| Selective potentiation of peripheral chemoreflex sensitivity in obstructive sleep apnea. | |
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PMID: 10069786 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The chemoreflexes are an important mechanism for regulation of both breathing and autonomic cardiovascular function. Abnormalities in chemoreflex mechanisms may be implicated in increased cardiovascular stress in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We tested the hypothesis that chemoreflex function is altered in patients with OSA. METHODS AND RESULTS: We compared ventilatory, sympathetic, heart rate, and blood pressure responses to hypoxia, hypercapnia, and the cold pressor test in 16 untreated normotensive patients with OSA and 12 normal control subjects matched for age and body mass index. Baseline muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) was higher in the patients with OSA than in the control subjects (43+/-4 versus 21+/-3 bursts per minute; P<0. 001). During hypoxia, patients with OSA had greater increases in minute ventilation (5.8+/-0.8 versus 3.2+/-0.7 L/min; P=0.02), heart rate (10+/-1 versus 7+/-1 bpm; P=0.03), and mean arterial pressure (7+/-2 versus 0+/-2 mm Hg; P=0.001) than control subjects. Despite higher ventilation and blood pressure (both of which inhibit sympathetic activity) in OSA patients, the MSNA increase during hypoxia was similar in OSA patients and control subjects. When the sympathetic-inhibitory influence of breathing was eliminated by apnea during hypoxia, the increase in MSNA in OSA patients (106+/-20%) was greater than in control subjects (52+/-23%; P=0.04). Prolongation of R-R interval with apnea during hypoxia was also greater in OSA patients (24+/-6%) than in control subjects (7+/-5%) (P=0.04). Autonomic, ventilatory, and blood pressure responses to hypercapnia and the cold pressor test in OSA patients were not different from those observed in control subjects. CONCLUSIONS: OSA is associated with a selective potentiation of autonomic, hemodynamic, and ventilatory responses to peripheral chemoreceptor activation by hypoxia. |
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Authors:
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K Narkiewicz; P J van de Borne; C A Pesek; M E Dyken; N Montano; V K Somers |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Circulation Volume: 99 ISSN: 0009-7322 ISO Abbreviation: Circulation Publication Date: 1999 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-04-13 Completed Date: 1999-04-13 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0147763 Medline TA: Circulation Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1183-9 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA. |
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Adult Anoxia / physiopathology Autonomic Nervous System / physiopathology Blood Pressure / physiology Chemoreceptor Cells / physiology* Cold Temperature Female Humans Hypercapnia / physiopathology Male Reflex / physiology* Respiratory Mechanics / physiology Rest / physiology Sleep Apnea Syndromes / physiopathology* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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3F05-TW-05200/TW/FIC NIH HHS; HL-14388/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS |
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