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Chen J, Oggero S, Cecconello C, Dalli J, Hayat H, Hjiej Andaloussi A, Sanni S, Jonassen TE, Perretti M. The Annexin-A1 mimetic RTP-026 promotes acute cardioprotection through modulation of immune cell activation. Pharmacol Res 2023; 198:107005. [PMID: 37992916 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.107005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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AIMS The cardio-protective and immuno-regulatory properties of RTP-026, a synthetic peptide that spans the Annexin-A1 (AnxA1) N-terminal region, were tested in rat acute myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS In vitro, selective activation of formyl-peptide receptor type 2 (FPR2) by RTP-026 occurred with apparent EC50 in the 10-30 nM range. With human primary cells, RTP-026 counteracted extension of neutrophil life-span and augmented phagocytosis of fluorescent E.coli by blood myeloid cells. An in vivo model of rat acute infarction was used to quantify tissue injury and phenotype immune cells in myocardium and blood. The rat left anterior descending coronary artery was occluded and then reopened for 2-hour or 24-hour reperfusion. For the 2-hour reperfusion protocol, RTP-026 (25-500 µg/kg; given i.v. at the start of reperfusion) significantly reduced infarct size by ∼50 %, with maximal efficacy at 50 µg/kg. Analyses of cardiac immune cells showed that RTP-026 reduced neutrophil and classical monocyte recruitment to the damaged heart. In the blood, RTP-026 (50 µg/kg) attenuated activation of neutrophils and monocytes monitored through CD62L and CD54 expression. Modulation of vascular inflammation by RTP-026 was demonstrated by reduction in plasma levels of mediators like TNF-α, IL-1β, KC, PGE2 and PGF2α⊡ For the 24-hour reperfusion protocol, RTP-026 (30 µg/kg given i.v. at 0, 3 and 6 h reperfusion) reduced necrotic myocardium by ∼40 %. CONCLUSIONS RTP-026 modulate immune cell responses and decreases infarct size of the heart in preclinical settings. Tempering over-exuberant immune cell activation by RTP-026 is a suitable approach to translate the biology of AnxA1 for therapeutic purposes.
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- Jianmin Chen
- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom; Centre for inflammation and Therapeutic Innovation, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom; Centre for inflammation and Therapeutic Innovation, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom; Centre for inflammation and Therapeutic Innovation, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom.
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Funston W, Ruchaud-Sparagano MH, Scott J, Powell J, Cooles FAH, Shelmerdine L, McDowell C, O’Leary D, Booth KL, Clark SC, Ledingham SJ, Rostron AJ, Dark JH, Simpson AJ. A human model of bilateral pulmonary vein sampling to assess the effects of one-lung ventilation on neutrophil function. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0271958. [PMID: 35881612 PMCID: PMC9321419 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neutrophil activation drives lung complications after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Evidence suggests the healthy, ventilated lung may beneficially re-condition pro-inflammatory neutrophils. However, evidence in humans is lacking, due to a paucity of good models. CPB with simultaneous central venous and bilateral pulmonary vein sampling provides an opportunity to model effects of one-lung ventilation. The study's primary objectives were to establish a model of intra-operative, bilateral pulmonary vein sampling and to determine whether neutrophil function differed after passing through inflated or deflated lungs. METHODS Seventeen patients having "on pump" coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with one-lung ventilation (in two cohorts with tidal volume 2ml kg-1 and FiO2 0.21, or tidal volume 4 ml kg-1 and FiO2 0.5 respectively) were recruited. Cohort 1 consisted of 9 patients (7 male, median age 62.0 years) and Cohort 2 consisted of 8 male patients (median age 65.5 years). Recruitment was via prospective screening of scheduled elective and non-elective CABG procedures with cardiopulmonary bypass. Each patient had five blood samples taken-central venous blood pre-operatively; central venous blood pre-CPB; central venous blood post-CPB; pulmonary venous blood draining the ventilated lung post-CPB; and pulmonary venous blood draining the deflated lung post-CPB. Neutrophil phagocytosis and priming status were quantified. Plasma cytokines were measured. RESULTS Phagocytosis and priming were not significantly different in neutrophils returning from the ventilated lung as compared to the non-ventilated lung. Plasma IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10 were significantly elevated by CPB. CONCLUSIONS The intra-operative, bilateral pulmonary vein sampling model provides unique opportunities to assess biological effects of interventions to one lung, with the other lung acting as an internal control. Single-lung ventilation during CPB had no significant effects on neutrophil function.
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- Wendy Funston
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Health Education England North East, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit, The Royal Hospitals, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Chen H, Maul‐Pavicic A, Holzer M, Huber M, Salzer U, Chevalier N, Voll RE, Hengel H, Kolb P. Detection and functional resolution of soluble immune complexes by an FcγR reporter cell panel. EMBO Mol Med 2022; 14:e14182. [PMID: 34842342 PMCID: PMC8749491 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202114182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Fc-gamma receptor (FcγR) activation by soluble IgG immune complexes (sICs) represents a major mechanism of inflammation in certain autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A robust and scalable test system allowing for the detection and quantification of sIC bioactivity is missing. We developed a comprehensive reporter cell panel detecting activation of FcγRs. The reporter cell lines were integrated into an assay that enables the quantification of sIC reactivity via ELISA or a faster detection using flow cytometry. This identified FcγRIIA(H) and FcγRIIIA as the most sIC-sensitive FcγRs in our test system. Reaching a detection limit in the very low nanomolar range, the assay proved also to be sensitive to sIC stoichiometry and size reproducing for the first time a complete Heidelberger-Kendall curve in terms of immune receptor activation. Analyzing sera from SLE patients and mouse models of lupus and arthritis proved that sIC-dependent FcγR activation has predictive capabilities regarding severity of SLE disease. The assay provides a sensitive and scalable tool to evaluate the size, amount, and bioactivity of sICs in all settings.
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- Haizhang Chen
- Institute of VirologyUniversity Medical CenterAlbert‐Ludwigs‐University FreiburgFreiburgGermany
- Faculty of MedicineAlbert‐Ludwigs‐University FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical ImmunologyMedical Center – University of FreiburgFaculty of MedicineUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI)Medical Center‐University of FreiburgFaculty of MedicineUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Institute for Pharmaceutical SciencesAlbert‐Ludwigs‐University FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Institute of VirologyUniversity Medical CenterAlbert‐Ludwigs‐University FreiburgFreiburgGermany
- Faculty of MedicineAlbert‐Ludwigs‐University FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical ImmunologyMedical Center – University of FreiburgFaculty of MedicineUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical ImmunologyMedical Center – University of FreiburgFaculty of MedicineUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical ImmunologyMedical Center – University of FreiburgFaculty of MedicineUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
- Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI)Medical Center‐University of FreiburgFaculty of MedicineUniversity of FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Institute of VirologyUniversity Medical CenterAlbert‐Ludwigs‐University FreiburgFreiburgGermany
- Faculty of MedicineAlbert‐Ludwigs‐University FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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- Institute of VirologyUniversity Medical CenterAlbert‐Ludwigs‐University FreiburgFreiburgGermany
- Faculty of MedicineAlbert‐Ludwigs‐University FreiburgFreiburgGermany
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BOLAT A, SURER S, GÜLBAHAR Ö, BOLAT E, GÜLTEKİN Y, KUTSAL A. The effect of phosphorolcoline-coated cardiopulmonary by-pass circuits on morbidity and mortality in patients with congenital open cardiac surgery. JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.32322/jhsm.854196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Preconditioning, a milestone concept in the cardiovascular sciences introduced 32 years back by Murry. This concept opened a new era in the field of organ protection. To start with extensive studies done on ischemic preconditioning for myocardial protection, ischemic preconditioning is an endogenous science of cellular kinetics. Several components in signal transduction cascade have been identified but still some mechanisms not yet revealed. Anesthetic preconditioning also contributed a lot for myocardial protection and concreted the concept of preconditioning. We, with an inquisitive brain meticulously persuing newer methods of cardioprotection. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a brilliant example of it. RIPC can be future of cardioprotection, clinical trials and studies proved the benefits but yet to conclude the superiority of RIPC over myocardial ischemic cardioprotection. This review is an attempt to reveal this extraordinary concept with its basic cellular kinetics, methods, and recent trends.
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- Department of CVTS, MCRI MGM Medical College and Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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Habal P, Šimek J, Lonský V, Novotný J. Possibilities of Combined Surgical Treatment of Lung Tumours and Heart Diseases. ACTA MEDICA (HRADEC KRALOVE, CZECH REPUBLIC) 2018. [DOI: 10.14712/18059694.2017.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The purpose of the study was a retrospective evaluation of the outcome of surgical therapy of lung cancer in patients where there was concomitant cardiac disease and who underwent a cardiac operation either because of ischemic heart disease or because of valvular disease. These patients were operated on at various time intervals (two to ten months) after their cardiac operation. Some patients had their lung cancer surgery after the cardiac operation because of the high risk of possible cardiac postoperative complications; in one patient the lung operation preceded the cardiac one.
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Saxena P, Aggarwal S, Misso NL, Passage J, Newman MAJ, Thompson PJ, d'Udekem Y, Praporski S, Konstantinov IE. Remote ischaemic preconditioning down-regulates kinin receptor expression in neutrophils of patients undergoing heart surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2013; 17:653-8. [PMID: 23814135 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) may protect distant organs against ischaemia-reperfusion injury. We investigated the impact of RIPC on kinin receptor expression in neutrophils following RIPC in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS Patients undergoing elective CABG with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) were randomized to RIPC (n = 15) or control (n = 15) groups. The study group underwent RIPC by inflation of a blood pressure cuff on the arm. Expression of kinin receptors, plasma concentrations of IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α and neutrophil elastase were determined at baseline (before RIPC/sham), immediately before surgery (after RIPC/sham) and 30 min and 24 h after surgery. Plasma bradykinin levels were assessed before and after RIPC/sham, and at 30 min, 6, 12 and 24 h after surgery. Serum creatine kinase (CK), troponin I, C-reactive protein (CRP) and lactate levels were measured immediately prior to surgery and 30 min, 6, 12, 24 and 48 h after surgery. RESULTS Kinin B2 receptor expression did not differ between the groups at baseline (pre-RIPC), but was significantly lower in the RIPC group than in the control group after RIPC/sham (P < 0.05). Expressions of both kinin B1 and B2 receptors were significantly down-regulated in the RIPC group, and this persisted to 24 h after surgery (P < 0.001). Neutrophil elastase levels were significantly increased after surgery. There were no differences in CK, CRP, cytokine, lactate or troponin I levels between the groups. CONCLUSIONS RIPC down-regulated the expression of kinin B1 and B2 receptors in neutrophils of patients undergoing CABG.
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- Pankaj Saxena
- School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Erdoes G, Balmer ML, Slack E, Kocsis I, Lehmann LE, Eberle B, Stüber F, Book M. CD62L (L-selectin) shedding for assessment of perioperative immune sensitivity in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53045. [PMID: 23301018 PMCID: PMC3536798 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the suitability of blood granulocyte and monocyte sensitivity, as measured by the quantity of different agonists required to induce CD62L shedding, for assessment of perioperative immune changes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. METHODS Patients scheduled for aortocoronary bypass grafting or for valve surgery were included in this prospective observational study. Blood samples were drawn before anesthesia induction, directly after surgery and 48 hours after anesthesia induction. We determined the concentration of two different inflammatory stimuli--lipoteichoic acid (LTA) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF)--required to induce shedding of 50% of surface CD62L from blood granulocytes and monocytes. In parallel monocyte surface human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR, and plasma interleukin (IL)-8, soluble (s)CD62L, soluble (s)Toll-like receptor (TLR)-2 and ADAM17 quantification were used to illustrate perioperative immunomodulation. RESULTS 25 patients were enrolled. Blood granulocytes and monocytes showed decreased sensitivity to the TLR 2/6 agonist Staphylococcus aureus LTA immediately after surgery (p = 0.001 and p = 0.004 respectively). In contrast, granulocytes (p = 0.01), but not monocytes (p = 0.057) displayed a decreased postoperative sensitivity to TNF. We confirmed the presence of a systemic inflammatory response and a decreased immune sensitivity in the post-surgical period by measuring significant increases in the perioperative plasma concentration of IL-8 (p ≤ 0.001) and sTLR (p = 0.004), and decreases in monocyte HLA-DR (p<0.001), plasma sCD62L (p ≤ 0.001). In contrast, ADAM17 plasma levels did not show significant differences over the observation period (p = 0.401). CONCLUSIONS Monitoring granulocyte and monocyte sensitivity using the "CD62L shedding assay" in the perioperative period in cardiac surgical patients treated with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass reveals common changes in sensitivity to TLR2/6 ligands and to TNF stimulus. Further long-term follow-up studies will address the predictive value of these observations for clinical purposes.
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- Gabor Erdoes
- University Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
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Changes in cysteinyl leukotrienes during and after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011; 141:1496-502.e3. [PMID: 21377695 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2010] [Revised: 10/13/2010] [Accepted: 01/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pulmonary function frequently deteriorates after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases risk of respiratory complications after CPB. Cysteinyl leukotrienes are important mediators of respiratory dysfunction. Their role during cardiac surgery and its lung complications is incompletely understood. We studied whether production of cysteinyl leukotrienes changes during and after cardiac surgery with CPB and differs between patients with and without COPD. METHODS Patients with (n = 9) and without (n = 10) moderate-to-severe COPD undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB were prospectively included. Plasma and urinary cysteinyl leukotriene and leukotriene B(4) concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay after anesthesia induction, at end of CPB, after CPB, and 2 hours after intensive care unit admission. Gas exchange and respiratory mechanics were also assessed. RESULTS Patients with COPD had larger airway resistances after CPB and chest closure (P < .001), lower ratio of arterial Po(2) to inspired oxygen fraction at intensive care unit admission (215 ± 37 vs 328 ± 30 mm Hg, P < .05), and longer postoperative mechanical ventilation (13.7 ± 5.8 vs 6.8 ± 3.4 hours, P < .01). Urinary cysteinyl leukotriene concentrations increased with time in both groups (P < .01), but more in patients with than without COPD (P < .05). Plasma cysteinyl leukotriene concentrations increased significantly between baseline and intensive care unit admission in patients with but not without COPD (P < .01). Concentrations of leukotriene B(4) in plasma and urine did not increase significantly with time and were not different between groups. CONCLUSIONS Release of cysteinyl leukotrienes increases during cardiac surgery with CPB and is larger in patients with than without COPD. This may be related to higher lung and airway production of cysteinyl leukotrienes and neutrophil activation in patients with COPD.
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Poly-2-methoxyethylacrylate-coated bypass circuits reduce activation of coagulation system and inflammatory response in congenital cardiac surgery. J Artif Organs 2008; 11:111-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s10047-008-0415-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2007] [Accepted: 06/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Murphy GS, Szokol JW, Marymont JH, Avram MJ, Vender JS. The Effects of Morphine and Fentanyl on the Inflammatory Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Anesth Analg 2007; 104:1334-42, table of contents. [PMID: 17513621 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000264108.47280.f5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Experimental data suggest that morphine has unique antiinflammatory properties. We hypothesized that morphine, when compared with fentanyl, would attenuate the perioperative inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) when administered as part of a balanced anesthetic technique. METHODS Thirty patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery were randomized to receive, in a double-blind manner, either morphine (40 mg) or fentanyl (1000 microg) as part of a standardized opioid-isoflurane anesthetic. Serum concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 and expression of neutrophil surface adhesion molecules (CD 11a, CD 11b, CD 11c, and CD 18) were measured perioperatively as indicators of the inflammatory response to surgery. Core temperatures were monitored in the intensive care unit to determine the incidence of postoperative hyperthermia (temperature >38.0 degrees C). RESULTS IL-6 and IL-8 concentrations increased in all patients after CPB. The increase in serum IL-6 levels was significantly attenuated in the morphine group compared to the fentanyl group at 3 and 24 h post-CPB (P < 0.05). Reductions in expression of neutrophil adhesion molecules were observed in both groups 15 min and 3 h post-CPB; however, a significantly larger reduction in CD 11b and CD 18 expression was noted in patients receiving morphine (P < 0.05). The incidence of postoperative hyperthermia was more frequent in the fentanyl group (73%) compared to the morphine group (0%, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Compared with fentanyl, the administration of morphine as part of balanced anesthetic technique suppressed several components the inflammatory response (IL-6, CD 11b, CD 18, postoperative hyperthermia) to cardiac surgery and CPB.
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- Glenn S Murphy
- Department of Anesthesiology, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Illinois 60201, USA.
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Modine T, Azzaoui R, Ouk T, Fayad G, Lacroix D, Warembourg H, Bordet R, Gourlay T. Changes in Cerebral Vascular Reactivity Occur Early During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in the Rat. Ann Thorac Surg 2006; 82:672-8. [PMID: 16863783 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2005] [Revised: 03/20/2006] [Accepted: 03/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is known to cause cerebrovascular dysfunction. The etiology of these complications is complex, but disruption of normal cerebral endothelial function as a consequence of inflammatory or hypoperfusion phenomena have been implicated. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of CPB time on cerebrovascular reactivity and to investigate the correlation of these findings with measured inflammatory markers. METHODS Cardiopulmonary bypass was carried out for 30 or 60 minutes on two groups of rats. Sham groups underwent the same surgical procedure without CPB. The middle cerebral artery was harvested and prepared for assessment of induced endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cell responses. Systemic inflammation was evaluated by measuring tumor necrosis factor-alpha and immunohistochemical staining for intercellular adhesion molecule-1. RESULTS Acetylcholine caused a dose-dependent vasodilation in the control groups that was absent in animals undergoing CPB (21.3% +/- 1.3% increase in diameter at 30 minutes in the sham group compared with 5.4% +/- 1.1% in the corresponding CPB group, p < 0.001). Significantly, this was apparent after only 30 minutes of CPB. Cardiopulmonary bypass did not alter the response to sodium nitroprusside (45.3% +/- 8.6% after 30 minutes in the sham group compared with 57.8% +/- 8.0% in the corresponding CPB group, p < 0.2). Furthermore, the contractile response to serotonin remained intact in all groups (32.9 +/- 4.6 and 27.6 +/- 2.6 at 30 and 60 minutes, respectively, in the sham groups compared with 23.1 +/- 1.6 and 28.0 +/- 4.4 in the corresponding CPB groups, p < 0.2). Cardiopulmonary bypass also led to an early and marked increase in tumor necrosis factor-alpha and overexpression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1. CONCLUSIONS Cerebrovascular impairment appears early after the onset of CPB. The specific loss of acetylcholine-induced vasodilation suggests endothelial cell dysfunction rather than impaired vascular smooth muscle response to nitric oxide. This loss of endothelium-dependent regulatory factors after CPB may enhance vasoconstriction, impair cerebrovascular function, and contribute to neurologic injury after CPB.
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- Thomas Modine
- Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Cardiologique, Lille, France
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Li C, Zhao W, Wu K, Zhang J, Jia N. CD11b may be a less satisfactory indicator for cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury in coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass than cardiac troponin I. J Clin Anesth 2005; 17:158-62. [PMID: 15896579 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2003] [Accepted: 06/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate whether CD11b on neutrophils can be used as a marker to predict myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). DESIGN Prospective, observational study. SETTING University teaching hospital and university hospital laboratories. PATIENTS Twelve adults, physical status II and III (American Society of Anesthesiologists) patients scheduled for elective CABG surgery on CPB. INTERVENTIONS Anesthesia and surgical interventions were performed according to standard procedures. Coronary sinus was cannulated for retrograde cardioplegia perfusion and for coronary sinus blood sampling. The blood samples were collected from systemic and coronary venous sinus blood respectively at several time points before CPB, during CPB, and after declamping of the ascending aorta. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS CD11b expressions in systemic circulation blood increased significantly during CPB and maintained higher levels after cardiac reperfusion (P < .05); on the other hand, CD11b expressions in coronary sinus blood declined gradually and reached their lowest level at 5 minutes after aortic declamping. The differences in CD11b expressions between systemic circulatory blood and coronary sinus blood after cardiac reperfusion were significant (P < .05). Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentrations in both systemic circulatory blood and coronary sinus blood increased significantly after cardiac reperfusion (P < .05), and the concentrations of cTnI in coronary sinus blood increased much higher than the corresponding concentrations of cTnI at each time point (P < .05). CONCLUSION CD11b expression on neutrophils may not be a reliable predictor for myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in CABG surgery on CPB because of the possible sequestration of neutrophils in myocardium.
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- Chenghui Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China.
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Ruel M, Bianchi C, Khan TA, Xu S, Liddicoat JR, Voisine P, Araujo E, Lyon H, Kohane IS, Libermann TA, Sellke FW. Gene expression profile after cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 126:1521-30. [PMID: 14666028 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)00969-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study examines the cardiac and peripheral gene expression responses to cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest. METHODS Atrial myocardium and skeletal muscle were harvested from 16 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting before and after cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest. Ten sample pairs were selected for patient similarity, and oligonucleotide microarray analyses of 12,625 genes were performed using matched precardiopulmonary bypass tissues as controls. Array results were validated with Northern blotting, real-time polymerase chain reaction, in situ hybridization, and immunoblotting. Statistical analyses were nonparametric. RESULTS Median durations of cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest were 74 and 60 minutes, respectively. Compared with precardiopulmonary bypass, postcardiopulmonary bypass myocardial tissues revealed 480 up-regulated and 626 down-regulated genes with a threshold P value of.025 or less (signal-to-noise ratio: 3.46); skeletal muscle tissues showed 560 and 348 such genes, respectively (signal-to-noise ratio: 3.04). Up-regulated genes in cardiac tissues included inflammatory and transcription activators FOS; jun B proto-oncogene; nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 3; MYC; transcription factor-8; endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1; and cysteine-rich 61; apoptotic genes nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 1 and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A; and stress genes dual-specificity phosphatase-1, dual-specificity phosphatase-5, and B-cell translocation gene 2. Up-regulated skeletal muscle genes included interleukin 6; interleukin 8; tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 11B; nuclear receptor subfamily 4, group A, member 3; transcription factor-8; interleukin 13; jun B proto-oncogene; interleukin 1B; glycoprotein Ib, platelet, alpha polypeptide; and Ras-associated protein RAB27A. Down-regulated genes included haptoglobin and numerous immunoglobulins in the heart, and factor H-related gene 2, protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 3A, and growth differentiation factor-8 in skeletal muscle. CONCLUSIONS By establishing a profile of the gene-expression responses to cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia, this study allows a better understanding of their effects and provides a framework for the evaluation of new cardiac surgical modalities directly at the genome level.
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- Marc Ruel
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Chong AJ, Hampton CR, Verrier ED. Microvascular Inflammatory Response in Cardiac Surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2003. [DOI: 10.1177/108925320300700308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cardiac surgical procedures, with or without cardiopulmonary bypass, elicit a systemic inflammatory response in patients that induces the elaboration of multiple cytokines, chemokines, adhesion molecules, and destructive enzymes. This inflammatory reaction involves multiple interdependent and redundant cell types and humoral cascades, which allows for amplification and positive feedback at numerous steps. This systemic inflammatory response ultimately results in a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, with multiple organ failure being the most severe form. Investigative efforts have focused on understanding the mechanism of this systemic inflammatory response syndrome in order to develop potential therapeutic targets to inhibit it, thereby possibly decreasing postoperative morbidity and mortality. Multiple therapeutic methods have been investigated, including pharmacologic inhibitors and modifications of surgical technique and the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit. Although studies have demonstrated that the use of these therapies in experimental and clinical settings has attenuated the systemic inflammatory response, they have failed to conclusively show clinical benefit from these therapies. These therapies may be too specific to minimize the deleterious effects of a systemic inflammatory response that results from the activation of multiple, interdependent, and redundant inflammatory cascades and cell types. Hence, further studies that investigate the molecular and cellular events underlying the systemic inflammatory response syndrome and the resultant effects of anti-inflammatory therapies are warranted to ultimately achieve improvements in clinical outcome after cardiac surgical procedures.
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Khan TA, Ruel M, Bianchi C, Voisine P, Komjáti K, Szabo C, Sellke FW. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition improves postischemic myocardial function after cardioplegia-cardiopulmonary bypass. J Am Coll Surg 2003; 197:270-7. [PMID: 12892811 DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(03)00538-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activation has been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. We hypothesized that a novel poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor, INO-1001, provides myocardial protection and improves cardiac function after regional ischemia and cardioplegia-cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). STUDY DESIGN Pigs were subjected to 30 minutes of regional ischemia by distal left anterior descending coronary artery ligation followed by CPB (60 minutes) with hyperkalemic cardioplegia (45 minutes). The myocardium then was reperfused post-CPB for 90 minutes. After 15 minutes of ischemia, the treatment group (n = 6) received an INO-1001 bolus (1mg/kg) before a continuous infusion (1mg/kg/hour). Control pigs (n = 6) received vehicle solution. Left ventricular pressure was monitored, from which the maximum, positive first derivative of left ventricular pressure over time (+dP/dt) was calculated. Regional myocardial function in the ischemic area was determined by sonomicrometric analysis. Infarct size was measured as the percent of the ischemic area by tetrazolium staining. Myocardial sections were immunohistochemically stained for poly(ADP-ribose) as a measure of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activity and inhibition. RESULTS Pigs treated with INO-1001 showed improvements in the +dP/dt at 60 and 90 minutes of post-CPB reperfusion (both p = 0.03) and percent segmental shortening at 30, 60, and 90 minutes of post-CPB reperfusion (p = 0.03, 0.009, and 0.03, respectively). Infarct size was decreased in the treatment group (18.5 +/- 5.7% versus 52.0 +/- 7.7%, INO-1001 versus control, p = 0.03). Poly(ADP-ribose) was reduced in myocardial sections from INO-1001-treated animals compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that INO-1001 provides myocardial protection by reducing the extent of infarction and improves cardiac function after regional ischemia and cardioplegia-CPB.
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- Tanveer A Khan
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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BACKGROUND In preschool children, attacks of wheeze are usually triggered by viral colds. The inflammatory substrate in preschool viral wheeze (PVW) is unclear, but epidemiological data suggest that most PVW is not caused by allergic inflammation. We therefore speculated that the neutrophils are an important effector cell. Systemic neutrophil activation is the first stage for the development of pulmonary neutrophilia. Markers of neutrophil activation are shedding of the adhesion molecule L-selectin from the cell surface, upregulation of Mac-1 expression, and an increase in serum soluble L-selectin. AIMS To obtain evidence for systemic neutrophil activation during PVW. METHODS Preschool children (1-5 years) admitted to hospital with acute PVW (n = 20) and normal controls (n = 18) were studied. Adhesion molecule expression on CD16 positive neutrophils was determined in both groups and expressed as molecules of equivalent fluorochrome (MEF). Serum soluble L-selectin was analysed by ELISA. RESULTS Compared with controls, children with PVW had reduced neutrophil L-selectin expression (median MEF (IQR): 69 (11 to 96) units versus 136 (109 to 163) units, p < 0.001) and higher serum soluble L-selectin (2.8 (2.3 to 3.1) versus 2.4 (2.2 to 2.6) micro g/ml, p = 0.04). There was no significant difference in neutrophil Mac-1 expression. CONCLUSION Systemic neutrophil activation is associated with acute PVW.
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- A Oommen
- Leicester Children's Asthma Centre, Institute for Lung Health, University of Leicester, PO Box 65, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
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Ortolano GA, Capetandes A, Wenz B. A review of leukofiltration therapy for decreasing the morbidity associated with cardiopulmonary bypass and acute inflammatory bowel disease. Ther Apher Dial 2002; 6:119-29. [PMID: 11982952 DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0968.2002.00338.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Complications of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and acute inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are associated with increased morbidity and cost. During reperfusion post-CPB, activated neutrophils adhere to microvascular endothelial cells mediated by cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) and cytokines/chemokines with subsequent myocardial damage caused by activated neutrophil-derived oxidants and enzymes. Leukofiltration was shown to reduce myocardial reperfusion injury and improve gas exchange as suggested by improvements in surrogate markers of inflammation and clinical end points. In acute IBD, characterized by rectal bleeding and protracted hospital stays, circulating neutrophils emigrate to the inflamed colon and adhere to microvascular endothelial cells by CAMs. Multiple treatments with leukofiltration in IBD were shown to induce long-term remission of acute IBD. Hence, leukofiltration may reduce reperfusion injury and rectal bleeding in CPB and IBD, respectively, and therefore decrease the morbidity and cost associated with these diseases.
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- Girolamo A Ortolano
- Pall Medical Scientific and Laboratory Services, Pall Corporation, Port Washington, New York 11050, USA
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Clermont G, Vergely C, de Girard C, Rochette L. [Cellular injury associated with extracorporeal circulation]. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2002; 51:38-43. [PMID: 12471660 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-3928(01)00062-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Circulation of blood extracorporeally through plastic tubing causes severe shear stresses to blood cells and activates several regulatory cascades. These various pathways include the cytokine cascades, complement and coagulation. Interleukine-1, -6, -8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha have been implicated. Among various mediators of tissue injury released by activated neutrophils, elastase and metalloproteinases have been considered to be relevant in postoperative organ dysfunction in cardiac operations. Endothelial cells are extremely sensitive to insults that occur during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). These insults lead to disruption of barrier function and leukocyte adhesion. Immunoglobulins such as ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 are expressed on endothelium cells and act as ligands for integrins. It is also important to remember that during cardiac operations, the interest on the metabolism of in free radicals has focused on the heart and the lungs because they are exposed to ischemia and subsequent reperfusion. Increased production of free radicals during CPB is associated with myocardial and pulmonary dysfunctions. Now it is well recognized that the whole body inflammatory response induced by CPB is mainly responsible for postoperative organ dysfunctions.
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- G Clermont
- Laboratoire de physiopathologie et pharmacologie cardiovasculaires expérimentales, facultés de médecine et de pharmacie, 7, boulevard Jeanne d'Arc, BP 87900, 21079 Dijon, France
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Tárnok A, Schneider P. Induction of transient immune suppression and Th1/Th2 disbalance by pediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s1529-1049(01)00033-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tárnok A, Bocsi J, Rössler H, Schlykow V, Schneider P, Hambsch J. Low degree of activation of circulating neutrophils determined by flow cytometry during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. CYTOMETRY 2001; 46:41-9. [PMID: 11241506 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0320(20010215)46:1<41::aid-cyto1036>3.0.co;2-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Enhanced expression of adhesion molecules LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18) and Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is held responsible for postoperative complications. Surface expression of these molecules, intracellular pH (pH(i)), and oxidative burst capacity was analyzed to test for neutrophil activation during pediatric cardiac surgery. METHODS Blood samples were drawn from 36 patients (age: 3--16 years) 24 h preoperatively, after onset of anesthesia, after connection to CPB (CPB1, before and after passing CPB, n = 15), at reperfusion (CPB2), and up to 7 days postoperatively. Cells adhering to CPB filters were isolated (n = 11). Antigen expression, pH(i), and oxidative burst capacity on neutrophils was analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS During surgery, oxidative burst capacity was at low level with a mild increase only 1 day after surgery. pH(i) was decreased throughout the surgery. Surgery induced more than 36% decrease of LFA-1 and Mac-1 expression (P < 0.03). Up to postoperative day 7, no increase of antigen expression above baseline was found. Neutrophils isolated from filters of the CPB had increased LFA-1 and Mac-1 expression (all P < 0.05). Integrin expression on neutrophils passing the CPB at CPB1 was decreased (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Reduced adhesion molecule expression on neutrophils may be due to selective filtration of highly adhesive cells. This, in combination with low-level oxidative burst capacity, induced by immunosuppressive cytokines (e.g., interleukin-10), reduced the neutrophil activity. Our data indicate that increased activity of circulating neutrophils cannot exclusively be held responsible for postoperative complications after surgery with CPB.
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- A Tárnok
- Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiac Center Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Germany.
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Fernando R, Chan R. Anti-inflammatory pre-treatment and the resultant effects of interleukin-10: adjuncts to multi-therapeutical strategies. Perfusion 2000; 15:501-5. [PMID: 11131213 DOI: 10.1177/026765910001500605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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With the advent of off-pump coronary bypass surgery, there is increasing demand for research in attenuating the deleterious effects of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). An improved understanding of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) has distinguished which areas of components have the most adverse effects and which are, in fact, anti-inflammatory. This classification of inflammatory components allows strategic treatment for those likely to cause the most clinically significant 'effect', suitably termed 'effectors'. This article will identify current methods in treating 'effectors', as well as those components having anti-inflammatory effects. This article selectively features certain inflammatory components by: (1) grouping them as being 'mediators' or 'effectors'; (2) relating them to interleukin-10 (IL-10) and treatments potentiating anti-inflammatory effects; (3) summarizing their mechanisms of action; (4) recognizing the time periods during bypass exhibiting peak levels; and (5) investigating current treatment. methods and identifying their significance to 'effectors'. A literature search in MEDLINE was performed, featuring articles of the English-language within the past 5 years. Because of the characteristic of having interlinked multi-component cascades, it is evident that treating SIRS with a one-dimensional method would be inadequate. This article not only confirms the importance of a multi-factorial therapeutic approach, but also targets the inflammatory components having the highest potential for causing direct tissue damage, known as 'effectors'. In addition, previous studies have found IL-10 to have 'regulatory effects' during periods of excessive pro-inflammatory stimuli. These findings may arouse new ideas in exploring the area of anti-inflammatory cytokines. In fact, future treatments may suggest a new classification featuring 'mediators', 'effectors', and 'regulators'.
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- R Fernando
- North Shore University Hospital, School of Cardiovascular Perfusion/Long Island University-CW Post, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA
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