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Gatterer H, Villafuerte FC, Ulrich S, Bhandari SS, Keyes LE, Burtscher M. Altitude illnesses. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2024; 10:43. [PMID: 38902312 DOI: 10.1038/s41572-024-00526-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
Abstract
Millions of people visit high-altitude regions annually and more than 80 million live permanently above 2,500 m. Acute high-altitude exposure can trigger high-altitude illnesses (HAIs), including acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude cerebral oedema (HACE) and high-altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE). Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) can affect high-altitude resident populations worldwide. The prevalence of acute HAIs varies according to acclimatization status, rate of ascent and individual susceptibility. AMS, characterized by headache, nausea, dizziness and fatigue, is usually benign and self-limiting, and has been linked to hypoxia-induced cerebral blood volume increases, inflammation and related trigeminovascular system activation. Disruption of the blood-brain barrier leads to HACE, characterized by altered mental status and ataxia, and increased pulmonary capillary pressure, and related stress failure induces HAPE, characterized by dyspnoea, cough and exercise intolerance. Both conditions are progressive and life-threatening, requiring immediate medical intervention. Treatment includes supplemental oxygen and descent with appropriate pharmacological therapy. Preventive measures include slow ascent, pre-acclimatization and, in some instances, medications. CMS is characterized by excessive erythrocytosis and related clinical symptoms. In severe CMS, temporary or permanent relocation to low altitude is recommended. Future research should focus on more objective diagnostic tools to enable prompt treatment, improved identification of individual susceptibilities and effective acclimatization and prevention options.
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- Hannes Gatterer
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.
- Institute for Sports Medicine, Alpine Medicine and Health Tourism (ISAG), UMIT TIROL-Private University for Health Sciences and Health Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria.
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología del Transporte de Oxígeno y Adaptación a la Altura - LID, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Fisiológicas, Facultad de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Emergency Department, UPMC Western Maryland Health, Cumberland, MD, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Zhang H, Zhang Y, Wang X, Liu J, Zhang W. Effects of different nitric oxide synthases on pulmonary and systemic hemodynamics in hypoxic stress rat model. Animal Model Exp Med 2024. [PMID: 38888011 DOI: 10.1002/ame2.12453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Under hypoxia, exaggerated compensatory responses may lead to acute mountain sickness. The excessive vasodilatory effect of nitric oxide (NO) can lower the hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and peripheral blood pressure. While NO is catalyzed by various nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms, the regulatory roles of these types in the hemodynamics of pulmonary and systemic circulation in living hypoxic animals remain unclear. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the regulatory effects of different NOS isoforms on pulmonary and systemic circulation in hypoxic rats by employing selective NOS inhibitors and continuously monitoring hemodynamic parameters of both pulmonary and systemic circulation. METHODS Forty healthy male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into four groups: Control group (NG-nitro-D-arginine methyl ester, D-NAME), L-NAME group (non-selective NOS inhibitor, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester), AG group (inducible NOS inhibitor group, aminoguanidine), and 7-NI group (neurological NOS inhibitor, 7-nitroindazole). Hemodynamic parameters of rats were monitored for 10 min after inhibitor administration and 5 min after induction of hypoxia [15% O2, 2200 m a. sl., 582 mmHg (76.5 kPa), Xining, China] using the real-time dynamic monitoring model for pulmonary and systemic circulation hemodynamics in vivo. Serum NO concentrations and blood gas analysis were measured. RESULTS Under normoxia, mean arterial pressure and total peripheral vascular resistance were increased, and ascending aortic blood flow and serum NO concentration were decreased in the L-NAME and AG groups. During hypoxia, pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance were significantly increased in the L-NAME and AG groups. CONCLUSIONS This compensatory mechanism activated by inducible NOS and endothelial NOS effectively counteracts the pulmonary hemodynamic changes induced by hypoxic stress. It plays a crucial role in alleviating hypoxia-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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- Huan Zhang
- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xi'an Chest Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Research Center for High Altitude Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
- Department of Basic Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai, China
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Mohanty S, Paul S, Ahmad Y. Understanding the SARS-CoV-2 virus to mitigate current and future pandemic(s). Virusdisease 2021; 32:390-399. [PMID: 34109260 PMCID: PMC8178034 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-021-00696-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Micro-organisms form the first pioneer community in the history of biological life, thought to be present in the primordial soup and evolving later with more complex life-forms. Among micro-organisms, viruses form a separate taxon of organisms. Viruses are obligate parasites, being inactive without a host and becoming active once in contact with specific hosts. Viruses, with an inherent ability to infect and hijack cellular structures, have been utilised as vectors to introduce foreign genetic material in a variety of biological species, e.g. adenoviral vectors. However, viruses have also been the root cause of many infectious diseases, most notable being HIV-AIDS, for its resistance to treatment and omnipresent occurrence. There are many families of viruses like retroviridae, picornaviridae and poxviridae. This review focuses on a specific member of the coronaviridae, the SARS-CoV-2. This virus is responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic. This review summarises its transmission, molecular mechanism by which it causes disease, associated clinical symptoms and the strategies available to control it from sources like PubMed, Google Scholar, webservers of National Institute of Health (NIH), European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), World Health Organisation (WHO), United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) available as on 1st May 2021.
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- Swaraj Mohanty
- Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Defence R&D Organization (DRDO), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi 110054 India
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- Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Defence R&D Organization (DRDO), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi 110054 India
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- Peptide and Proteomics Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), Defence R&D Organization (DRDO), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi 110054 India
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Mac Sweeney R, Reddy K, Davies JC, Parker M, Kelly B, Elborn JS, Conlon J, Verghis RM, Calfee CS, Matthay MA, Alton EWFW, McAuley DF. Transepithelial nasal potential difference in patients with, and at risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Thorax 2021; 76:1099-1107. [PMID: 33888572 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Impaired alveolar fluid clearance, determined in part by alveolar sodium transport, is associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Nasal sodium transport may reflect alveolar transport. The primary objective of this prospective, observational study was to determine if reduced nasal sodium transport, as measured by nasal potential difference (NPD), was predictive of the development of and outcome from ARDS. METHODS NPD was measured in 15 healthy controls and in 88 patients: 40 mechanically ventilated patients defined as 'at-risk' for ARDS, 61 mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS (13 who were previously included in the 'at-risk' group) and 8 ARDS survivors on the ward. RESULTS In at-risk subjects, maximum NPD (mNPD) was greater in those who developed ARDS (difference -8.4 mV; 95% CI -13.8 to -3.7; p=0.005) and increased mNPD predicted the development of ARDS before its onset (area under the curve (AUC) 0.75; 95% CI 0.59 to 0.89). In the ARDS group, mNPD was not significantly different for survivors and non-survivors (p=0.076), and mNPD was a modest predictor of death (AUC 0.60; 95% CI 0.45 to 0.75). mNPD was greater in subjects with ARDS (-30.8 mV) than in at-risk subjects (-24.2 mV) and controls (-19.9 mV) (p<0.001). NPD values were not significantly different for survivors and controls (p=0.18). CONCLUSIONS Increased NPD predicts the development of ARDS in at-risk subjects but does not predict mortality. NPD increases before ARDS develops, is greater during ARDS, but is not significantly different for controls and survivors. These results may reflect the upregulated sodium transport necessary for alveolar fluid clearance in ARDS. NPD may be useful as a biomarker of endogenous mechanisms to stimulate sodium transport. Larger studies are now needed to confirm these associations and predictive performance.
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- Rob Mac Sweeney
- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.,Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Computing and Information Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Intensive Care Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK .,Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Baloglu E, Nonnenmacher G, Seleninova A, Berg L, Velineni K, Ermis-Kaya E, Mairbäurl H. The role of hypoxia-induced modulation of alveolar epithelial Na +- transport in hypoxemia at high altitude. Pulm Circ 2020; 10:50-58. [PMID: 33110497 PMCID: PMC7557693 DOI: 10.1177/2045894020936662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Reabsorption of excess alveolar fluid is driven by vectorial Na+-transport across alveolar epithelium, which protects from alveolar flooding and facilitates gas exchange. Hypoxia inhibits Na+-reabsorption in cultured cells and in-vivo by decreasing activity of epithelial Na+-channels (ENaC), which impairs alveolar fluid clearance. Inhibition also occurs during in-vivo hypoxia in humans and laboratory animals. Signaling mechanisms that inhibit alveolar reabsorption are poorly understood. Because cellular adaptation to hypoxia is regulated by hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIF), we tested whether HIFs are involved in decreasing Na+-transport in hypoxic alveolar epithelium. Expression of HIFs was suppressed in cultured rat primary alveolar epithelial cells (AEC) with shRNAs. Hypoxia (1.5% O2, 24 h) decreased amiloride-sensitive transepithelial Na+-transport, decreased the mRNA expression of α-, β-, and γ-ENaC subunits, and reduced the amount of αβγ-ENaC subunits in the apical plasma membrane. Silencing HIF-2α partially prevented impaired fluid reabsorption in hypoxic rats and prevented the hypoxia-induced decrease in α- but not the βγ-subunits of ENaC protein expression resulting in a less active form of ENaC in hypoxic AEC. Inhibition of alveolar reabsorption also caused pulmonary vasoconstriction in ventilated rats. These results indicate that a HIF-2α-dependent decrease in Na+-transport in hypoxic alveolar epithelium decreases alveolar reabsorption. Because susceptibles to high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) have decreased Na+-transport even in normoxia, inhibition of alveolar reabsorption by hypoxia at high altitude might further impair alveolar gas exchange. Thus, aggravated hypoxemia might further enhance hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and might subsequently cause HAPE.
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- Emel Baloglu
- Department of Pharmacology, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.,Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Pneumology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Sharma Kandel R, Mishra R, Gautam J, Alaref A, Hassan A, Jahan N. Patchy Vasoconstriction Versus Inflammation: A Debate in the Pathogenesis of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema. Cureus 2020; 12:e10371. [PMID: 33062494 PMCID: PMC7556690 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.10371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) occurs in individuals rapidly ascending at altitudes greater than 2,500 m within one week of arrival. HAPE is characterized by orthopnea, breathlessness at rest, cough, and pink frothy sputum. Several mechanisms to describe the pathophysiology of HAPE have been proposed in different kinds of literature where most of the mechanisms are reported to be activated before a drop in oxygen saturation levels. The majority of the current studies favor diffuse hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) as a pathophysiological basis for HAPE. However, some of the studies described inflammation in the lungs and genetic basis as the pathophysiology of HAPE. So, there is a major disagreement regarding the exact pathophysiology of HAPE in the current literature, which raises a question as to what is the exact pathophysiology of HAPE. So, we reviewed 23 different articles which include clinical trials, review articles, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and original research published from 2010 to 2020 to find out widely accepted pathophysiology of HAPE. In our study, we found out sympathetic stimulation, reduced nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability, increased endothelin, increased pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) resulting in diffuse HPV, and reduced reabsorption of interstitial fluid to be the most important determinants for the development of HAPE. Similarly, with the evaluation of the role of inflammatory mediators like C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin (IL-6), we found out that inflammation in the lungs seems to modulate but not cause the process of development of HAPE. Genetic basis as evidenced by increased transcription of certain gene products seems to be another promising hypoxic change leading to HAPE. However, comprehensive studies are still needed to decipher the pathophysiology of HAPE in greater detail.
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- Rajan Sharma Kandel
- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Neurology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.,Diagnostic Radiology, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, CAN.,Diagnostic Imaging, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, CAN.,Breast Imaging, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre/Linda Buchan Centre, Thunder Bay, CAN
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA
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Swenson ER. Early hours in the development of high-altitude pulmonary edema: time course and mechanisms. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2020; 128:1539-1546. [PMID: 32213112 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00824.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinically evident high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is characterized by severe cyanosis, dyspnea, cough, and difficulty with physical exertion. This usually occurs within 1-2 days of ascent often with the additional stresses of any exercise and hypoventilation of sleep. The earliest events in evolving HAPE progress through clinically silent and then minimally recognized problems. The most important of these events involves an exaggerated elevation of pulmonary artery (PA) pressure in response to the ambient hypoxia. Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is a rapid response with several phases. The first phase in both resistance arterioles and venules occurs within 5-10 min. This is followed by a second phase that further raises PA pressure by another 100% over the next 2-8 h. Combined with vasoconstriction and likely an unevenness in the regional strength of HPV, pressures in some microvascular regions with lesser arterial constriction rise to a level that initiates greater filtration of fluid into the interstitium. As pressures continue to rise local lymphatic clearance rates are exceeded and interstitial fluid begins to accumulate. Beyond elevation of transmural pressure gradients there is a dynamic noninjurious relaxation of microvascular and epithelial cell-cell contacts and an increase in transcellular vesicular transport which accelerate leakage. At some point with further pressure elevation, damage occurs with breaks of the barrier and bleeding into the alveolar space, a late-stage situation termed capillary stress failure. Earlier before there is fluid accumulation, alveolar hypoxia and hyperventilation-induced hypocapnia reduce the capacity of the alveolar epithelium to reabsorb sodium and water back into the interstitial space. More modest ascent which slows the rate of rise in PA pressure and allows for adaptive remodeling of the microvasculature, drugs which lower PA pressure, and those that can enhance fluid reabsorption will all forestall the deleterious early rise of microvascular pressures and diminished active alveolar fluid reabsorption that precede and underlie the development of HAPE.
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- Erik R Swenson
- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington
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Eichstaedt CA, Mairbäurl H, Song J, Benjamin N, Fischer C, Dehnert C, Schommer K, Berger MM, Bärtsch P, Grünig E, Hinderhofer K. Genetic Predisposition to High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema. High Alt Med Biol 2020; 21:28-36. [PMID: 31976756 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2019.0083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Exaggerated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a hallmark of high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). The objective of this study was therefore to investigate genetic predisposition to HAPE by analyzing PAH candidate genes in a HAPE-susceptible (HAPE-S) family and in unrelated HAPE-S mountaineers. Materials and Methods: Eight family members and 64 mountaineers were clinically and genetically assessed using a PAH-specific gene panel for 42 genes by next-generation sequencing. Results: Two otherwise healthy family members, who developed re-entry HAPE at 3640 m during childhood, carried a likely pathogenic missense mutation (c.1198T>G p.Cys400Gly) in the Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2) gene. One of them progressed to a mild form of PAH at the age of 23 years. In two of the 64 HAPE-S mountaineers likely pathogenic variants have been detected, one missense mutation in the Cytochrome P1B1 gene, and a deletion in the Histidine-Rich Glycoprotein (HRG) gene. Conclusions: This is the first study identifying an inherited missense mutation of a gene related to PAH in a family with re-entry HAPE showing a progression to borderline PAH in the index patient. Likely pathogenic variants in 3.1% of HAPE-S mountaineers suggest a genetic predisposition in some individuals that might be linked to PAH signaling pathways.
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- Christina A Eichstaedt
- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxclinic at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Medical Clinic VII, Sports Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxclinic at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxclinic at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Clinic VII, Sports Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and General Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Medical Clinic VII, Sports Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, Thoraxclinic at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Paul S, Gangwar A, Patir H, Bhargava K, Ahmad Y. Reverse translating SULT1A1, a potential biomarker in roentgenographically tested rat model of rapid HAPE induction. Life Sci 2019; 229:132-138. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Lim R, Ma IWY, Brutsaert TD, Nysten HE, Nysten CN, Sherpa MT, Day TA. Transthoracic sonographic assessment of B-line scores during ascent to altitude among healthy trekkers. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2019; 263:14-19. [PMID: 30794965 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sonographic B-lines can indicate pulmonary interstitial edema. We sought to determine the incidence of subclinical pulmonary edema measured by sonographic B-lines among lowland trekkers ascending to high altitude in the Nepal Himalaya. Twenty healthy trekkers underwent portable sonographic examinations and arterial blood draws during ascent to 5160 m over ten days. B-lines were identified in twelve participants and more frequent at 4240 m and 5160 m compared to lower altitudes (P < 0.03). There was a strong negative correlation between arterial oxygen saturation and the number of B-lines at 5160 m (ρ = -0.75, P = 0.008). Our study contributes to the growing body of literature demonstrating the development of asymptomatic pulmonary edema during ascent to high altitude. Portable lung sonography may have utility in fieldwork contexts such as trekking at altitude, but further research is needed in order to clarify its potential clinical applicability.
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- Rachel Lim
- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Exercise Science and Anthropology, Syracuse University, New York, USA
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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More than 140 million people permanently reside in high-altitude regions of Asia, South America, North America, and Africa. Another 40 million people travel to these places annually for occupational and recreational reasons, and are thus exposed to the low ambient partial pressure of oxygen. This review will focus on the pulmonary circulatory responses to acute and chronic high-altitude hypoxia, and the various expressions of maladaptation and disease arising from acute pulmonary vasoconstriction and subsequent remodeling of the vasculature when the hypoxic exposure continues. These unique conditions include high-altitude pulmonary edema, high-altitude pulmonary hypertension, subacute mountain sickness, and chronic mountain sickness.
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- Maniraj Neupane
- Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Davieds B, Gross J, Berger MM, Baloğlu E, Bärtsch P, Mairbäurl H. Inhibition of alveolar Na transport and LPS causes hypoxemia and pulmonary arterial vasoconstriction in ventilated rats. Physiol Rep 2016; 4:e12985. [PMID: 27670411 PMCID: PMC5037927 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Oxygen diffusion across the alveolar wall is compromised by low alveolar oxygen but also by pulmonary edema, and leads to hypoxemia and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). To test, whether inhibition of alveolar fluid reabsorption results in an increased pulmonary arterial pressure and whether this effect enhances HPV, we established a model, where anesthetized rats were ventilated with normoxic (21% O2) and hypoxic (13.5% O2) gas received aerosolized amiloride and lipopolisaccharide (LPS) to inhibit alveolar fluid reabsorption. Right ventricular systolic pressure (RVsP) was measured as an indicator of pulmonary arterial pressure. Oxygen pressure (PaO2) and saturation (SaO2) in femoral arterial blood served as indicator of oxygen diffusion across the alveolar wall. Aerosolized amiloride and bacterial LPS decreased PaO2 and SaO2 and increased RVsP even when animals were ventilated with normoxic gas. Ventilation with hypoxic gas decreased PaO2 by 35 mmHg and increased RVsP by 10 mmHg. However, combining hypoxia with amiloride and LPS did not aggravate the decrease in PaO2 and SaO2 and had no effect on the increase in RVsP relative to hypoxia alone. There was a direct relation between SaO2 and PaO2 and the RVsP under all experimental conditions. Two hours but not 1 h exposure to aerosolized amiloride and LPS in normoxia as well as hypoxia increased the lung wet-to-dry-weight ratio indicating edema formation. Together these findings indicate that inhibition of alveolar reabsorption causes pulmonary edema, impairs oxygen diffusion across the alveolar wall, and leads to an increased pulmonary arterial pressure.
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- Bodo Davieds
- Medical Clinic VII, Sports Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Clinic VII, Sports Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and General Critical Care Medicine Salzburg General Hospital Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Medical Clinic VII, Sports Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC-H), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany Department of Pharmacology, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Medical Clinic VII, Sports Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Clinic VII, Sports Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC-H), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
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Su Z, Zhu L, Wu J, Zhao R, Ji HL. Systematic review and meta-analysis of nasal potential difference in hypoxia-induced lung injury. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30780. [PMID: 27488696 PMCID: PMC4973263 DOI: 10.1038/srep30780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Nasal potential difference (NPD), a well-established in vivo clinical test for cystic fibrosis, reflects transepithelial cation and anion transport in the respiratory epithelium. To analyze whether NPD can be applied to diagnose hypoxic lung injury, we searched PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, Ovid MEDLINE, and Google Scholar, and analyzed data retrieved from eleven unbiased studies for high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) using the software RevMan and R. There was a significant reduction in overall basal (WMD -5.27 mV, 95% CI: -6.03 to -4.52, P < 0.00001, I(2) = 42%), amiloride-sensitive (ENaC) (-2.87 mV, 95% CI: -4.02 to -1.72, P < 0.00001, I(2) = 51%), and -resistant fractions (-3.91 mV, 95% CI: -7.64 to -0.18, P = 0.04, I(2) = 95%) in lung injury patients. Further analysis of HAPE and RDS separately corroborated these observations. Moreover, SpO2 correlated with ENaC-associated NPD positively in patients only, but apparently related to CFTR-contributed NPD level inversely. These correlations were confirmed by the opposite associations between NPD values and altitude, which had a negative regression with SpO2 level. Basal NPD was significantly associated with amiloride-resistant but not ENaC fraction. Our analyses demonstrate that acute lung injury associated with systemic hypoxia is characterized by dysfunctional NPD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhenlei Su
- Institute of Lung and Molecular Therapy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang Henan 453003, China.,School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang Henan, 453003, China
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- School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang Henan 453003, China
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- Institute of Lung and Molecular Therapy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang Henan 453003, China
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, 75708, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, 75708, USA.,Texas Lung Injury Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, 75708, USA
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