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JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
Volume 39, Issue 6, Pages 1125-1133Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002756
Keywords
carotid body chemoreflex; chronic intermittent hypoxia; erythropoietin; hypertension; obstructive sleep apnea
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- FONDECYT from National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development of Chile [FONDECYT 1180172]
- ECOSCONICYT [CS1603]
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The study demonstrated that cEpo treatment significantly reduced the carotid body chemoreflex and hypertension induced by CIH, and normalized breathing patterns. This suggests a potential therapeutic application of cEpo in treating cardiorespiratory disorders associated with CIH.
Background and objective: Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), one of the main features of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), enhances carotid body-mediated chemoreflex and induces hypertension and breathing disorders. The carbamylated form of erythropoietin (cEpo) may have beneficial effects as it retains its antioxidant/anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective profile without increasing red blood cells number. However, no studies have evaluated the potential therapeutic effect of cEpo on CIH-related cardiorespiratory disorders. We aimed to determine whether cEpo normalized the CIH-enhanced carotid body ventilatory chemoreflex, the hypertension and ventilatory disorders in rats. Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats (250 g) were exposed to CIH (5% O-2, 12/h, 8 h/day) for 28 days. cEPO (20 mu g/kg, i.p) was administrated from day 21 every other day for one more week. Cardiovascular and respiratory function were assessed in freely moving animals. Results: Twenty-one days of CIH increased carotid body-mediated chemoreflex responses as evidenced by a significant increase in the hypoxic ventilatory response (FiO2 10%) and triggered irregular eupneic breathing, active expiration, and produced hypertension. cEpo treatment significantly reduced the carotid body--chemoreflex responses, normalizes breathing patterns and the hypertension in CIH. In addition, cEpo treatment effectively normalized carotid body chemosensory responses evoked by acute hypoxic stimulation in CIH rats. Conclusion: Present results strongly support beneficial cardiorespiratory therapeutic effects of cEpo during CIH exposure.
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