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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 281: R607-R614, 2001;
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Vol. 281, Issue 2, R607-R614, August 2001

Effects of catecholamines on the pulmonary circulation in the ovine fetus

S. Jaillard1, V. Houfflin-Debarge2, Y. Riou3, T. Rakza4, S. Klosowski4, P. Lequien4, and L. Storme4

Departments of 1 Thoracic Surgery, 2 Obstetrics, 3 Physiology, and 4 Neonatology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, Lille Cédex 59037, France

High levels of circulating catecholamines are found in the fetus, and fetal stress and birth induce a marked surge in catecholamine secretion. Little is known about the role of catecholamines on the fetal pulmonary circulation. To determine the effects of catecholamines on the pulmonary vascular tone, we tested the hemodynamic response to norepinephrine and dopamine infusion in chronically prepared late-gestation fetal lambs. We found that norepinephrine infusion (0.5 µg · kg-1 · min-1) increased pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) by 10 ± 1% (P < 0.01), left pulmonary artery blood flow by 73 ± 14% (P < 0.01), and decreased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) by 33 ± 6% (P < 0.01). The pulmonary vasodilator effect of norepinephrine was abolished after nitric oxide synthase inhibition. Dopamine infusion at 5 µg · kg-1 · min-1 did not significantly change PVR. Conversely, dopamine infusion at 10 µg · kg-1 · min-1 increased PAP (P < 0.01) and progressively increased PVR by 30 ± 14% (P < 0.01). These results indicate that catecholamines may modulate basal pulmonary vascular tone in the ovine fetus. We speculate that catecholamines may play a significant role in the maintenance of the fetal pulmonary circulation and in mediating changes in the transitional pulmonary circulation.

norepinephrine; dopamine; nitric oxide


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