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Pages 230-234 (May 2009)
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Salbutamol Improves Diaphragmatic Contractility in Chronic Airway Obstruction
El salbutamol mejora la contractilidad diafragmática en la obstrucción crónica de la vía aérea
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Martín Angulo, Eliseo Taranto
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, Juan Pablo Soto, Leonel Malacrida, Nicolás Nin, F. Javier Hurtado, Héctor Píriz
Departamento de Fisiopatología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Abstract
Introduction

Chronic airflow obstruction in conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with respiratory muscle dysfunction. Our aim was to study the effects of salbutamol—a β2-adrenergic agonist known to improve muscle strength in physiologic and pathologic conditions—on diaphragm contractility in an animal model of chronic airway obstruction achieved by tracheal banding.

Materials and Methods

Twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into a control group and 3 tracheal banding groups, 1 that received acute salbutamol treatment, 1 that received chronic salbutamol treatment, and 1 that received nothing. Arterial blood gases, acid-base balance, and in vitro diaphragmatic contractility were evaluated by measuring peak twitch tension, contraction time, contraction velocity, half-relaxation time, relaxation velocity, and force-frequency curves.

Results

The 3 study groups had significantly reduced arterial pH and increased PaCO2 and bicarbonate levels compared to the control group (P<.05). The untreated tracheal banding group had significantly reduced peak twitch tension and contraction velocity, and a significantly lower force-frequency curve in comparison with the other groups (P<.05). The chronic treatment group had a higher relaxation velocity than the untreated study group (P<.05). The mean (SE) peak twitch tension values were 6.46 (0.90) N/cm2 for the control group, 3.28 (0.55) N/cm2 for the untreated tracheal banding group, 6.18 (0.71) N/cm2 for the acute treatment group, and 7.09 (0.59) N/cm2 for the chronic treatment group.

Conclusions

Diaphragmatic dysfunction associated with chronic airflow obstruction improves with both the acute and chronic administration of salbutamol. The mechanisms involved in respiratory muscle dysfunction warrant further study.

Keywords:
Diaphragm
Tracheal banding
COPD
Salbutamol
Resumen
Introducción

Las enfermedades con obstrucción crónica de la vía aérea, como la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica, asocian alteraciones funcionales de los músculos respiratorios. Los agonistas adrenérgicos β2 mejoran la fuerza muscular en condiciones fisiológicas y patológicas. Nuestro objetivo ha sido estudiar los efectos del salbutamol sobre la contractilidad diafragmática en un modelo animal de obstrucción crónica de la vía aérea lograda por obstrucción traqueal (OT) extrínseca.

Materiales y métodos

Se aleatorizaron 24 ratas Sprague-Dawley en 4 grupos: a) control; b) OT; c) OT+salbutamol agudo, y d) OT+salbutamol crónico. Se estudiaron los gases sanguíneos, el equilibrio ácido-base y la fuerza diafragmática in vitro, a través de las siguientes medidas: tensión máxima (Tmáx), tiempo de contracción (TC), velocidad de contracción (dT/dtmáx), tiempo de relajación media (TR1/2), velocidad de relajación (−d‘T/dtmáx) y curvas fuerza-frecuencia.

Resultados

Los 3 grupos sometidos a OT presentaron una disminución significativa del pH y un incremento de la presión arterial de anhídrido carbónico y del bicarbonato en sangre arterial (p<0,05). El grupo OT experimentó una disminución significativa de Tmáx, de dT/dtmáx y de la curva fuerza-frecuencia en comparación con los otros grupos (p<0,05). La –dT/dtmáx fue mayor en el grupo OT+salbutamol crónico comparado con el grupo OT (p<0,05). Los valores medios (± error estándar) de Tmáx fueron: control, 6,46±0,90 N/cm2; OT, 3,28±0,55 N/cm2; OT+salbutamol agudo, 6,18±0,71 N/cm2; OT+salbutamol crónico, 7,09±0,59 N/cm2.

Conclusiones

La disfunción diafragmática asociada a obstrucción crónica de la vía aérea mejora con salbutamol administrado tanto en forma aguda como crónica. Los mecanismos involucrados en la disfunción muscular deben analizarse más profundamente.

Palabras clave:
Diafragma
Obstrucción traqueal extrínseca
EPOC
Salbutamol
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