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Liu Z, Zhou W, Liu Q, Huan Z, Wang Q, Ge X. Pachymic Acid Prevents Hemorrhagic Shock-Induced Cardiac Injury by Suppressing M1 Macrophage Polarization and NF-[Formula: see text]B Signaling Pathway. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2023; 51:2157-2173. [PMID: 37865871 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x23500921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2023]
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Hemorrhagic shock (HS) is the leading cause of death in trauma patients. Inflammation following HS can lead to cardiac damage. Pachymic acid (PA), a triterpenoid extracted from Poria cocos, has been found to possess various biological activities, including anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties. Our research aims to investigate the protective effects of PA against HS-induced heart damage and the underlying mechanisms involved. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were intraperitoneally injected with PA (7.5 or 15[Formula: see text]mg/kg) daily for three days. Subsequently, we created a rat model of HS by drawing blood through a catheter inserted into the femoral artery followed by resuscitation. The results revealed that HS led to abnormalities in hemodynamics, serum cardiac enzyme levels, and cardiac structure, as well as induced cardiac apoptosis. However, pretreatment with PA effectively alleviated these effects. PA-pretreatment also suppressed mRNA and protein levels of interleukin (IL)-1[Formula: see text], IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor [Formula: see text] (TNF-[Formula: see text]) in the heart tissues of HS rats. Additionally, PA-pretreatment reduced inflammatory cell infiltration and M1 macrophage polarization while exaggerating M2 polarization in HS rat hearts. The study observed a decreased proportion of the expression of of M1 macrophages (CD86[Formula: see text]) and their marker (iNOS), along with an increased proportion of the expression of M2 macrophages (CD206[Formula: see text]) and their marker (Arg-1). Notably, PA-pretreatment suppressed NF-[Formula: see text]B pathway activation via inhibiting NF-[Formula: see text]B p65 phosphorylation and its nuclear translocation. In conclusion, PA-pretreatment ameliorates HS-induced cardiac injury, potentially through its inhibition of the NF-[Formula: see text]B pathway. Therefore, PA treatment holds promise as a strategy for mitigating cardiac damage in HS.
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- Zhenfeng Liu
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuxi 9th People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wuxi 9th People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuxi 9th People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wuxi 9th People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuxi 9th People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, P. R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wuxi 9th People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, P. R. China
- Orthopedic Institution of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214000, P. R. China
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Yu J, Xu C, Wen Z, Wang G, Gil Silva AA, Brown MJ, Sanchez PG, Wang X. Shock lung is not "wet" but characterized as necroptotic inflammation in a mouse model of hypotension. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 165:e40-e53. [PMID: 35850733 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Hypotension episodes before or after donor brain death are assumed to trigger hypoxia-reoxygenation, causing diffuse alveolar-capillary damage via necrosis. However, alveolar-capillary membranes have direct access to oxygen in alveoli. We hypothesized hypotension-induced lung injury is not diffuse alveolar-capillary damage but interstitial inflammation resulting from nonhypoxic lung ischemia and systemic responses to hypoxic extrapulmonary ischemia. METHODS The 4-hour hypotension model was established by subjecting C57BL/6J mice to 4-hour hypotension at 15 ± 5 mm Hg of mean artery pressure and resuscitated with whole shed blood and norepinephrine. Nonhypoxic lung ischemia model was established by 4-hour left pulmonary artery ligation. At 24 hours postprocedure, an arterial blood gas analysis and a gastroduodenal occult blood test were conducted. Lung samples were assessed for histology, cytokine transcripts, regulated cell death, and alveolar-capillary permeability. RESULTS The 4-hour hypotension model had an intraoperative mortality rate of 17.7% (41/231) and a stress-ulcer bleeding rate of 15.3% (29/190). No signs of alveolar flooding were observed in both models. Four-hour hypotension without stress ulcer showed normal oxygenation and permeability but increased interstitial infiltration, transcription of Tnf and Il1b, phosphorylation of MLKL and RIPK3, and cleaved caspase 3 compared with 4-hour pulmonary artery ligation and naïve control. Animals that developed stress ulcer presented with worse pulmonary infiltration, intracellular edema, and oxygenation but just slightly increased permeability. Immunoblotting showed significant upregulations of protein expression and phosphorylation of MLKL and RIPK3, cleaved Caspase-3, but not its prototype in 4-hour hypotension with stress ulcer. CONCLUSIONS Hypotensive lung injury is essentially a nonhypoxic ischemia-reperfusion injury enhanced by systemic responses. It is predominated by necroptosis-induced inflammation rather than necrosis-induced diffuse alveolar-capillary damage.
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- Junyi Yu
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa; Acute Lung Injury Center of Excellence, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa; Department of Breast Neoplastic Surgery (25th Ward), Hunan Tumor Hospital, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa; Acute Lung Injury Center of Excellence, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa; Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa; Acute Lung Injury Center of Excellence, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa; Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Kelestemur T, Nemeth Z, Pacher P, Antonioli L, Haskó G. A 2A ADENOSINE RECEPTORS REGULATE MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE AFTER HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK IN MICE. Shock 2022; 58:321-331. [PMID: 36018304 PMCID: PMC10292675 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT Trauma hemorrhagic shock (T/HS) is a clinical condition that causes multiple organ failure that needs rapid intervention. Restricted oxygen at the cellular level causes inflammation and subsequent cell death. Adenosine triphosphate is the universal intracellular energy currency and an important extracellular inflammatory signaling molecule. Adenosine, an endogenous nucleotide formed as a result of the breakdown of adenosine triphosphate, is also released during T/HS. Adenosine binds to four G protein-coupled receptors (A 1R , A 2a , A 2b , A 3R ) called adenosine receptors or P1 receptors. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of activation, inactivation, and genetic absence of A2aR (A2aR -/- mice) on T/HS-induced multiple organ failure. Wild-type mice were pretreated (30 min before shock induction) with an agonist or antagonist and then subjected to T/HS by withdrawing arterial blood and maintaining the blood pressure between 28 and 32 mm Hg. A2aR -/- mice were subjected to T/HS in the absence of pharmacologic treatment. Neutrophil sequestration was assessed by detecting myeloperoxidase, and Evans blue dye (EBD) method was used to analyze lung permeability. Blood and lung inflammatory cytokine levels were determined by sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The liver enzymes aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase were determined spectrophotometrically from plasma. Activation of the apoptotic cascade was evaluated using a mouse apoptosis array. Our results demonstrate that the selective A2aR agonist CGS21680 decreases lung neutrophil sequestration, lung proinflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α, and bronchoalveolar lavage EBD. Pretreatment with the selective antagonist ZM241385 and genetic blockade in A2aR -/- mice increased neutrophil sequestration, proinflammatory cytokine levels, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid EBD. The myeloperoxidase level in the lung was also increased in A2aR -/- mice. We observed that antiapoptotic markers decreased significantly with the absence of A2aR in the lung and spleen after T/HS. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that activation of A2aR regulates organ injury and apoptosis in the setting of T/HS.
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- Taha Kelestemur
- Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkiye
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Surgery, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology and Tissue Injury, National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University, NY 10032, USA
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Vollrath JT, Klingebiel F, Bläsius F, Greven J, Bolierakis E, Nowak AJ, Simic M, Hildebrand F, Marzi I, Relja B. I-FABP as a Potential Marker for Intestinal Barrier Loss in Porcine Polytrauma. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11154599. [PMID: 35956214 PMCID: PMC9369469 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11154599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Polytrauma and concomitant hemorrhagic shock can lead to intestinal damage and subsequent multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. The intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP) is expressed in the intestine and appears quickly in the circulation after intestinal epithelial cell damage. This porcine animal study investigates the I-FABP dynamics in plasma and urine after polytrauma. Furthermore, it evaluates to what extent I-FABP can also act as a marker of intestinal damage in a porcine polytrauma model. Eight pigs (Sus scrofa) were subjected to polytrauma which consisted of lung contusion, tibial fracture, liver laceration, and hemorrhagic shock followed by blood and fluid resuscitation and fracture fixation with an external fixator. Eight sham animals were identically instrumented but not injured. Afterwards, intensive care treatment including mechanical ventilation for 72 h followed. I-FABP levels in blood and urine were determined by ELISA. In addition, immunohistological staining for I-FABP, active caspase-3 and myeloperoxidase were performed after 72 h. Plasma and urine I-FABP levels were significantly increased shortly after trauma. I-FABP expression in intestinal tissue showed significantly lower expression in polytraumatized animals vs. sham. Caspase-3 and myeloperoxidase expression in the immunohistological examination were significantly higher in the jejunum and ileum of polytraumatized animals compared to sham animals. This study confirms a loss of intestinal barrier after polytrauma which is indicated by increased I-FABP levels in plasma and urine as well as decreased I-FABP levels in immunohistological staining of the intestine.
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- Jan Tilmann Vollrath
- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
- Department of Trauma, University of Zurich, Universitätsspital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Experimental Radiology, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Experimental Radiology, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Experimental Radiology, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Experimental Radiology, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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Li J, Pan C, Tang C, Tan W, Liu H, Guan J. The Reaction Pathway of miR-30c-5p Activates Lipopolysaccharide Promoting the Course of Traumatic and Hemorrhagic Shock Acute Lung Injury. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:3330552. [PMID: 35463979 PMCID: PMC9021990 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3330552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is an acute hypoxic respiratory failure caused by diffuse inflammatory injury in alveolar epithelial cells during severe infection, trauma, and shock. Among them, trauma/hemorrhagic shock (T/HS) is the main type of indirect lung injury. Despite a great number of clinical studies, indirect factor trauma/hemorrhagic shock to the function and the mechanism in acute lung injury is not clear yet. Therefore, it is still necessary to carry on relevant analysis in order to thoroughly explore its molecular and cellular mechanisms and the pathway of disease function. In our research, we aimed to identify potential pathogenic genes and do modular analysis by downloading disease-related gene expression profile data. And our dataset is from the NCBI-GEO database. Then, we used the Clusterprofiler R package, GO function, and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis to analyze the core module genes. In addition, we also identified key transcription factors and noncoding RNAs. Based on the high degree of interaction of potential pathogenic genes and their involved functions and pathways, we identified 17 dysfunction modules. Among them, up to 9 modules significantly regulate the response to bacterial-derived molecules, and the response to lipopolysaccharide and other related functional pathways that mediate disease development. In addition, miR-290, miR-30c-5p, miR-195-5p, and miR-1-3p-based ncRNA and Jun, Atf1, and Atf3-based transcription factors have a total of 80 transcription drivers for functional modules. In summary, this study confirmed that miR-30c-5p activates lipopolysaccharide response pathway to promote the pathogenesis of ALI induced by hemorrhagic shock. This result can be an important direction for further research on related deepening diseases such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It further provides a piece of scientific medical evidence for revealing the pathogenic principle and cure difficulty of acute lung injury and also provides important guidance for the design of therapeutic strategies and drug development.
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- Jianmin Li
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005 Hunan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005 Hunan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005 Hunan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005 Hunan, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410005 Hunan, China
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- Department of Science and Education, The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, 410008 Hunan, China
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Hanidziar D, Robson SC. Synapomorphic features of hepatic and pulmonary vasculatures include comparable purinergic signaling responses in host defense and modulation of inflammation. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2021; 321:G200-G212. [PMID: 34105986 PMCID: PMC8410108 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00406.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Hepatosplanchnic and pulmonary vasculatures constitute synapomorphic, highly comparable networks integrated with the external environment. Given functionality related to obligatory requirements of "feeding and breathing," these organs are subject to constant environmental challenges entailing infectious risk, antigenic and xenobiotic exposures. Host responses to these stimuli need to be both protective and tightly regulated. These functions are facilitated by dualistic, high-low pressure blood supply of the liver and lungs, as well as tolerogenic characteristics of resident immune cells and signaling pathways. Dysregulation in hepatosplanchnic and pulmonary blood flow, immune responses, and microbiome implicate common pathogenic mechanisms across these vascular networks. Hepatosplanchnic diseases, such as cirrhosis and portal hypertension, often impact lungs and perturb pulmonary circulation and oxygenation. The reverse situation is also noted with lung disease resulting in hepatic dysfunction. Others, and we, have described common features of dysregulated cell signaling during liver and lung inflammation involving extracellular purines (e.g., ATP, ADP), either generated exogenously or endogenously. These metabokines serve as danger signals, when released by bacteria or during cellular stress and cause proinflammatory and prothrombotic signals in the gut/liver-lung vasculature. Dampening of these danger signals and organ protection largely depends upon activities of vascular and immune cell-expressed ectonucleotidases (CD39 and CD73), which convert ATP and ADP into anti-inflammatory adenosine. However, in many inflammatory disorders involving gut, liver, and lung, these protective mechanisms are compromised, causing perpetuation of tissue injury. We propose that interventions that specifically target aberrant purinergic signaling might prevent and/or ameliorate inflammatory disorders of the gut/liver and lung axis.
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- Dusan Hanidziar
- 1Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, grid.32224.35Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- 2Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Center for Inflammation Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts,3Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Jagtap J, Audi S, Razeghi-Kondelaji MH, Fish BL, Hansen C, Narayan J, Gao F, Sharma G, Parchur AK, Banerjee A, Bergom C, Medhora M, Joshi A. A rapid dynamic in vivo near-infrared fluorescence imaging assay to track lung vascular permeability after acute radiation injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2021; 320:L436-L450. [PMID: 33404364 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00066.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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To develop a dynamic in vivo near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging assay to quantify sequential changes in lung vascular permeability-surface area product (PS) in rodents. Dynamic NIR imaging methods for determining lung vascular permeability-surface area product were developed and tested on non-irradiated and 13 Gy irradiated rats with/without treatment with lisinopril, a radiation mitigator. A physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model of indocyanine green (ICG) pulmonary disposition was applied to in vivo imaging data and PS was estimated. In vivo results were validated by five accepted assays: ex vivo perfused lung imaging, endothelial filtration coefficient (Kf) measurement, pulmonary vascular resistance measurement, Evan's blue dye uptake, and histopathology. A PBPK model-derived measure of lung vascular permeability-surface area product increased from 2.60 ± 0.40 [CL: 2.42-2.78] mL/min in the non-irradiated group to 6.94 ± 8.25 [CL: 3.56-10.31] mL/min in 13 Gy group after 42 days. Lisinopril treatment lowered PS in the 13 Gy group to 4.76 ± 6.17 [CL: 2.12-7.40] mL/min. A much higher up to 5× change in PS values was observed in rats exhibiting severe radiation injury. Ex vivo Kf (mL/min/cm H2O/g dry lung weight), a measure of pulmonary vascular permeability, showed similar trends in lungs of irradiated rats (0.164 ± 0.081 [CL: 0.11-0.22]) as compared to non-irradiated controls (0.022 ± 0.003 [CL: 0.019-0.025]), with reduction to 0.070 ± 0.035 [CL: 0.045-0.096] for irradiated rats treated with lisinopril. Similar trends were observed for ex vivo pulmonary vascular resistance, Evan's blue uptake, and histopathology. Our results suggest that whole body dynamic NIR fluorescence imaging can replace current assays, which are all terminal. The imaging accurately tracks changes in PS and changes in lung interstitial transport in vivo in response to radiation injury.
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- Jaidip Jagtap
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Biostatistics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Cancer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Mesenteric Lymph Duct Drainage Attenuates Lung Inflammatory Injury and Inhibits Endothelial Cell Apoptosis in Septic Rats. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:3049302. [PMID: 33145344 PMCID: PMC7596461 DOI: 10.1155/2020/3049302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The present study was to investigate the effect of mesenteric lymph duct drainage on lung inflammatory response, histological alteration, and endothelial cell apoptosis in septic rats. Animals were randomly assigned into four groups: control, sham surgery, sepsis, and sepsis plus mesenteric lymph drainage. We used the colon ascendens stent peritonitis (CASP) procedure to induce the septic model in rats, and mesenteric lymph drainage was performed with a polyethylene (PE) catheter inserted into mesenteric lymphatic. The animals were sacrificed at the end of CASP in 6 h. The mRNA expression levels of inflammatory mediators were measured by qPCR, and the histologic damage were evaluated by the pathological score method. It was found that mesenteric lymph drainage significantly reduced the expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 mRNA in the lung. Pulmonary interstitial edema and infiltration of inflammatory cells were alleviated by mesenteric lymph drainage. Moreover, increased mRNA levels of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 mRNA, and apoptotic rate were observed in PMVECs treated with septic lymph. These results indicate that mesenteric lymph duct drainage significantly attenuated lung inflammatory injury by decreasing the expression of pivotal inflammatory mediators and inhibiting endothelial apoptosis to preserve the pulmonary barrier function in septic rats.
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Methane-Rich Saline: A Potential Resuscitation Fluid for Hemorrhagic Shock. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:4929107. [PMID: 31885797 PMCID: PMC6899305 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4929107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hemorrhagic shock is caused by massive blood loss. If the patient is not fully resuscitated in time, this may eventually lead to multiple organ failure and even death. Previous studies on methane-rich saline in animal models showed that it confers resistance against many diseases. In this study, we explored the protective effect of methane-rich saline, used as a resuscitation fluid, in hemorrhagic shock. Hemorrhagic shock was induced in SD rats by bloodletting via intubation of the right femoral artery. The rats were divided into three groups: a sham control group (sham control), a shock group resuscitated by an infusion of autologous blood and an equivalent volume of normal saline (Shock+NS), and a shock group resuscitated by an infusion of autologous blood and an equivalent volume of methane-rich saline (Shock+MRS). Assessment of blood pressure and levels of plasma lactate showed that resuscitation using methane-rich saline (MRS) restored systemic blood pressure and reduced the levels of lactate in the plasma. Meanwhile, lower levels of serum IL-6 and TNF-α were also observed in the group resuscitated with MRS. In the heart, liver, and kidney, MRS reduced inflammation and oxidative stress levels. Analysis of organ function via levels of biochemical indicators revealed that the group resuscitated with MRS had reduced serum levels of AST and CK, indicating a potential cardioprotective effect. The expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins, including those of Bcl-2/Bax, and the results of TUNEL-labeling assay indicated that MRS significantly reduced apoptosis in the heart. Methane also had a positive effect on the expression of the PGC-1α/SIRT3/SOD2 signaling pathway. Our results showed that MRS can potentially serve as a novel resuscitation fluid because of its anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, and antiapoptotic properties.
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Breslin JW, Yang Y, Scallan JP, Sweat RS, Adderley SP, Murfee WL. Lymphatic Vessel Network Structure and Physiology. Compr Physiol 2018; 9:207-299. [PMID: 30549020 PMCID: PMC6459625 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c180015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The lymphatic system is comprised of a network of vessels interrelated with lymphoid tissue, which has the holistic function to maintain the local physiologic environment for every cell in all tissues of the body. The lymphatic system maintains extracellular fluid homeostasis favorable for optimal tissue function, removing substances that arise due to metabolism or cell death, and optimizing immunity against bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other antigens. This article provides a comprehensive review of important findings over the past century along with recent advances in the understanding of the anatomy and physiology of lymphatic vessels, including tissue/organ specificity, development, mechanisms of lymph formation and transport, lymphangiogenesis, and the roles of lymphatics in disease. © 2019 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 9:207-299, 2019.
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- Jerome W. Breslin
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Medhora M, Haworth S, Liu Y, Narayanan J, Gao F, Zhao M, Audi S, Jacobs ER, Fish BL, Clough AV. Biomarkers for Radiation Pneumonitis Using Noninvasive Molecular Imaging. J Nucl Med 2016; 57:1296-301. [PMID: 27033892 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.160291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Our goal is to develop minimally invasive biomarkers for predicting radiation-induced lung injury before symptoms develop. Currently, there are no biomarkers that can predict radiation pneumonitis. Radiation damage to the whole lung is a serious risk in nuclear accidents or in radiologic terrorism. Our previous studies have shown that a single dose of 15 Gy of x-rays to the thorax causes severe pneumonitis in rats by 6-8 wk. We have also developed a mitigator for radiation pneumonitis and fibrosis that can be started as late as 5 wk after radiation. METHODS We used 2 functional SPECT probes in vivo in irradiated rat lungs. Regional pulmonary perfusion was measured by injection of (99m)Tc-macroaggregated albumin. Perfused volume was determined by comparing the volume of distribution of (99m)Tc-macroaggregated albumin to the anatomic lung volume obtained by small-animal CT. A second probe, (99m)Tc-labeled Duramycin, which binds to apoptotic cells, was used to measure pulmonary cell death in the same rat model. RESULTS The perfused volume of lung was decreased by about 25% at 1, 2, and 3 wk after receipt of 15 Gy, and (99m)Tc-Duramycin uptake was more than doubled at 2 and 3 wk. There was no change in body weight, breathing rate, or lung histology between irradiated and nonirradiated rats at these times. Pulmonary vascular resistance and vascular permeability measured in isolated perfused lungs ex vivo increased at 2 wk after 15 Gy of irradiation. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that SPECT biomarkers have the potential to predict radiation injury to the lungs before substantial functional or histologic damage is observed. Early prediction of radiation pneumonitis in time to initiate mitigation will benefit those exposed to radiation in the context of therapy, accidents, or terrorism.
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- Meetha Medhora
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Research Service, Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Research Service, Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Center for Imaging Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Research Service, Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Research Service, Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Research Service, Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Landahl P, Ansari D, Andersson R. Severe Acute Pancreatitis: Gut Barrier Failure, Systemic Inflammatory Response, Acute Lung Injury, and the Role of the Mesenteric Lymph. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2015; 16:651-6. [PMID: 26237406 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2015.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Severe acute pancreatitis (AP) often leads to distant organ dysfunction with a high morbidity and mortality rate. The most common and earliest organ to fail is the lungs, but the exact pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the disease are still unclear. No successful targeted therapy exists, and treatment is limited to organ supportive care. It is believed that the gut is involved in the development of distant organ failure, as severe AP is associated with changes in the microcirculation, gut permeability/motility, bacterial translocation, and activation of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT). Experimental evidence implicates the mesenteric lymph as a primary route for these toxic factors to gain access to the systemic circulation. This literature overview was made to survey these mechanisms and the potential of surgical interventions on the thoracic duct as a means of therapy. METHODS Review of the pertinent English-language literature. RESULTS In experimental studies, interruption of mesenteric lymphatic flow has preventive qualities for acute lung injury (ALI) in the setting of critical illness with various etiologies. Experimentally, diversion of mesenteric lymph is able to prevent ALI if done before its development, whereas a later intervention partially reduces the lung damage. Few studies have investigated surgical approaches to the thoracic duct in human beings under these circumstances, and the ones that have been performed are of low quality and have conflicting results. It seems likely that the intervention would need to be performed prior to the development of ALI to obtain maximum benefits, which complicates its application clinically, because prediction of ALI cannot today be done with high precision. CONCLUSION Studies are ongoing to identify the factors carried in mesenteric lymph that may cause end-organ failure (e.g., ALI) and, once recognized, might allow the development of novel targeted agents that would modify the disease course.
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- Per Landahl
- Department of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital , Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital , Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital , Lund, Sweden
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Zhao L, Luo L, Jia W, Xiao J, Huang G, Tian G, Li J, Xiao Y. Serum diamine oxidase as a hemorrhagic shock biomarker in a rabbit model. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102285. [PMID: 25144315 PMCID: PMC4140717 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background In prolonged hemorrhagic shock, reductions in intestinal mucosal blood perfusion lead to mucosal barrier damage and systemic inflammation. Gastrointestinal failure in critically ill patients has a poor prognosis, so early assessment of mucosal barrier injury in shock patients is clinically relevant. Unfortunately, there is no serum marker that can accurately assess intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury. Objective The aim of this study was to assess if serum diamine oxidase levels can reflect intestinal mucosal injury subsequent to prolonged hemorrhagic shock. Methods Thirty New Zealand white rabbits were divided into three groups: a control group, a medium blood pressure (BP) group (exsanguinated to a shock BP of 50 to 41 mm Hg), and a low BP group (exsanguinated to a shock blood pressure of 40 to 31 mm Hg), in which the shock BP was sustained for 180 min prior to fluid resuscitation. Results The severity of hemorrhagic shock in the low BP group was significantly greater than that of the medium BP group according to the post-resuscitation BP, serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and arterial lactate. Intestinal damage was significantly more severe in the low BP group according to Chiu’s scoring, claudin-1, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, and myeloperoxidase expression. Serum diamine oxidase was significantly increased in the low BP group compared to the medium BP and control groups and was negatively correlated with shock BP. Conclusion Serum diamine oxidase can be used as a serological marker in evaluating intestinal injury and shows promise as an indicator of hemorrhagic shock severity.
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- Liang Zhao
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Rodrigue-Gervais IG, Labbé K, Dagenais M, Dupaul-Chicoine J, Champagne C, Morizot A, Skeldon A, Brincks EL, Vidal SM, Griffith TS, Saleh M. Cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein cIAP2 protects against pulmonary tissue necrosis during influenza virus infection to promote host survival. Cell Host Microbe 2014; 15:23-35. [PMID: 24439895 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2013.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Revised: 11/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Cellular inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (cIAPs) are essential regulators of cell death and immunity. The corresponding contributions of IAPs to infectious disease outcomes are relatively unexplored. We find that mice deficient in cIAP2 exhibit increased susceptibility and mortality to influenza A virus infection. The lethality was not due to impaired antiviral immune functions, but rather because of death-receptor-induced programmed necrosis of airway epithelial cells that led to severe bronchiole epithelial degeneration, despite control of viral replication. Pharmacological inhibition of RIPK1 or genetic deletion of Ripk3, both kinases involved in programmed necrosis, rescued cIAP2-deficient mice from influenza-induced lethality. Genetic deletion of the death receptor agonists Fas ligand or TRAIL from the hematopoietic compartment also reversed the susceptibility of cIAP2-deficient mice. Thus, cIAP2-dependent antagonism of RIPK3-mediated programmed necrosis critically protects the host from influenza infection through maintenance of pulmonary tissue homeostasis rather than through pathogen control by the immune system.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 1B1, Canada.
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Early trauma-hemorrhage-induced splenic and thymic apoptosis is gut-mediated and toll-like receptor 4-dependent. Shock 2013; 39:507-13. [PMID: 23542401 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e318293d020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Immune depression after trauma-hemorrhage has been implicated as an important factor in the pathogenesis of sepsis and septic-organ failure. Although recent studies have implicated immune-cell apoptosis as an important factor in the evolution of this posttrauma immune-suppressed state, neither the initial triggers that induce this response nor the cellular pathways through which these triggering pathways act have been fully defined. Thus, the current study tests the hypothesis that acute splenic and thymic immune-cell apoptosis developing after trauma-hemorrhagic shock (T/HS) is due to gut-derived factors carried in intestinal lymph and that this T/HS lymph-induced immune depressed state is mediated through Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). The first set of experiments documented that T/HS caused both thymic and splenic immune-cell apoptosis as measured by TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling) and caspase-3 immunohistochemistry and that this increase in apoptosis was totally abrogated by mesenteric lymph duct ligation. In subsequent experiments, mesenteric lymph collected from animals subjected to T/HS or trauma-sham shock were injected into TLR4-deficient (TLR4mut) mice or their wild-type (WT) littermates. Trauma-hemorrhagic shock, but not trauma-sham shock, lymph caused splenic apoptosis in the WT mice. However, the TLR4mut mice were resistant to T/HS lymph-induced splenic apoptosis. Furthermore, the WT, but not the TLR4mut mice developed splenic apoptosis after actual T/HS. In conclusion, gut-derived factors appear to initiate a sequence of events that leads to an acute increase in splenic and thymic immune-cell apoptosis, and this process is TLR4-dependent.
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Sodium hydrosulfide alleviates lung inflammation and cell apoptosis following resuscitated hemorrhagic shock in rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2013; 34:1515-25. [PMID: 24122010 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2013.96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the protective effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) against inflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis in a rat model of resuscitated hemorrhagic shock. METHODS Hemorrhagic shock was induced in adult male SD rats by drawing blood from the femoral artery for 10 min. The mean arterial pressure was maintained at 35-40 mmHg for 1.5 h. After resuscitation the animals were observed for 200 min, and then killed. The lungs were harvested and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was prepared. The levels of relevant proteins were examined using Western blotting and immunohistochemical analyses. NaHS (28 μmol/kg, ip) was injected before the resuscitation. RESULTS Resuscitated hemorrhagic shock induced lung inflammatory responses and significantly increased the levels of inflammatory cytokines IL-6, TNF-α, and HMGB1 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Furthermore, resuscitated hemorrhagic shock caused marked oxidative stress in lung tissue as shown by significant increases in the production of reactive oxygen species H2O2 and ·OH, the translocation of Nrf2, an important regulator of antioxidant expression, into nucleus, and the decrease of thioredoxin 1 expression. Moreover, resuscitated hemorrhagic shock markedly increased the expression of death receptor Fas and Fas-ligand and the number apoptotic cells in lung tissue, as well as the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins FADD, active-caspase 3, active-caspase 8, Bax, and decreased the expression of Bcl-2. Injection with NaHS significantly attenuated these pathophysiological abnormalities induced by the resuscitated hemorrhagic shock. CONCLUSION NaHS administration protects rat lungs against inflammatory responses induced by resuscitated hemorrhagic shock via suppressing oxidative stress and the Fas/FasL apoptotic signaling pathway.
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Zhang Y, Niu C, Zhao Z, Zhang L, Si Y. Myosin light chain kinase is necessary for post-shock mesenteric lymph drainage enhancement of vascular reactivity and calcium sensitivity in hemorrhagic-shocked rats. Braz J Med Biol Res 2013; 46:574-9. [PMID: 23903684 PMCID: PMC3859335 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20132900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Vascular hyporeactivity is an important factor in irreversible shock, and
post-shock mesenteric lymph (PSML) blockade improves vascular reactivity after
hemorrhagic shock. This study explored the possible involvement of myosin light
chain kinase (MLCK) in PSML-mediated vascular hyporeactivity and calcium
desensitization. Rats were divided into sham (n=12), shock (n=18), and
shock+drainage (n=18) groups. A hemorrhagic shock model (40±2 mmHg, 3 h) was
established in the shock and shock+drainage groups. PSML drainage was performed
from 1 to 3 h from start of hypotension in shock+drainage rats. Levels of
phospho-MLCK (p-MLCK) were determined in superior mesenteric artery (SMA)
tissue, and the vascular reactivity to norepinephrine (NE) and sensitivity to
Ca2+ were observed in SMA rings in an isolated organ perfusion
system. p-MLCK was significantly decreased in the shock group compared with the
sham group, but increased in the shock+drainage group compared with the shock
group. Substance P (1 nM), an agonist of MLCK, significantly elevated the
decreased contractile response of SMA rings to both NE and Ca2+ at
various concentrations. Maximum contractility (Emax) in the shock
group increased with NE (from 0.179±0.038 to 0.440±0.177 g/mg, P<0.05) and
Ca2+ (from 0.515±0.043 to 0.646±0.096 g/mg, P<0.05). ML-7 (0.1
nM), an inhibitor of MLCK, reduced the increased vascular response to NE and
Ca2+ at various concentrations in the shock+drainage group (from
0.744±0.187 to 0.570±0.143 g/mg in Emax for NE and from 0.729±0.037
to 0.645±0.056 g/mg in Emax for Ca2+, P<0.05). We
conclude that MLCK is an important contributor to PSML drainage, enhancing
vascular reactivity and calcium sensitivity in rats with hemorrhagic shock.
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Hebei North University, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Hebei North University, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Hebei North University, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Hebei North University, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Hebei North University, China
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Knight AR, Fry LE, Clancy RL, Pierce JD. Understanding the effects of oxygen administration in haemorrhagic shock. Nurs Crit Care 2011; 16:28-35. [PMID: 21199552 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2010.00403.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES the aim of this article is to provide a review of the literature regarding oxygen administration and the use of oxygen in patients experiencing haemorrhagic shock (HS). RESULTS oxygen is administered to patients to assist them in maintaining oxygenation. The administration of oxygen is complex and varies significantly among patients. In order to optimize patient care, clinicians need to be aware of the potential effects, both beneficial and harmful, that oxygen can have on the body. INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA literature inclusion criteria for this article was any article (1995 to present) pertaining to oxygen administration and HS. Also included were articles related to tissue injury caused by an overabundance of free radicals with the administration of oxygen. Articles related to oxygen and wound healing, pollution, aerospace, food and industrial uses were excluded. CONCLUSIONS this review of the literature provides an overview of the use of oxygen in clinical practice and HS. The harmful effects of oxygen are highlighted to alert the clinician to this potential when there is an overabundance of oxygen. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE oxygen is one of the most common drugs used in the medical community; however, the effects of oxygen on the body are not well understood. The use of oxygen if not prescribed correctly can cause cellular damage and death. Clinicians need to be more aware of the effects of oxygen and the damage it may cause if not administered properly.
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- Amanda R Knight
- School of Nursing, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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Recent studies have documented the association of mesenteric lymphatic route with adult respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure after hemorrhagic shock. However, the mediators and mechanisms of the toxic effects of mesenteric lymph remain unclear. This study aimed to identify mediators or biomarkers in the mesenteric lymph through comparative proteomic analysis. Fourteen mature male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided and subjected to trauma (laparotomy) plus hemorrhagic shock or trauma plus sham shock. Mesenteric lymph samples were collected before shock and at 3 h after resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock (or sham shock). To investigate changes in proteome profiles between preshock and 3-h postshock (or 3-h post-sham shock) mesenteric lymph samples, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry were performed. We found a more than 2-fold change in abundance of 31 protein spots in the lymph samples. Mass spectrometry analyses identified 12 distinct proteins. Four proteins were consistently upregulated in the 3-h postshock lymph samples, including serum albumin precursor, two isoforms of cytoplasmic actin, complement C3 precursor, and major urinary protein precursor. Two proteins, including haptoglobin and one unidentified protein, were consistently downregulated. The deregulation of these proteins was confirmed by Western blots. Most of these altered proteins are functionally implicated in tissue inflammation. The findings of this study provide a starting point for investigating the functions of these proteins in hemorrhagic shock-induced lung injury and hold great promise for the development of potential therapeutic interventions.
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TLR ligand decreases mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion injury-induced gut damage through TNF-alpha signaling. Shock 2009; 30:563-70. [PMID: 18317407 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e31816a3458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ischemic gut contributes to the development of sepsis and organ failure in critically ill patients. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) have been reported to mediate the pathophysiology of organ damage following ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. We hypothesize that LPS, a ligand for TLR4, decreases mesenteric I/R injury-induced gut damage through tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) signaling. First, wild-type (WT) mice were fed with oral antibiotics for 4 weeks to deplete the intestinal commensal microflora. At week 3, drinking water was supplemented with LPS (10 microg/microL) to trigger TLRs. The intestinal mucosa was harvested for TLR4 protein, caspase 3 activity, and terminal deoxynucleotide transferase labeling assay. Second, WT and Tnfrsf1a mice received 30-min ischemia and 30-min reperfusion (30I-30R) or 30I-180R of the intestine; intestinal permeability and lipid peroxidation of the intestine were examined. Third, WT and Tnfrsf1a mice were fed with oral antibiotics with or without LPS and received 30I-180R of the intestine. The intestinal mucosa was harvested for lipid peroxidation; glutathione (GSH) level; nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) and AP-1 DNA-binding activity; Bcl-w, TNF-alpha, and CXCR2 mRNA expression; and HSP70 protein assay. Commensal depletion increased caspase 3 activity as well as villi apoptosis and decreased TLR4 expression of the intestinal mucosa. LPS increased TLR4 expression and decreased villi apoptosis. Commensal depletion augmented 30I-180R-induced intestine permeability as well as lipid peroxidation and decreased GSH level in WT mice but not in Tnfrsf1a mice. LPS decreased 30I-180R-induced intestinal permeability as well as lipid peroxidation and increased GSH level of the intestinal mucosa in WT mice but not in Tnfrsf1a mice. Commensal depletion with 30I-180R increased NF-kappaB and AP-1 DNA-binding activity, HSP70 protein expression, and decreased Bcl-w and TNF-alpha mRNA expression of the intestinal mucosa in WT mice but not in Tnfrsf1a mice. Collectively, commensal microflora induces TLR4 expression and decreases apoptosis of the intestinal mucosa. Commensal depletion enhances I/R-induced gut damage. LPS prevents I/R-induced intestinal permeability, lipid peroxidation, and decrease in GSH level. Given that the preventive effect of LPS on I/R-induced gut damage and NF-kappaB activity of the intestine is abolished in Tnfrsf1a mice, we conclude that TLR ligand decreases mesenteric I/R injury-induced gut damage through TNF-alpha signaling.
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Even if trauma patients initially avoid death after trauma (due to massive blood volume loss, primary severe brain injury), they are still at risk for multiple organ failure. Thus, it is crucial to elucidate the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of trauma/hemorrhagic shock and the immune response involved. As of now, many hemorrhagic shock/trauma studies have used various types of animal models. Despite a large number of results from these efforts, some authors have argued that animal model results are difficult to translate directly into the clinical scenario. This review summarizes the advantages and the disadvantages of using animal models in trauma/hemorrhagic shock studies and discusses the relevance of various animal studies to the clinical scenario.
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Noe J, Petrusca D, Rush N, Deng P, VanDemark M, Berdyshev E, Gu Y, Smith P, Schweitzer K, Pilewsky J, Natarajan V, Xu Z, Obukhov AG, Petrache I. CFTR regulation of intracellular pH and ceramides is required for lung endothelial cell apoptosis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2009; 41:314-23. [PMID: 19168702 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2008-0264oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The functional significance of the expression of cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) on endothelial cells has not yet been elucidated. Since CFTR has been implicated in the regulation of intracellular sphingolipid levels, which are important regulators of endothelial cell apoptosis in response to various insults, we investigated the role of CFTR in the apoptotic responses of lung endothelial cells. CFTR was detected as a functional chloride channel in primary lung endothelial cells isolated from both pulmonary arteries (human or mouse) and bronchial arteries (sheep). Both specific CFTR inhibition with 2-(phenylamino) benzoic acid diphenylamine-2-carboxylic acid, 5-[(4-carboxyphenyl)methylene]-2-thioxo-3-[(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl-4-thiazolidinone (CFTR(inh)-172), or 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)benzoic acid and CFTR knockdown significantly attenuated endothelial cell apoptosis induced by staurosporine or H(2)O(2). CFTR(inh)-172 treatment prevented the increases in the ceramide:sphingosine-1 phosphate ratio induced by H(2)O(2) in lung endothelial cells. Replenishing endogenous ceramides via sphingomyelinase supplementation restored the susceptibility of CFTR-inhibited lung endothelial cells to H(2)O(2)-induced apoptosis. Similarly, the anti-apoptotic phenotype of CFTR-inhibited cells was reversed by lowering the intracellular pH, and was reproduced by alkalinization before H(2)O(2) challenge. TUNEL staining and active caspase-3 immunohistochemistry indicated that cellular apoptosis was decreased in lung explants from patients with cystic fibrosis compared with those with smoking-induced chronic obstructive lung disease, especially in the alveolar tissue and vascular endothelium. In conclusion, CFTR function is required for stress-induced apoptosis in lung endothelial cells by maintaining adequate intracellular acidification and ceramide activation. These results may have implications in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis, where aberrant endothelial cell death may dysregulate lung vascular homeostasis, contributing to abnormal angiogenesis and chronic inflammation.
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- Julie Noe
- Section of Pulmonology and Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5120, USA
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Abstract This is a review paper that provides an overview of current information on programmed cell death in haemorrhagic shock, including the identification of different molecular receptor signals. A PubMed search for all dates was undertaken using the search terms apoptosis, trauma and haemorrhagic shock. Original research, sentinel and review papers from peer-reviewed journals were included for identification of key concepts. Haemorrhagic shock remains a primary cause of death in civilian and military trauma. Apoptosis is accelerated following haemorrhagic shock. Many methods are used to detect and quantify apoptosis. Fluid resuscitation regimens vary in their effect on the extent of apoptosis. Investigators are examining the effects of haemorrhagic shock and fluid resuscitation on apoptotic signalling pathways. Molecular information is becoming available and being applied to the care of patients experiencing haemorrhagic shock, making it essential for nurses and other health care providers to consider the mechanisms and consequences of apoptosis.
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- William J Mach
- School of Nursing, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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Barlos D, Deitch EA, Watkins AC, Caputo FJ, Lu Q, Abungu B, Colorado I, Xu DZ, Feinman R. Trauma-hemorrhagic shock-induced pulmonary epithelial and endothelial cell injury utilizes different programmed cell death signaling pathways. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2008; 296:L404-17. [PMID: 19118093 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00491.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Intestinal ischemia after trauma-hemorrhagic shock (T/HS) results in gut barrier dysfunction and the production/release of biologically active and tissue injurious factors in the mesenteric lymph, which, in turn, causes acute lung injury and a systemic inflammatory state. Since T/HS-induced lung injury is associated with pulmonary endothelial and epithelial cell programmed cell death (PCD) and was abrogated by mesenteric lymph duct ligation, we sought to investigate the cellular pathways involved. Compared with trauma-sham shock (T/SS) rats, a significant increase in caspase-3 and M30 expression was detected in the pulmonary epithelial cells undergoing PCD, whereas apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF), but not caspase-3, was detected in endothelial cells undergoing PCD. This AIF-mediated pulmonary endothelial PCD response was validated in an in situ femoral vein assay where endothelial cells were found to express AIF but not caspase-3. To complement these studies, human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC), human lung microvascular endothelial cell (HLMEC), and human alveolar type II epithelial cell (A549) lines were used as in vitro models. T/HS lymph induced the nuclear translocation of AIF in HUVEC and HLMEC, and caspase inhibition in these cells did not afford any cytoprotection. For proof of principle, AIF silencing in HUVEC reversed the cytotoxic effects of T/HS on cell viability and DNA fragmentation. In A549 cells, T/HS lymph activated caspase-3-mediated apoptosis, which was partially abrogated by N-benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp (zVAD). Additionally, T/HS lymph did not cause the nuclear translocation of AIF in A549 cells. Collectively, T/HS-induced pulmonary endothelial PCD occurs via an AIF-dependent caspase-independent pathway, whereas epithelial cells undergo apoptosis by a caspase-dependent pathway.
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- Dimtrios Barlos
- Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School,Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA
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Mittal A, Middleditch M, Ruggiero K, Buchanan CM, Jullig M, Loveday B, Cooper GJS, Windsor JA, Phillips ARJ. The proteome of rodent mesenteric lymph. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 295:G895-903. [PMID: 18772360 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90378.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Mesenteric lymph contributes to normal homeostasis and has an emerging role in the pathogenesis of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. The aim of this study was to define the proteome of normal rodent mesenteric lymph in the fasted and fed states. Eight male Wistar rats fed a standard rodent diet were randomized to two groups. Group 1 (fasted, n = 4) were fasted for 24 h before anesthetized collection of mesenteric lymph. Group 2 (fed, n = 4) were allowed ad libitum access to food before lymph collection. Mesenteric lymph was subjected to proteomic analysis using iTRAQ and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). One hundred fifty proteins, including 26 hypothetical proteins, were identified in this study. All proteins were identified in lymph from both the fasted and fed states. The relative distribution profiles of protein functional classes in the mesenteric lymph differed significantly from that reported for plasma. The most abundant classes identified in lymph were protease inhibitors (16%) and proteins related to innate immunity (12%). In conclusion, this study provides the first detailed description of the normal mesenteric lymph proteome in the fed and fasted states using iTRAQ and LC-MS/MS.
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- Anubhav Mittal
- School of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
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Gut epithelial cells are important in orchestrating immunoinflammatory responses in the gut and may impact systemic immunocompetent cells after shock and trauma. Ethanol (EtOH) intoxication is an important etiological factor in trauma and may increase the likelihood of posttraumatic septic complications. Both EtOH and gut I/R impair intestinal barrier function. However, their combined effects on intestinal epithelial cell function and barrier integrity are unknown. Confluent CaCO2 cell monolayers were grown in a two-chamber culture system and exposed to 0.1% EtOH and/or Escherichia coli C-25 under normoxic (21% O2) or hypoxia (5% O2) followed by reoxygenation (H/R). Apical and basal compartment supernatants were collected, and TNF and IL-6 were quantitated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (picograms per milliliter). CaCO2 cell integrity was indexed by apoptosis and monolayer permeability. TNF-alpha production by CaCO2 cells are greatest when incubated with EtOH and then exposed to H/R group. The apical levels of TNF production are consistently higher than basal levels, although the trend toward increased cytokine production is similar in both compartments. IL-6 production by the CaCO2 cell is also greatest when CaCO2 cells incubated with EtOH undergoes H/R. Lastly, the findings in apoptosis mirror the data of the TNF production in the apical compartment. Ethanol and H/R have a synergistic effect on cytokine production and barrier dysfunction in this model. They may also contribute to increased infectious complications and posttraumatic organ failure.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Lymph flow will be discussed as part of the drainage and fluid balance of lung tissue and abdomen as well as a qualitative analysis of inflammatory processes. RECENT FINDINGS Measurement of lung lymph is still a technical challenge. Mechanical ventilation and positive end-expiratory pressure impede lung lymph flow by increased intrathoracic pressure and increased central venous pressure. Positive end-expiratory pressure may thus enhance edema formation of the lung. Inflammatory spread from abdomen to the lung via the lymphatic system has been shown in a number of experimental studies. Ligation or diversion of the thoracic duct has been proposed to blunt the effects of noxious stimuli mediated by lymphatics to the lungs. Lymphatics have a major role on abdominal fluid balance while draining extravascular fluid accumulation and edema, especially during sepsis. Mechanical ventilation with high airway pressure increases abdominal edema (ascites) and spontaneous breathing protects from edema formation. SUMMARY Lymph flow measurements are still a difficult task to perform; however, new results show an important function in the fluid balance of the lung and abdomen. Inflammatory spread may occur from the lung to the periphery by the blood stream and from the abdomen to the lung by lymph flow.
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Childs EW, Tharakan B, Byrge N, Tinsley JH, Hunter FA, Smythe WR. Angiopoietin-1 inhibits intrinsic apoptotic signaling and vascular hyperpermeability following hemorrhagic shock. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2008; 294:H2285-95. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01361.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Studies from our laboratory demonstrated the involvement of intrinsic apoptotic signaling in hyperpermeability following hemorrhagic shock (HS). Angiopoietin 1 (Ang-1), a potent inhibitor of hyperpermeability, was recently shown to inhibit apoptosis. The purpose of our study was to determine the effectiveness of Ang-1 in attenuating HS-induced hyperpermeability and its relationship to apoptotic signaling. HS was induced in rats by withdrawing blood to reduce the mean arterial pressure to 40 mmHg for 1 h, followed by reperfusion. Mesenteric postcapillary venules were examined for changes in hyperpermeability by intravital microscopy. Mitochondrial release of second mitochondrial derived activator of caspases (smac) and cytochrome c were determined by Western blot and ELISA, respectively. Caspase-3 activity was determined by fluorometric assay. Parallel studies were performed in rat lung microvascular endothelial cell (RLMEC) monolayers, utilizing HS serum and the proapoptotic Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer [BAK (BH3)] peptide as inducers of hyperpermeability. In rats, Ang-1 (200 ng/ml) attenuated HS-induced hyperpermeability versus the HS group ( P < 0.05). Ang-1 prevented HS-induced collapse of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ΔΨm), smac and cytochrome c release, and caspase-3 activity ( P < 0.05). In RLMEC monolayers, HS serum and BAK (BH3) peptide both induced hyperpermeability that was inhibited by Ang-1 ( P < 0.05). Ang-1 attenuated HS and BAK (BH3) peptide-induced collapse of ΔΨm, smac release, cytochrome c release, activation of caspase-3, and vascular hyperpermeability. In vivo, BAK (BH3) induced vascular hyperpermeability that was attenuated by Ang-1 ( P < 0.05). These findings suggest that Ang-1's role in maintaining microvascular endothelial barrier integrity involves the intrinsic apoptotic signaling cascade.
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Caputo FJ, Rupani B, Watkins AC, Barlos D, Vega D, Senthil M, Deitch EA. Pancreatic duct ligation abrogates the trauma hemorrhage-induced gut barrier failure and the subsequent production of biologically active intestinal lymph. Shock 2008; 28:441-6. [PMID: 17558354 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e31804858f2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The studies of the mechanisms by which trauma-hemorrhagic shock leads to gut injury and dysfunction have largely ignored the nonbacterial factors contained within the lumen of the intestine. Yet, there is increasing evidence suggesting that intraluminal pancreatic proteases may be involved in this process. Thus, we tested the hypothesis that pancreatic proteases are necessary for the trauma-hemorrhagic shock-induced gut injury and the production of biologically active mesenteric lymph by determining the extent to which pancreatic duct ligation (PDL) would limit gut injury and mesenteric lymph bioactivity. To assess the effect of PDL on gut injury and dysfunction gut morphology, the mucus layer structure and the gut permeability were measured in the following four groups of male rats subjected to laparotomy (trauma) and hemorrhagic shock (pressure, 30 mmHg for 90 min): (1) rats subjected to trauma plus sham-shock (T/SS), (2) T/SS rats undergoing PDL (T/SS + PDL), (3) rats subjected to trauma and hemorrhagic shock (T/HS), and (4) rats subjected to T/HS + PDL. The ability of mesenteric lymph from these four rat groups to kill endothelial cells and activate neutrophils was tested in vitro. The PDL did not affect any of the parameters studied because there were no differences between the T/SS and the T/SS + PDL groups. However, PDL protected the gut from injury and dysfunction because PDL significantly abrogated T/HS-induced mucosal villous injury, loss of the intestinal mucus layer, and gut permeability. Likewise, PDL totally reversed the endothelial cell cytotoxic activity of T/HS lymph and reduced the ability of T/HS lymph to prime naive neutrophils for an augmented respiratory burst. Thus, it seems that intraluminal pancreatic proteases are necessary for the T/HS-induced gut injury and the production of bioactive mesenteric lymph.
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- Francis J Caputo
- Department of Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07013, USA
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Jordan JR, Moore EE, Damle SS, Eckels P, Johnson JL, Roach JP, Redzic JS, Hansen KC, Banerjee A. Gelsolin is depleted in post-shock mesenteric lymph. J Surg Res 2007; 143:130-5. [PMID: 17950082 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2007] [Revised: 03/19/2007] [Accepted: 04/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gelsolin is a plasma protein that functions to depolymerize actin filaments preventing capillary plug formation following tissue injury. It also functions to mediate the inflammatory response by binding proinflammatory lipids such as lysophosphatidic acid, sphingosine-1-phosphate and phosphoinositides. Clinically, reduced gelsolin concentrations have been associated with increased mortality in critically ill, trauma, and burn patients. We have previously shown that following hemorrhagic shock with splanchnic hypoperfusion, mesenteric lymph contains lipid components that cause neutrophil and EC activation and that protein concentrations are severely diluted due to resuscitation. We hypothesized that lipid binding proteins such as gelsolin may be depleted after trauma/hemorrhagic shock leading to increased lipid bioactivity. METHODS Shock was induced in SD rats by controlled hemorrhage and the mesenteric duct cannulated for lymph collection. Resuscitation was performed by infusing 2x SB volume in NS over 30 min, followed by 1/2 SB volume over 30 min, then 2x SB volume in NS over 60 min. Pre and post-shock lymph was loaded at equal protein concentrations on 2D-gels, followed by trypsin digestion and identification with mass spectrometry (MS-MS). Proteomics data were confirmed with Western blotting then quantitated by densitometry. Analysis of variance was used evaluate statistical data. RESULTS Gelsolin decreased in mesenteric lymph following hemorrhagic shock. CONCLUSIONS Gelsolin is found at high levels (comparable to plasma) in mesenteric lymph. Following hemorrhagic shock, gelsolin levels decrease significantly, possibly due to consumption by the actin scavenging system. The magnitude of this change in concentration could release lipid bioactivity and predispose the lung and other organs to capillary injury.
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- Janeen R Jordan
- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Science, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
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Damle SS, Moore EE, Nydam TL, Banerjee M, Gamboni-Robertson F, Su X, Banerjee A. Postshock mesenteric lymph induces endothelial NF-kappaB activation. J Surg Res 2007; 143:136-40. [PMID: 17950083 PMCID: PMC2128768 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2007] [Revised: 03/19/2007] [Accepted: 04/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Posthemorrhagic shock mesenteric lymph (PSML) has been shown to activate pulmonary endothelial cells and cause lung injury. Although multiple mediators may be involved, most of these effects are mediated by nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) activation. Degradation of the inhibitor of kappa B (IkappaB) is a key regulatory step in the activation of NF-kappaB. We therefore hypothesized that PSML would cause IkappaB degradation with subsequent NF-kappaB phosphorylation and nuclear translocation. METHODS Mesenteric lymph was collected from male rats before shock and each hour after shock for up to 3 h (n = 5). Buffer (control), buffer + 10% (v/v) lymph, or buffer + tumor necrosis factor (10 ng/mL) were incubated with human pulmonary endothelial cells for 30 min and then lysed. Immunoblots of lysates were probed for IkappaB and phospho-p65. Immunohistochemistry was performed on cells grown on glass slides and then treated as above with the third PSML sample. Cells were fixed and then probed for p65. Statistical analysis was performed with Student's t-test and analysis of variance with significance was set at P < 0.05. RESULTS Western blots of cell lysates for IkappaB demonstrated a steady decrease in total IkappaB with each lymph sample. Phosphorylation of NF-kappaB , p65 component, steadily increased with each PSML sample, with a maximum reached during the third PSML sample, which also significantly increased translocation of NF-kappaB to the nucleus. CONCLUSION Postshock mesenteric lymph bioactivity is mediated by pathways which involved IkappaB degradation. These pathways offer novel off targets for clinical intervention to prevent the distal organ injury caused by postinjury hemorrhagic shock.
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- Sagar S Damle
- University of Colorado at Denver, Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
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Lee CC, Chen SC. In reply. Ann Emerg Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mura M, Andrade CF, Han B, Seth R, Zhang Y, Bai XH, Waddell TK, Hwang D, Keshavjee S, Liu M. INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION-INDUCED ACUTE LUNG INJURY AND ONCOTIC CELL DEATH IN MULTIPLE ORGANS. Shock 2007; 28:227-38. [PMID: 17666944 DOI: 10.1097/01.shk.0000278497.47041.e3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Most acute respiratory distress syndrome studies have been focused on the lung injury. Little is known about other organs during the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Herein, we investigated the injury and cell death in multiple organs after intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (IIR) in C57BL/6 mice. Terminal transferase dUTP nick end labeling staining was used as a marker of cell death. Caspase 3 and cathepsin B activation as markers of caspase-dependent and caspase-independent apoptosis, respectively, and electron microscopy for ultimate characterization of cell death were used. In comparison with control and sham-operated mice, the IIR group showed interstitial inflammatory infiltrates in the lung and significant increases of lung injury parameters and plasma lactate dehydrogenase and aspartate aminotransferase levels. Terminal transferase dUTP nick end labeling-positive cells and immunostaining for hemeoxygenase 1, an enzyme induced by inflammatory stimuli, were increased in the lung, heart, and kidney, but not in the liver. The number of hemeoxygenase 1-positive cells positively and significantly correlated to the number of terminal transferase dUTP nick end labeling-positive cells. Cell death was not associated with caspase 3 or cathepsin B activation. Electron microscopy showed morphological features compatible with oncotic rather than apoptotic cell death or necrosis, including mitochondrial swelling and cytoplasm disorganization in pulmonary and renal epithelial cells, lung and cardiac endothelial cells, and myocytes. These results indicate that, although lung injury is the most significant manifestation after IIR, oncotic cell death occurs in the lung, heart, and kidney, which may be related to ischemia and inflammation.
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- Marco Mura
- Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Cheng AM, Moore EE, Masuno T, Escobar GA, Sarin EL, Johnson JL, Eckels P, Banerjee A. Normal mesenteric lymph blunts the pulmonary inflammatory response to endotoxin. J Surg Res 2006; 136:166-71. [PMID: 17059833 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2006] [Revised: 05/04/2006] [Accepted: 05/08/2006] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mesenteric lymph may provide the mechanistic link between gut ischemia and acute lung injury after hemorrhagic shock (HS). Studies have focused on the toxic mediators that develop in the post-shock mesenteric lymph (PSML). However, a complementary possibility is that there is loss of protective mediators found in pre-shock normal mesenteric lymph (NML) after HS. We hypothesize that NML protects against inflammatory insults to the pulmonary endothelium and that this effect is lost in PSML. MATERIALS AND METHODS Primary human pulmonary endothelial cells (HMVECs) were incubated with NML or PSML collected from rats subjected to HS and resuscitation and then stimulated with 20 ng/mL LPS. ICAM-1 surface expression was measured by flow cytometry. In subsequent experiments, lipoproteins were extracted from NML before incubation and LPS-induced ICAM-1 expression determined. RESULTS Mean fluorescent intensity (MFI) of LPS-induced ICAM-1 in NML and PSML treated HMVECs were 10.1 +/- 2.3 versus 27.7 +/- 0.83, respectively (P < 0.05). This represented at 71% decrease in ICAM-1 expression by NML compared to ICAM-1 expression in LPS-induced controls (MFI: 34.6 +/- 6.9). Lipoprotein extraction from NML abolished this protective effect (MFI: 31.2 +/- 5.3 versus Control + LPS: 33.5 +/- 3.6, P > 0.05). Baseline ICAM-1 levels were not significantly different among control, NML, and PSML groups. CONCLUSION Lipoproteins in NML contain anti-inflammatory properties that decrease ICAM-1 expression induced by LPS in pulmonary endothelium. Decreased protective lipoproteins after HS and resuscitation may contribute to the toxicity associated with PSML from the ischemic gut.
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- Aaron M Cheng
- Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
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Chance WT, Sheriff S, Dayal R, Friend LA, Thomas I, Balasubramaniam A. The role of polyamines in glucagon-like peptide-2 prevention of TPN-induced gut hypoplasia. Peptides 2006; 27:883-92. [PMID: 16274854 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2005.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2005] [Revised: 09/23/2005] [Accepted: 09/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) of rats has been demonstrated to produce hypoplasia of gut mucosa, and to be associated with reduced immune response and elevated translocation of bacteria from gut to mesenteric lymph nodes, spleen and liver. Treatment of rats being maintained on TPN with the proglucagon fragment, glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2), has been shown to totally prevent small intestine mucosal hypoplasia. In the present study, we found that depletion of polyamines with alpha-difluromethylornithine (DFMO) significantly reduced the efficacy of GLP-2 in preserving gut mucosa in rats maintained on TPN for 8 days. Co-infusion of GLP-2 with TPN prevented loss of protein and mucosa in duodenum, jejunum and ileum, but not in colon. Addition of DFMO to the infusate prevented the protective effects of GLP-2 in the duodenum and jejunum. In the jejunum, putrescine and spermidine were reduced in DFMO-treated rats, while the ileum exhibited reductions of these polyamines in rats infused with TPN or TPN plus GLP-2. DFMO infusion further reduced these polyamines in the ileum, while levels of spermine were increased. Concentrations of ornithine decarboxylase were elevated in jejunum of rats infused with TPN or TPN plus GLP-2, but were reduced significantly in DFMO-treated rats. These results suggest that normal levels of polyamines are necessary for the expression of GLP-2-induced hyperplasia. Differential effects of GLP-2 and DFMO across gut segments may relate to regional differences in proliferative and anti-apoptotic effects of the treatments.
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- William T Chance
- Medical Research Service, VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Martin TR, Hagimoto N, Nakamura M, Matute-Bello G. Apoptosis and epithelial injury in the lungs. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2006; 2:214-20. [PMID: 16222040 PMCID: PMC2713319 DOI: 10.1513/pats.200504-031ac] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Epithelial injury is a critical event in the development of acute lung injury, but the mechanisms that cause death of the alveolar epithelium are not completely understood. Epithelial death occurs by necrosis and apoptosis; more information is needed about the balance between these two types of cell death in the lungs. Direct epithelial necrosis probably occurs in response to bacterial exotoxins and over-distension of alveolar units by mechanical ventilation. Apoptosis is a regulated form of cell death that is mediated by membrane death receptors and direct mitochondrial injury. Apoptosis pathways are activated in the lungs of patients with acute lung injury, in part by activation of the membrane Fas death receptor by soluble Fas ligand (sFasL), which accumulates in biologically active form at the onset of lung injury. Accumulating evidence in humans and experimental models links sFasL and Fas pathway with lung epithelial injury and fibrosis. New strategies to inhibit Fas-mediated epithelial apoptosis need to be developed in order to develop new ways to preserve epithelial function in patients who develop acute lung injury.
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- Thomas R Martin
- Pulmonary Research Laboratories, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98108, USA.
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Fujiyoshi N, Deitch EA, Feketeova E, Lu Q, Berezina TL, Zaets SB, Machiedo GW, Xu DZ, Haskó G. Amiloride combined with small-volume resuscitation with hypertonic saline is superior in ameliorating trauma-hemorrhagic shock-induced lung injury in rats to the administration of either agent alone. Crit Care Med 2005; 33:2592-8. [PMID: 16276185 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000186770.59312.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Recognition of the limitations of standard crystalloid resuscitation has led to exploration for alternative resuscitation strategies that might better prevent the development of trauma-hemorrhage-induced organ dysfunction and systemic inflammation. Thus, the goal of this study was to compare the effects of two resuscitation strategies alone and in combination with that of standard resuscitation with Ringer's lactate. These two strategies were intravenous injection of amiloride, an inhibitor of Na/H exchange and epithelial Na channels, and resuscitation with hypertonic saline. DESIGN Prospective animal study with concurrent control. SETTING Small animal laboratory. SUBJECTS Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. INTERVENTIONS Rats injected with amiloride or its vehicle were subjected to trauma-hemorrhagic shock (T/HS) or trauma sham-shock (T/SS) and resuscitated with Ringer's lactate or hypertonic saline. The T/HS model consisted of a laparotomy plus 90 mins of shock (mean arterial pressure 30 mm Hg). Three hours after the end of the shock or sham-shock period, lung permeability, lung histology, pulmonary neutrophil sequestration, neutrophil CD11b expression, gut injury, and red blood cell rigidification were assessed. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Both amiloride and hypertonic saline reduced T/HS-induced pulmonary permeability and neutrophil sequestration, and coadministration of these two agents was more efficacious than administration of the individual agents. In contrast, whereas gut injury was attenuated by both amiloride and hypertonic saline, combined administration of amiloride and hypertonic saline failed to further protect the gut. Additionally, hypertonic saline reduced both neutrophil CD11b expression and red blood cell rigidification, whereas amiloride was without effect. CONCLUSIONS Combined administration of amiloride and small-volume resuscitation with hypertonic saline may be a strategy worthy of further evaluation in the therapy of shock-induced distant organ injury.
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- Naohiko Fujiyoshi
- Department of Surgery, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103-1709, USA
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Kaiser VL, Sifri ZC, Senthil M, Dikdan GS, Lu Q, Xu DZ, Deitch EA. Albumin peptide: a molecular marker for trauma/hemorrhagic-shock in rat mesenteric lymph. Peptides 2005; 26:2491-9. [PMID: 15946770 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2005.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2004] [Revised: 04/29/2005] [Accepted: 05/02/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Vascular permeability and endothelial cell damage has been shown to occur in rats subjected to trauma with hemorrhagic-shock. Although the factors responsible for the endothelial cell injury are unknown, it has been hypothesized that toxic factors produced in response to hemorrhagic-shock originate in the gut and are absorbed into the mesenteric lymphatics. Consistent with this hypothesis, it has been shown that lymph collected from animals subjected to trauma with hemorrhagic-shock (T/HS) results in a marked decrease in endothelial cell viability both in vitro and in vivo. We therefore compared the lymph collected pre-T/HS to samples collected during, and up to 3h post-T/HS in order to identify a factor present or increased in post-T/HS lymph. This analysis revealed that a single cationic peptide band was significantly increased in post-T/HS lymph, but not in lymph from control animals subjected to trauma without hemorrhagic-shock (T/SS). This peptide was subsequently identified as the N-terminal 24 amino acids of rat serum albumin (RSA) by mass spectrometry and amino acid sequencing. Although the measured increase in the albumin peptide correlates with detectable shock lymph-induced endothelial cell toxicity, the peptide was not toxic to endothelial cells. We therefore propose that the significant increase in the albumin peptide is a marker for post-T/HS lymph-induced endothelial cell toxicity.
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- Vicki L Kaiser
- Department of Surgery, UMD-New Jersey Medical School, P.O. Box 1709, Newark, NJ 07101, USA.
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Kaiser VL, Sifri ZC, Dikdan GS, Berezina T, Zaets S, Lu Q, Xu DZ, Deitch EA. Trauma-hemorrhagic shock mesenteric lymph from rat contains a modified form of albumin that is implicated in endothelial cell toxicity. Shock 2005; 23:417-25. [PMID: 15834307 DOI: 10.1097/01.shk.0000160524.14235.6c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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It has been proposed that factors originating from the gut after severe trauma/shock are introduced into the systemic circulation through the mesenteric lymphatics and are responsible for the cellular injury and inflammation that culminates in acute multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Indeed, it has been shown that lymph collected from shocked but not sham-shocked animals causes endothelial cell death, neutrophil activation, and bone marrow (BM) colony growth suppression in vitro. In an attempt to isolate the factor(s) in lymph responsible for endothelial cell toxicity, lymph from shock and sham animals was fractionated by solid phase extraction (SPE) and ion exchange chromatography (IEX). The separation of shock lymph by both methodologies yielded two fractions having major detectable toxicity to endothelial cells, whereas no toxicity was detected from sham lymph separations by either method. Subsequent analysis of each SPE toxic fraction by gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry suggests the toxicity is associated with a modified form of rat serum albumin (mod-RSA) and multiple lipid-based factors. Therefore, we have been able to demonstrate by two different separation techniques that shock lymph contains two or more factors that may account for the toxicity to endothelial cells. Further investigations are needed to determine the type of RSA modification and the identity of the lipid factors and their role in MODS.
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- Vicki L Kaiser
- Department of Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
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Wesche DE, Lomas-Neira JL, Perl M, Chung CS, Ayala A. Leukocyte apoptosis and its significance in sepsis and shock. J Leukoc Biol 2005; 78:325-37. [PMID: 15817707 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0105017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Sepsis and multiple organ failure continue to be significant problems among trauma, burn, and the critically ill patient population. Thus, a number of laboratories have focused on understanding the role of altered apoptotic cell death in contributing to immune and organ dysfunction seen in sepsis and shock. Immune cells that undergo altered apoptotic changes include neutrophils, macrophages, dendritic cells, as well as various lymphocyte populations. Evidence of epithelial as well as endothelial cell apoptotic changes has also been reported. Although mediators such as steroids, tumor necrosis factor, nitric oxide, C5a, and Fas ligand (FasL) appear to contribute to the apoptotic changes, their effects are tissue- and cell population-selective. As inhibiting Fas-FasL signaling (e.g., gene deficiency, Fas fusion protein, or Fas short interfering RNA administration), caspase inhibition (caspase mimetic peptides), and/or the overexpression of downstream antiapoptotic molecules (e.g., Bcl-2, Akt) improve survival of septic mice, it not only demonstrates the pathological significance of this process but points to novel targets for the treatment of sepsis.
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- Doreen E Wesche
- Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI 02903, USA
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