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J Appl Physiol 77: 1263-1273, 1994;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 77, Issue 3 1263-1273, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Permeability of ferret trachea in vitro to 99mTc-DTPA and [14C]antipyrine

Z. Hanafi, S. E. Webber and J. G. Widdicombe
Department of Physiology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom.

Platelet-activating factor (PAF) and vasoactive drugs were tested on permeability of ferret trachea in vitro by measuring fluxes of 99mTc-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (99mTc-DTPA; hydrophilic) and [14C]antipyrine ([14C]AP; lipophilic) across the tracheal wall. Tracheae were bathed on both sides with Krebs-Henseleit buffer, with luminal buffer containing either 99mTc-DTPA or [14C]AP. Luminal and abluminal radioactivities, potential difference, and tracheal smooth muscle tone were measured. Baseline 99mTc-DTPA and [14C]AP permeability coefficients were -4.7 +/- 0.6 (SE) x 10(-7) and -2.2 +/- 0.1 x 10(-5) cm/s, respectively. PAF (10 microM) increased permeability to 99mTc-DTPA to -35.3 +/- 7.6 x 10(-7) cm/s (P < 0.05), but permeability to [14C]AP did not change, suggesting that paracellular but not transcellular transport was affected. Abluminal and luminal applications of methacholine (MCh, 20 microM), phenylephrine (PE, 100 microM), and albuterol (Alb, 100 microM) caused no change in permeability to 99mTc-DTPA before or after exposure to luminal PAF, but abluminal histamine (Hist, 10 microM) significantly increased permeability. Abluminal Hist decreased permeability to [14C]AP before and after exposure to PAF. MCh, PE, and Hist increased smooth muscle tone; Alb and PAF had no effect. Thus, only PAF and Hist altered permeability to 99mTc-DTPA, and MCh, PE, and Hist changed smooth muscle tone. Tracheal permeability changes were greater for the hydrophilic than for the lipophilic agent.


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