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Fibrinogen depletion and control of permeability in oleic acid lung injury.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2001075     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To determine if the biphasic pulmonary clearance of aerosolized 99mTc diethylene penta acetate (99mTc-DTPA) observed in oleic acid lung injury represents acute epithelial damage followed by sealing as a result of intra-alveolar fibrin deposition, we examined the effect of fibrinogen depletion. 99mTc-DTPA clearance was assessed in three groups of rabbits: Group 1, normal fibrinogen + oleic acid injury; Group 2, fibrinogen-depleted + oleic acid injury; Group 3, fibrinogen-depleted with no oleic acid injury. In Group 3 animals with no lung injury, the 99mTc-DTPA clearance rate, expressed as k, the percent decrease in thoracic radioactivity, was similar to that previously reported for healthy rabbits (k = 1.16 +/- 0.57%/min, mean +/- SD). Oleic acid administration to Groups 1 and 2 resulted in significantly faster clearance rates, with identical biphasic curves in all animals, irrespective of fibrinogen status. There were no significant differences between either the initial fast phase (k, Group 1 = 5.26 +/- 1.83%/min, Group 2 = 5.70 +/- 1.77%/min) or the subsequent slow phase (k, Group 1 = 1.67 +/- 0.63%/min, Group 2 = 1.57 +/- 0.55%/min, p greater than 0.05). On histologic examination, Groups 1 and 2 showed greater cellular interstitial infiltrate, alveolar edema, and hemorrhage than did Group 3. Fibrinogen depletion plus oleic acid injury resulted in greater alveolar cellular exudate, edema, and hemorrhage than did either oleic acid or fibrinogen depletion alone. We conclude that fibrinogen is not necessary to produce biphasic 99mTc-DTPA clearance in oleic acid lung injury.
Authors:
A L Jefferies; D Fung; J B Mullen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American review of respiratory disease     Volume:  143     ISSN:  0003-0805     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. Rev. Respir. Dis.     Publication Date:  1991 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-04-10     Completed Date:  1991-04-10     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370523     Medline TA:  Am Rev Respir Dis     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  618-24     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Capillary Permeability*
Fibrinogen / analysis,  drug effects,  physiology*
Lung / radionuclide imaging
Oleic Acid
Oleic Acids
Pulmonary Edema / blood,  chemically induced,  physiopathology*,  radionuclide imaging
Rabbits
Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate / diagnostic use
Viper Venoms / pharmacology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Oleic Acids; 0/Viper Venoms; 112-80-1/Oleic Acid; 65454-61-7/Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; 9001-32-5/Fibrinogen

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