Effect of Rho-kinase inhibition on complexity of breathing pattern in a guinea pig model of asthma.
Asthma represents an episodic and fluctuating behavior characterized with decreased complexity of respiratory dynamics. Several evidence indicate that asthma severity or control is associated with alteration in variability of lung function. The pathophysiological basis of alteration in complexity of...
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| author | Saeed Pazhoohan Mohammad Reza Raoufy Mohammad Javan Sohrab Hajizadeh |
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| description | Asthma represents an episodic and fluctuating behavior characterized with decreased complexity of respiratory dynamics. Several evidence indicate that asthma severity or control is associated with alteration in variability of lung function. The pathophysiological basis of alteration in complexity of breathing pattern in asthma has remained poorly understood. Regarding the point that Rho-kinase is involved in pathophysiology of asthma, in present study we investigated the effect of Rho-kinase inhibition on complexity of respiratory dynamics in a guinea pig model of asthma. Male Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs were exposed to 12 series of inhalations with ovalbumin or saline. Animals were treated by the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 (1mM aerosols) prior to each allergen challenge. We recorded respiration of conscious animals using whole-body plethysmography. Exposure to ovalbumin induced lung inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness and remodeling including goblet cell hyperplasia, increase in the thickness of airways smooth muscles and subepithelial collagen deposition. Complexity analysis of respiratory dynamics revealed a dramatic decrease in irregularity of respiratory rhythm representing less complexity in asthmatic guinea pigs. Inhibition of Rho-kinase reduced the airway remodeling and hyperreponsiveness, but had no significant effect on lung inflammation and complexity of respiratory dynamics in asthmatic animals. It seems that airway hyperresponsiveness and remodeling do not significantly affect the complexity of respiratory dynamics. Our results suggest that inflammation might be the probable cause of shift in the respiratory dynamics away from the normal fluctuation in asthma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4752e19a873b48d0af4d537b9c12c8c32022-12-22T00:46:08ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-011210e018724910.1371/journal.pone.0187249Effect of Rho-kinase inhibition on complexity of breathing pattern in a guinea pig model of asthma.Saeed PazhoohanMohammad Reza RaoufyMohammad JavanSohrab HajizadehAsthma represents an episodic and fluctuating behavior characterized with decreased complexity of respiratory dynamics. Several evidence indicate that asthma severity or control is associated with alteration in variability of lung function. The pathophysiological basis of alteration in complexity of breathing pattern in asthma has remained poorly understood. Regarding the point that Rho-kinase is involved in pathophysiology of asthma, in present study we investigated the effect of Rho-kinase inhibition on complexity of respiratory dynamics in a guinea pig model of asthma. Male Dunkin Hartley guinea pigs were exposed to 12 series of inhalations with ovalbumin or saline. Animals were treated by the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 (1mM aerosols) prior to each allergen challenge. We recorded respiration of conscious animals using whole-body plethysmography. Exposure to ovalbumin induced lung inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness and remodeling including goblet cell hyperplasia, increase in the thickness of airways smooth muscles and subepithelial collagen deposition. Complexity analysis of respiratory dynamics revealed a dramatic decrease in irregularity of respiratory rhythm representing less complexity in asthmatic guinea pigs. Inhibition of Rho-kinase reduced the airway remodeling and hyperreponsiveness, but had no significant effect on lung inflammation and complexity of respiratory dynamics in asthmatic animals. It seems that airway hyperresponsiveness and remodeling do not significantly affect the complexity of respiratory dynamics. Our results suggest that inflammation might be the probable cause of shift in the respiratory dynamics away from the normal fluctuation in asthma.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5663484?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Saeed Pazhoohan Mohammad Reza Raoufy Mohammad Javan Sohrab Hajizadeh Effect of Rho-kinase inhibition on complexity of breathing pattern in a guinea pig model of asthma. PLoS ONE |
| title | Effect of Rho-kinase inhibition on complexity of breathing pattern in a guinea pig model of asthma. |
| title_full | Effect of Rho-kinase inhibition on complexity of breathing pattern in a guinea pig model of asthma. |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Rho-kinase inhibition on complexity of breathing pattern in a guinea pig model of asthma. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Rho-kinase inhibition on complexity of breathing pattern in a guinea pig model of asthma. |
| title_short | Effect of Rho-kinase inhibition on complexity of breathing pattern in a guinea pig model of asthma. |
| title_sort | effect of rho kinase inhibition on complexity of breathing pattern in a guinea pig model of asthma |
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