Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 73, Issue 6 2440-2447, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Simultaneous measurement of fluid and protein permeability in isolated rabbit lungs during edema

P. A. Vincent, P. B. Kreienberg, F. L. Minnear, T. M. Saba and D. R. Bell
Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Albany Medical College, New York 12208.

Fluid conductance and protein permeability have been studied in isolated perfused lung models of pulmonary edema. However, previous studies have not investigated changes of both fluid conductance and protein permeability in the same isolated lung preparation after injury. Arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites are involved in the inflammatory processes that lead to the development of pulmonary edema. The hemodynamic effects of AA have been well established; however, controversy exists concerning the ability of AA to alter the permeability of the pulmonary microvasculature to fluid and protein. The purpose of this study was to simultaneously determine whether transvascular fluid conductance and protein permeability are increased in isolated perfused rabbit lungs with pulmonary edema induced by AA. Indomethacin (80 microM) was added to the perfusate to inhibit the hemodynamic effects of AA and produce a pressure-independent model of pulmonary edema. Fluid conductance was assessed by determination of the capillary filtration coefficient (Kf), and protein permeability was evaluated by measurement of 125I-albumin clearance. The injection of AA (3 mg/200 ml of perfusate) into the pulmonary arterial catheter resulted in an increase in lung weight over the remaining 30-min experimental period. Kf (microliter.s-1 x cmH2O-1 x g dry lung-1) was increased (P < 0.05) in AA-treated lungs at 10 and 30 min post-AA injection when compared with control lungs and baseline values (determined 10 min before AA injection). Albumin clearance was also greater (P < 0.05) in lungs that received AA. 125I-albumin clearance was measured at different rates of fluid flux produced by elevation of venous pressure.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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