Role of autonomic system imbalance in neurogenic pulmonary oedema. (20th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Aobing; Liu, Bin; Inoue, Tsuyoshi
• Is Part Of: European journal of neuroscience. Volume 55:Number 6(2022)
• Page Start: 1645
• Page End: 1657
• Publication Date: 2022-03-20
• Subjects: autonomic nerves system -- inflammatory reflex -- neurogenic pulmonary oedema -- sympathetic nerve -- vagus nerve; Nervous system -- Periodicals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15648
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0953-816X

Abstract

Abstract: Neurogenic pulmonary oedema (NPE) is a life‐threatening complication that develops rapidly and dramatically after an injury to the central nervous system (CNS). The autonomic system imbalance produced by severe brain damage may play an important role in the development of NPE. Activation of the sympathetic nervous system and inhibition of the vagus nerve system are essential prerequisites for autonomic system imbalance. The more severe the damage, the more pronounced the phenomenon. Sympathetic hyperactivity is associated with increased release of catecholamines from peripheral sympathetic nerve endings, which can cause dramatic changes in haemodynamics and cause pulmonary oedema. On the other hand, the abnormal inflammatory response caused by vagus nerve inhibition may also play an important role in the pathogenesis of NPE. The perspective of autonomic system imbalance seems to perfectly integrate the existing pathogenesis of NPE and can explain the entire development progression of NPE.