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J Appl Physiol 71: 1848-1855, 1991;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 71, Issue 5 1848-1855, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Functional antagonism of airway constriction in the canine lung periphery

K. S. Lindeman, C. A. Hirshman and A. N. Freed
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.

We studied the ability of a beta-adrenergic agonist (albuterol) to attenuate calcium chelator- and acetylcholine-induced airway constriction in the lung periphery of anesthetized mongrel and Basenji-Greyhound (BG) dogs. A wedged bronchoscope technique was used to measure collateral system resistance before and after challenges with aerosolized Na2EDTA and acetylcholine. Time course of the response to Na2EDTA differed significantly between mongrel and BG dogs. Peak response to challenge with 4% Na2EDTA occurred within 2 min for mongrel dogs and at 5 min for BG dogs. Albuterol (1 microgram/kg iv) significantly attenuated Na2EDTA-induced bronchoconstriction in both groups of animals (P less than 0.01, each group). Albuterol (1 microgram/kg iv) significantly attenuated acetylcholine-induced bronchoconstriction in mongrel (P less than 0.01) but not in BG dogs. We conclude that a qualitative difference exists in the mechanism of Na2EDTA-induced constriction in the lung periphery of BG compared with mongrel dogs. In addition, the lung periphery of BG dogs demonstrates reduced beta-adrenergic sensitivity with respect to a cholinergic challenge compared with mongrels, suggesting enhanced cholinergic inhibition of the beta-adrenergic system.


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