Upper and lower esophageal sphincter kinetics are modified during maturation: effect of pharyngeal stimulus in premature infants

We hypothesized that changes in proximal and distal esophageal sphincter kinetics evoked upon pharyngeal provocation undergo longitudinal maturation. Pharyngeal stimulation-induced reflexes were characterized using novel pharyngo-esophageal motility methods in 19 healthy premature neonates, studied at 34.7 ± 0.8 wk (time-1) and 39.3 ± 1.1 wk postmenstrual age (time-2). Graded volumes of air (290 infusions) and sterile water (172 infusions) were infused to define sensory-motor characteristics of upstream (pharyngeal reflexive swallow, PRS) and downstream (pharyngo-lower esophageal sphincter relaxation reflex, PLESRR) esophageal reflexes. Data displayed as mean ± SE. Threshold volumes were similar with air and water for PRS and PLESRR at time-1 and time-2. Multiple PRS responses were noted with water stimulus and were different between the media (time-1 vs. air, P < 0.0001; time-2 vs. air, P = 0.0003). Dose-response relationships for water were significant (P < 0.01 for PRS and PLESRR time-1 and time-2), but not with air. Significantly, the recruitment frequency of PRS and PLESRR increases with maturation, liquid is a superior medium for evoking such swallowing reflexes, and stimulus-response relationships for these reflexes are evident. These changes in aerodigestive protective reflexive activity may indicate differences in modulation of excitatory and inhibitory pathways during longitudinal postnatal maturation..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:77

Enthalten in:

Pediatric research - 77(2015), 1-1, Seite 99-106

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jadcherla, Sudarshan R [VerfasserIn]
Shubert, Theresa R [Sonstige Person]
Gulati, Ish K [Sonstige Person]
Jensen, Preceousa S [Sonstige Person]
Wei, Lai [Sonstige Person]
Shaker, Reza [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Esophageal Sphincter, Lower - physiology
Esophageal Sphincter, Upper - physiology
Esophagus - physiology
Infant, Premature - physiology
Pharynx - physiology

doi:

10.1038/pr.2014.147

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1967792291