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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
Evidence for surfactant dysfunction in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) suggests a role for exogenous surfactant which contains apoprotein for resistance to protein inhibition. We compared the effects of KL-4-Surfactant, an artificial preparation containing a synthetic 21 amino acid peptide with SP-B-like activity, with Exosurf, an artificial protein-free surfactant, and Survanta, a bovine protein-containing surfactant, in a saline lung lavage model of ARDS in neonatal piglets. Two sequential series of lung lavages were performed to lower PaO2 < 100 mm Hg, each followed by administration of surfactant or air and a 90-min observation period. Progressive lung injury was demonstrated by deterioration in pulmonary function, increasing bronchoalveolar lavage protein, and changes in histopathology. All surfactants improved oxygenation, although oxygenation was generally better with Survanta and KL-4-Surfactant. Further, Survanta and KL-4-Surfactant groups showed improvement in ventilation, with decreases in PaCO2 and increases in FRC. Only KL-4-Surfactant demonstrated greater pressure-volume characteristics and lower bronchoalveolar protein than those of Controls. We conclude that the physiologic effects of KL-4-Surfactant are more like Survanta in this model. We speculate that KL-4-Surfactant may improve pulmonary function, reduce alveolar protein leak, and thus be efficacious in the treatment of ARDS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1073-449X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
153
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
820-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Exogenous surfactants in a piglet model of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii 96826, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't