Retinoic acid enhances lung growth after pneumonectomy Aditya K Kaza, MD, Irving L Kron, MD, John A Kern, MD, Stewart M Long, MD, Steven M Fiser, MD, Richard P Nguyen, BS, Curtis G Tribble, MD, Victor E Laubach, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 71, Issue 5, Pages 1645-1650 (May 2001) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02478-X Copyright © 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Initial and final total body weight (iTBW and fTBW) at 10- and 21-day intervals. ∗p = 0.007 for iTBW versus fTBW. (P = pneumonectomy; R = pneumonectomy with administration of retinoic acid; S = sham thoracotomy.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1645-1650DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02478-X) Copyright © 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Lung volume index at 10- and 21-day intervals. @p < 0.001 versus S10; ∗p < 0.001 versus S10 and P10; &p < 0.001 versus S21; #p < 0.001 versus S21 and P21. (P = pneumonectomy; R = pneumonectomy with administration of retinoic acid; S = sham thoracotomy.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1645-1650DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02478-X) Copyright © 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Lung weight index at 10- and 21-day intervals. ∗p < 0.001 versus S10 and P10; @p < 0.001 versus S21; #p < 0.001 versus S21 and P21. (P = pneumonectomy; R = pneumonectomy with administration of retinoic acid; S = sham thoracotomy.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1645-1650DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02478-X) Copyright © 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Cellular proliferation index (% of dividing cells) at 21-day interval. #p < 0.001 versus S21; ∗p < 0.001 versus S21 and P21. (P = pneumonectomy; R = pneumonectomy with administration of retinoic acid; S = sham thoracotomy.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1645-1650DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02478-X) Copyright © 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Western blot analysis for the detection of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) at 21 days. The Western blot is shown at top (EGFR, 170kDa). The computerized densitometry is shown below. ∗p = 0.017 versus S21 and P21. (P = pneumonectomy; R = pneumonectomy with administration of retinoic acid; S = sham thoracotomy.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1645-1650DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02478-X) Copyright © 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions