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FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.01071
Keywords
variable ventilation; respiratory system elastance; cardiorespiratory function; lung morphometry; inflammation; surfactant protein-D
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Rio de Janeiro State Research Foundation (FAPERJ) [E26/103.118/2, E-26/202.869/2015]
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brasilia, Brazil [469716/2014-2]
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In experimental elastase-induced emphysema, mechanical ventilation with variable tidal volumes (V-T) set to 30% coefficient of variation (CV) may result in more homogenous ventilation distribution, but might also impair right heart function. We hypothesized that a different CV setting could improve both lung and cardiovascular function. Therefore, we investigated the effects of different levels of V-T variability on cardiorespiratory function, lung histology, and gene expression of biomarkers associated with inflammation, fibrogenesis, epithelial cell damage, and mechanical cell stress in this emphysema model. Wistar rats (n = 35) received repeated intratracheal instillation of porcine pancreatic elastase to induce emphysema. Seven animals were not ventilated and served as controls (NV). Twenty-eight animals were anesthetized and assigned to mechanical ventilation with a V-T CV of 0% (BASELINE). After data collection, animals (n = 7/group) were randomly allocated to V-T CVs of 0% (VV0); 15% (VV15); 22.5% (W-22.5); or 30% (VV30). In all groups, mean V-T was 6 mL/kg and positive end-expiratory pressure was 3 cmH(2)O. Respiratory system mechanics and cardiac function (by echocardiography) were assessed continuously for 2 h (END). Lung histology and molecular biology were measured post-mortem. VV22.5 and VV30 decreased respiratory system elastance, while VV15 had no effect. VV0, VV15, and VV22.5, but not VV30, increased pulmonary acceleration time to pulmonary ejection time ratio. VV22.5 decreased the central moment of the mean linear intercept (D2 of Lm) while increasing the homogeneity index (1/beta) compared to NV (77 +/- 8 mu m vs. 152 +/- 45 mu m; 0.85 +/- 0.06 vs. 0.66 +/- 0.13, rho < 0.05 for both). Compared to NV, VV30 was associated with higher interleukin-6 expression. Cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1 expression was higher in all groups, except VV22.5, compared to NV. IL-1 beta expression was lower in VV22.5 and VV30 compared to VV0. IL-10 expression was higher in VV22.5 than NV. Club cell protein 16 expression was higher in VV22.5 than VV0. SP-D expression was higher in VV30 than NV, while SP-C was higher in VV30 and VV22.5 than VV0. In conclusion, VV22.5 improved respiratory systemelastance and homogeneity of airspace enlargement, mitigated inflammation and epithelial cell damage, while avoiding impairment of right cardiac function in experimental elastase-induced emphysema.
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