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. 2013 Sep 19;8(9):e75861. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075861

Table 1. Representative raw data for the pressure-flow (P-Q) relationships in isolated perfused mouse lungs at different experimental conditions.

group control RO 25-1553 sildenafil
concentration - 0.01 mg·ml−1 0.1 mg·ml−1 1 mg·ml−1 100 nmol/l−1
FiO2 0.21 0.01 0.21 0.01 0.21 0.01 0.21 0.01 0.21 0.01
PAP 25 ml·kg−1·min−1 4.38 4.91 4.27 4.57 3.82 3.94 3.95 4.02 3.80 3.93
PAP 50 ml·kg−1·min−1 5.85 6.77 5.88 6.83 5.69 6.12 5.52 5.85 5.56 5.94
PAP 75 ml·kg−1·min−1 7.32 8.40 7.12 8.13 7.14 7.56 6.97 7.24 6.71 7.17
PAP 100 ml·kg−1·min−1 8.32 9.47 8.16 9.06 8.22 8.58 8.22 8.49 7.85 8.36
R0 0.17 0.23 0.18 0.23 0.11 0.13 0.10 0.12 0.11 0.12

Representative pulmonary artery pressures (PAP; in mmHg) as recorded in individual isolated mouse lungs perfused at flow rates (Q) of 25, 50, 75, and 100 ml·kg−1·min−1 and corresponding intrinsic pulmonary vascular resistance values (R0; in mmHg·ml−1·kg−1·min−1) as calculated from the respective 4-point P-Q curve. Examples are given for normoxic (21% O2) or hypoxic (1% O2) lungs perfused with buffer alone (control), with RO 25-1553 at final concentrations of 0.01, 0.1 or 1 mg·mL−1, or with sildenafil (100 nMol·L−1). FiO2; fraction of inspiratory O2 (0.21 for normoxia; 0.01 for hypoxia).