472 Communications to the Editor 1 Glauser FL, Fairman RP The uncertain role of the neutrophil in increased permeability pulmonary edema. Chest 1985; 88:601-07 2 Dyer EL, Brigham KL, Snapper JR. Circulating granulocytes are not essential for lung mechanics changes produced by phorbol myristate acetate. Am Rev Respir Dis 1984; 129:A350 3 Dyer EL, Snapper JR. The role of circulating granulocytes ...

CHIODI, HUGO. Aging and high-altitude polycythemia. J. Appl. Physiol.: Respirat. Environ. Exercise Physiol. 45(6): 1019-1020, 1978. No correlation was found between hemoglobin, hematocrit, or red blood cells and age in 42 healthy mixed Indians living at 4,515 m above sea level. The discrepancy of our results with those of Whittembury and Monge in similar conditions and altitude is discussed and...

The occurrence of a bronchopleural fistula (BPF) continues to represent a challenging management problem, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Bronchoscopic closure of BPF with instillation of n-butyl-cyanoacrylate glue is an effective, economical, minimally invasive and safe technique for managing BPFs. We present a case that was successfully treated with this method. *Correspo...

The pleural space is modeled in two dimensions as a thin layer of fluid separating a deformable membrane and a rigid surface containing a bump. We computed the steady-state membrane configuration and fluid pressure distribution during relative sliding of the two surfaces. For physiologically relevant values of membrane tension, shear flow-induced pressures near the bump and far-field pressure g...

During prolonged activity of cholinergic systems an acetylcholinelike substance is synthesized locally (1, 2) since more acetylcholine can be released during stimulation than is present in the non-stimulated organ. The energy necessary to perform various physicochemical processes is usually supplied through oxidative processes and glycolysis. It has already been found that the addition of gluco...

During prolonged activity of cholinergic systems an acetylcholinelike substance is synthesized locally (1, 2) since more acetylcholine can be released during stimulation than is present in the non-stimulated organ. The energy necessary to perform various physicochemical processes is usually supplied through oxidative processes and glycolysis. It has already been found that the addition of gluco...

WITHERS, PHILIP C. Measurement of Vo,, &02, and evaporative water loss with a flow-through mask. J. Appl. Physiol.: Respirat. Environ. Exercise Physiol. 42(l): 120-123, 1977. Equations for the calculation of vo2, vcoZ, and evaporative water loss were derived for use of a paramagnetic gas analyzer with a flow-through respirometry system and an open or closed mask. The magnitude of errors involve...

JOHNSON, ARNOLD, AND ASRAR B. MALIK. Effect of defybrinogenation on Lung fluid and protein exchange after glass bead embokation. J. Appl. Physiol.: Respirat. Environ. Exercise Physiol. 53(4): 895-900, 1982.-We examined the basis of the protective effect of defibrinogenation in dogs in preventing pulmonary edema following embolization with glass beads (A. Johnson and A. B. Malik, J. Appl. Physio...

During the course of studies on the effect of vitamin K on several respiratory chain enzymes from 1VIycobacterium phlei, it was found that the soluble fraction contained a unique enzyme which required vitamin K suspended in phospholipid for the reduction of thiazolyl blue tetrazolium by malate. Malate oxidation in most tissues is catalyzed by the classical pyridine nucleotide-linked malic dehyd...