferent SI site in the cat homunculus is consistent with body position (thoracic region) rather than spinal segment (C(5)-C(7)). The phrenic afferent activation of the somatosensory cortex is bilateral, with the ipsilateral cortical activation occurring subsequent to the contralateral. These results support the hypothesis that phrenic afferents provide somatosensory information to the cerebral cortex which can be used for diaphragmatic proprioception and somatosensation.
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- Paul W Davenport
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Box 100144, HSC, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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Donzel-Raynaud C, Redolfi S, Arnulf I, Similowski T, Straus C. Abnormal respiratory-related evoked potentials in untreated awake patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2008; 29:10-7. [PMID: 18803640 DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097x.2008.00830.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM Obstructive sleep apnoeas generate an intense afferent traffic leading to arousal and apnoea termination. Yet a decrease in the sensitivity of the afferents has been described in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, and could be a determinant of disease severity. How mechanical changes within the respiratory system are processed in the brain can be studied through the analysis of airway occlusion-related respiratory-related evoked potentials. Respiratory-related evoked potentials have been found altered during sleep in mild and moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, with contradictory results during wake. We hypothesized that respiratory-related evoked potentials' alterations during wake, if indeed a feature of the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, should be present in untreated severe patients. METHODS Ten untreated patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and eight matched controls were studied. Respiratory-related evoked potentials were recorded in Cz-C3 and Cz-C4, and described in terms of the amplitudes and latencies of their components P1, N1, P2 and N2. RESULTS Components amplitudes were similar in both groups. There was no significant difference in P1 latencies. This was also the case for N1 in Cz-C3. In contrast, N1 latencies in Cz-C4 were significantly longer in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome [median 98 ms (interquartile range 16.00) versus 79.5 ms (5.98), P = 0.015]. P2 and N2 were also significantly delayed, on both sides. CONCLUSIONS The cortical processing of airway occlusion-related afferents seems abnormal in untreated patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. This could be either a severity marker and/or an aggravating factor.
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- Christine Donzel-Raynaud
- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Laboratoire de Physiopathologie Respiratoire, Paris, France.
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Huang J, Marcus CL, Bandla P, Schwartz MS, Pepe ME, Samuel JM, Panitch HB, Bradford RM, Mosse YP, Maris JM, Colrain IM. Cortical processing of respiratory occlusion stimuli in children with central hypoventilation syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2008; 178:757-64. [PMID: 18658113 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200804-606oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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RATIONALE The ability of patients with central hypoventilation syndrome (CHS) to produce and process mechanoreceptor signals is unknown. OBJECTIVES Children with CHS hypoventilate during sleep, although they generally breathe adequately during wakefulness. Previous studies suggest that they have compromised central integration of afferent stimuli, rather than abnormal sensors or receptors. Cortical integration of afferent mechanical stimuli caused by respiratory loading or upper airway occlusion can be tested by measuring respiratory-related evoked potentials (RREPs). We hypothesized that patients with CHS would have blunted RREP during both wakefulness and sleep. METHODS RREPs were produced with multiple upper airway occlusions and were obtained during wakefulness, stage 2, slow-wave, and REM sleep. Ten patients with CHS and 20 control subjects participated in the study, which took place at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Each patient was age- and sex-matched to two control subjects. Wakefulness data were collected from 9 patients and 18 control subjects. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS During wakefulness, patients demonstrated reduced Nf and P300 responses compared with control subjects. During non-REM sleep, patients demonstrated a reduced N350 response. In REM sleep, patients had a later P2 response. CONCLUSIONS CHS patients are able to produce cortical responses to mechanical load stimulation during both wakefulness and sleep; however, central integration of the afferent signal is disrupted during wakefulness, and responses during non-REM are damped relative to control subjects. The finding of differences between patients and control subjects during REM may be due to increased intrinsic excitatory inputs to the respiratory system in this state.
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- Jingtao Huang
- The Sleep Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Melendres MC, Marcus CL, Abi-Raad RF, Trescher WH, Lutz JM, Colrain IM. Respiratory-related evoked potentials during sleep in children. Sleep 2008; 31:55-61. [PMID: 18220078 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/31.1.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES The respiratory related evoked potential (RREP) has been previously recorded in children and adults during wakefulness and in adults during sleep. However, there have been no data on RREP during sleep in children. We thus examined children during sleep to determine whether early RREP components would be maintained during all sleep DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS Twelve healthy, nonsnoring children, aged 5-12 years, screened by polysomnography and found to have no sleep disorders were assessed during stage 2 sleep, slow wave sleep, and REM sleep. Brief occlusions were presented via an occlusion valve at the inspiratory port of a non-rebreathing valve as interruptions of inspiration. EEG responses were averaged and assessed for the presence of early and late RREP components. RESULTS Robust early components were seen in the majority of subjects in all sleep stages. Late components were also present, although with some apparent differences compared to those previously reported in adults (using the same recording protocol and an almost identical method of stimulus presentation). Specifically, N350 and N550 were less readily differentiated as separate components, and the N550 did not display the clear anterior-posterior amplitude gradient that is ubiquitous in adults. CONCLUSION Cortical processing of respiratory-related information persists throughout sleep in children. The pattern of activation in the late components appear to reflect differences in the structure of the developing brain prior to the process of dendritic pruning associated with adolescence.
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Fauroux B, Renault F, Boelle PY, Donzel-Raynaud C, Nicot F, Clément A, Straus C, Similowski T. Impaired cortical processing of inspiratory loads in children with chronic respiratory defects. Respir Res 2007; 8:61. [PMID: 17822538 PMCID: PMC2020473 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-8-61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2007] [Accepted: 09/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Inspiratory occlusion evoked cortical potentials (the respiratory related-evoked potentials, RREPs) bear witness of the processing of changes in respiratory mechanics by the brain. Their impairment in children having suffered near-fatal asthma supports the hypothesis that relates asthma severity with the ability of the patients to perceive respiratory changes. It is not known whether or not chronic respiratory defects are associated with an alteration in brain processing of inspiratory loads. The aim of the present study was to compare the presence, the latencies and the amplitudes of the P1, N1, P2, and N2 components of the RREPs in children with chronic lung or neuromuscular disease. METHODS RREPs were recorded in patients with stable asthma (n = 21), cystic fibrosis (n = 32), and neuromuscular disease (n = 16) and in healthy controls (n = 11). RESULTS The 4 RREP components were significantly less frequently observed in the 3 groups of patients than in the controls. Within the patient groups, the N1 and the P2 components were significantly less frequently observed in the patients with asthma (16/21 for both components) and cystic fibrosis (20/32 and 14/32) than in the patients with neuromuscular disease (15/16 and 16/16). When present, the latencies and amplitudes of the 4 components were similar in the patients and controls. CONCLUSION Chronic ventilatory defects in children are associated with an impaired cortical processing of afferent respiratory signals.
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- Brigitte Fauroux
- AP-HP, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Pediatric Pulmonary Department, Paris, 75571 France
- Inserm UMR-S 719, Paris, 75000, France, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, 75571 France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Paediatric Neurophysiology Unit, Paris, 75571 France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Department of Biostatistics, 75012 Paris, Inserm U444, 75000, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital La Pitié Salpétrière, Respiratory Physiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care, Paris, France
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- Inserm UMR-S 719, Paris, 75000, France, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, 75571 France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Pediatric Pulmonary Department, Paris, 75571 France
- Inserm UMR-S 719, Paris, 75000, France, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, 75571 France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital La Pitié Salpétrière, Respiratory Physiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care, Paris, France
- UPRES EA 2397, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital La Pitié Salpétrière, Respiratory Physiology, Pulmonology and Intensive Care, Paris, France
- UPRES EA 2397, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, Paris, France
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