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Gill R, Boucher M, Henry C, Bossé Y. A Quick Method to Assess Airway Distensibility in Mice. Ann Biomed Eng 2024:10.1007/s10439-024-03518-9. [PMID: 38619723 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-024-03518-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Airway distensibility is defined as the ease whereby airways are dilating in response to inflating lung pressure. If measured swiftly and accurately, airway distensibility would be a useful readout to parse the various elements contributing to airway wall stiffening, such as smooth muscle contraction, surface tension, and airway remodeling. The goal of the present study was to develop a method for measuring airway distensibility in mice. Lungs of BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice from either sex were subjected to stepwise changes in pressure. At each pressure step, an oscillometric perturbation was used to measure the impedance spectrum, on which the constant-phase model was fitted to deduce a surrogate for airway caliber called Newtonian conductance (GN). The change in GN over the change in pressure was subsequently used as an index of airway distensibility. An additional group of mice was infused with methacholine to confirm that smooth muscle contraction changes airway distensibility. GN increased with increasing steps in pressure, suggesting that the extent to which this occurs can be used as an index of airway distensibility. Airway distensibility was greater in BALB/c than C57BL/6 mice, and its variation by sex was mouse strain dependent, being greater in female than male in BALB/c mice with an inverse trend in C57BL/6 mice. Airway distensibility was also decreased by methacholine. This novel method swiftly measures airway distensibility in mice. Airway distensibility was also shown to vary with sex and mouse strain and to be sensitive to the contraction of smooth muscle.
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- Rebecka Gill
- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)-Université Laval, 2725, Chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)-Université Laval, 2725, Chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)-Université Laval, 2725, Chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)-Université Laval, 2725, Chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada.
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Peták F, Südy R, Diaper J, Fontao F, Bizzotto D, Dellacà RL, Habre W, Schranc Á. Benefits of intratracheal and extrathoracic high-frequency percussive ventilation in a model of capnoperitoneum. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2024; 136:928-937. [PMID: 38420682 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00881.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Abdominal inflation with CO2 is used to facilitate laparoscopic surgeries, however, providing adequate mechanical ventilation in this scenario is of major importance during anesthesia management. We characterized high-frequency percussive ventilation (HFPV) in protecting from the gas exchange and respiratory mechanical impairments during capnoperitoneum. In addition, we aimed to assess the difference between conventional pressure-controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) and HFPV modalities generating the high-frequency signal intratracheally (HFPVi) or extrathoracally (HFPVe). Anesthetized rabbits (n = 16) were mechanically ventilated by random sequences of CMV, HFPVi, and HFPVe. The ventilator superimposed the conventional waveform with two high-frequency signals (5 Hz and 10 Hz) during intratracheal HFPV (HFPVi) and HFPV with extrathoracic application of oscillatory signals through a sealed chest cuirass (HFPVe). Lung oxygenation index ([Formula: see text]/[Formula: see text]), arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide ([Formula: see text]), intrapulmonary shunt (Qs/Qt), and respiratory mechanics were assessed before abdominal inflation, during capnoperitoneum, and after abdominal deflation. Compared with CMV, HFPVi with additional 5-Hz oscillations during capnoperitoneum resulted in higher [Formula: see text]/[Formula: see text], lower [Formula: see text], and decreased Qs/Qt. These improvements were smaller but remained significant during HFPVi with 10 Hz and HFPVe with either 5 or 10 Hz. The ventilation modes did not protect against capnoperitoneum-induced deteriorations in respiratory tissue mechanics. These findings suggest that high-frequency oscillations combined with conventional pressure-controlled ventilation improved lung oxygenation and CO2 removal in a model of capnoperitoneum. Compared with extrathoracic pressure oscillations, intratracheal generation of oscillatory pressure bursts appeared more effective. These findings may contribute to the optimization of mechanical ventilation during laparoscopic surgery.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The present study examines an alternative and innovative mechanical ventilation modality in improving oxygen delivery, CO2 clearance, and respiratory mechanical abnormalities in a clinically relevant experimental model of capnoperitoneum. Our data reveal that high-frequency oscillations combined with conventional ventilation improve gas exchange, with intratracheal oscillations being more effective than extrathoracic oscillations in this clinically relevant translational model.
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- Ferenc Peták
- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Acute Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Acute Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Acute Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Acute Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Acute Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Rojas-Ruiz A, Boucher M, Gill R, Gélinas L, Tom FQ, Fereydoonzad L, Graham P, Soliz J, Bossé Y. Lung stiffness of C57BL/6 versus BALB/c mice. Sci Rep 2023; 13:17481. [PMID: 37838793 PMCID: PMC10576825 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44797-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023] Open
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This study was undertaken to determine whether a smaller lung volume or a stiffer lung tissue accounts for the greater lung elastance of C57BL/6 than BALB/c mice. The mechanical properties of the respiratory system and lung volumes were measured with the flexiVent and compared between male C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice (n = 9). The size of the excised lung was also measured by volume liquid displacement. One lobe was then subjected to sinusoidal strains in vitro to directly assess the mechanical properties of the lung tissue, and another one was used to quantify the content of hydroxyproline. In vivo elastance was markedly greater in C57BL/6 than BALB/c mice based on 5 different readouts. For example, respiratory system elastance was 24.5 ± 1.7 vs. 21.5 ± 2.4 cmH2O/mL in C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice, respectively (p = 0.007). This was not due to a different lung volume measured by displaced liquid volume. On the isolated lobes, both elastance and the hydroxyproline content were significantly greater in C57BL/6 than BALB/c mice. These results suggest that the lung elastance of C57BL/6 mice is greater than BALB/c mice not because of a smaller lung volume but because of a stiffer lung tissue due to a greater content of collagen.
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- Andrés Rojas-Ruiz
- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)-Université Laval, Pavillon A, room 2089, 2725, chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)-Université Laval, Pavillon A, room 2089, 2725, chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)-Université Laval, Pavillon A, room 2089, 2725, chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)-Université Laval, Pavillon A, room 2089, 2725, chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)-Université Laval, Pavillon A, room 2089, 2725, chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)-Université Laval, Pavillon A, room 2089, 2725, chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)-Université Laval, Pavillon A, room 2089, 2725, chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G5, Canada.
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Ballók B, Schranc Á, Tóth I, Somogyi P, Tolnai J, Peták F, Fodor GH. Comparison of the respiratory effects of commonly utilized general anaesthesia regimes in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1249127. [PMID: 37791348 PMCID: PMC10544940 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1249127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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Background: Respiratory parameters in experimental animals are often characterised under general anaesthesia. However, anaesthesia regimes may alter the functional and mechanical properties of the respiratory system. While most anaesthesia regimes have been shown to affect the respiratory system, the effects of general anaesthesia protocols commonly used in animal models on lung function have not been systematically compared. Methods: The present study comprised 40 male Sprague-Dawley rats divided into five groups (N = 8 in each) according to anaesthesia regime applied: intravenous (iv) Na-pentobarbital, intraperitoneal (ip) ketamine-xylazine, iv propofol-fentanyl, inhaled sevoflurane, and ip urethane. All drugs were administered at commonly used doses. End-expiratory lung volume (EELV), airway resistance (Raw) and tissue mechanics were measured in addition to arterial blood gas parameters during mechanical ventilation while maintaining positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) values of 0, 3, and 6 cm H2O. Respiratory mechanics were also measured during iv methacholine (MCh) challenges to assess bronchial responsiveness. Results: While PEEP influenced baseline respiratory mechanics, EELV and blood gas parameters (p < 0.001), no between-group differences were observed (p > 0.10). Conversely, significantly lower doses of MCh were required to achieve the same elevation in Raw under ketamine-xylazine anaesthesia compared to the other groups. Conclusion: In the most frequent rodent model of respiratory disorders, no differences in baseline respiratory mechanics or function were observed between commonly used anaesthesia regimes. Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in response to ketamine-xylazine anaesthesia should be considered when designing experiments using this regime. The findings of the present study indicate commonly used anaesthetic regimes allow fair comparison of respiratory mechanics in experimental animals undergoing any of the examined anaesthesia protocols.
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- Bence Ballók
- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- Unit for Anaesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care, and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Dimori M, Fett J, Leikin S, Otsuru S, Thostenson JD, Carroll JL, Morello R. Distinct type I collagen alterations cause intrinsic lung and respiratory defects of variable severity in mouse models of osteogenesis imperfecta. J Physiol 2023; 601:355-379. [PMID: 36285717 PMCID: PMC9840670 DOI: 10.1113/jp283452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Type I collagen alterations cause osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a connective tissue disorder characterized by severe bone fragility. Patients with OI can suffer from significant pulmonary manifestations including severe respiratory distress in the neonatal period and a progressive decline in respiratory function in adulthood. We and others have shown intrinsic lung defects in some mouse models of OI. In this large study, we performed histological, histomorphometric, microcomputed tomography and invasive studies on oim/+, Col1a2+/G610C , CrtapKO and oim/oim mice, mimicking mild to moderate to severe OI, with the overall goal of determining the extent of their pulmonary and respiratory mechanics defects and whether these defects correlate with the skeletal disease severity and affect each sex equally. Although with variable severity, OI lung histology consistently showed alveolar simplification with enlarged acinar airspace and reduced alveolar surface. Numerous respiratory mechanics parameters, including respiratory system resistance and elastance, tissue damping, inspiratory capacity, total lung capacity, and others, were significantly and similarly impacted in CrtapKO and oim/oim but not in oim/+ or Col1a2+/G610C compared to control mice. Our data indicate that the impact of type I collagen alterations and OI on lung morphology and function positively correlate with the severity of the extracellular matrix deficiency. Moreover, the respiratory defects were more pronounced in male compared to female mice. It will be important to determine whether our observations in mice translate to OI patients and to dissect the respective contribution of intrinsic lung defects vs. extrinsic skeletal defects to impaired lung function in OI. KEY POINTS: Different type I collagen alterations in mouse models of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) cause similar abnormal lung histology, with alveolar simplification and reduced alveolar surface, reminiscent of emphysema. Several respiratory mechanics parameters are altered in mouse models of OI. The impact of type I collagen alterations and OI on lung morphology and function positively correlate with the severity of the extracellular matrix deficiency. Respiratory defects were more pronounced in male compared to female mice. It will be important to determine whether our observations in mice translate to OI patients and to dissect the respective contribution of intrinsic lung defects vs. extrinsic skeletal defects to impaired lung function in OI.
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- Milena Dimori
- Department of Physiology & Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Section on Physical Biochemistry, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Department of Physiology & Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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- Department of Physiology & Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
- Division of Genetics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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Khadangi F, Tremblay-Pitre S, Dufour-Mailhot A, Rojas-Ruiz AB, Boucher M, Henry C, Fereydoonzad L, Brunet D, Robichaud A, Bossé Y. Sensitive physiological readouts to evaluate countermeasures for lipopolysaccharide-induced lung alterations in mice. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2022; 323:L107-L120. [PMID: 35670484 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00073.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Despite decades of research, studies investigating the physiological alterations caused by an acute bout of inflammation induced by exposing the lung to lipopolysaccharide have yielded inconsistent results. This can be attributed to small effects and/or a lack of fitted physiological testing. Herein, a comprehensive investigation of lung mechanics was conducted in 270 male C57BL/6 mice at 24, 48 or 96 h after an intranasal exposure to saline or lipopolysaccharide at either 1 or 3 mg/kg (30 mice per group). Traditional techniques that probe the lung using small-amplitude perturbations (i.e., oscillometry) were used, together with less conventional and new techniques that probe the lung using maneuvers of large amplitudes. The latter include a partial and a full-range pressure-volume maneuvers to measure quasi-static elastance, compliance, total lung volume, vital capacity and residual volume. The results demonstrate that lung mechanics assessed by oscillometry was only slightly affected by lipopolysaccharide, confirming previous findings. In contradistinction, lipopolysaccharide markedly altered mechanics when the lung was probed with maneuvers of large amplitudes. With the dose of 3 mg/kg at the peak of inflammation (48 h post-exposure), lipopolysaccharide increased quasi-static elastance by 26.7% (p<0.0001), and decreased compliance by 34.5% (p<0.0001). It also decreased lung volumes, including total lung capacity, vital capacity and residual volume by 33.3%, 30.5% and 43.3%, respectively (all p<0.0001). These newly reported physiological alterations represent sensitive outcomes to efficiently evaluate countermeasures (e.g., drugs) in the context of several lung diseases.
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- Fatemeh Khadangi
- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- SCIREQ - Scientific Respiratory Equipment Inc., Montreal, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Schranc Á, Fodor GH, Südy R, Tolnai J, Babik B, Peták F. Exaggerated Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury in an Animal Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Experimental Study. Front Physiol 2022; 13:889032. [PMID: 35733997 PMCID: PMC9207264 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.889032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Although ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) often develops after prolonged mechanical ventilation in normal lungs, pulmonary disorders may aggravate the development of adverse symptoms. VILI exaggeration can be anticipated in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) due to its adverse pulmonary consequences. Therefore, we determined whether T2DM modulates VILI and evaluated how T2DM therapy affects adverse pulmonary changes. Rats were randomly assigned into the untreated T2DM group receiving low-dose streptozotocin with high-fat diet (T2DM, n = 8), T2DM group supplemented with metformin therapy (MET, n = 8), and control group (CTRL, n = 8). In each animal, VILI was induced by mechanical ventilation for 4 h with high tidal volume (23 ml/kg) and low positive end-expiratory pressure (0 cmH2O). Arterial and venous blood samples were analyzed to measure the arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), oxygen saturation (SaO2), and the intrapulmonary shunt fraction (Qs/Qt). Airway and respiratory tissue mechanics were evaluated by forced oscillations. Lung histology samples were analyzed to determine injury level. Significant worsening of VILI, in terms of PaO2, SaO2, and Qs/Qt, was observed in the T2DM group, without differences in the respiratory mechanics. These functional changes were also reflected in lung injury score. The MET group showed no difference compared with the CTRL group. Gas exchange impairment without significant mechanical changes suggests that untreated diabetes exaggerates VILI by augmenting the damage of the alveolar–capillary barrier. Controlled hyperglycemia with metformin may reduce the manifestations of respiratory defects during prolonged mechanical ventilation.
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- Álmos Schranc
- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Acute Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- *Correspondence: Ferenc Peták,
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Schranc A, Fodor GH, Sudy R, Ballok B, Kulcsar R, Tolnai J, Babik B, Petak F. LUNG AND CHEST WALL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES IN METFORMIN-TREATED AND UNTREATED MODELS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2022; 132:1115-1124. [PMID: 35297689 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00724.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The adverse respiratory consequences of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may reflect compromised lung function and/or alterations of the chest wall because of skeletal muscle stiffening. We assessed the separate contributions of these compartments to respiratory complications in diabetes and explored the effects of metformin on respiratory abnormalities. Experiments were performed in untreated rats (control, n=7), high-fat diet-fed rats receiving streptozotocin (T2DM, n=7), and metformin-treated diabetic rats (MET, n=6). Newtonian resistance, tissue damping, and elastance were separately assessed for lung and chest wall components by measuring the esophageal pressure during forced oscillations at low (0 cmH2O), medium (3 cmH2O), and high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) (6 cmH2O). Tissue hysteresivity was calculated as damping/elastance. Blood gas parameters were used to assess gas exchange, and lung histology was performed to characterize collagen expression. T2DM at low PEEP compromised airway and lung tissue mechanics in association with gas-exchange defects and collagen overexpression. Abnormal chest wall mechanics in T2DM was indicated only by decreased tissue hysteresivity. No difference in lung or chest wall mechanics, gas exchange, or lung histology was observed between the MET and control groups. These findings suggest the primary involvement of the pulmonary system in the respiratory consequences of T2DM, with chest wall properties only disturbed by a shift toward the dominance of elastic forces at low PEEP. The adequacy of metformin to treat the adverse respiratory consequences of diabetes was also revealed, in addition to its well-established beneficial effects on other organs.
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- Almos Schranc
- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, grid.9008.1University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, grid.9008.1University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, grid.9008.1University of Szeged, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, grid.9008.1University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, grid.9008.1University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, grid.9008.1University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, grid.9008.1University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, grid.9008.1University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Robichaud A, Fereydoonzad L, Collins SL, Loube JM, Ishii Y, Horton MR, Martin JG, Mitzner W. Airway compliance measurements in mouse models of respiratory diseases. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2021; 321:L204-L212. [PMID: 34009049 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00470.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The quantification of airway compliance (Caw) is essential to the study of airway alterations in disease models. However, the required measurements of airway pressure and volume are difficult to acquire in mice. We hypothesized that the inflation limb of full-range pressure-volume (PV) curves could be used to quantify Caw, as it contains a segment where only the airway tree is distended. The study objective was to assess the feasibility of the approach by analysis of full-range PV curves previously collected in three mouse models: an elastase model of emphysema, a genetic model spontaneously developing emphysema (leukotriene C4 synthase knockout; LTC4S-KO), and a bleomycin model of lung fibrosis. Attempts to validate results included Caw change relative to respiratory system compliance (ΔCaw/ΔC), the minute work of breathing (mWOB), and the elastance at 20.5 Hz (Ers_20.5) from prior respiratory mechanics measurements in the same subjects. Caw was estimated at 3% of total compliance in healthy mice or 2.3 ± 1 μL/cmH2O (n = 17). The technique detected changes in models of respiratory obstructive and restrictive diseases relative to control mice as well as differences in the two emphysema models studied. The changes in Caw were consistent with those seen in ΔCaw/ΔC, mWOB, or Ers_20.5, with some variations according to the model, as well as with results reported in the literature in humans and mice. Direct Caw measurements in subjects as small as mice could prove useful to further characterize other respiratory disease models associated with airway remodeling or to assess treatment effects.
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Lundblad LKA, Robichaud A. Oscillometry of the respiratory system: a translational opportunity not to be missed. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2021; 320:L1038-L1056. [PMID: 33822645 PMCID: PMC8203417 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00222.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Airway oscillometry has become the de facto standard for quality assessment of lung physiology in laboratory animals and has demonstrated its usefulness in understanding diseases of small airways. Nowadays, it is seeing extensive use in daily clinical practice and research; however, a question that remains unanswered is how well physiological findings in animals and humans correlate? Methodological and device differences are obvious between animal and human studies. However, all devices deliver an oscillated airflow test signal and output respiratory impedance. In addition, despite analysis differences, there are ways to interpret animal and human oscillometry data to allow suitable comparisons. The potential with oscillometry is its ability to reveal universal features of the respiratory system across species, making translational extrapolation likely to be predictive. This means that oscillometry can thus help determine if an animal model displays the same physiological characteristics as the human disease. Perhaps more importantly, it can also be useful to determine whether an intervention is effective as well as to understand if it affects the desired region of the respiratory system, e.g., the periphery of the lung. Finally, findings in humans can also inform preclinical scientists and give indications as to what type of physiological changes should be observed in animal models to make them relevant as models of human disease. The present article will attempt to demonstrate the potential of oscillometry in respiratory research, an area where the development of novel therapies is plagued with a failure rate higher than in other disease areas.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lennart K A Lundblad
- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,THORASYS Thoracic Medical Systems Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- SCIREQ Scientific Respiratory Equipment Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Xu C, Zhao J, Li Q, Hou L, Wang Y, Li S, Jiang F, Zhu Z, Tian L. Exosomes derived from three-dimensional cultured human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate pulmonary fibrosis in a mouse silicosis model. Stem Cell Res Ther 2020; 11:503. [PMID: 33239075 PMCID: PMC7687745 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-020-02023-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Silicosis is an occupational respiratory disease caused by long-term excessive silica inhalation, which is most commonly encountered in industrial settings. Unfortunately, there is no effective therapy to delay and cure the progress of silicosis. In the recent years, stem cell therapy has emerged as an attractive tool against pulmonary fibrosis (PF) owing to its unique biological characteristics. However, the direct use of stem cells remains limitation by many risk factors for therapeutic purposes. The exclusive utility of exosomes secreted from stem cells, rather than cells, has been considered a promising alternative to overcome the limitations of cell-based therapy while maintaining its advantages. Methods and results In this study, we first employed a three-dimensional (3D) dynamic system to culture human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (hucMSC) spheroids in a microcarrier suspension to yield exosomes from serum-free media. Experimental silicosis was induced in C57BL/6J mice by intratracheal instillation of a silica suspension, with/without exosomes derived from hucMSC (hucMSC-Exos), injection via the tail vein afterwards. The results showed that the gene expression of collagen I (COL1A1) and fibronectin (FN) was upregulated in the silica group as compared to that in the control group; however, this change decreased with hucMSC-Exo treatment. The value of FEV0.1 decreased in the silica group as compared to that in the control group, and this change diminished with hucMSC-Exo treatment. These findings suggested that hucMSC-Exos could inhibit silica-induced PF and regulate pulmonary function. We also performed in vitro experiments to confirm these findings; the results revealed that hucMSC-Exos decreased collagen deposition in NIH-3T3 cells exposed to silica. Conclusions Taken together, these studies support a potential role for hucMSC-Exos in ameliorating pulmonary fibrosis and provide new evidence for improving clinical treatment induced by silica. Supplementary information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13287-020-02023-9.
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- Chunjie Xu
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China. .,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, No. 10, Xitoutiao Youanmen Street, Beijing, 100069, China. .,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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Dos Santos Rocha A, Fodor GH, Kassai M, Degrugilliers L, Bayat S, Petak F, Habre W. Physiologically variable ventilation reduces regional lung inflammation in a pediatric model of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Respir Res 2020; 21:288. [PMID: 33129315 PMCID: PMC7602830 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-020-01559-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Benefits of variable mechanical ventilation based on the physiological breathing pattern have been observed both in healthy and injured lungs. These benefits have not been characterized in pediatric models and the effect of this ventilation mode on regional distribution of lung inflammation also remains controversial. Here, we compare structural, molecular and functional outcomes reflecting regional inflammation between PVV and conventional pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) in a pediatric model of healthy lungs and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). METHODS New-Zealand White rabbit pups (n = 36, 670 ± 20 g [half-width 95% confidence interval]), with healthy lungs or after induction of ARDS, were randomized to five hours of mechanical ventilation with PCV or PVV. Regional lung aeration, inflammation and perfusion were assessed using x-ray computed tomography, positron-emission tomography and single-photon emission computed tomography, respectively. Ventilation parameters, blood gases and respiratory tissue elastance were recorded hourly. RESULTS Mechanical ventilation worsened respiratory elastance in healthy and ARDS animals ventilated with PCV (11 ± 8%, 6 ± 3%, p < 0.04), however, this trend was improved by PVV (1 ± 4%, - 6 ± 2%). Animals receiving PVV presented reduced inflammation as assessed by lung normalized [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in healthy (1.49 ± 0.62 standardized uptake value, SUV) and ARDS animals (1.86 ± 0.47 SUV) compared to PCV (2.33 ± 0.775 and 2.28 ± 0.3 SUV, respectively, p < 0.05), particularly in the well and poorly aerated lung zones. No benefit of PVV could be detected on regional blood perfusion or blood gas parameters. CONCLUSIONS Variable ventilation based on a physiological respiratory pattern, compared to conventional pressure-controlled ventilation, reduced global and regional inflammation in both healthy and injured lungs of juvenile rabbits.
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- Andre Dos Santos Rocha
- Unit for Anaesthesiological Investigations, Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, rue Willy Donzé 6, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Unit for Anaesthesiological Investigations, Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, rue Willy Donzé 6, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, 9 Korányi fasor, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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- Unit for Anaesthesiological Investigations, Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, rue Willy Donzé 6, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Inserm UA7 STROBE Laboratory &, Department of Clinical Physiology, Sleep and Exercise, Grenoble University Hospital, Boulevard de La Chantourne, 38700, Grenoble, La Tronche, France
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, 9 Korányi fasor, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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- Unit for Anaesthesiological Investigations, Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, rue Willy Donzé 6, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland
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Physiologically variable ventilation in a rabbit model of asthma exacerbation. Br J Anaesth 2020; 125:1107-1116. [PMID: 33070949 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mechanical ventilation during status asthmaticus is challenging and increases the risk of severe complications. We recently reported the value of physiologically variable ventilation (PVV) in healthy and acutely injured lungs. We investigated whether PVV provides benefits compared with pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) in an experimental model of severe acute asthma. METHODS Allergen-sensitised rabbits were anaesthetised and randomised to either PCV (n=10) or PVV (n=12) during sustained bronchoconstriction induced by allergen and cholinergic stimuli for 6 h. The PVV pattern was generated from pre-recorded spontaneous breathing. Ventilation parameters, oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2), and respiratory mechanics were measured hourly. Histological injury and inflammation were quantified after 6 h of ventilation. RESULTS PVV resulted in lower driving pressures (13.7 cm H2O [12.5-14.9], mean [95% confidence interval]), compared with pressure-controlled ventilation (17.6 cm H2O [15.4-19.8]; P=0.002). PVV improved PaO2/FiO2 (PVV: 55.1 kPa [52-58.2]; PCV: 45.6 kPa [39.3-51.9]; P=0.018) and maintained tissue elastance (PVV: +8.7% [-0.6 to 18]; PCV: -11.2% [-17.3 to -5.1]; P=0.03). PVV resulted in less lung injury as assessed by lower histological injury score (PVV: 0.65 [0.62-0.65]; PCV: 0.71 [0.69-0.73]; P=0.003), cell count (PVV: 247 104 ml-1 [189-305]; PCV: 447 104 ml-1 [324-570]; P=0.005), and protein concentration in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (PVV: 0.14 μg ml-1 [0.10-0.18]; PCV: 0.21 μg ml-1 [0.15-0.27]; P=0.035). CONCLUSIONS Applying physiological variable ventilation in a model of asthma exacerbation led to improvements in gas exchange, ventilatory pressures, and respiratory tissue mechanics, and reduced lung injury. A global reduction in lung shear stress and recruitment effects may explain the benefits of PVV in status asthmaticus.
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Dimori M, Heard-Lipsmeyer ME, Byrum SD, Mackintosh SG, Kurten RC, Carroll JL, Morello R. Respiratory defects in the CrtapKO mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2020; 318:L592-L605. [PMID: 32022592 PMCID: PMC7191481 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00313.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Respiratory disease is a leading cause of mortality in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a connective tissue disease that causes severely reduced bone mass and is most commonly caused by dominant mutations in type I collagen genes. Previous studies proposed that impaired respiratory function in OI patients was secondary to skeletal deformities; however, recent evidence suggests the existence of a primary lung defect. Here, we analyzed the lung phenotype of Crtap knockout (KO) mice, a mouse model of recessive OI. While we confirm changes in the lung parenchyma that are reminiscent of emphysema, we show that CrtapKO lung fibroblasts synthesize type I collagen with altered posttranslation modifications consistent with those observed in bone and skin. Unrestrained whole body plethysmography showed a significant decrease in expiratory time, resulting in an increased ratio of inspiratory time over expiratory time and a concomitant increase of the inspiratory duty cycle in CrtapKO compared with WT mice. Closed-chest measurements using the forced oscillation technique showed increased respiratory system elastance, decreased respiratory system compliance, and increased tissue damping and elasticity in CrtapKO mice compared with WT. Pressure-volume curves showed significant differences in lung volumes and in the shape of the curves between CrtapKO mice and WT mice, with and without adjustment for body weight. This is the first evidence that collagen defects in OI cause primary changes in lung parenchyma and several respiratory parameters and thus negatively impact lung function.
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- Milena Dimori
- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Division of Genetics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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