Effects of polycythemia on systemic endothelial function in chronic hypoxic lung disease. - Sorbonne Université Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Applied Physiology Année : 2011

Effects of polycythemia on systemic endothelial function in chronic hypoxic lung disease.

Résumé

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Polycythemia, a common complication of hypoxic COPD, may affect systemic vascular function by altering blood viscosity, vessel wall shear stress (WSS), and endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) release. Here, we evaluated the effects of hypoxia-related polycythemia on systemic endothelial function in patients with COPD. We investigated blood viscosity, WSS, and endothelial function in 15 polycythemic and 13 normocythemic patients with COPD of equal severity, by recording brachial artery diameter variations in response to hyperemia and by using venous occlusion plethysmography (VOP) to measure forearm blood flow (FBF) responses to a brachial artery infusion of acetylcholine (ACh), bradykinin (BK), sodium nitroprusside (SNP), substance P (SP), isoptin, and N-monomethyl-l-arginine (l-NMMA). At baseline, polycythemic patients had higher blood viscosity and larger brachial artery diameter than normocythemic patients but similar calculated WSS. Flow-mediated brachial artery vasodilation was increased in the polycythemic patients, in proportion to the hemoglobin levels. ACh-induced vasodilation was markedly impaired in the polycythemic patients and negatively correlated with hemoglobin levels. FBF responses to endothelium- (BK, SP) and non-endothelium-dependent (SNP, isoptin) vasodilators were not significantly different between the two groups. l-NMMA infusion induced a similar vasoconstrictor response in both groups, in accordance with their similar baseline WSS. In conclusion, systemic arteries in polycythemic patients adjust appropriately to chronic or acute WSS elevations by appropriate basal and stimulated NO release. Overall, our results suggest that moderate polycythemia has no adverse effect on vascular function in COPD.
Fichier non déposé

Dates et versions

hal-00596801 , version 1 (30-05-2011)

Identifiants

Citer

Laurent Boyer, Vicky Chaar, Gabriel Pelle, Bernard Maitre, Christos Chouaid, et al.. Effects of polycythemia on systemic endothelial function in chronic hypoxic lung disease.. Journal of Applied Physiology, 2011, 110 (5), pp.1196-203. ⟨10.1152/japplphysiol.01204.2010⟩. ⟨hal-00596801⟩
65 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Mastodon Facebook X LinkedIn More