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J Appl Physiol 73: 173-178, 1992;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 73, Issue 1 173-178, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha does not cause lung edema in rabbits

M. R. Bonsignore, A. Valenti and M. Spatafora
Italian National Research Council, Institute of Respiratory Pathophysiology, Palermo.

Although tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) is a key mediator in the pathophysiology of sepsis and septic shock, its role in lung microvascular injury is controversial. In isolated blood-perfused rabbit lungs, we studied the microvascular effects of human recombinant TNF by measuring the capillary filtration coefficient (Kf,c) as an index of microvascular leakiness and the arterial and venous resistances and occlusion pressures to define the microvascular pressure profile. At the end of the experiments, the lung wet-to-dry weight ratio (W/D) was determined as an index of edema. TNF increased the pulmonary venous resistance slightly but did not affect Kf,c or W/D. Furthermore, TNF at different doses failed to increase W/D less than or equal to 8 h after in vivo administration. Our data suggest that 1) the pulmonary microvascular response to TNF differs from the systemic response, which is characterized by arteriolar vasodilation, and 2) TNF is insufficient to cause lung edema, both in vivo and in vitro. Thus the development of lung microvascular injury may require the combined action of TNF and other mediators.


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