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Cheyrou-Lagrèze O, Hullo E, Taytard J, Giovannini-Chami L, Franco P, Ioan IC, Coutier L. Persistent and symptomatic periodic breathing beyond the neonatal period in full-term infants: A case series. Arch Pediatr 2024; 31:256-263. [PMID: 38637248 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2024.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Periodic breathing (PB) is considered physiological in the neonatal period and usually disappears in the first months of life. There are few data available on persistent PB after the neonatal period. The objective of this study was to characterize infants born at term with persistent PB after the age of 1 month through polysomnography (PSG) performed during symptoms. METHODS This retrospective case series included infants born at term between 2012 and 2021, without an underlying disease, who presented with symptoms of persistent PB during a PSG. Persistent PB was defined as more than 1 % of total sleep time (TST) of PB after 1 month of life, and PB was defined as a succession of at least three episodes of central apnea lasting more than 3 s and separated by less than 20 s of normal breathing. RESULTS A total of 10 infants born at term were included. They underwent PSG for brief resolved unexplained events, desaturation, pauses in breathing, cyanosis, and/or signs of respiratory distress. The percentage of TST spent with PB was 18.1 % before 3 months of age (n = 7), and 4.7 % between 3 and 6 months of age (n = 10). During the first PSG, ≥3 % of desaturation events were observed in 77-100 % of the PB episodes. At the first PSG, nine of the 10 infants had an obstructive apnea-hypopnea index of >10/h and five of 10 infants had a central apnea index of >5/h. Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) was suspected in eight infants. All infants showed improvement in the initial symptoms during the first year of life. CONCLUSION This study presents cases of persistent and symptomatic PB after 1 month of life in infants born at term. The interesting finding was the presence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and/or central apnea syndrome in the majority of children, along with GER.
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- Océane Cheyrou-Lagrèze
- Service de Pneumologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France; Service de Pédiatrie générale, CHU de la Réunion, Site Sud, Saint-Pierre, France
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- Service de Pneumologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Couple-Enfant, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Service de Pneumologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Trousseau, APHP - Sorbonne Université, Paris, France; Inserm UMR_S 1158, Paris, France
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- Service de Pneumologie pédiatrique, Hôpitaux Pédiatriques de Nice, CHU Lenval - Université Côtes d'Azur, Nice, France
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- Service d'Épileptologie Clinique, des Troubles du Sommeil et de Neurologie Fonctionnelle de l'Enfant, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France; U1028, CNRL, Université de Lyon 1, France
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- Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Pédiatriques, Hôpital d'Enfants, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy, DevAH Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Service de Pneumologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France; Service d'Épileptologie Clinique, des Troubles du Sommeil et de Neurologie Fonctionnelle de l'Enfant, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France; U1028, CNRL, Université de Lyon 1, France.
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Kirjavainen T, Miraftabi P, Martelius L, Karppinen A. Type one chiari malformation as a cause of central sleep apnea and hypoventilation in children. Sleep Med 2024; 116:32-40. [PMID: 38417306 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Chiari type 1 malformation (CM1) may occasionally lead to central sleep apnea (CSA). We studied, in a large clinical cohort of pediatric CM1 patients, the effect of CM1 on breathing during sleep. METHODS This is a retrospective single pediatric pulmonology center study with a systematic evaluation of pediatric CM1 patients under age 18 with polysomnography (PSG) during 2008-2020. Children with syndromes were excluded. All patients had undergone head and spine magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS We included 104 children with CM1 with a median age of 7 (interquartile range (IQR) 5-13) years. The median extent of tonsillar descent (TD) was 13 (IQR 10-18) mm. Syringomyelia was present in 19 children (18%). Of all children, 53 (51%) had normal PSG, 35 (34%) showed periodic breathing or central apnea and hypopnea index ≥5 h-1, and 16 (15%) displayed features of compensated central hypoventilation and end-tidal or transcutaneous carbon dioxide 99th percentile level above 50 mmHg. TD had the best predictive value for central breathing disorders. In a linear model, both age (61%) and TD (39%) predicted median breathing frequency (R = 0.33, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Although severe CSA is a rare complication of brainstem compression in pediatric patients with CM1, short arousal-triggered episodes of periodic breathing and mild compensated central hypoventilation are common. TD shows the best but still poor prediction of the presence of a central breathing disorder. This highlights the use of PSG in patient evaluation. Posterior fossa decompression surgery effectively treats central breathing disorders.
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- Turkka Kirjavainen
- Department of Pediatrics, New Children's Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurological Sciences, New Children's Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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- HUS Medical Imaging Center, Radiology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- HUS Medical Imaging Center, Radiology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, New Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
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Yee AK, Shetty M, Siriwardhana LS, Walter LM, Wong FY, Horne RSC. Preterm infants experience a nadir in cerebral oxygenation during sleep three months after hospital discharge. Acta Paediatr 2024. [PMID: 38376100 DOI: 10.1111/apa.17166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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AIM Preterm infants are at increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and frequently experience short central apnoeas which can occur in isolation or a repetitive pattern (periodic breathing). We investigated the relationship between central apnoeas experienced before and over the 6 months after hospital discharge and cerebral oxygenation. METHODS Preterm infants born between 28 and 32 weeks gestational age (GA) were studied during supine daytime sleep at 32-36 weeks post menstrual age (PMA) (n = 40), 36-40 weeks PMA (n = 27), 3-months corrected age (CA) (n = 20) and 6-months CA (n = 26). Cerebral tissue oxygenation (TOI), peripheral oxygenation (SpO2 ) and heart rate were recorded continuously. The percentage total sleep time (%TST) spent having central apnoeas at each study and cerebral fractional oxygen extraction (SpO2 -TOI/SpO2 ) were calculated. RESULTS %TST spent with central apnoeas decreased with increasing age in both active sleep (AS) and quiet sleep (QS). TOI tended to be lower and cerebral fractional oxygen extraction higher at 3 months compared to the other studies and this reached statistical significance compared to 32-36 weeks in QS. CONCLUSION The nadir in cerebral tissue oxygenation at 3 months of age coincides with the peak risk period for SIDS and this may contribute to increased risk in these infants.
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- Alicia K Yee
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Yee AK, Shetty M, Siriwardhana LS, Wong FY, Walter LM, Horne RSC. Autonomic cardiovascular control is altered by intermittent hypoxia in preterm infants. Acta Paediatr 2023; 112:2359-2367. [PMID: 37646568 DOI: 10.1111/apa.16955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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AIM Preterm infants frequently experience short apnoeas and periodic breathing. Animal studies have shown that repetitive hypoxia associated with periodic breathing can alter autonomic control. We aimed to elucidate if apnoea and periodic breathing were associated with changes in autonomic control assessed using heart rate variability, thus exacerbating the consequences of respiratory disturbance. METHODS Forty very preterm infants (15 M/25 F) were studied at 34.3 weeks post-menstrual age with daytime polysomnography. Total power, low frequency (LF, sympathetic+parasympathetic activity) high frequency (HF, parasympathetic activity) and LF/HF (sympathovagal balance) were calculated. RESULTS Infants were divided into those with above and below the median total sleep time spent with respiratory events: Active sleep (AS) 13%, Quiet sleep (QS) 10%. In AS, including respiratory events, Total power (p < 0.05) and HF power (p < 0.05) were higher in the above median group. During AS excluding respiratory events, Total power (p < 0.05) and HF power (p = 0.061) were higher and LF power (p < 0.01) and LF/HF (p < 0.05) were lower in the above median group. There were no differences in HRV parameters in QS. CONCLUSION This study provides new evidence that short apnoeas, particularly periodic breathing, which is currently not detected or treated in the neonatal unit can affect autonomic cardiovascular control.
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- Alicia K Yee
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Yee AK, Siriwardhana LS, Nixson GM, Walter LM, Wong FY, Horne RSC. Developmental consequences of short apneas and periodic breathing in preterm infants. J Perinatol 2023; 43:1420-1428. [PMID: 37558750 PMCID: PMC10615736 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-023-01748-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the relationship between respiratory events experienced before and after hospital discharge and developmental outcomes at 6 months corrected age (CA). STUDY DESIGN Preterm infants born between 28-32 weeks gestational age (GA) were studied at 32-36 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA), 36-40 weeks PMA, 3- and 6-months CA. Percentage total sleep time (%TST) with respiratory events (isolated apneas, sequential apneas and periodic breathing (PB)) at each study was calculated. Stepwise multiple linear regressions determined significant predictors of developmental outcomes at 6 months. RESULT %TST with respiratory events at term were significant predictors of language (R2 = 0.165, β = -0.416) and motor (R2 = 0.180, β = -0.485) composite scores of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development at 6 months, independent of GA, birth weight and sex. CONCLUSIONS In clinically stable very preterm infants at term equivalent age, time spent having respiratory events, was related to a reduction in language and motor outcomes at 6 months.
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- Alicia K Yee
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Melbourne Children's Sleep Centre, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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de Toledo ARP, Caetano HA, Skupien JA, Boeck CR, Fiori H, da Silva RS. What do we know about the sleep effects of caffeine used to treat apnoea of prematurity? A systematic review of the literature. Mol Cell Pediatr 2023; 10:13. [PMID: 37718322 PMCID: PMC10505599 DOI: 10.1186/s40348-023-00166-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Scientific scrutiny has proved the safety and benefits of caffeine to treat apnoea of prematurity (AOP). However, there is no consensus on the effects of this treatment on sleep, especially considering the key role of adenosine and early brain development for sleep maturation. We systematically reviewed studies with sleep as a primary and/or secondary outcome or any mention of sleep parameters in the context of caffeine treatment for AOP. METHODS We performed a systematic search of PubMed, Web of Science and the Virtual Health Library from inception to 7 September 2022 to identify studies investigating the short- and long-term effects of caffeine to treat AOP on sleep parameters. We used the PIC strategy considering preterm infants as the Population, caffeine for apnoea as the Intervention and no or other intervention other than caffeine as the Comparison. We registered the protocol on PROSPERO (CRD42021282536). RESULTS Of 4019 studies, we deemed 20, including randomised controlled trials and follow-up and observational studies, to be eligible for our systematic review. The analysed sleep parameters, the evaluation phase and the instruments for sleep assessment varied considerably among the studies. The main findings can be summarised as follows: (i) most of the eligible studies in this systematic review indicate that caffeine used to treat AOP seems to have no effect on key sleep parameters and (ii) the effects on sleep when caffeine is administered earlier, at higher doses or for longer periods than the most common protocol have not been investigated. There is a possible correlation between the caffeine concentration and period of exposure and negative sleep quality, but the sleep assessment protocols used in the included studies did not have high-quality standards and could not provide good evidence. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Sleep quality is an important determinant of health, and better investments in research with adequate sleep assessment tools are necessary to guarantee the ideal management of children who were born preterm.
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- Ana Renata Pinto de Toledo
- Laboratório de Neuroquímica e Psicofarmacologia, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Pediatria e Saúde da Criança, Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neuroquímica e Psicofarmacologia, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
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- Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Universidade Franciscana, Santa Maria, RS Brazil
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- Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Universidade Franciscana, Santa Maria, RS Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nanociências, Universidade Franciscana, Santa Maria, RS Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Pediatria e Saúde da Criança, Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neuroquímica e Psicofarmacologia, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Pediatria e Saúde da Criança, Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociências, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Bloco M, Rua Professor Marcos Waldemar de Freitas Reis, S/N, Campus Do Gragoatá, São Domingos, Niterói, RJ CEP: 24210-201 Brazil
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Yee AK, Siriwardhana LS, Nixon GM, Walter LM, Wong FY, Horne RSC. Periodic breathing in clinically stable very preterm infants. Pediatr Pulmonol 2023; 58:887-898. [PMID: 36504453 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the frequency and severity of periodic breathing (PB) in clinically stable very preterm infants and identify infant and maternal factors associated with increased time spent and severity of PB in these infants. METHOD Thirty-eight infants (28-32 weeks gestational age) who were ≥3 days off noninvasive respiratory support, were studied for 2-3 h with a daytime sleep study at 31-36 weeks postmenstrual age. Percent total sleep time spent in PB (%TSTPB) and time spent with SpO2 <90%, <80%, and cerebral oxygenation <55% during PB were calculated. Infant and maternal characteristics were correlated with %TSTPB and hypoxia during PB. RESULTS The majority of infants (92%) had at least one episode of PB and infants spent a median 9.1 [interquartile range: 1.2, 15.5] %TSTPB. 80%, 37%, and 37% of infants experienced SpO2 <90%, <80% and cerebral oxygenation <55%, respectively, during PB. Shorter duration of respiratory support, multigravida, multiparity, and maternal vitamin D deficiency were associated with higher %TSTPB. Multigravida, shorter duration on respiratory support, apnea of prematurity, and resuscitation at birth were associated with hypoxia during PB. CONCLUSIONS The majority of very preterm infants exhibited PB when they were off respiratory support and considered clinically stable. The time spent in PB was very variable between infants and was associated with significant hypoxia in some infants. Fewer days spent on respiratory support was associated with both increased frequency and severity of PB. However, the potential contribution of PB to neurocognitive outcomes remains uncertain and warrants further investigations.
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- Alicia K Yee
- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Melbourne Children's Sleep Centre, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Monash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Heise J, Schmitz T, Bührer C, Endesfelder S. Protective Effects of Early Caffeine Administration in Hyperoxia-Induced Neurotoxicity in the Juvenile Rat. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12. [PMID: 36829854 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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High-risk preterm infants are affected by a higher incidence of cognitive developmental deficits due to the unavoidable risk factor of oxygen toxicity. Caffeine is known to have a protective effect in preventing bronchopulmonary dysplasia associated with improved neurologic outcomes, although very early initiation of therapy is controversial. In this study, we used newborn rats in an oxygen injury model to test the hypothesis that near-birth caffeine administration modulates neuronal maturation and differentiation in the hippocampus of the developing brain. For this purpose, newborn Wistar rats were exposed to 21% or 80% oxygen on the day of birth for 3 or 5 days and treated with vehicle or caffeine (10 mg/kg/48 h). Postnatal exposure to 80% oxygen resulted in a drastic reduction of associated neuronal mediators for radial glia, mitotic/postmitotic neurons, and impaired cell-cycle regulation, predominantly persistent even after recovery to room air until postnatal day 15. Systemic caffeine administration significantly counteracted the effects of oxygen insult on neuronal maturation in the hippocampus. Interestingly, under normoxia, caffeine inhibited the transcription of neuronal mediators of maturing and mature neurons. The early administration of caffeine modulated hyperoxia-induced decreased neurogenesis in the hippocampus and showed neuroprotective properties in the neonatal rat oxygen toxicity model.
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Dai HR, Guo HL, Hu YH, Xu J, Ding XS, Cheng R, Chen F. Precision caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity and circadian rhythms: New possibilities open up. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1053210. [DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1053210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Caffeine is the globally consumed psychoactive substance and the drug of choice for the treatment of apnea of prematurity (AOP), but its therapeutic effects are highly variable among preterm infants. Many of the molecular underpinnings of the marked individual response have remained elusive yet. Interestingly, the significant association between Clock gene polymorphisms and the response to caffeine therapy offers an opportunity to advance our understanding of potential mechanistic pathways. In this review, we delineate the functions and mechanisms of human circadian rhythms. An up-to-date advance of the formation and ontogeny of human circadian rhythms during the perinatal period are concisely discussed. Specially, we summarize and discuss the characteristics of circadian rhythms in preterm infants. Second, we discuss the role of caffeine consumption on the circadian rhythms in animal models and human, especially in neonates and preterm infants. Finally, we postulate how circadian-based therapeutic initiatives could open new possibilities to promote precision caffeine therapy for the AOP management in preterm infants.
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Yee AK, Siriwardhana LS, Nixon GM, Walter LM, Wong FY, Horne RSC. Duration and Consequences of Periodic Breathing in Infants Born Preterm Before and After Hospital Discharge. J Pediatr 2022:S0022-3476(22)00997-0. [PMID: 36370865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the amount of time spent in periodic breathing and its consequences in infants born preterm before and after hospital discharge. METHODS Infants born preterm between 28-32 weeks of gestational age were studied during daytime sleep in the supine position at 32-36 weeks of postmenstrual age (PMA), 36-40 weeks of PMA, and 3 months and 6 months of corrected age. The percentage of total sleep time spent in periodic breathing (% total sleep time periodic breathing) was calculated and infants were grouped into below and above the median (8.5% total sleep time periodic breathing) at 32-36 weeks and compared with 36-40 weeks, 3 and 6 months. RESULTS Percent total sleep time periodic breathing was not different between 32-36 weeks of PMA (8.5%; 1.5, 15.0) (median, IQR) and 36-40 weeks of PMA (6.6%; 0.9, 15.1) but decreased at 3 (0.4%; 0.0, 2.0) and 6 months of corrected age 0% (0.0, 1.1). Infants who spent above the median % total sleep time periodic breathing at 32-36 weeks of PMA spent more % total sleep time periodic breathing at 36-40 weeks of PMA (18.1%; 7.7, 23.9 vs 2.1%; 0.6, 6.4) and 6 months of corrected age 0.9% (0.0, 3.3) vs 0.0% (0.0, 0.0). CONCLUSIONS Percentage sleep time spent in periodic breathing did not decrease as infants born preterm approached term corrected age, when they were to be discharged home. High amounts of periodic breathing at 32-36 weeks of PMA was associated with high amounts of periodic breathing at term corrected age (36-40 weeks of PMA), and persistence of periodic breathing at 6 months of corrected age.
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Siriwardhana LS, Yee AK, Mann DL, Dawadi S, Nixon GM, Wong FY, Edwards BA, Horne RSC. Ventilatory control instability as a predictor of persistent periodic breathing in preterm infants. Pediatr Res 2022; 92:513-9. [PMID: 34716421 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01816-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Periodic breathing (PB) is common in preterm infants. We aimed to characterize the contribution of ventilatory control instability to the presence and persistence of PB longitudinally. METHODS Infants born between 28 and 32 weeks of gestation were studied using daytime polysomnography at: 32-36 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) (N = 32), 36-40 weeks PMA (N = 20), 3 months corrected age (CA) (N = 18) and 6 months CA (N = 19). Loop gain, a measure of sensitivity of the ventilatory control system, was estimated by fitting a mathematical model to ventilatory patterns associated with spontaneous sighs. RESULTS The time spent in PB decreased from 32-36 weeks PMA to 6 months CA (P = 0.005). Across all studies, studies with PB (N = 62) were associated with higher loop gain compared to those without PB (N = 23) (estimated marginal mean ± SEM: 0.445 ± 0.01 vs 0.388 ± 0.02; P = 0.020). A threshold of loop gain >0.415 (measured at 32-36 weeks PMA) provided a sensitivity of 86% and a specificity of 75% to detect the presence of PB at 6 months CA. CONCLUSIONS The course of PB in preterm infants is related to changes in loop gain. Higher loop gain at 32-36 weeks PMA was associated with a greater risk of persistent PB at 6 months CA. IMPACT The developmental trajectory of periodic breathing and its relationship to ventilatory control instability is currently unclear. Unstable ventilatory control is a determinant of periodic breathing in preterm infants up to 6 months corrected age. Infants who display greater ventilatory control instability at 32-36 weeks postmenstrual age may be at increased risk of persistent periodic breathing at 6 months corrected age. Assessment of ventilatory control stability may assist in the early identification of infants at risk of persistent periodic breathing and its potential adverse effects.
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Seppä-Moilanen M, Andersson S, Kirjavainen T. Supplemental Oxygen Treats Periodic Breathing without Effects on Sleep in Late-Preterm Infants. Neonatology 2022; 119:567-574. [PMID: 36088903 PMCID: PMC9677840 DOI: 10.1159/000525196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effect of supplemental oxygen on sleep has not been studied in preterm infants. METHODS We studied 18 stable late-preterm infants with observed periodic breathing at a median gestational age of 36 weeks. Polysomnography was performed on room air and on 25% oxygen-enriched ambient air. RESULTS Supplemental oxygen did not affect sleep stage distribution, sleep efficiency, the frequency of sleep stage transitions, the appearance of rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep periods, or the high number of spontaneous arousals. The percentage in periodic breathing out of total sleep time decreased from 10% (interquartile range [IQR] 5-9%) on room air to 1% (IQR 0-3%) (p < 0.001) on supplemental oxygen. Also, the number of central apneas decreased from 48 (IQR 32-68) to 23 (IRQ 15-32) per hour (p < 0.001), and the number of oxygen desaturations of a minimum 3% from 38 (IQR 29-74) to 10 (IQR 5-24) per hour (p < 0.001). On room air in non-REM sleep, the median end-tidal carbon dioxide values were systematically lower during periodic breathing at 5.1 (IQR 4.6-6.4) kPa than during stable breathing at 5.5 (4.9-5.9) kPa (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS In late-preterm infants, supplemental oxygen effectively reduces periodic breathing and the number of oxygen desaturations while having no significant effect on sleep. The results support the importance of carotid body over-reactivity on the genesis of periodic breathing in preterm infants.
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- Maija Seppä-Moilanen
- Children's Hospital, and Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, and Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, and Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Seppä-Moilanen M, Andersson S, Kirjavainen T. Caffeine is a respiratory stimulant without effect on sleep in the short-term in late-preterm infants. Pediatr Res 2022; 92:776-82. [PMID: 34718352 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01794-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Caffeine is widely used in preterm infants for apnea control. It has no effect on sleep in the only existing polysomnographic study including ten preterm infants Behavioral and polygraphic studies have conflicting results. METHODS We studied 21 late-preterm infants at a median gestational age of 36 weeks. Polysomnography was performed twice, at baseline on day 1 and on the day after the onset of caffeine treatment (20 mg/kg loading and 5 mg/kg morning maintenance dose). RESULTS Caffeine acted short term as a breathing stimulant with reduction of apneas, improved baseline SpO2 (p < 0.001), and decreased 95 percentile of end-tidal carbon dioxide level (p < 0.01). It also increased arousal frequency to SpO2 desaturations of more than 5% (p < 0.001). Caffeine did not affect sleep stage distribution, sleep efficiency, frequency of sleep stage transitions, appearance of REM periods, or the high number of spontaneous arousals. The median spontaneous arousal count was 18 per hour at baseline, and 16 per hour during caffeine treatment (p = 0.88). CONCLUSIONS In late-preterm infants, caffeine has a clear short-term respiratory stimulant effect, and it increases the arousal frequency to hypoxia. However, caffeine does not appear to act as a central nervous system stimulant, and it has no acute effect on sleep quality. IMPACT Effects of caffeine on sleep in preterm infants has previously been investigated with only one full polysomnographic study including ten preterm infants. The study showed no effect. The current study shows that caffeine acts short term as a respiratory stimulant and increases arousal frequency to hypoxia. Although a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant in adults, caffeine does not seem to have similar acute CNS effect in late-preterm infants. The onset of caffeine treatment has no short-term effect on sleep stage distribution, sleep efficiency, frequency of sleep stage transitions, appearance of REM periods, or the high number of spontaneous arousals.
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Seppä-Moilanen M, Andersson S, Kirjavainen T. Spontaneous and apnea arousals from sleep in preterm infants. Pediatr Res 2021; 89:1261-1267. [PMID: 32682326 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-020-1068-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The significance of arousal in apnea termination in preterm infants is not known. METHODS We investigated the appearance of arousals from sleep with polysomnography for 21 preterm infants at a median age of 36 gestational weeks. RESULTS The polysomnographic appearance of sleep was fragmented by frequent arousals. The number of spontaneous arousals unrelated to apneas was 18 per hour in sleep; higher in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep than in non-REM sleep (p < 0.001). Eighty-two percent of arousals were regarded as spontaneous, and 18% were related to apneas. In turn, arousal followed 5% of all apneas; 30% of mixed, 2% of central, and 20% of long apneas defined as apnea of prematurity. Apneas without an arousal led to lower oxygen saturation levels than those followed by an arousal (p < 0.001). Mixed apneas with an arousal had stronger breathing effort and a higher number of breaths compared with apneas without an arousal (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In preterm infants, frequent spontaneous arousals or arousal-type phenomena make the polysomnographic appearance of sleep fragmented. However, even long apneas or hypoxia commonly fail to elicit arousals or any sign of sleep interruption. Our findings suggest that arousal appears not to be the main mechanism for apnea termination in preterm infants. IMPACT Polysomnographic appearance of sleep in preterm infants is fragmented by arousals. Contrary to older children and adults, arousal to apnea is uncommon in preterm infants. Even long mixed apneas with desaturation mostly fail to elicit an arousal response. In preterm infants, apnea termination appears not to depend on an arousal. Low arousability is suggested to be caused by a low ventilation response to hypoxia.
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- Maija Seppä-Moilanen
- Children's Hospital and Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Children's Hospital and Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital and Pediatric Research Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Erickson G, Dobson NR, Hunt CE. Immature control of breathing and apnea of prematurity: the known and unknown. J Perinatol 2021; 41:2111-23. [PMID: 33712716 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01010-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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This narrative review provides a broad perspective on immature control of breathing, which is universal in infants born premature. The degree of immaturity and severity of clinical symptoms are inversely correlated with gestational age. This immaturity presents as prolonged apneas with associated bradycardia or desaturation, or brief respiratory pauses, periodic breathing, and intermittent hypoxia. These manifestations are encompassed within the clinical diagnosis of apnea of prematurity, but there is no consensus on minimum criteria required for diagnosis. Common treatment strategies include caffeine and noninvasive respiratory support, but other therapies have also been advocated with varying effectiveness. There is considerable variability in when and how to initiate and discontinue treatment. There are significant knowledge gaps regarding effective strategies to quantify the severity of clinical manifestations of immature breathing, which prevent us from better understanding the long-term potential adverse outcomes, including neurodevelopment and sudden unexpected infant death.
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Gauda EB, McLemore GL. Premature birth, homeostatic plasticity and respiratory consequences of inflammation. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2019; 274:103337. [PMID: 31733340 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2019.103337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Infants who are born premature can have persistent apnea beyond term gestation, reemergence of apnea associated with inflammation during infancy, increased risk of sudden unexplained death, and sleep disorder breathing during infancy and childhood. The autonomic nervous system, particularly the central neural networks that control breathing and peripheral and central chemoreceptors and mechanoreceptors that modulate the activity of the central respiratory network, are rapidly developing during the last trimester (22-37 weeks gestation) of fetal life. With advances in neonatology, in well-resourced, developed countries, infants born as young as 23 weeks gestation can survive. Thus, a substantial part of maturation of central and peripheral systems that control breathing occurs ex-utero in infants born at the limit of viability. The balance of excitatory and inhibitory influences dictates the ultimate output from the central respiratory network. We propose in this review that simply being born early in the last trimester can trigger homeostatic plasticity within the respiratory network tipping the balance toward inhibition that persists in infancy. We discuss the intersection of premature birth, homeostatic plasticity and biological mechanisms leading to respiratory depression during inflammation in former premature infants.
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- Estelle B Gauda
- The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, School of Computer, Mathematics and Natural Sciences (SCMNS), Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, 21251, United States
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Selected Literature Watch. J Caffeine Adenosine Res 2019; 9:69-70. [DOI: 10.1089/caff.2019.29013.slw] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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