Episodic hypoxia exacerbates respiratory muscle dysfunction in DMDmdx mice
- 2 October 2007
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Muscle & Nerve
- Vol. 36 (5) , 708-710
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.20858
Abstract
Many patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are eventually diagnosed with sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB). SDB is associated with reduced ventilation, decreased arterial oxygen tension, and increased respiratory muscle recruitment during sleep, factors that could be especially detrimental to respiratory muscles in DMD. To assess whether SDB impacts dystrophin‐deficient respiratory muscle function and fibrosis, diaphragm strength, and collagen content were evaluated in dystrophic mice (Dmdmdx) exposed to experimental SDB. Diurnal exposure to episodic hypoxia resulted in a 30% reduction in diaphragm strength without affecting collagen content. Episodic hypoxia secondary to SDB can exacerbate respiratory muscle dysfunction in DMD. Muscle Nerve, 2007Keywords
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