Sympathetic Hyperactivity, Sleep Fragmentation, and Wake-Related Blood Pressure Surge During Late-Light Sleep in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

American Journal of Hypertension
Chun-Ting LaiCheryl C H Yang

Abstract

Many cardiovascular disease events occur before morning awaking and are more severe in hypertensive patients. Sleep-related cardiovascular regulation has been suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis. In this study, we explored whether such impairments are exaggerated during late sleep (before the active phase) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Polysomnographic recording was performed through wireless transmission in freely moving SHRs and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKYs) over 24 hours. The SHRs were injected with saline and an α1-adrenergic antagonist (prazosin: 5 mg/kg) on 2 separate days. Cardiovascular and autonomic functions were assessed by cardiovascular variability and spontaneous baroreflex analysis. Compared with the early-light period (Zeitgeber time (ZT) 0-6 hours), both the WKYs and SHRs during the late-light period (ZT 6-12 hours) showed sleep fragmentation, sympathovagal imbalance, and baroreflex impairment, which were exaggerated and more advanced in the SHRs. Like the morning blood pressure (BP) surge in humans, we found that there was a wake-related blood pressure surge (WBPS) during the late-light period in both groups of rats. The WBPS was also greater and occurred earlier in the SHRs, and wa...Continue Reading

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