Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 66, Issue 5 2407-2418, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Endotoxin-induced lung injury in rats: role of eicosanoids

S. W. Chang, J. Y. Westcott, W. C. Pickett, R. C. Murphy and N. F. Voelkel
Pulmonary Division, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262.

We studied lung vascular injury and quantitated lung eicosanoids in rats after intraperitoneal injection of Salmonella enteritidis endotoxin. Within 40 min after endotoxin injection (20 mg/kg), lung tissue thromboxane B2 doubled, although 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (6-keto-PGF1 alpha) increased by 8- to 10-fold. Lung 5-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid and leukotriene C4 were variably increased by endotoxin. The levels of all eicosanoids returned to base line 6 h after endotoxin challenge. Lung vascular injury, as assessed by the extravascular accumulation of 125I-albumin and water in isolated perfused lungs, was observed 90 min after endotoxin injection (0.02-20 mg/kg) in vivo. Inhibition of the cyclooxygenase pathway with indomethacin and the lipoxygenase pathway with diethylcarbamazine and 2-(12-hydroxydodeca-5,10-dinyl)-3,5,6-trimethyl-1,4-benzoqui none failed to attenuate endotoxin-induced lung injury. In addition, essential fatty acid deficiency, which markedly reduced lung tissue levels of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha, thromboxane B2, and leukotriene C4, did not protect against endotoxin injury. We conclude that although lung eicosanoids are activated during endotoxemia, they do not play a crucial role in the development of acute lung vascular injury in rats.

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