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ReviewThe Journal of physiology2025

Chemoreflex function in pulmonary diseases - A review.

Kajal Kamra, Zhiqiu Xia, Irving H Zucker, Harold Schultz, Han-Jun Wang

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Review in The Journal of physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Editorial: Chemical senses in health and disease.Frontiers in neural circuits · 2026
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5 authors.

Kajal KamraDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6735-3826
Zhiqiu XiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Irving H ZuckerDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3636-7720
Harold SchultzDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4901-1558
Han-Jun WangDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5906-8980

Funding

Cardiac afferents and renal function in heart failureR01HL126796 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI HANJUN WANG, Irving H Zucker · 2022 to 2023
$1.1M
Stellate Ganglia Nrf2 Signaling and Enhanced Cardiac Sympathetic Tone in Chronic Heart FailureR01HL172029 · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · 2025 to 2025
$742k
Neural Inflammation and Exercise Pressor Reflex in Heart FailureR01HL169205 · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · 2025 to 2025
$628k
Nrf2 and the exaggerated Exercise Pressor Reflex in Peripheral Arterial DiseaseR01HL171602 · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · 2025 to 2025
$627k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL126796NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL152160NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL169205NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL171602NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL172029NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL170127
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The chemoreflex is a vital protective reflex that is crucial in restoring normal blood gas and pH levels. The carotid bodies are peripheral chemoreceptors activated by hypoxia (primarily), hypercapnia, acidaemia, temperature, lactate and potassium fluctuations. They are crucial for maintaining physiological conditions based on underlying causes and blood gas abnormalities. Central chemoreceptors in the brain stem are responsive to hypercapnia and contribute to blood gas regulation. Chemoreceptors regained attention during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, potentially contributing to disease severity. In conditions like chronic intermittent hypoxia, chemoreflex sensitization may lead to respiratory disorders, impacting quality of life. There has been substantial research/evidence linking chemoreflex dysfunction to cardiovascular illnesses such as heart failure and hypertension. However, little emphasis has been placed on the role of the chemoreflex in mediating cardiopulmonary dysfunction during and after pulmonary disorders such as acute lung injury. The current review summarizes recent advances in the study of chemoreflex malfunction and the underlying mechanisms in acute and chronic lung diseases such as COVID-19 infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, obstructive sleep apnoea and acute lung injury.

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Chemoreceptor CellsLung DiseasesReflexAnimalsCarotid BodyCOVID-19HumansSARS-CoV-2acute lung injurycarotid bodieschemoreflexCOPDCOVID‐19obstructive sleep apnoea

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PMID40744443
PMCPMC12369309

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