Carotid body chemoreceptors: physiology, pathology, and implications for health and disease
R Iturriaga, J Alcayaga, MW Chapleau… - Physiological …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
The carotid body (CB) is the main peripheral chemoreceptor for arterial respiratory gases O2
and CO2 and pH, eliciting reflex ventilatory, cardiovascular, and humoral responses to …
and CO2 and pH, eliciting reflex ventilatory, cardiovascular, and humoral responses to …
Carotid body chemoreceptors, sympathetic neural activation, and cardiometabolic disease
R Iturriaga, R Del Rio, J Idiaquez, VK Somers - Biological research, 2016 - Springer
The carotid body (CB) is the main peripheral chemoreceptor that senses the arterial PO 2,
PCO 2 and pH. In response to hypoxemia, hypercapnia and acidosis, carotid chemosensory …
PCO 2 and pH. In response to hypoxemia, hypercapnia and acidosis, carotid chemosensory …
Carotid body ablation abrogates hypertension and autonomic alterations induced by intermittent hypoxia in rats
Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), the main feature of obstructive sleep apnea, enhances
carotid body (CB) chemosensory responses to hypoxia and produces autonomic …
carotid body (CB) chemosensory responses to hypoxia and produces autonomic …
Carotid body and cardiorespiratory alterations in intermittent hypoxia: the oxidative link
Intermittent hypoxia, a feature of obstructive sleep apnoea, potentiates ventilatory hypoxic
responses, alters heart rate variability and produces hypertension, partially owing to an …
responses, alters heart rate variability and produces hypertension, partially owing to an …
[PDF][PDF] Heart rate variability as a method for assessment of the autonomic nervous system and the adaptations to different physiological and pathological conditions
The autonomic nervous system controls the smooth muscles of the internal organs, the
cardiovascular system and the secretory function of the glands and plays a major role in the …
cardiovascular system and the secretory function of the glands and plays a major role in the …
Translating carotid body function into clinical medicine
R Iturriaga - The Journal of physiology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The carotid body (CB) is considered the main O2 chemoreceptor, which contributes to
cardiorespiratory homeostasis and ventilatory acclimatization. In clinical medicine, the most …
cardiorespiratory homeostasis and ventilatory acclimatization. In clinical medicine, the most …
Increased cardio-respiratory coupling evoked by slow deep breathing can persist in normal humans
Slow deep breathing (SDB) has a therapeutic effect on autonomic tone. Our previous studies
suggested that coupling of the cardiovascular to the respiratory system mediates plasticity …
suggested that coupling of the cardiovascular to the respiratory system mediates plasticity …
Differential expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, endothelin-1 and nitric oxide synthases in the rat carotid body exposed to intermittent hypoxia
The enhanced carotid body (CB) chemosensory response to hypoxia induced by chronic
intermittent hypoxia (CIH) has been attributed to oxidative stress, which is expected to …
intermittent hypoxia (CIH) has been attributed to oxidative stress, which is expected to …
Carotid body potentiation induced by intermittent hypoxia: implications for cardiorespiratory changes induced by sleep apnoea
Summary 1 The most usual form of chronic hypoxia in humans is the intermittent hypoxia
resulting from obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). The OSA syndrome is a highly prevalent …
resulting from obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). The OSA syndrome is a highly prevalent …
Enhanced carotid body chemosensory activity and the cardiovascular alterations induced by intermittent hypoxia
The carotid body (CB) plays a main role in the maintenance of the oxygen homeostasis. The
hypoxic stimulation of the CB increases the chemosensory discharge, which in turn elicits …
hypoxic stimulation of the CB increases the chemosensory discharge, which in turn elicits …