Aerosolized linear polyethylenimine-nitric oxide/nucleophile adduct attenuates endotoxin-induced lung injury in sheep.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE(2012)
Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension and edema are mainstays of acute lung injury (ALI). We synthesized linear polyethylenimine-nitric oxide/nucleophile adduct (DS-1), a water-soluble nitric oxide donor, and demonstrated that it is a potent relaxant of precontracted rat aortic rings without inducing desensitization. Moreover, DS-1 does not suppress the viability of human pulmonary epithelial cells in vitro. We also tested whether DS-1 counteracts ALI in endotoxemic sheep. Animals were instrumented for a chronic study. In 16 awake, spontaneously breathing sheep, Escherichia coli endotoxin (110 ng/kg/minute) was infused for 8 hours. From 2 hours of endotoxemia, sheep received either nebulized DS-1 (1 mg/kg/hour) or isotonic saline. DS-1 reduced endotoxin-induced rises in pulmonary arterial and micro-wedge pressures and vascular resistance index by 40-70%. In parallel, DS-1 decreased the accumulation of extravascular lung water by 60-70% and reduced the increment in right ventricle stroke work index and the falls in right ventricle ejection fraction, stroke volume, and left ventricle stroke work indices. Furthermore, DS-1 reduced venous admixture and improved arterial oxygen saturation. In four healthy animals, DS-1 alone slightly increased arterial oxygenation but had no other effects. Thus, aerosolized DS-1 attenuates endotoxin-induced ALI in sheep by reducing pulmonary hypertension and edema and improving myocardial function and gas exchange.
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Key words
acute lung injury,pulmonary circulation,extravascular lung water,nitric oxide donor,endotoxin
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