Intermittent Hypoxia Increases the Severity of Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury in Mice

Background. Severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with chronic intermittent hypoxia (IH) is common in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Here, we evaluated the impact of IH on bleomycin- (BLM-) induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Methods. C57BL/6J mice received intratracheal BLM or saline and were...

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Main Authors: Thomas Gille, Morgane Didier, Cécile Rotenberg, Eva Delbrel, Dominique Marchant, Angela Sutton, Nicolas Dard, Liasmine Haine, Nicolas Voituron, Jean-François Bernaudin, Dominique Valeyre, Hilario Nunes, Valérie Besnard, Emilie Boncoeur, Carole Planès
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1240192