Ligation of the bronchial artery in sheep attenuates early pulmonary changes following exposure to smoke

• Published in: Journal of applied physiology (1985) Vol. 88; no. 3; pp. 888 - 893
• Main Authors: Efimova, Olga, Volokhov, A. B, Iliaifar, Sakineh, Hales, C. A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Am Physiological Soc 01.03.2000; American Physiological Society
• Subjects: Acrolein - toxicity; Animals; Blood Pressure; Bronchial Arteries - physiopathology; Capillary Permeability; Gossypium; Ligation; Lymph - physiology; Pulmonary Artery - physiopathology; Pulmonary Edema - etiology; Pulmonary Edema - physiopathology; Pulmonary Edema - prevention & control; Sheep; Smoke - adverse effects; Time Factors

Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Smoke inhalation can produce acute pulmonary edema. Previous studies have shown that the bronchial arteries are important in acute pulmonary edema occurrin...