Clinical and experimental aspects of breathing modulation by inflammation
Neuroinflammation is produced by local or systemic alterations and mediated mainly by glia, affecting the activity of various neural circuits including those involved in breathing rhythm generation and control. Several pathological conditions, such as sudden infant death syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea and asthma exert an inflammatory influence on breathing-related circuits. Consequently breathing (both resting and ventilatory responses to physiological challenges), is affected; e.g., responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia are compromised.
Source: Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Fernando Pe ña-Ortega Tags: Review Source Type: research
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