Duy T Dao1, Lorenzo Anez-Bustillos1, Amy Pan1, Alison A O'Loughlin1, Paul D Mitchell2, Gillian L Fell1, Meredith A Baker1, Bennet S Cho1, Prathima Nandivada1, Arthur P Nedder3, Charles J Smithers4, Nancy Chen5, Robert Comeau5, Kevin Holmes5, Susan Kalled5, Angela Norton5, Bohong Zhang5, Mark Puder6. 1. Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 2. Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 3. Animal Care Resources, Children's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 4. Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 5. Shire, Lexington, Massachusetts. 6. Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: Mark.Puder@childrens.harvard.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Vascular endothelial growth factor has been found to accelerate compensatory lung growth after left pneumonectomy in mice. The aim of this study was to determine the natural history and the effects of vascular endothelial growth factor on compensatory lung growth in a large animal model. METHODS: To determine the natural history of compensatory lung growth, female Yorkshire piglets underwent a left pneumonectomy on days of life 10-11. Tissue harvest and volume measurement of the right lung were performed at baseline (n = 5) and on postoperative days 7 (n = 5), 14 (n = 4), and 21 (n = 5). For pharmacokinetic studies, vascular endothelial growth factor was infused via a central venous catheter, with plasma vascular endothelial growth factor levels measured at various time points. To test the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor on compensatory lung growth, 26 female Yorkshire piglets underwent a left pneumonectomy followed by daily infusion of vascular endothelial growth factor at 200 µg/kg or isovolumetric 0.9% NaCl (saline control). Lungs were harvested on postoperative day 7 for volume measurement and morphometric analyses. RESULTS: Compared with baseline, right lung volume after left pneumonectomy increased by factors of 2.1 ± 0.6, 3.3 ± 0.6, and 3.6 ± 0.4 on postoperative days 7, 14, and 21, respectively. The half-life of VEGF ranged from 89 to 144 minutes. Lesser doses of vascular endothelial growth factor resulted in better tolerance, volume of distribution, and clearance. Compared with the control group, piglets treated with vascular endothelial growth factor had greater lung volume (P < 0.0001), alveolar volume (P = 0.001), septal surface area (P = 0.007) and total alveolar count (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Vascular endothelial growth factor enhanced alveolar growth in neonatal piglets after unilateral pneumonectomy.
BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor has been found to accelerate compensatory lung growth after left pneumonectomy in mice. The aim of this study was to determine the natural history and the effects of vascular endothelial growth factor on compensatory lung growth in a large animal model. METHODS: To determine the natural history of compensatory lung growth, female Yorkshire piglets underwent a left pneumonectomy on days of life 10-11. Tissue harvest and volume measurement of the right lung were performed at baseline (n = 5) and on postoperative days 7 (n = 5), 14 (n = 4), and 21 (n = 5). For pharmacokinetic studies, vascular endothelial growth factor was infused via a central venous catheter, with plasma vascular endothelial growth factor levels measured at various time points. To test the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor on compensatory lung growth, 26 female Yorkshire piglets underwent a left pneumonectomy followed by daily infusion of vascular endothelial growth factor at 200 µg/kg or isovolumetric 0.9% NaCl (saline control). Lungs were harvested on postoperative day 7 for volume measurement and morphometric analyses. RESULTS: Compared with baseline, right lung volume after left pneumonectomy increased by factors of 2.1 ± 0.6, 3.3 ± 0.6, and 3.6 ± 0.4 on postoperative days 7, 14, and 21, respectively. The half-life of VEGF ranged from 89 to 144 minutes. Lesser doses of vascular endothelial growth factor resulted in better tolerance, volume of distribution, and clearance. Compared with the control group, piglets treated with vascular endothelial growth factor had greater lung volume (P < 0.0001), alveolar volume (P = 0.001), septal surface area (P = 0.007) and total alveolar count (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION:Vascular endothelial growth factor enhanced alveolar growth in neonatal piglets after unilateral pneumonectomy.
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