Pulmonary adaptation to high altitude in wild mammals

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作者
Sakai, Akio [1 ]
Takeshi, Ishizaki [2 ,3 ]
Tomonobu, Koizumi [4 ]
Takayuki, Matsumoto [5 ]
机构
[1] Shinshu Univ, Sch Med, Dept Sports Med, Matsumoto, Nagano 390, Japan
[2] Univ Fukui, Dept Fundamental Nursing, Fukui, Japan
[3] Univ Fukui Hosp, Div Pulm Med, Fukui, Japan
[4] Shinshu Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
[5] Chukyo Univ, Sch Hlth & Sports Sci, Lab Exercise Physiol & Biomech, Toyota, Japan
来源
PROBLEMS OF HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY | 2007年
关键词
altitude; pulmonary hypertension; hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction; hymatocrite;
D O I
10.1007/978-1-4020-6300-8_7
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The increased pulmonary artery pressure or right ventricular hypertrophy at high altitude has been reported to vary widely among species and individuals of the same species even when they are exposed to the same altitude. Reeves et al. reported species differences in the increase in the pulmonary artery pressure resulting from chronic exposure to high altitude; although pulmonary hypertension induced by exposure to high altitudes was remarkable in the cow and horse, it was minimal in the llama, dog, sheep and rabbit. It was also shown that there are two types of cow, i.e., the susceptive type, which shows marked increases in pulmonary artery pressure when exposed to high altitude and the resistant type, which is less responsive to changes in altitude. Genetic factors have been suggested to play an important role in terms of sensitivity to exposure to high altitude. Similar differences in the responsiveness to hypoxia have also been noticed in humans; some individuals develop marked pulmonary hypertension but others do not. When these observations are taken together, a small degree of pulmonary hypertension or right ventricular hypertrophy at high altitude indicates better adaptability to it. Pika, which is an animal completely adapted to high altitude and has relatively low hematocrite level, no pulmonary hypertension or no right ventricular hypertrophy, is a good example. Moreover, hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction is significantly smaller in the pika than in the rat. In conclusion, this paper reports data showing that the pika, blue-sheep and Yachi-nezumi have developed almost the same physiological adaptation mechanism, i.e., attenuated HPV and deficient hernatocrite increase for a high-altitude environment as a result of the long history of habitation at high altitude, through a natural selection of better-adapted individuals. Genetic factors have been suggested to play important roles in this adaptability.
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