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Burmeister DM, Supp DM, Clark RA, Tredget EE, Powell HM, Enkhbaatar P, Bohannon JK, Cancio LC, Hill DM, Nygaard RM. Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Small and Large Animals in Burn Research: Proceedings of the 2021 Research Special Interest Group. J Burn Care Res 2022; 43:1032-1041. [PMID: 35778269 DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irac091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Multiple animal species and approaches have been used for modeling different aspects of burn care, with some strategies considered more appropriate or translatable than others. On April 15, 2021, the Research Special Interest Group of the American Burn Association held a virtual session as part of the agenda for the annual meeting. The session was set up as a pro/con debate on the use of small versus large animals for application to four important aspects of burn pathophysiology: burn healing/conversion; scarring; inhalation injury; and sepsis. For each of these topics, 2 experienced investigators (one each for small and large animal models) described the advantages and disadvantages of using these preclinical models. The use of swine as a large animal model was a common theme due to anatomic similarities with human skin. The exception to this was a well-defined ovine model of inhalation injury; both of these species have larger airways which allow for incorporation of clinical tools such as bronchoscopes. However, these models are expensive and demanding from labor and resource standpoints. Various strategies have been implemented to make the more inexpensive rodent models appropriate for answering specific questions of interest in burns. Moreover, modelling burn-sepsis in large animals has proven difficult. It was agreed that the use of both small and large animal models have merit for answering basic questions about the responses to burn injury. Expert opinion and the ensuing lively conversations are summarized herein, which we hope will help inform experimental design of future research.
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- David M Burmeister
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Scientific Staff, Shriners Children's Ohio, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Stony Brook University, Departments of Dermatology, Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Firefighters' Burn Treatment Unit, Department of Surgery, 2D3.31 Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.,Scientific Staff, Shriners Children's Ohio, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Branch, University of Texas, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Nashville, TN, USA
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- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
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- Firefighters' Burn Center, Regional One Health, 877 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Arzuk E, Karakuş F, Orhan H. Bioactivation of clozapine by mitochondria of the murine heart: Possible cause of cardiotoxicity. Toxicology 2020; 447:152628. [PMID: 33166605 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2020.152628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The mechanism of clozapine-associated cardiotoxicity has not been elucidated. The formation of a reactive nitrenium ion from the drug has been suggested as the cause, however, the reason why the heart is a target remains unknown. The heart is one of the most perfused organs; therefore, it contains a large number of mitochondria per cell; these organelles are responsible for both oxygen metabolism and energy production due to high energy expenditure. Given that mitochondria play critical roles in cellular homeostasis and maintenance, this study tested the hypothesis that cardiac mitochondria are both a target and initiator of clozapine-induced cardiotoxicity through activating the drug. We investigated whether murine heart receives a relatively high amount of systemically administered drug (20 mg/kg, i.p., Wistar albino rats) and whether cardiac mice (Swiss albino) and rat (Wistar albino) mitochondria locally activate clozapine (100 μM) to a reactive metabolite. We observed a relatively large distribution of clozapine to heart tissue as well as the formation of reactive metabolites by cardiac mitochondria in situ. Mitochondrial cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP) in cardiac tissue responsible for biotransformation of clozapine were also characterized. CYP3A4 has been found to be the major enzyme catalyzes CLZ bioactivation, while CYP1A largely and CYP3A4 partially catalyzes the formation of stable metabolites of CLZ. At 100 μM concentration, clozapine caused a significant decline in mitochondrial oxygen consumption rate in vitro as much as positive control (antimycin A), while it did not induce mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening. These data provide an explanation as to why the heart is a target for clozapine adverse effects.
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- Ege Arzuk
- Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, 35040 Bornova-İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, 35040 Bornova-İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, 35040 Bornova-İzmir, Turkey.
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Mercel AI, Gillis DC, Sun K, Dandurand BR, Weiss JM, Tsihlis ND, Maile R, Kibbe MR. A comparative study of a preclinical survival model of smoke inhalation injury in mice and rats. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2020; 319:L471-L480. [PMID: 32697601 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00241.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Smoke inhalation injury increases morbidity and mortality. Clinically relevant animal models are necessary for the continued investigation of the pathophysiology of inhalation injury and the development of therapeutics. The goal of our research was threefold: 1) to develop a reproducible survival model of smoke inhalation injury in rats that closely resembled our previous mouse model, 2) to validate the rat smoke inhalation injury model using a variety of laboratory techniques, and 3) to compare and contrast our rat model with both the well-established mouse model and previously published rat models to highlight our improvements on smoke delivery and lung injury. Mice and rats were anesthetized, intubated, and placed in custom-built smoke chambers to passively inhale woodchip-generated smoke. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and lung tissue were collected for confirmatory tests. Lung sections were hematoxylin and eosin stained, lung edema was assessed with wet-to-dry (W/D) ratio, and inflammatory cell infiltration and cytokine elevation were evaluated using flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, and ELISA. We confirmed that our mouse and rat models of smoke inhalation injury mimic the injury seen after human burn inhalation injury with evidence of pulmonary edema, neutrophil infiltration, and inflammatory cytokine elevation. Interestingly, rats mounted a more severe immunological response compared with mice. In summary, we successfully validated a reliable and clinically translatable survival model of lung injury and immune response in rats and mice and characterized the extent of this injury. These animal models allow for the continued study of smoke inhalation pathophysiology to ultimately develop a better therapeutic.
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- Alexandra I Mercel
- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,Curriculum of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Chang J, Chen Z, Zhao R, Nie HG, Ji HL. Ion transport mechanisms for smoke inhalation-injured airway epithelial barrier. Cell Biol Toxicol 2020; 36:571-589. [PMID: 32588239 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-020-09545-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Smoke inhalation injury is the leading cause of death in firefighters and victims. Inhaled hot air and toxic smoke are the predominant hazards to the respiratory epithelium. We aimed to analyze the effects of thermal stress and smoke aldehyde on the permeability of the airway epithelial barrier. Transepithelial resistance (RTE) and short-circuit current (ISC) of mouse tracheal epithelial monolayers were digitized by an Ussing chamber setup. Zonula occludens-1 tight junctions were visualized under confocal microscopy. A cell viability test and fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran assay were performed. Thermal stress (40 °C) decreased RTE in a two-phase manner. Meanwhile, thermal stress increased ISC followed by its decline. Na+ depletion, amiloride (an inhibitor for epithelial Na+ channels [ENaCs]), ouabain (a blocker for Na+/K+-ATPase), and CFTRinh-172 (a blocker of cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator [CFTR]) altered the responses of RTE and ISC to thermal stress. Steady-state 40 °C increased activity of ENaCs, Na+/K+-ATPase, and CFTR. Acrolein, one of the main oxidative unsaturated aldehydes in fire smoke, eliminated RTE and ISC. Na+ depletion, amiloride, ouabain, and CFTRinh-172 suppressed acrolein-sensitive ISC, but showed activating effects on acrolein-sensitive RTE. Thermal stress or acrolein disrupted zonula occludens-1 tight junctions, increased fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran permeability but did not cause cell death or detachment. The synergistic effects of thermal stress and acrolein exacerbated the damage to monolayers. In conclusion, the paracellular pathway mediated by the tight junctions and the transcellular pathway mediated by active and passive ion transport pathways contribute to impairment of the airway epithelial barrier caused by thermal stress and acrolein. Graphical abstract Thermal stress and acrolein are two essential determinants for smoke inhalation injury, impairing airway epithelial barrier. Transcellular ion transport pathways via the ENaC, CFTR, and Na/K-ATPase are interrupted by both thermal stress and acrolein, one of the most potent smoke toxins. Heat and acrolein damage the integrity of the airway epithelium through suppressing and relocating the tight junctions.
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- Jianjun Chang
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, 11937 US Hwy 271, Tyler, TX, 75708, USA.,Institute of Health Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, 11937 US Hwy 271, Tyler, TX, 75708, USA.,School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, 11937 US Hwy 271, Tyler, TX, 75708, USA
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- Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, College of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110122, Liaoning, China.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, 11937 US Hwy 271, Tyler, TX, 75708, USA. .,Texas Lung Injury Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX, 75708, USA.
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Carvalho FO, Silva ÉR, Nunes PS, Felipe FA, Ramos KPP, Ferreira LAS, Lima VNB, Shanmugam S, Oliveira AS, Guterres SS, Camargo EA, Cravalho Olivera TV, de Albuquerque Júnior RLC, de Lucca Junior W, Quintans-Júnior LJ, Araújo AAS. Effects of the solid lipid nanoparticle of carvacrol on rodents with lung injury from smoke inhalation. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2019; 393:445-455. [PMID: 31655855 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-019-01731-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The aim of this present study was to evaluate the effect of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) containing carvacrol over the lung damage of airway smoke inhalation. The study was conducted with 30 rats subjected to smoke inhalation and divided into 5 groups such as, normal control, negative control, oxygen group, SLN alone, and SLN+CARV group. The animals were sacrificed 24 h after the induction of inhalation injury further, the tissues of larynx, trachea, and lungs were collected for the histological, hematological, myeloperoxidase, and malondialdehyde analysis. The obtained results showed that treatment with CARV+SLN minimized the inhalation injury, since it reduced malondialdehyde significantly, when compared to the negative control group and minimized the histological changes which proves the absence of pulmonary emphysema and exudate in laryngeal and tracheal lumen in the CARV+SLN-treated group. Meanwhile, the presence of lesion with chronic characteristics was observed in the negative control and oxygen groups. It is suggested that the SLN containing carvacrol minimized oxidative stress and histological damages generated from smoke inhalation in rodents.
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- Fernanda O Carvalho
- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil.
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil.
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Ipiranga Avenue 2752, Porto Alegre, RS, 90610-000, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil
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- Health Sciences Post-Graduate Program, Federal University of Sergipe, Claudio Batista St s/n, Aracaju, SE, 49060-100, Brazil
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Guzel EE, Kaya N, Ozan G, Tektemur A, Dabak DO, Ozan IE. The investigation of effect of alpha lipoic acid against damage on neonatal rat lung to maternal tobacco smoke exposure. Toxicol Rep 2018; 5:714-722. [PMID: 29984187 PMCID: PMC6031852 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2018.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/30/2022] Open
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This study was carried out to determine the changes in the lungs of the rat pups exposed to tobacco smoke during pregnancy period and to investigate the protective effects of alpha lipoic acid, which is administered during pregnancy, on these changes. Spraque-Dawley female rats were divided into four groups: control, tobacco smoke (TS), tobacco smoke + alpha lipoic acid (TS + ALA) and alpha lipoic acid (ALA). The rats in control group were untreated. Rats were exposed to TS twice a day for one hour starting from eight weeks before mating and during pregnancy. 20 mg / kg of ALA was administered to rats. On 7th and 21st days 7 of the pups from each group were decapitated. Histological, morphometric, biochemical and quantitative real-time RT-PCR analyzes were performed. Histopathological and biochemical changes were observed in TS group. While a significant decrease was observed both in SP-A and VEGF immunoreactivities and mRNA levels, caspase-3 immunoreactivity and TUNEL positive cells were increased in TS group. It is suggested that prenatal TS exposure leads to morphological and histopathological changes on lung development by causing oxidative damage in lungs of neonatal rats and the maternal use of ALA can provide a limited protective effect on the neonatal lung development against this oxidative stress originating from TS. Although pregnant women are increasingly aware on health risks of smoking, environmental tobacco smoke exposure is still a widespread problem. For this reason, it is thought that this damage can be partially reduced by some antioxidant supplements in pregnancy.
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- Elif Erdem Guzel
- Mardin Artuklu University, Healty High School, Department of Nursing, Mardin, Turkey
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- Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University, Faculty of Veterinary, Department of Biochemistry, Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology, Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Elazig, Turkey
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Reczyńska K, Tharkar P, Kim SY, Wang Y, Pamuła E, Chan HK, Chrzanowski W. Animal models of smoke inhalation injury and related acute and chronic lung diseases. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2018; 123:107-134. [PMID: 29108862 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Smoke inhalation injury leads to various acute and chronic lung diseases and thus is the dominant cause of fire-related fatalities. In a search for an effective treatment and validation of therapies different classes of animal models have been developed, which include both small and large animals. These models have advanced our understanding of the mechanism of smoke inhalation injury, enabling a better understanding of pathogenesis and pathophysiology and development of new therapies. However, none of the animal models fully mirrors human lungs and their pathologies. All animal models have their limitations in replicating complex clinical conditions associated with smoke inhalation injury in humans. Therefore, for a correct interpretation of the results and to avoid bias, a precise understanding of similarities and differences of lungs between different animal species and humans is critical. We have reviewed and presented comprehensive comparison of different animal models and their clinical relevance. We presented an overview of methods utilized to induce smoke inhalation injuries, airway micro-/macrostructure, advantages and disadvantages of the most commonly used small and large animal models.
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Dong TTT, Hinwood AL, Callan AC, Zosky G, Stock WD. In vitro assessment of the toxicity of bushfire emissions: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 603-604:268-278. [PMID: 28628818 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Bushfires produce many toxic pollutants and the smoke has been shown to have negative effects on human health, especially to the respiratory system. Bushfires are predicted to increase in size and frequency, leading to a greater incidence of smoke and impacts. While there are many epidemiological studies of the potential impact on populations, there are few studies using in vitro methods to investigate the biological effects of bushfire emissions to better understand its toxicity and significance. This review focused on the literature pertaining to in vitro toxicity testing to determine the state of knowledge on current methods and findings on the impacts of bushfire smoke. There was a considerable variation in the experimental conditions, outcomes and test concentrations used by researchers using in vitro methods. Of the studies reviewed, most reported adverse impacts of particulate matter (PM) on cytotoxic and genotoxic responses. Studies on whole smoke were rare. Finer primary particulates from bushfire smoke were generally found to be more toxic than the coarse particulates and the toxicological endpoints of bushfire PM different to ambient PM. However the variation in study designs and experimental conditions made comparisons difficult. This review highlights the need for standard protocols to enable appropriate comparisons between studies to be undertaken including the assessment of physiologically relevant outcomes. Further work is essential to establish the effect of burning different vegetation types and combustion conditions on the toxicity of bushfire emissions to better inform both health and response agencies on the significance of smoke from bushfires.
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- Trang T T Dong
- Centre for Ecosystem Management, School of Science, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia 6027, Australia.
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- Centre for Ecosystem Management, School of Science, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia 6027, Australia
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia 6027, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia
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- Centre for Ecosystem Management, School of Science, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia 6027, Australia
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Abreu A, Costa C, Pinho E Silva S, Morais S, do Carmo Pereira M, Fernandes A, Moraes de Andrade V, Teixeira JP, Costa S. Wood smoke exposure of Portuguese wildland firefighters: DNA and oxidative damage evaluation. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2017; 80:596-604. [PMID: 28524757 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2017.1286896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Portugal is among the European Union countries most devastated by forest fires each year. In the last three decades, more than 3.8 million hectares of forest were burned. Wildland firefighters are exposed to a variety of hazards, including many toxic combustion products that may lead to deleterious health effects. Epidemiological studies showed a positive association between firefighting and several chronic diseases, including cancer. Results from biomonitoring studies in firefighters, particularly concerning genotoxicity evaluation, constitute a valuable tool for investigating important occupational hazards. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess genotoxicity in a group of wildland firefighters using the comet assay for DNA damage and oxidative stress. Both parameters were increased in firefighters compared to controls, but significance was only found for basal DNA damage. No significant influence was found regarding major confounding variables on the genotoxic endpoints studied, with the exception of age. Data obtained provide preliminary information on human health effects of wildland firefighting exposure at genetic and molecular levels. These findings may also provide new important data to serve as public awareness to the potential adverse health risks involving wildland firefighting. Implementation of security and hygiene measures in this sector as well as good practices campaigns may be crucial to decrease risk.
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- Ana Abreu
- a EPIUnit-Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto , Porto , Portugal
- b Environmental Health Department, National Institute of Health, Environmental Health Department , Porto , Portugal
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- a EPIUnit-Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto , Porto , Portugal
- b Environmental Health Department, National Institute of Health, Environmental Health Department , Porto , Portugal
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- b Environmental Health Department, National Institute of Health, Environmental Health Department , Porto , Portugal
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- c REQUIMTE/LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Instituto Politécnico do Porto Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida , Porto , Portugal
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- d LEPABE, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto Rua Dr. Roberto Frias , Porto , Portugal
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- e Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Avenida D. Afonso V , Bragança , Portugal
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- f Laboatory of Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Programme of Health Sciences, Health Sciences Unit, University of Southern Santa Catarina, UNESC , Santa Catarina , Brazil
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- a EPIUnit-Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto , Porto , Portugal
- b Environmental Health Department, National Institute of Health, Environmental Health Department , Porto , Portugal
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- a EPIUnit-Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto , Porto , Portugal
- b Environmental Health Department, National Institute of Health, Environmental Health Department , Porto , Portugal
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Lee A, Kinney P, Chillrud S, Jack D. A Systematic Review of Innate Immunomodulatory Effects of Household Air Pollution Secondary to the Burning of Biomass Fuels. Ann Glob Health 2016; 81:368-74. [PMID: 26615071 PMCID: PMC4758189 DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Household air pollution (HAP)-associated acute lower respiratory infections cause 455,000 deaths and a loss of 39.1 million disability-adjusted life years annually. The immunomodulatory mechanisms of HAP are poorly understood. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of all studies examining the mechanisms underlying the relationship between HAP secondary to solid fuel exposure and acute lower respiratory tract infection to evaluate current available evidence, identify gaps in knowledge, and propose future research priorities. METHODS We conducted and report on studies in accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. In all, 133 articles were fully reviewed and main characteristics were detailed, namely study design and outcome, including in vivo versus in vitro and pollutants analyzed. Thirty-six studies were included in a nonexhaustive review of the innate immune system effects of ambient air pollution, traffic-related air pollution, or wood smoke exposure of developed country origin. Seventeen studies investigated the effects of HAP-associated solid fuel (biomass or coal smoke) exposure on airway inflammation and innate immune system function. RESULTS Particulate matter may modulate the innate immune system and increase susceptibility to infection through a) alveolar macrophage-driven inflammation, recruitment of neutrophils, and disruption of barrier defenses; b) alterations in alveolar macrophage phagocytosis and intracellular killing; and c) increased susceptibility to infection via upregulation of receptors involved in pathogen invasion. CONCLUSIONS HAP secondary to the burning of biomass fuels alters innate immunity, predisposing children to acute lower respiratory tract infections. Data from biomass exposure in developing countries are scarce. Further study is needed to define the inflammatory response, alterations in phagocytic function, and upregulation of receptors important in bacterial and viral binding. These studies have important public health implications and may lead to the design of interventions to improve the health of billions of people daily.
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- Alison Lee
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY
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The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the author, and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the official views of the Department of the Army or Department of Defense. Smoke inhalation injury occurs in about 10% of patients admitted to burn centres, and increases the mortality of burn patients by up to 20% over predictions based on age and burn size alone. The primary lesion in smoke inhalation injury is localized to the small airways, with alveolar injury and pulmonary oedema exercising a less prominent role during the initial phases. Injury incites a cascade of events that include ventilation-perfusion mismatch, secondary lung injury, systemic inflammation, impaired immune function, and pneumonia. The most important recent developments in the treatment of inhalation injury have included improved methods of pulmonary care targeted at the pathophysiology of the injury, such as high-frequency percussive ventilation and gentle mechanical ventilation.
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- Leopoldo C Cancio
- US Army Burn Center, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA,
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Inflammatory Mediators and Oxidative Stress in Animals Subjected to Smoke Inhalation: A Systematic Review. Lung 2016; 194:487-99. [DOI: 10.1007/s00408-016-9879-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Mase VJ, Roe JL, Christy RJ, Dubick MA, Walters TJ. Postischemic conditioning does not reduce muscle injury after tourniquet-induced ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Am J Emerg Med 2016; 34:2065-2069. [PMID: 27614371 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The widespread application of tourniquets has reduced battlefield mortality related to extremity exsanguinations. Tourniquet-induced ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/R) can contribute to muscle loss. Postischemic conditioning (PostC) confers protection against I/R in cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle flaps. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of PostC on extremity muscle viability in an established rat hindlimb tourniquet model. METHODS Rats were randomly assigned to PostC-1, PostC-2, or no conditioning ischemic groups (n = 10 per group). Postischemic conditioning, performed immediately after tourniquet release, consisted of four 15-second cycles (PostC-1) or eight 15-second cycles (PostC-2) of alternating occlusion and perfusion of hindlimbs. Twenty-four hours later, muscles were excised. The primary end points were muscle edema and viability; secondary end points were histologic and markers of oxidative stress. RESULTS Ischemia-reperfusion injury decreased viability in all tourniquet limbs, but viability was not improved in either PostC group. Likewise, I/R resulted in substantial muscle edema that was not reduced by PostC. The predominant histologic feature was necrosis, but no significant differences were found among groups. Markers of oxidative stress were increased similarly among groups after I/R, although myeloperoxidase activity was significantly increased only in the no conditioning ischemic group. A protective effect from PostC was not observed in our model suggesting that PostC was not effective in reducing I/R skeletal muscle injury or any benefits of PostC were not sustained for 24 hours when tissues were assessed. CONCLUSION These negative findings are pertinent as the military investigates different strategies to extend the safe time for tourniquet application.
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- Vincent J Mase
- US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), Extremity Trauma Research Program, San Antonio, TX 78234-7767.
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- US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), Extremity Trauma Research Program, San Antonio, TX 78234-7767.
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- US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), Extremity Trauma Research Program, San Antonio, TX 78234-7767.
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- US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), Damage Control Resuscitation Research Program, San Antonio, TX 78234-7767.
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- US Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), Extremity Trauma Research Program, San Antonio, TX 78234-7767.
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Liu R, Wang SM, Liu XQ, Guo SJ, Wang HB, Hu S, Zhou FQ, Sheng ZY. Pyruvate alleviates lipid peroxidation and multiple-organ dysfunction in rats with hemorrhagic shock. Am J Emerg Med 2015; 34:525-30. [PMID: 26794285 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Pyruvate can reduce lipid peroxidation, which plays a critical role in organ injury, in various models. However, it is not fully understood if this inhibition occurs in resuscitation of hemorrhagic shock (HS). This study examines effects of pyruvate Ringer solution (PR) in this respect in rats. METHODS Rats, subjected to 45% blood loss, were randomly allocated to the 3 groups (n = 18): HS with no fluid resuscitation (group NR), HS resuscitated with lactated Ringer solution (LR) (group LR), and HS resuscitated with PR (group PR). Mean arterial pressure, plasma levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), and superoxide dismutase were measured at various time points until 360 minutes after hemorrhage. Visceral organs were harvested at the end for evaluations of the TBARS, antioxidant enzyme, and tissue water content. Other 54 rats with identical procedures without sampling were documented for 24-hour survival rates (n = 18) after fluid resuscitation. RESULTS Pyruvate Ringer solution significantly increased mean arterial pressure and decreased blood TBARS levels after lethal HS. It also reduced TBARS concentrations and glutathione peroxidase activities but significantly enhanced glutathione reductase activities in most organs and greatly improved the ratios of reduced glutathione over oxidized glutathione in various organs in group PR, compared to group LR. Furthermore, PR significantly improved various organ function and water contents relative to LR. Group PR showed a more than 2-fold higher 24-hour survival rate of group LR. CONCLUSIONS Pyruvate Ringer solution alleviated organ edema and injury and prompted survival partially through inhibition of lipid peroxidation in various organs in severe HS rats.
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- Rui Liu
- Department of Burn Surgery, Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital, Harbin 150036, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China
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- Laboratory for Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction, Key Research Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration of PLA, and Beijing Key Research Laboratory of Skin Injury and Repair Regeneration, the First Hospital Affiliated to the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department of Human Resource, the First Hospital of Harbin, Harbin 150010, China
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- Laboratory for Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction, Key Research Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration of PLA, and Beijing Key Research Laboratory of Skin Injury and Repair Regeneration, the First Hospital Affiliated to the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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- Laboratory for Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction, Key Research Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration of PLA, and Beijing Key Research Laboratory of Skin Injury and Repair Regeneration, the First Hospital Affiliated to the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China.
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- Shanghai Sandai Pharmarceutical R & D Co, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Laboratory for Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction, Key Research Laboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration of PLA, and Beijing Key Research Laboratory of Skin Injury and Repair Regeneration, the First Hospital Affiliated to the Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, China
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Sun Y, Qiu X, Wu G, Wang J, Li J, Tang H, Xia Z. The effects of porcine pulmonary surfactant on smoke inhalation injury. J Surg Res 2015; 198:200-7. [PMID: 26073349 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our previous study, consistent with others, demonstrated that administering an exogenous surfactant was a potential therapy for acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. In the present study, we investigated the effect of instilled porcine pulmonary surfactant (PPS) on rat inhalation injury model induced by smoke and the possible mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifteen Sprague-Dawley rats were equally randomized to three groups as follows (n = 5 in each group): sham control group (C group), inhalation injury group (II group), and inhalation injury + PPS treatment group (PPS group). Lung tissues were assayed for wet/dry ratio, histologic, terminal dUTP nick-end labeling staining, and Western blotting examinations. The myeloperoxidase activity was tested in lung tissues as well. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was collected to determine the total protein concentrations, inflammatory cytokines, surfactant protein A (SP-A), and SP-D. RESULTS Our present work exhibited that PPS had therapeutic effects on smoke inhalation injury reflected by significant increase of PaO2 values, improved edema status, decreased vascular permeability, amelioration of lung histopathology, and reduction of inflammatory response. In addition, PPS treatment could increase endogenous SP-A levels both in lung tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Further correlation analysis showed that SP-A was negatively correlated with both myeloperoxidase activity and interleukin 8 levels. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that PPS can attenuate smoke-induced inhalation injury at least partly through stimulating production of endogenous SP-A and inhibiting the release of proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin 8. The increasing production of endogenous SP-A may be due to the antioxidant effect of PPS, which contains no SP-A.
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- Yu Sun
- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, 309th Hospital of PLA, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
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Dubick MA, Barr JL, Keen CL, Atkins JL. Ceruloplasmin and Hypoferremia: Studies in Burn and Non-Burn Trauma Patients. Antioxidants (Basel) 2015; 4:153-69. [PMID: 26785343 PMCID: PMC4665565 DOI: 10.3390/antiox4010153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Revised: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Normal iron handling appears to be disrupted in critically ill patients leading to hypoferremia that may contribute to systemic inflammation. Ceruloplasmin (Cp), an acute phase reactant protein that can convert ferrous iron to its less reactive ferric form facilitating binding to ferritin, has ferroxidase activity that is important to iron handling. Genetic absence of Cp decreases iron export resulting in iron accumulation in many organs. The objective of this study was to characterize iron metabolism and Cp activity in burn and non-burn trauma patients to determine if changes in Cp activity are a potential contributor to the observed hypoferremia. MATERIAL AND METHODS Under Brooke Army Medical Center Institutional Review Board approved protocols, serum or plasma was collected from burn and non-burn trauma patients on admission to the ICU and at times up to 14 days and measured for indices of iron status, Cp protein and oxidase activity and cytokines. RESULTS Burn patients showed evidence of anemia and normal or elevated ferritin levels. Plasma Cp oxidase activity in burn and trauma patients were markedly lower than controls on admission and increased to control levels by day 3, particularly in burn patients. Plasma cytokines were elevated throughout the 14 days study along with evidence of an oxidative stress. No significant differences in soluble transferrin receptor were noted among groups on admission, but levels in burn patients were lower than controls for the first 5 days after injury. CONCLUSION This study further established the hypoferremia and inflammation associated with burns and trauma. To our knowledge, this is the first study to show an early decrease in Cp oxidase activity in burn and non-burn trauma patients. The results support the hypothesis that transient loss of Cp activity contributes to hypoferremia and inflammation. Further studies are warranted to determine if decreased Cp activity increases the risk of iron-induced injury following therapeutic interventions such as transfusions with blood that has undergone prolonged storage in trauma resuscitation.
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- Michael A Dubick
- Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3698 Chambers Pass, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
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- Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3698 Chambers Pass, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
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- Departments of Nutrition and Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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Jedynska A, Hoek G, Wang M, Eeftens M, Cyrys J, Beelen R, Cirach M, De Nazelle A, Keuken M, Visschedijk A, Nystad W, Akhlaghi HM, Meliefste K, Nieuwenhuijsen M, de Hoogh K, Brunekreef B, Kooter IM. Spatial variations of levoglucosan in four European study areas. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 505:1072-1081. [PMID: 25461108 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 10/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Relatively little is known about long term effects of wood smoke on population health. A wood combustion marker - levoglucosan - was measured using a standardized sampling and measurement method in four European study areas (Oslo, The Netherlands, Munich/Augsburg, Catalonia) to assess within and between study area spatial variation. Levoglucosan was analyzed in addition to: PM2.5, PM2.5 absorbance, PM10, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nitrogen oxides (NOx), elemental and organic carbon (EC/OC), hopanes, steranes and elemental composition. Measurements were conducted at street, urban and regional background sites. Three two-week samples were taken per site and the annual average concentrations of pollutants were calculated using continuous measurements at one background reference site. Land use regression (LUR) models were developed to explain the spatial variation of levoglucosan. Much larger within than between study area contrast in levoglucosan concentration was found. Spatial variation patterns differed from other measured pollutants: PM2.5, NOx and EC. Levoglucosan had the highest spatial correlation with ΣPAH (r=0.65) and the lowest with traffic markers - NOx, Σhopanes/steranes (r=-0.22). Levoglucosan concentrations in the cold (heating) period were between 3 and 20 times higher compared to the warm period. The contribution of wood-smoke calculated based on levoglucosan measurements and previous European emission data to OC and PM2.5 mass was 13 to 28% and 3 to 9% respectively in the full year. Larger contributions were calculated for the cold period. The median model R(2) of the LUR models was 60%. The LUR models included population and natural land related variables. In conclusion, substantial spatial variability was found in levoglucosan concentrations within study areas. Wood smoke contributed substantially to especially wintertime PM2.5 OC and mass. The low to moderate correlation with PM2.5 mass and traffic markers offers the potential to assess health effects of wood smoke separate from traffic-related air pollution.
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- Aleksandra Jedynska
- TNO, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Epidemiology II, Neuherberg, Germany; University of Augsburg, Environmental Science Center, Augsburg, Germany
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain; IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain; Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- TNO, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- TNO, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain; IMIM (Hospital del Mar Research Institute), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- MRC-HPA Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, The Netherlands; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- TNO, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ramallo BT, Lourenço E, Cruz RH, Almeida JC, Taha MO, Silva PYOA, Oliveira-Júnior IS. A comparative study of pentoxifylline effects in adult and aged rats submitted to lung dysfunction by thermal injury. Acta Cir Bras 2013; 28:154-9. [PMID: 23370931 DOI: 10.1590/s0102-86502013000200012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 12/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the protective effects of pentoxifylline against lung injury observed after dorsal scald in aged animals. METHODS Adult (eight months old) and aged (20 months old) rats were subjected to thermal injury or sham procedure. The six hours post-trauma animals received pentoxifylline and after 24 hours were euthanatized and lung tissue samples collected. The bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was evaluated for total protein content and tumor necrosis factor-alpha cytokine. Malondialdehyde and myeloperoxidase activity in the lung homogenate were measured and a histological lung examination was undertaken. RESULTS Burn injury induced oxidative stress in lung homogenate was higher in elderly-burned rats compared to adult-burned rats (p<0.001). Total protein and cytokine in bronchoalveolar lavage increased in the elderly-burned group when compared to the adult-burned group (p<0.001). All parameters decreased in both groups treated with pentoxifylline (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The injury was augmented in elderly rats when compared to adult rats. Damage was reduced with the use of pentoxifylline, however further studies are needed to evaluate the dose-response of the drug.
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Venn-Watson S, Smith CR, Jensen ED, Rowles T. Assessing the potential health impacts of the 2003 and 2007 firestorms on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops trucatus) in San Diego Bay. Inhal Toxicol 2013; 25:481-91. [DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2013.804611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Household Air Pollution from Solid Fuel Use: Evidence for Links to
CVD. Glob Heart 2012; 7:223-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2012.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Poloxamer-188 Reduces Muscular Edema After Tourniquet-Induced Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 70:1192-7. [DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318217879a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wegesser TC, Franzi LM, Mitloehner FM, Eiguren-Fernandez A, Last JA. Lung antioxidant and cytokine responses to coarse and fine particulate matter from the great California wildfires of 2008. Inhal Toxicol 2011; 22:561-70. [PMID: 20388000 DOI: 10.3109/08958370903571849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The authors have previously demonstrated that wildfire-derived coarse or fine particulate matter (PM) intratracheally instilled into lungs of mice induce a strong inflammatory response. In the current study, the authors demonstrate that wildfire PM simultaneously cause major increases in oxidative stress in the mouse lungs as measured by decreased antioxidant content of the lung lavage supernatant fluid 6 and 24 h after PM administration. Concentrations of neutrophil chemokines/cytokines and of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha were elevated in the lung lavage fluid obtained 6 and 24 h after PM instillation, consistent with the strong neutrophilic inflammatory response observed in the lungs 24 h after PM administration, suggesting a relationship between the proinflammatory activity of the PM and the measured level of antioxidant capacity in the lung lavage fluid. Chemical analysis shows relatively low levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons compared to published results from typical urban PM. Coarse PM fraction is more active (proinflammatory activity and oxidative stress) on an equal-dose basis than the fine PM despite its lower content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. There does not seem to be any correlation between the content of any specific polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (or of total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon content) in the PM fraction and its toxicity. However, the concentrations of the oxidation products of phenanthrene and anthracene, phenanthraquinone and anthraquinone, were several-fold higher in the coarse PM than the fine fraction, suggesting a significant role for atmospheric photochemistry in the formation of secondary pollutants in the wildfire PM and the possibility that such secondary pollutants could be significant sources of toxicity in the wildfire PM.
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- Teresa C Wegesser
- Departments of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California-Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Danielsen PH, Loft S, Jacobsen NR, Jensen KA, Autrup H, Ravanat JL, Wallin H, Møller P. Oxidative stress, inflammation, and DNA damage in rats after intratracheal instillation or oral exposure to ambient air and wood smoke particulate matter. Toxicol Sci 2010; 118:574-85. [PMID: 20864625 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Wood combustion is a significant source of ambient particulate matter (PM) in many regions of the world. Exposure occurs through inhalation or ingestion after deposition of wood smoke particulate matter (WSPM) on crops and food. We investigated effects of ambient PM and WSPM by intragastric or intratracheal exposure in terms of oxidative stress, inflammation, genotoxicity, and DNA repair after 24 h in liver and lung tissue of rats. Rats were exposed to WSPM from high or low oxygen combustion and ambient PM collected in areas with and without many operating wood stoves or carbon black (CB) at the dose of 0.64 mg/kg body weight. The levels of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine, 1,N(6)-etheno-2'-deoxyadenosine, and 1-N(2)-etheno-2'-deoxyguanosine (εdG) were significantly increased with 23% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.1-45%), 54% (95% CI:18-90%), and 73% (95% CI: 31-134%) in the liver of rats exposed orally to CB, respectively. Rats orally exposed to PM from the wood stove area and low oxygen combustion WSPM (LOWS) had 35% (95% CI: 0.1-71%) and 45% (95% CI: 10-82%) increased levels of εdG in the liver, respectively. No significant differences were observed for bulky DNA adducts. Increased gene expression of proinflammatory cytokines, heme oxygenase-1, and oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1 was observed in the liver following intragastric exposure and in the lung following instillation in particular of LOWS. Exposure to LOWS also increased the proportion of neutrophils in BAL fluid. These results indicate that WSPM and CB exert the strongest effect in terms of oxidative stress-induced response, inflammation, and genotoxicity in the organ closest to the port of entry.
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- Pernille Høgh Danielsen
- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, DK-1014 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Woo A, Kim JH, Jeong YJ, Maeng HG, Lee YT, Kang JS, Lee WJ, Hwang YI. Vitamin C acts indirectly to modulate isotype switching in mouse B cells. Anat Cell Biol 2010; 43:25-35. [PMID: 21190002 PMCID: PMC2998772 DOI: 10.5115/acb.2010.43.1.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2010] [Revised: 02/05/2010] [Accepted: 02/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Vitamin C, one of essential micronutrients, has been reported to modulate the humoral immune responses in some mammals. We investigated whether vitamin C might modulate this response in mice by directly affecting B cells. Splenic B cells were isolated and activated by CD40- and B cell receptor-ligation in vitro. The cells were cultured with a pretreatment of vitamin C from 0 to 1 mM of concentrations. Vitamin C slightly increased apoptosis of B cells dose-dependently and behaved as an antioxidant. We found that in vivo administration of vitamin C by intraperitoneal injection affected isotype switching as previously reported: the titer of antigen-specific IgG1 antibody was decreased, while that of IgG2a was unaffected. Somewhat different from those observed in vivo, in vitro exposure to vitamin C slightly decreased isotype switching to IgG1 and increased isotype switching to IgG2a. Pretreatment with vitamin C in the safe range did not affect either proliferation of cultured B cells or the expression of CD80 and CD86 in those cells. Taken together, in vivo results suggest that vitamin C acts to modulate isotype switching in the mouse. However, because of our in vitro results, we suggest that the modulation exerted by vitamin C in vivo is by indirectly affecting B cells, perhaps by directly influencing other immune cells such as dendritic cells.
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- Ami Woo
- Department of Anatomy and Tumor Immunity Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Migliaccio CT, Mauderly JL. Biomass smoke exposures: toxicology and animal study design. Inhal Toxicol 2010; 22:104-7. [PMID: 20041808 DOI: 10.3109/08958370903008870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The International Biomass Smoke Health Effects (IBSHE) conference was convened in Missoula, MT, to define our current knowledge of smoke exposure and the potential health effects. In an effort to ascertain the relative health effects of an exposure to biomass smoke, numerous studies have utilized either animal or in vitro systems. A wide variety of systems that have been employed ranged from more mainstream animal models (i.e., rodents) and transformed cell lines to less common animal (piglets and dogs) and explant models. The Toxicology and Animal Study Design Workgroup at IBSHE was tasked with an analysis of the use of animal models in the assessment of the health effects of biomass smoke exposure. The present article contains a mini-review of models utilized historically, in addition to the adverse health effects assessed, and an overview of the discussion within the breakout session. The most common question that arose in discussions at the IBSHE conference was from local and federal health departments: What level of smoke is unhealthy? The present workgroup determined categories of exposure, common health concerns, and the availability of animal models to answer key health questions.
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- Christopher T Migliaccio
- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA.
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Møller P, Jacobsen NR, Folkmann JK, Danielsen PH, Mikkelsen L, Hemmingsen JG, Vesterdal LK, Forchhammer L, Wallin H, Loft S. Role of oxidative damage in toxicity of particulates. Free Radic Res 2010; 44:1-46. [PMID: 19886744 DOI: 10.3109/10715760903300691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 278] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Particulates are small particles of solid or liquid suspended in liquid or air. In vitro studies show that particles generate reactive oxygen species, deplete endogenous antioxidants, alter mitochondrial function and produce oxidative damage to lipids and DNA. Surface area, reactivity and chemical composition play important roles in the oxidative potential of particulates. Studies in animal models indicate that particles from combustion processes (generated by combustion of wood or diesel oil), silicate, titanium dioxide and nanoparticles (C60 fullerenes and carbon nanotubes) produce elevated levels of lipid peroxidation products and oxidatively damaged DNA. Biomonitoring studies in humans have shown associations between exposure to air pollution and wood smoke particulates and oxidative damage to DNA, deoxynucleotides and lipids measured in leukocytes, plasma, urine and/or exhaled breath. The results indicate that oxidative stress and elevated levels of oxidatively altered biomolecules are important intermediate endpoints that may be useful markers in hazard characterization of particulates.
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- Peter Møller
- Department of Public Health, Section of Environment Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Belli S, Basaran O, Ozdemir BH, Türkoğlu S, Karabay G, Kut A, Karakayali H, Haberal M. Protective role of simvastatin on lung damage caused by burn and cotton smoke inhalation in rats. J Surg Res 2010; 167:e283-90. [PMID: 20452610 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2009] [Revised: 01/11/2010] [Accepted: 01/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Smoke inhalation injury is a major comorbid factor in patients with thermal injury and occurs in about 30% of patients with major burns. In addition, inhalation injury reportedly accounts for 20%-84% of the mortality in burned individuals and is associated with higher mortality rates for every age and burn size category. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of simvastatin on lung damage with burn and cotton smoke inhalation. METHODS Wistar rats were randomly assigned to three groups: saline treated control group, via an orogastric route (group 1, n = 6), burn (30%) and cotton smoke inhalated group (group 2, n = 6), and simvastatin treated (25 mg/kg/d, via an orogastric route) burn (30%) and cotton smoke inhalated group (group 3, n = 6). Rats were sacrificed at 48 h of the treatments and the trachea and lungs were removed completely. Tissue samples were taken for histopathologic, immunohistopathologic, and biochemical analyses. Univariate analysis of variance coupled with Duncan's post-hoc test was performed for statistical evaluation. RESULTS Lung parenchymal and tracheoepithelial damage was confirmed in group 2 by histopathologic examination. Lung malonedialdehyde (MDA) levels were significantly decreased (P < 0.001), while glutathione (GSH) concentration did not alter in group 2 compared with group 1. Also, immunopathologic data revealed that epithelial iNOS level was elevated, while no modulation was detected in the level of myeloperoxidase (MPO). Simvastatin administration resulted in decreasing the lung parenchymal and tracheoepithelial damage. Tissue MDA levels were decreased significantly (P < 0.001), whereas GSH concentrations were elevated in group 3 compared with group 1 and group 2 (P < 0.001). Simvastatin treatment caused a decrease in epithelial iNOS levels, while MPO levels were not modulated. In addition, simvastatin significantly reduced pulmonary apoptosis in lung injury. CONCLUSIONS Our results have indicated that simvastatin administration seems to play beneficial role in lung injury of rats promoted by combined burn and smoke inhalation. Thus, simvastatin may represent a potential approach to prevent smoke inhalation-associated lung dysfunction. However, the significant decrease in basal oxidant production may cause impairment in cellular signalling processes.
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- Sedat Belli
- Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine Ankara, Turkey.
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Klemcke HG, Ryan KL, Britton SL, Koch LG, Dubick MA, Convertino VA. Rat strains bred for low and high aerobic running capacity do not differ in their survival time to hemorrhage. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2009; 234:1503-10. [PMID: 19657068 DOI: 10.3181/0812-rm-355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Hemorrhagic shock reflects low tissue perfusion that is inadequate to maintain normal metabolic functions. Often associated with this condition are impairments in cellular oxygen delivery and utilization. Rat strains divergent in their running endurance have been artificially selected over 12 generations. As these rats bred for high (HCR) vs low (LCR) aerobic running capacity have greater tissue O(2) utilization capacity and improved cardiovascular function, we hypothesized that HCR would be more tolerant (i.e., have greater survivability) to the global ischemia of hemorrhagic shock than LCR. To address this hypothesis, survival time to a severe-as substantiated by dramatic changes in plasma lactate, HCO(3), and base deficit-controlled hemorrhage was measured. Male rats were catheterized and, approximately 24 h later, an estimated >35% of the calculated blood volume was removed during a 26-min period while the rats were conscious and unrestrained. Rats were observed for 6 h or until death. Contrary to our hypothesis, survival time in HCR (220 +/- 63 min; n = 6) did not differ statistically (P = 0.46) from that in LCR (279 +/- 53 min; n = 7). Similarly, there were no statistical differences (P >or= 0.08) between rat lines in blood pH, lactate, HCO(3), and base deficit pre- or post-hemorrhage. In addition, few significant differences between lines in response to hemorrhage were detected by measures of cellular antioxidant status in heart, liver, or lung. Since animals with genetically greater tissue oxygen utilization capacity failed to show longer survival times, our results suggest that other mechanisms must play a more dominant role in determining survivability to hemorrhage under conditions of this hemorrhage.
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- Harold G Klemcke
- U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3400 Rawley E. Chambers Avenue, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
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Wegesser TC, Pinkerton KE, Last JA. California wildfires of 2008: coarse and fine particulate matter toxicity. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2009; 117:893-7. [PMID: 19590679 PMCID: PMC2702402 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0800166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Accepted: 02/02/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND During the last week of June 2008, central and northern California experienced thousands of forest and brush fires, giving rise to a week of severe fire-related particulate air pollution throughout the region. California experienced PM(10-2.5) (particulate matter with mass median aerodynamic diameter > 2.5 mum to < 10 mum; coarse ) and PM(2.5) (particulate matter with mass median aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 mum; fine) concentrations greatly in excess of the air quality standards and among the highest values reported at these stations since data have been collected. OBJECTIVES These observations prompt a number of questions about the health impact of exposure to elevated levels of PM(10-2.5) and PM(2.5) and about the specific toxicity of PM arising from wildfires in this region. METHODS Toxicity of PM(10-2.5) and PM(2.5) obtained during the time of peak concentrations of smoke in the air was determined with a mouse bioassay and compared with PM samples collected under normal conditions from the region during the month of June 2007. RESULTS Concentrations of PM were not only higher during the wildfire episodes, but the PM was much more toxic to the lung on an equal weight basis than was PM collected from normal ambient air in the region. Toxicity was manifested as increased neutrophils and protein in lung lavage and by histologic indicators of increased cell influx and edema in the lung. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the wildfire PM contains chemical components toxic to the lung, especially to alveolar macrophages, and they are more toxic to the lung than equal doses of PM collected from ambient air from the same region during a comparable season.
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and
- Address correspondence to J.A. Last, CCRBM, 6519 Genome and Basic Science Building, 451 Health Sciences Dr., Davis, CA 95616 USA. Telephone: (530) 752-6230. Fax: (530) 752-8632. E-mail:
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Ritenour AE, Christy RJ, Roe JL, Baer DG, Dubick MA, Wade CE, Holcomb JB, Walters TJ. The effect of a hypobaric, hypoxic environment on acute skeletal muscle edema after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. J Surg Res 2009; 160:253-9. [PMID: 19577258 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2008] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinicians have postulated that decreased atmospheric pressure during air evacuation exacerbates muscle edema and necrosis in injured limbs. The present study investigated whether the mild hypobaric, hypoxic conditions of simulated flight during muscle reperfusion worsened muscle edema and muscle injury in an established animal model. METHODS Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent tourniquet-induced hind limb ischemia for 2h. After removal of the tourniquet, rats were divided into two groups (n=10/group), and exposed to either (1) hypobaric, hypoxic conditions (HB) of 522 mm Hg (simulating 10,000 feet, the upper limit of normal aircraft cabin pressure), or (2) normobaric, normoxic conditions (NB) of 760 mm Hg (sea level), for 6h. Muscle wet weight, muscle dry:wet weight ratios, viability, and routine histology were measured on the gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior muscles. Blood samples were analyzed for percentage hematocrit, leukocyte count, and coagulation status. RESULTS Ischemia resulted in significant edema in both groups (P<0.05). Normobaric normoxia caused greater edema in the gastrocnemius compared with hypobaric hypoxia; the tibialis anterior was not significantly different between groups. The decrease in body weight for NB and HB was 3.4+/-1.4 and 10.7+/-1.2g, respectively (P<0.05). Hematocrit was 44.7+/-0.5 and 42.6+/-0.6 (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The hypobaric, hypoxic conditions of simulated medical air evacuation were not associated with increased muscle edema following 2h of ischemic injury. This suggests that other factors, such as resuscitation, may be the cause of muscle edema in flight-evacuated patients.
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- Amber E Ritenour
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, Texas 78234-6315, USA
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Verma V, Polidori A, Schauer JJ, Shafer MM, Cassee FR, Sioutas C. Physicochemical and toxicological profiles of particulate matter in Los Angeles during the October 2007 southern California wildfires. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2009; 43:954-60. [PMID: 19245042 DOI: 10.1021/es8021667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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To characterize the impact of the October 2007 wildfires on the air quality of Los Angeles, integrated ambient particulate matter (PM) samples were collected near the University of Southern California between October 24 and November 14, 2007. Samples were analyzed for different chemical species (i.e.,water-soluble organic carbon, water-soluble elements, and several organic compounds), and the redox activity of PM was evaluated using two different assays: the dithiothreitol (DTT) and macrophage reactive oxygen species (ROS) assays. Tracers of biomass burning such as potassium and levoglucosan were elevated by 2-fold during the fire period (October 24-28), compared to the postfire period (November 1-14). Water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) concentrations were also higher during the fire event (170 and 78 microg/mg of PM, during fire and postfire, respectively). While the DTT activity (on a per PM mass basis) increased for samples collected during the fire event (0.024 nmol DTT/min x microg on October 24) compared to the postfire samples (0.005 nmol DTT/min x microg on November 14), the ROS activity appears to be unaffected by the wildfires, probably because these two assays are driven by different PM species. While the DTT assay reflected the redox potential of polar organic compounds, which are abundant in wood-smoke, the ROS assay was mainly influenced by transition metals (e.g., Fe, Cu, Cr, Zn, Ni, and V), emitted mostly by vehicular traffic and other combustion sources, but not by the wildfires.
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- Vishal Verma
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Seagrave J, McDonald JD, Reed MD, Seilkop SK, Mauderly JL. Responses to Subchronic Inhalation of Low Concentrations of Diesel Exhaust and Hardwood Smoke Measured in Rat Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid. Inhal Toxicol 2008; 17:657-70. [PMID: 16087572 DOI: 10.1080/08958370500189529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Air pollution exposure is associated with adverse health effects, but the causal components and mechanisms are unclear. We compared effects of daily exposure for 6 mo to diesel exhaust (DE) or hardwood smoke (HWS) at 4 concentrations between 30 and 1000 microg/(3) of total particulate matter, or filtered air, in male and female rats. Lung lavage fluid was assayed for toxicity indicators, cytokines, and glutathione. Statistical analyses included pairwise comparisons with control and exposure-related trends, modeled using techniques that facilitated evaluation of nonlinear exposure effects. Lactate dehydrogenase increased with exposure concentration in DE-exposed females, but in other groups, low exposure concentrations caused increases while higher concentrations had less effect. Total protein in the HWS-exposed males and females followed similar patterns. Alkaline phosphatase increased in DE-exposed females, but decreased in HWS-exposed males and females. Beta-Glucuronidase decreased in HWS- and DE-exposed males, but HWS-exposed females showed decreases at low exposure concentrations and weak increases at higher exposure concentrations. Macrophage inflammatory protein-2 decreased in HWS-exposed males and females and DE-exposed females. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels decreased in DE-exposed females and males, but HWS-exposed males showed small increases. DE did not affect total glutathione in either gender, but HWS decreased glutathione in females, while in males, increases at low exposure concentrations but not at higher exposure levels were observed. Thus, these two combustion emissions differentially affect lung responses, with gender affecting response patterns. Furthermore, effects may be nonmonotonic functions of exposure levels, with maximal responses in environmentally or occupationally relevant exposure ranges.
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- JeanClare Seagrave
- Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108, USA.
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Cancio LC, Batchinsky AI, Dubick MA, Park MS, Black IH, Gómez R, Faulkner JA, Pfannenstiel TJ, Wolf SE. Inhalation injury: Pathophysiology and clinical care. Burns 2007; 33:681-92. [PMID: 17532146 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2006] [Accepted: 11/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Leopoldo C Cancio
- U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315, USA.
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Naeher LP, Brauer M, Lipsett M, Zelikoff JT, Simpson CD, Koenig JQ, Smith KR. Woodsmoke health effects: a review. Inhal Toxicol 2007; 19:67-106. [PMID: 17127644 DOI: 10.1080/08958370600985875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 706] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The sentiment that woodsmoke, being a natural substance, must be benign to humans is still sometimes heard. It is now well established, however, that wood-burning stoves and fireplaces as well as wildland and agricultural fires emit significant quantities of known health-damaging pollutants, including several carcinogenic compounds. Two of the principal gaseous pollutants in woodsmoke, CO and NOx, add to the atmospheric levels of these regulated gases emitted by other combustion sources. Health impacts of exposures to these gases and some of the other woodsmoke constituents (e.g., benzene) are well characterized in thousands of publications. As these gases are indistinguishable no matter where they come from, there is no urgent need to examine their particular health implications in woodsmoke. With this as the backdrop, this review approaches the issue of why woodsmoke may be a special case requiring separate health evaluation through two questions. The first question we address is whether woodsmoke should be regulated and/or managed separately, even though some of its separate constituents are already regulated in many jurisdictions. The second question we address is whether woodsmoke particles pose different levels of risk than other ambient particles of similar size. To address these two key questions, we examine several topics: the chemical and physical nature of woodsmoke; the exposures and epidemiology of smoke from wildland fires and agricultural burning, and related controlled human laboratory exposures to biomass smoke; the epidemiology of outdoor and indoor woodsmoke exposures from residential woodburning in developed countries; and the toxicology of woodsmoke, based on animal exposures and laboratory tests. In addition, a short summary of the exposures and health effects of biomass smoke in developing countries is provided as an additional line of evidence. In the concluding section, we return to the two key issues above to summarize (1) what is currently known about the health effects of inhaled woodsmoke at exposure levels experienced in developed countries, and (2) whether there exists sufficient reason to believe that woodsmoke particles are sufficiently different to warrant separate treatment from other regulated particles. In addition, we provide recommendations for additional woodsmoke research.
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- Luke P Naeher
- Department of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Pauluhn J, Mohr U. Mosquito coil smoke inhalation toxicity. Part II: subchronic nose-only inhalation study in rats. J Appl Toxicol 2006; 26:279-92. [PMID: 16552726 DOI: 10.1002/jat.1139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This paper addresses the results of a subchronic inhalation study in rats exposed to the smoke of burning mosquito coils manufactured in Indonesia. The objective of the study was a comparative assessment of different mosquito coils, including a blank coil, utilizing the OECD No. 413 testing paradigm, however, with the focus on hazard identification at a single maximum tolerated exposure concentration rather than concentration-response. Groups of rats were nose-only exposed 6 h a day, 5 days a week for 13 weeks to an average particulate concentration of 30 mg m(-3) from either blank coils or coils that contain the insecticidal ingredient transfluthrin. Nose-only air-exposed rats served as a control. A range of markers of exposure have been characterized to define the most critical exposure metrics with regard to total suspended particulate matter (TSP) and potentially noxious volatile products of combustion. During the course of the exposure period the smoke-exposed rats showed clinical signs suggestive of acute upper respiratory tract sensory irritation. Body weights were mildly affected in the male rats, but food and water consumption were indistinguishable amongst the groups. Carboxyhemoglobin concentrations were approximately 11% throughout the exposure period in smoke exposed rats. Hematology, clinical pathology and urinalysis as well as the analysis of organ weights and histopathology of extrapulmonary organs and the lung did not reveal any evidence of adverse systemic or local effects, whereas in the anterior region of the nasal passages, and to some extent also in the larynx, irritant-related changes typical for water-soluble upper respiratory irritants were found. Markers of pulmonary inflammation or increased phagocytosis and lysosomal activity in bronchoalveolar lavage were indistinguishable amongst the groups. gamma-Glutamyltranspeptidase was significantly increased in the smoke exposure groups, which is taken as indirect evidence of an adaptive upregulation of the pulmonary antioxidant glutathione. In rats exposed to mosquito coil smoke containing transfluthrin, a somewhat increased frequency of alveolar macrophages with foamy appearance was identified through cytodifferentiation but not histopathology compared with the blank coil. From the specific staining of intracellular phospholipids, the notion is supported that this equivocal finding is probably related to an increased uptake of modified pulmonary surfactant rather than increased engulfment of insoluble particulate matter since pigmentation or clustering or intra-alveolar cells did not occur. The results of this subchronic inhalation study support the conclusion that smoke from burning mosquito coils in concentrations high enough to elicit acute upper respiratory tract irritation due to the presence of common wood-combustion products (such as aliphatic aldehydes) did not cause any adverse effect in the lower respiratory tract or any other extrapulmonary organ. The most critical mode of action is related to acute and readily perceivable sensory irritation. The concentration tested was estimated to be well above that occurring under more realistic exposure conditions. Therefore, overnight exposure to the smoke from burning mosquito coils (manufactured in Indonesia) is unlikely to be associated with any unreasonable health risk.
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- Jürgen Pauluhn
- Institute of Toxicology, Bayer HealthCare, Wuppertal, Germany.
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Dubick MA, Williams C, Elgjo GI, Kramer GC. High-dose vitamin C infusion reduces fluid requirements in the resuscitation of burn-injured sheep. Shock 2005; 24:139-44. [PMID: 16044084 DOI: 10.1097/01.shk.0000170355.26060.e6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Fluid resuscitation to maintain adequate tissue perfusion while reducing edema in the severely burned patient remains a challenge. Recent studies suggest that reactive oxygen species generated by thermal injury are involved in edema formation associated with burn. The present study tested the hypothesis that adding a free radical scavenger to the resuscitation fluid would reduce total fluid requirements in the treatment of severe thermal injury. Anesthetized chronically instrumented sheep received a 40% total body surface area full-thickness flame burn. At 1 h after injury, animals were resuscitated with lactated Ringer's (LR, n = 14) as control, LR containing high doses of vitamin C (VC, n = 6), 1000 mOsM hypertonic saline (HS, n = 7), or 1000 HS containing VC (HS/VC, n = 7) in coded bags so that investigators were blinded to the treatment. Fluids were infused at an initial Parkland rate of 10 mL/kg/h, adjusted hourly to restore and maintain urine output at 1 to 2 mL/kg/h. Sheep in the VC or HS/VC group received 250 mg/kg VC in the first 500 mL of LR or HS, and then 15 mg/kg/h thereafter. Hemodynamic variables and indices of antioxidant status were measured. At 48 h postburn, sheep were euthanized, and heart, liver, lung, skeletal muscle, and ileum were evaluated for antioxidant status. All fluid resuscitation regimens were equally effective in restoring cardiac output to near baseline levels; no treatment effects were apparent on arterial pressure or heart rate. VC infusion significantly reduced fluid requirements and, therefore, net fluid balance (fluid in, urine out) by about 30% at 6 h and about 50% at 48 h in comparison with the LR group (P < 0.05). HS and HS/VC reduced fluid requirements by 30% and 65%, respectively, at 6 h, but the volume-sparing effect of HS was not observed after 36 h and that of HS/VC was lost after 12 h. Plasma total antioxidant potential increased about 25-fold (P < 0.05) at 2 and 3 h in response to VC infusion compared with the LR and HS groups, and remained about 5- to 10-fold higher throughout the rest of the study. VC infusion also prevented the 4-fold increase in plasma thiobarbituric acid reactive substances seen in the LR group early after burn (P < 0.05). Tissue antioxidant status was similar between groups. In this sheep burn model, continuous high-dose VC infusion reduced net fluid balance, reduced indices of plasma lipid peroxidation, and maintained overall antioxidant status in comparison with standard-of-care LR treatment.
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- Michael A Dubick
- U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, Texas 78234-6315, USA.
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Liu PL, Chen YL, Chen YH, Lin SJ, Kou YR. Wood smoke extract induces oxidative stress-mediated caspase-independent apoptosis in human lung endothelial cells: role of AIF and EndoG. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2005; 289:L739-49. [PMID: 15964899 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00099.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Although a link between toxic smoke and oxidant lung vascular injury has been indicated, the cellular mechanisms of smoke-induced injury to lung endothelial cells are unknown. We investigated oxidative stress and apoptosis induced by wood smoke extract (SE) in human pulmonary artery endothelial cells (HPAECs) and delineated their relationship. We found that SE increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), depleted intracellular glutathione, and upregulated Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase and heme oxygenase-1 (2 antioxidant enzymes), but it failed to alter the expression of catalase and glutathione peroxidase. In addition, SE promoted apoptosis as indicated by the external exposure of membrane phosphatidylserine, the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, an increase in the level of Bax (a proapoptotic protein), and enhanced DNA fragmentation. This apoptosis was associated with mitochondrial-to-nuclear translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and endonuclease G (EndoG) (2 apoptogenic proteins) but was independent of caspase cascade activation. Whereas N-acetylcysteine (an antioxidant) effectively reversed the SE-induced increase in ROS and depletion of glutathione, it also suppressed SE-induced nuclear translocation of either AIF or EndoG and prevented the enhanced DNA fragmentation that would have resulted from this. We conclude that 1) although SE upregulates Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase and heme oxygenase-1, it nevertheless increases intracellular oxidative stress in HPAECs, and 2) SE promotes oxidative stress-mediated caspase-independent HPAEC apoptosis that involves mitochondrial-to-nuclear translocation of AIF and EndoG. Thus modulations of the expression of antioxidant enzymes and the caspase-independent apoptotic pathway are possible target choices for potential therapeutic regimes to treat smoke-induced lung injury.
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- Po-Len Liu
- Institute of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Univ., Shih-Pai, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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Bhattacharyya SN, Dubick MA, Yantis LD, Enriquez JI, Buchanan KC, Batra SK, Smiley RA. In vivo effect of wood smoke on the expression of two mucin genes in rat airways. Inflammation 2005; 28:67-76. [PMID: 15379212 DOI: 10.1023/b:ifla.0000033022.66289.04] [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: 12/31/2022]
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A short-term, time-dependent smoke exposure of rats in a nose-only chamber to burning wood and 24-h recovery time revealed inflammation of the airways with varying degrees of injury from loss of cilia, degeneration of epithelium, and squamous metaplasia to submucosal edema. These histological changes were reflected in variable expression of the secretory Muc5AC and low expression of membrane-associated Muc4 mucin genes. 20-min smoke exposure in extended recovery experiments showed marked disorder of tracheal epithelium for up to 72 h of recovery with a return to normal by 7 days. Gene expressions were elevated at 24 and 48 h of recovery. 30-min smoke exposure showed a more severe degeneration of the epithelium and a longer recovery time. Muc5AC expression decreased after 72 h of recovery, while there was upregulation of Muc4 gene from 48 through 96 h. Because Muc4 upregulation and histological results correlate and it has reportedly been associated with epithelium renewal, Muc4 gene may be a useful marker for the regeneration of tracheal epithelium.
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- Sambhu N Bhattacharyya
- Department of Clinical Investigation, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas 79920, USA.
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Park MS, Cancio LC, Jordan BS, Brinkley WW, Rivera VR, Dubick MA. Assessment of oxidative stress in lungs from sheep after inhalation of wood smoke. Toxicology 2004; 195:97-112. [PMID: 14751667 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2003.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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To elucidate potential dose-dependent mechanisms associated with wood smoke inhalation injury, the present study evaluated antioxidant status and the extent of pulmonary injury in sheep after graded exposure to smoke. Adult, male sheep (n=4-5 per group) were anesthetized and received 0, 5, 10 or 16 units of cooled western pine bark smoke, corresponding to 0, 175, 350 and 560 s, respectively, of smoke dwell time in the airways and lung. Smoke was mixed at a 1:1 ratio with 100% O2 to minimize hypoxia. Plasma and expired breath samples were collected pre-smoke, and 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 and 48 h after smoke exposure. Sheep were euthanatized 48 h after smoke exposure and lung and airway sections were evaluated histologically for injury and biochemically for indices of oxidative stress. Plasma thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were 66 and 69% higher than controls after moderate and severe smoke exposure at 48 h, whereas total antioxidant potential was not statistically different among groups at any time after exposure. Lung TBARS showed a dose-dependent response to smoke inhalation and were approximately 2-, 3- and 4-fold higher, respectively, than controls after exposure to 5, 10 and 16 units of smoke. Lung myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity was also higher in smoke-exposed animals than controls, and MPO activity was markedly elevated (19- and 22-fold higher than controls in right apical and medial lobes) in response to severe smoke exposure. Smoke exposure also induced a dose-dependent injury to tracheobronchial epithelium and lung parenchyma. Taken together these data show that few indices of oxidative stress responded in a dose-dependent manner to graded doses of smoke inhalation, although most of the indices measured in lung were affected by the highest dose of smoke. Additional time course studies are necessary to determine whether these oxidants are a cause or a consequence of the airway and lung injury associated with exposure to wood smoke.
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- Myung S Park
- US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6315, USA
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Quinn DA, Moufarrej R, Volokhov A, Syrkina O, Hales CA. Combined Smoke Inhalation and Scald Burn in the Rat. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 24:208-16. [PMID: 14501414 DOI: 10.1097/01.bcr.0000079276.15969.b7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The combination of burn injury with smoke inhalation from fires significantly increases mortality. The mechanism of increased mortality is poorly understood but has been associated with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, including cardiac dysfunction. Impaired cardiac function correlates with decreased survival in burn patients. We investigated smoke inhalation from burning cotton combined with a 40% body surface area, third-degree burn during the first 4 hours after injury in rats. In the early phase after injury, burn caused a significant rise in lung neutrophil infiltration but no increase in lung water. Smoke led to a rise in lung water but only a mild increase in neutrophil infiltration. Combined smoke and burn did not increase neutrophil accumulation or lung water above that which occurred with either injury alone. Only in combined smoke and burn was there a drop in cardiac output and stroke volume with pulmonary edema and lung neutrophil influx.
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- D A Quinn
- Pulmonary/Critical Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachussetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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- Jeffrey R Saffle
- Department of Surgery, Intermountain Burn Center, University of Utah Health Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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