Abstract
The difference in pulmonary vascular response to hypoxia between Hilltop Sprague-Dawley (HT) rats and Wistar (W) rats was studied. Effects of inhibitor of leukotriene (LT) synthesis or prostaglandin (PG) synthesis on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and chronic pulmonary hypertension were observed, and variations in plasma TXB2 and 6-keto-PGF1a during hypoxia were determined. The results showed that in rats of both strains LTs are the major mediator of HPV, which is also mediated by vasoconstrictive PGs in HT rats, while modulated by vasodilative PGs in W rats. This might be the crucial mechanism responsible for the higher pulmonary vascular responsiveness in HT rats. Differences in the modulating effect of histamine and in the structural feature of pulmonary arteriole might be contributing factors as well.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 134-140 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Tongji Medical University |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- hypoxia
- leukotrienes
- prostaglandins
- pulmonary vascular rresponsiveness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Management of Technology and Innovation