期刊
RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY
卷 202, 期 -, 页码 71-74出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.08.009
关键词
Obstructive sleep apnea; Intermittent hypoxia; Sexual hormones; Ovariectomy; Inflammation
资金
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [SAF2011-22576, SAF2012-30708, PI11/01892]
Patient data report marked gender and pre-vs-postmenopausal differences in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, no experimental data are available on how sexual hormones modulate OSA consequences. Here we report novel results on estrogen-modulated heart and brain inflammation in female mice subjected to intermittent hypoxia, a major injurious challenge in USA. C57BL/6J (14-week old) intact and ovariectomized mice (n = 6 each) were subjected to intermittent hypoxia (20 s at 5% and 40 s at 21%, 60 cycles/h; 6 h/day). Identical intact and ovariectomized groups breathing room air were controls. After 30 days, the gene expressions of interleukins 6 and 8 (IL-6, IL-8) in the brain and heart tissues were measured. Whereas, compared with normoxia, intermittent hypoxia considerably increased IL-6 and IL-8 gene expressions in intact females, no change was found in ovariectomized mice when comparing normoxia and intermittent hypoxia. These data suggest that estrogens modulate the inflammatory effects of intermittent hypoxia and point to further studies on the role played by sex hormones in OSA. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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