Recurrent hypoxia in a rat model of sleep apnea during pregnancy leads to microglia-dependent respiratory deficits and persistent neuroinflammation in adult male offspring
Carly R. Mickelson, Andrea C. Ewald, Maia G. Gumnit, Armand L. Meza, Abigail B. Radcliff, Stephen Mark Johnson, Jonathan N. Ouellette, Bailey A. Kermath, Avtar Roopra, Michael E. Cahill, Jyoti J. Watters, Tracy L. Baker
This study shows that maternal sleep apnea during pregnancy in rats leads to long-term respiratory deficits and neuroinflammation in male offspring due to microglia changes, while female offspring are unaffected.
bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience