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J Appl Physiol 93: 1296-1300, 2002. First published June 21, 2002; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00150.2002
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Vol. 93, Issue 4, 1296-1300, October 2002

Decreased airway narrowing and smooth muscle contraction in hyperresponsive pigs

Debra J. Turner, Peter B. Noble, Matthew P. Lucas, and Howard W. Mitchell

Department of Physiology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia

Increased smooth muscle contractility or reduced smooth muscle mechanical loads could account for the excessive airway narrowing and hyperresponsiveness seen in asthma. These mechanisms were investigated by using an allergen-induced porcine model of airway hyperresponsiveness. Airway narrowing to electric field stimulation was measured in isolated bronchial segments, over a range of transmural pressures (0-20 cmH2O). Contractile responses to ACh were measured in bronchial segments and in isolated tracheal smooth muscle strips isolated from control and test (ovalbumin sensitized and challenged) pigs. Test airways narrowed less than controls (P < 0.0001). Test pigs showed reduced contractility to ACh, both in isolated bronchi (P < 0.01) and smooth muscle strips (P < 0.01). Thus isolated airways from pigs exhibiting airway hyperresponsiveness in vivo are hyporesponsive in vitro. The decreased narrowing in bronchi from hyperresponsive pigs may be related to decreased smooth muscle contractility. These data suggest that mechanisms external to the airway wall may be important to the hyperresponsive nature of sensitized lungs.

bronchial hyperreactivity; respiratory mechanics; bronchoconstriction


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