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J Appl Physiol (November 9, 2006). doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00632.2006
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Submitted on June 6, 2006
Accepted on November 6, 2006

The Spatial-Temporal Redistribution of Pulmonary Blood Flow with Postnatal Growth

Robb William Glenny1*, Susan L Bernard2, Dan Luchtel3, Blazej Neradilek4, and Nayak L Polissar5

1 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Med., University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
2 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Washington, United States
3 Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
4 Mountain-Whisper-Light Statistical Consulting, Seattle, Washington, United States
5 Mountain-Whisper-Light Statistical Consulting, Washington, United States

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: glenny{at}u.washington.edu.

The pulmonary vascular tree undergoes remarkable postnatal development. While studies have characterized longitudinal changes in vascular function with growth, none have explored regional patterns of vascular remodeling. We studied 6 pigs to see how regional blood flow changes with growth. We selected pigs because of their rapid growth and similarities to human pulmonary vascular tree development. Fluorescent microspheres were injected into the pulmonary circulation to mark regional blood on days 3, 12, 27,43,and 71 after birth. The animals were awake and prone for all injections. The lungs were subsequently removed, air dried, and sectioned into ~ 2 cm3 pieces. Flow on each injection day was determined for each piece. Despite the increase in the hydrostatic gradient in the lung with growth, there was a strong correlation between blood flow to the same lung piece when compared on days 3 and 71 ( 0.73 ± 0.12). Although a dorsal-ventral gradient of perfusion did not exist on day 3, blood flow increased more in the dorsal region by day 12 and became more uniform by day 71. Although most of the lung pieces did not show a discernable pattern of blood flow redistribution, similar spatial patterns of blood flow redistribution existed across animals. Our findings suggest that local mechanisms, shared across animals, guide regional changes in vascular resistance during postnatal development. In the pig, these mechanisms act to produce more uniform flow in the normal posture for an ambulating quadruped. The stimuli for these changes have not yet been identified.




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