Pulmonary surfactant disaturated-phosphatidylcholine (DSPC) turnover and pool size in newborn infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). 2003

Paola E Cogo, and Luc J I Zimmermann, and Luisa Meneghini, and Nicoletta Mainini, and Linda Bordignon, and Vincenzo Suma, and Marika Buffo, and Virgilio P Carnielli
Department of Pediatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. paolac@child.pedi.unipd.it

In animal CDH models, surfactant deficiency contributes to the pathophysiology of the condition but information on human disease is very limited. The aim of our study was to investigate surfactant kinetics in CDH newborns. We studied surfactant disaturated-phosphatidylcholine (DSPC) half-life, turnover and apparent pool size by stable isotope methodology in CDH newborns with no ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support (n = 13, birth weight (BW) 3.2 +/- 2.2 kg, gestational age (GA) 39 +/- 0.4 wks, postnatal age 43 +/- 11 h) and in 8 term infants with no lung disease (CONTROLS, BW 2.7 +/- 0 kg, GA 38 +/- 0.8 wks, postnatal age 96 +/- 26 h). We administered a trace dose of 13C-palmitic acid dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) through the endotracheal (ET) tube and we measured DSPC kinetics by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry from DSPC13C-enrichment decay curves obtained from sequential tracheal aspirates. DSPC amount from tracheal aspirates (TA-DSPC) was measured by gas chromatography. In CDH infants DSPC half-life was shorter (24 +/- 4 and 53 +/- 11 h, p = 0.01), turnover faster (0.6 +/- 0.1 and 1.5 +/- 0.3 d-1 p = 0.01), apparent pool size smaller (34 +/- 6 and 57 +/- 7 mg/kg body weight, p = 0.02) and tracheal aspirates DSPC amount lower (2.4 +/- 0.4 and 4.6 +/- 0.5 mg/mL Epithelial Lining Fluid (ELF), p = 0.007) than in CONTROLS. In conclusion surfactant kinetics is grossly abnormal in mechanically ventilated CDH. Whether alterations of DSPC kinetics in CDH infants are caused by a primary surfactant deficiency or are secondary to oxygen therapy and ventilator support has still to be determined.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008170 Lung Compliance The capability of the LUNGS to distend under pressure as measured by pulmonary volume change per unit pressure change. While not a complete description of the pressure-volume properties of the lung, it is nevertheless useful in practice as a measure of the comparative stiffness of the lung. (From Best & Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th ed, p562) Compliance, Lung,Compliances, Lung,Lung Compliances
D010713 Phosphatidylcholines Derivatives of PHOSPHATIDIC ACIDS in which the phosphoric acid is bound in ester linkage to a CHOLINE moiety. Choline Phosphoglycerides,Choline Glycerophospholipids,Phosphatidyl Choline,Phosphatidyl Cholines,Phosphatidylcholine,Choline, Phosphatidyl,Cholines, Phosphatidyl,Glycerophospholipids, Choline,Phosphoglycerides, Choline
D011663 Pulmonary Surfactants Substances and drugs that lower the SURFACE TENSION of the mucoid layer lining the PULMONARY ALVEOLI. Surfactants, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Surfactant,Surfactant, Pulmonary
D011849 Radioactive Tracers Radioactive substances added in minute amounts to the reacting elements or compounds in a chemical process and traced through the process by appropriate detection methods, e.g., Geiger counter. Compounds containing tracers are often said to be tagged or labeled. (Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed) Radioactive Tracer,Radionuclide Tracer,Radionuclide Tracers,Tracer, Radioactive,Tracer, Radionuclide,Tracers, Radioactive,Tracers, Radionuclide
D012121 Respiration, Artificial Any method of artificial breathing that employs mechanical or non-mechanical means to force the air into and out of the lungs. Artificial respiration or ventilation is used in individuals who have stopped breathing or have RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY to increase their intake of oxygen (O2) and excretion of carbon dioxide (CO2). Ventilation, Mechanical,Mechanical Ventilation,Artificial Respiration,Artificial Respirations,Mechanical Ventilations,Respirations, Artificial,Ventilations, Mechanical
D005865 Gestational Age The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated from the onset of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization. It is also estimated to begin from fertilization, estrus, coitus, or artificial insemination. Embryologic Age,Fetal Maturity, Chronologic,Chronologic Fetal Maturity,Fetal Age,Maturity, Chronologic Fetal,Age, Embryologic,Age, Fetal,Age, Gestational,Ages, Embryologic,Ages, Fetal,Ages, Gestational,Embryologic Ages,Fetal Ages,Gestational Ages
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015199 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Application of a life support system that circulates the blood through an oxygenating system, which may consist of a pump, a membrane oxygenator, and a heat exchanger. Examples of its use are to assist victims of SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; and CARDIAC FAILURE. ECMO Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation,Oxygenation, Extracorporeal Membrane,Venoarterial ECMO,Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation,Venovenous ECMO,Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation,ECLS Treatment,ECMO Treatment,Extracorporeal Life Support,ECLS Treatments,ECMO Treatments,ECMO, Venoarterial,ECMO, Venovenous,Extracorporeal Life Supports,Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenations,Life Support, Extracorporeal,Membrane Oxygenation, Extracorporeal,Treatment, ECLS,Treatment, ECMO,Venoarterial ECMOs,Venovenous ECMOs

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