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J Appl Physiol 58: 70-76, 1985;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 58, Issue 1 70-76, Copyright © 1985 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of outflow pressure on lung lymph flow in unanesthetized sheep

R. Drake, M. Giesler, G. Laine, J. Gabel and T. Hansen

Studies in anesthetized animals have shown that the flow rate from lung lymphatics (QL) depends on the pressure at the outflow end of the vessels (Po). We tested this in unanesthetized sheep prepared with chronic lung lymph cannula. We measured QL with the lymph cannula held at various heights above the olecranon and calculated Po as the height + QL X cannula resistance. QL decreased with increases in Po (delta QL/delta Po = -8.2 +/- 6.4 microliter X min-1 X cmH2O-1, mean +/- SD). We increased QL by raising left atrial pressure or infusing Ringer solution or Escherichia coli endotoxin and found that QL was even more sensitive to Po (delta QL/delta Po = -32 +/- 22). Cannula resistance caused a 9-70% reduction in QL. Changes in QL caused by increasing Po were not associated with changes in lymph protein concentration for up to 330 min. This indicates that increases in Po shunt lymph away from cannulated vessels but do not substantially effect microvascular filtration rate. The shunted lymph may flow into other vessels or collect in the lung. We conclude that QL does not accurately represent microvascular filtration rate because it depends on the cannula resistance and position at which the investigator chooses to place the cannula.


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