Abstract
The primary objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that hemorrhagic shock would stimulate alveolar liquid clearance by a catecholamine-dependent mechanism. Anesthetized rats were hemorrhaged to a mean arterial pressure of 30 mmHg for 90 min, but they were not resuscitated. Alveolar liquid clearance was measured by the concentration of labeled and unlabeled protein over 2 h in an isosmolar physiological solution of 5% albumin that had been instilled into one lung. Hemorrhaged rats developed a severe metabolic acidosis that was associated with a 5- to 10-fold rise in plasma epinephrine levels. There was a 60% increase in alveolar liquid clearance in the hemorrhaged rats compared with control rats (55 +/- 6 vs. 34 +/- 7%; P < 0.05). Amiloride (10(-4) M) or propranolol (10(-4)M) inhibited the increase in alveolar liquid clearance. Thus the endogenous release of catecholamines associated with hemorrhagic shock markedly stimulates alveolar fluid clearance by a beta-adrenergic-mediated stimulation of active sodium transport. These data suggest a new, previously unrecognized mechanism that may protect against alveolar flooding in the acute phase of hemorrhagic shock.
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