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apnea and Rett Syndrome

apnea has been researched along with Rett Syndrome in 28 studies

Apnea: A transient absence of spontaneous respiration.

Rett Syndrome: An inherited neurological developmental disorder that is associated with X-LINKED INHERITANCE and may be lethal in utero to hemizygous males. The affected female is normal until the age of 6-25 months when progressive loss of voluntary control of hand movements and communication skills; ATAXIA; SEIZURES; autistic behavior; intermittent HYPERVENTILATION; and HYPERAMMONEMIA appear. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, p199)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" In vivo, acute treatment of Mecp2-null and -heterozygous mutants with LM22A-4 completely eliminated spontaneous apneas in resting animals, without sedation."7.80A BDNF loop-domain mimetic acutely reverses spontaneous apneas and respiratory abnormalities during behavioral arousal in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. ( Adams, IT; Katz, DM; Kron, M; Lang, M; Longo, F; Sceniak, M, 2014)
" An 18-year-old woman (150 cm in height and 29 kg in weight) had been diagnosed with RTT and showed myotonic trismus, frequent attacks of apnea, mental retardation, spastic paraplegia, scoliosis, and microcephalus with micrognathia."7.78[Anesthetic management of a patient with Rett syndrome associated with trismus and apnea attacks]. ( Fukugasako, H; Ito, A; Ito, T; Kameyama, N; Kawasaki, E; Mishima, Y; Takaseya, H; Ushijima, K, 2012)
" We present a patient whose severe hyperventilation and apneic attacks resolved with the concomitant treatment of fluoxetine and buspirone."7.78Use of buspirone and fluoxetine for breathing problems in Rett syndrome. ( Ardıç, UA; Gökben, S; Serdaroğlu, G, 2012)
"Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disease due to Mecp2 gene mutations that is associated to complex neurological symptoms, with bioaminergic deficits and life-threatening apneas related to sudden and unexpected death."7.74Oral treatment with desipramine improves breathing and life span in Rett syndrome mouse model. ( Dutschmann, M; Hilaire, G; Lajard, AM; Mebarek, S; Picard, N; Zanella, S, 2008)
" Seven of the 21 patients with Rett syndrome compared with none of the control patients experienced a serious adverse event, most of which were due to prolonged apnea (P = ."7.73Deep sedation with propofol in patients with Rett syndrome. ( Buckmaster, MA; Callans, BH; Islam, MP; Percy, AK; Tofil, NM; Winkler, MK, 2006)
"We reported a 6-year-old girl with Rett syndrome with severe apnea attacks following hyperventilation during wakefulness for which oral diazepam, 1."7.71[Effect of diazepam on apnea attacks in a 6-year-old girl with Rett syndrome: a polysomnographic study]. ( Kumagai, K; Kurihara, M; Nakae, Y, 2001)
"Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by developmental regression, loss of communicative ability, stereotyped hand wringing, cognitive impairment, and central apneas, among many other symptoms."4.12Clinical and Preclinical Evidence for M ( Arthur, B; Cikowski, J; Fisher, NM; Gogliotti, RG; Gonzalez, S; Holt, C; Lindsley, CW; Niswender, CM; Smith, M; Vermudez, SAD, 2022)
" The latter included motor coordination and balance, acoustic and visual responses, hindlimb clasping, and apnea in expiration."3.91ANAVEX®2-73 (blarcamesine), a Sigma-1 receptor agonist, ameliorates neurologic impairments in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. ( Hanania, T; Kaufmann, WE; Klamer, D; Missling, CU; Rebowe, N; Sprouse, J, 2019)
"Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that can cause pervasive wakeful respiratory disturbances that include tachypnea, breath-holding, and central apnea."3.85Classification of respiratory disturbances in Rett Syndrome patients using Restricted Boltzmann Machine. ( Kaufmann, WE; Mayor, JM; O'Leary, HM; Sahin, M, 2017)
" Breathing frequency variation and central apnea in a group of Mecp2(+/-) females displayed a distribution pattern similar to Mecp2(-/Y) males, while the rest resembled the wild-type mice."3.81Breathing abnormalities in a female mouse model of Rett syndrome. ( Cui, N; Jiang, C; Johnson, CM; Oginsky, MF; Zhong, W, 2015)
" In vivo, acute treatment of Mecp2-null and -heterozygous mutants with LM22A-4 completely eliminated spontaneous apneas in resting animals, without sedation."3.80A BDNF loop-domain mimetic acutely reverses spontaneous apneas and respiratory abnormalities during behavioral arousal in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. ( Adams, IT; Katz, DM; Kron, M; Lang, M; Longo, F; Sceniak, M, 2014)
" A prominent feature of the syndrome is disturbances in respiration characterized by frequent apnea and an irregular interbreath cycle."3.79A selective 5-HT1a receptor agonist improves respiration in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. ( Bissonnette, JM; Hunnicutt, BJ; Knopp, SJ; Levitt, ES; Williams, JT, 2013)
" An 18-year-old woman (150 cm in height and 29 kg in weight) had been diagnosed with RTT and showed myotonic trismus, frequent attacks of apnea, mental retardation, spastic paraplegia, scoliosis, and microcephalus with micrognathia."3.78[Anesthetic management of a patient with Rett syndrome associated with trismus and apnea attacks]. ( Fukugasako, H; Ito, A; Ito, T; Kameyama, N; Kawasaki, E; Mishima, Y; Takaseya, H; Ushijima, K, 2012)
" We present a patient whose severe hyperventilation and apneic attacks resolved with the concomitant treatment of fluoxetine and buspirone."3.78Use of buspirone and fluoxetine for breathing problems in Rett syndrome. ( Ardıç, UA; Gökben, S; Serdaroğlu, G, 2012)
" A major debilitating phenotype in affected females is frequent apneas, and heterozygous Mecp2-deficient female mice mimic the human respiratory disorder."3.76Correction of respiratory disorders in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. ( Abdala, AP; Bissonnette, JM; Dutschmann, M; Paton, JF, 2010)
"Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disease due to Mecp2 gene mutations that is associated to complex neurological symptoms, with bioaminergic deficits and life-threatening apneas related to sudden and unexpected death."3.74Oral treatment with desipramine improves breathing and life span in Rett syndrome mouse model. ( Dutschmann, M; Hilaire, G; Lajard, AM; Mebarek, S; Picard, N; Zanella, S, 2008)
" All subjects manifested apnea, shallow breathing, or hypoventilation, when awake and during sleep."3.74Disturbances in cardiorespiratory function during day and night in Rett syndrome. ( Albåge, M; Eriksson, M; Fernell, E; Katz-Salamon, M; Lagercrantz, H; Rohdin, M, 2007)
" Seven of the 21 patients with Rett syndrome compared with none of the control patients experienced a serious adverse event, most of which were due to prolonged apnea (P = ."3.73Deep sedation with propofol in patients with Rett syndrome. ( Buckmaster, MA; Callans, BH; Islam, MP; Percy, AK; Tofil, NM; Winkler, MK, 2006)
"We reported a 6-year-old girl with Rett syndrome with severe apnea attacks following hyperventilation during wakefulness for which oral diazepam, 1."3.71[Effect of diazepam on apnea attacks in a 6-year-old girl with Rett syndrome: a polysomnographic study]. ( Kumagai, K; Kurihara, M; Nakae, Y, 2001)
", episodes of hyperventilation followed by central apnea and desaturation)."3.69Polysomnographic characteristics of patients with Rett syndrome. ( Carroll, JL; Curtis, S; Loughlin, GM; Marcus, CL; McColley, SA; Naidu, S; Pyzik, P, 1994)
"Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disease accompanied by complex, disabling symptoms, including breathing symptoms."1.36Early abnormalities of post-sigh breathing in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. ( Dutschmann, M; Hilaire, G; Lajard, AM; Menuet, C; Voituron, N; Zanella, S, 2010)

Research

Studies (28)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's7 (25.00)18.2507
2000's5 (17.86)29.6817
2010's13 (46.43)24.3611
2020's3 (10.71)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Smith, M1
Arthur, B1
Cikowski, J1
Holt, C1
Gonzalez, S1
Fisher, NM2
Vermudez, SAD1
Lindsley, CW2
Niswender, CM2
Gogliotti, RG2
Cheng, H1
Charles, I1
James, AF1
Abdala, AP2
Hancox, JC1
Hoshi, M1
Ishiyama, M1
Wada, T1
Hase, K1
Itoh, M1
Kikuiri, T1
Shirakawa, T1
Kaufmann, WE2
Sprouse, J1
Rebowe, N1
Hanania, T1
Klamer, D1
Missling, CU1
Na, ES1
De Jesús-Cortés, H1
Martinez-Rivera, A1
Kabir, ZD1
Wang, J1
Ramesh, V1
Onder, Y1
Rajadhyaksha, AM1
Monteggia, LM1
Pieper, AA1
Senter, RK1
Adams, J1
Zamorano, R1
Walker, AG1
Blobaum, AL1
Engers, DW1
Hopkins, CR1
Daniels, JS1
Jones, CK1
Xiang, Z1
Conn, PJ1
O'Leary, HM1
Mayor, JM1
Sahin, M1
Levitt, ES1
Hunnicutt, BJ1
Knopp, SJ1
Williams, JT1
Bissonnette, JM2
Kron, M1
Lang, M1
Adams, IT1
Sceniak, M1
Longo, F1
Katz, DM1
Johnson, CM1
Cui, N1
Zhong, W1
Oginsky, MF1
Jiang, C1
Matagne, V1
Ehinger, Y1
Saidi, L1
Borges-Correia, A1
Barkats, M1
Bartoli, M1
Villard, L1
Roux, JC1
Voituron, N1
Zanella, S2
Menuet, C1
Lajard, AM2
Dutschmann, M3
Hilaire, G2
Paton, JF1
Kawasaki, E1
Mishima, Y1
Ito, T1
Ito, A1
Takaseya, H1
Kameyama, N1
Fukugasako, H1
Ushijima, K1
Gökben, S1
Ardıç, UA1
Serdaroğlu, G1
Falsaperla, R1
Pavone, L1
Fichera, M1
Striano, P1
Pavone, P1
Tofil, NM1
Buckmaster, MA1
Winkler, MK1
Callans, BH1
Islam, MP1
Percy, AK1
Mebarek, S1
Picard, N1
Rohdin, M1
Fernell, E1
Eriksson, M1
Albåge, M1
Lagercrantz, H1
Katz-Salamon, M1
Marcus, CL1
Carroll, JL1
McColley, SA1
Loughlin, GM1
Curtis, S1
Pyzik, P1
Naidu, S1
Woodyatt, GC1
Murdoch, BE1
Morton, RE2
Bonas, R1
Minford, J1
Tarrant, SC1
Ellis, RE2
Cameron, FJ1
Hawkins, KC1
Khadilkar, VV1
Tasker, RC1
Preece, MA1
Julu, PO1
Kerr, AM1
Hansen, S1
Apartopoulos, F1
Jamal, GA1
Pinnington, L1
Kurihara, M1
Kumagai, K1
Nakae, Y1
Elian, M1
Rudolf, ND1
Kerr, A1
Southall, D1
Amos, P1
Cooper, R1
Samuels, M1
Mitchell, J1
Stephenson, J1

Clinical Trials (2)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled 6-month Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Sarizotan in Patients With Rett Syndrome With Respiratory Symptoms[NCT02790034]Phase 2/Phase 3129 participants (Actual)Interventional2016-10-26Terminated (stopped due to The study did not demonstrate evidence of efficacy on the primary or secondary efficacy variables)
[NCT00004807]120 participants Interventional1995-01-31Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trial Outcomes

Efficacy of Sarizotan Assessed by the Caregiver-rated Impression of Change

"Caregiver-rated Impression of Change (CIC): 7-point scale requiring the caregiver to rate how much the patient's illness has improved or worsened relative to the baseline state.~7-point Likert-type scale for which ratings range from 1 = very much improved to 7 = very much worse, with 4 = no change. This caregiver-rated measure considered activities, behavior, mood and functioning. This rating was performed in consultation with the study Investigator but was based largely on the caregivers' evaluation during the reporting period. The single rating of the CIC was to be based on changes in the following domains: • Activities (watching TV, interest in conversations around her, cooperation during toileting, dressing/bathing, etc.), • Communication (verbal or by eye movements, hand movements, or head movements), • Behavior (agitation, refusal to feed, scratching, social avoidance), • Participation in family/outdoor/social events)" (NCT02790034)
Timeframe: 24 weeks

Interventionscore on a scale (Mean)
Sarizotan Low Dose3.6
Sarizotan High Dose3.5
Placebo3.4

Reduction in Respiratory Abnormality in Patients With Rett Syndrome

Measured as the percent change in the number of apnea episodes per hour during awake time, calculated using an ambulatory data acquisition system (BioRadioTM) as part of home monitoring procedure. BioRadioTM record specific respiratory and cardiac parameters. (NCT02790034)
Timeframe: Baseline up to week 24

Intervention% of change in mean counts per hr (Least Squares Mean)
Sarizotan Low Dose1.54
Sarizotan High Dose13.211
Placebo18.503

Trials

1 trial available for apnea and Rett Syndrome

ArticleYear
Respiration patterns during feeding in Rett syndrome.
    Developmental medicine and child neurology, 1997, Volume: 39, Issue:9

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Apnea; Child; Child, Preschool; Deglutition; Feeding and Eating Disorders of Chil

1997

Other Studies

27 other studies available for apnea and Rett Syndrome

ArticleYear
Clinical and Preclinical Evidence for M
    Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2022, Volume: 19, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Apnea; Chromatin; Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta; Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2; Mice; Mice

2022
QT
    Physiological reports, 2022, Volume: 10, Issue:19

    Topics: Action Potentials; Animals; Apnea; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Long QT Syndrome; Methyl-CpG-Bind

2022
Alteration of monoaminergic systems in the caudal medulla and its possible link to diurnal increase of apnea in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
    Journal of oral science, 2023, Volume: 65, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Apnea; Disease Models, Animal; Mice; Mice, Knockout; Respiration; Rett Syndrome; RNA, Messe

2023
ANAVEX®2-73 (blarcamesine), a Sigma-1 receptor agonist, ameliorates neurologic impairments in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
    Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2019, Volume: 187

    Topics: Animals; Apnea; Body Weight; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Furans; Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2; M

2019
D-cycloserine improves synaptic transmission in an animal model of Rett syndrome.
    PloS one, 2017, Volume: 12, Issue:8

    Topics: Animals; Apnea; Brain Stem; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Corpus Striatum; Cycloserine; Disease

2017
mGlu
    Science translational medicine, 2017, 08-16, Volume: 9, Issue:403

    Topics: Animals; Apnea; Autopsy; CA1 Region, Hippocampal; Cognition; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-Response R

2017
Classification of respiratory disturbances in Rett Syndrome patients using Restricted Boltzmann Machine.
    Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference, 2017, Volume: 2017

    Topics: Apnea; Humans; Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2; Rett Syndrome

2017
A selective 5-HT1a receptor agonist improves respiration in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
    Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2013, Volume: 115, Issue:11

    Topics: Action Potentials; Animals; Apnea; Brain; Disease Models, Animal; Female; G Protein-Coupled Inwardly

2013
A BDNF loop-domain mimetic acutely reverses spontaneous apneas and respiratory abnormalities during behavioral arousal in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
    Disease models & mechanisms, 2014, Volume: 7, Issue:9

    Topics: Animals; Apnea; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Carbazoles; Disease Models, Animal; Humans; Indol

2014
Breathing abnormalities in a female mouse model of Rett syndrome.
    The journal of physiological sciences : JPS, 2015, Volume: 65, Issue:5

    Topics: Administration, Inhalation; Age Factors; Animals; Apnea; Carbon Dioxide; Disease Models, Animal; Fem

2015
A codon-optimized Mecp2 transgene corrects breathing deficits and improves survival in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
    Neurobiology of disease, 2017, Volume: 99

    Topics: Amines; Animals; Apnea; Codon; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Dependovirus; Disease Models, Animal; Di

2017
Early abnormalities of post-sigh breathing in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
    Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2010, Feb-28, Volume: 170, Issue:2

    Topics: Age Factors; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Apnea; Disease Models, Animal; Hypercalcemia; Hypoxia; Male;

2010
Correction of respiratory disorders in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2010, Oct-19, Volume: 107, Issue:42

    Topics: Animals; Apnea; Disease Models, Animal; Female; GABA Antagonists; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Male; Met

2010
[Anesthetic management of a patient with Rett syndrome associated with trismus and apnea attacks].
    Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology, 2012, Volume: 61, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Anesthesia, General; Apnea; Consciousness Monitors; Female; Fundoplication; Gastrostomy;

2012
Use of buspirone and fluoxetine for breathing problems in Rett syndrome.
    Pediatric neurology, 2012, Volume: 46, Issue:3

    Topics: Apnea; Buspirone; Child; Female; Fluoxetine; Humans; Hyperventilation; Rett Syndrome; Selective Sero

2012
Apneic crises: a clue for MECP2 testing in severe neonatal hypotonia-respiratory failure.
    European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society, 2012, Volume: 16, Issue:6

    Topics: Apnea; Electroencephalography; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Genetic Testing; Humans; Infant; Male; Methy

2012
Deep sedation with propofol in patients with Rett syndrome.
    Journal of child neurology, 2006, Volume: 21, Issue:3

    Topics: Anesthetics, Intravenous; Apnea; Case-Control Studies; Child; Conscious Sedation; Female; Humans; Pr

2006
Oral treatment with desipramine improves breathing and life span in Rett syndrome mouse model.
    Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2008, Jan-01, Volume: 160, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Apnea; Desipramine; Female; Locomotion; Longevity; Medull

2008
Disturbances in cardiorespiratory function during day and night in Rett syndrome.
    Pediatric neurology, 2007, Volume: 37, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Apnea; Child; Female; Heart Diseases; Heart Function Tests; Heart Rate; Humans; P

2007
Polysomnographic characteristics of patients with Rett syndrome.
    The Journal of pediatrics, 1994, Volume: 125, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Apnea; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Hyperventil

1994
The effect of the presentation of visual and auditory stimuli on the breathing patterns of two girls with Rett syndrome.
    Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR, 1996, Volume: 40 ( Pt 3)

    Topics: Acoustic Stimulation; Apnea; Arousal; Attention; Auditory Perception; Brain Stem; Cerebral Cortex; C

1996
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presenting with ketoalkalosis in Rett syndrome.
    Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 1997, Volume: 14, Issue:10

    Topics: Alkalosis; Apnea; Bicarbonates; Carbon Dioxide; Child; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Diabetic Ketoacido

1997
Functional evidence of brain stem immaturity in Rett syndrome.
    European child & adolescent psychiatry, 1997, Volume: 6 Suppl 1

    Topics: Adolescent; Apnea; Autonomic Nervous System; Blood Pressure; Brain Stem; Child; Child, Preschool; Fe

1997
Air swallowing in Rett syndrome.
    Developmental medicine and child neurology, 2000, Volume: 42, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aerophagy; Apnea; Child; Child, Preschool; Feeding Behavior; Female; Fluoroscopy;

2000
[Effect of diazepam on apnea attacks in a 6-year-old girl with Rett syndrome: a polysomnographic study].
    No to hattatsu = Brain and development, 2001, Volume: 33, Issue:1

    Topics: Anti-Anxiety Agents; Apnea; Child; Diazepam; Female; Humans; Polysomnography; Pulmonary Ventilation;

2001
EEG and respiration in Rett syndrome.
    Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 1991, Volume: 83, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Apnea; Arousal; Cerebral Cortex; Child; Child, Preschool; Electroencephalography; Evoked

1991
Correlation of electroencephalogram, respiration and movement in the Rett syndrome.
    Brain & development, 1990, Volume: 12, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Apnea; Brain; Child; Female; Humans; Hyperventilation; Movement Disorders; Respiration D

1990