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J Appl Physiol 67: 839-845, 1989;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 67, Issue 2 839-845, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of dehydration on interstitial pressures in the isolated dog lung

M. R. Glucksberg and J. Bhattacharya
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University, New York, New York 10019.

We have determined the effect of dehydration on regional lung interstitial pressures. We stopped blood flow in the isolated blood-perfused lobe of dog lung at vascular pressure of approximately 4 cmH2O. Then we recorded interstitial pressures by micropuncture at alveolar junctions (Pjct), in perimicrovascular adventitia (Padv), and at the hilum (Phil). After base-line measurements, we ventilated the lobes with dry gas to decrease extravascular lung water content by 14 +/- 5%. In one group (n = 10), at constant inflation pressure of 7 cmH2O, Pjct was 0.2 +/- 0.8 and Padv was -1.5 +/- 0.6 cmH2O. After dehydration the pressures fell to -5.0 +/- 1.0 and -5.3 +/- 1.3 cmH2O, respectively (P less than 0.01), and the junction-to-advential gradient (Pjct-Padv) was abolished. In a second group (n = 6) a combination of dehydration and lung expansion with inflation pressure of 15 cmH2O further decreased Pjct and Padv to -7.3 +/- 0.7 and -7.1 +/- 0.7 cmH2O, respectively. Phil followed changes in Padv. Interstitial compliance was 0.6 at the junctions, 0.8 in adventitia, and 0.9 ml.cmH2O-1.100 g-1 wet lung at the hilum. We conclude, that perialveolar interstitial pressures may provide an important mechanism for prevention of lung dehydration.


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