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Endotoxin is considered to be a systemic (immunological) stressor eliciting a prolonged activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. The HPA-axis response after an endotoxin challenge is mainly due to released cytokines (IL-1, IL-6 and TNF-α) from stimulated peripheral immune cells, which in turn stimulate different levels of the HPA axis. Controversy exists regarding the main locus of action of endotoxin on glucocorticoid secretion, since the effect of endotoxin on this neuro-endocrine axis has been observed in intact animals and after ablation of the hypothalamus; however, a lack of LPS effect has been described at both pituitary and adrenocortical levels. The resulting increase in adrenal glucocorticoids has well-documented inhibitory effects on the inflammatory process and on inflammatory cytokine release. Therefore, immune activation of the adrenal gland by endotoxin is thought to occur by cytokine stimulation of corticosteroid-releasing hormone (CRH) production in the median eminence of the hypothalamus, which, in turn stimulates the secretion of ACTH from the pituitary. Acute administration of endotoxin stimulates ACTH and cortisol secretion and the release of CRH and vasopressin (AVP) in the hypophysial portal blood. During repeated endotoxemia, tolerance of both immune and HPA function develops, with a crucial role for glucocorticoids in the modulation of the HPA axis. A single exposure to a high dose of LPS can induce a long-lasting state of tolerance to a second exposure of LPS, affecting the response of plasma TNF-α and HPA hormones. Although there are gender differences in the HPA response to endotoxin and IL-1, these responses are enhanced by castration and attenuated by androgen and estrogen replacement. Estrogens attenuate the endotoxin-induced stimulation of IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1ra release and subsequent activation in postmenopausal women. There appears to be a temporal and functional relation between the HPA-axis response to endotoxin and nitric oxide formation in the neuro-endocrine hypothalamus, suggesting a stimulatory role for nitric oxide in modulating the HPA response to immune challenges.
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- Albertus Beishuizen
- Department of Intensive Care, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
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- Department of Intensive Care, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jacob SP, Lakshmikanth CL, Chaithra VH, Kumari TRS, Chen CH, McIntyre TM, Marathe GK. Lipopolysaccharide Cross-Tolerance Delays Platelet-Activating Factor-Induced Sudden Death in Swiss Albino Mice: Involvement of Cyclooxygenase in Cross-Tolerance. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153282. [PMID: 27064683 PMCID: PMC4827832 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) signaling through Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many infectious diseases. Some believe that TLR-mediated pathogenicity is due, in part, to the lipid pro-inflammatory mediator platelet-activating factor (PAF), but this has been questioned. To test the direct contribution of PAF in endotoxemia in murine models, we injected PAF intraperitoneally into Swiss albino mice in the presence and absence of LPS. PAF alone (5 μg/mouse) caused death within 15-20 min, but this could be prevented by pretreating mice with PAF-receptor (PAF-R) antagonists or PAF-acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH). A low dose of LPS (5 mg/kg body wt) did not impair PAF-induced death, whereas higher doses (10 or 20 mg/kg body wt) delayed death, probably via LPS cross-tolerance. Cross-tolerance occurred only when PAF was injected simultaneously with LPS or within 30 min of LPS injection. Tolerance does not appear to be due to an abundant soluble mediator. Histologic examination of lungs and liver and measurement of circulating TNF-α and IL-10 levels suggested that the inflammatory response is not diminished during cross-tolerance. Interestingly, aspirin, a non-specific cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor, partially blocked PAF-induced sudden death, whereas NS-398, a specific COX-2 inhibitor, completely protected mice from the lethal effects of PAF. Both COX inhibitors (at 20 mg/kg body wt) independently amplified the cross-tolerance exerted by higher dose of LPS, suggesting that COX-derived eicosanoids may be involved in these events. Thus, PAF does not seem to have a protective role in endotoxemia, but its effects are delayed by LPS in a COX-sensitive way. These findings are likely to shed light on basic aspects of the endotoxin cross-tolerance occurring in many disease conditions and may offer new opportunities for clinical intervention.
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- Shancy Petsel Jacob
- Department of Studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysuru, 570006, Karnataka, India
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- Vascular and Medicinal Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, 77225–0345, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (NC10), Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States of America
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- Department of Studies in Biochemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri, Mysuru, 570006, Karnataka, India
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Kim EA, Choi J, Han AR, Cho CH, Choi SY, Ahn JY, Cho SW. 2-Cyclopropylimino-3-Methyl-1,3-Thiazoline Hydrochloride Inhibits Microglial Activation by Suppression of Nuclear Factor-Kappa B and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2014; 9:461-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s11481-014-9542-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Avitsur R, Maayan R, Weizman A. Neonatal stress modulates sickness behavior: role for proinflammatory cytokines. J Neuroimmunol 2013; 257:59-66. [PMID: 23489747 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neonatal stress increased the duration and augmented symptoms of sickness behavior induced by influenza virus infection or endotoxin challenge in mice. Since proinflammatory cytokines were implicated in sickness behavior, the present study sought to determine the effect of neonatal stress on cytokines-induced sickness behavior and on proinflammatory cytokine secretion. Data indicate that separation of mouse pups from the dams at an early age (maternal separation, MSP) increased the duration and augmented some of the symptoms of sickness behavior induced by proinflammatory cytokines. In addition, MSP partially suppressed cytokine and corticosterone secretion in response to endotoxin administration. These data may suggest that MSP increased sensitivity to the effects of proinflammatory cytokines on sickness behavior following an immune challenge.
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- Ronit Avitsur
- School of Behavioral Sciences, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Yaffo, Israel.
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Duma D, Fernandes D, Bonini MG, Stadler K, Mason RP, Assreuy J. NOS-1-derived NO is an essential triggering signal for the development of systemic inflammatory responses. Eur J Pharmacol 2011; 668:285-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.05.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2011] [Revised: 05/10/2011] [Accepted: 05/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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He Z, Sun Z, Liu S, Zhang Q, Tan Z. Effects of early malnutrition on mental system, metabolic syndrome, immunity and the gastrointestinal tract. J Vet Med Sci 2009; 71:1143-50. [PMID: 19801893 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.1143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The notion of how malnutrition early in life affects ontogenesis has evolved considerably since the mid-1960s. Since then, there have been many studies on the effects of early malnutrition. Nutritional and metabolic exposure during critical periods in early human and animal development may have long-term programming effects in adulthood. This is supported by evidence from epidemiological studies, numerous animal models and clinical intervention trials. In this paper, we review the effects of early malnutrition on cognitive function, metabolic syndrome, immunity and the gastrointestinal tract, as well as possible underlying mechanisms, and consider diarrhoeal disease and poor cognitive function as examples for understanding the interrelation of the harmful effects caused by early malnutrition. Previous studies on early malnutrition have mainly concentrated on humans and rats. Therefore, the main aim of the present review was to give animal scientists a clear understanding of the harmful effects of early malnutrition on animal growth and animal production, and to help identify appropriate feeding techniques to prevent early malnutrition.
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- Zhixiong He
- Key Laboratory for Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, CAS, Hunan, P.R. China
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Jeong YI, Jung ID, Lee CM, Chang JH, Chun SH, Noh KT, Jeong SK, Shin YK, Lee WS, Kang MS, Lee SY, Lee JD, Park YM. The novel role of platelet-activating factor in protecting mice against lipopolysaccharide-induced endotoxic shock. PLoS One 2009; 4:e6503. [PMID: 19652714 PMCID: PMC2714981 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2009] [Accepted: 06/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background Platelet-activating factor (PAF) has been long believed to be associated with many pathophysiological processes during septic shock. Here we present novel activities for PAF in protecting mice against LPS-mediated endotoxic shock. Principal Findings In vivo PAF treatment immediately after LPS challenge markedly improved the survival rate against mortality from endotoxic shock. Administration of PAF prominently attenuated LPS-induced organ injury, including profound hypotension, excessive polymorphonuclear neutrophil infiltration, and severe multiple organ failure. In addition, PAF treatment protects against LPS-induced lymphocytes apoptosis. These protective effects of PAF was correlated with significantly decreases in the production of the inflammatory mediators such as TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-12, and IFN-γ, while increasing production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 in vivo and in vitro. Conclusions Taken together, these results suggest that PAF may protect mice against endotoxic shock via a complex mechanism involving modulation of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators.
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- Young-Il Jeong
- Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University, Geumjeong-Gu, Busan, Korea
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and National Research Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Differentiation & Regulation, Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Seo-gu, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and National Research Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Differentiation & Regulation, Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Seo-gu, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and National Research Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Differentiation & Regulation, Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Seo-gu, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Daegu Haany University, College of Health & Therapy, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsan, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and National Research Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Differentiation & Regulation, Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Seo-gu, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and National Research Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Differentiation & Regulation, Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Seo-gu, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and National Research Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Differentiation & Regulation, Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Seo-gu, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chung-ang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Seo-gu, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Seo-gu, Busan, Korea
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- Department of biochemistry, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Seo-gu, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Natural Science, Pusan National University, Geumjeong-Gu, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and National Research Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Differentiation & Regulation, Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Seo-gu, Busan, Korea
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Matheson PJ, Garrison RN. Intravital intestinal videomicroscopy: Techniques and experiences. Microsurgery 2005; 25:247-57. [PMID: 15934043 DOI: 10.1002/micr.20120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Intravital videomicroscopy (IVM) of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a sophisticated and powerful technique to directly observe the neurologically intact microvasculature of rats in naive and pathological conditions. We combine IVM with other techniques (i.e., vascular ring tension analysis and colorimetric microsphere determination of whole organ blood flow) to develop a strategy for the systematic analysis of the regulation of GI blood flow in healthy animals and in models of systemic sepsis and resuscitated hemorrhagic shock. We also study the molecular biology of the GI tract (enzyme- or radio-linked immunosorbent assays, fluorescent Greiss assay, and immunoblots) to correlate expression and levels of vascular mediators in tissue and arterial, venous, and portal blood with functional activity of the GI microvascular tree. When combined, these techniques develop a picture of gut pathophysiology at the level of the endothelium, vascular smooth muscle cells, and blood cells in the microcirculation. Our work led us to the general hypothesis that altered microcirculatory function in disease states lies primarily at the level of the interface between vascular and tissue physiology, i.e., the endothelial cell. This review focuses on methods and techniques for studying microvascular function, and concludes with focused reviews of pertinent findings.
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- Paul J Matheson
- Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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Beishuizen A, Thijs LG. The immunoneuroendocrine axis in critical illness: beneficial adaptation or neuroendocrine exhaustion? Curr Opin Crit Care 2004; 10:461-7. [PMID: 15616387 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccx.0000142748.40422.c8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Over the last years, endocrinology has been incorporated in critical care medicine, and acknowledgment of the complex neuro-endocrine adaption of critical illness has led to new insights and major breakthroughs in clarifying pathophysiological mechanisms and the targeting of therapeutic strategies. This review focuses on the important role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis during critical illness and the occurrence of neuroendocrine failure. RECENT FINDINGS The distinction between acute (activated anterior pituitary function and inactivated peripheral anabolic pathways) and prolonged (reduced neuroendocrine stimulation) critical illness as different neuroendocrine paradigms has brought a new approach to the critically ill patient. The HPA adaptation in the prolonged phase is characterized by hypercortisolism induced by non-ACTH driven pathways as ACTH levels are low. In spite of the high-normal (total) cortisol levels, HPA insufficiency appears to be quite common. On the other hand, there is a marked depletion of corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) in the acute phase of critical illness, resulting in increased free and biologically active cortisol. There is a persistent marked depletion of dehydroeplandrosterone sulfate, possibly indicating adrenal exhaustion, while macrophage inhibitory factor is upregulated in sepsis, affecting and contraregulating the biological effects of glucocorticoids. SUMMARY The endocrine system is highly interrelated with the immune and neural systems, the neuroimmunoendocrine axis is subject to clear biphasic changes in the acute and chronic phases of critical illness, most likely reflecting a beneficial adaptation. These neuroendocrine dynamics should be considered when assessing the neuroendocrine system, in particular the HPA axis.
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- Albertus Beishuizen
- Department of Intensive Care, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Ruggiero V, Piovesan P, Fabrizi C, Lauro GM, Campo S, Albertoni C, Nucera E, Carminati P, Ghirardi O. In vivo and in vitro cytokine modulatory activity of newly synthesised 2-aminotetraline derivatives. Shock 2004; 21:77-85. [PMID: 14676688 DOI: 10.1097/01.shk.0000101670.49265.86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In the present study, the protective effect of newly synthesised 2-aminotetralines was investigated in murine models of toxic shock. A few derivatives protected mice against lethality induced by lipopolysaccharide from different bacterial strains and shock induced by staphylococcal enterotoxin B in mice sensitized by D-Galactosamine (D-Galn). Notably, one derivative, S(-)-2-amino-6-fluoro-7-methoxy-1,2,3,4 tetrahydronaphthalene hydrochloride (ST1214), was also effective when administered orally (30 mg kg-1) in a therapeutic regimen. ST1214 markedly inhibited the production of the proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), Interleukin-12 (IL-12), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), as well as the inflammatory mediator nitric oxide (NO), and concurrently enhanced the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. Moreover, ST1214 dose-dependently reduced TNF-alpha production by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and promonocytic THP-1 cells in vitro. In the latter, ST1214 was found to inhibit lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-alpha secretion but not cytokine mRNA accumulation. These results suggest that the mechanism of action of ST1214 involves blockade of posttranscriptional events of TNF-alpha production, apparently independent of p38 and ERK kinase activity. These results show beneficial effects of 2-aminotetralines in murine shock models and indicate a distinct counter-regulatory activity in down-regulating proinflammatory cytokine response, and upregulating IL-10. One derivative, i.e., ST1214, can be regarded as a lead compound in the development of novel drugs effective in anti-inflammatory strategies.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- Cell Line
- Cells, Cultured
- Cytokines/biosynthesis
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Down-Regulation
- Enterotoxins/pharmacology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Galactosamine/metabolism
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Interleukin-1/metabolism
- Interleukin-10/metabolism
- Interleukin-12/metabolism
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism
- Lipopolysaccharides/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Models, Chemical
- Monocytes/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide/metabolism
- RNA/metabolism
- RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Shock
- Tetrahydronaphthalenes/chemistry
- Tetrahydronaphthalenes/pharmacology
- Time Factors
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
- Up-Regulation
- p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
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Li N, Harris PD, Zakaria ER, Matheson PJ, Garrison RN. Microvascular responses to adenosine help explain functional and pathologic differences between intestinal segments. Am J Surg 2004; 188:526-31. [PMID: 15546564 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2004] [Revised: 07/07/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many physiologic (post-prandial hyperemia), pathologic (inflammatory bowel disease), and clinical (enteral feeding) phenomena involve changes in microvascular blood flow to the intestine. Adenosine (Ado) derived from energy metabolism causes vasodilation and appears to be involved in some of these events. The Ado-mediated control mechanisms appear to vary with the diameter of the microvessels and the function of the tissue. This suggests the possibility that Ado-based microvascular control varies between anatomic intestinal segments and microvascular levels in those intestinal segments. METHODS In vivo digital intravital microscopy was used to measure the responses of larger distributing (A1) and smaller premucosal (A3) vessels to Ado in intact neurovascular loops of jejunum and terminal ileum of the rat. Dose-response curves to Ado were determined. RESULTS Microvascular dilation and augmented blood flow to Ado were significantly greater in the jejunum than in the terminal ileum. Ado-induced dilation was greater in the smaller A3 than in the larger A1 microvessels. DISCUSSION These data indicate (1) different vasodilator mechanisms for the jejunum and the terminal ileum, (2) a greater role for Ado-related microvascular control in the jejunum compared with the ileum, and (3) a greater Ado-related control in the premucosal (A3) vessels. These findings suggest that Ado-mediated microvascular effects could explain why some clinical phenomena vary in intensity in selective intestinal segments, and are likely to involve different microvascular control mechanisms in the different segments. Knowledge of these Ado mechanisms could be beneficial in certain clinical scenarios to control blood flow during pathologic conditions.
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- Na Li
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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OBJECTIVE To highlight the role of relative adrenal insufficiency in the outcome of critically ill patients with sepsis and systematically review the literature regarding the use of corticosteroids for management of severe sepsis/septic shock. DATA SOURCES A computerized search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Database was undertaken from 1966 to March 2003 using the search terms intensive care unit, critical care, corticosteroids, glucocorticoids, adrenal insufficiency, sepsis, and septic shock. Bibliographies of all articles retrieved were searched for relevant articles not identified by the computerized search. DATA EXTRACTION/SYNTHESIS Six trials were identified after publication of the meta-analyses (1995), with a total of 505 patients. The results of these trials in septic shock suggest that low-dose corticosteroids can reduce vasopressor requirements and hasten reversal of shock. Some of these trials suggested a possible mortality benefit from therapy, and no trial demonstrated an increase in mortality or significant adverse effects. The benefit of this therapy may depend on the presence of relative adrenal insufficiency, as identified by the adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test. CONCLUSIONS Low-dose corticosteroids should be administered to patients with septic shock empirically, but should be discontinued if relative adrenal insufficiency is not confirmed.
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- Lisa D Burry
- Department of Pharmacy, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Baricević I, Nedić O, Nikolić JA, Nedeljković J. The insulin-like growth factor system in the circulation of patients with viral infections. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 42:1127-31. [PMID: 15552271 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2004.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractThe insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system was examined in the circulation of patients with viral infections (herpes simplex virus, HSV; cytomegalovirus, CMV; rotavirus, RV and adenovirus, AV). The serum concentrations of IGF-I, IGF-II and cortisol were measured by radioimmunoassay, while IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs) were characterised by ligand-affinity blotting. Although both IGF-I and IGF-II concentrations were significantly lower in patients with viral infections (p < 0.05) than in healthy persons, the IGF-II/IGF-I ratio was increased (p < 0.05). No correlation between the concentration of IGF-I and IGF-II and the intensity of the antibody response to infection was observed. Ligand-affinity blotting demonstrated decreased amounts of IGFBP-3 (patients with HSV, CMV, AV and some patients with RV), increased IGFBP-2 (some patients with HSV and RV) and IGFBP-1 (patients with RV). Serum cortisol was significantly elevated (p < 0.05) in patients infected with HSV, CMV and RV. The alterations observed can be interpreted as induction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and suppression of the growth hormone (GH)/IGF axis under the influence of viral infection.
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- Ivona Baricević
- Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy (INEP), Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
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Li J, Quan N, Bray TM. Supplementation of N-acetylcysteine normalizes lipopolysaccharide-induced nuclear factor kappaB activation and proinflammatory cytokine production during early rehabilitation of protein malnourished mice. J Nutr 2002; 132:3286-92. [PMID: 12421841 DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.11.3286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Increased sensitivity to septic shock has been reported in protein malnourished patients. In this study, we used an animal septic shock model to investigate effects of glutathione (GSH) levels on nuclear factor kappaB (NFkappaB) activation and proinflammatory cytokine production in protein malnutrition. We further investigated molecular mechanisms by which protein malnutrition influenced inflammatory responses. CD-1 mice were fed for 3 wk a normal protein (150 g/kg) diet or a protein-deficient (5 g/kg) diet, or for 2 wk a protein-deficient diet followed by 1 wk of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) supplementation. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was injected intravenously, and liver was collected at 0, 15 min, 1, 4, 24 and 48 h after LPS administration. Protein malnutrition significantly increased the activation of NFkappaB and transcription levels of its downstream genes interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Peak NFkappaB activation was inversely associated with GSH levels (r = -0.939, P < 0.0001) but positively correlated with the GSH disulfide/2GSH reduction potential (r = 0.944 P < 0.0001). We noted unusual NFkappaB p50/p50 homodimer translocation that was significantly elevated in tissue from protein malnourished mice, along with decreased peak levels of normal p65/p50 heterodimer translocation. Interestingly, mRNA levels of IkappaB-alpha were not affected by protein malnutrition. However, early supplementation of NAC to protein malnourished mice without replenishing with dietary protein restored GSH levels and reduction potential, and normalized NFkappaB activation and proinflammatory cytokine production. Taken together, these findings provide evidence supporting the role of GSH in NFkappaB activation and inflammatory response in protein malnutrition, and the use of NAC in early rehabilitation of protein malnutrition without a high protein diet.
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- Jun Li
- Department of Human Nutrition, School of Dentistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Radford H. Sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock in adults and anaesthesia. SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA 2002. [DOI: 10.1080/22201173.2002.10872963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Vermes I, Beishuizen A. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal response to critical illness. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2001; 15:495-511. [PMID: 11800520 DOI: 10.1053/beem.2001.0166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The maintenance of life depends on the capacity of the organism to sustain its equilibrium via allostasis'-the ability to achieve stability through change. Life-threatening disease induces acute adaptive responses specific to the stimulus and generalized responses when the disturbances are prolonged. These changes are associated with increased activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and may have survival value in preparing the body for fight or flight'. There is a shift towards an increase in glucocorticoid production and away from mineralocorticoid and androgen production, as well as an increase in the biological effects of glucocorticoids through an increased cortisol free fraction and an increased glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity. During the prolonged phase, there is a dissociation between high plasma cortisol and low adrenocorticotropin hormone levels, suggesting non-adrenocorticotropin hormone-mediated mechanisms for the regulation of the adrenal cortex. This hypercortisolism is in contrast to the very low dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate level, indicating an imbalance between the immunostimulatory and immunosuppressive adrenocortical hormones. The question is whether the total serum cortisol concentration represents sufficient glucocorticoid biological activity during the prolonged phase of critical illness.
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- I Vermes
- Department of Intensive Care, Free University Medical Centre, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, The Netherlands
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Gardiner SM, March JE, Kemp PA, Bennett T. Effects of the novel selective endothelin ET(A) receptor antagonist, SB 234551, on the cardiovascular responses to endotoxaemia in conscious rats. Br J Pharmacol 2001; 133:1371-7. [PMID: 11498524 PMCID: PMC1621154 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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1. In conscious, freely moving, male, Long Evans rats, regional haemodynamic responses to exogenous endothelin-1 (ET-1; 25, 50 and 250 pmol kg(-1) i.v.) were assessed in the presence of vehicle, or the selective ET(A)-receptor antagonist, SB 234551. On the following day, the effects of SB 234551 on the haemodynamic responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) infusion (150 microg kg(-1) h(-1), i.v.) were determined. 2. When SB 234551 was given i.v. by primed infusion at a dose of 0.3 mg kg(-1) bolus, 0.3 mg kg(-1) h(-1) infusion, it caused selective inhibition of the vasoconstrictor effects of exogenous endothelin-1, whereas at a dose of 1 mg kg(-1), 1 mg kg(-1) h(-1), SB 234551 also inhibited some of the vasodilator effects of endothelin-1. 3. Infusion of LPS, in the presence of vehicle, caused a short-lived (1 - 2 h) hypotension, tachycardia, and vasodilatation in renal, superior mesenteric and hindquarters vascular beds. Thereafter, blood pressure, heart rate and mesenteric vascular conductance returned to baseline values, but renal vasodilatation persisted, and there was vasoconstriction in the hindquarters. 4. In the presence of SB 234551 (0.3 mg kg(-1), 0.3 mg kg(-1) h(-1)), the early (1 - 2 h) cardiovascular responses to LPS infusion were unaffected, but the subsequent recovery of mean arterial blood pressure was impaired, due to developing vasodilatation in the mesenteric and, to a lesser extent, hindquarters, vascular beds. SB 234551 had no effect on the renal haemodynamic responses to LPS infusion. 5. The results confirm an important, regionally-selective, vasoconstrictor role for endogenous endothelin in this model of endotoxaemia.
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- S M Gardiner
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH
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Quan N, Avitsur R, Stark JL, He L, Shah M, Caligiuri M, Padgett DA, Marucha PT, Sheridan JF. Social stress increases the susceptibility to endotoxic shock. J Neuroimmunol 2001; 115:36-45. [PMID: 11282152 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(01)00273-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The influence of social disruption stress (SDR) on the susceptibility to endotoxic shock was investigated. SDR was found to increase the mortality of mice when they were challenged with the bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Histological examination of SDR animals after LPS injection revealed widespread disseminated intravascular coagulation in the brain and lung, extensive meningitis in the brain, severe hemorrhage in the lung, necrosis in the liver, and lymphoid hyperplasia in the spleen, indicating inflammatory organ damage. In situ hybridization histochemical analysis showed that the expression of the glucocorticoid receptor mRNA was down-regulated in the brain and spleen of SDR animals while the ratio of expression of AVP/CRH-the two adrenocorticotropic hormone secretagogue, increased. After LPS injection, the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-1beta and TNF-alpha, was found significantly higher in the lung, liver, spleen, and brain of the SDR mice as compared with the LPS-injected home cage control animals. Taken together, these results show that SDR stress increases the susceptibility to endotoxic shock and suggest that the development of glucocorticoid resistance and increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines are the mechanisms for this behavior-induced susceptibility to endotoxic shock.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Cell Separation
- Corticosterone/blood
- Corticosterone/pharmacology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Disease Susceptibility/etiology
- Disease Susceptibility/immunology
- Disease Susceptibility/physiopathology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Immunocompetence/drug effects
- Immunocompetence/immunology
- Interleukin-1/genetics
- Interleukin-1/metabolism
- Lipopolysaccharides
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Organ Specificity
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid/genetics
- Shock, Septic/chemically induced
- Shock, Septic/immunology
- Shock, Septic/physiopathology
- Social Behavior
- Spleen/cytology
- Spleen/drug effects
- Spleen/immunology
- Spleen/metabolism
- Stress, Physiological/blood
- Stress, Physiological/immunology
- Stress, Physiological/physiopathology
- Survival Rate
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
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- N Quan
- Section of Oral Biology, The Ohio State University Health Science Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Shan Q, Bourreau J. Cardiac and vascular effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibition in lipopolysaccharide-treated rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2000; 406:257-64. [PMID: 11020489 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(00)00660-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the present study, intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (10 mg/kg) to anaesthetized rats produced a gradual fall in mean arterial pressure in 6 h. Aortic rings from lipopolysaccharide-treated rats showed a significant reduction in the contractile response to vasoconstrictors. Pretreatment with N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) or aminoguanidine, two nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors, abolished this vascular hyporeactivity. In ventricular myocytes isolated from lipopolysaccharide-treated rats, both electrically induced Ca(2+) transients and the intracellular Ca(2+) response to beta-adrenergic stimulation were significantly depressed when compared with those recorded from myocytes from sham control rats. L-NAME and aminoguanidine alone had no effects on electrically stimulated Ca(2+) transients in ventricular myocytes either from control or lipopolysaccharide-treated rats. However, these two NOS inhibitors augmented the intracellular Ca(2+) response to beta-adrenergic stimulation in myocytes from lipopolysaccharide-treated rats, but not in control myocytes. In addition, 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4, 3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ), an inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO)-sensitive guanylyl cyclase, also reversed the intracellular Ca(2+) hyporesponsiveness to beta-adrenergic stimulation in myocytes from lipopolysaccharide-treated rats. In cardiac myocytes from lipopolysaccharide-rats pretreated with aminoguanidine, the intracellular Ca(2+) hyporesponsiveness to beta-adrenergic stimulation was abolished. However, there still existed a depressed Ca(2+) response to electrical field stimulation. These data indicate that NO following lipopolysaccharide stimulation contributes to vascular hyporeactivity and the depressed intracellular Ca(2+) response to beta-adrenergic stimulation in lipopolysaccharide-treated rats, but is not responsible for the reduced Ca(2+) response to electrical stimulation in our experimental conditions.
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- Q Shan
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 5 Sassoon Road, SAR, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
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The gastrointestinal system anatomically is positioned to perform two distinct functions: to digest and absorb ingested nutrients and to sustain barrier function to prevent transepithelial migration of bacteria and antigens. Alterations in these basic functions contribute to a variety of clinical scenarios. These primary functions intrinsically require splanchnic blood flow at both the macrovascular and microvascular levels of perfusion. Therefore, a greater understanding of the mechanisms that regulate intestinal vascular perfusion in the normal state and during pathophysiological conditions would be beneficial. The purpose of this review is to summarize the current understanding regarding the regulatory mechanisms of intestinal blood flow in fasted and fed conditions and during pathological stress.
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- P J Matheson
- Center for Excellence in Applied Microcirculatory Research, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA.
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Grohmann U, Van Snick J, Campanile F, Silla S, Giampietri A, Vacca C, Renauld JC, Fioretti MC, Puccetti P. IL-9 protects mice from Gram-negative bacterial shock: suppression of TNF-alpha, IL-12, and IFN-gamma, and induction of IL-10. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2000; 164:4197-203. [PMID: 10754315 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.8.4197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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IL-9 is a T cell-derived cytokine that, similar to the Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-10, has been implicated in the response to parasitic infections, allergy, and inflammatory processes. Because both IL-4 and IL-10 can confer protection to mice from septic shock, we investigated whether IL-9 may also be capable of conferring resistance on recipients of an otherwise lethal challenge with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Prophylactic injections of rIL-9 appeared to be most effective in preventing the onset of a lethal shock, according to a pattern that was both dose dependent and time dependent. The protective effect of IL-9 was correlated with marked decreases in the production of the inflammatory mediators TNF-alpha, IL-12, and IFN-gamma, as well as the induction of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10. Sustained levels of IL-9-specific transcripts could be detected in the spleens of mice recovering from sublethal P. aeruginosa infection. Therefore, IL-9 may be protective in septic shock via a rather unique mechanism involving a complex modulation of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/genetics
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/therapeutic use
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Inflammation/genetics
- Inflammation/immunology
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Interferon-gamma/antagonists & inhibitors
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-10/antagonists & inhibitors
- Interleukin-10/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-10/immunology
- Interleukin-12/antagonists & inhibitors
- Interleukin-12/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-9/administration & dosage
- Interleukin-9/genetics
- Interleukin-9/therapeutic use
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred DBA
- Pentoxifylline/administration & dosage
- Pseudomonas Infections/immunology
- Pseudomonas Infections/metabolism
- Pseudomonas Infections/pathology
- Pseudomonas Infections/prevention & control
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa/immunology
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Shock, Septic/immunology
- Shock, Septic/metabolism
- Shock, Septic/pathology
- Shock, Septic/prevention & control
- Spleen/immunology
- Spleen/metabolism
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/antagonists & inhibitors
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/biosynthesis
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- U Grohmann
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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