title: Effects of arachidonic acid and prostaglandin F2 alpha in isolated rat lungs.
abstract: Isolated rat lungs were ventilated and perfused by saline-Ficoll perfusate at a constant flow. The baseline perfusion pressure (PAP) correlated with the concentration of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha the stable metabolite of PGI2 (r = 0.83) and with the 6-keto-PGF1 alpha/TXB2 ratio (r = 0.82). A bolus of 10 micrograms exogenous arachidonic acid (AA) injected into the arterial cannula of the isolated lungs caused significant decrease in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) which was followed by a progressive increase of PVR and edema formation. Changes in perfusion pressure induced by AA injection also correlated with concentrations of the stable metabolites (6-keto-PGF1 alpha: r = -0.77, TxB2: -0.76), and their ratio: (6-keto-PGF1 alpha/TXB2: r = -0.73). Injection of 10 and 100 micrograms of PGF2 alpha into the pulmonary artery stimulated the dose-dependent production of TXB2 and 6-keto-PGF1 alpha. No significant correlations were found between the perfusion pressure (PAP) which was increased by the PGF2 alpha and the concentrations of the former stable metabolites. The results show that AA has a biphasic effect on the isolated lung vasculature even in low dose. The most potent vasoactive metabolites of cyclooxygenase, prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 influence substantially not only the basal but also the increased tone of the pulmonary vessels.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, National Korányi Institute for TBC and Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruttner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Huszár
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barát
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Debreczeni
mesh_terms: D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D013929:Thromboxane B2; D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha; D015237:Dinoprost; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases