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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 261: R182-R187, 1991;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 261, Issue 1 182-R187, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Hemodynamic effects of endothelin-1 on ovine fetal pulmonary circulation

B. A. Chatfield, I. F. McMurtry, S. L. Hall and S. H. Abman
Department of Pediatrics, Webb-Waring Lung Institute, Denver, Colorado.

To determine the hemodynamic effects of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in the fetal pulmonary circulation, we studied pulmonary vascular responses to brief and prolonged intrapulmonary infusions of the peptide in nine chronically prepared late-gestation fetal sheep. Left pulmonary artery (LPA) blood flow was measured with an electromagnetic flow transducer, and a catheter placed in the LPA allowed ET-1 infusion directly into the left lung. Brief (10-min) infusions of ET-1 (12.5-100 ng/min) increased flow up to 212% of baseline without changing pulmonary artery pressure. With prolonged (120-min) infusion of ET-1 (50 ng/min), flow increased from 69 +/- 8 to 164 +/- 23 ml/min at 10 min (P less than 0.05) but then declined and was not different from baseline at 120 min. The gradient between mean pulmonary artery and aortic pressures did not change, suggesting no constriction of the ductus arteriosus. Systemic (vena caval) infusion of ET-1 (100 ng/min for 30 min) caused systemic and pulmonary hypertension, as mean pulmonary artery pressure increased from 43 +/- 1 to 51 +/- 2 mmHg (P less than 0.05) and remained elevated for 30 min after cessation of the ET-1 infusion. We conclude that intrapulmonary ET-1 is a potent fetal pulmonary vasodilator, but its dilator effect is transient during prolonged infusion. In contrast, systemic infusion causes sustained hypertension, suggesting differential effects of ET-1 on the pulmonary and systemic circulations. These findings demonstrate marked vasoactivity of ET-1 in the fetus, suggesting a potential role in the normal or abnormal transitional circulation.


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