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J Appl Physiol 66: 2600-2605, 1989;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 66, Issue 6 2600-2605, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Lung expansion and the perialveolar interstitial pressure gradient

J. Bhattacharya, M. A. Gropper and J. M. Shepard
Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143.

We have determined the combined effects of lung expansion and increased extravascular lung water (EVLW) on the perialveolar interstitial pressure gradient. In the isolated perfused lobe of dog lung, we measured interstitial pressures by micropuncture at alveolar junctions (Pjct) and in adventitia of 30- to 50-microns microvessels (Padv) with stopped blood flow at vascular pressure of 3-5 cmH2O. We induced edema by raising vascular pressures. In nonedematous lobes (n = 6, EVLW = 3.1 +/- 0.3 g/g dry wt) at alveolar pressure of 7 cmH2O, Pjct averaged 0.5 +/- 0.8 (SD) cmH2O and the Pjct-Padv gradient averaged 0.9 +/- 0.5 cmH2O. After increase of alveolar pressure to 23 cmH2O the gradient was abolished in nonedematous lobes, did not change in moderately edematous lobes (n = 9, EVLW = 4.9 +/- 0.6 g/g dry wt), and increased in severely edematous lobes (n = 6, EVLW = 7.6 +/- 1.4 g/g dry wt). Perialveolar interstitial compliance decreased with increase of alveolar pressure. We conclude that increase of lung volume may reduce perialveolar interstitial liquid clearance by abolishing the Pjct-Padv gradient in nonedematous lungs and by compressing interstitial liquid channels in edematous lungs.


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