Postnatal lung function in lambs after fetal hormone treatment. Effects of gestational age.
Postnatal lung function in lambs after fetal hormone treatment. Effects of gestational age.
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胎儿激素治疗后羔羊的产后肺功能。
DOI:
10.1164/ajrccm.152.4.7551379
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发表时间:
1995
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Kelly,R
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作者:
Ikegami,M;Polk,DH;Jobe,AH;Newnham,J;Sly,P;Kohen,R;Kelly,R
We previously found that a single dose of betamethasone in combination with thyroxine given by intramuscular injection to fetal sheep 48 h before preterm delivery at 128 d gestation improved postnatal lung function. We have now asked how the combination of 0.5 mg/kg betamethasone and 15 micrograms/kg T4 given by a single fetal intramuscular injection changes lung response 48 h after treatment at 121 and 135 d gestation. At 121 d gestation the fetal hormone treatment significantly improved postnatal lung function. Compliance increased by 55%, arterial PO2 increased from 39 to 215 mm Hg, PCO2 decreased from 109 to 79 mm Hg, and maximal lung volumes increased by 112%. The hormone treatment decreased the severity of the respiratory failure, although these very preterm lambs still had severe respiratory failure. At 135 d gestation, the fetal hormone treatment decreased the ventilatory pressure requirements that were needed to normalize PCO2 values from 30 to 21 cm H2O. Compliance increased by 40%, and maximal lung volumes increased by 33%. Alveolar or lung tissue, saturated phosphatidylcholine, or alveolar SP-A pool sizes did not change with hormone treatment at 135 d gestation. We conclude that fetal hormone treatment significantly improved postnatal lung function at both gestational ages, although the characteristics of the responses were different.