Pulmonary perfusion heterogeneity is increased by sustained, heavy exercise in humans
Pulmonary perfusion heterogeneity is increased by sustained, heavy exercise in humans
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DOI:
10.1152/japplphysiol.00491.2009
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发表时间:
2009-11-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Hopkins, S. R.
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Burnham, K. J.;Arai, T. J.;Hopkins, S. R.
Burnham KJ, Arai TJ, Dubowitz DJ, Henderson AC, Holverda S, Buxton RB, Prisk GK, Hopkins SR. Pulmonary perfusion heterogeneity is increased by sustained, heavy exercise in humans. J Appl Physiol 107: 1559-1568, 2009. First published September 10, 2009; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00491.2009.-Exercise presents a considerable stress to the pulmonary system and ventilation-perfusion ((V) over dotA/(Q) over dot) heterogeneity increases with exercise, affecting the efficiency of gas exchange. In particular, prolonged heavy exercise and maximal exercise are known to increase (V) over dotA/(Q) over dot heterogeneity and these changes persist into recovery. We hypothesized that the spatial heterogeneity of pulmonary perfusion would be similarly elevated after prolonged exercise. To test this, athletic subjects (n = 6, (V) over dotO(2max) = 61 ml.kg(-1).min(-1)) with exercising (V) over dotA/(Q) over dot heterogeneity previously characterized by the multiple inert gas elimination technique (MIGET), performed 45 min of cycle exercise at similar to 70% (V) over dotO(2max). MRI arterial spin labeling measures of pulmonary perfusion were acquired pre- and postexercise (at 20, 40, 60 min post) to quantify the spatial distribution in isogravitational (coronal) and gravitationally dependent (sagittal) planes. Regional proton density measurements allowed perfusion to be normalized for density and quantified in milliliters per minute per gram. Mean lung density did not change significantly in either plane after exercise (P = 0.19). Density-normalized perfusion increased in the sagittal plane postexercise (P = 0.18), likely because of perfusion redistribution and vascular recruitment. Density-normalized perfusion was unchanged in the coronal plane postexercise (P = 0.66), however, perfusion heterogeneity was significantly increased as measured by the relative dispersion [RD, pre 0.62(0.07), post 0.82(0.21), P < 0.0001] and geometric standard deviation [GSD, pre 1.74(0.14), post 2.30(0.56), P < 0.005]. These changes in heterogeneity were related to the exercise-induced changes of the log standard deviation of the ventilation distribution, an MIGET index of (V) over dotA/(Q) over dot heterogeneity (RD R-2 = 0.68, P < 0.05, GSD, R-2 = 0.55, P = 0.09). These data are consistent with but not proof of interstitial pulmonary edema as the mechanism underlying exercise-induced increases in both spatial perfusion heterogeneity and (V) over dotA/(Q) over dot heterogeneity.