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  • Title: Lung hypoplasia can be reversed by short-term obstruction of the trachea in fetal sheep.
    Author: Nardo L, Hooper SB, Harding R.
    Journal: Pediatr Res; 1995 Nov; 38(5):690-6. PubMed ID: 8552435.
    Abstract:
    Our aim was to determine whether an existing lung growth deficit could be reversed, in utero, by short-term (6 d) obstruction of the fetal trachea. Chronically catheterized fetal sheep (term approximately 145 d) were divided into four groups: 1) no treatment (control); 2) continuous lung liquid drainage to induce lung hypoplasia (105-134 d, drain); 3) lung liquid drainage to induce lung hypoplasia (105-128 d), followed by restoration of tracheal flow (128-134 d, drain and reconnect); and 4) lung liquid drainage to induce lung hypoplasia (105-128 d), followed by tracheal occlusion to accelerate lung growth (128-134 d, drain and obstruct). Lung liquid volumes and secretion rates were measured on d 125, 130, and 134 of gestation and postmortem data collected on d 135. Compared with controls, continuous lung liquid drainage (drain) significantly reduced wet lung weights (34.3 +/- 2.6 g/kg versus 13.3 +/- 1.4 g/kg) and total lung DNA contents (177 +/- 11 mg/kg versus 94 +/- 7 mg/kg). Reestablishing tracheal flow for 6 d (drain and reconnect) increased fetal lung wet weights (19.2 +/- 1.6 g/kg), but not total DNA contents (106 +/- 9 mg/kg), compared with lung liquid drained fetuses (drain). After 6 d of tracheal obstruction (drain and obstruct) lung liquid volumes, wet lung weights, and total protein contents (weight, 28.6 +/- 2.8 g/kg; protein, 1376 +/- 97 mg/kg) were similar to control values (weight, 34.3 +/- 2.6 g/kg; protein, 1506 +/- 123 mg/kg); lung DNA contents were less than control but greater than values from lung liquid drained fetuses (drain and obstruct, 140 +/- 9 mg/kg versus drain, 94 +/- 7 mg/kg). We conclude that obstruction of the trachea can reverse an existing fetal lung growth deficit in approximately 6 d, whereas merely restoring tracheal continuity does not increase fetal lung growth.
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