Novel method for transdiaphragmatic pressure measurements in mice |
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Authors: | Sarah M Greising Dylan C Sieck Gary C Sieck Carlos B Mantilla |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA;2. Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA |
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Abstract: | The diaphragm muscle (DIAm) is responsible for breathing and determines the ability to generate both ventilatory and non-ventilatory behaviors. Size limitations of the mouse make transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) measurement using a dual balloon system untenable. Adult C57BL/6J mice (n = 8) and C57BL/6 × 129 (n = 9), underwent Pdi measurements using solid-state pressure catheters spanning the thoracic and abdominal surfaces of the DIAm. Measurements were conducted during eupnea, hypoxia (10% O2)–hypercapnia (5% CO2), chemical airway stimulation (i.e., sneezing), spontaneously occurring deep breaths, sustained tracheal occlusion, and bilateral phrenic nerve stimulation. There was a difference in the Pdi generated across the range of ventilatory and non-ventilatory behaviors (p = 0.001). No difference in Pdi across behaviors was evident between mouse strains (p = 0.161). This study establishes a novel method to determine Pdi across a range of DIAm behaviors in mice that may be useful in evaluating conditions associated with reduced ability to perform expulsive, non-ventilatory behaviors. |
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Keywords: | Diaphragm muscle Mouse strain Phrenic nerve Respiratory compliance |
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