Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 59, Issue 1 113-118, Copyright © 1985 by American Physiological Society

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Hypoxia-induced activation in small isolated pulmonary arteries from the cat

J. A. Madden, C. A. Dawson and D. R. Harder

Effects of hypoxia on force development and membrane potential were studied in isolated small (less than 300 microns diam) and large (greater than 500 microns diam) pulmonary arteries from cats. There was a consistent and reproducible hypoxic constrictor response in small pulmonary arteries that began at PO2 values between 350 and 300 Torr and reached a maximum at PO2 between 50 and 30 Torr. In the small artery smooth muscle cell the membrane potential, which was -51 +/- 1.4 mV at a PO2 of 400 Torr, was depolarized to -37 +/- 2 mV at a PO2 of 50 Torr. In contrast, larger arteries did not exhibit significant hypoxic constriction or depolarization upon exposure to low PO2. Constriction in small arteries was not blocked by phentolamine. Treatment with a low dose of indomethacin (10(-9) M) augmented the response; however, a larger dose of indomethacin (10(-3) M) blocked the constriction to hypoxia but not to 30 mM KCl. Depolarization during hypoxia was not blocked by ouabain. Results of this study suggest that the hypoxic response of these isolated small pulmonary vessels may be like that seen in the intact lung. Furthermore, these data suggest that hypoxic vasoconstriction may be mediated by electrical events occurring at the pulmonary arterial muscle cell membrane either directly or via mediators released from the vessel wall.

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