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J Appl Physiol 50: 665-671, 1981;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 50, Issue 3 665-671, Copyright © 1981 by American Physiological Society

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Sequential analysis of the bronchoalveolar milieu in conscious sheep

R. Begin, M. Rola-Pleszczynski, P. Sirois, S. Masse, D. Nadeau and M. A. Bureau

A conscious sheep model was developed to study sequentially the alveolar milieu by respiratory physiological measurements, transbronchial lung biopsy, and bronchoalveolar lavage. The former included all lung volumes, respiratory mechanics, and gas exchange measurements. For all these measurements, intraindividual variations were similar to those reported in humans or anesthetized primates. They were not significantly altered by the repetition of each procedure of the study. Transbronchial lung biopsy specimens were adequate in 80% of cases and yielded 100 alveoli and more in 75% of specimens (mean alveolar count = 690; bronchioles = 4.1; vessels = 3.2). Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) yielded a 60% effluent and a mean of over 9 X 10(6) cells in each of the three sets of measurements. BAL was found to induce a mild transient hypoxemia that was completely resolved within 2 h. Cellular and biochemical analyses of BAL effluent in the three series done at 2-wk intervals did not change significantly. It is concluded that the procedures repeated on the conscious sheep model at 2-wk intervals do not influence the respiratory physiological measurements, lung histopathology, or the BAL analyses.


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