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J Appl Physiol 62: 1-9, 1987;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 62, Issue 1 1-9, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Leukotrienes C4 and D4 do not increase filtration coefficient of excised perfused guinea pig lungs

R. K. Albert, G. Greenberg, R. J. Guest, D. Luchtel and W. R. Henderson

We tested the direct effects of leukotriene (LT) C4 or D4 on the pulmonary vascular fluid filtration coefficient (Kf) by adding these LT's to the cell-depleted perfusate of excised guinea pig lungs. Pulmonary arterial (Ppa) and airway (Paw) pressures were monitored, and left atrial pressure was kept constant during 10 min of constant-flow perfusion. Kf's were then calculated by two methods [Drake and colleagues (KfD), Am. J. Physiol. 234 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 3): H266-H274, 1978; and Goldberg (KfG), Am. J. Physiol. 239 (Heart Circ. Physiol. 8): H189-H198, 1980] from the change in lung weight resulting from a no-flow zone 3 hydrostatic stress applied for 20 min. With no LT's (Tyrode's buffer alone), the mean +/- SE Paw was 9.0 +/- 0.7 cmH2O and the Ppa was 14.2 +/- 1.1 cmH2O throughout the 10-min perfusion. The KfD and KfG were 1.239 +/- 0.169 and 1.586 +/- 0.223 ml X min-1 X mmHg-1 X 100 g lung-1, respectively. The mean +/- SE lung wet-to-dry ratio (W/D) after the 20-min hydrostatic stress was 16.7 +/- 1.6. Within 30-45 s of adding 4 micrograms of LTC4 or LTD4, Paw and Ppa both increased and remained elevated throughout the perfusion period. The KfD and KfG were 1.586 +/- 0.223 and 2.071 +/- 0.234 ml X min-1 X mmHg-1 X 100 g lung-1, respectively, and the W/D was 18.1 +/- 1.7 after LTC4 (all P greater than 0.4 compared with Tyrode's buffer alone) and 1.417 +/- 0.200 and 1.851 +/- 0.244 ml X min-1 X mmHg-1 X 100 g lung-1, respectively, with a W/D of 20.5 +/- 1.3 after LTD4 (all P greater than 0.4 compared with Tyrode's buffer alone).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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