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Published on: October 23, 2018
Effects of intravenous and aerosolized arachidonic acid on alveolar epithelial permeability in rabbits
J L Stevenson1, S F Quan, M L Witten
1Division of Respiratory Sciences, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson 85724.
Abstract:
To determine whether arachidonic acid (AA) alters alveolar epithelial permeability, we studied the effect of both continuous intravenous and aerosolized AA on clearance of [99m]Tc-DTPA from lung to blood in rabbits. Although intravenous AA increased prostacyclin production and aerosolized AA decreased systemic blood pressure, neither continuous intravenous nor aerosolized AA augmented alveolar epithelial permeability.

