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J Appl Physiol 69: 892-898, 1990;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 69, Issue 3 892-898, Copyright © 1990 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of continuous low-frequency pacing on immature canine diaphragm

M. Marzocchi, R. T. Brouillette, L. M. Klemka-Walden, S. L. Heller, D. E. Weese-Mayer, B. S. Brozanski, J. Caliendo, M. Daood, M. N. Ilbawi and C. E. Hunt
Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60614.

Although diaphragm pacing has been shown to be a practical method of supporting ventilation in children, its usefulness has been limited because of concern that continuous (24 h/day) diaphragm pacing would fatigue and damage the diaphragm. We examined the functional and structural effects of continuous low-frequency diaphragm pacing on the left hemidiaphragm of five immature dogs aged 65 +/- 2 (SD) days at onset of pacing. Stimulus parameters approximated those required to pace infants: frequency 11.1 Hz, inspiratory time 810 ms, and respiratory rate 20 breaths/min. Animals were paced 24 h/day for 24-28 days. Paced tidal volumes and airway occlusion pressures were unchanged at low (less than 15 Hz) stimulus frequencies but were reduced at high (greater than 20 Hz) stimulus frequencies. Although histologically the paced hemidiaphragms appeared normal, histochemical studies showed a conversion from a mixture of type I (54%) and type II (46%) fibers to a uniform population of type I fibers with high oxidative enzyme activity. Transformation of muscle type was also demonstrated by pyrophosphate gel electrophoresis; fast and slow isomyosin bands were noted in control specimens, whereas only slow isomyosin was identified in paced specimens. Thus, in immature dogs, continuous low-frequency pacing affects both function and structure of the diaphragm.


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