Responsiveness of the human airway in vitro during deep inspiration and tidal oscillation
Responsiveness of the human airway in vitro during deep inspiration and tidal oscillation
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DOI:
10.1152/japplphysiol.01226.2010
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发表时间:
2011-06-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
McFawn, Peter K.
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作者:
Noble, Peter B.;Jones, Robyn L.;McFawn, Peter K.
In healthy individuals, deep inspiration produces bronchodilation and reduced airway responsiveness, which may be a response of the airway wall to mechanical stretch. The aim of this study was to examine the in vitro response of isolated human airways to the dynamic mechanical stretch associated with normal breathing. Human bronchial segments (n = 6) were acquired from patients without airflow obstruction undergoing lung resection for pulmonary neoplasms. The side branches were ligated and the airways were mounted in an organ bath chamber. Airway narrowing to cumulative concentrations of acetylcholine (3 x 10(-6) M to 3 x 10(-3) M) was measured under static conditions and in the presence of "tidal" oscillations with intermittent "deep inspiration." Respiratory maneuvers were simulated by varying transmural pressure using a motor-controlled syringe pump (tidal 5 to 10 cmH(2)O at 0.25 Hz, deep inspiration 5 to 30 cmH(2)O). Airway narrowing was determined from decreases in lumen volume. Tidal oscillation had no effect on airway responses to acetylcholine which was similar to those under static conditions. Deep inspiration in tidally oscillating, acetyl-choline-contracted airways produced potent, transient (