Hypocapnia decreases the amount of rapid eye movement sleep in cats.
Hypocapnia decreases the amount of rapid eye movement sleep in cats.
复制标题
低碳酸血症会减少猫的快速动眼睡眠时间。
作者:
Lovering,AndrewT;Fraigne,JimmyJ;Dunin-Barkowski,WitaliL;Vidruk,EdwardH;Orem,JohnM
ContextSleep is disturbed at high altitudes. Low Po2levels at high altitude cause hyperventilation, which results in secondary hypocapnia (low Paco2levels). Thus, although sleep disruption at high altitudes is generally assumed to be caused by hypoxia, it may instead be the result of hypocapnia.ObjectiveTo determine whether hypocapnia disrupts sleep.MethodsFour cats were studied for a total of 345 hours of sleep recordings. Two methods were used to test this idea. First we studied their sleep when the cats breathed oxygen concentrations (15% and 10%) equivalent to those at approximately 12,000 feet and 21,000 feet. Then we studied their sleep again in response to the same hypoxic stimuli but with CO2added to the inspirate to maintain normal CO2levels. Second, we used mechanical hyperventilation to vary the levels of CO2while maintaining normal O2levels.ResultsHypoxia (10% O2) decreased the amount of rapid eye movement sleep to about 20% of normal, and adding back CO2restored rapid eye movement sleep to approximately 70% of normal. Periodic breathing and apneas were not observed during hypoxia in sleep. When mechanical hyperventilation lowered the CO2to 85%, 75%, and 65% of normal, rapid eye movement sleep decreased progressively from a control level of 17% of total recording time to 12%, 7%, and 4%, respectively.ConclusionWe conclude that hypocapnia rather than hypoxia may account for most of the sleep disturbance at high altitudes.
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影响因子:
1.9
作者:
S. Bailey;G. Dunnet
通讯作者:
G. Dunnet
影响因子:
168.9
作者:
L. Pugh;M. Ward
通讯作者:
M. Ward
DOI:
10.1017/s0368393100107771
发表时间:
1937
期刊:
The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society
影响因子:
--
作者:
F. W. Lanchester
通讯作者:
F. W. Lanchester
影响因子:
5.6
作者:
T. Ryan Ann;David Megirian
通讯作者:
David Megirian
影响因子:
3.3
作者:
Lovering, AT;Dunin-Barkowski, WL;Orem, JM
通讯作者:
Orem, JM