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Depression of serotonin clearance by rat lungs during oxygen exposure. 1977

E R Block, and A B Fisher

The effect of oxygen (O2) exposure on the ability of the isolated, perfused rat lung to clear serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) from the perfusate was evaluated in normal or vitamin E-deficient Sprague-Dawley rats. Rats were exposed to 100% O2 at 1 ATA for 4-48 h. Lungs were subsequently isolated, artificially ventilated, and perfused in a recirculating system with Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution, pH 7.4 containing 3% bovine serum albumin and 0.25 muM [14C] 5-HT. 5HT clearance was calculated from the disappearance rate of [ 14C] 5-HT from the perfusate. In normal rats exposed to 100% O2, there was a progressive reduction in the clearance of 5-HT with increasing duration of O2 exposure. Compared to lungs from air-exposed controls, clearance was depressed 20% (P less than 0.01) after 18 h, 22% (P less than 0.01) after 24 h, and 35% (P less than 0.001) after 48 h. With vitamin E-deficient rats, the reduction in 5-HT clearance occurred after a shorter exposure time and was of greater magnitude than in rats on a normal diet. Depression of 5HT clearance by the lungs is an early alteration of lung function fue to hyperoxia and is potentiated by vitamin E deficiency. The most likely mechanism for the depression of 5-HT clearance is interference with the transport properties of lung endothelium.

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
D008297 Male Males
D010100 Oxygen An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration. Dioxygen,Oxygen-16,Oxygen 16
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D004727 Endothelium A layer of epithelium that lines the heart, blood vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR), lymph vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC), and the serous cavities of the body. Endotheliums
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
D012701 Serotonin A biochemical messenger and regulator, synthesized from the essential amino acid L-TRYPTOPHAN. In humans it is found primarily in the central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, and blood platelets. Serotonin mediates several important physiological functions including neurotransmission, gastrointestinal motility, hemostasis, and cardiovascular integrity. Multiple receptor families (RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN) explain the broad physiological actions and distribution of this biochemical mediator. 5-HT,5-Hydroxytryptamine,3-(2-Aminoethyl)-1H-indol-5-ol,Enteramine,Hippophaine,Hydroxytryptamine,5 Hydroxytryptamine
D014811 Vitamin E Deficiency A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN E in the diet, characterized by posterior column and spinocerebellar tract abnormalities, areflexia, ophthalmoplegia, and disturbances of gait, proprioception, and vibration. In premature infants vitamin E deficiency is associated with hemolytic anemia, thrombocytosis, edema, intraventricular hemorrhage, and increasing risk of retrolental fibroplasia and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. An apparent inborn error of vitamin E metabolism, named familial isolated vitamin E deficiency, has recently been identified. (Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1181) Deficiency, Vitamin E,Deficiencies, Vitamin E,Vitamin E Deficiencies
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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