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J Appl Physiol 79: 1900-1907, 1995;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 79, Issue 6 1900-1907, Copyright © 1995 by American Physiological Society

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Changes in end-expiratory lung volume and diaphragmatic activity during hypoxia and hypercapnia in cats

M. Bonora and M. Vizek
Laboratoire de Physiologie Respiratoire, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.

To assess the role of diaphragmatic activity at the end of expiration (DE) in the control of end-expiratory lung volume (EELV), 1) these two parameters were correlated in anesthetized cats breathing different gas mixtures; and 2) expiratory flow volume curves in normoxia and hypoxia together with changes in esophageal pressure were measured. The influence of volume feedback on DE control was tested by applying positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). The effect of anesthesia was determined by measuring DE in unanesthetized cats. In hyperoxia, DE (but not EELV) decreased. In hypocapnic hypoxia (12, 10, and 8% O2), both DE and EELV gradually increased, and these changes were significantly correlated. When normocapnia was restored in 8% O2, DE and EELV decreased but remained higher than in air. Hypercapnia affected neither DE nor EELV. PEEP blocked the hypoxia-induced increase in DE. Hypoxia decreased expiratory flow and esophageal pressure. Finally, the increases in DE at 12 and 10% O2 were more pronounced when the cats were unanesthetized. These results suggest that the increase in diaphragmatic activity induced by hypocapnic hypoxia during expiration affects expiratory flow and thoracic volume and, therefore, plays a major role in increasing EELV. This phenomenon may also be controlled by volume feedback.


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