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OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY
Volume 2018, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2018/1240192
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- COMUE Universite Sorbonne Paris Cite (Grant FPI-SPC)
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Background. Severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with chronic intermittent hypoxia (IH) is common in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Here, we evaluated the impact of IH on bleomycin-(BLM-) induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Methods. C57BL/6J mice received intratracheal BLM or saline and were exposed to IH (40 cycles/hour; FiO(2) nadir: 6%; 8 hours/day) or intermittent air (IA). In the four experimental groups, we evaluated (i) survival; (ii) alveolar inflammation, pulmonary edema, lung oxidative stress, and antioxidant enzymes; (iii) lung cell apoptosis; and (iv) pulmonary fibrosis. Results. Survival at day 21 was lower in the BLM-IH group (p < 0 05). Pulmonary fibrosis was more severe at day 21 in BLM-IH mice, as assessed by lung collagen content (p = 0 02) and histology. At day 4, BLM-IH mice developed a more severe neutrophilic alveolitis, (p < 0 001). Lung oxidative stress was observed, and superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase expression was decreased in BLM-IH mice (p < 0 05 versus BLM-IA group). At day 8, pulmonary edema was observed and lung cell apoptosis was increased in the BLM-IH group. Conclusion. These results show that exposure to chronic IH increases mortality, lung inflammation, and lung fibrosis in BLM-treated mice. This study raises the question of the worsening impact of severe OSA in IPF patients.
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