期刊
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
卷 103, 期 5, 页码 1662-1668出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00620.2007
关键词
tongue muscles; sleep apnea; pharynx; genioglossus; hyoglossus
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL-37379, HL-50381] Funding Source: Medline
The present study evaluated the effect of coactivation of tongue protrusors and retractors on pharyngeal patency in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. The effect of genioglossus ( GG), hyoglossus ( HG), and coactivation of both on nasal pressure ( Pn): flow relationships was evaluated in a sleep study ( SlS, n = 7) and during a propofol anesthesia study ( AnS, n = 7). GG was stimulated with sublingual surface electrodes in SlS and with intramuscular electrodes in AnS, while HG was stimulated with surface electrodes in both groups. In the AnS, the cross- sectional area ( CSA): Pn relationships was measured with a pharyngoscope to estimate velopharyngeal compliance. In the SlS, surface stimulation of GG had no effect on the critical pressure ( Pcrit), HG increased Pcrit from 2.8 +/- 1.7 to 3.7 +/- 1.6 cmH(2)O, but coactivation lowered Pcrit to 0.2 +/- 1.9 cmH(2)O ( P < 0.01 for both). In the AnS, intramuscular stimulation of GG lowered Pcrit from 2.6 +/- 1.3 to 1.0 +/- 2.8 cmH(2)O, HG increased Pcrit to 6.2 +/- 2.5 cmH(2)O ( P < 0.01), and coactivation had a similar effect to that of GG ( Pcrit = 1.2 +/- 2.4 cmH(2)O, P < 0.05). None of the interventions affected significantly velopharyngeal compliance. We conclude that the beneficial effect of coactivation depends on the pattern of GG fiber recruitment: although surface stimulation of GG failed to protrude the tongue, it prevented the occlusive effect of the retractor, thereby improving pharyngeal patency during coactivation. Stimulation of deeper GG fibers with intramuscular electrodes enlarged the pharynx, and coactivation had no additive effect.
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