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Thromboxane-mediated alveolar responses to acute obstruction of the pulmonary vasculature.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9117035     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To investigate the mechanisms responsible for the accelerated radioaerosol transalveolar clearance rates caused by acute balloon occlusion of the pulmonary arterial tree in dogs, the effects of vagal tone (n = 5) and prostaglandins (n = 21) including thromboxane were evaluated. In 15 animals, serial pulmonary arterial and aortic blood samples were acquired to evaluate pertinent metabolic products. Balloon occlusion of a localized arterial territory caused significant acceleration of technetium-99m diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Tc-99m DTPA) clearance in the zone immediately distal to the occlusion (baseline clearance half-time 23.1 +/- 0/7 min versus 19.3 +/- 0.4 min, mean +/- SEM, p < 0.05). Vagotomy had no effect on occlusion-accelerated clearance. However, significant (p < 0.05) normalization did occur in the presence of indomethacin (21.9 +/- 0.4 min) and meclofenamic acid (20.4 +/- 0.5 min). Plasma values of thromboxane rose dramatically (pulmonary blood baseline 119 pg/ml to > 40,000 pg/ml) and transiently immediately after pulmonary vascular occlusion, and this rise was blunted significantly (peak pulmonary thromboxane B2 [TXB2] concentration = 668 pg/ml, p < 0.05) by meclofenamic acid. Significant normalization of local DTPA clearance rates also occurred in the presence of a thromboxane receptor blocker (n = 4), even when blood levels of thromboxane were elevated. Changes in transalveolar DTPA clearance rates after balloon occlusion of pulmonary arteries seem to a significant extent to be thromboxane-mediated.
Authors:
A Mitra; S J Feinmark; P O Alderson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine     Volume:  155     ISSN:  1073-449X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.     Publication Date:  1997 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-04-18     Completed Date:  1997-04-18     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421642     Medline TA:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  978-83     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / physiopathology*
Balloon Dilatation
Dogs
Meclofenamic Acid / pharmacology
Pulmonary Alveoli / physiopathology*
Pulmonary Artery*
Radiopharmaceuticals / diagnostic use*,  pharmacokinetics
Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate / diagnostic use*,  pharmacokinetics
Thromboxane A2 / physiology
Thromboxane B2 / physiology
Thromboxanes / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Radiopharmaceuticals; 0/Thromboxanes; 54397-85-2/Thromboxane B2; 57576-52-0/Thromboxane A2; 644-62-2/Meclofenamic Acid; 65454-61-7/Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate

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