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J Appl Physiol 84: 1763-1767, 1998;
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Vol. 84, Issue 5, 1763-1767, May 1998

New in situ mouse model to quantify alveolar epithelial fluid clearance

Chrystelle Garat, Ethan P. Carter, and Michael A. Matthay

Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-0130

Because the availability of transgenic mice makes it possible to examine the contribution of single genes to in vivo function, we developed a simple in situ mouse model that can be used to quantify isosmolar alveolar epithelial fluid clearance (AFC). Mice were killed, a tracheostomy was done, and then a test solution of a 5% isosmolar albumin solution with 0.1 µCi of 125I-labeled albumin was instilled via the trachea into the distal air spaces of both lungs. After instillation, the lungs were inflated to 7 cmH2O with 100% O2 and maintained at 37°C by placing the animals under an infrared lamp. AFC was measured by the progressive increase in concentration of labeled and unlabeled protein over 1 h. The results indicated the following. 1) Basal, unstimulated AFC in mouse lungs was significantly faster than in ex vivo rat lungs (27 ± 5% in in situ mice vs. 11 ± 3% in ex vivo rat lungs; P < 0.05). 2) Comparison of equivalent doses (10-4 M) of beta -adrenergic agonist (isoproterenol) and beta 2-adrenergic agonists (terbutaline and salmeterol) indicated that stimulated clearance occurred only in presence of isoproterenol. 3) Because atenolol, a specific beta 1-antagonist, abolished the effect of isoproterenol, the beta -adrenergic stimulation appears to be mediated by beta 1-receptors. The rate of AFC in nonperfused mouse lungs was significantly faster than in prior studies of nonperfused lungs in rats and sheep. Interestingly, the stimulated clearance rate in mice was similar to the fast rates of AFC that we recently reported in patients recovering from hydrostatic pulmonary edema. This in situ model is a unique experimental preparation that can be readily used to quantify isosmolar epithelial fluid clearance in mice.

alveolar epithelium; beta -adrenergic agonists; pulmonary edema; sodium transport


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