Expression of 5-HT2A receptor in brainstem affects the occurrence of central sleep apnea in Sprague-Dawley rat
ZHANG Tao
ZHANG Cheng
WANG Guang-fa
Abstract：Objective To investigate the correlationship of 5-HT2A receptor expression in the brainstem and sleep apnea in Sprague-Dawley (SD)rat. Method PSG monitoring for sleep and sleep apneas scoring was performed in freely moving SD rats. The level of 5-HT2A protein in rat brainstem was detected by Western blot and the relationship of 5-HT2A level with sleep apneas was analyzed. Results Two types sleep apnea model were obtained in rats, one was post-sigh sleep apnea (PS) and the other was spontaneous apnea (SP). The sleep apnea index was negatively correlated with the amount of 5-HT2A receptor level in brainstem (r=0.672,P <0.001). The post-sigh sleep apnea index was negatively correlated with the amount of 5-HT2A level in brainstem (r=0.686, P<0.001). The NREM-PS index was also negatively correlated with the amount of 5-HT2A level in brainstem (r =0.663, P < 0.001),but the spontaneous apnea index was not correlated with the amount of 5-HT2A level in brainstem (P>0.05). Conclusion The expression of 5-HT2A receptor in brainstem was negatively correlated with the severity of post-sigh sleep apnea. This association implies that 5-HT 2A receptor plays a critical role in the respiratory network and is closely correlated with the occurrence of central sleep apneas.
Keywords：Respiratory centralSleep apnea syndromes5-HT2A receptorRespiratory control
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 2543-2546 )