期刊
RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY
卷 177, 期 2, 页码 176-182出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.03.011
关键词
Respiration; Motor unit recruitment; Ventilation; Hypoxia; Hypercapnia; Neuromotor control
资金
- National Institutes of Health [AR051173, HL096750]
- Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation
- Mayo Clinic
The diaphragm muscle is the main inspiratory muscle in mammals. Quantitative analyses documenting the reliability of chronic diaphragm EMG recordings are lacking. Assessment of ventilatory and non-ventilatory motor behaviors may facilitate evaluating diaphragm EMG activity overtime. We hypothesized that normalization of diaphragm EMG amplitude across behaviors provides stable and reliable parameters for longitudinal assessments of diaphragm activity. We found that diaphragm EMG activity shows substantial intra-animal variability over 6 weeks, with coefficient of variation (CV) for different behaviors similar to 29-42%. Normalization of diaphragm EMG activity to near maximal behaviors (e.g., deep breathing) reduced intra-animal variability over time (CV similar to 22-29%). Plethysmographic measurements of eupneic ventilation were also stable over 6 weeks (CV similar to 13% for minute ventilation). Thus, stable and reliable measurements of diaphragm EMG activity can be obtained longitudinally using chronically implanted electrodes by examining multiple motor behaviors. By quantitatively determining the reliability of longitudinal diaphragm EMG analyses, we provide an important tool for evaluating the progression of diseases or injuries that impair ventilation. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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