Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 157, Number 2, February 1998, 553-559

Lung Function in Premature Lambs and Rabbits Treated with a Recombinant SP-C Surfactant

AUDREY J. DAVIS, ALAN H. JOBE, DIETRICH HÄFNER, and MACHIKO IKEGAMI

Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, California; and Respiratory Pharmacology, Byk Gulden, Konstanz, Germany

We evaluated the efficacy of a recombinant surfactant protein-C (rSP-C) surfactant in vitro and in vivo, using ventilated preterm lambs and rabbits. The surface tension measured with a Wilhelmy balance of the rSP-C surfactant was lower than the surface tension of natural sheep surfactant (containing SP-B and SP-C). The rSP-C and natural surfactants were equivalently sensitive to inhibition by plasma. Over a 5-h study period, lambs treated with 100 mg/kg rSP-C and natural surfactants at birth had similar PCO₂, lung mechanics, and FRC values. Indicators of injury also were not different. In preterm rabbits ventilated with 3 cm H₂O positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), similar compliance responses were measured for the rSP-C and natural surfactant. Large-aggregate surfactants recovered from alveolar washes of the lambs treated with rSP-C or natural surfactant retained their function when tested in preterm rabbits. In conclusion, the rSP-C surfactant was effective in preterm animals with surfactant deficiency.

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