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Research Article

Effects of high tidal volume mechanical ventilation on production of cytokines, iNOS, and MIP-1β proteins in pigs

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Pages 1-8 | Received 21 Jun 2012, Accepted 03 Oct 2012, Published online: 26 Oct 2012
 

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to investigate longitudinal changes of the pulmonary inflammatory process as a result of mechanical stress due to mechanical ventilation. The concentrations of IL-8, TNF-α, MIP-1β, nitrites/nitrates, and inducible nitric oxide synthases (iNOS) were investigated indicate in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Twenty-three piglets were divided into three groups. Group I: animals breathing spontaneously; group II: mechanical ventilation (tidal volume (TV) = 7 mL/kg, PEEP = 5 cmH2O); group III: mechanical ventilation (TV = 15 mL/kg, PEEP = 0 cmH20). Concentrations of BAL nitrites/nitrates from groups II and III increased during the first hour of mechanical ventilation (P = .03 and .02, respectively). The highest expression of iNOS was observed during the first hour in groups II and III. IL-8 concentration increased significantly in groups II and III. Production of TNF-α increased significantly in group III during the second and third hour (P = .01). Concentration of MIP-1β was significantly increased in groups II and III after the first hour (P = .012 and P = .008, respectively).

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