Lectures on respiratory physiology Defense Systems of the Lung
Atmospheric Pollutants Carbon monoxide Sulfur oxides Nitrogen oxides Hydrocarbons Particulates Photochemical oxidants
Perfect Lung Types and sources of pollutants
Photochemical Oxidants hydrocarbons nitrogen oxides ozone, peroxyacyl nitrate, aldehydes, acrolein, etc. sunlight
Perfect Lung Examples of smog
Effects of cigarette smoke Carbon monoxide causes up to 10% hemoglobin “Tars” cause bronchial carcinoma Smoking causes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchial carcinoma and coronary heart disease Insidious effects of tobacco advertising
Cancer death rates (male) from 1930 to 2004
Effect of single cigarette on airways
Behavior of Aerosols in the Lung Deposition Clearance
Perfect Lung Mechanisms of deposition of aerosol
Perfect Lung Sites of aerosol deposition
Perfect Lung Mechanisms of deposition of aerosol
Accumulation of dust in a coal-miner’s lung
Perfect Lung Mechanisms of deposition of aerosol
Clearance of Deposited Particles Mucociliary system Alveolar macrophages
Clearance of deposited particles
Mucociliary escalator
Airway wall showing a mucous gland
Normal airway (above); Enlarged mucous glands (below)
Goblet Cell
Mucociliary escalator
Gel layer of the mucus above the sol layer
Cilia just touching the gel layer
Ciliary action
Structure of microtubule; diagram (left), EM (right)
Impairment of Normal Mucociliary Function Mucus:too much, or change in composition, e.g. chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, asthma Cilia:paralysis by toxic gases bronchial epithelium destroyed congenital defect of ciliary motion
Alveolar Macrophage
Alveolar macrophage in the corner of an alveolus
Impairment of Normal Macrophage Function Inhaled gases such as ozone, cigarette smoke Toxic particles such as silica Alveolar hypoxia, radiation, corticosteroids, alcohol ingestion