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J Appl Physiol 80: 1872-1879, 1996;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 80, Issue 6 1872-1879, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of lung volume on airway resistance during induced constriction in papain-treated rabbits

T. Nagase, H. Matsui, E. Sudo, T. Matsuse, M. S. Ludwig and Y. Fukuchi
Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.

It has been reported that both the elasticity of the cartilage and airway-parenchymal interdependence can modify shortening of the airway smooth muscle and airway narrowing during induced constriction. We hypothesized that induced softening of the cartilage could alter airway compliance and/or the forces of mechanical interdependence, resulting in an increased degree of airway narrowing in response to a contractile stimulus. To test this hypothesis, we compared the effects of changing lung volume on airway resistance (Raw) under baseline conditions and during methacholine (MCh)-induced constriction in papain-treated (n = 6) and control rabbits (n = 6). With use of the alveolar capsule technique, Raw was directly measured under baseline conditions at different levels of end-expiratory transpulmonary pressure (Ptp = 4-12 cmH2O). Then aerosolized MCh was delivered (0.2-25 mg/ml) and measurements were performed at different levels of Ptp (4 and 12 cmH2O). From measured tracheal flow and tracheal and alveolar pressure in open-chest animals during mechanical ventilation (tidal volume = 6 ml/kg, breathing frequency = 1 Hz), we calculated Raw by subtracting tissue resistance from lung resistance. Papain treatment significantly increased Raw both under baseline conditions and after induced constriction. We found that increasing Ptp decreased Raw before and after MCh in both groups; however, the effects of changing Ptp on Raw were less in papain-treated animals. These observations suggest that both cartilage elasticity and mechanical interdependence are important determinants of airway smooth muscle shortening. The observation that volume dependence of Raw was less in papain-treated animals is consistent with the hypothesis that papain effects significant changes in the parenchymal attachments.


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