Acute and chronic responses of the upper airway to inspiratory loading in healthy awake humans: An MRI study
Acute and chronic responses of the upper airway to inspiratory loading in healthy awake humans: An MRI study
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DOI:
10.1016/j.resp.2007.01.008
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发表时间:
2007-08-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Romer, Lee M.
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作者:
How, Stephen C.;McConnell, Alison K.;Romer, Lee M.
We assessed upper airway responses to acute and chronic inspiratory loading. In Experiment I, 11 healthy subjects underwent T-2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of upper airway dilator muscles (genioglossus and geniohyoid) before and up to 10 min after a single bout of pressure threshold inspiratory muscle training (IMT) at 60% maximal inspiratory mouth pressure (MIP). T-2 values for genioglossus and geniohyoid were increased versus control (p < 0.001), suggesting that these airway dilator muscles are activated in response to acute IMT. In Experiment II, nine subjects underwent 2D-Flash sequence MRI of the upper airway during quiet breathing and while performing single inspirations against resistive loads (10%, 30% and 50% MIP); this procedure was repeated after 6 weeks of IMT. Lateral narrowing of the upper airway occurred at all loads, whilst anteroposterior narrowing occurred at the level of the laryngopharynx at loads >= 30% MIP. Changes in upper airway morphology and narrowing after IMT were undetectable using MRI. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.