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中华医学杂志（英文版）2010，Vol.123Issue(16)：2249-2253,5.DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.16.017
Changes in genioglossus and their association with serum adiponectin levels in rats subjected to chronic intermittent hypoxia
Changes in genioglossus and their association with serum adiponectin levels in rats subjected to chronic intermittent hypoxia
摘要
Abstract
Background The genioglossus (GG) is involved in the maintenance of an open airway for effective breathing.Although the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) was closely associated with GG dysfunction,its causes and possible treatment have not been elucidated.The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) on serum adiponectin levels, electromyograph (EMG) activity and ultrastructure of GG, as well as the effect of an adiponectin supplement in anesthetized rats.Methods Forty-two healthy male Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control (A), CIH (B) and adiponectin treatment (C) groups, 14 rats in each group.CIH was performed eight hours per day for five weeks in both groups B and C.Group C received transvenous injection of adiponectin at the dosage of 10 μg per injection, twice a week for five weeks.At the end of the 5th week the GG EMG voltage was measured and compared among the three groups.Transmission electron microscope was used to observe the ultrastructure of the GG.Results CIH caused significant hypoadiponectinemia, weakened activity of GG EMG at both baseline and hypoxia stimulation, and induced ultrastructural pathological changes, such as, myofibril discontinuities, lysis of myofilament,edema of mitochondria and disruption of cristae, vacuolus and lysis of some mitochondria.Venous supplement of adiponectin improved the above pathological changes resulting from CIH.Conclusion CIH resulted in pathological changes in GG's EMG and ultrastructure, which could be improved by supplement of adiponectin and be associated with hypoadiponectinemia caused by ClH.关键词
intermittent hypoxia/genioglossus/adiponectin/obstructive sleep apnea syndromeKey words
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ZHANG Xiao-feng,WANG Ya-hui,LI Qin,ZHANG Xi-long,SHEN Jiu-cheng,LI Chong,LIU Hao..Changes in genioglossus and their association with serum adiponectin levels in rats subjected to chronic intermittent hypoxia [J].中华医学杂志（英文版）,2010,123(16):2249-2253,5.基金项目
This study was supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30770954 and No.30971167) and Social Development Project of Changzhou (No.CS20092016). （No.30770954 and No.30971167）
