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Response to hypoxia of pulmonary arteries in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an in vitro study. 2002

V I Peinado, and S Santos, and J Ramírez, and J Roca, and R Rodriguez-Roisin, and J A Barberà
Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) show impaired hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction that might contribute to abnormal gas exchange and could be related to endothelial dysfunction in pulmonary arteries. The aim of the study was to investigate the response of PA to hypoxic stimulus in vitro in COPD, and the role of endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) in this response. The pulmonary arteries of 25 patients who underwent lung resection were studied. Patients were divided into controls, COPD+normoxaemia (COPDN) and COPD+ hypoxaemia (COPDH). Hypoxic vasoconstriction (HV) was evaluated before and after stimulation or inhibition of the endothelial release of NO, and in the presence of exogenous NO. Compared with the other groups, HV was reduced in COPDH. The magnitude of HV correlated with the oxygen tension in arterial blood. The hypoxic stimulus induced greater contraction after stimulating endothelial release of NO, whereas its inhibition practically abolished HV. Exogenous NO completely inhibited HV. Maximal relaxation induced by endothelium-dependent vasodilators correlated with the magnitude of HV. In conclusion, pulmonary arteries of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hypoxaemia have an impaired response to hypoxic stimulus, and the endothelial release of nitric oxide modulates hypoxic vasoconstriction. The depressed response of pulmonary arteries to hypoxia may contribute to abnormal gas exchange in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009569 Nitric Oxide A free radical gas produced endogenously by a variety of mammalian cells, synthesized from ARGININE by NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE. Nitric oxide is one of the ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS released by the vascular endothelium and mediates VASODILATION. It also inhibits platelet aggregation, induces disaggregation of aggregated platelets, and inhibits platelet adhesion to the vascular endothelium. Nitric oxide activates cytosolic GUANYLATE CYCLASE and thus elevates intracellular levels of CYCLIC GMP. Endogenous Nitrate Vasodilator,Mononitrogen Monoxide,Nitric Oxide, Endothelium-Derived,Nitrogen Monoxide,Endothelium-Derived Nitric Oxide,Monoxide, Mononitrogen,Monoxide, Nitrogen,Nitrate Vasodilator, Endogenous,Nitric Oxide, Endothelium Derived,Oxide, Nitric,Vasodilator, Endogenous Nitrate
D011651 Pulmonary Artery The short wide vessel arising from the conus arteriosus of the right ventricle and conveying unaerated blood to the lungs. Arteries, Pulmonary,Artery, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Arteries
D011930 Reaction Time The time from the onset of a stimulus until a response is observed. Response Latency,Response Speed,Response Time,Latency, Response,Reaction Times,Response Latencies,Response Times,Speed, Response,Speeds, Response
D001993 Bronchodilator Agents Agents that cause an increase in the expansion of a bronchus or bronchial tubes. Bronchial-Dilating Agents,Bronchodilator,Bronchodilator Agent,Broncholytic Agent,Bronchodilator Effect,Bronchodilator Effects,Bronchodilators,Broncholytic Agents,Broncholytic Effect,Broncholytic Effects,Agent, Bronchodilator,Agent, Broncholytic,Agents, Bronchial-Dilating,Agents, Bronchodilator,Agents, Broncholytic,Bronchial Dilating Agents,Effect, Bronchodilator,Effect, Broncholytic,Effects, Bronchodilator,Effects, Broncholytic
D004730 Endothelium, Vascular Single pavement layer of cells which line the luminal surface of the entire vascular system and regulate the transport of macromolecules and blood components. Capillary Endothelium,Vascular Endothelium,Capillary Endotheliums,Endothelium, Capillary,Endotheliums, Capillary,Endotheliums, Vascular,Vascular Endotheliums
D005260 Female Females
D006439 Hemodynamics The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Hemodynamic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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