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Inhibition of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction by increased left atrial pressure in dogs. 1990

P Lejeune, and J M De Smet, and P de Francquen, and M Leeman, and S Brimioulle, and R Hallemans, and C Melot, and R Naeije
Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.

To further explore the mechanism of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, we studied the mean pulmonary arterial pressure (Ppa)/left atrial pressure (Pla) relationship at fixed cardiac index (Q) and the Ppa/Q relationship at several levels of fixed Pla in pentobarbital sodium-anesthetized dogs ventilated alternately in hyperoxia [fraction of inspired O2 (FIO2) 0.4 or 1.0] and in hypoxia (FIO2 0.1). In all experimental conditions, Ppa/Q plots were linear with extrapolated pressure intercepts (Pi) not significantly different from Pla. Hypoxia increased the slope of Ppa/Q plots and did not affect Pi. In hyperoxia, increasing Pla (3 to 26 mmHg) induced approximately equal increases in Ppa at fixed Q and shifted Ppa/Q plots toward higher pressures in a parallel manner. In hypoxia, increasing Pla (4 to 25 mmHg) did not affect Ppa at fixed Q until Pla exceeded 16 mmHg and shifted Ppa/Q plots toward higher pressures with a decrease in slope. Consequently, the hypoxia-induced increases in Ppa at constant Q and constant Pla were attenuated at higher Pla. Thus, in anesthetized dogs, hypoxia increases the slope of Ppa/Q plots without affecting Pi at fixed Pla, and an increase in Pla inhibits hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. These results can be explained without invoking a hypoxia-induced Starling resistor mechanism in the pulmonary circulation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
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
D011652 Pulmonary Circulation The circulation of the BLOOD through the LUNGS. Pulmonary Blood Flow,Respiratory Circulation,Circulation, Pulmonary,Circulation, Respiratory,Blood Flow, Pulmonary,Flow, Pulmonary Blood,Pulmonary Blood Flows
D001794 Blood Pressure PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS. Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D002302 Cardiac Output The volume of BLOOD passing through the HEART per unit of time. It is usually expressed as liters (volume) per minute so as not to be confused with STROKE VOLUME (volume per beat). Cardiac Outputs,Output, Cardiac,Outputs, Cardiac
D004285 Dogs The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065) Canis familiaris,Dog
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
D000860 Hypoxia Sub-optimal OXYGEN levels in the ambient air of living organisms. Anoxia,Oxygen Deficiency,Anoxemia,Deficiency, Oxygen,Hypoxemia,Deficiencies, Oxygen,Oxygen Deficiencies
D014655 Vascular Resistance The force that opposes the flow of BLOOD through a vascular bed. It is equal to the difference in BLOOD PRESSURE across the vascular bed divided by the CARDIAC OUTPUT. Peripheral Resistance,Total Peripheral Resistance,Pulmonary Vascular Resistance,Systemic Vascular Resistance,Peripheral Resistance, Total,Resistance, Peripheral,Resistance, Pulmonary Vascular,Resistance, Systemic Vascular,Resistance, Total Peripheral,Resistance, Vascular,Vascular Resistance, Pulmonary,Vascular Resistance, Systemic
D014661 Vasoconstriction The physiological narrowing of BLOOD VESSELS by contraction of the VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. Vasoconstrictions

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