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Chen T, Asher S, Apruzzese P, Owusu-Dapaah H, Gonzalez G, Maslow A. Hypercapnia during transcatheter aortic valve replacement under monitored anaesthesia care: a retrospective cohort study. Open Heart 2024; 11:e002801. [PMID: 39214537 PMCID: PMC11367353 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2024-002801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute intraoperative hypercapnia and respiratory acidosis, which can occur during monitored anaesthesia care (MAC), pose significant cardiopulmonary risks for patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The goal of the present study is to assess the incidence, risk factors and impact of intraoperative hypercapnia during MAC for patients undergoing transfemoral TAVR. METHODS Data was collected retrospectively from the electronic medical record of 201 consecutive patients with available intraoperative arterial blood gas (ABG) data who underwent percutaneous transfemoral TAVR with MAC using propofol and dexmedetomidine. ABGs (pH, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and arterial partial pressure of oxygen) were performed at the start of each case (baseline), immediately prior to valve deployment (ValveDepl), and on arrival to the postanaesthesia care unit. Data was analysed using Fisher's exact test, unpaired Student's t-test, Wilcoxon rank sum or univariate linear regression as appropriate based on PaCO2 and pH during ValveDepl (PaCO2-ValveDepl, pH-ValveDepl) and change in PaCO2 and pH from baseline to ValveDepl (PaCO2-%increase, pH-%decrease) to determine their association with preoperative demographic data, intraoperative anaesthetic and vasoactive medications and postoperative outcomes. RESULTS PaCO2 increased by a mean of 28.4% and was higher than baseline in 91% of patients. Younger age, male sex, increased weight and increased propofol dose contributed to higher PaCO2-ValveDepl and greater PaCO2-%increase. Patients with PaCO2-ValveDepl>60 mm Hg, pH≤7.2 and greater pH-%decrease were more likely to receive vasoactive medications, but perioperative PaCO2 and pH were not associated with adverse postoperative outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Transient significant hypercapnia commonly occurs during transfemoral TAVR with deep sedation using propofol and dexmedetomidine. Although the incidence of postoperative outcomes does not appear to be affected by hypercapnia, the need for vasopressors and inotropes is increased. If deep sedation is required for TAVR, hypercapnia and the need for haemodynamic and ventilatory support should be anticipated.
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- Tzonghuei Chen
- Department of Anesthesiology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Lionello F, Lapia F, Molena B, Padoan A, Lococo S, Arcaro G, Guarnieri G, Vianello A. The Safety of a High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Neuromuscular Disease Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Case-Series Study. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6061. [PMID: 37763001 PMCID: PMC10531616 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12186061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Although Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) is effective in preventing mortality and endotracheal intubation in patients with Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF) linked to a neuromuscular disorder, its efficacy can be affected by patient intolerance. A High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) appears to have a significant advantage over NIV as far as patient tolerance is concerned. The aim of the study was to investigate HFNC's safety profile in a group of consecutive Neuromuscular Disease (NMD) patients intolerant to NIV who were admitted to an Intermediate Respiratory Care Unit (IRCU) for ARF. (2) Methods: The clinical course of nine NMD patients intolerant to NIV and switched to HFNC was reported. HFNC was provided during daytime hours and NIV during the night-time to the NIV-intolerant patients. HFNC was utilized 24 h a day in those patients who were intolerant of even nocturnal NIV. (3) Results: HFNC was simple to use and it was well tolerated by all of the patients. Three out of nine patients experienced treatment failure, consisting of the need for ETI and/or death during their IRCU stay. The remaining 6 had a favorable outcome. Treatment failure was linked to the utilization of HFNC 24 h a day. (4) Conclusion: HFNC during the daytime hours, together with nocturnal NIV, seems to be a safe therapeutic approach for NMD patients with ARF. A round-the-clock use of HFNC tends to be linked to a high likelihood of failure.
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- Federico Lionello
- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (B.M.); (S.L.); (G.A.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapy, University of Pavia, Piazza Golgi 19, 271000 Pavia, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (B.M.); (S.L.); (G.A.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (B.M.); (S.L.); (G.A.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (B.M.); (S.L.); (G.A.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (B.M.); (S.L.); (G.A.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy; (F.L.); (B.M.); (S.L.); (G.A.); (G.G.)
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Joe YE, Lee CY, Kim N, Lee K, Kang SJ, Oh YJ. Effect of permissive hypercarbia on lung oxygenation during one-lung ventilation and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing thoracic surgery: A prospective randomised controlled trial. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2023; 40:691-698. [PMID: 37455644 DOI: 10.1097/eja.0000000000001873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The effect of hypercarbia on lung oxygenation during thoracic surgery remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of hypercarbia on lung oxygenation during one-lung ventilation in patients undergoing thoracic surgery and evaluate the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications. DESIGN Prospective randomised controlled trial. SETTING A tertiary university hospital in the Republic of Korea from November 2019 to December 2020. PATIENTS Two hundred and ninety-seven patients with American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status II to III, scheduled to undergo elective lung resection surgery. INTERVENTION Patients were randomly assigned to Group 40, 50, or 60. An autoflow ventilation mode with a lung protective ventilation strategy was applied to all patients. Respiratory rate was adjusted to maintain a partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide of 40 ± 5 mmHg in Group 40, 50 ± 5 mmHg in Group 50 and 60 ± 5 mmHg in Group 60 during one-lung ventilation and at the end of surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was the arterial oxygen partial pressure/fractional inspired oxygen ratio after 60 min of one-lung ventilation. RESULTS Data from 262 patients were analysed. The partial pressure/fractional inspired oxygen ratio was significantly higher in Group 50 and Group 60 than in Group 40 (269.4 vs. 262.9 vs. 214.4; P < 0.001) but was not significantly different between Group 50 and Group 60. The incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications was comparable among the three groups. CONCLUSION Permissive hypercarbia improved lung oxygenation during one-lung ventilation without increasing the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications or the length of hospital stay. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT04175379.
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- Young-Eun Joe
- From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and Anaesthesia and Pain Research Institute (Y-EJ, NK, KL, SJK, YJO) and Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea (CYL)
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Justus A, Burrell A, Anstey C, Cornmell G, Brodie D, Shekar K. The Association of Oxygenation, Carbon Dioxide Removal, and Mechanical Ventilation Practices on Survival During Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:756280. [PMID: 34869455 PMCID: PMC8636903 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.756280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Introduction: Oxygenation and carbon dioxide removal during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) depend on a complex interplay of ECMO blood and gas flows, native lung and cardiac function as well as the mechanical ventilation strategy applied. Objective: To determine the association of oxygenation, carbon dioxide removal, and mechanical ventilation practices with in-hospital mortality in patients who received VA ECMO. Methods: Single center, retrospective cohort study. All consecutive patients who received VA ECMO in a tertiary ECMO referral center over a 5-year period were included. Data on demographics, ECMO and ventilator support details, and blood gas parameters for the duration of ECMO were collected. A multivariable logistic time-series regression model with in-hospital mortality as the primary outcome variable was used to analyse the data with significant factors at the univariate level entered into the multivariable regression model. Results: Overall, 52 patients underwent VA ECMO: 26/52 (50%) survived to hospital discharge. The median PaO2 for the duration of ECMO support was 146 mmHg [IQR 131-188] and PaCO2 was 37.2 mmHg [IQR 35.3, 39.9]. Patients who survived to hospital discharge had a significantly lower median PaO2 (117 [98, 140] vs. 154 [105, 212] mmHg, P = 0.04) and higher median PaCO2 (38.3 [36.1, 41.1] vs. 36.3 [34.5, 37.8] mmHg, p = 0.03). Survivors also had significantly lower median VA ECMO blood flow rate (EBFR, 3.6 [3.3, 4.2] vs. 4.3 [3.8, 5.2] L/min, p = < 0.001) and greater measured minute ventilation (7.04 [5.63, 8.35] vs. 5.32 [4.43, 6.83] L/min, p = 0.01). EBFR, PaO2, PaCO2, and minute ventilation, however, were not independently associated with death in a multivariable analysis. Conclusion: This exploratory analysis in a small group of VA ECMO supported patients demonstrated that hyperoxemia was common during VA ECMO but was not independently associated with increased mortality. Survivors also received lower EBFR and had greater minute ventilation, but this was also not independently associated with survival. These findings highlight that interactions between EBFR, PaO2, and native lung ventilation may be more relevant than their individual association with survival. Further research is indicated to determine the optimal ECMO and ventilator settings on outcomes in VA ECMO.
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- Angelo Justus
- Adult Intensive Care, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care-Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, United States
- Center for Acute Respiratory Failure, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, United States
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Adult Intensive Care Services, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Gaudio E, Laubscher LL, Meyer LCR, Hoffman LC, Raath JP, Pfitzer S. Evaluation of two different etorphine doses combined with azaperone in blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi) immobilisation. J S Afr Vet Assoc 2021; 92:e1-e8. [PMID: 34476958 PMCID: PMC8424704 DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v92i0.2161] [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: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Chemical immobilisation is essential for veterinarians to perform medical procedures in wild African ungulates. Potent opioids combined with neuroleptic drugs are most often used for this purpose. The present study aimed at comparing the quality of immobilisation and effects on physiological variables between a high (high etorphine-azaperone [HE]: 0.09 mg kg-1) and low etorphine dose (low etorphine-azaperone [LE]: 0.05 mg kg-1), both combined with azaperone (0.35 mg kg-1), in 12 adult female boma-acclimatised blesbok. It was hypothesised that a reduction in etorphine's dose in combination with azaperone would result in less cardiorespiratory impairment but likely worsen the quality of immobilisation. Both treatments resulted in rapid induction and recovery times. Overall inter-treatment differences occurred in pulse rate (HE and LE: 52 ± 15 and 44 ± 11 beats minute-1, p 0.0001), respiratory rate (HE and LE: 15 ± 4 and 17 ± 4 breaths minute-1, p 0.006), partial pressure of exhaled carbon dioxide (HE and LE: 62.0 ± 5.0 and 60.0 ± 5.6 millimetre of mercury [mmHg], p 0.028) and arterial carbon dioxide (HE and LE: 58.0 ± 4.5 and 55.0 ± 3.9 mmHg, p 0.002). Both HE and LE led to bradycardia, hypertension and marked hypoxia to a similar extent. Furthermore, quality of induction, immobilisation and recovery were similar in both treatments. The role of azaperone in the development of cardiorespiratory compromise and gas exchange impairment that occurred when these combinations were used is still unclear. Further studies are recommended to elucidate drug- and dose-specific physiological effects in immobilised antelope.
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- Eugenio Gaudio
- Department of Animal Medicine Production and Health, School of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; and, Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agrisciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch.
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Baig MA. The COVID-19 Intubation and Ventilation Pathway (CiVP); a Commentary. ARCHIVES OF ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2020; 8:e37. [PMID: 32232219 PMCID: PMC7096723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Muhammad Akbar Baig
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan,Corresponding author: Muhammad Akbar Baig; Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium road, Karachi, Pakistan,
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A review of the use of transnasal humidified rapid insufflation ventilatory exchange for patients undergoing surgery in the shared airway setting. J Anesth 2019; 34:134-143. [DOI: 10.1007/s00540-019-02697-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Barnes T, Zochios V, Parhar K. Re-examining Permissive Hypercapnia in ARDS: A Narrative Review. Chest 2017; 154:185-195. [PMID: 29175086 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Lung-protective ventilation (LPV) has become the cornerstone of management in patients with ARDS. A subset of patients is unable to tolerate LPV without significant CO2 elevation. In these patients, permissive hypercapnia is used. Although thought to be benign, it is becoming increasingly evident that elevated CO2 levels have significant physiological effects. In this narrative review, we highlight clinically relevant end-organ effects in both animal models and clinical studies. We also explore the association between elevated CO2, acute cor pulmonale, and ICU mortality. We conclude with a brief review of alternative therapies for CO2 management currently under investigation in patients with moderate to severe ARDS.
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- Tavish Barnes
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Diaphragm ultrasound as a new functional and morphological index of outcome, prognosis and discontinuation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients and evaluating the possible protective indices against VIDD. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF CHEST DISEASES AND TUBERCULOSIS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcdt.2016.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Selfridge AC, Cavadas MAS, Scholz CC, Campbell EL, Welch LC, Lecuona E, Colgan SP, Barrett KE, Sporn PHS, Sznajder JI, Cummins EP, Taylor CT. Hypercapnia Suppresses the HIF-dependent Adaptive Response to Hypoxia. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:11800-8. [PMID: 27044749 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.713941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Molecular oxygen and carbon dioxide are the primary gaseous substrate and product of oxidative metabolism, respectively. Hypoxia (low oxygen) and hypercapnia (high carbon dioxide) are co-incidental features of the tissue microenvironment in a range of pathophysiologic states, including acute and chronic respiratory diseases. The hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is the master regulator of the transcriptional response to hypoxia; however, little is known about the impact of hypercapnia on gene transcription. Because of the relationship between hypoxia and hypercapnia, we investigated the effect of hypercapnia on the HIF pathway. Hypercapnia suppressed HIF-α protein stability and HIF target gene expression both in mice and cultured cells in a manner that was at least in part independent of the canonical O2-dependent HIF degradation pathway. The suppressive effects of hypercapnia on HIF-α protein stability could be mimicked by reducing intracellular pH at a constant level of partial pressure of CO2 Bafilomycin A1, a specific inhibitor of vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase that blocks lysosomal degradation, prevented the hypercapnic suppression of HIF-α protein. Based on these results, we hypothesize that hypercapnia counter-regulates activation of the HIF pathway by reducing intracellular pH and promoting lysosomal degradation of HIF-α subunits. Therefore, hypercapnia may play a key role in the pathophysiology of diseases where HIF is implicated.
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- Conway Institute, and Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- From the School of Medicine and Medical Science, Conway Institute, and Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland, the Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, and
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- the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, and
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- the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- From the School of Medicine and Medical Science, Conway Institute, and
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- the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, and the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612
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- the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, and
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- From the School of Medicine and Medical Science, Conway Institute, and
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- From the School of Medicine and Medical Science, Conway Institute, and Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland,
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Nardelli L, Rzezinski A, Silva J, Maron-Gutierrez T, Ornellas D, Henriques I, Capelozzi V, Teodoro W, Morales M, Silva P, Pelosi P, Garcia C, Rocco P. Effects of acute hypercapnia with and without acidosis on lung inflammation and apoptosis in experimental acute lung injury. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2015; 205:1-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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