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A 3D Human Lung Tissue Model for Functional Studies on Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
Published on: October 5, 2015
CARDIORESPIRATORY STUDIES IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Abstract:
Cardiorespiratory studies in 13 young females and 11 middle-aged men with localized acute pulmonary tuberculosis revealed evidence of significant resting hyperventilation and reduction in the dynamics of ventilation indicative of restrictive lung disease. Indices of intrapulmonary mixing and pulmonary diffusing capacities were normal, as were alveolar-arterial pCO(2) gradients.The ventilation/perfusion ratios were slightly elevated in both groups, while pulmonary artery pressure and total pulmonary vascular resistance (TPVR) showed a rise in the males only.Both groups showed an increase in actual QBF flows and a resultant significant decrease in arterial pO(2), which suggests that the areas of tuberculous infection are metabolically active.
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