Maier RV, Hahnel GB. Microthrombosis during endotoxemia: potential role of hepatic versus alveolar macrophages.
J Surg Res 1984;
36:362-70. [PMID:
6708500 DOI:
10.1016/0022-4804(84)90112-4]
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Abstract
Macrophages (M phi) produce multiple inflammatory mediators which may contribute to the pathophysiological processes seen during sepsis. Since diffuse microthrombosis has been implicated as a potential etiology for organ dysfunction and failure in sepsis, the present study examined the production of procoagulant activity (PCA) by M phi in response to endotoxin, characterized the activity, and evaluated methods to modify the response. Since hepatic and pulmonary dysfunction is a common complication of sepsis, rabbit M phi were isolated from both pulmonary (A-M phi) and hepatic (H-M phi) sites. Both M phi populations produced PCA in response to endotoxin in vitro. There is a rapid rise in activity with a peak at 20- to 30+ fold over background levels at 8 hr poststimulation. Although similar in their ability to enhance coagulation, the two M phi PCAs were shown to differ markedly in other biochemical and functional assays. The A-M phi PCA in contrast to the H-M phi PCA, was resistant to heat inactivation, serine protease inhibition, and warfarin pretreatment, while indomethacin (a prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor) blocked A-M phi PCA production but not the H-M phi response. Corticosteroids totally blocked PCA production by both M phi populations. Endotoxin, therefore, induces a rapid increase in M phi PCA, and the magnitude and rapidity of the response argue for a potentially significant pathophysiologic role, in vivo. Although derived from a common progenitor, A-M phi and H-M phi produce a functionally discreet PCA. This differential response may partially explain the contradictory results obtained in studies using various cellular metabolism inhibitors, e.g., indomethacin and steroids.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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