Sympathetic response to chemostimulation in conscious rats exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia.

Full Abstract

Exposure to cyclic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is associated with elevated arterial pressure and sustained sympathoexcitation, but the causes of the augmented sympathetic activity remain poorly understood. We recorded arterial pressure, heart rate, and renal sympathetic nerve (RSN) activity in conscious rats previously exposed to either CIH or Sham for 3 weeks during acute exposure to hypoxia (15% and 10% O(2)) or hypercapnia (7% CO(2)). Hemodynamic responses to both hypercapnia and hypoxia were similar between CIH-exposed and Sham-exposed rats, although the pattern of response was different for hypoxia (tachycardia with no change in arterial pressure) and hypercapnia (bradycardia and increased arterial pressure). RSN responses as a percent of the baseline were, however, significantly greater in CIH-exposed animals (CIH-exposed: 15% O(2) - 123.4+/-0.06%; 10% O(2) - 136.7+/-0.12%; 7% CO(2) - 138.3+/-0.18%; Sham-exposed: 15% O(2) - 106.6+/-0.03%; 10% O(2) - 107.6+/-0.01%; 7% CO(2) - 103.0+/-0.14% P<0.01 for all conditions). These data indicate that in conscious rats exposure to CIH enhances sympathetic responses to both hypoxia and hypercapnia.

Author information

Author/s: Huang, Jianhua (J); Lusina, Sara (S); Xie, Tian (T); Ji, Ensheng (E); Xiang, Shuanglin (S); Liu, Yuzhen (Y); Weiss, J Woodrow (JW);

Affiliation: Pulmonary and Sleep Research Laboratory, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, GZ 405, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

Grants: HL075184 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: Respiratory physiology & neurobiology (Respir Physiol Neurobiol), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Apr; vol 166 (issue 2) : pp 102-6

Dates: Created 2009/05/11; Completed 2009/07/07;

PMID: 19429526, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 7/24/2009, IMS Date: )

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