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Endotheliopathy of Trauma is an on-Scene Phenomenon, and is Associated with Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome: A Prospective Observational Study. Shock 2019; 49:420-428. [PMID: 28945676 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000000999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Trauma patients are vulnerable to coagulopathy and inflammatory dysfunction associated with endotheliopathy of trauma (EoT). In vitro evidence has suggested that tranexamic acid (TXA) may ameliorate endotheliopathy. We aimed to investigate how soon after injury EoT occurs, its association with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), and whether TXA ameliorates it. METHODS A prospective observational study included 91 trauma patients enrolled within 60 min of injury and 19 healthy controls. Blood was sampled on enrolment and again 4 to 12 h later. ELISAs measured serum concentrations of syndecan-1 and thrombomodulin as biomarkers of EoT. MODS was compared between groups according to biomarker dynamics: persistently abnormal; abnormal to normal; and persistently normal. Timing of EoT was estimated by plotting biomarker data against time, and then fitting generalized additive models. Biomarker dynamics were compared between those who did or did not receive prehospital TXA. RESULTS Median age was 38 (interquartile range [IQR] 24-55) years; 78 of 91 were male. Median injury severity score (ISS) was 22 (IQR 12-36). EoT was estimated to occur at 5 to 8 min after injury. There were no significant differences in ISS between those with or without prehospital EoT. Forty-two patients developed MODS; 31 of 42 with persistently abnormal; 8 of 42 with abnormal to normal; and 3 of 42 with persistently normal biomarkers; P < 0.05. There were no significant differences between TXA and non-TXA groups. CONCLUSIONS EoT was present at the scene of injury. MODS was more likely when biomarkers of EoT were persistently raised. There were no significant differences between TXA and non-TXA groups. Prehospital interventions aimed at endothelial restoration may represent a clinically meaningful target for prehospital resuscitation.
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Shpichka A, Butnaru D, Bezrukov EA, Sukhanov RB, Atala A, Burdukovskii V, Zhang Y, Timashev P. Skin tissue regeneration for burn injury. Stem Cell Res Ther 2019; 10:94. [PMID: 30876456 PMCID: PMC6419807 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-019-1203-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The skin is the largest organ of the body, which meets the environment most directly. Thus, the skin is vulnerable to various damages, particularly burn injury. Skin wound healing is a serious interaction between cell types, cytokines, mediators, the neurovascular system, and matrix remodeling. Tissue regeneration technology remarkably enhances skin repair via re-epidermalization, epidermal-stromal cell interactions, angiogenesis, and inhabitation of hypertrophic scars and keloids. The success rates of skin healing for burn injuries have significantly increased with the use of various skin substitutes. In this review, we discuss skin replacement with cells, growth factors, scaffolds, or cell-seeded scaffolds for skin tissue reconstruction and also compare the high efficacy and cost-effectiveness of each therapy. We describe the essentials, achievements, and challenges of cell-based therapy in reducing scar formation and improving burn injury treatment.
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- Anastasia Shpichka
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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- Sechenov Biomedical Science and Technology Park, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC USA
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- Baikal Institute of Nature Management, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude, Russia
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- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC USA
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
- Research Center “Crystallography and Photonics” RAS, Institute of Photonic Technologies, Troitsk, Moscow, Russia
- Departments of Polymers and Composites, N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow, Russia
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Hu Q, Knight PH, Ren Y, Ren H, Zheng J, Wu X, Ren J, Sawyer RG. The emerging role of stimulator of interferons genes signaling in sepsis: Inflammation, autophagy, and cell death. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2019; 225:e13194. [PMID: 30269441 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Stimulator of interferons genes (STING) is an adaptor protein that plays a critical role in the secretion of type I interferons and pro-inflammatory cytokines in response to cytosolic nucleic acid. Recent research indicates the involvement of the STING pathway in uncontrolled inflammation, sepsis, and shock. STING signaling is significantly up-regulated in human sepsis, and STING agonists are suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis of sepsis and shock. Nevertheless, little is known about the consequences of activated STING-mediated signaling during sepsis. It has been shown that aberrant activation of the STING-dependent way can result in increased inflammation, type I interferons responses, and cell death (including apoptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis). In addition, autophagy modulation has been demonstrated to protect against multiple organs injuries in animal sepsis model. However, impaired autophagy may contribute to the aberrant activation of STING signaling, leading to uncontrolled inflammation and cell death. Here we present a comprehensive review of recent advances in the understanding of STING signaling, focusing on the regulatory mechanisms and the roles of this pathway in sepsis.
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- Qiongyuan Hu
- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing China
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- Department of Surgery Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, MD, School of Medicine Kalamazoo Michigan
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- Chicago Medical School Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago Illinois
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing China
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital Medical School of Nanjing University Nanjing China
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- Department of Surgery Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, MD, School of Medicine Kalamazoo Michigan
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Schrijver IT, Théroude C, Roger T. Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Sepsis. Front Immunol 2019; 10:327. [PMID: 30873175 PMCID: PMC6400980 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are immature myeloid cells characterized by their immunosuppressive functions. MDSCs expand during chronic and acute inflammatory conditions, the best described being cancer. Recent studies uncovered an important role of MDSCs in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases along with sepsis. Here we discuss the mechanisms underlying the expansion and immunosuppressive functions of MDSCs, and the results of preclinical and clinical studies linking MDSCs to sepsis pathogenesis. Strikingly, all clinical studies to date suggest that high proportions of blood MDSCs are associated with clinical worsening, the incidence of nosocomial infections and/or mortality. Hence, MDSCs are attractive biomarkers and therapeutic targets for sepsis, especially because these cells are barely detectable in healthy subjects. Blocking MDSC-mediated immunosuppression and trafficking or depleting MDSCs might all improve sepsis outcome. While some key aspects of MDSCs biology need in depth investigations, exploring these avenues may participate to pave the way toward the implementation of personalized medicine and precision immunotherapy for patients suffering from sepsis.
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- Irene T Schrijver
- Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Epalinges, Switzerland
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From traditional biochemical signals to molecular markers for detection of sepsis after burn injuries. Burns 2019; 45:16-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2018.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Soluble GPVI is elevated in injured patients: shedding is mediated by fibrin activation of GPVI. Blood Adv 2019; 2:240-251. [PMID: 29437639 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2017011171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Soluble glycoprotein VI (sGPVI) is shed from the platelet surface and is a marker of platelet activation in thrombotic conditions. We assessed sGPVI levels together with patient and clinical parameters in acute and chronic inflammatory conditions, including patients with thermal injury and inflammatory bowel disease and patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for elective cardiac surgery, trauma, acute brain injury, or prolonged ventilation. Plasma sGPVI was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and was elevated on day 14 after thermal injury, and was higher in patients who developed sepsis. sGPVI levels were associated with sepsis, and the value for predicting sepsis was increased in combination with platelet count and Abbreviated Burn Severity Index. sGPVI levels positively correlated with levels of D-dimer (a fibrin degradation product) in ICU patients and patients with thermal injury. sGPVI levels in ICU patients at admission were significantly associated with 28- and 90-day mortality independent of platelet count. sGPVI levels in patients with thermal injury were associated with 28-day mortality at days 1, 14, and 21 when adjusting for platelet count. In both cohorts, sGPVI associations with mortality were stronger than D-dimer levels. Mechanistically, release of GPVI was triggered by exposure of platelets to polymerized fibrin, but not by engagement of G protein-coupled receptors by thrombin, adenosine 5'-diphosphate, or thromboxane mimetics. Enhanced fibrin production in these patients may therefore contribute to the observed elevated sGPVI levels. sGPVI is an important platelet-specific marker for platelet activation that predicts sepsis progression and mortality in injured patients.
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Huang Y, Xiao J, Cai T, Yang L, Shi F, Wang Y, Li Y, Shi T, Li C, Peng Y, Chen J, Song Y, Hu J, Tan C. Immature granulocytes: A novel biomarker of acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with acute pancreatitis. J Crit Care 2018; 50:303-308. [PMID: 30558840 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between immature granulocyte percentage (IG%) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). MATERIALS AND METHODS A cohort of 2289 patients with AP was screened; 1933 were enrolled in this prospective multicenter study. Blood samples for IG% analysis were collected on admission and processed using a hematology analyzer. Demographic, radiological, and clinical laboratory data were prospectively collected and reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS Increased IG% reflected significant upward tendency of ARDS incidence and severity. Multivariable logistic regression revealed that Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II, CT severity index, C-reactive protein, white blood cells, granulocytes, lymphocytes, and IG% (OR 1.297 [95% CI 1.230-1.368]) were independent factors predicting ARDS onset in patients with AP. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that area under the curve for APACHE II and IG% were 0.837 (95% CI 0.798-0.876) and 0.821 (95% CI 0.794-0.849), respectively. The combination of APACHE II score and IG% demonstrated excellent predictive power for ARDS incidence. CONCLUSIONS IG% is a new type of biomarker for ARDS in patients with AP, which may promote timely and efficient identification of individuals at high risk for ARDS in the early stages of disease.
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- Ying Huang
- Department of Emergency, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China
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- Department of Emergency, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Emergency, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Departmwent of Gastroenterology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China
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- Radiology Department, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China
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- Department of Respiration, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China
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- Departmwent of Gastroenterology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China
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- School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University
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- School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China.
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Major trauma and acceleration of the ageing process. Ageing Res Rev 2018; 48:32-39. [PMID: 30316759 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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It is well established that numerous factors can affect the rate at which we age biologically. Diet, physical activity, lifestyle and our genes all play a major role in influencing the ageing trajectory and longevity. Major trauma affects millions globally, is the major cause of death in young adults and could influence ageing processes but has largely been ignored by biogenterologists. The long-term health consequences of physical trauma are well known in the medical community, how trauma effects the ageing process at a molecular level is not. It has long been difficult to assess ageing trajectories due to the absence of a biomarker of biological rather than chronological age. Recent advances in epigenetics have helped by identifying specific DNA methylation sites as good indicators of biological age. Recent investigations into the impact of psychological trauma and the associated physical stress on accelerating ageing as measured by epigenetic drift are promising. The physical and metabolic stress which is synonymous with physical trauma may also accelerate the ageing process. We suggest that long term epigenetic profiling is required to understand to what degree the ageing trajectory is altered by trauma, which will in turn add support for the development of novel therapies to improve health outcomes for survivors of traumatic injury.
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Duplessis C, Gregory M, Frey K, Bell M, Truong L, Schully K, Lawler J, Langley RJ, Kingsmore SF, Woods CW, Rivers EP, Jaehne AK, Quackenbush EB, Fowler VG, Tsalik EL, Clark D. Evaluating the discriminating capacity of cell death (apoptotic) biomarkers in sepsis. J Intensive Care 2018; 6:72. [PMID: 30459950 PMCID: PMC6234551 DOI: 10.1186/s40560-018-0341-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Sepsis biomarker panels that provide diagnostic and prognostic discrimination in sepsis patients would be transformative to patient care. We assessed the mortality prediction and diagnostic discriminatory accuracy of two biomarkers reflective of cell death (apoptosis), circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA), and nucleosomes. Methods The cfDNA and nucleosome levels were assayed in plasma samples acquired in patients admitted from four emergency departments with suspected sepsis. Subjects with non-infectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) served as controls. Samples were acquired at enrollment (T0) and 24 h later (T24). We assessed diagnostic (differentiating SIRS from sepsis) and prognostic (28-day mortality) predictive power. Models incorporating procalcitonin (diagnostic prediction) and APACHE II scores (mortality prediction) were generated. Results Two hundred three subjects were included (107 provided procalcitonin measurements). Four subjects exhibited uncomplicated sepsis, 127 severe sepsis, 35 septic shock, and 24 had non-infectious SIRS. There were 190-survivors and 13 non-survivors. Mortality prediction models using cfDNA, nucleosomes, or APACHEII yielded AUC values of 0.61, 0.75, and 0.81, respectively. A model combining nucleosomes with the APACHE II score improved the AUC to 0.84. Diagnostic models distinguishing sepsis from SIRS using procalcitonin, cfDNA(T0), or nucleosomes(T0) yielded AUC values of 0.64, 0.65, and 0.63, respectively. The three parameter model yielded an AUC of 0.74. Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first head-to-head comparison of cfDNA and nucleosomes in diagnosing sepsis and predicting sepsis-related mortality. Both cfDNA and nucleosome concentrations demonstrated a modest ability to distinguish sepsis survivors and non-survivors and provided additive diagnostic predictive accuracy in differentiating sepsis from non-infectious SIRS when integrated into a diagnostic prediction model including PCT and APACHE II. A sepsis biomarker strategy incorporating measures of the apoptotic pathway may serve as an important component of a sepsis diagnostic and mortality prediction tool.
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- Christopher Duplessis
- 1Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
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- 1Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
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- 1Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
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- 1Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
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- 1Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
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- 1Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
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- 1Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
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- 2Department of Pharmacology and Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, USA
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- 3Rady Pediatric Genomic and Systems Medicine Institute, Rady Children's Hospital, Encinitas, USA
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- 4Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA.,5Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA.,6Section on Infectious Diseases, Durham Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Durham, USA
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- 7Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA
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- 7Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA
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- 8Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, USA
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- 4Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA
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- 4Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA.,5Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA.,9Emergency Medicine Service, Durham Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Durham, USA
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- 1Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
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Circulating H3Cit is elevated in a human model of endotoxemia and can be detected bound to microvesicles. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12641. [PMID: 30140006 PMCID: PMC6107669 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31013-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Early diagnosis of sepsis is crucial since prompt interventions decrease mortality. Citrullinated histone H3 (H3Cit), released from neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) upon binding of platelets to neutrophils following endotoxin stimulation, has recently been proposed a promising blood biomarker in sepsis. Moreover, microvesicles (MVs), which are released during cell activation and apoptosis and carry a variety of proteins from their parental cells, have also been shown to be elevated in sepsis. In a randomized and placebo-controlled human model of endotoxemia (lipopolysaccharide injection; LPS), we now report significant LPS-induced elevations of circulating H3Cit in 22 healthy individuals. We detected elevations of circulating H3Cit by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), as well as bound to MVs quantified by flow cytometry. H3Cit-bearing MVs expressed neutrophil and/or platelet surface markers, indicating platelet-neutrophil interactions. In addition, in vitro experiments revealed that H3Cit can bind to phosphatidylserine exposed on platelet derived MVs. Taken together; our results demonstrate that NETs can be detected in peripheral blood during endotoxemia by two distinct H3Cit-specific methods. Furthermore, we propose a previously unrecognized mechanism by which H3Cit may be disseminated throughout the vasculature by the binding to MVs.
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Spear AM, Lawton G, Staruch RMT, Rickard RF. Regenerative medicine and war: a front-line focus for UK defence. NPJ Regen Med 2018; 3:13. [PMID: 30155273 PMCID: PMC6104070 DOI: 10.1038/s41536-018-0053-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The recent prolonged conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan saw the advancement of deployed trauma care to a point never before seen in war. The rapid translation of lessons from combat casualty care research, facilitated by an appetite for risk, contributed to year-on-year improvements in care of the injured. These paradigms, however, can only ever halt the progression of damage. Regenerative medicine approaches, in contrast, hold a truly disruptive potential to go beyond the cessation of damage from blast or ballistic trauma, to stimulate its reversal, and to do so from a very early point following injury. The internationally distributed and, in parts austere environments in which operational medical care is delivered provide an almost unique challenge to the development and translation of regenerative medicine technologies. In parallel, however, an inherent appetite for risk means that Defence will always be an early adopter. In focusing our operational priorities for regenerative medicine, the authors conducted a review of the current research landscape in the UK and abroad and sought wide clinical opinion. Our priorities are all applicable very far forward in the patient care pathway, and are focused on three broad and currently under-researched areas, namely: (a) blood, as an engineered tissue; (b) the mechanobiology of deep tissue loss and mechanobiological approaches to regeneration, and; (c) modification of the endogenous response. In focusing on these areas, we hope to engender the development of regenerative solutions for improved functional recovery from injuries sustained in conflict.
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- Abigail M. Spear
- Defence Science & Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK
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- Academic Department of Military Surgery & Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK
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- Academic Department of Military Surgery & Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK
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- Academic Department of Military Surgery & Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK
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Innate and adaptive immune dysregulation in critically ill ICU patients. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10186. [PMID: 29976949 PMCID: PMC6033948 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28409-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate whether ICU patients who developed persistent critical illness displayed an immune profile similar to an aged immune phenotype and any associations with patient outcomes. Twenty two critically ill ICU patients (27–76 years, 15 males), at day 5 of mechanical ventilation, and 22 healthy age-matched controls (27–77 years, 13 males) were recruited. Frequency and phenotype of innate and adaptive immune cells and telomere length in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were measured. An elevated granulocyte count (p < 0.0001), increased numbers of immature granulocytes (p < 0.0001), increased CD16++ve monocytes (p = 0.003) and CD14+ve HLADRdim/low monocytes (p = 0.004) and lower NK cell numbers (p = 0.007) were observed in ICU patients compared to controls. Critically ill patients also had lower numbers of total T lymphocytes (p = 0.03), naïve CD4 T cells (p = 0.003) and PTK7+ve recent thymic emigrants (p = 0.002), and increased senescent CD28−ve CD57+ve CD4 T cells (p = 0.02), but there was no difference in PBMC telomere length. Regulatory immune cell frequency was affected with reduced circulating CD19+veCD24hiCD38hi regulatory B cells (p = 0.02). However, only a raised neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio and reduced frequency of CD14+ve HLADRdim/low monocytes were associated with poor outcomes. We conclude that persistent critical illness results in changes to immune cell phenotype only some of which are similar to that seen in physiological ageing of the immune system.
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Vitamin D status and its influence on outcomes following major burn injury and critical illness. BURNS & TRAUMA 2018; 6:11. [PMID: 29721511 PMCID: PMC5910591 DOI: 10.1186/s41038-018-0113-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Vitamin D deficiency is common among the general population. It is also observed in up to 76% of critically ill patients. Despite the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in critical illness, vitamin D is often overlooked by medical staff as the clinical implications and consequences of vitamin D deficiency in acute contexts remain to be fully understood. Vitamin D has a broad range of pleotropic effects on various processes and systems including the immune-inflammatory response. 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), has been shown to promote a tolerogenic immune response limiting deleterious inflammatory effects, modulation of the innate immune system, and enhancement of anti-microbial peptides. Vitamin D deficiency is frequently observed in critically ill patients and has been related to extrinsic causes (i.e., limited sunlight exposure), magnitude of injury/illness, or the treatment started by medical doctors including fluid resuscitation. Low levels of vitamin D in critically ill patients have been associated with sepsis, organ failure, and mortality. Despite this, there are subpopulations of critical illness, such as burn patients, where the literature regarding vitamin D status and its influence on outcomes remain insufficient. Thermal injury results in damage to both burned and non-burned tissues, as well as induces an exaggerated and persistent immune-inflammatory and hypermetabolic response. In this review, we propose potential mechanisms in which burn injury affects the vitamin D status and summarizes current literature investigating the influence of vitamin D status on outcomes. In addition, we reviewed the literature and trials investigating vitamin D supplementation in critically ill patients and discuss the therapeutic potential of vitamin D supplementation in burn and critically ill patients. We also highlight current limitations of studies that have investigated vitamin D status and supplementation in critical illness. Thermal injury influences vitamin D status. More studies investigating vitamin D depletion in burn patients and its influence on prognosis, via standardized methodology, are required to reach definitive conclusions and influence clinical practice.
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Sepsis Induces a Dysregulated Neutrophil Phenotype That Is Associated with Increased Mortality. Mediators Inflamm 2018; 2018:4065362. [PMID: 29849488 PMCID: PMC5925119 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4065362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Neutrophil dysfunction in sepsis has been implicated in the pathogenesis of multiorgan failure; however, the role of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) remains uncertain. We aimed to determine the sequential changes in ex vivo NETosis and its relationship with mortality in patients with sepsis and severe sepsis. Methods This was a prospective observational cohort study enrolling 21 healthy age-matched controls and 39 sepsis and 60 severe sepsis patients from acute admissions to two UK hospitals. Patients had sequential bloods for the ex vivo assessment of NETosis in response to phorbol-myristate acetate (PMA) using a fluorometric technique and chemotaxis using time-lapse video microscopy. Continuous data was tested for normality, with appropriate parametric and nonparametric tests, whilst categorical data was analysed using a chi-squared test. Correlations were performed using Spearman's rho. Results Ex vivo NETosis was reduced in patients with severe sepsis, compared to patients with sepsis and controls (p = 0.002). PMA NETosis from patients with septic shock was reduced further (p < 0.001) compared to controls. The degree of metabolic acidosis correlated with reduced NETosis (p < 0.001), and this was replicated when neutrophils from healthy donors were incubated in acidotic media. Reduced NETosis at baseline was associated with an increased 30-day (p = 0.002) and 90-day mortality (p = 0.014) in sepsis patients. These findings were accompanied by defects in neutrophil migration and delayed apoptosis. Resolution of sepsis was not associated with the return to baseline levels of NETosis or migration. Conclusions Sepsis induces significant changes in neutrophil function with the degree of dysfunction corresponding to the severity of the septic insult which persists beyond physiological recovery from sepsis. The changes induced lead to the failure to effectively contain and eliminate the invading pathogens and contribute to sepsis-induced immunosuppression. For the first time, we demonstrate that reduced ex vivo NETosis is associated with poorer outcomes from sepsis.
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Neutrophils and neutrophil extracellular traps in the liver and gastrointestinal system. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 15:206-221. [PMID: 29382950 DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2017.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have an important role during infection by helping neutrophils to capture and kill pathogens. However, evidence is accumulating that uncontrolled or excessive production of NETs is related to the exacerbation of inflammation and the development of autoimmunity, cancer metastasis and inappropriate thrombosis. In this Review, we focus on the role of NETs in the liver and gastrointestinal system, outlining their protective and pathological effects. The latest mechanistic insights in NET formation, interactions between microorganisms and NETs and the relationship between neutrophil subtypes and their functions are also discussed. Additionally, we describe the potential importance of NET-related molecules, including cell-free DNA and hypercitrullinated histones, as biomarkers and targets for therapeutic intervention in gastrointestinal diseases.
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Stanojcic M, Vinaik R, Jeschke MG. Status and Challenges of Predicting and Diagnosing Sepsis in Burn Patients. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2018; 19:168-175. [PMID: 29327977 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2017.288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Burns are a common form of trauma that account for more than 300,000 deaths each year worldwide. Survival rates have improved over the past decades because of improvements in nutritional and fluid support, burn wound care, and infection control practices. Death, however, remains unacceptably high. The primary cause of death has changed over the last decades from anoxic causes to now predominantly infections and sepsis. Sepsis and septic complications are not only major contributors to poor outcomes, but they further result in longer hospital stay and higher healthcare costs. Despite the importance of infections and sepsis, the diagnosis and prediction remain a major challenge. To date, no clear diagnostic criteria or predictive formula exist that can predict reliably the occurrence of sepsis and infections. This review will highlight and discuss current definitions and criteria for diagnosis as well as predictive biomarkers of sepsis in patients with burns. It will also present the diagnostic tools employed, such as procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, and cytokines. We will discuss the benefits and shortcomings of different treatment modalities in the context of sepsis prevention. Last, we identify new therapeutic strategies for sepsis prediction and present future considerations to prevent sepsis in patients with burns. Minimizing and preventing septic complications through early detection would significantly benefit patients and necessitate continued research to unravel new biomarkers and mechanisms. Subsequent studies need to take a fresh perspective and consider the implementation of patient-centered therapeutic strategies.
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- Mile Stanojcic
- 1 Sunnybrook Research Institute , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 1 Sunnybrook Research Institute , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 1 Sunnybrook Research Institute , Toronto, Ontario, Canada .,2 Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario, Canada .,3 Department of Immunology, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario, Canada .,4 Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Naumann DN, Hazeldine J, Dinsdale RJ, Bishop JR, Midwinter MJ, Harrison P, Hutchings SD, Lord JM. Endotheliopathy is associated with higher levels of cell-free DNA following major trauma: A prospective observational study. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0189870. [PMID: 29261771 PMCID: PMC5736230 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cell free deoxyribonucleic acid (cfDNA) has been proposed as a biomarker of secondary complications following trauma. Raised thrombomodulin and syndecan-1 levels have been used to indicate endotheliopathy, and are associated with inflammation, coagulopathy, and mortality. The current study aimed to analyse the association between cfDNA and biomarkers of endotheliopathy in a cohort of trauma patients, and whether raised levels of cfDNA were associated with poorer clinical outcomes. METHODS Serum thrombomodulin and syndecan-1 were used as biomarkers of endotheliopathy and compared to plasma cfDNA in trauma patients from two prospective longitudinal observational studies. Cohort A (n = 105) had a predicted injury severity score (ISS) >8, and had blood sampled within 1h of injury and at 4-12h. Cohort B (n = 17) had evidence of haemorrhagic shock, and had blood sampled at a median time of 3.5h after injury. Relationships between biomarkers were tested using multivariable linear regression models that included the covariates of gender, age, ISS, Glasgow Coma Scale, lactate, systolic blood pressure, and heart rate. A model was fitted to investigate whether changes in cfDNA were associated with similar changes in endothelial biomarkers. RESULTS The mean age was 41 (SD 19), and the median ISS was 25 (IQR 12-34). There was a significant association between cfDNA levels and both syndecan-1 and thrombomodulin levels (both p<0.001). This was independent of all covariates except for ISS, which significantly correlated with cfDNA levels. 50 ng/ml change in syndecan-1 and 1 ng/ml change in thrombomodulin corresponded to 15% and 20% increases in cfDNA levels respectively (both p<0.001). Patients who died had significantly higher prehospital and in-hospital cfDNA levels (both p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Raised cfDNA levels are associated with markers of endotheliopathy following trauma, and are associated with mortality. This relationship is present within the first hour of injury, and a change in one biomarker level is reflected by similar changes in the others. These findings are in keeping with the hypothesis that circulating DNA and endothelial injury share a common pathway following trauma.
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- David N. Naumann
- Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, University of Queensland, Rural Clinical School, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Ortmann W, Kolaczkowska E. Age is the work of art? Impact of neutrophil and organism age on neutrophil extracellular trap formation. Cell Tissue Res 2017; 371:473-488. [PMID: 29250748 PMCID: PMC5820386 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-017-2751-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Neutrophil extracellular traps or NETs are released by highly activated neutrophils in response to infectious agents, sterile inflammation, autoimmune stimuli and cancer. In the cells, the nuclear envelop disintegrates and decondensation of chromatin occurs that depends on peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) and neutrophil elastase (NE). Subsequently, proteins from neutrophil granules (e.g., NE, lactoferrin and myeloperoxidase) and the nucleus (histones) bind to decondensed DNA and the whole structure is ejected from the cell. The DNA decorated with potent antimicrobials and proteases can act to contain dissemination of infection and in sterile inflammation NETs were shown to degrade cytokines and chemokines via serine proteases. On the other hand, overproduction of NETs, or their inadequate removal and prolonged presence in vasculature or tissues, can lead to bystander damage or even initiation of diseases. Considering the pros and cons of NET formation, it is of relevance if the stage of neutrophil maturation (immature, mature and senescent cells) affects the capacity to produce NETs as the cells of different age-related phenotypes dominate in given (pathological) conditions. Moreover, the immune system of neonates and elderly individuals is weaker than in adulthood. Is the same pattern followed when it comes to NETs? The overall importance of individual and neutrophil age on the capacity to release NETs is reviewed in detail and the significance of these facts is discussed.
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- Weronika Ortmann
- Department of Evolutionary Immunology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 9, 30-387, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Evolutionary Immunology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, ul. Gronostajowa 9, 30-387, Krakow, Poland.
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Venet F, Monneret G. Advances in the understanding and treatment of sepsis-induced immunosuppression. Nat Rev Nephrol 2017; 14:121-137. [PMID: 29225343 DOI: 10.1038/nrneph.2017.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 493] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction that is caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis can induce acute kidney injury and multiple organ failures and represents the most common cause of death in the intensive care unit. Sepsis initiates a complex immune response that varies over time, with the concomitant occurrence of both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. As a result, most patients with sepsis rapidly display signs of profound immunosuppression, which is associated with deleterious consequences. Scientific advances have highlighted the role of metabolic failure, epigenetic reprogramming, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, immature suppressive neutrophils and immune alterations in primary lymphoid organs (the thymus and bone marrow) in sepsis. An improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying this immunosuppression as well as of the similarities between sepsis-induced immunosuppression and immune defects in cancer or immunosenescence has led to novel therapeutic strategies aimed at stimulating immune function in patients with sepsis. Trials assessing the therapeutic benefit of IL-7, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and antibodies against programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) and programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PDL1) for the treatment of sepsis are in progress. The reappraisal of sepsis pathophysiology has also resulted in a novel approach to the design of clinical trials evaluating sepsis treatments, based on an evaluation of the immune status and biomarker-based stratification of patients.
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- Fabienne Venet
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Immunology Department, Flow Division, 69003 Lyon, France.,Equipe d'Accueil 7426, Pathophysiology of Injury-Induced Immunosuppression, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Hospices Civils de Lyon - bioMérieux, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, 69003 Lyon, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Immunology Department, Flow Division, 69003 Lyon, France.,Equipe d'Accueil 7426, Pathophysiology of Injury-Induced Immunosuppression, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Hospices Civils de Lyon - bioMérieux, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, 69003 Lyon, France
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review will focus on in-vivo findings derived from animal models of sepsis regarding the trapping role of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) which is difficult to assess ex vivo. The NETotic response of neutrophils at sites of sterile injury or autoimmune disease is destructive as no antimicrobial advantage to the host is realized and dampening NETosis is largely beneficial. In early stages of local infection or in sepsis, the trapping function of NETs may help abscess formation and limit microbial dissemination. RECENT FINDINGS The trapping function of NETs limits bacterial dissemination keeping an abscess from becoming bacteremic or confining tissue infection to local sites. Once containment is lost and disease has progressed, the best therapeutic approach suggested by animal studies to date is to inhibit protein arginine deiminase 4 and prevent NETosis rather than attempting to neutralize caustic NET components. Prognostic value may best be realized by taking cell free DNA, citrulllinated histones, neutrophil function and counts of immature granulocytes into consideration rather than rely on any one measure alone. SUMMARY The trapping function of NETs may supercede the value of antimicrobial function in the early phases of sepsis such that degradation of the DNA backbone is contraindicated.
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Al-Tarrah K, Moiemen N, Lord JM. The influence of sex steroid hormones on the response to trauma and burn injury. BURNS & TRAUMA 2017; 5:29. [PMID: 28920065 PMCID: PMC5597997 DOI: 10.1186/s41038-017-0093-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Trauma and related sequelae result in disturbance of homeostatic mechanisms frequently leading to cellular dysfunction and ultimately organ and system failure. Regardless of the type and severity of injury, gender dimorphism in outcomes following trauma have been reported, with females having lower mortality than males, suggesting that sex steroid hormones (SSH) play an important role in the response of body systems to trauma. In addition, several clinical and experimental studies have demonstrated the effects of SSH on the clinical course and outcomes following injury. Animal studies have reported the ability of SSH to modulate immune, inflammatory, metabolic and organ responses following traumatic injury. This indicates that homeostatic mechanisms, via direct and indirect pathways, can be maintained by SSH at local and systemic levels and hence result in more favourable prognosis. Here, we discuss the role and mechanisms by which SSH modulates the response of the body to injury by maintaining various processes and organ functions. Such properties of sex hormones represent potential novel therapeutic strategies and further our understanding of current therapies used following injury such as oxandrolone in burn-injured patients.
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- K Al-Tarrah
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, Birmingham University Medical School, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.,Scar Free Foundation Centre for Burns Research, University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust, B15 2WB, Birmingham, UK
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- Scar Free Foundation Centre for Burns Research, University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust, B15 2WB, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, Birmingham University Medical School, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK
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Kaufman T, Magosevich D, Moreno MC, Guzman MA, D'Atri LP, Carestia A, Fandiño ME, Fondevila C, Schattner M. Nucleosomes and neutrophil extracellular traps in septic and burn patients. Clin Immunol 2017; 183:254-262. [PMID: 28863968 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Revised: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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NETosis is a host defense mechanism associated with inflammation and tissue damage. Experimental models show that platelets and von Willebrand factor (VWF) are key elements for intravascular NETosis. We determined NETosis in septic and burn patients at 1 and 4days post-admission (dpa). Nucleosomes were elevated in patients. In septics, they correlated with Human Neutrophil Elastase (HNE)-DNA complexes and SOFA score at 1dpa, and were associated with mortality. Patient's neutrophils had spontaneous NETosis and were unresponsive to stimulation. Although platelet P-selectin and TNF-α were increased in both groups, higher platelet TLR-4 expression, VWF levels and IL-6 were found in septics at 1dpa. Neither platelet activation markers nor cytokines correlated with nucleosomes or HNE-DNA. Nucleosomes could be indicators of organ damage and predictors of mortality in septic but not in burn patients. Platelet activation, VWF and cytokines do not appear to be key mediators of NETosis in these patient groups.
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- Tomás Kaufman
- Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis, Institute of Experimental Medicine-CONICET, National Academy of Medicine, José Andrés Pacheco de Melo 3081, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Sagrado Corazón Clinic, Bartolomé Mitre 1955, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis, Institute of Experimental Medicine-CONICET, National Academy of Medicine, José Andrés Pacheco de Melo 3081, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis, Institute of Experimental Medicine-CONICET, National Academy of Medicine, José Andrés Pacheco de Melo 3081, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Thrombosis, Institute of Experimental Medicine-CONICET, National Academy of Medicine, José Andrés Pacheco de Melo 3081, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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An emerging role for neutrophil extracellular traps in noninfectious disease. Nat Med 2017; 23:279-287. [PMID: 28267716 DOI: 10.1038/nm.4294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 780] [Impact Index Per Article: 111.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The production of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) is a process that enables neutrophils to help catch and kill bacteria. However, increasing evidence suggests that this process might also occur in noninfectious, sterile inflammation. In this Review, we describe the role of NETosis in autoimmunity, coagulation, acute injuries and cancer, and discuss NETs as potential therapeutic targets. Furthermore, we consider whether extracellular DNA is always detrimental in sterile inflammation and whether the source is always NETs.
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Halstead FD, Lee KC, Kwei J, Dretzke J, Oppenheim BA, Moiemen NS. A systematic review of quantitative burn wound microbiology in the management of burns patients. Burns 2017; 44:39-56. [PMID: 28784345 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The early diagnosis of infection or sepsis in burns are important for patient care. Globally, a large number of burn centres advocate quantitative cultures of wound biopsies for patient management, since there is assumed to be a direct link between the bioburden of a burn wound and the risk of microbial invasion. Given the conflicting study findings in this area, a systematic review was warranted. METHODS Bibliographic databases were searched with no language restrictions to August 2015. Study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment were performed in duplicate using pre-defined criteria. Substantial heterogeneity precluded quantitative synthesis, and findings were described narratively, sub-grouped by clinical question. RESULTS Twenty six laboratory and/or clinical studies were included. Substantial heterogeneity hampered comparisons across studies and interpretation of findings. Limited evidence suggests that (i) more than one quantitative microbiology sample is required to obtain reliable estimates of bacterial load; (ii) biopsies are more sensitive than swabs in diagnosing or predicting sepsis; (iii) high bacterial loads may predict worse clinical outcomes, and (iv) both quantitative and semi-quantitative culture reports need to be interpreted with caution and in the context of other clinical risk factors. CONCLUSION The evidence base for the utility and reliability of quantitative microbiology for diagnosing or predicting clinical outcomes in burns patients is limited and often poorly reported. Consequently future research is warranted.
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- Fenella D Halstead
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK; The Scar Free Foundation Centre for Burns Research, Birmingham, UK.
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK; The Scar Free Foundation Centre for Burns Research, Birmingham, UK; Royal North Shore Hospital and Manly District Hospital, Northern Sydney Area Network, New South Wales, Australia.
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- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK; Institute of Applied Health Research, School of Health and Population Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
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- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK; Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK; The Scar Free Foundation Centre for Burns Research, Birmingham, UK; Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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Korkmaz HI, Ulrich MMW, Vogels S, de Wit T, van Zuijlen PPM, Krijnen PAJ, Niessen HWM. Neutrophil extracellular traps coincide with a pro-coagulant status of microcirculatory endothelium in burn wounds. Wound Repair Regen 2017; 25:609-617. [PMID: 28727215 DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Burn-induced tissue loss is partly related to secondary expansion of necrosis into vital dermis neighboring the initial burn injury. An important factor herein is the severe loss of perfusion of the burn wound, probably caused by microvascular damage induced by the intense local inflammatory responses as well as burn-induced hypercoagulation. We hypothesize that the formation of neutrophilic extracellular traps (NETs) play an important role in this. The purpose of this study was to investigate postburn intravascular thrombosis, NETs formation and the coagulant state in the microvasculature of burns in both animal models and patients. We used two in vivo burn wound models: rats and pigs. In rats, the entire wound was excised at day 14 postburn and in pigs burn wound biopsies were collected at different time points up to 60 days postburn. To confirm the data in patients, eschar from the burn wound was obtained from burn wound patients at different time points after wounding. The number of intravascular thrombi, the presence of intravascular NETs and the number of tissue factor (TF) positive blood vessels in the burn wound was determined. In rats, a significant increase in intravascular thrombi and TF expression was observed 14 days postburn, that in majority coincided with NETs. In pigs, a significant increase in intravascular thrombi and TF expression was found over time up to 60 days postburn, that in majority coincided with NETs too. Also in eschar of burn wound patients, a significant increase in intravascular thrombi was noted, that in majority coincided with NETs, already 0.5 days postburn and remained elevated up to 46 days postburn. This study shows the presence of NETosis in microcirculatory thrombosis of burn wounds and a switch in the microcirculatory endothelium toward a procoagulant phenotype.
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- H Ibrahim Korkmaz
- Department of Pathology, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Institute of Cardiovascular Research (ICaR-VU), MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Association of Dutch Burn Centers (ADBC), Beverwijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Association of Dutch Burn Centers (ADBC), Beverwijk, The Netherlands.,Burn Center and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Institute of Cardiovascular Research (ICaR-VU), MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Institute of Cardiovascular Research (ICaR-VU), MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Cardiac Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ohbuchi A, Kono M, Kitagawa K, Takenokuchi M, Imoto S, Saigo K. Quantitative analysis of hemin-induced neutrophil extracellular trap formation and effects of hydrogen peroxide on this phenomenon. Biochem Biophys Rep 2017; 11:147-153. [PMID: 28955779 PMCID: PMC5614717 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2017.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) can perpetuate sterile inflammation; thus, it is important to clarify their pathophysiological characteristics. Free heme, derived via hemolysis, is a major contributor to organ damage, and reportedly induces neutrophil activation as well as reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and NET formation. For this study, we examined hemin (Fe3+ -protoporphyrin IX)-induced NET formation quantitatively in vitro as well as the effects of oxidative stress. NETs formed in vitro from cultured neutrophils were quantitatively detected by using nuclease treatment and Sytox Green, a nucleic acid stain. Hemin-induced NET production was found to be in a dose-dependent manner, NADPH oxidase-dependent and toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 independent. Additionally, the iron molecule in the porphyrin ring was considered essential for the formation of NETs. In the presence of low concentrations of hydrogen peroxide, low concentrations of hemin-induced NETs were enhanced, unlike those of phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-induced NETs. Quantitative analysis of NET formation may prove to be a useful tool for investigating NET physiology, and hemin could function as a possible therapeutic target for hemolysis-related events.
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Key Words
- DPI, diphenyleneiodonium
- ELISA, Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay
- Extracellular trap
- HO-1, heme oxygenase-1
- Hemin
- Hydrogen peroxide
- LPS, lipopolysaccharide
- MPO, myeloperoxidase
- NADPH oxidase, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase
- NET, neutrophil extracellular traps
- Neutrophil
- PAD4, peptidylarginine deiminases 4
- PMA, phorbol myristate acetate
- Quantitative detection
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- TAK-242 (PubChem CID: 11703255)
- TLR, toll-like receptor
- diphenylene iodonium (PubChem CID: 3101)
- hemin (PubChem CID: 121225420)
- hydrogen peroxide (PubChem CID: 784)
- phorbol myristate acetate (PubChem CID: 22833501)
- polymyxin B (PubChem CID: 4868)
- protoporphyrin IX (PubChem CID: 4971)
- sytox green (PubChem CID: 46863923)
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- Ayako Ohbuchi
- Faculty of Pharmacological Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, 7-2-1 Kamiono, Himeji, Hyogo 670-8524, Japan
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- Scientific Research Division, Scientific Affairs, Sysmex Corporation, 1-3-2 Murotani, Nishi-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-2241, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacological Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, 7-2-1 Kamiono, Himeji, Hyogo 670-8524, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacological Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, 7-2-1 Kamiono, Himeji, Hyogo 670-8524, Japan
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- Department of Health Science, Kobe Tokiwa University, 2-6-2 Otani-cho, Nagata-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 653-0838, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmacological Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, 7-2-1 Kamiono, Himeji, Hyogo 670-8524, Japan
- Corresponding author.
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Hazeldine J, Naumann DN, Toman E, Davies D, Bishop JRB, Su Z, Hampson P, Dinsdale RJ, Crombie N, Duggal NA, Harrison P, Belli A, Lord JM. Prehospital immune responses and development of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome following traumatic injury: A prospective cohort study. PLoS Med 2017; 14:e1002338. [PMID: 28719602 PMCID: PMC5515405 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Almost all studies that have investigated the immune response to trauma have analysed blood samples acquired post-hospital admission. Thus, we know little of the immune status of patients in the immediate postinjury phase and how this might influence patient outcomes. The objective of this study was therefore to comprehensively assess the ultra-early, within 1-hour, immune response to trauma and perform an exploratory analysis of its relationship with the development of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). METHODS AND FINDINGS The immune and inflammatory response to trauma was analysed in 89 adult trauma patients (mean age 41 years, range 18-90 years, 75 males) with a mean injury severity score (ISS) of 24 (range 9-66), from whom blood samples were acquired within 1 hour of injury (mean time to sample 42 minutes, range 17-60 minutes). Within minutes of trauma, a comprehensive leukocytosis, elevated serum pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and evidence of innate cell activation that included neutrophil extracellular trap generation and elevated surface expression of toll-like receptor 2 and CD11b on monocytes and neutrophils, respectively, were observed. Features consistent with immune compromise were also detected, notably elevated numbers of immune suppressive CD16BRIGHT CD62LDIM neutrophils (82.07 x 106/l ± 18.94 control versus 1,092 x 106/l ± 165 trauma, p < 0.0005) and CD14+HLA-DRlow/- monocytes (34.96 x 106/l ± 4.48 control versus 95.72 x 106/l ± 8.0 trauma, p < 0.05) and reduced leukocyte cytokine secretion in response to lipopolysaccharide stimulation. Exploratory analysis via binary logistic regression found a potential association between absolute natural killer T (NKT) cell numbers and the subsequent development of MODS. Study limitations include the relatively small sample size and the absence of data relating to adaptive immune cell function. CONCLUSIONS Our study highlighted the dynamic and complex nature of the immune response to trauma, with immune alterations consistent with both activation and suppression evident within 1 hour of injury. The relationship of these changes, especially in NKT cell numbers, to patient outcomes such as MODS warrants further investigation.
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- Jon Hazeldine
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Scar Free Foundation, Birmingham Centre for Burns Research, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Scar Free Foundation, Birmingham Centre for Burns Research, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Midlands Air Ambulance, Unit 16 Enterprise Trading Estate, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Scar Free Foundation, Birmingham Centre for Burns Research, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Changes in novel haematological parameters following thermal injury: A prospective observational cohort study. Sci Rep 2017; 7:3211. [PMID: 28607467 PMCID: PMC5468303 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03222-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The mortality caused by sepsis is high following thermal injury. Diagnosis is difficult due to the ongoing systemic inflammatory response. Previous studies suggest that cellular parameters may show promise as diagnostic markers of sepsis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of thermal injury on novel haematological parameters and to study their association with clinical outcomes. Haematological analysis was performed using a Sysmex XN-1000 analyser on blood samples acquired on the day of the thermal injury to 12 months post-injury in 39 patients (15–95% TBSA). Platelet counts had a nadir at day 3 followed by a rebound thrombocytosis at day 21, with nadir values significantly lower in septic patients. Measurements of extended neutrophil parameters (NEUT-Y and NEUT-RI) demonstrated that septic patients had significantly higher levels of neutrophil nucleic acid content. A combination of platelet impedance count (PLT-I) and NEUT-Y at day 3 post-injury exhibited good discriminatory power for the identifying septic patients (AUROC = 0.915, 95% CI [0.827, 1.000]). Importantly, the model had improved performance when adjusted for mortality with an AUROC of 0.974 (0.931, 1.000). A combination of PLT-I and NEUT-Y show potential for the early diagnosis of sepsis post-burn injury. Importantly, these tests can be performed rapidly and require a small volume of whole blood highlighting their potential utility in clinical practice.
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Shen XF, Cao K, Jiang JP, Guan WX, Du JF. Neutrophil dysregulation during sepsis: an overview and update. J Cell Mol Med 2017; 21:1687-1697. [PMID: 28244690 PMCID: PMC5571534 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Sepsis remains a leading cause of death worldwide, despite advances in critical care, and understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment strategies. No specific therapy or drugs are available for sepsis. Neutrophils play a critical role in controlling infection under normal conditions, and it is suggested that their migration and antimicrobial activity are impaired during sepsis which contribute to the dysregulation of immune responses. Recent studies further demonstrated that interruption or reversal of the impaired migration and antimicrobial function of neutrophils improves the outcome of sepsis in animal models. In this review, we provide an overview of the associated mediators and signal pathways involved which govern the survival, migration and antimicrobial function of neutrophils in sepsis, and discuss the potential of neutrophils as a target to specifically diagnose and/or predict the outcome of sepsis.
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- Xiao-Fei Shen
- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, PLA Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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