Pulmonary blood flow distribution in standing horses is not dominated by gravity

被引:88
作者
Hlastala, MP
Bernard, SL
Erickson, HH
Fedde, MR
Gaughan, EM
McMurphy, R
Emery, MJ
Polissar, N
Glenny, RW
机构
[1] UNIV WASHINGTON,DEPT MED,SEATTLE,WA 98195
[2] KANSAS STATE UNIV,DEPT ANAT & PHYSIOL,MANHATTAN,KS 66506
[3] KANSAS STATE UNIV,DEPT CLIN SCI,MANHATTAN,KS 66506
关键词
pulmonary gas exchange; fluorescent microspheres; cardiac output;
D O I
10.1152/jappl.1996.81.3.1051
中图分类号
Q4 [生理学];
学科分类号
071003 ;
摘要
Recent studies using microspheres in dogs, pigs and goats have demonstrated considerable heterogeneity of pulmonary perfusion within isogravitational planes. These studies demonstrate a minimal role of gravity in determining pulmonary blood flow distribution. To test whether a gravitational gradient would be more apparent in an animal with large vertical lung height, we measured perfusion heterogeneity in horses (vertical lung height = similar to 55 cm). Four unanesthetized Thoroughbred geldings (422-500 kg) were studied awake in the standing position with fluorescent microspheres injected into a central vein. Between 1,621 and 2,503 pieces (1.3 cm(3) in volume) were obtained from the lungs of each horse with spatial coordinates, and blood flow was determined for each piece. The coefficient of variation of blood flow throughout the lungs ranged between 22 and 57% among the horses. Considerable heterogeneity was seen in each isogravitational plane. The relationship between blood flow and vertical height up the lung was characterized by the slope and correlation coefficient of a least squares regression analysis. The slopes within each horse ranged from -0.052 to +0.021 relative flow units/cm height up the lung, and the correlation coefficients varied from 0.12 to 0.75. A positive slope, indicating that flow increased with vertical distance up the lung (opposite to gravity), was observed in three of the four horses. In addition, blood flow was uniformly low in three of the four horses in the most cranial portions of the lungs. We conclude that in lungs of resting unanesthetized horses, animals with a large lung height, there is no consistent vertical gradient to pulmonary blood flow and there is a considerable degree of perfusion heterogeneity, indicating that gravity alone does not play the major role in determining blood flow distribution.
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页码:1051 / 1061
页数:11
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