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J Appl Physiol 62: 491-496, 1987;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 62, Issue 2 491-496, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Sequential changes in lung metabolism, permeability, and edema after ANTU

B. D. Minty, C. M. Scudder, C. J. Grantham, J. G. Jones and Y. S. Bakhle

Lung injury and pulmonary edema were induced in rats after intraperitoneal injection of 10 mg/kg alpha-naphthylthiourea (ANTU). The time course of development of lung injury was assessed by the clearance of 99mTc-diethylenetriamine pentaacetate (99mTcDTPA) from the lung into the blood, the pharmacokinetics of tritiated prostaglandin E2 [( 3H]PGE2) in the isolated perfused lung, and by increase in the weight ratio (wet-to-dry) of lung. Two hours after ANTU administration, the clearance of 99mTcDTPA was significantly faster than in untreated animals and implied an increase in permeability of the alveolar-capillary barrier. This change preceded the increase in wet-to-dry weight ratio of lung, which was not significant until 5 h after ANTU administration. The pharmacokinetics of [3H]PGE2 were significantly altered after ANTU and these changes persisted beyond the time when both lung weight ratio and 99mTcDTPA clearance had recovered to normal values. We conclude that both 99mTcDTPA clearance and PGE2 pharmacokinetics change in ANTU-induced lung injury but with different time courses. In the progressive phase of lung injury due to ANTU, the early change in clearance of 99mTcDTPA suggests that an increased permeation of the alveolar capillary barrier by this small molecule precedes pulmonary edema due to an increased colloid permeability of the barrier. Abnormal metabolism in the pulmonary microvasculature persists when the permeability defect and edema have recovered.


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