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Carotid Body Dysfunction and Mechanisms of Disease

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Morphofunctional and Neurochemical Aspects of the Mammalian Carotid Body

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Emerging evidence shows that the carotid body (CB) dysfunction is implicated in various physiological and pathophysiological conditions. It has been revealed that the CB structure and neurochemical profile alter in certain human sympathetic-related and cardiometabolic diseases. Specifically, a tiny CB with a decrease of glomus cells and their dense-cored vesicles has been seen in subjects with sleep disordered breathing such as sudden infant death syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea patients and people with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. Moreover, the CB degranulation is accompanied by significantly elevated levels of catecholamines and proinflammatory cytokines in such patients. The intermittent hypoxia stimulates the CB, eliciting augmented chemoreflex drive and enhanced cardiorespiratory and sympathetic responses. High CB excitability due to blood flow restrictions, oxidative stress, alterations in neurotransmitter gases and disruptions of local mediators is also observed in congestive heart failure conditions. On the other hand, the morpho-chemical changes in hypertension include an increase in the CB volume due to vasodilation, altered transmitter phenotype of chemoreceptor cells and elevated production of neurotrophic factors. Accordingly, in both humans and animal models CB denervation prevents the breathing instability and lowers blood pressure. Knowledge of the morphofunctional aspects of the CB, a better understanding of its role in disease and recent advances in human CB translational research would contribute to the development of new therapeutic strategies.

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Lazarov, N.E., Atanasova, D.Y. (2023). Carotid Body Dysfunction and Mechanisms of Disease. In: Morphofunctional and Neurochemical Aspects of the Mammalian Carotid Body. Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 237. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44757-0_8

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