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Bulk shear viscosities of endogenous and exogenous lung surfactants.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11792632     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Bulk shear viscosities were measured with a cone and plate microviscometer as a function of concentration, shear rate, and temperature for lavaged calf lung surfactant (LS), Exosurf, Infasurf, Survanta, and synthetic lipid mixtures dispersed in normal saline. Viscosity increased with phospholipid concentration for all surfactants, but its magnitude and shear dependence varied widely among the different preparations. Saline dispersions of Exosurf and synthetic phospholipids had low viscosities of only a few centipoise (cp) and exhibited minimal shear dependence. LS, Infasurf, Survanta, and lipid mixtures containing palmitic acid and tripalmitin had larger non-Newtonian viscosities that increased as shear rate decreased. At 35 mg of phospholipid/ml and 37 degrees C, viscosity values were 52.3 cp (Survanta), 31.1 cp (LS), and 25 cp (Infasurf) at a shear rate of 77 s(-1) and 16.9 cp (Survanta), 10.1 cp (LS), and 6.6 cp (Infasurf) at 770 s(-1). At 25 mg of phospholipid/ml and 37 degrees C, viscosity values at 77 s(-1) were 28.8 cp (Survanta), 4.7 cp (LS), and 12.5 cp (Infasurf). At fixed shear rate, viscosity was substantially decreased at 23 degrees C compared with 37 degrees C for LS and Infasurf but was increased for Survanta. Calcium (5 mM) greatly reduced the viscosity of both Survanta and Infasurf at 37 degrees C. Studies on synthetic mixtures indicated that phospholipid/apoprotein interactions were important in the rheology of lung-derived surfactants and that palmitic acid and tripalmitin contributed to the increased viscosity of Survanta. The viscous behavior of clinical exogenous surfactants potentially influences their delivery and distribution in lungs and varies significantly with composition, concentration, temperature, ionic environment, and physical formulation.
Authors:
David M King; Zhengdong Wang; Harvey J Palmer; Bruce A Holm; Robert H Notter
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology     Volume:  282     ISSN:  1040-0605     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2002 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-01-16     Completed Date:  2002-03-07     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901229     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  L277-84     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Biological Products*
Calcium / chemistry
Cattle
Drug Combinations
Fatty Alcohols / chemistry
Phosphorylcholine*
Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry
Pulmonary Surfactants / chemistry*
Sodium Chloride
Stress, Mechanical
Temperature
Viscosity
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-56176/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Products; 0/Drug Combinations; 0/Fatty Alcohols; 0/Polyethylene Glycols; 0/Pulmonary Surfactants; 0/calfactant; 107-73-3/Phosphorylcholine; 108778-82-1/beractant; 7440-70-2/Calcium; 7647-14-5/Sodium Chloride; 99732-49-7/Exosurf

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