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J Appl Physiol 67: 243-249, 1989;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 67, Issue 1 243-249, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of sleep on nocturnal bronchoconstriction and ventilatory patterns in asthmatics

R. D. Ballard, M. C. Saathoff, D. K. Patel, P. L. Kelly and R. J. Martin
Department of Medicine, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, Colorado.

To assess the effect of sleep on airflow resistance and patterns of ventilation in asthmatic patients with nocturnal worsening, 10 adult subjects (6 asthmatic patients with nocturnal worsening, 4 normal controls) were monitored overnight in the sleep laboratory on two separate occasions. During 1 night, subjects were allowed to sleep normally, whereas during the other night all sleep was prevented. The six asthmatic patients demonstrated progressive increases in lower airway resistance (Rla) on both nights, but the rate of increase was twofold greater (P less than 0.0001) during the sleep night compared with the sleep prevention night. However, overnight decrements in forced expired volume in 1 s (FEV1) were similar over the 2 nights. The asthmatic patients maintained their minute ventilation as Rla increased during sleep, demonstrating a stable tidal volume with a mild increase in respiratory frequency. We conclude that in asthmatic patients with nocturnal worsening 1) Rla increases and FEV1 falls overnight regardless of sleep state, 2) sleep enhances the observed overnight increases in Rla, and 3) sleep does not abolish compensatory ventilatory responses to spontaneously occurring bronchoconstriction.


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