Thromboxane contributes to pulmonary hypertension in ischemia-reperfusion lung injury

Journal of Applied Physiology
C A ZamoraJ E Heffner

Abstract

Exposure of isolated perfused rabbit lungs (IPL) to ischemia-reperfusion causes a transient increase in pulmonary arterial (PA) pressure at the onset of reperfusion. Because thromboxane A2 (TxA2) is a potent vasoconstrictor, we hypothesized that it may contribute to the ischemia-reperfusion-induced pressor response. To evaluate this hypothesis, we exposed IPL perfused with a cell-free solution to 40 min of warm ischemia followed by reperfusion and measured perfusate immunoreactive thromboxane B2 (iTxB2) and 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha (i6-keto-PGF1 alpha). We observed that ischemia-reperfusion IPL compared with controls had an increase in PA pressure (40.2 +/- 4.8 vs. 9.3 +/- 0.3 mmHg, P < 0.05), lung edema (29.3 +/- 6.3 vs. -0.2 +/- 0.2 g, P < 0.05), iTxB2 perfusate levels (155 +/- 22 vs. < 50 pg/ml, P < 0.05), and i6-keto-PGF1 alpha (436 +/- 33 vs. 61 +/- 16 pg/ml, P < 0.05). In ischemia-reperfusion IPL, infusion of SQ 29548 (10(-6) M), a specific TxA2/prostaglandin H2 receptor antagonist, attenuated the PA pressor response and the degree of edema. We conclude that pulmonary hypertension associated with ischemia-reperfusion results in part from pulmonary release of TxA2. Furthermore, TxA2 directly through membrane effects or...Continue Reading

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