title: A new device to mimic intermittent hypoxia in mice.
abstract: Intermittent hypoxia (hypoxia-reoxygenation) is often associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We describe a new device which can be used to submit cohorts of mice to controlled and standardised hypoxia-normoxia cycles at an individual level. Mice were placed in individual compartments to which similar gas flow parameters were provided using an open loop strategy. Evaluations made using computational fluid dynamics were confirmed by studying changes in haemoglobin oxygen saturation in vivo. We also modified the parameters of the system and demonstrated its ability to generate different severities of cyclic hypoxemia very precisely, even with very high frequency cycles of hypoxia-reoxygenation. The importance of the parameters on reoxygenation was shown. This device will allow investigators to assess the effects of hypoxia-reoxygenation on different pathological conditions, such as obstructive sleep apnoea or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: Fluid-Machines Department, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium. kamil.chodzynski@umons.ac.be
authors.forename: Kamil J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Chodzyński
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Conotte
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vanhamme
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Antwerpen
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kerkhofs
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Legros
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vanhaeverbeek
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Meerhaeghe
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coussement
authors.forename: Karim Zouaoui
authors.initials: KZ
authors.lastname: Boudjeltia
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Legrand
mesh_terms: D000389:Air Conditioning / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051379:Mice; D010092:Oximetry; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins
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