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Chen L, Hou Y, Du D, Cui Y, Nie H, Ding Y. MiR-199a-3p in mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell exosomes increases epithelial sodium channel expression in lung injury. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2022; 36:1011-1019. [PMID: 35667855 DOI: 10.1111/fcp.12807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Acute lung injury (ALI) causes significant morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients, which often presents with extensive accumulation of activated inflammatory cells and diffused alveolar damage accompanied by oxidative stress. Exosomes are nanovesicles, which have notable anti-inflammatory and repair properties, thus alleviating the symptoms of ALI. Epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is essential for the transepithelial absorption of Na+ and fluid from alveolar spaces. We studied the effects of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell exosomes (BMSC-exo) on the apoptosis and protein expression of ENaC in primary mouse alveolar epithelial type 2 cells (AT 2 cells). Moreover, the change of miR-199a-3p in AT 2 cells was detected by qRT-PCR, and we studied the regulation of miR-199a-3p on ENaC protein expression. Our results demonstrated that BMSC-exo could not only improve viability and reduce apoptosis in AT 2 cells, but also enhance the expression of ENaC protein and miR-199a-3p. Meanwhile, the upregulation of miR-199a-3p resulted in increased expression of ENaC protein. In summary, the BMSC-exo could participate in the regulation of ENaC through miR-199a-3p originated from BMSC-exo, thereby providing a new pharmacological tool for the treatment of ALI.
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- Lei Chen
- China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, College of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, College of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, College of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Meegan JE, Shaver CM, Putz ND, Jesse JJ, Landstreet SR, Lee HNR, Sidorova TN, McNeil JB, Wynn JL, Cheung-Flynn J, Komalavilas P, Brophy CM, Ware LB, Bastarache JA. Cell-free hemoglobin increases inflammation, lung apoptosis, and microvascular permeability in murine polymicrobial sepsis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0228727. [PMID: 32012200 PMCID: PMC6996826 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Increased endothelial permeability is central to the pathogenesis of sepsis and leads to organ dysfunction and death but the endogenous mechanisms that drive increased endothelial permeability are not completely understood. We previously reported that cell-free hemoglobin (CFH), elevated in 80% of patients with sepsis, increases lung microvascular permeability in an ex vivo human lung model and cultured endothelial cells. In this study, we augmented a murine model of polymicrobial sepsis with elevated circulating CFH to test the hypothesis that CFH increases microvascular endothelial permeability by inducing endothelial apoptosis. Mice were treated with an intraperitoneal injection of cecal slurry with or without a single intravenous injection of CFH. Severity of illness, mortality, systemic and lung inflammation, endothelial injury and dysfunction and lung apoptosis were measured at selected time points. We found that CFH added to CS increased sepsis mortality, plasma inflammatory cytokines as well as lung apoptosis, edema and inflammation without affecting large vessel reactivity or vascular injury marker concentrations. These results suggest that CFH is an endogenous mediator of increased endothelial permeability and apoptosis in sepsis and may be a promising therapeutic target.
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- Jamie E. Meegan
- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Pathology, Immunology, and Experimental Medicine, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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Premont RT, Reynolds JD, Zhang R, Stamler JS. Role of Nitric Oxide Carried by Hemoglobin in Cardiovascular Physiology: Developments on a Three-Gas Respiratory Cycle. Circ Res 2019; 126:129-158. [PMID: 31590598 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.119.315626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A continuous supply of oxygen is essential for the survival of multicellular organisms. The understanding of how this supply is regulated in the microvasculature has evolved from viewing erythrocytes (red blood cells [RBCs]) as passive carriers of oxygen to recognizing the complex interplay between Hb (hemoglobin) and oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitric oxide-the three-gas respiratory cycle-that insures adequate oxygen and nutrient delivery to meet local metabolic demand. In this context, it is blood flow and not blood oxygen content that is the main driver of tissue oxygenation by RBCs. Herein, we review the lines of experimentation that led to this understanding of RBC function; from the foundational understanding of allosteric regulation of oxygen binding in Hb in the stereochemical model of Perutz, to blood flow autoregulation (hypoxic vasodilation governing oxygen delivery) observed by Guyton, to current understanding that centers on S-nitrosylation of Hb (ie, S-nitrosohemoglobin; SNO-Hb) as a purveyor of oxygen-dependent vasodilatory activity. Notably, hypoxic vasodilation is recapitulated by native S-nitrosothiol (SNO)-replete RBCs and by SNO-Hb itself, whereby SNO is released from Hb and RBCs during deoxygenation, in proportion to the degree of Hb deoxygenation, to regulate vessels directly. In addition, we discuss how dysregulation of this system through genetic mutation in Hb or through disease is a common factor in oxygenation pathologies resulting from microcirculatory impairment, including sickle cell disease, ischemic heart disease, and heart failure. We then conclude by identifying potential therapeutic interventions to correct deficits in RBC-mediated vasodilation to improve oxygen delivery-steps toward effective microvasculature-targeted therapies. To the extent that diseases of the heart, lungs, and blood are associated with impaired tissue oxygenation, the development of new therapies based on the three-gas respiratory system have the potential to improve the well-being of millions of patients.
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- Richard T Premont
- From the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (R.T.P., J.D.R., R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Harrington Discovery Institute (R.T.P., J.D.R., J.S.S.), University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- From the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (R.T.P., J.D.R., R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (J.D.R.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Harrington Discovery Institute (R.T.P., J.D.R., J.S.S.), University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- From the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (R.T.P., J.D.R., R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute (R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH
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- From the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (R.T.P., J.D.R., R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute (R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Harrington Discovery Institute (R.T.P., J.D.R., J.S.S.), University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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Wang L, Chung J, Gill SE, Mehta S. Quantification of adherens junction disruption and contiguous paracellular protein leak in human lung endothelial cells under septic conditions. Microcirculation 2019; 26:e12528. [PMID: 30636088 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Sepsis is associated with dysfunction of MVEC resulting in organ edema and inflammation. VE-cadherin, a component of MVEC adherens junctions, may be disrupted in sepsis. However, the direct connection between individual MVEC VE-cadherin disruption and increased paracellular permeability is uncertain. METHODS Human pulmonary MVEC were cultured on a biotin matrix and treated with cytomix, as a model of sepsis, vs PBS. MVEC permeability was assessed by trans-MVEC monolayer leak of Oregon green 488-conjugated avidin, which bound subcellular biotin to localize sites of paracellular leak. Leak was correlated with individual cell-specific MVEC surface VE-cadherin continuity by fluorescence microscopy. RESULTS Cytomix treatment reduced total MVEC VE-cadherin density, disrupted surface VE-cadherin continuity, was associated with intercellular gap formation, and enhanced paracellular avidin leak. Cytomix-induced MVEC paracellular avidin leak was strongly correlated temporally and was highly contiguous with focal MVEC surface VE-cadherin disruption. Total cellular VE-cadherin density was less strongly correlated with MVEC paracellular avidin leak and individual cell-specific focal surface VE-cadherin discontinuity. CONCLUSIONS These data support a mechanistic link between septic human lung MVEC VE-cadherin disruption and contiguous paracellular protein leak, and will permit more detailed assessment of individual cell-specific mechanisms of septic MVEC barrier dysfunction.
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- Lefeng Wang
- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.,Division of Respirology, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.,Division of Respirology, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.,Division of Respirology, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Takatani Y, Ono K, Suzuki H, Inaba M, Sawada M, Matsuda N. Inducible nitric oxide synthase during the late phase of sepsis is associated with hypothermia and immune cell migration. J Transl Med 2018; 98:629-639. [PMID: 29449632 DOI: 10.1038/s41374-018-0021-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Hypothermia is a significant sign of sepsis, which is associated with poor prognosis, but few mechanisms underlying the regulation of hypothermia are known. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is a key inflammatory mediator of sepsis. However, the therapeutic benefit of iNOS inhibition in sepsis is still controversial, and requires elucidation in an accurate model system. In this study, wild-type (WT) mice showed temperature drops in a biphasic manner at the early and late phase of sepsis, and all mice died within 48 h of sepsis. In contrast, iNOS-knockout (KO) mice never showed the second temperature drop and exhibited improved mortality. Plasma nitric oxide (NO) levels of WT mice increased in the late phase of sepsis and correlated to hypothermia. The results indicate that iNOS-derived NO during the late phase of sepsis caused vasodilation-induced hypothermia and a lethal hypodynamic state. The expression of the iNOS mRNA was high in the lung of WT mice with sepsis, which reflects the pathology of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We obtained the results in a modified keyhole-type cecal ligation and puncture model of septic shock induced by minimally invasive surgery. In this accurate and reproducible model system, we transplanted the bone marrow cells of GFP transgenic mice into WT and iNOS-KO mice, and evaluated the role of increased pulmonary iNOS expression in cell migration during the late phase of sepsis. We also investigated the quantity and type of bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) in the lung. The number of BMDCs in the lung of iNOS-KO mice was less than that in the lung of WT mice. The major BMDCs populations were CD11b-positive, iNOS-negative cells in WT mice, and Gr-1-positive cells in iNOS-KO mice that expressed iNOS. These results suggest that sustained hypothermia may be a beneficial guide for future iNOS-targeted therapy of sepsis, and that iNOS modulated the migratory efficiency and cell type of BMDCs in septic ARDS.
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- Yudai Takatani
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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- Division of Stress Adaptation and Protection, Department of Brain Function, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan
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- Division of Stress Adaptation and Protection, Department of Brain Function, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan
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- Division of Stress Adaptation and Protection, Department of Brain Function, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Aichi, 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi, 466-8560, Japan.
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Li JT, Wang WQ, Wang L, Liu NN, Zhao YL, Zhu XS, Liu QQ, Gao CF, Yang AG, Jia LT. Subanesthetic isoflurane relieves zymosan-induced neutrophil inflammatory response by targeting NMDA glutamate receptor and Toll-like receptor 2 signaling. Oncotarget 2017; 7:31772-89. [PMID: 27144523 PMCID: PMC5077975 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Neutrophil release of NO/ONOO− induces endothelial cell barrier dysfunction in inflammatory acute lung injury (ALI). Previous studies using zymosan-triggered inflammation and ALI model revealed that zymosan promotes inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression in neutrophils, and that isoflurane inhibits zymosan-induced oxidative stress and iNOS biosynthesis. However, the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. We found here that in zymosan-primed neutrophils, iNOS is transcriptionally activated by NF-κB, whose nuclear translocation is triggered by excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) and consequently activated p38 MAPK. ROS production is attributed to zymosan-initiated Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) signaling, in which the adaptor MyD88 recruits and activates c-Src, and c-Src activates NADPH oxidase to generate ROS. Subanesthetic isoflurane counteracts the aforementioned zymosan-induced signaling by targeting N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) glutamate receptor and thereby suppressing calcium influx and c-Src activation. Whereas iNOS accelerates NO/ONOO− production in neutrophils which eventually promote protein leak from pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVEC), isoflurane reduced NO/ONOO− release from zymosan-treated neutrophils, and thus relieves trans- PMVEC protein leak. This study provides novel insights into the roles of neutrophils and the underlying mechanisms in zymosan-induced ALI, and has implications for the therapeutic potential of subanesthetic isoflurane in attenuating inflammatory responses causing lung endothelial cell damage.
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- Jun-Tang Li
- Centre of Inflammation and Cancer Research, 150th Central Hospital of PLA, Luoyang, Henan, China.,State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Centre of Inflammation and Cancer Research, 150th Central Hospital of PLA, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Centre of Inflammation and Cancer Research, 150th Central Hospital of PLA, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Centre of Inflammation and Cancer Research, 150th Central Hospital of PLA, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Centre of Inflammation and Cancer Research, 150th Central Hospital of PLA, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- Centre of Inflammation and Cancer Research, 150th Central Hospital of PLA, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Janga H, Cassidy L, Wang F, Spengler D, Oestern-Fitschen S, Krause MF, Seekamp A, Tholey A, Fuchs S. Site-specific and endothelial-mediated dysfunction of the alveolar-capillary barrier in response to lipopolysaccharides. J Cell Mol Med 2017; 22:982-998. [PMID: 29210175 PMCID: PMC5783864 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Infectious agents such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS) challenge the functional properties of the alveolar‐capillary barrier (ACB) in the lung. In this study, we analyse the site‐specific effects of LPS on the ACB and reveal the effects on the individual cell types and the ACB as a functional unit. Monocultures of H441 epithelial cells and co‐cultures of H441 with endothelial cells cultured on Transwells® were treated with LPS from the apical or basolateral compartment. Barrier properties were analysed by the transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER), by transport assays, and immunostaining and assessment of tight junctional molecules at protein level. Furthermore, pro‐inflammatory cytokines and immune‐modulatory molecules were evaluated by ELISA and semiquantitative real‐time PCR. Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry‐based proteomics (LS‐MS) was used to identify proteins and effector molecules secreted by endothelial cells in response to LPS. In co‐cultures treated with LPS from the basolateral compartment, we noticed a significant reduction of TEER, increased permeability and induction of pro‐inflammatory cytokines. Conversely, apical treatment did not affect the barrier. No changes were noticed in H441 monoculture upon LPS treatment. However, LPS resulted in an increased expression of pro‐inflammatory cytokines such as IL‐6 in OEC and in turn induced the reduction of TEER and an increase in SP‐A expression in H441 monoculture, and H441/OEC co‐cultures after LPS treatment from basolateral compartment. LS‐MS‐based proteomics revealed factors associated with LPS‐mediated lung injury such as ICAM‐1, VCAM‐1, Angiopoietin 2, complement factors and cathepsin S, emphasizing the role of epithelial–endothelial crosstalk in the ACB in ALI/ARDS.
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- Harshavardhan Janga
- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Experimental Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Systematic Proteomics & Bioanalytics, Institut für Experimentelle Medizin, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Experimental Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Schleswig- Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Experimental Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Schleswig- Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Experimental Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Systematic Proteomics & Bioanalytics, Institut für Experimentelle Medizin, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery and Orthopedics, Experimental Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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C-peptide attenuates acute lung inflammation in a murine model of hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation by reducing gut injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017; 83:256-262. [PMID: 28452895 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The study aims to evaluate whether C-peptide can reduce gut injury during hemorrhagic shock (HS) and resuscitation (R) therefore attenuate shock-induced inflammation and subsequent acute lung injury. METHODS Twelve-week-old male mice (C57/BL6) were hemorrhaged (mean arterial blood pressure maintained at 35 mm Hg for 60 minutes) and then resuscitated with Ringer's lactate, followed by red blood cell transfusion with (HS/R) or without C-peptide (HS/R + C-peptide). Mouse gut permeability, bacterial translocation into the circulatory system and intestinal pathology, circulating HMGB1, and acute lung injury were assessed at different times after R. The mice in the control group underwent sham procedures without HS. RESULTS Compared to the sham group, the mice in the HS/R group showed increased gut permeability (6.07 ± 3.41 μg of FD4/mL) and bacterial translocation into the circulatory system (10.05 ± 4.92, lipopolysaccharide [LPS] of pg/mL), and increased gut damage; conversely, mice in the HS/R + C-peptide group showed significantly reduced gut permeability (1.59 ± 1.39 μg of FD4/mL; p < 0.05) and bacterial translocation (4.53 ± 1.08 pg of LPS/mL; p < 0.05) with reduced intestine damage. In addition, mice in the HS/R group had increased circulating HMGB1 (21.64 ± 14.17 ng/mL), lung myeloperoxidase) activity (34.4 ± 8.91 mU/g of tissue), and pulmonary protein leakage (2.33 ± 1.16 μg Evans blue/g tissue per minute). Mice in the HS/R + C-peptide group showed decreased HMGB1 (7.27 ± 1.93 ng/mL; p < 0.05), lung myeloperoxidase (23.73 ± 8.39 mU/g of tissue; p < 0.05), and pulmonary protein leakage (1.17 ± 0.42 Evans Blue/g tissue per minute; p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Our results indicate that C-peptide exerts beneficial effects to attenuate gut injury and dysfunction, therefore diminishing lung inflammation and subsequent injury in mice with HS and R.
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Gill SE, Rohan M, Mehta S. Role of pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell apoptosis in murine sepsis-induced lung injury in vivo. Respir Res 2015; 16:109. [PMID: 26376777 PMCID: PMC4574190 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-015-0266-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Sepsis remains a common and serious condition with significant morbidity and mortality due to multiple organ dysfunction, especially acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Sepsis-induced ALI is characterized by injury and dysfunction of the pulmonary microvasculature and pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVEC), resulting in enhanced pulmonary microvascular sequestration and pulmonary infiltration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) as well as disruption of the normal alveolo-capillary permeability barrier with leak of albumin-rich edema fluid into pulmonary interstitium and alveoli. The role of PMVEC death and specifically apoptosis in septic pulmonary microvascular dysfunction in vivo has not been established. Methods In a murine cecal ligation/perforation (CLP) model of sepsis, we quantified and correlated time-dependent changes in pulmonary microvascular Evans blue (EB)-labeled albumin permeability with (1) PMVEC death (propidium iodide [PI]-staining) by both fluorescent intravital videomicroscopy (IVVM) and histology, and (2) PMVEC apoptosis using histologic fluorescent microscopic assessment of a panel of 3 markers: cell surface phosphatidylserine (detected by Annexin V binding), caspase activation (detected by FLIVO labeling), and DNA fragmentation (TUNEL labeling). Results Compared to sham mice, CLP-sepsis resulted in pulmonary microvascular barrier dysfunction, quantified by increased EB-albumin leak, and PMVEC death (PI+ staining) as early as 2 h and more marked by 4 h after CLP. Septic PMVEC also exhibited increased presence of all 3 markers of apoptosis (Annexin V+, FLIVO+, TUNEL+) as early as 30 mins – 1 h after CLP-sepsis, which all similarly increased markedly until 4 h. The time-dependent changes in septic pulmonary microvascular albumin-permeability barrier dysfunction were highly correlated with PMVEC death (PI+; r = 0.976, p < 0.01) and PMVEC apoptosis (FLIVO+; r = 0.991, p < 0.01). Treatment with the pan-caspase inhibitor Q-VD prior to CLP reduced PMVEC death/apoptosis and attenuated septic pulmonary microvascular dysfunction, including both albumin-permeability barrier dysfunction and pulmonary microvascular PMN sequestration (p < 0.05). Septic PMVEC apoptosis and pulmonary microvascular dysfunction were also abrogated following CLP-sepsis in mice deficient in iNOS (Nos2−/−) or NADPH oxidase (p47phox−/− or gp91phox−/−) and in wild-type mice treated with the NADPH oxidase inhibitor, apocynin. Conclusions Septic murine pulmonary microvascular dysfunction in vivo is due to PMVEC death, which is mediated through caspase-dependent apoptosis and iNOS/NADPH-oxidase dependent signaling.
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- Sean E Gill
- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada.,Division of Respirology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada. .,Division of Respirology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada. .,Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada. .,Division of Respirology, E6.204, London Health Sciences Center - Victoria Hospital, 800 Commissioners Road East, London, ON, N6A 5W9, Canada.
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Choudhury S, Kandasamy K, Maruti BS, Addison MP, Kasa JK, Darzi SA, Singh TU, Parida S, Dash JR, Singh V, Mishra SK. Atorvastatin along with imipenem attenuates acute lung injury in sepsis through decrease in inflammatory mediators and bacterial load. Eur J Pharmacol 2015; 765:447-56. [PMID: 26375251 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Revised: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Lung is one of the vital organs which is affected during the sequential development of multi-organ dysfunction in sepsis. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether combined treatment with atorvastatin and imipenem could attenuate sepsis-induced lung injury in mice. Sepsis was induced by caecal ligation and puncture. Lung injury was assessed by the presence of lung edema, increased vascular permeability, increased inflammatory cell infiltration and cytokine levels in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Treatment with atorvastatin along with imipenem reduced the lung bacterial load and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β and TNFα) level in BALF. The markers of pulmonary edema such as microvascular leakage and wet-dry weight ratio were also attenuated. This was further confirmed by the reduced activity of MPO and ICAM-1 mRNA expression, indicating the lesser infiltration and adhesion of inflammatory cells to the lungs. Again, expression of mRNA and protein level of iNOS in lungs was also reduced in the combined treatment group. Based on the above findings it can be concluded that, combined treatment with atorvastatin and imipenem dampened the inflammatory response and reduced the bacterial load, thus seems to have promising therapeutic potential in sepsis-induced lung injury in mice.
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- Soumen Choudhury
- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Yuan S, Patel RP, Kevil CG. Working with nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in biological systems. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2014; 308:L403-15. [PMID: 25550314 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00327.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are gasotransmitter molecules important in numerous physiological and pathological processes. Although these molecules were first known as environmental toxicants, it is now evident that that they are intricately involved in diverse cellular functions with impact on numerous physiological and pathogenic processes. NO and H2S share some common characteristics but also have unique chemical properties that suggest potential complementary interactions between the two in affecting cellular biochemistry and metabolism. Central among these is the interactions between NO, H2S, and thiols that constitute new ways to regulate protein function, signaling, and cellular responses. In this review, we discuss fundamental biochemical principals, molecular functions, measurement methods, and the pathophysiological relevance of NO and H2S.
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- Shuai Yuan
- Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana; and
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana; and
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Propofol Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Production Through Activation of Nrf2/GSH and Suppression of NADPH Oxidase in Human Alveolar Epithelial Cells. Inflammation 2014; 38:415-23. [DOI: 10.1007/s10753-014-0046-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Zhang YM, Zhang SK, Cui NQ. Intravenous infusion of mesenteric lymph from severe intraperitoneal infection rats causes lung injury in healthy rats. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20:4771-4777. [PMID: 24782631 PMCID: PMC4000515 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate whether mesenteric lymph from rats with severe intraperitoneal infection (SII) induces lung injury in healthy rats.
METHODS: Twenty adult male specific pathogen-free Wistar rats were divided into two groups. Animals in the SII group received intraperitoneal injection of Escherichia coli (E. coli) at a dose of 0.3 mL/100 g. Control rats underwent the same procedure, but were injected with normal saline rather than E. coli. We ligated and drained the mesenteric lymphatic vessels and collected the mesenteric lymph. Mesenteric lymph collected from SII or control rats was infused intravenously into male healthy rats at a rate of 1 mL/h for 4 h. At the end of the infusion, all rats were sacrificed. Lungs were removed and examined histologically, and wet-to-dry weight (W/D) ratio and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity were determined. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed to determine the levels of the proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-6. We performed Western blot to investigate the activation of Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4, and nuclear factor (NF)-κB p65.
RESULTS: Compared with the control infusion group, there were obvious pathological changes in the SII group. The W/D ratio was significantly increased in the SII compared to control infusion group (5.86 ± 0.06 vs 5.37 ± 0.06, P < 0.01). MPO activity significantly increased in the SII infusion rats with a mean level of 0.86 ± 0.02 U/g compared to 0.18 ± 0.05 U/g in the control group (P < 0.01). The concentrations of TNF-α and IL-6 were significantly increased in the SII infusion group. The concentration of TNF-α was significantly increased in the SII infusion rats compared to control infusion rats (2104.46 ± 245.91 vs 1475.13 ± 137.82 pg/mL, P < 0.01). The concentration of IL-6 was significantly increased in the SII infusion rats with a mean level of 50.56 ± 2.85 pg/mL compared to 43.29 ± 2.02 pg/mL (P < 0.01). The expression levels of TLR-4 (7496.68 ± 376.43 vs 4589.02 ± 233.16, P < 0.01) and NF-κB (8722.19 ± 323.96 vs 6498.91 ± 338.76, P < 0.01) were significantly increased in the SII infusion group compared to the control infusion group. The infusion of SII lymph, but not control lymph, caused lung injury.
CONCLUSION: The results indicate that SII lymph is sufficient to induce acute lung injury.
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Gill SE, Taneja R, Rohan M, Wang L, Mehta S. Pulmonary microvascular albumin leak is associated with endothelial cell death in murine sepsis-induced lung injury in vivo. PLoS One 2014; 9:e88501. [PMID: 24516666 PMCID: PMC3917898 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response that targets multiple components of the cardiovascular system including the microvasculature. Microvascular endothelial cells (MVEC) are central to normal microvascular function, including maintenance of the microvascular permeability barrier. Microvascular/MVEC dysfunction during sepsis is associated with barrier dysfunction, resulting in the leak of protein-rich edema fluid into organs, especially the lung. The specific role of MVEC apoptosis in septic microvascular/MVEC dysfunction in vivo remains to be determined. To examine pulmonary MVEC death in vivo under septic conditions, we used a murine cecal ligation/perforation (CLP) model of sepsis and identified non-viable pulmonary cells with propidium iodide (PI) by intravital videomicroscopy (IVVM), and confirmed this by histology. Septic pulmonary microvascular Evans blue (EB)-labeled albumin leak was associated with an increased number of PI-positive cells, which were confirmed to be predominantly MVEC based on specific labeling with three markers, anti-CD31 (PECAM), anti-CD34, and lectin binding. Furthermore, this septic death of pulmonary MVEC was markedly attenuated by cyclophosphamide-mediated depletion of neutrophils (PMN) or use of an anti-CD18 antibody developed for immunohistochemistry but shown to block CD18-dependent signaling. Additionally, septic pulmonary MVEC death was iNOS-dependent as mice lacking iNOS had markedly fewer PI-positive MVEC. Septic PI-positive pulmonary cell death was confirmed to be due to apoptosis by three independent markers: caspase activation by FLIVO, translocation of phosphatidylserine to the cell surface by Annexin V binding, and DNA fragmentation by TUNEL. Collectively, these findings indicate that septic pulmonary MVEC death, putatively apoptosis, is a result of leukocyte activation and iNOS-dependent signaling, and in turn, may contribute to pulmonary microvascular barrier dysfunction and albumin hyper-permeability during sepsis.
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- Sean E. Gill
- Pulmonary Inflammation, Injury, and Repair Lab (PIIRL), Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Pulmonary Inflammation, Injury, and Repair Lab (PIIRL), Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Pulmonary Inflammation, Injury, and Repair Lab (PIIRL), Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Pulmonary Inflammation, Injury, and Repair Lab (PIIRL), Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Pulmonary Inflammation, Injury, and Repair Lab (PIIRL), Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Parker JC. Acute lung injury and pulmonary vascular permeability: use of transgenic models. Compr Physiol 2013; 1:835-82. [PMID: 23737205 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c100013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Acute lung injury is a general term that describes injurious conditions that can range from mild interstitial edema to massive inflammatory tissue destruction. This review will cover theoretical considerations and quantitative and semi-quantitative methods for assessing edema formation and increased vascular permeability during lung injury. Pulmonary edema can be quantitated directly using gravimetric methods, or indirectly by descriptive microscopy, quantitative morphometric microscopy, altered lung mechanics, high-resolution computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, or x-ray films. Lung vascular permeability to fluid can be evaluated by measuring the filtration coefficient (Kf) and permeability to solutes evaluated from their blood to lung clearances. Albumin clearances can then be used to calculate specific permeability-surface area products (PS) and reflection coefficients (σ). These methods as applied to a wide variety of transgenic mice subjected to acute lung injury by hyperoxic exposure, sepsis, ischemia-reperfusion, acid aspiration, oleic acid infusion, repeated lung lavage, and bleomycin are reviewed. These commonly used animal models simulate features of the acute respiratory distress syndrome, and the preparation of genetically modified mice and their use for defining specific pathways in these disease models are outlined. Although the initiating events differ widely, many of the subsequent inflammatory processes causing lung injury and increased vascular permeability are surprisingly similar for many etiologies.
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- James C Parker
- Department of Physiology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
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Cadirci E, Halici Z, Bayir Y, Albayrak A, Karakus E, Polat B, Unal D, Atamanalp SS, Aksak S, Gundogdu C. Peripheral 5-HT7 receptors as a new target for prevention of lung injury and mortality in septic rats. Immunobiology 2013; 218:1271-83. [PMID: 23694713 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2013.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 04/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Sepsis is a complex pathophysiological event involving metabolic acidosis, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, tissue damage and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Although many new mechanisms are being investigated to enlighten the pathophysiology of sepsis, there is no effective treatment protocol yet. Presence of 5-HT7 receptors in immune tissues prompted us to hypothesize that these receptors have roles in inflammation and sepsis. We investigated the effects of 5-HT7 receptor agonists and antagonists on serum cytokine levels, lung oxidative stress, lung histopathology, nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) positivity and lung 5-HT7 receptor density in cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) induced sepsis model of rats. Agonist administration to septic rats increased survival time; decreased serum cytokine response against CLP; decreased oxidative stress and increased antioxidant system in lungs; decreased the tissue NF-κB immunopositivity, which is high in septic rats; and decreased the sepsis-induced lung injury. In septic rats, as a result of high inflammatory response, 5-HT7 receptor expression in lungs increased significantly and agonist administration, which decreased inflammatory response and related mortality, decreased the 5-HT7 receptor expression. In conclusion, all these data suggest that stimulation of 5-HT7 receptors may be a new therapeutic target for prevention of impaired inflammatory response related lung injury and mortality.
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- Elif Cadirci
- Atatürk University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Erzurum, Turkey
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Albayrak A, Halici Z, Cadirci E, Polat B, Karakus E, Bayir Y, Unal D, Atasoy M, Dogrul A. Inflammation and peripheral 5-HT7 receptors: The role of 5-HT7 receptors in carrageenan induced inflammation in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2013; 715:270-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Revised: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 05/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Alves JN, Pires KMP, Lanzetti M, Barroso MV, Benjamim CF, Costa CA, Resende AC, Santos JC, Ribeiro ML, Porto LC, Valença SS. Critical role for CCR2 and HMGB1 in induction of experimental endotoxic shock. Arch Biochem Biophys 2013; 537:72-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2013.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Effects of balanced hydroxyethyl starch solutions on gut mucosal microcirculation and exhaled nitric oxide in septic rats. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2013; 30:469-75. [DOI: 10.1097/eja.0b013e3283614048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Effects of hydrogen-rich saline treatment on polymicrobial sepsis. J Surg Res 2013; 181:279-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.06.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2012] [Revised: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 06/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Wang L, Taneja R, Wang W, Yao LJ, Veldhuizen RAW, Gill SE, Fortin D, Inculet R, Malthaner R, Mehta S. Human alveolar epithelial cells attenuate pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell permeability under septic conditions. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55311. [PMID: 23393568 PMCID: PMC3564849 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) and its most severe form, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), are characterised by high-protein pulmonary edema and severe hypoxaemic respiratory failure due to increased permeability of pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVEC). Alveolar epithelial cells (AEC) contribute importantly to normal alveolar function, and AEC dysfunction in ALI/ARDS is associated with worse outcomes. We hypothesized that AEC can modulate human PMVEC barrier function, and investigated the effects of AEC presence on human PMVEC barrier under septic conditions in vitro. PMVEC isolated from human lung were treated in vitro with septic stimulation (lipopolysaccharide [LPS], a mixture of clinically-relevant cytokines [cytomix], or plasma from patients with severe sepsis), and the trans-PMVEC leak of Evans Blue dye-labeled albumin assessed. PMVEC septic responses were compared in the presence/absence of co-cultured A549 epithelial cell line or primary human AEC. Septic stimulation with LPS, cytomix, or septic plasma induced marked PMVEC hyper-permeability (10.2±1.8, 8.9±2.2, and 3.7±0.2 fold-increase vs. control, respectively, p<0.01 for all). The presence of A549 cells or primary human AEC in a non-contact co-culture model attenuated septic PMVEC hyper-permeability by 39±4% to 100±3%, depending on the septic stimulation (p<0.05). Septic PMVEC hyper-permeability was also attenuated following treatment with culture medium conditioned by previous incubation with either naïve or cytomix-treated A549 cells (p<0.05), and this protective effect of A549 cell-conditioned medium was both heat-stable and transferable following lipid extraction. Cytomix-stimulated PMN-dependent PMVEC hyper-permeability and trans-PMVEC PMN migration were also inhibited in the presence of A549 cells or A549 cell-conditioned medium (p<0.05). Human AEC appear to protect human PMVEC barrier function under septic conditions in vitro, through release of a soluble mediator(s), which are at least partly lipid in nature. This study suggests a scientific and potential clinical therapeutic importance of epithelial-endothelial cross talk in maintaining alveolar integrity in ALI/ARDS.
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- Lefeng Wang
- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Division of Respirology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Division of Respirology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesia, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Division of Respirology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Division of Respirology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Division of Respirology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Division of Respirology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Division of Respirology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Specific Role of Neutrophil Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Murine Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury In Vivo. Shock 2012; 37:539-47. [DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e31824dcb5a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Yu G, Chi X, Hei Z, Shen N, Chen J, Zhang W, Li S. Small volume resuscitation with 7.5% hypertonic saline, hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 solution and hypertonic sodium chloride hydroxyethyl starch 40 injection reduced lung injury in endotoxin shock rats: Comparison with saline. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2012; 25:27-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2011.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Revised: 10/08/2011] [Accepted: 10/16/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Fatty liver is associated with recurrent bacterial infections independent of metabolic syndrome. Dig Dis Sci 2011; 56:3328-34. [PMID: 21562784 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1736-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus and obesity are important components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) which are associated with infections. MetS is frequent in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). AIMS The objective of this study was to examine whether patients with NAFLD are at higher risk of recurrent bacterial infections (RBIs). METHODS Two-hundred and forty-seven from 296 hospitalized NAFLD patients were assessed over a three-year period for the occurrence of RBIs and were compared with 100 age and gender-matched patients without NAFLD, who were hospitalized over the same period because of a bacterial infection. An RBI was defined as: ≥2 episodes of bacterial infections per year for a period of three consecutive years. NAFLD was diagnosed by ultrasonography. Biomarkers of inflammation, the level of oxidative stress, insulin resistance, and serum vitamin D levels were measured. RESULTS NAFLD patients had significantly more RBIs than the patients without NAFLD (22% vs. 8%; P < 0.001). Univariate analysis showed that age, BMI, male waist circumference, serum 25(OH)D, triglycerides, serum malondialdehyde, and paraoxonase-1 are associated with RBIs in NAFLD patients. Multivariate analysis showed that NAFLD (odds ratio (OR) = 3.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.6-4.2, P < 0.001), serum 25(OH)D level <20 ng/mL (OR = 2.6; 95% CI 2.4-3.1, P = 0.01), obesity (BMI >30 kg/m(2) (OR = 2.2, 95% CI 1.8-2.9, P = 0.02) were associated with RBIs, irrespective of MetS. CONCLUSIONS NAFLD is associated with increased risk of RBIs irrespective of MetS. Vitamin D insufficiency is frequent in NAFLD and is associated with increased risk of RBIs.
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Cepinskas G, Wilson JX. Inflammatory response in microvascular endothelium in sepsis: role of oxidants. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2011; 42:175-84. [PMID: 18545638 PMCID: PMC2386519 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2008026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2007] [Accepted: 01/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Sepsis, as a severe systemic inflammatory response to bacterial infection, represents a major clinical problem. It is characterized by the excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) both in the circulation and in the affected organs. The excessive generation of ROS inevitably leads to oxidative stress in the microvasculature and has been implicated as a causative event in a number of pathologies including sepsis. In this review, we focus on the role of oxidative and nitrosative stress during the early onset of sepsis. Changes in microvascular endothelial cells, the cell type that occurs in all organs, are discussed. The mechanisms underlying septic induction of oxidative and nitrosative stresses, the functional consequences of these stresses, and potential adjunct therapies for microvascular dysfunction in sepsis are identified.
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- Gediminas Cepinskas
- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, 800 Commissioners Rd. E., London, Ontario, N6A 4G4, Canada
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Aversa S, Pellegrino S, Barberi I, Reiter RJ, Gitto E. Potential utility of melatonin as an antioxidant during pregnancy and in the perinatal period. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2011; 25:207-21. [PMID: 21557691 DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2011.573827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a critical role in the pathogenesis of various diseases during pregnancy and the perinatal period. Newborns are more prone to oxidative stress than individuals later in life. During pregnancy, increased oxygen demand augments the rate of production of ROS and women, even during normal pregnancies, experience elevated oxidative stress compared with non-pregnant women. ROS generation is also increased in the placenta during preeclampsia. Melatonin is a highly effective direct free-radical scavenger, indirect antioxidant, and cytoprotective agent in human pregnancy and it appears to be essential for successful pregnancy. This suggests a role for melatonin in human reproduction and in neonatal pathologies (asphyxia, respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, etc.). This review summarizes current knowledge concerning the role for melatonin in human pregnancy and in the newborn. Numerous studies agree that short-term melatonin therapy is highly effective in reducing complications during pregnancy and in the neonatal period. No significant toxicity or treatment-related side effects with long-term melatonin therapy in children and adults have been reported. Treatment with melatonin might result in a wide range of health benefits, including improved quality of life and reduced healthcare costs.
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- Salvatore Aversa
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Messina, Italy
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Wang L, Mehta S, Gillis C, Law C, Taneja R. Modulation of neutrophil apoptosis by murine pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell inducible nitric oxide synthase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 401:207-12. [PMID: 20833133 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 09/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neutrophils contribute significantly to ALI (acute lung injury) through adhesion to pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMEC), trans-PMEC migration and alveolar infiltration. Trans-PMEC migration delays expression of neutrophil apoptosis, which promotes intra-alveolar neutrophil survival and neutrophil mediated ALI. We assessed the role of neutrophil vs PMEC inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) in modulating neutrophil apoptosis. Apoptosis of wild-type vs iNOS-/- neutrophils was quantified by microscopy and FACS annexin-V binding. In a murine model of ALI, neutrophils isolated by BAL(broncho-alveolar lavage) from iNOS-/- mice had increased expression of apoptosis after 24h culture ex vivo than wild-type neutrophils (15.2±3.3 vs 3.0±0.4%, mean±sd, p<0.01). Apoptosis rates of isolated bone marrow iNOS+/+ vs iNOS-/- neutrophils were similar under basal and LPS/IFN-γ stimulation, and following LPS/IFN-γ-stimulated trans-PMEC migration. Apoptosis of both iNOS+/+ and iNOS-/- neutrophils was inhibited by trans-PMEC migration only across iNOS+/+ PMEC (1.6±0.3 and 1.5±0.3%, respectively; p<0.05 for each vs non-migrated neutrophils) but not across iNOS-/- PMEC (4.3±1 and 3.1±0.6%, respectively). PMEC iNOS-dependent inhibition of neutrophil apoptosis was independent of changes in neutrophil caspase-3 activity. We conclude that PMEC iNOS, but not neutrophil iNOS, has an important inhibitory effect on neutrophil apoptosis during trans-PMEC neutrophil migration, which is independent of caspase-3 activity. Further studies will define the mechanism of PMEC iNOS-dependent inhibition of neutrophil apoptosis and assess the potential relevance of this phenomenon in human neutrophils and ALI.
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- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
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Sepsis is exceedingly burdensome for hospital intensive care unit caregivers, and its incidence, as well as sepsis-related deaths, is increasing steadily. Sepsis is characterized by a robust increase in NO production throughout the organism that is driven by iNOS. Moreover, NO is an important factor in the development of septic shock and is synthesized by NOS, an enzyme expressed by a variety of cells, including vascular endothelium, macrophages, and neutrophils. However, the effects of NO on leukocyte functions, and the underlying mechanisms, are relatively unknown. Thus, the present review focuses on the effects of NO and its derivatives on cells of the immune system. Experimental evidences discussed herein show that NO induces posttranslational modifications of key proteins in targeted processes with the potential of deterring cellular physiology. Consequently, the manipulation of NO distribution in septic patients, used in conjunction with conventional treatments aimed at restoring normal immune functions, may represent a valuable therapeutic strategy.
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Sharma S, Smith A, Kumar S, Aggarwal S, Rehmani I, Snead C, Harmon C, Fineman J, Fulton D, Catravas JD, Black SM. Mechanisms of nitric oxide synthase uncoupling in endotoxin-induced acute lung injury: role of asymmetric dimethylarginine. Vascul Pharmacol 2009; 52:182-90. [PMID: 19962451 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2009.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2009] [Revised: 11/02/2009] [Accepted: 11/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is associated with severe alterations in lung structure and function and is characterized by hypoxemia, pulmonary edema, low lung compliance and widespread capillary leakage. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a known cardiovascular risk factor, has been linked to endothelial dysfunction and the pathogenesis of a number of cardiovascular diseases. However, the role of ADMA in the pathogenesis of ALI is less clear. ADMA is metabolized via hydrolytic degradation to l-citrulline and dimethylamine by the enzyme, dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH). Recent studies suggest that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) markedly increases the level of ADMA and decreases DDAH activity in endothelial cells. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine if alterations in the ADMA/DDAH pathway contribute to the development of ALI initiated by LPS-exposure in mice. Our data demonstrate that LPS exposure significantly increases ADMA levels and this correlates with a decrease in DDAH activity but not protein levels of either DDAH I or DDAH II isoforms. Further, we found that the increase in ADMA levels cause an early decrease in nitric oxide (NO(x)) and a significant increase in both NO synthase (NOS)-derived superoxide and total nitrated lung proteins. Finally, we found that decreasing peroxynitrite levels with either uric acid or Manganese (III) tetrakis (1-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphyrin (MnTymPyp) significantly attenuated the lung leak associated with LPS-exposure in mice suggesting a key role for protein nitration in the progression of ALI. In conclusion, this is the first study that suggests a role of the ADMA/DDAH pathway during the development of ALI in mice and that ADMA may be a novel therapeutic biomarker to ascertain the risk for development of ALI.
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Ohtaki H, Ito H, Ando K, Ishikawa T, Hoshi M, Tanaka R, Osawa Y, Yokochi T, Moriwaki H, Saito K, Seishima M. Interaction between LPS-induced NO production and IDO activity in mouse peritoneal cells in the presence of activated Vα14 NKT cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 389:229-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.08.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2009] [Accepted: 08/21/2009] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Gene transfer of calcitonin gene-related peptide suppresses development of allograft vasculopathy. Transplant Proc 2009; 41:1900-5. [PMID: 19545753 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.12.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2008] [Accepted: 12/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore suppression of allograft vasculopathy by transfer of the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). METHODS The descending thoracic aortas from Lewis rats were grafted to the abdominal aortas of F344 rats, and the rats were randomized into 2 groups. A gene construct containing sequences from the adenoviral oncoprotein, the CGRP, and the enhanced green fluorescent protein was transferred into 1 group, and the sequences for the adenoviral oncoprotein and enhanced green fluorescent protein were transferred into a control group. Specimens were harvested at 4 and 8 weeks. Gene transfer was confirmed at fluorescence microscopy of frozen tissue sections, and expression was measured using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. We determined the locations and levels of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) at immunohistochemistry and measured apoptosis. RESULTS The CGRP gene was expressed only in the CGRP group at 4 weeks. The vascular luminal occlusion score in the CGRP group was lower than in the control group. The apoptotic index of the CGRP group was lower than in the control group only at 4 weeks. The VCAM-1 immunohistochemistry score in the CGRP group was lower than in the control group; however, the iNOS immunohistochemistry score in the CGRP group was lower than in the control group in the intima only at 4 weeks. CONCLUSION The expression of CGRP effectively suppressed the development of allograft vasculopathy and encroachment by lymphocytes and inflammatory cells. This reduced the levels of VCAM-1 to inhibit apoptosis induced by iNOS; thus, the tissue of the allografted vessel was protected and rejection was averted.
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Nitric oxide mediates lung vascular permeability and lymph-borne IL-6 after an intestinal ischemic insult. Shock 2009; 32:55-61. [PMID: 18838940 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e31818bb7a1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Acute lung injury following intestinal I/R depends on neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions and on cytokines drained from the gut through the lymph. Among the mediators generated during I/R, increased serum levels of IL-6 and NO are also found and might be involved in acute lung injury. Once intestinal ischemia itself may be a factor of tissue injury, in this study, we investigated the presence of IL-6 in lymph after intestinal ischemia and its effects on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) detachment. The involvement of NO on the increase of lung and intestinal microvascular permeability and the lymph effects on HUVEC detachment were also studied. Upon anesthesia, male Wistar rats were subjected to occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery during 45 min, followed by 2-h intestinal reperfusion. Rats were treated with the nonselective NO synthase (NOS) inhibitor L-NAME (N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester) or with the selective inhibitor of iNOS aminoguanidine 1 h before superior mesenteric artery occlusion. Whereas treatment with L-NAME during ischemia increased both IL-6 levels in lymph and lung microvascular permeability, aminoguanidine restored the augmented intestinal plasma extravasation due to ischemia and did not induce IL-6 in lymph. On the other hand, IL-6 and lymph of intestinal I/R detached the HUVECs, whereas lymph of ischemic rats upon L-NAME treatment when incubated with anti-IL-6 prevented HUVEC detachment. It is shown that the intestinal ischemia itself is sufficient to increase intestinal microvascular permeability with involvement of iNOS activation. Intestinal ischemia and absence of constitutive NOS activity leading to additional intestinal stress both cause release of IL-6 and increase of lung microvascular permeability. Because anti-IL-6 prevented the endothelial cell injury caused by lymph at the ischemia period, the lymph-borne IL-6 might be involved with endothelial cell activation. At the reperfusion period, this cytokine does not seem to be modulated by NO.
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Gitto E, Pellegrino S, Gitto P, Barberi I, Reiter RJ. Oxidative stress of the newborn in the pre- and postnatal period and the clinical utility of melatonin. J Pineal Res 2009; 46:128-39. [PMID: 19054296 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.2008.00649.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Newborns, and especially those delivered preterm, are probably more prone to oxidative stress than individuals later in life. Also during pregnancy, increased oxygen demand augments the rate of production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and women, even with normal pregnancies, experience elevated oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation compared with nonpregnant women. Also, there appears to be an increase in ROS generation in the placenta of pre-eclamptic women. In comparison with healthy adults, newborn infants have lower levels of plasma antioxidants such as vitamin E, beta-carotene, and sulphydryl groups, lower levels of plasma metal binding proteins including ceruloplasmin and transferrin, and reduced activity of erythrocyte superoxide dismutase. This review summarizes conditions of newborns where there is elevated oxidative stress. Included in this group of conditions is asphyxia, respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis and the review also summarizes the literature related to clinical trials of antioxidant therapies and of melatonin, a highly effective antioxidant and free radical scavenger. The authors document there is general agreement that short-term melatonin therapy may be highly effective and that it has a remarkably benign safety profile, even when neonates are treated with pharmacological doses. Significant complications with long-term melatonin therapy in children and adults also have not been reported. None of the animal studies of maternal melatonin treatment or in postnatal life have shown any treatment-related side effects. The authors conclude that treatment with melatonin might result in a wide range of health benefits, improved quality of life and reduced healthcare costs and may help reduce complications in the neonatal period.
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- Eloisa Gitto
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Medical Pediatrics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Differential protection against oxidative stress and nitric oxide overproduction in cardiovascular and pulmonary systems by propofol during endotoxemia. J Biomed Sci 2009; 16:8. [PMID: 19272174 PMCID: PMC2653513 DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-16-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2008] [Accepted: 01/15/2009] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Both overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) and oxidative injury of cardiovascular and pulmonary systems contribute to fatal cardiovascular depression during endotoxemia. We investigated in the present study the relative contribution of oxidative stress and NO to cardiovascular depression during different stages of endotoxemia, and delineated their roles in cardiovascular protective effects of a commonly used anesthetic propofol during endotoxemia. Methods Experimental endotoxemia was induced by systemic injection of E. coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 15 mg/kg) to Sprague-Dawley rats that were maintained under propofol (15 or 30 mg/kg/h, i.v.) anesthesia. Mean systemic arterial pressure (MSAP) and heart rate (HR) were monitored for 6 h after the endotoxin. Tissue level of NO was measured by chemical reduction-linked chemiluminescence and oxidative burst activity was determined using dihydroethidium method. Expression of NO synthase (NOS) was determined by immunoblotting. The Scheffé multiple range test was used for post hoc statistical analysis. Results Systemic injection of LPS (15 mg/kg) induced biphasic decreases in MSAP and HR. In the heart, lung and aorta, an abrupt increase in lipid peroxidation, our experimental index of oxidative tissue injury, was detected in early stage and sustained during late stage cardiovascular depression. LPS injection, on the other hand, induced a gradual increase in tissue nitrite and nitrate levels in the same organs that peaked during late stage endotoxemia. Propofol infusion (15 or 30 mg/kg/h, i.v.) significantly attenuated lipid peroxidation in the heart, lung and aorta during early and late stage endotoxemia. High dose (30 mg/kg/h, i.v.) propofol also reversed the LPS-induced inducible NO synthase (iNOS) upregulation and NO production in the aorta, alongside a significant amelioration of late stage cardiovascular depression and increase in survival time during endotoxemia. Conclusion Together these results suggest that oxidative injury and NO may play a differential role in LPS-induced cardiovascular depression. Oxidative tissue injury is associated with both early and late stage; whereas NO is engaged primarily in late stage cardiovascular depression. Moreover, propofol anesthesia may protect against fatal cardiovascular depression during endotoxemia by attenuating the late stage NO surge in the aorta, possibly via inhibition of iNOS upregulation by the endotoxin.
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Farley KS, Wang L, Mehta S. Septic pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell injury: role of alveolar macrophage NADPH oxidase. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2008; 296:L480-8. [PMID: 19074558 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.90201.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A significant role for alveolar macrophages (AM) in the pathophysiology of sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) has been shown; however, the mechanisms behind AM-related lung injury remain relatively uncertain. We examined the role of AM nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase in pulmonary endothelial cell septic injury. NADPH oxidase is one of the major sources of cellular reactive oxygen species and has been implicated in endothelial injury in ALI. Pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVEC) monolayers were grown on Transwell inserts and incubated with wild-type and NADPH oxidase-deficient AM in the presence or absence of cytomix (equimolar TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IFN-gamma). Injury to the monolayers was assessed by trans-PMVEC Evans blue (EB)-labeled albumin flux. We found AM under cytomix stimulation caused significant EB-albumin flux across the PMVEC monolayers, and this effect was attenuated by the genetic deletion of AM NADPH oxidase. The pharmacological inhibition of AM NADPH oxidase with apocynin and PR-39 also significantly reduced AM-dependent PMVEC injury. In the AM-PMVEC cocultures, we also assessed PMVEC injury through measurement of protein oxidation and lipid peroxidation. AM were shown to cause a significant increase in these markers of PMVEC injury, which was also attenuated by the inhibition of NADPH oxidase or through the use of NADPH oxidase-deficient AM. PMVEC NADPH oxidase was shown not to significantly contribute to PMVEC injury in our studies. From our findings we have concluded that AM NADPH oxidase is crucial for the septic increase in pulmonary vascular permeability.
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- K S Farley
- Division of Respirology, Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Farley KS, Wang LF, Law C, Mehta S. Alveolar macrophage inducible nitric oxide synthase-dependent pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell septic barrier dysfunction. Microvasc Res 2008; 76:208-16. [PMID: 18708074 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2008.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2008] [Revised: 06/24/2008] [Accepted: 07/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) from neutrophils and alveolar macrophages (AM) contributes to the pathophysiology of murine septic acute lung injury (ALI). It is not known if AM iNOS has a direct effect on septic pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell (PMVEC) permeability. We hypothesized that AM iNOS mediates PMVEC permeability in vitro under septic conditions through NO and peroxynitrite. 100,000 confluent PMVEC on cell-culture inserts were co-incubated with iNOS+/+ vs. iNOS-/- AM, in various ratios of AM to PMVEC. PMVEC injury was assessed by trans-PMVEC Evans Blue-labelled albumin flux in the presence or absence of cytomix (equimolar TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IFN-gamma). Cytomix stimulation dose-dependently increased trans-PMVEC EB-albumin flux, which was exaggerated (1.4+/-0.1% vs. 0.4+/-0.1% in unstimulated PMVEC, p<0.05) in the presence of iNOS+/+, but not iNOS-/-, AM in the upper compartment. Similarly, iNOS+/+, but not iNOS-/-, AM in the lower compartment also enhanced septic trans-PMVEC albumin leak. The mechanism of iNOS-dependent septic PMVEC permeability was pursued through pharmacologic studies with inhibitors of NOS, and scavengers of NO, superoxide, and peroxynitrite, and treatment of PMVEC with the NO donor, DETA-NONOate. Septic iNOS+/+ AM-dependent trans-PMVEC albumin leak was significantly attenuated by pharmacologic iNOS inhibition (L-NAME and 1400W), and scavenging of either NO (oxyhemoglobin), superoxide (PEG-SOD), or peroxynitrite (FeTPPS). Exogenous NO (DETA-NONOate) had no effect on PMVEC permeability. These data are consistent with a direct role of AM iNOS in septic PMVEC barrier dysfunction, which is likely mediated, in part, through peroxynitrite.
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- K S Farley
- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Division of Respirology, Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Center, London, Ontario, Canada
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Shelton JL, Wang L, Cepinskas G, Inculet R, Mehta S. Human neutrophil-pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell interactions in vitro: differential effects of nitric oxide vs. peroxynitrite. Microvasc Res 2008; 76:80-8. [PMID: 18616952 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2008.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2008] [Revised: 05/19/2008] [Accepted: 06/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Sepsis-induced acute lung injury is characterized by activation and injury of pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVEC), increased neutrophil-PMVEC adhesion and migration, and trans-PMVEC high-protein edema. Inducible NO synthase (iNOS) inhibits septic murine neutrophil migration in vivo and in vitro. The effects of NO in human neutrophil-PMVEC interactions are not known. We isolated human PMVEC using magnetic bead-bound anti-PECAM antibody. Confluent PMVEC at passage 3-4 were co-cultured with human neutrophils for assessment of neutrophil-PMVEC adhesion, and trans-PMVEC neutrophil migration and Evans-Blue dye-labeled albumin leak. Two NO donors (spermine-NONOate, S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine) attenuated both cytomix-enhanced neutrophil-PMVEC adhesion by 64+/-14% (p<0.01) and 32+/-3% (p<0.05), respectively, and cytomix-induced trans-PMVEC neutrophil migration by 85+/-16% (p<0.01) and 43+/-5% (p<0.01), respectively. Correspondingly, iNOS inhibition with 1400W enhanced cytomix-stimulated neutrophil migration by 52+/-3% (p<0.01), but had no effect on neutrophil-PMVEC adhesion. Conversely, a peroxynitrite donor (SIN-1) increased both neutrophil-PMVEC adhesion (38+/-2% vs. 14+/-1% control, p<0.01) and trans-PMVEC neutrophil migration; with both effects were completely inhibited by scavenging of NO, superoxide, or peroxynitrite (p<0.05 for each). Scavenging of peroxynitrite also eliminated cytomix-induced neutrophil adhesion and migration. Blocking CD18-dependent neutrophil adhesion prevented cytomix-stimulated trans-PMVEC EB-albumin leak (p<0.05), while inhibiting neutrophil migration paradoxically enhanced cytomix-stimulated EB-albumin leak (11+/-1% vs. 7+/-0.5%, p<0.01). FMLP-induced neutrophil migration had no effect on trans-PMVEC EB-albumin leak. In summary, we report differential effects, including the inhibitory action of NO and stimulatory effect of ONOO(-) on human neutrophil-PMVEC adhesion and trans-PMVEC migration under cytomix stimulation. Moreover, neutrophil-PMVEC adhesion, but not trans-PMVEC migration, contributes to human PMVEC barrier dysfunction.
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- Jennifer L Shelton
- Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, London Health Sciences Center, Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Canada
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Lin KL, Suzuki Y, Nakano H, Ramsburg E, Gunn MD. CCR2+ monocyte-derived dendritic cells and exudate macrophages produce influenza-induced pulmonary immune pathology and mortality. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:2562-72. [PMID: 18250467 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.4.2562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Infection with pathogenic influenza virus induces severe pulmonary immune pathology, but the specific cell types that cause this have not been determined. We characterized inflammatory cell types in mice that overexpress MCP-1 (CCL2) in the lungs, then examined those cells during influenza infection of wild-type (WT) mice. Lungs of both naive surfactant protein C-MCP mice and influenza-infected WT mice contain increased numbers of CCR2(+) monocytes, monocyte-derived DC (moDC), and exudate macrophages (exMACs). Adoptively transferred Gr-1(+) monocytes give rise to both moDC and exMACs in influenza-infected lungs. MoDC, the most common inflammatory cell type in infected lungs, induce robust naive T cell proliferation and produce NO synthase 2 (NOS2), whereas exMACs produce high levels of TNF-alpha and NOS2 and stimulate the proliferation of memory T cells. Relative to WT mice, influenza-infected CCR2-deficient mice display marked reductions in the accumulation of monocyte-derived inflammatory cells, cells producing NOS2, the expression of costimulatory molecules, markers of lung injury, weight loss, and mortality. We conclude that CCR2(+) monocyte-derived cells are the predominant cause of immune pathology during influenza infection and that such pathology is markedly abrogated in the absence of CCR2.
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- Kaifeng Lisa Lin
- Department of Medicine, Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Cepinskas G, Katada K, Bihari A, Potter RF. Carbon monoxide liberated from carbon monoxide-releasing molecule CORM-2 attenuates inflammation in the liver of septic mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 294:G184-91. [PMID: 17991708 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00348.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Recent studies suggest that exogenously administered CO is beneficial for the resolution of acute inflammation. In this study, we assessed the role of CO liberated from a systemically administered tricarbonyldichlororuthenium-(II)-dimer (CORM-2) on modulation of liver inflammation during sepsis. Polymicrobial sepsis in mice was induced by cecal ligation and perforation (CLP). CORM-2 (8 mg/kg iv) was administered immediately after CLP induction, and neutrophil [polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN)] tissue accumulation, activation of transcription factor, NF-kappaB, and changes in adhesion molecule ICAM-1 expression (inflammation-relevant markers) were assessed in murine liver 24 h later. In addition, the effects and potential mechanisms of CORM-2-released CO in modulation of vascular endothelial cell proinflammatory responses were assessed in vitro. To this end, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were stimulated with LPS (1 microg/ml) in the presence or absence of CORM-2 (10-100 microM) and production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), (DHR123 oxidation) and NO (DAF-FM nitrosation) and subsequent activation of NF-kappaB were assessed 4 h later. In parallel, expression of ICAM-1 and inducible NO synthase (iNOS) proteins along with PMN adhesion to LPS-challenged HUVEC were also assessed. Induction of CLP resulted in increased PMN accumulation, ICAM-1 expression, and activation of NF-kappaB in the liver of septic mice. These effects were significantly attenuated by systemic administration of CORM-2. In in vitro experiments, CORM-2-released CO attenuated LPS-induced production of ROS and NO, activation of NF-kappaB, increase in ICAM-1 and iNOS protein expression and PMN adhesion to LPS-stimulated HUVEC. Taken together, these findings indicate that CO released from systemically administered CORM-2 provides anti-inflammatory effects by interfering with NF-kappaB activation and subsequent downregulation of proadhesive vascular endothelial cell phenotype in the liver of septic mice.
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- Gediminas Cepinskas
- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, N6A 4G4, Canada.
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The role of oxidative stress has been well appreciated in the development of sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Oxidative stress in sepsis-induced ALI is believed to be initiated by products of activated lung macrophages and infiltrated neutrophils, promptly propagating to lung epithelial and endothelial cells. This leads to tissue damage and organ dysfunction. On stimulation, neutrophils (PMNs) enable their migration machinery. The lung undergoes changes favoring adhesion and transmigration of PMNs, resulting in PMN accumulation in lung, which is a characteristic of sepsis-induced ALI. Oxidative stress turns on the redox-sensitive transcription factors (NF-kappaB, AP-1), resulting in a large output of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines, which further aggravate inflammation and oxidative stress. During the process, transcription factor nuclear factor-erythroid 2-p45-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and heme oxygenase (HO) appear to play the counterbalancing roles to limit the propagation of oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in lung. Many antioxidants have been tested to treat sepsis-induced ALI in animal models and in patients with sepsis. However, the results are inconclusive. In this article, we focus on the current understanding of the pathogenesis of sepsis-induced ALI and novel antioxidant strategies for therapeutic purposes.
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- Ren-Feng Guo
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0602, USA.
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Shelton JL, Wang L, Cepinskas G, Sandig M, Scott JA, North ML, Inculet R, Mehta S. Inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in human neutrophils but not pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVEC) mediates septic protein leak in vitro. Microvasc Res 2007; 74:23-31. [PMID: 17451752 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2007.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2006] [Revised: 02/21/2007] [Accepted: 02/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) is characterized by injury of the pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVEC) leading to high-protein pulmonary edema. Inducible NO synthase (iNOS) mediates trans-PMVEC protein leak in septic mice in vivo and in murine PMVEC under septic conditions in vitro, but the role of iNOS in human PMVEC protein leak has not been addressed. We hypothesized that iNOS in human neutrophils, but not human PMVEC, mediates septic trans-PMVEC protein leak in vitro. We isolated human PMVEC from lung tissue using magnetic bead-bound anti-PECAM antibody and assessed Evans blue albumin leak across human PMVEC monolayers under septic conditions in the presence/absence of human neutrophils. PMVEC were used at passages 3-4, seeded on 3 mum Transwell inserts and grown to confluence. Cytomix-stimulated trans-PMVEC albumin leak was not attenuated by pre-treatment with 1400 W, a selective iNOS inhibitor, or l-NAME, a non-selective NOS inhibitor. In neutrophil-PMVEC co-culture, basal unstimulated trans-EB-albumin leak was 0.6+/-0.3%, which was increased by cytomix stimulation to 11.5+/-4.4%, p<0.01. Cytomix-stimulated EB-albumin leak in neutrophil-PMVEC co-cultures was inhibited by pre-treatment with 1400 W (3.8+/-1.0%, p<0.05) or l-NAME (4.0+/-1.1%, p<0.05). Pre-treatment of neutrophil-PMVEC co-cultures with PEG-SOD (superoxide scavenger) and FeTPPS (peroxynitrite scavenger) also significantly attenuated neutrophil-dependent cytomix-stimulated leak (4.7+/-3.0%, p<0.05; 0.5+/-1.0%, p<0.01, respectively). In conclusion, trans-human PMVEC albumin leak under septic conditions is dependent on iNOS activity specifically in neutrophils, but not in PMVEC themselves. Septic neutrophil-dependent trans-PMVEC albumin leak may be mediated by peroxynitrite.
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- Jennifer L Shelton
- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Center-Victoria Hospital, University of Western Ontario, 800 Commissioner's Road, London, Ontario, Canada
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Kolios G, Kotzampassi K, Manousou P, Paramythiotis D, Papanastasiou H, Drygiannakis I, Notas G, Tsagarakis N, Eleftheriadis E, Kouroumalis E. Enteral nutrition affects nitric oxide production in peripheral blood and liver after a postoperative lipopolysaccharide-induced endotoxemia in rats. Nutrition 2007; 23:575-81. [PMID: 17560081 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2007.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2006] [Revised: 04/22/2007] [Accepted: 04/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Sepsis is a common complication in the early postoperative period, leading to the augmentation of oxidative and nitrosative stresses. The present study investigated the role of enteral nutrition on nitric oxide (NO) production after a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endotoxemia as an index of nitrosative stress. METHODS Fifty rats were subjected to midline laparotomy and feeding gastrostomy. Ten rats served as controls after recovering from operative stress. The remaining rats received, through gastrostomy, enteral nutrition or placebo feeding for 24 h, after which they were injected intraperitoneally with LPS or equal volume of saline. Two hours later blood and liver tissue were collected. NO production was quantified in serum samples and homogenates of liver tissue by a modification of Griess's reaction. NO synthase (NOS) mRNA expression was examined in homogenate of liver tissue by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The operation significantly increased basal NO production in rat serum. LPS induced a further significant increase of NO levels. Enteral feeding of rats significantly decreased NO levels in both groups. In contrast, enteral nutrition was found to increase significantly NO levels in liver homogenates from rats treated with LPS. A constitutive endothelial NOS mRNA expression was found in liver tissue, whereas LPS administration induced inducible NOS mRNA expression in liver tissue regardless of enteral feeding. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that early enteral feeding leads to a reduction in circulating NO levels induced by operation and endotoxemia, but increases hepatic NO levels in endotoxemia probably by the effect of LPS-induced inducible NOS on the increased L-arginine uptake.
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- George Kolios
- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
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Tok D, Ilkgul O, Bengmark S, Aydede H, Erhan Y, Taneli F, Ulman C, Vatansever S, Kose C, Ok G. Pretreatment with pro- and synbiotics reduces peritonitis-induced acute lung injury in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 62:880-5. [PMID: 17426542 DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000236019.00650.00] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND To study whether enteral pretreatment with a synbiotic composition of lactic acid bacteria and bioactive fibers can reduce peritonitis-induced lung neutrophil infiltration and tissue injury in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rats were divided into five groups, and subjected to induction of peritonitis-induced lung injury using a cecal ligation and puncture model (CLP). All animals were pretreated for 3 weeks prior the CLP by daily gavage with either (1) a synbiotic composition (10(10) CFU of Pediococcus pentosaceus 5-33:3, 10(10) CFU of Leuconostoc mesenteroides 77:1, 10(10) CFU of L. paracasei subspecies paracasei, 10(10) CFU of L. plantarum 2362 plus fermentable fibers), (2) fermentable fibers alone, (3) nonfermentable fibers, (4) a probiotic composition (10(10) CFU of P. pentosaceus 5-33:3, 10(10) CFU of L. mesenteroides 77:1, 10(10) CFU of L. paracasei subsp. paracasei, 10(10) CFU of L. plantarum 2,362), or (5) a heat-killed probiotic composition. All animals were killed 24 hours after CLP and lung tissue samples were studied for degree of neutrophil infiltration and levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, Interleukin (IL)-1beta. In addition the lung wet-to-dry tissue weight ratio, the myeloperoxidase activity, and malondialdehyde content were also assessed. RESULTS No mortality was encountered in any of the groups. Histologic signs of lung injury (number of neutrophils and TNF-alpha, IL-1beta staining) were observed in all groups except the synbiotic and probiotic treated groups. Myeloperoxidase activity and malondialdehyde content were significantly lower in the two lactobacillus- pretreated groups, with no difference between them. Heavy infiltration of lung tissue with neutrophils was observed only in fiber-treated (302.20 +/- 7.92) and placebo-treated (266.90 +/- 8.92) animals. This was totally abolished in the synbiotic-treated group (34.40 +/- 2.49). Lung edema (wet-to-dry lung weight ratio) was significantly reduced in the synbiotic-treated group (4.92 +/- 0.13 vs. 5.07 +/- 0.08 and 5.39 +/- 0.10, respectively). CONCLUSION Three weeks of preoperative enteral administration of a synbiotic composition reduced peritonitis-induced acute lung injury in rats in a CLP model.
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- Demet Tok
- Department of Anesthesiology, Celal Bayar University, Turkey
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Although proinflammatory cell signaling in the alveolo-capillary region predisposes to acute lung injury, key cell-signaling mechanisms remain inadequately understood. Alveolo-capillary inflammation is likely to involve coordinated signaling among cells of different phenotypes. For example, migration of inflammatory cells into the alveolus might entail coordinated signaling between adjoining alveolar epithelial and microvascular endothelial cells. The popular cultured cell experimental strategy fails to replicate this multicellular environment. Cultured lung cells, both alveolar and endothelial, undergo phenotypic transformations; hence they might inadequately reflect innate responses of native cells. Consequently, new approaches are required for the investigation of cell signaling in the native setting. Here we summarize new developments in classical intravital microscopy and discuss real-time fluorescence imaging as a novel technique for studying second-messenger mechanisms in the alveolo-capillary region.
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Crimi E, Sica V, Slutsky AS, Zhang H, Williams-Ignarro S, Ignarro LJ, Napoli C. Role of oxidative stress in experimental sepsis and multisystem organ dysfunction. Free Radic Res 2006; 40:665-72. [PMID: 16983993 DOI: 10.1080/10715760600669612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Massive increase in radical species can lead to oxidative stress, promoting cell injury and death. This review focuses on experimental evidence of oxidative stress in critical illnesses, sepsis and multisystem organ dysfunction. Oxidative stress could negatively affect organ injury and thus overall survival of experimental models. Based on this experimental evidence, we could improve the rationale of supplementation of antioxidants alone or in combination with standard therapies aimed to reduce oxidative stress as novel adjunct treatment in critical care.
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- Ettore Crimi
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
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Farley KS, Wang LF, Razavi HM, Law C, Rohan M, McCormack DG, Mehta S. Effects of macrophage inducible nitric oxide synthase in murine septic lung injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2006; 290:L1164-72. [PMID: 16414981 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00248.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) contributes importantly to septic pulmonary protein leak in mice with septic acute lung injury (ALI). However, the role of alveolar macrophage (AM) iNOS in septic ALI is not known. Thus we assessed the specific effects of AM iNOS in murine septic ALI through selective AM depletion (via intratracheal instillation of clodronate liposomes) and subsequent AM reconstitution (via intratracheal instillation of donor iNOS+/+ or iNOS−/− AM). Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and perforation, and ALI was assessed at 4 h: protein leak by the Evans blue (EB) dye method, neutrophil infiltration via myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, and pulmonary iNOS mRNA expression via RT-PCR. In iNOS+/+ mice, AM depletion attenuated the sepsis-induced increases in pulmonary microvascular protein leak (0.3 ± 0.1 vs. 1.4 ± 0.1 μg EB·g lung−1·min−1; P < 0.05) and MPO activity (37 ± 4 vs. 67 ± 8 U/g lung; P < 0.05) compared with that shown in non-AM-depleted mice. In AM-depleted iNOS+/+ mice, septic pulmonary protein leak was restored by AM reconstitution with iNOS+/+ AM (0.9 ± 0.3 μg EB·g lung−1·min−1) but not with iNOS−/− donor AM. In iNOS−/− mice, sepsis did not induce pulmonary protein leak or iNOS mRNA expression, despite increased pulmonary MPO activity. However, AM depletion in iNOS−/− mice and subsequent reconstitution with iNOS+/+ donor AM resulted in significant sepsis-induced pulmonary protein leak and iNOS expression. Septic pulmonary MPO levels were similar in all AM-reconstituted groups. Thus septic pulmonary protein leak is absolutely dependent on the presence of functional AM and specifically on iNOS in AM. AM iNOS-dependent pulmonary protein leak was not mediated through changes in pulmonary neutrophil influx.
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- K S Farley
- Centrre for Critical Illness Research, Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Center, University of Western Ontario, South St. Campus, 375 South Street, London, Ontario, Canada
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