Enhanced carotid body chemosensory activity and the cardiovascular alterations induced by intermittent hypoxia

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 5, Issue Nov, 2014, Pages

  Iturriaga, Rodrigo ^a   Andrade, David C ^a   Del Rio, Rodrigo ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; Carotid body; Hypertension; Intermittent hypoxia; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; BOSENTAN; CYCLO(DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO ASPARTYLPROLYL DEXTRO VALYLLEUCYL); CYTOKINE; ENDOTHELIN 1; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE 2; TEMPOL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT3; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID BODY CHEMORECEPTOR; CHRONIC INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84911885243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00468     Document Type: Review

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