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J Appl Physiol 76: 1432-1438, 1994;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 76, Issue 4 1432-1438, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Quantification of nasal involvement in a guinea pig plethysmograph

M. J. Finney and K. I. Forsberg
Department of Pharmacology 1, Astra Draco, Lund, Sweden.

We have developed a technique for measuring lung function in conscious guinea pigs using a whole body plethysmograph. Because guinea pigs breathe through the nose, a technique was also developed to measure nasal and lower respiratory system conductance simultaneously in anesthetized animals. The upper and the lower airways could be challenged separately and studied in a manner similar to the conditions in the plethysmograph. Aerosols of histamine, carbachol, or ovalbumin delivered to the nose in sensitized animals had no effect on nasal conductance, even in doses 100 times higher than that required to reduce lower respiratory system conductance. However, intravenous histamine increased nasal conductance. Thus, although nasal resistance constitutes the majority of the total respiratory system resistance measured in the plethysmograph, nasal resistance is unaffected by the aerosol drugs studied. We therefore consider changes in resistance measured in the plethysmograph to originate at or below the larynx. The plethysmographic technique described here is a reliable, reproducible, and rapid technique that enables repeated measurement in animals and minimizes animal trauma.


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