scholarly journals The Na+/Ca2+ exchanger-1 mediates left ventricular dysfunction in mice with chronic intermittent hypoxia

2010 ◽  
Vol 109 (6) ◽  
pp. 1675-1685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Chen ◽  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Xuejiao Hu ◽  
Kenneth D. Philipson ◽  
Steven M. Scharf
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Diastolic Pressure ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase ◽  
Heart Weight ◽  
Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Lv Dysfunction ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Lower Ejection Fraction

Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) and cardiovascular dysfunction occur in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. We hypothesized that the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger-1 (NCX1) mediates, at least partially, left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in CIH. Four groups of mice ( N = 15–17 per group), either cardiac-specific NCX1 knockouts (KO) or wild types (WT), were exposed to either CIH or normoxia [i.e., handled controls (HC)] 10 h/day for 8 wk. As expected, myocardial expression of NCX1 was greater in WT than in KO animals, both in HC and CIH-exposed groups. In both CIH groups (WT or KO), but not the HC groups, blood pressure increased by 10% at week 1 over their baseline and remained elevated for all 8 wk, with no differences between WT and KO. LV dilation (increased diastolic and systolic dimension) and hypertrophy (increased left heart weight), along with LV dysfunction (greater end-diastolic pressure and lower ejection fraction), were observed in the WT animals compared with the KO following CIH exposure. Compared with HC, CIH exposure was associated with apoptosis (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP-mediated nick-end labeling and caspase-3) in WT, but not KO, mice. We conclude that myocardial NCX1 does not mediate changes in blood pressure, but is one of the mediators for LV global dysfunction and cardiomyocyte injury in CIH.

Left ventricular dysfunction and associated cellular injury in rats exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia

2008 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 218-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Chen ◽  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Tracey X. Gan ◽  
Ye Chen-Izu ◽  
Jeffrey D. Hasday ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase ◽  
Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Cellular Injury ◽  
Maximal Rate ◽  
Gene Markers ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Cardiovascular Morbidity And Mortality

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We have reported that chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), a direct consequence during OSA, leads to left ventricular (LV) remodeling and dysfunction in rats. The present study is to determine LV myocardial cellular injury that is possibly associated with LV global dysfunction. Fifty-six rats were exposed either to CIH (nadir O2 4–5%) or sham (handled normoxic controls, HC), 8 h/day for 6 wk. At the end of the exposure, we studied LV global function by cardiac catheterization, and LV myocardial cellular injury by in vitro analyses. Compared with HC, CIH animals demonstrated elevations in mean arterial pressure and LV end-diastolic pressure, but reductions in cardiac output (CIH 141.3 ± 33.1 vs. HC 184.4 ± 21.2 ml·min−1·kg−1, P < 0.01), maximal rate of LV pressure rise in systole (+dP/d t), and maximal rate of LV pressure fall in diastole (−dP/d t). CIH led to significant cell injury in the left myocardium, including elevated LV myocyte size, measured by cell surface area (CIH 3,564 ± 354 vs. HC 2,628 ± 242 μm2, P < 0.05) and cell length (CIH 148 ± 23 vs. HC 115 ± 16 μm, P < 0.05), elevated terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL)-stained positive cell number (CIH 98 ± 45 vs. HC 15 ± 13, P < 0.01), elevated caspase-3 activity (906 ± 249 vs. 2,275 ± 1,169 pmol·min−1·mg−1, P < 0.05), and elevated expression of several remodeling gene markers, including c-fos, atrial natriuretic peptide, β-myosin heavy chain, and myosin light chain-2. However, there was no difference between groups in sarcomere contractility of isolated LV myocytes, or in LV collagen deposition on trichrome-stained slices. In conclusion, CIH-mediated LV global dysfunction is associated with myocyte hypertrophy and apoptosis at the cellular level.

scholarly journals Intermittent hypoxia in utero damages postnatal growth and cardiovascular function in rats

2018 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 821-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Chen ◽  
Zahra Heidari Zadi ◽  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Steven M. Scharf ◽  
Eung-Kwon Pae
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Cardiovascular Function ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Tibial Length ◽  
Obstructive Sleep

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in pregnancy and may compromise fetal and even postnatal development. We developed an animal model to determine if maternal OSA could have lasting effects in offspring. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to reduced ambient O2 from 21 to 4–5%, approximately once per minute [chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH)] for 8 h/day during gestation days 3–19. Similarly handled animals exposed to ambient air served as controls (HC). Offspring were studied for body growth and cardiovascular function for 8 postnatal weeks. Compared with HC, prenatal CIH led to growth restriction, indicated by smaller body weight and tibial length, and higher arterial blood pressure in both male and female offspring. Compared with same-sex HC, CIH males showed abdominal obesity (greater ratio of abdominal fat weight to body weight or tibial length), left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy (greater heart weight-to-tibial length ratio and LV posterior wall diastolic thickness), elevated LV contractility (increases in LV ejection fraction, end-systolic pressure-volume relations, and preload recruitable stroke work), elevated LV and arterial stiffness (increased end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship and arterial elasticity), and LV oxidative stress (greater lipid peroxide content). Compared with female CIH offspring, male CIH offspring had more profound changes in blood pressure (BP), cardiac function, myocardial lipid peroxidase (LPO) content, and abdominal adiposity. Rodent prenatal CIH exposure, mimicking human maternal OSA, exerts detrimental morphological and cardiovascular effects on developing offspring; the model may provide useful insights of OSA effects in humans. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Obstructive sleep apnea is common in human pregnancy. Following maternal exposure to chronic intermittent hypoxia, a hallmark of sleep apnea, both sexes of rat offspring showed growth retardation, with males being more vulnerable to hypertension and dysfunctional left ventricular changes. This model is useful to study detrimental effects of maternal obstructive sleep apnea on developing offspring in humans.

scholarly journals Chronic intermittent hypoxia increases left ventricular contractility in C57BL/6J mice

2009 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 787-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jahan Naghshin ◽  
Kenneth R. McGaffin ◽  
William G. Witham ◽  
Michael A. Mathier ◽  
Lia C. Romano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ejection Fraction ◽  
Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Posterior Wall ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Heart Weight ◽  
Ventricular Contractility ◽  
Posterior Wall Thickness ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Lv Ejection Fraction

Intermittent hypoxia (IH) commonly occurs in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and can cause a wide range of pathology, including reduced left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction in rats as determined by echocardiography, in rodent models. We utilized echocardiography and pressure-volume (PV) loop analyses to determine whether LV contractility was decreased in inbred C57BL/6J mice exposed to IH and whether blockade of β-adrenergic receptors modified the response to hypoxia. Adult male 9- to 10-wk-old mice were exposed to 4 wk of IH (nadir inspired O2 5–6% at 60 cycles/h for 12 h during the light period) or intermittent air (IA) as control. A second group of animals were exposed to the same regimen of IH or IA, but in the presence of nonspecific β-blockade with propranolol. Cardiac function was assessed by echocardiography and PV loop analyses, and mRNA and protein expression in ventricular homogenates was determined. Contrary to our expectations, we found with PV loop analyses that LV ejection fraction (63.4 ± 3.5 vs. 50.5 ± 2.6%, P = 0.015) and other measures of LV contractility were increased in IH-exposed animals compared with IA controls. There were no changes in contractile proteins, atrial natriuretic peptide levels, LV posterior wall thickness, or heart weight with IH exposure. However, cAMP levels were elevated after IH, and propranolol administration attenuated the increase in LV contractility induced by IH exposure. We conclude that, contrary to our hypothesis, 4 wk of IH exposure in C57BL/6J mice causes an increase in LV contractility that occurs independent of ventricular hypertrophy and is, in part, mediated by activation of cardiac β-adrenergic pathways.

scholarly journals Caspase lesions of PVN-projecting MnPO neurons block the sustained component of CIH-induced hypertension in adult male rats

2020 ◽  
Vol 318 (1) ◽  
pp. H34-H48
Author(s):  
Alexandria B. Marciante ◽  
Lei A. Wang ◽  
Joel T. Little ◽  
J. Thomas Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Chronic Hypertension ◽  
Pressure Regulation ◽  
Neurogenic Hypertension ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Induced Hypertension

Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by interrupted breathing that leads to cardiovascular sequelae including chronic hypertension that can persist into the waking hours. Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), which models the hypoxemia associated with sleep apnea, is sufficient to cause a sustained increase in blood pressure that involves the central nervous system. The median preoptic nucleus (MnPO) is an integrative forebrain region that contributes to blood pressure regulation and neurogenic hypertension. The MnPO projects to the paraventricular nucleus (PVN), a preautonomic region. We hypothesized that pathway-specific lesions of the projection from the MnPO to the PVN would attenuate the sustained component of chronic intermittent hypoxia-induced hypertension. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (250–300 g) were anesthetized with isoflurane and stereotaxically injected bilaterally in the PVN with a retrograde Cre-containing adeno-associated virus (AAV; AAV9.CMV.HI.eGFP-Cre.WPRE.SV40) and injected in the MnPO with caspase-3 (AAV5-flex-taCasp3-TEVp) or control virus (AAV5-hSyn-DIO-mCherry). Three weeks after the injections the rats were exposed to a 7-day intermittent hypoxia protocol. During chronic intermittent hypoxia, controls developed a diurnal hypertension that was blunted in rats with caspase lesions. Brain tissue processed for FosB immunohistochemistry showed decreased staining with caspase-induced lesions of MnPO and downstream autonomic-regulating nuclei. Chronic intermittent hypoxia significantly increased plasma levels of advanced oxidative protein products in controls, but this increase was blocked in caspase-lesioned rats. The results indicate that PVN-projecting MnPO neurons play a significant role in blood pressure regulation in the development of persistent chronic intermittent hypoxia hypertension. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Chronic intermittent hypoxia associated with obstructive sleep apnea increases oxidative stress and leads to chronic hypertension. Sustained hypertension may be mediated by angiotensin II-induced neural plasticity of excitatory median preoptic neurons in the forebrain that project to the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. Selective caspase lesions of these neurons interrupt the drive for sustained hypertension and cause a reduction in circulating oxidative protein products. This indicates that a functional connection between the forebrain and hypothalamus is necessary to drive diurnal hypertension associated with intermittent hypoxia. These results provide new information about central mechanisms that may contribute to neurogenic hypertension.

Dynamic time-varying analysis of heart rate and blood pressure variability in cats exposed to short-term chronic intermittent hypoxia

2008 ◽  
Vol 295 (1) ◽  
pp. R28-R37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Rey ◽  
Mika P. Tarvainen ◽  
Pasi A. Karjalainen ◽  
Rodrigo Iturriaga
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Acute Hypoxia ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Induced Hypertension

Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) contributes to the development of hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and animal models. However, the early cardiovascular changes that precede CIH-induced hypertension are not completely understood. Nevertheless, it has been proposed that one of the possible contributing mechanisms to CIH-induced hypertension is a potentiation of carotid body (CB) hypoxic chemoreflexes. Therefore, we studied the dynamic responses of heart rate, blood pressure, and their variabilities during acute exposure to different levels of hypoxia after CIH short-term preconditioning (4 days) in cats. In addition, we measured baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) on the control of heart rate by noninvasive techniques. To assess the relationships among these indexes and CB chemoreflexes, we also recorded CB chemosensory discharges. Our data show that short-term CIH reduced BRS, potentiated the increase in heart rate induced by acute hypoxia, and was associated with a dynamic shift of heart rate variability (HRV) spectral indexes toward the low-frequency band. In addition, we found a striking linear correlation ( r = 0.97) between the low-to-high frequency ratio of HRV and baseline. CB chemosensory discharges in the CIH-treated cats. Thus, our results suggest that cyclic hypoxic stimulation of the CB by short-term CIH induces subtle but clear selective alterations of HRV and BRS in normotensive cats.

scholarly journals Effects of allergic airway inflammation and chronic intermittent hypoxia on systemic blood pressure

2020 ◽  
Vol 319 (5) ◽  
pp. R566-R574
Author(s):  
Ashish Chaddha ◽  
Oleg Broytman ◽  
Mihaela Teodorescu
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Pulmonary Function ◽  
Airway Inflammation ◽  
Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Systemic Blood Pressure ◽  
Brown Norway ◽  
Systemic Hypertension ◽  
Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Systemic Blood ◽  
Obstructive Sleep

Asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are highly prevalent chronic conditions, and both are associated with systemic hypertension. Additionally, asthma and OSA reciprocally interact, mutually exacerbating each other. In this study, we tested the effect of allergen-induced lower airway inflammation and concurrent chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) on systemic blood pressure (BP), pulmonary function, and proinflammatory cytokines, in a rat model. Brown Norway rats were exposed to 43 days of normoxia (NORM) or CIH, concurrent with weekly house dust mite (HDM) challenges. BP was measured 1 day after the last HDM challenge. On day 44, pulmonary function was tested, and blood for Th-2 and Th-1 cytokine levels was collected. HDM significantly increased mean ( P = 0.002), systolic ( P = 0.003), and diastolic ( P = 0.004) BP compared with saline-challenged controls. Higher mean BP significantly correlated to increased total respiratory system resistance ( R2 = 0.266, P = 0.002), driven by an association with parenchymal tissue dampening ( R2 = 0.166, P = 0.016). HDM relative to saline-challenged controls increased the expression of serum IL-6 ( P = 0.008), but no relationships of systemic BP with IL-6 or any other cytokines were found. CIH did not alter the allergen-induced responses on BP, although it tended to increase the expression of serum IL-6 ( P = 0.06) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1, P = 0.09), regardless of HDM challenge. Chronic allergen-induced airway inflammation results in systemic hypertension that is correlated to the degree of distal airway obstruction induced by the allergen. These effects do not appear to be explained by the associated systemic inflammation.

scholarly journals Role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 1 within the median preoptic nucleus following chronic intermittent hypoxia

2017 ◽  
Vol 312 (2) ◽  
pp. R245-R252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katelynn Faulk ◽  
Brent Shell ◽  
T. Prashant Nedungadi ◽  
J. Thomas Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme ◽  
Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Converting Enzyme ◽  
Preoptic Nucleus ◽  
Median Preoptic Nucleus ◽  
Obstructive Sleep

Sustained hypertension is an important consequence of obstructive sleep apnea. An animal model of the hypoxemia associated with sleep apnea, chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), produces increased sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) and sustained increases in blood pressure. Many mechanisms have been implicated in the hypertension associated with CIH, including the role of ΔFosB within the median preoptic nucleus (MnPO). Also, the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been associated with CIH hypertension. We conducted experiments to determine the possible association of FosB/ΔFosB with a RAS component, angiotensin-converting enzyme 1 (ACE1), within the MnPO following 7 days of CIH. Retrograde tract tracing from the paraventricular nucleus (PVN), a downstream region of the MnPO, was used to establish a potential pathway for FosB/ΔFosB activation of MnPO ACE1 neurons. After CIH, ACE1 cells with FosB/ΔFosB expression increased colocalization with a retrograde tracer that was injected unilaterally within the PVN. Also, Western blot examination showed ACE1 protein expression increasing within the MnPO following CIH. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays demonstrated an increase in FosB/ΔFosB association with the ACE1 gene within the MnPO following CIH. FosB/ΔFosB may transcriptionally target ACE1 within the MnPO following CIH to affect the downstream PVN region, which may influence SNA and blood pressure.

scholarly journals Chronic intermittent hypoxia in humans during 28 nights results in blood pressure elevation and increased muscle sympathetic nerve activity

2010 ◽  
Vol 299 (3) ◽  
pp. H925-H931 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. S. Gilmartin ◽  
M. Lynch ◽  
R. Tamisier ◽  
J. W. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Sympathetic Nerve ◽  
Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Sympathetic Nerve Activity ◽  
Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity ◽  
Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia ◽  
Sympathetic Activation ◽  
Nerve Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure Elevation ◽  
Healthy Humans

Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is thought to be responsible for the cardiovascular disease associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Increased sympathetic activation, altered vascular function, and inflammation are all putative mechanisms. We recently reported (Tamisier R, Gilmartin GS, Launois SH, Pepin JL, Nespoulet H, Thomas RJ, Levy P, Weiss JW. J Appl Physiol 107: 17–24, 2009) a new model of CIH in healthy humans that is associated with both increases in blood pressure and augmented peripheral chemosensitivity. We tested the hypothesis that exposure to CIH would also result in augmented muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and altered vascular reactivity contributing to blood pressure elevation. We therefore exposed healthy subjects between the ages of 20 and 34 yr ( n = 7) to 9 h of nocturnal intermittent hypoxia for 28 consecutive nights. Cardiovascular and hemodynamic variables were recorded at three time points; MSNA was collected before and after exposure. Diastolic blood pressure (71 ± 1.3 vs. 74 ± 1.7 mmHg, P < 0.01), MSNA [9.94 ± 2.0 to 14.63 ± 1.5 bursts/min ( P < 0.05); 16.89 ± 3.2 to 26.97 ± 3.3 bursts/100 heartbeats (hb) ( P = 0.01)], and forearm vascular resistance (FVR) (35.3 ± 5.8 vs. 55.3 ± 6.5 mmHg·ml−1·min·100 g tissue, P = 0.01) all increased significantly after 4 wk of exposure. Forearm blood flow response following ischemia of 15 min (reactive hyperemia) fell below baseline values after 4 wk, following an initial increase after 2 wk of exposure. From these results we conclude that the increased blood pressure following prolonged exposure to CIH in healthy humans is associated with sympathetic activation and augmented FVR.

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