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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-7
pubmed:abstractText
Intermittent hypoxia (IH) during sleep induces significant neurobehavioral deficits in the rat. Since nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in ischemia-reperfusion-related pathophysiological consequences, the temporal effects of IH (alternating 21% and 10% O(2) every 90 s) and sustained hypoxia (SH; 10% O(2)) during sleep for up to 14 days on the induction of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms in the brain were examined in the cortex of Sprague-Dawley rats. No significant changes of endothelial NOS (eNOS) and neuronal NOS (nNOS) occurred over time with either IH or SH. Similarly, inducible NOS (iNOS) was not affected by SH. However, increased expression and activity of iNOS were observed on days 1 and 3 of IH (P < 0.01 vs. control; n = 12/group) and were followed by a return to basal levels on days 7 and 14. Furthermore, IH-mediated neurobehavioral deficits in the water maze were significantly attenuated in iNOS knockout mice. We conclude that IH is associated with a time-dependent induction of iNOS and that the increased expression of iNOS may play a critical role in the early pathophysiological events leading to IH-mediated neurobehavioral deficits.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0969-9961
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
44-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Nitric oxide synthase and intermittent hypoxia-induced spatial learning deficits in the rat.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Kosair Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't