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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
A combination of an amphipathic-indicator-dilution (ID) diffusing tracer 1,4[14C]butanediol (B) and a hydrophilic tracer ([14C]urea) (U) was hypothesized to provide a capillary surface area- (S) independent assessment of lung microvascular permeability (P). We performed ID studies on isolated perfused dog lungs and administered randomly two interventions, increasing P by alloxan infusion and reduction in S by lobar ligation. The ratio of PS product of U (PSU) to that for butanediol (PSB) was sensitive to changes in P yet insensitive to changes in S. We performed ID studies in which the dependence of PSU and PSB on flow, hematocrit, and plasma protein binding were examined. Measurements of PSU and PSB after flow and hematocrit were changed suggested that these factors have no significant independent effects. From ID and in vitro studies we also found that no significant binding of B to plasma proteins (albumin) occurred. We concluded that ID techniques using B and U provide a consistent measure of P, despite changes in S, hematocrit, plasma protein concentration, and recruitment.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
8750-7587
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1085-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Surface area-independent assessment of lung microvascular permeability with an amphipathic tracer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't