Objective:To investigate whether lung IP for a short period prior to surgery is sufficient to prevent symptoms of lung ischemia reperfusion injury(LIRI),especially the inflammatory response. Methods:24 piglets were divided randomly into four groups:regular CPB reperfusion group(baseline group,n=6),DHCA group without lung IP(control group,n=6),DHCA group with single pulmonary artery(PA) perfusion twice in the lung IP process(IP-1,n=6),and DHCA group with lung ventilation together with PA perfusion twice in the lung IP process(IP-2,n=6). Blood was simultaneously drawn from the left atrium(LA) and thepulmonary artery(PA);The levels of TNF-α,IL-8 and IL-10,as well as the adhesion molecules CD18 on leukocytes,were determined. As a measure of the pulmonary release,ratios of LA/PA levels were calculated.A piece of lung tissue was taken to measure the wet to dry lung weight ratio(W/D) at three time points. Results:(1)The lung itself significantly produced more TNF-α,IL-8 and IL-10 after CPB in each group;Compared with baseline group,LA/PA ratios for TNF-α at 1 h post-CPB in both control group and IP-1 group were signifi-cantly increased,the ratios for IL-8 in control group after CPB and in IP-1 group at the end of CPB were significantly increased,the ratios for IL-10 in other three groups were all increased;Compared with control group,LA/PA ratios for TNF-α in IP-2 group at 1 h Post-CPB were significantly decreased,the ratios for IL-8 and IL-10 were all significantly decreased in IP groups.(3)Compared with Pre-CPB,LA/PA ratios of CD18 on monocytes only in control group significantly decreased after CPB,whereas ratios of CD18 on PolymorPhonuclear leukocytes(PMNs)in IP-1 group at 1 h Post-CPB and in both control group and IP-2 group after CPB were significantly decreased;Compared with baseline group,LA/PA ratios of CD18 on monocytes in control group after CPB and in IP-1 group at 1 h Post-CPB were significantly increased,the ratios of CD18 on PMNs in both control group and IP-1 group after CPB and in IP-2 group at the end of CPB were significantly increased;Compared with control group,LA/PA ratios of CD18 on monocytes in IP-2 group and ratios of CD18 on PMNs in both IP-1 and IP-2 groups at 1 h Post-CPB were significantly increase.(4)Compared with Pre-CPB,lung W/D ratios in both control and IP-2 group after CPB and in IP-1 group at 1 h Post-CPB were significantly increased;Compared with baseline group,ratios in control group after CPB and in IP-1 group at 1 h Post-CPB were significantly increased;Compared with control group,only in IP-2 group the ratios signifi-cantly decreased. Conclusion:Our data indicate that DHCA aggravates lung inflammatory response during CPB;lung IP has a pro-tective effect in LIRI during DHCA;moreover,maintaining ventilation together with PA perfusion in the lung IP process during CPB trends to excel single PA perfusion.