High-altitude pulmonary hypertension is associated with a free radical-mediated reduction in pulmonary nitric oxide bioavailability.

JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON(2010)

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High altitude (HA)-induced pulmonary hypertension may be due to a free radical-mediated reduction in pulmonary nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability. We hypothesised that the increase in pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) at HA would be associated with a net transpulmonary output of free radicals and corresponding loss of bioactive NO metabolites. Twenty-six mountaineers provided central venous and radial arterial samples at low altitude (LA) and following active ascent to 4559 m (HA). PASP was determined by Doppler echocardiography, pulmonary blood flow by inert gas re-breathing, and vasoactive exchange via the Fick principle. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) and high-altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE) were diagnosed using clinical questionnaires and chest radiography. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, ozone-based chemiluminescence and ELISA were employed for plasma detection of the ascorbate free radical (A center dot-), NO metabolites and 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT). Fourteen subjects were diagnosed with AMS and three of four HAPE-susceptible subjects developed HAPE. Ascent decreased the arterio-central venous concentration difference (a-cv(D)) resulting in a net transpulmonary loss of ascorbate, alpha-tocopherol and bioactive NO metabolites (P < 0.05 vs. LA). This was accompanied by an increased a-cv(D) and net output of A center dot- and lipid hydroperoxides (P < 0.05 vs. sea level, SL) that correlated against the rise in PASP (r = 0.56-0.62, P < 0.05) and arterial 3-NT (r = 0.48-0.63, P < 0.05) that was more pronounced in HAPE. These findings suggest that increased PASP and vascular resistance observed at HA are associated with a free radical-mediated reduction in pulmonary NO bioavailability.
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pulmonary nitric oxide bioavailability,pulmonary hypertension,nitric oxide,high-altitude,radical-mediated
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