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Respiratory effects of changing the volume load imposed on the peripheral venous system.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20398805     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study was designed to determine if acute distension of the hindlimb venous circulation stimulates breathing, thereby contributing to the respiratory responses to rapid changes in total blood volume. In 10 spontaneously breathing anesthetized sheep, we withdrew 15 ml kg(-1) of blood from a femoral vein over approximately 1-2 min. We then compared the respiratory effects of infusing this venous blood back into the femoral veins across two conditions: the inferior vena cava (IVC) was either unobstructed or obstructed by a balloon-tipped catheter. We found that when blood was withdrawn and blood volume decreased, an absolute increase in breathing often occurred, but more importantly that a relative hyperventilation was always observed. When this blood was re-infused into the animal, effectively increasing blood volume, the respiratory response depended upon whether or not the IVC was open or obstructed. With the IVC unobstructed, a relative hypoventilation occurred, accompanied by an increase in alveolar PCO(2). In contrast, when the venous blood was re-infused and the IVC was obstructed, ventilation increased significantly, and the response was often hypocapnic. These results indicate that increasing the volume load in the venous circulation increases breathing, and that the transduction mechanism is contained within the peripheral venous system. Further, the respiratory drive from this sensory mechanism is subject to modulation via changes in the circulatory status, most likely within the arterial side.
Authors:
Philippe Haouzi; Harold J Bell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-04-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Respiratory physiology & neurobiology     Volume:  171     ISSN:  1878-1519     ISO Abbreviation:  Respir Physiol Neurobiol     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-21     Completed Date:  2010-08-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101140022     Medline TA:  Respir Physiol Neurobiol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  175-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA. phaouzi@hmc.psu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Circulation / physiology*
Blood Volume / physiology*
Femoral Vein / physiology
Regional Blood Flow / physiology
Respiratory Physiological Processes*
Sheep
Vena Cava, Inferior / physiology

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