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J Appl Physiol 72: 1701-1707, 1992;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 72, Issue 5 1701-1707, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Systemic blood flow to the lung after bronchial artery occlusion in anesthetized sheep

E. M. Baile, D. Minshall, P. B. Harrison, P. M. Dodek and P. D. Pare
University of British Columbia Pulmonary Research Laboratory, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.

To compare the effectiveness of different embolizing agents in reducing or redistributing bronchial arterial blood flow, we measured systemic blood flow to the right lung and trachea in anesthetized sheep by use of the radioactive microsphere method before and 1 h after occlusion of the bronchoesophageal artery (BEA) as follows: injection of 4 ml ethanol (ETOH) into BEA (group 1, n = 5), injection of approximately 0.5 g polyvinyl alcohol particles (PVA) into BEA (group 2, n = 5), or ligation of BEA (group 3, n = 5). After occlusion, angiography showed complete obstruction of the bronchial vessels. There were no changes in tracheal blood flow in any of the groups. Injection of ETOH produced a 75 +/- 14% (SD) reduction in flow to the middle lobe (P less than 0.02) and a 75 +/- 13% reduction to the caudal lobe (P less than 0.01), whereas injection of PVA produced a smaller reduction in flow to these two lobes (41 +/- 66 and 51 +/- 54%, respectively). After BEA ligation there was a 52 +/- 29% reduction in flow to the middle lobe and a 53 +/- 38% reduction to the caudal lobe (P less than 0.05). This study has significant implications both clinically and experimentally; it illustrates the importance of airway collateral circulation, in that apparently complete radiological obstruction of the BEA does not necessarily mean complete obstruction of systemic blood flow. We also conclude that, in experimental studies in which the role of the bronchial circulation in airway pathophysiology is examined, ETOH is the agent of choice.


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