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J Appl Physiol 64: 2675-2683, 1988;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 64, Issue 6 2675-2683, Copyright © 1988 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of endotoxemia on the sheep lung microvascular membrane: a two-pore theory

J. D. Bradley, R. J. Roselli, R. E. Parker and T. R. Harris
Department of Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235.

We analyzed the effects of Escherichia coli endotoxin infusion on pulmonary microvessels in sheep by using a two-pore mathematical model of the microvascular barrier. Five sheep were prepared with lung lymph fistulas and instrumented to measure pulmonary arterial and left atrial pressures. Multiple indicator-dilution curves (with 125I-labeled albumin, 51Cr-labeled erythrocytes, [14C]urea, and 3H2O) were measured at base line and during phases 1 and 2 of the endotoxin response. Alterations in the membrane integrity in response to endotoxin infusion were quantified by using a two-pore theory of the microvascular barrier that incorporated lymph, protein, pressure, and multiple indicator measurements. The modeling results showed a slight change in the size of the pores during phase 1 but a 56% decrease in the number of small pores and a twofold increase in the number of large pores with respect to base-line values. During phase 2 the large pore size increased by 40%, and the total number of pores returned to base-line values. The analysis showed that endotoxin effects on fluid and protein exchange in the lung cannot be explained by hemodynamic and surface area changes alone. An apparent increase in lung microvascular permeability occurs during phases 1 and 2 of the endotoxin reaction, with a substantial decrease in perfused microvascular surface area during phase 1.


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