High altitude-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in the llama (Lama glama).
High altitude-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in the llama (Lama glama).
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高海拔引起的美洲驼肺动脉高压(Lama glama)。
DOI:
10.1152/ajplegacy.1971.220.2.422
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发表时间:
1971
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J. Will
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作者:
N. Banchero;R. Grover;J. Will
BANCHERO, NATALIO, ROBERT F. GROVER, AND JAMES A. WILL. High altitude-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in the llama (Lama glama). Am. J. Physiol. 220 (Z): 422-427. 1971.-Three male sea-level llamas, 5 (22.7 kg), 7 (31.8 kg), and 14 (59.0 kg) months old were studied at 260 m and after 5 and 10 weeks at 3,420 m. Using heart catheterization, measurements were made at rest, during acute hypoxia (PI o2 between 72-78 mm Hg) and during treadmill exercise. At high altitude 100% 02 was also given. The average sea-level resting mean pulmonary artery pressure (Ppa) was 14 mm Hg and increased significantly in every animal. Average ispa was 23 mm Hg after 10 weeks at 3,420 m due to increased resistance to blood flow. The average sea-level resting cardiac output was 118 ml/min per kg and average (AV) 02 difference was 45.2 ml/liter. Average cardiac output and (AV) 02 difference did not change significantly on exposure to altitude. The llama develops a moderate degree of pulmonary arterial hypertension as seen in humans but less than that seen in cattle. There is indirect evidence of vasoconstriction. pulmonary circulation; Camelidae; hypoxia; exercise; hyperoxia; pulmonary vasculatureMANY MAMMALIAN SPECIES, including man, develop pulmonary arterial hypertension during residence at high altitude. The degree of the pulmonary hypertension varies in different species and it is related to the magnitude of the hypoxic stimulus, ie, the altitude level. The llama (Lama glama), a member of the Camelidae family, suborder Tylopoda, is indigenous to high altitude. It lives normally between 3,000 and 4,500 m in the high plateaus of the Andes. The llama tolerates high altitude with no apparent handicap. Heath et al.(8) have suggested, based on anatomical considerations, that the llama native to high altitude may not exhibit increased pulmonary artery pressure and increased pulmonary vascular resistance.