Increased pulmonary blood flow does not alter surfactant protein gene expression in lambs within the first week of life

Neonates and infants with congenital heart disease with increased pulmonary blood flow suffer morbidity from poor oxygenation and decreased lung compliance. In a previous experiment involving 4-wk-old lambs with pulmonary hypertension secondary to increased pulmonary blood flow following an in utero...

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Published in:American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology 2004-06, Vol.30 (6), p.L1237-L1243
Main Authors: LEE, Jae W, OVADIA, Boaz, AZAKIE, Anthony, SALAS, Sonia, GOERKE, Jon, FINEMAN, Jeffrey R, GUTIERREZ, Jorge A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Biological and medical sciences
Circulatory system
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gene expression
Genes
Hypertension
Lungs
Proteins
Sheep
Vertebrates: respiratory system
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Summary:Neonates and infants with congenital heart disease with increased pulmonary blood flow suffer morbidity from poor oxygenation and decreased lung compliance. In a previous experiment involving 4-wk-old lambs with pulmonary hypertension secondary to increased pulmonary blood flow following an in utero placement of an aortopulmonary vascular graft, we found a decrease in surfactant protein (SP)-A gene expression as well as a decrease in SP-A and SP-B protein contents. To determine the timing of these changes, the objective of the present study was to characterize the effect of increased pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary hypertension on SP-A, -B, and -C gene expressions and protein contents within the first week of life. Of eight fetal lambs that underwent the in utero placement of the shunt, there was no difference in the expression of SP-A, -B, and -C mRNA levels or SP-A and -B protein contents compared with age-matched controls. The results showed that, in this model of congenital heart disease with pulmonary hypertension and increased pulmonary blood flow, the effect of the shunt on SP gene expression and protein content was not apparent within the first week of life. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1040-0605
1522-1504