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Dual contribution theory of regulation of CSF HCO3 in respiratory acidosis.

Regulation of CSF HCO3-in respiratory acidosis was studied in light of the "dual contribution theory," which proposed that there were two sources for the CSF HCO3-increase: 1) HCO3-by diffusion from plasma and 2) HCO3-generated in the CNS and catalyzed by the local carbonic anhydrase (J. Appl. Physiol. 38: 504-512, 1975). In anesthetized dogs with an increase in Paco2 of 30 mmHg for 4 h the plasma HCO3 increased 2 meq/1 and CSF 6 meq/1. In combined respiratory and metabolic acidosis, plasma HCO3-did not increase but CSF HCO3-increased 6 meq/1. In combined acidosis and intraventricular injections of acetazolamide no increase in plasma or CSF HCO3-occurred. In combined respiratory acidosis and metabolic alkalosis and intraventricular acetazolamide, plasma HCO3-increased 15 meq/1 but CSF HCO3-increased 6 meq/1. Brain and CSF ammonia increased linearly and selectively with the increase in the relative contribution of CNS HCO3-increase. Therefore regulation of CSF HCO3-in respiratory acidosis depends on both components of the dual contribution theory, where each component can provide the total CSF HCO3-increase under appropriate experimental conditions. The control mechanism may be sensitive to changes in [H+] on the brain side of the blood-brain barrier.

Acid-Base Equilibrium

Adrenergic mechanisms and the pulmonary vascular response to respiratory acidosis.

The role of sympathetic mechanisms in mediating the pulmonary vasoconstrictor response to respiratory acidosis was studied in intact dogs. Arterial oxygen tension and ventilation were maintained at resting levels and the response was studied during a constant level of alpha- and beta-adrenergic blockade. There were significant increases in the pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and pulmonary perfusion pressure and no change in pulmonary blood flow (Q) when the dogs breathed 5% CO2 for 10 min. The alpha-adrenergic blocking agent, phenoxybenzamine, did not significantly alter the pulmonary vascular response, while the beta-adrenergic blocking agent, propranolol, enhanced the response. Phenoxybenzamine significantly reduced the resting pulmonary perfusion pressure from control values, while propranolol did not alter it. Both propranolol and phenoxybenzamine produced comparable decreases in the resting Q from control values. The resting PVR increased to a greater extent with propranolol than with phenoxybenzamine. These results indicate that adrenergic mechanisms do not play a role in mediating rise in PVR induced by respiratory acidosis. The finding that the pulmonary vasoconstrictor response to respiratory acidosis is enhanced during beta-adrenergic blockade suggests that vasoconstrictor alpha-receptors may be unmasked during beta-adrenergic blockade. Finally, the studies suggest that both alpha- and beta-receptors contribute to maintaining the resting PVR.

Acidosis, Respiratory

The effect of propranolol and phentolamine on serum gastrin concentration in response to respiratory acidosis in normal man.

Serum gastrin concentration and basal acid secretion were studied in normal subjects under the influence of respiratory acidosis induced by CO2 rebreathing. During the intragastric instillation of 100 ml/h 0.5 M bicarbonate a significant increase of gastrinaemia from 133 to 158 pg/ml (p less than 0.01) occurred in ten subjects during respiratory acidosis (pCO2 62 torr, pH 7.25). Under the intragastric instillation of 100 ml/h 0.1 N HCl the rise of gastrin concentration in response to CO2 rebreathing (pCO2 68 torr, pH 7.20) was not significant. The relationship between the decrease of pH and the increase of the gastrin concentration was shifted in the direction of a greater systemic acidosis compared to the results performed in the presence of a neutral intragastric pH. 50 mug/kg propranolol intravenously produced a decrease of gastrin concentrations from 145 to 127 pg/ml (p less than 0.01) and a total suppression of hypergastrinaemia in response to CO2 rebreathing, suggesting activation of beta-cell receptors in respiratory acidosis. The infusion of phentolamine in a dose of 0.6 to 1.8 mg/min. resulted in a rise of gastrin concentration from 140 to 165 pg/ml (p less than 0.01) which was not further elevated during respiratory acidosis. The basal acid secretion showed a significant rise in response to CO2 rebreathing, which was abolished by the administration of propranolol.

Acidosis, Respiratory

[The role respiratory acidosis in the development of acute pancreatitis (author's transl)].

The effects of respiratory acidosis on the pancreas were studied in 25 Wistar rats. Ligation of the duct combined wiht respiratory acidosis resulted in the development of acute pancreatitis. In explantation of the results it is suggested that exhaustion of the buffering capacity causes a dramatic fall in pH of the pancreatic juice. The clinical relevance of findings is discussed.

Acidosis, Respiratory

The effect of beta adrenergic receptor blockade on the renin response to respiratory acidosis.

The effect of beta adrenergic blockade on the increase in plasma renin activity produced by acute respiratory acidosis was studied in chloralose anesthetized dogs. Sixteen mongrel dogs were given 4%, 8% and 12% CO2 in room air, successively. Propranolol (2 mg/Kg) was given to 8 dogs prior to CO2 inhalation. The other 8 dogs served as the control group. The response of elevated plasma renin activity during 4% and 8% CO2 inhalation was not different between the control and propranolol groups. However, the increase of plasma renin activity in the control group was greater than that of the propranolol treated group during 12% CO2 inhalation. It is suggested that activation of beta adrenergic receptors is not the sole factor in renin control during acute respiratory acidosis, although these receptors do mediate a significant fraction of the renin response to CO2 inhalation.

Acidosis, Respiratory

Effect of respiratory acidosis and activity on airway smooth muscle intracellular pH.

Previous work in our laboratory has shown that respiratory acidosis (RA) impaired mechanical function in canine tracheal smooth muscle (TSM). Since an intracellular acidosis could be brought on by the increased CO2 content of the bathing medium and alter the Km's of rate-limiting glycolytic enzymes in the pathway of energy production for contractile function, we have investigated the effects of RA on the intracellular pH (pHi) of TSM. Using the DMO method, paired unstimulated or resting TSM strips were incubated under normocapnic conditions (PO2 600 Torr, PCO2 40 Torr, pH 7.40) and RA (PO2 550 Torr, PCO2 110 Torr, pH 6.95) with 14C-labeled DMO and 3H-labeled inulin or PEG-4000. In another set of paired experiments, TSM strips were tetanized electrically every 5 min or pharmacologically throughout the incubation period ("active" muscle strips). The tissue and an aliquot of bathing medium were counted for 3H and 14C content and the values entered into the Wadell and Butler equation. The pHi's of "resting" normocapnic and acidotic strips were 7.041 +/- 0.017 (SE) and 6.752 +/- 0.012, respectively. However, the pHi's of "active" normocapnic and acidotic strips were 7.275 +/- 0.017 and 7.017 +/- 0.015, respectively. We conclude that respiratory acidosis lowers intracellular pH in both resting and mechanically active TSM's; however, "active" preparations whether exposed to normocapnia or acidosis were unexpectedly more alkaline than their "resting" counterparts.

Acidosis, Respiratory

Effects of respiratory acidosis on the arrhythmia threshold during fluroxene and halothane anesthesia.

Hypercarbia was induced in 12 patients anesthetized with either halothane or fluroxene in an inspired concentration of approximately 1.3 MAC (1% halothane and 4-5% fluroxene). The six patients receiving halothane anesthesia responded to hypercarbia with a pronounced tachycardia, an increased arterial pressure and an electrocardiographically monitored threshold level for ventricular arrhythmias at a Paco2 level averaging 98 mmHg. The six patients receiving fluroxene anesthesia responded to hypercarbia with both tachycardia and hypertension, but in spite of an average Paco2 level of 109 mmHg, no ventricular arrhythmias could be provoked. It is therefore suggested that within the non-narcotic level of hypercarbia a threshold level for cardiac arrhythmias does not exist under fluroxene anesthesia.

Acidosis, Respiratory

Relationship between urine acidification and intracellular pH in respiratory acidosis.

The renal net acid excretion (NAE), the blood pH (pHe), the total body intracellular pH (pHi) and the urinary pH (pHu) were calculated in 10 patients with chronic obstructive lung disease and hypercapnia and in 5 normocapnic subjects. The mean value of NAE was significantly higher in hypercapnic subjects than in normocapnic ones. pHe was significantly lower in hypercapnic than in normocapnic subjects. The differences of pHi and pHu between normo and hypercapnic subjects were not significant. NAE is significantly correlated with PaCO2, pHe, pHu and pHi in all the subjects considered together. H+-secretion probably depends on the H+-availability and pHi of tubular cells, but from our results it is not possible to confirm this relationship, because the method used for pHi is fundamentally a measure of muscle-pHi.

Acidosis, Respiratory

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