Chronic apnea during REM sleep increases arterial pressure and sympathetic modulation in rats

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STUDY OBJECTIVES: Obstructive sleep apnea can induce hypertension. Apneas in REM may be particularly problematic: they are independently associated with hypertension. We examined the role of sleep stage and awakening on acute cardiovascular responses to apnea. In addition, we measured cardiovascular and sympathetic changes induced by chronic sleep apnea in REM sleep.

METHODS: We used rats with tracheal balloons and electroencephalogram and electromyogram electrodes to induce obstructive apnea during wakefulness and sleep. We measured the electrocardiogram and arterial pressure by telemetry and breathing effort with a thoracic balloon.

RESULTS: Apneas induced during wakefulness caused a pressor response, intense bradycardia, and breathing effort. On termination of apnea, arterial pressure, heart rate, and breathing effort returned to basal levels within 10 s. Responses to apnea were strongly blunted when apneas were made in sleep. Post-apnea changes were also blunted when rats did not awake from apnea. Chronic sleep apnea (15 days of apnea during REM sleep, 8 h/day, 13.8 ± 2 apneas/h, average duration 12 ± 0.7 s) reduced sleep time, increased awake arterial pressure from 111 ± 6 to 118 ± 5 mmHg (p < 0.05) and increased a marker for sympathetic activity. Chronic apnea failed to change spontaneous baroreceptor sensitivity.

CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that sleep blunts the diving-like response induced by apnea and that acute post-apnea changes depend on awakening. In addition, our data confirm that 2 weeks of apnea during REM causes sleep disruption and increases blood pressure and sympathetic activity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Sleep - 44(2021), 5 vom: 14. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pansani, Aline P [VerfasserIn]
Schoorlemmer, Guus H [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Caroline B [VerfasserIn]
Rossi, Marcio V [VerfasserIn]
Angheben, Juliana M M [VerfasserIn]
Ghazale, Poliana P [VerfasserIn]
Gomes, Karina P [VerfasserIn]
Cravo, Sergio L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Baroreceptor
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Respiratory effort
Sleep fragmentation
Symbolic analysis

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Date Completed 21.05.2021

Date Revised 21.05.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/sleep/zsaa249

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317981595