Diss. (sammanfattning) Linköping : Univ., 2004. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2002. / Härtill 7 uppsatser.

Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1997. / Added t.p. with thesis statement inserted.

Thesis (doctoral)--Lund University, 1997. / Added t.p. with thesis statement inserted.

Objetivos: Verificar alterações na mecânica e parâmetros de morfometria pulmonar em um estudo temporal sobre enfisema em um modelo animal. Métodos:Setenta camundongos Balb / c receberam instilação nasal de solução de papaína ou salina e foram estudados no 1º, 3º, 15º, 28º e 40º dias após a instilação. Resistência das vias aéreas (Raw), Resistência do tecido (Gtis) e elastância tecidual (Htis), foram analisados. Intercepto Linear Médio (Lm), a proporção do volume de fibras elásticas e colágenas, macrófagos (MAC), o número de células que expressam MMP12 e a expressão de -isoprostano 8 no parênquima pulmonar, foram medidos. Resultados: Comparando os grupos papaína e solução salina ao longo do tempo, foi observado um aumento de Lm após o dia 28, associado a uma diminuição no Htis e Gtis. Houve um aumento na proporção do volume das fibras colágenas a partir do dia 15 até o dia 40, enquanto a proporção do volume de fibras elásticas foi aumentada somente no dia 40. Analisando o número de macrófagos, houve um aumento no dia 1 e manteve-se crescente até o dia 40. A expressão de MMP12 aumentou a partir do dia 3 até o dia 40. No entanto, a expressão de isoprostano 8 foi maior apenas no dias 1 e 3. Conclusão: Um aumento significativo no intercepto linear médio (Lm) após o dia 28 de instilação de papaína foi associado a uma piora na função pulmonar caracterizando assim o enfisema pulmonar. No entanto, no dia 40, as diferenças na morfometria foram mantidos, mas não houve diferenças na mecânica respiratória. O remodelamento da matriz extracelular observada no parênquima pulmonar no dia 40 poderia explicar estes resultados / Objectives: To verify how mechanical and morphometry parameters change in a temporal study of emphysema in an animal model. Methods: Balb/c mice received either a nasal drop of papain solution (Papa) or saline (Sal) and were studied on the 1st, 3rd, 15th, 28th and 40th days after instillation. We evaluated airway resistance (Raw), tissue damping (Gtis) and tissue elastance (Htis). Using morphometry, we measured mean linear intercept (Lm), volume proportion of elastic and collagen fibers, number of macrophages (MAC), number of cells expressing MMP12 and the expression of 8-isoprostane in parenchyma. Results: Comparing Papain and Saline groups in each time window, we observed an increase in Lm after the 28th day associated to a decrease in Htis and Gtis. The volume proportion of collagen fibers increased from the 15th to the 40th day, while the volume proportion of elastic fibers increased only on the 40th day. Analyzing the macrophages number, there was an increase on the 1st day, and it continued increasing until the 40th day. The expression of MMP12 increased from the 3rd until 40th day. However, the expression of 8-isoprostane increased only on the 1st and the 3rd day. Conclusions: A significant increase in mean linear intercept (Lm) after the 28th day of papain instillation was associated to a worsening in lung function. However, on the 40th day, differences in morphometry maintained but there were no differences in respiratory assessment. The extracellular matrix remodeling observed in lung parenchyma on the 40th day could explain these results

Objetivos: Verificar alterações na mecânica e parâmetros de morfometria pulmonar em um estudo temporal sobre enfisema em um modelo animal. Métodos:Setenta camundongos Balb / c receberam instilação nasal de solução de papaína ou salina e foram estudados no 1º, 3º, 15º, 28º e 40º dias após a instilação. Resistência das vias aéreas (Raw), Resistência do tecido (Gtis) e elastância tecidual (Htis), foram analisados. Intercepto Linear Médio (Lm), a proporção do volume de fibras elásticas e colágenas, macrófagos (MAC), o número de células que expressam MMP12 e a expressão de -isoprostano 8 no parênquima pulmonar, foram medidos. Resultados: Comparando os grupos papaína e solução salina ao longo do tempo, foi observado um aumento de Lm após o dia 28, associado a uma diminuição no Htis e Gtis. Houve um aumento na proporção do volume das fibras colágenas a partir do dia 15 até o dia 40, enquanto a proporção do volume de fibras elásticas foi aumentada somente no dia 40. Analisando o número de macrófagos, houve um aumento no dia 1 e manteve-se crescente até o dia 40. A expressão de MMP12 aumentou a partir do dia 3 até o dia 40. No entanto, a expressão de isoprostano 8 foi maior apenas no dias 1 e 3. Conclusão: Um aumento significativo no intercepto linear médio (Lm) após o dia 28 de instilação de papaína foi associado a uma piora na função pulmonar caracterizando assim o enfisema pulmonar. No entanto, no dia 40, as diferenças na morfometria foram mantidos, mas não houve diferenças na mecânica respiratória. O remodelamento da matriz extracelular observada no parênquima pulmonar no dia 40 poderia explicar estes resultados / Objectives: To verify how mechanical and morphometry parameters change in a temporal study of emphysema in an animal model. Methods: Balb/c mice received either a nasal drop of papain solution (Papa) or saline (Sal) and were studied on the 1st, 3rd, 15th, 28th and 40th days after instillation. We evaluated airway resistance (Raw), tissue damping (Gtis) and tissue elastance (Htis). Using morphometry, we measured mean linear intercept (Lm), volume proportion of elastic and collagen fibers, number of macrophages (MAC), number of cells expressing MMP12 and the expression of 8-isoprostane in parenchyma. Results: Comparing Papain and Saline groups in each time window, we observed an increase in Lm after the 28th day associated to a decrease in Htis and Gtis. The volume proportion of collagen fibers increased from the 15th to the 40th day, while the volume proportion of elastic fibers increased only on the 40th day. Analyzing the macrophages number, there was an increase on the 1st day, and it continued increasing until the 40th day. The expression of MMP12 increased from the 3rd until 40th day. However, the expression of 8-isoprostane increased only on the 1st and the 3rd day. Conclusions: A significant increase in mean linear intercept (Lm) after the 28th day of papain instillation was associated to a worsening in lung function. However, on the 40th day, differences in morphometry maintained but there were no differences in respiratory assessment. The extracellular matrix remodeling observed in lung parenchyma on the 40th day could explain these results

<p>Evaluating respiratory mechanics during dynamic conditions without interrupting ongoing ventilation and flow, adds to the information obtained from the mechanics derived from static (= no flow) conditions, i.e., the flow signal has the potential to provide information on the properties of the respiratory system (including the tubing system). Hence monitoring the changes in the flow signal during ongoing mechanical ventilation would give information about the dynamic mechanics of the respiratory system. Any change in the mechanics of the respiratory system including the endotracheal tube (ETT) and the ventilatory circuit would affect the shape of the flow signal. </p><p>Knowledge of the airway pressure distal to the ETT at the carina level (= tracheal pressure) is required for calculating the extra resistive load exerted by the endotracheal tube in order to compensate for it. In a porcine model, the flow signal was used to non-invasively calculate tracheal pressure. There was good agreement between calculated and measured tracheal pressure with different modes of ventilation. However, calculation of tracheal pressure assumes that the inner diameter of the ETT is known, and this assumption is not met if the inner diameter is narrowed by secretions. Flow that passes a narrowed tube is decelerated and this is most pronounced with the high flow of early expiration, yielding a typical time constant over expiratory volume pattern that is easy to recognize during mechanical ventilation. This pattern reliably detected partial endotracheal obstruction during volume and pressure controlled mechanical ventilation. </p><p>A change in compliance of the respiratory system modifies the elastic recoil and this also affects the rate of the expiratory flow and the shape of its signal. In a porcine model, lung volume gains on the flow signal generated by the heartbeats (cardiogenic oscillations) provided information about the compliance of the respiratory system during ongoing mechanical ventilation</p><p>In conclusion analyzing the flow signal during ongoing ventilation can be a cheap, non-invasive and reliable tool to monitor the elastic and resistive properties of the respiratory system including the endotracheal tube.</p>

Evaluating respiratory mechanics during dynamic conditions without interrupting ongoing ventilation and flow, adds to the information obtained from the mechanics derived from static (= no flow) conditions, i.e., the flow signal has the potential to provide information on the properties of the respiratory system (including the tubing system). Hence monitoring the changes in the flow signal during ongoing mechanical ventilation would give information about the dynamic mechanics of the respiratory system. Any change in the mechanics of the respiratory system including the endotracheal tube (ETT) and the ventilatory circuit would affect the shape of the flow signal. Knowledge of the airway pressure distal to the ETT at the carina level (= tracheal pressure) is required for calculating the extra resistive load exerted by the endotracheal tube in order to compensate for it. In a porcine model, the flow signal was used to non-invasively calculate tracheal pressure. There was good agreement between calculated and measured tracheal pressure with different modes of ventilation. However, calculation of tracheal pressure assumes that the inner diameter of the ETT is known, and this assumption is not met if the inner diameter is narrowed by secretions. Flow that passes a narrowed tube is decelerated and this is most pronounced with the high flow of early expiration, yielding a typical time constant over expiratory volume pattern that is easy to recognize during mechanical ventilation. This pattern reliably detected partial endotracheal obstruction during volume and pressure controlled mechanical ventilation. A change in compliance of the respiratory system modifies the elastic recoil and this also affects the rate of the expiratory flow and the shape of its signal. In a porcine model, lung volume gains on the flow signal generated by the heartbeats (cardiogenic oscillations) provided information about the compliance of the respiratory system during ongoing mechanical ventilation In conclusion analyzing the flow signal during ongoing ventilation can be a cheap, non-invasive and reliable tool to monitor the elastic and resistive properties of the respiratory system including the endotracheal tube.