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Pages 471-476 (November 1999)
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Densidad capilar y función respiratoria en el músculo intercostal externo
Capillary density and respiratory function in the externa! intercostal muscle
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M.A. Jiménez-Fuentesa, J. Geaa,d,
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Correspondencia: Servei de Pneumoiogia. Hospital del Mar-IMIM. Pg. Marítim, 27. 08003 Barcelona.
, M.C. Aguara, J. Minguellab,e, J. Lloretac,d, Miquel Féleza,d, Joan Broquetasa,e
a Servicios de Neumología, Unitat de Recerca Respiratoria-Ambiental. Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Barcelona
b Cirugía Torácica, Unitat de Recerca Respiratoria-Ambiental. Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Barcelona
c Anatomía Patológica. Unitat de Recerca Respiratoria-Ambiental. Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Barcelona
d Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona. Barcelona
e Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona
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Las alteraciones en la función pulmonar se han relacionado con modificaciones estructurales adaptativas en los músculos respiratorios.

Objetivo

Evaluar la densidad capilar (Dcap) del músculo intercostal externo (IE) en pacientes con EPOC, y sus eventuales relaciones con la función respiratoria.

Material y métodos

Se incluyeron 42 individuos (61±9 años), en los que se evaluó la función pulmonar convencional y la de los músculos respiratorios (presiones máximas en reposo y prueba de resistencia según técnica de Martyn). La muestra incluyó 10 sujetos con función pulmonar normal y 32 pacientes con EPOC (FEV1, entre 13 y 78% ref), en fase estable y sin insuficiencia respiratoria (PaO2>60mmHg). En todos se realizó biopsia local del IE, a nivel del 5.° espacio intercostal, línea medio-axilar anterior, lado no dominante. La muestra fue procesada para morfometría, tipificándose las fibras en las tinciones de ATPasa, y cuantificándose los capilares en la de tricrómico de Gomori.

Resultados

El diámetro medio global fue de 61±10μm, predominando las fibras de tipo I (56±11%). La Dcap fue de 2,8±0,6 capilares/fibra (equivalente a 1,02±0,37 capilares/mm2 de superficie fibrilar), presentando los pacientes con EPOC grave (FEV1<50% ref) una cifra sensiblemente superior a los controles (3,0±0,6 frente a 2,3±0,5 capilares/ fibra, p<0,01), y correlacionando inversamente esta variable con el FEV1 (r=-0,395, p<0,01). La capilaridad del músculo no evidenció relación con el resto de variables funcionales, incluyendo las de función muscular respiratoria e intercambio de gases.

Conclusión

La remodelación estructural de los músculos IE en pacientes con EPOC incluye también un aumento en la densidad de sus capilares interfibrilares. Este aumento es proporcional a la severidad de la obstrucción y probablemente refleja un fenómeno de índole adaptativa.

Palabras clave:
Músculos respiratorios
Vasos sanguíneos
Adaptación

Changes in lung function have been related to adaptive structural modifications in respiratory muscles.

Objective

To evaluate the capillary density (Dcap) of the external intercostal muscle in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and its possible relation to respiratory function.

Methods

Forty-two individuals (61±9 years oíd) underwent conventional lung function testing and evaluation of respiratory muscles (maximum pressures at rest and a tolerance test using Martyn's technique). The sample included 10 subjects with normal lung function and 32 COPD patients (FEV1 between 13 and 78% of reference), in stable phase and with no respiratory insufficiency (PaO2>60mmHg). A local biopsy of the external intercostal muscle was taken from all subjects at the fifth intercostal space (anterior axile) on the non-dominant side. The sample was processed for morphometry and fiber typing with ATPase staining and for quantifying capillarity with Gomori's trichrome staining.

Results

The mean diameter was 61±10μm, with type I fibers predominating (56±11%). Dcap was 2.8±0.6 capillaries/ fiber (equivalent to 1.02±0.37 capillaries/mm2 of fibrillary surface). The number of capillaries/fiber was significantly higher in patients with severe COPD (FEV1 <50% ref) than in controls (3.0±0.6 versus 2.3±0.5, p<0.01) and was inversely related to FEV1 (r=-0.395, p<0.01). Muscle capillarity was unrelated to other function variables, including markers of respiratory muscle function and gas exchange.

Conclusion

The structural remodelling of external intercostal muscles in COPD patients aiso includes an increase in density of interfibrillary capillaries. This increase is proportional to the severity of obstruction and probably reflects an adaptive phenomenon.

Key words:
Respiratory muscles
Blood vessels
Adaptitation
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