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Sinder SB, Sharma SV, Shirvaikar IS, Pradhyumnan H, Patel SH, Cabeda Diaz I, Perez GG, Bramlett HM, Raval AP. Impact of menopause-associated frailty on traumatic brain injury. Neurochem Int 2024; 176:105741. [PMID: 38621511 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2024.105741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Navigating menopause involves traversing a complex terrain of hormonal changes that extend far beyond reproductive consequences. Menopausal transition is characterized by a decrease in estradiol-17β (E2), and the impact of menopause resonates not only in the reproductive system but also through the central nervous system, musculoskeletal, and gastrointestinal domains. As women undergo menopausal transition, they become more susceptible to frailty, amplifying the risk and severity of injuries, including traumatic brain injury (TBI). Menopause triggers a cascade of changes leading to a decline in muscle mass, accompanied by diminished tone and excitability, thereby restricting the availability of irisin, a crucial hormone derived from muscles. Concurrently, bone mass undergoes reduction, culminating in the onset of osteoporosis and altering the dynamics of osteocalcin, a hormone originating from bones. The diminishing levels of E2 during menopause extend their influence on the gut microbiota, resulting in a reduction in the availability of tyrosine, tryptophan, and serotonin metabolites, affecting neurotransmitter synthesis and function. Understanding the interplay between menopause, frailty, E2 decline, and the intricate metabolisms of bone, gut, and muscle is imperative when unraveling the nuances of TBI after menopause. The current review underscores the significance of accounting for menopause-associated frailty in the incidence and consequences of TBI. The review also explores potential mechanisms to enhance gut, bone, and muscle health in menopausal women, aiming to mitigate frailty and improve TBI outcomes.
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- Sophie B Sinder
- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratory (CVDRL), Department of Neurology, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratory (CVDRL), Department of Neurology, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratory (CVDRL), Department of Neurology, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratory (CVDRL), Department of Neurology, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratory (CVDRL), Department of Neurology, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratory (CVDRL), Department of Neurology, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratory (CVDRL), Department of Neurology, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA; The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA; Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratory (CVDRL), Department of Neurology, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA; Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA
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Liu B, Deng Y, Duan Z, Chu C, Wang X, Yang C, Li J, Ding W. Neutrophil extracellular traps promote intestinal barrier dysfunction by regulating macrophage polarization during trauma/hemorrhagic shock via the TGF-β signaling pathway. Cell Signal 2024; 113:110941. [PMID: 37890686 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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The mechanism by which neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) may cause intestinal barrier dysfunction in response to trauma/hemorrhagic shock (T/HS) remains unclear. In this study, the roles and mechanisms of NETs in macrophage polarization were examined to determine whether this process plays a role in tissue damage associated with T/HS. Rat models of T/HS and macrophage polarization were developed and the levels of NETs formation in the intestinal tissue of T/HS rats were assessed. NET formation was inhibited in models of T/HS to examine the effect on intestinal inflammation and barrier injury. The proportions of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory macrophages in the damaged intestinal tissues were measured. Finally, high-throughput sequencing was performed to investigate the underlying mechanisms involved in this process. The study revealed that the level of NETs formation was increased and that inhibition of NETs formation alleviated the intestinal inflammation and barrier injury. Moreover, the number of pro-inflammatory macrophages increased and the number of anti-inflammatory macrophages decreased. RNA sequencing analysis indicated that NETs formation decreased the expression of transforming growth factor-beta receptor 2 (TGFBR2), bioinformatic analyses revealed that TGFBR2 was significantly enriched in the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) signaling pathway. Verification experiments showed that NETs impeded macrophage differentiation into the anti-inflammatory/M2 phenotype and inhibited TGFBR2 and TGF-β expression in macrophages. However, treatment with DNase I and overexpression of TGFBR2, and inhibition of TGF-β promoted and prevented this process, respectively. NETs may regulate the macrophage polarization process by promoting intestinal barrier dysfunction in T/HS rats through the TGFBR2-mediated TGF-β signaling pathway.
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- Baochen Liu
- Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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Du Q, Li Q, Liao G, Li J, Ye P, Zhang Q, Gong X, Yang J, Li K. Emerging trends and focus of research on the relationship between traumatic brain injury and gut microbiota: a visualized study. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1278438. [PMID: 38029105 PMCID: PMC10654752 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1278438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most serious types of trauma and imposes a heavy social and economic burden on healthcare systems worldwide. The development of emerging biotechnologies is uncovering the relationship between TBI and gut flora, and gut flora as a potential intervention target is of increasing interest to researchers. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of research employing bibliometric methodologies to scrutinize the interrelation between these two. Therefore, this study visualized the relationship between TBI and gut flora based on bibliometric methods to reveal research trends and hotspots in the field. The ultimate objective is to catalyze progress in the preclinical and clinical evolution of strategies for treating and managing TBI. Methods Terms related to TBI and gut microbiota were combined to search the Scopus database for relevant documents from inception to February 2023. Visual analysis was performed using CiteSpace and VOSviewer. Results From September 1972 to February 2023, 2,957 documents published from 98 countries or regions were analyzed. The number of published studies on the relationship between TBI and gut flora has risen exponentially, with the United States, China, and the United Kingdom being representative of countries publishing in related fields. Research has formed strong collaborations around highly productive authors, but there is a relative lack of international cooperation. Research in this area is mainly published in high-impact journals in the field of neurology. The "intestinal microbiota and its metabolites," "interventions," "mechanism of action" and "other diseases associated with traumatic brain injury" are the most promising and valuable research sites. Targeting the gut flora to elucidate the mechanisms for the development of the course of TBI and to develop precisely targeted interventions and clinical management of TBI comorbidities are of great significant research direction and of interest to researchers. Conclusion The findings suggest that close attention should be paid to the relationship between gut microbiota and TBI, especially the interaction, potential mechanisms, development of emerging interventions, and treatment of TBI comorbidities. Further investigation is needed to understand the causal relationship between gut flora and TBI and its specific mechanisms, especially the "brain-gut microbial axis."
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- Qiujing Du
- West China Hospital, Sichuan University/ West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University/ West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Experiment Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University/ West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University/ West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University/ West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University/ West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University/ West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University/ West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Coccolini F, Sartelli M, Sawyer R, Rasa K, Viaggi B, Abu-Zidan F, Soreide K, Hardcastle T, Gupta D, Bendinelli C, Ceresoli M, Shelat VG, Broek RT, Baiocchi GL, Moore EE, Sall I, Podda M, Bonavina L, Kryvoruchko IA, Stahel P, Inaba K, Montravers P, Sakakushev B, Sganga G, Ballestracci P, Malbrain MLNG, Vincent JL, Pikoulis M, Beka SG, Doklestic K, Chiarugi M, Falcone M, Bignami E, Reva V, Demetrashvili Z, Di Saverio S, Tolonen M, Navsaria P, Bala M, Balogh Z, Litvin A, Hecker A, Wani I, Fette A, De Simone B, Ivatury R, Picetti E, Khokha V, Tan E, Ball C, Tascini C, Cui Y, Coimbra R, Kelly M, Martino C, Agnoletti V, Boermeester MA, De'Angelis N, Chirica M, Biffl WL, Ansaloni L, Kluger Y, Catena F, Kirkpatrick AW. Source control in emergency general surgery: WSES, GAIS, SIS-E, SIS-A guidelines. World J Emerg Surg 2023; 18:41. [PMID: 37480129 PMCID: PMC10362628 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-023-00509-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023] Open
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Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are among the most common global healthcare challenges and they are usually precipitated by disruption to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Their successful management typically requires intensive resource utilization, and despite the best therapies, morbidity and mortality remain high. One of the main issues required to appropriately treat IAI that differs from the other etiologies of sepsis is the frequent requirement to provide physical source control. Fortunately, dramatic advances have been made in this aspect of treatment. Historically, source control was left to surgeons only. With new technologies non-surgical less invasive interventional procedures have been introduced. Alternatively, in addition to formal surgery open abdomen techniques have long been proposed as aiding source control in severe intra-abdominal sepsis. It is ironic that while a lack or even delay regarding source control clearly associates with death, it is a concept that remains poorly described. For example, no conclusive definition of source control technique or even adequacy has been universally accepted. Practically, source control involves a complex definition encompassing several factors including the causative event, source of infection bacteria, local bacterial flora, patient condition, and his/her eventual comorbidities. With greater understanding of the systemic pathobiology of sepsis and the profound implications of the human microbiome, adequate source control is no longer only a surgical issue but one that requires a multidisciplinary, multimodality approach. Thus, while any breach in the GI tract must be controlled, source control should also attempt to control the generation and propagation of the systemic biomediators and dysbiotic influences on the microbiome that perpetuate multi-system organ failure and death. Given these increased complexities, the present paper represents the current opinions and recommendations for future research of the World Society of Emergency Surgery, of the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery of Surgical Infection Society Europe and Surgical Infection Society America regarding the concepts and operational adequacy of source control in intra-abdominal infections.
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- Federico Coccolini
- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Dept., Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Surgery, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
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- ICU Dept., Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Dept. of Health - KwaZulu-Natal, Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, South Africa
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
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- General Surgery Dept., Monza University Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Njmegen, The Netherlands
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- Département de Chirurgie, Hôpital Principal de Dakar, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées, Dakar, Senegal
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- Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgery No. 2, Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Surgery, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, USA
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- LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation CHU Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France
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- Research Institute of Medical, University Plovdiv/University Hospital St. George, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Dept., Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- First Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- General Surgery, Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- Clinic of Emergency Surgery, University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Dept., Pisa University Hospital, Via Paradisia, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Infectious Disease Dept., Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine Division, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of War Surgery, Kirov Military Medical Academy, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- General Surgery Dept, San Benedetto del Tronto Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- Emergency Surgery, Meilahti Tower Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, Hadassah - Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Surgical Disciplines, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Regional Clinical Hospital, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Government Gousia Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Emergency Department, Radboud University Medical Center, Njmegen, The Netherlands
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Infectious Disease Dept., Udine University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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- Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Riverside, CA, USA
- Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Albury Hospital, Albury, Australia
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- Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Hépato-Bilio-Pancréatique, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Université Paris Est, Créteil, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Scripss Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- General Surgery, Pavia University Hospital, Pavia, Italy
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- General Surgery, Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Dept, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- General, Acute Care, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, and Trauma Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Characteristics of Gut Microbiome After Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2023; 35:86-90. [PMID: 34238913 DOI: 10.1097/ana.0000000000000789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Preclinical studies have reported significant changes in the gut microbiome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). We hypothesized that TBI induces the growth of Proteobacteria in the human gut. Our primary outcome was to study the profile of the human fecal microbiome after TBI and the secondary outcome was to identify colonization with colistin-resistant and multidrug-resistant pathogens. METHODS Consecutive patients with moderate-severe TBI admitted to the neurotrauma-intensive care unit within 48 hours of injury were enrolled into this observational study. Samples from rectal swabs obtained on days 0, 3, and 7 after admission were assessed for microbial growth and antibiotic resistance. Demographic data and variables such as hypotension, blood transfusion, surgery, start of nasogastric feeding, use of antibiotics, length of hospital stay and mortality were noted. RESULTS One hundred one patients were enrolled into this study; 57 (56.4%) underwent surgery, 80 (79.2%) required blood transfusion, 15 (14.9%) had an episode of hypotension, 37 (36.6%) received enteral feed within the first 3 days, and 79 (78.2%) received antibiotics. Rectal microbiological samples were collected from 101, 95, and 85 patients on days 0, 3, and 7, respectively. All organisms isolated at the 3 time-points belonged to the Proteobacteria phylum, with Enterobacteriaceae forming the largest group. Colistin-resistant organisms were found in 17 (16.8%) of 101 patients and multidrug-resistant organisms in 25 (64.1%) of the 39 patients in whom isolates were tested against the entire panel of antimicrobials. CONCLUSION TBI is associated with widespread colonization with Proteobacteria as early as 48 hours after injury. Colonization with colistin and multidrug-resistant organisms highlights the importance of the judicious use of antibiotics.
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Noshadi N, Heidari M, Naemi Kermanshahi M, Zarezadeh M, Sanaie S, Ebrahimi-Mameghani M. Effects of Probiotics Supplementation on CRP, IL-6, and Length of ICU Stay in Traumatic Brain Injuries and Multiple Trauma Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2022; 2022:4674000. [PMID: 36518854 PMCID: PMC9744609 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4674000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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METHOD This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effectiveness of probiotics in reducing inflammatory biomarkers and the length of intensive care unit (ICU) stays. PubMed-Medline, SCOPUS, Embase, and Google Scholar databases up to July 2021 were searched. The meta-analysis was carried out using random-effect analysis. To determine the sources of heterogeneity, subgroup analyses were performed. In case of the presence of publication bias, trim and fill analysis was carried out. The Cochrane Collaboration tool was used for checking the quality assessment. We hypothesized that probiotics would improve inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and the length of ICU stay in traumatic brain injury and multiple trauma patients. RESULTS The present meta-analysis, which includes a total of seven studies, showed that there were no significant effects of probiotics supplementation on interleukin (IL)-6 (Hedges's g = -2.46 pg/ml; 95% CI: -12.16, 7.25; P=0.39), C-reactive protein (CRP) (Hedges's g = -1.10 mg/L; 95% CI: -2.27, 0.06; P=0.06), and the length of staying in ICU. The overall number of RCTs included in the analysis and the total sample size were insufficient to make firm conclusions. CONCLUSION As a result, more carefully designed RCTs are needed to investigate the effect of probiotics on inflammatory biomarkers and the length of ICU stay in traumatic brain injuries and multiple trauma patients in greater detail.
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- Nooshin Noshadi
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition & Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition & Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition & Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition & Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Integrative Medicine in Aging, Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Nutrition Research Center, Department of Biochemistry and Diet Therapy, Faculty of Nutrition & Food Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran
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Zhang F, Li Y, Wu J, Zhang J, Cao P, Sun Z, Wang W. The role of extracellular traps in ischemia reperfusion injury. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1022380. [PMID: 36211432 PMCID: PMC9533173 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1022380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In response to strong signals, several types of immune cells release extracellular traps (ETs), which are web-like structures consisting of DNA decorated with various protein substances. This process is most commonly observed in neutrophils. Over the past two decades, ET formation has been recognized as a unique mechanism of host defense and pathogen destruction. However, the role of ETs in sterile inflammation has only been studied extensively in recent years. Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a type of sterile inflammatory injury. Several studies have reported that ETs have an important role in IRI in various organs. In this review, we describe the release of ETs by various types of immune cells and focus on the mechanism underlying the formation of neutrophil ETs (NETs). In addition, we summarize the role of ETs in IRI in different organs and their effects on tumors. Finally, we discuss the value of ETs as a potential therapeutic target for organ IRI and present possible challenges in conducting studies on IRI-related ETs as well as future research directions and prospects.
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- Feilong Zhang
- Department of Urology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Urology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Urology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Urology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Urology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Urology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Urology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Urology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Wei Wang,
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Vollrath JT, Klingebiel F, Bläsius F, Greven J, Bolierakis E, Nowak AJ, Simic M, Hildebrand F, Marzi I, Relja B. I-FABP as a Potential Marker for Intestinal Barrier Loss in Porcine Polytrauma. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11154599. [PMID: 35956214 PMCID: PMC9369469 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11154599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Polytrauma and concomitant hemorrhagic shock can lead to intestinal damage and subsequent multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. The intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP) is expressed in the intestine and appears quickly in the circulation after intestinal epithelial cell damage. This porcine animal study investigates the I-FABP dynamics in plasma and urine after polytrauma. Furthermore, it evaluates to what extent I-FABP can also act as a marker of intestinal damage in a porcine polytrauma model. Eight pigs (Sus scrofa) were subjected to polytrauma which consisted of lung contusion, tibial fracture, liver laceration, and hemorrhagic shock followed by blood and fluid resuscitation and fracture fixation with an external fixator. Eight sham animals were identically instrumented but not injured. Afterwards, intensive care treatment including mechanical ventilation for 72 h followed. I-FABP levels in blood and urine were determined by ELISA. In addition, immunohistological staining for I-FABP, active caspase-3 and myeloperoxidase were performed after 72 h. Plasma and urine I-FABP levels were significantly increased shortly after trauma. I-FABP expression in intestinal tissue showed significantly lower expression in polytraumatized animals vs. sham. Caspase-3 and myeloperoxidase expression in the immunohistological examination were significantly higher in the jejunum and ileum of polytraumatized animals compared to sham animals. This study confirms a loss of intestinal barrier after polytrauma which is indicated by increased I-FABP levels in plasma and urine as well as decreased I-FABP levels in immunohistological staining of the intestine.
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- Jan Tilmann Vollrath
- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
- Department of Trauma, University of Zurich, Universitätsspital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
- Experimental Radiology, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Experimental Radiology, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Experimental Radiology, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Goethe University, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Experimental Radiology, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Otto von Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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Pape HC, Moore EE, McKinley T, Sauaia A. Pathophysiology in patients with polytrauma. Injury 2022; 53:2400-2412. [PMID: 35577600 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2022.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The pathophysiology after polytrauma represents a complex network of interactions. While it was thought for a long time that the direct and indirect effects of hypoperfusion are most relevant due to the endothelial permeability changes, it was discovered that the innate immune response to trauma is equally important in modifying the organ response. Recent multi center studies provided a "genetic storm" theory, according to which certain neutrophil changes are activated at the time of injury. However, a second hit phenomenon can be induced by activation of certain molecules by direct organ injury, or pathogens (damage associated molecular patterns, DAMPS - pathogen associated molecular patterns, PAMPS). The interactions between the four pathogenetic cycles (of shock, coagulopathy, temperature loss and soft tissue injuries) and cross-talk between coagulation and inflammation have also been identified as important modifiers of the clinical status. In a similar fashion, overzealous surgeries and their associated soft tissue injury and blood loss can induce secondary worsening of the patient condition. Therefore, staged surgeries in certain indications represent an important alternative, to allow for performing a "safe definitive surgery" strategy for major fractures. The current review summarizes all these situations in a detailed fashion.
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- H-C Pape
- Department of Trauma, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Surgery, Ernest E Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Indiana University, 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
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Association of Gastric Antrum Echodensity and Acute Gastrointestinal Injury in Critically Ill Patients. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14030566. [PMID: 35276925 PMCID: PMC8838069 DOI: 10.3390/nu14030566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Acute muscle inflammation leads to increased sonographic echodensity. We developed a technique to characterize the echodensity of the gastric antrum wall and assess its feasibility in evaluating the severity of acute gastrointestinal injury (AGI); (2) Methods: The B-mode images of the gastric antrum of each enrolled patient were obtained daily by point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). The 50th percentile, 85th percentile, and mean value of the grayscale distribution according to histogram analysis (ED50, ED85, and EDmean, respectively) were used to characterize the gastric antrum echodensity. Consistency and correlation analyses were performed to evaluate the feasibility and reproducibility of gastric antrum echodensity measurement. The association of gastric antrum echodensity with the severity of AGI and its ability to predict feeding intolerance (FI) were analyzed; (3) Results: In total, 206 POCUS images of 43 patients were analyzed. The gastric antrum echodensity measurements had sufficient intra- and inter-investigator reliabilities (intraclass correlation coefficient >0.9 for all parameters). The ED50 showed a significant upward trend as AGI severity increased, as well as ED85 and EDmean (p for trend <0.001, respectively). Patients who experienced FI had a higher ED50 (67.8 vs. 56.1, p = 0.02), ED85 (85.6 vs. 71.2, p = 0.01), and EDmean (70.3 vs. 57.6, p = 0.01) upon enteral feeding initiation; (4) Conclusions: Measurement of gastric antrum echodensity was technically feasible and reproducible in ventilated patients. Increased gastric antrum echodensity was associated with greater severity of AGI. Patients with higher gastric antrum echodensity upon enteral nutrition initiation via a nasogastric tube were more likely to develop FI.
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Ferrara M, Bertozzi G, Zanza C, Longhitano Y, Piccolella F, Lauritano CE, Volonnino G, Manetti AC, Maiese A, La Russa R. Traumatic Brain Injury and Gut Brain Axis: The Disruption of an Alliance. Rev Recent Clin Trials 2022; 17:268-279. [PMID: 35733301 DOI: 10.2174/1574887117666220622143423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be considered a "silent epidemic", causing morbidity, disability, and mortality in all age cohorts. Therefore, a greater understanding of the underlying pathophysiological intricate mechanisms and interactions with other organs and systems is necessary to intervene not only in the treatment but also in the prevention of complications. In this complex of reciprocal interactions, the complex brain-gut axis has captured a growing interest. SCOPE The purpose of this manuscript is to examine and systematize existing evidence regarding the pathophysiological processes that occur following TBI and the influences exerted on these by the brain-gut axis. LITERATURE REVIEW A systematic review of the literature was conducted according to the PRISMA methodology. On the 8th of October 2021, two independent databases were searched: PubMed and Scopus. Following the inclusion and exclusion criteria selected, 24 (12 from PubMed and 12 from Scopus) eligible manuscripts were included in the present review. Moreover, references from the selected articles were also updated following the criteria mentioned above, yielding 91 included manuscripts. DISCUSSION Published evidence suggests that the brain and gut are mutually influenced through four main pathways: microbiota, inflammatory, nervous, and endocrine. CONCLUSION These pathways are bidirectional and interact with each other. However, the studies conducted so far mainly involve animals. An autopsy methodological approach to corpses affected by traumatic brain injury or intestinal pathology could represent the keystone for future studies to clarify the complex pathophysiological processes underlying the interaction between these two main systems.
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- Michela Ferrara
- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 336, Rome, 00161, Italy
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- Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Italy
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- Foundation of "Ospedale Alba-Bra Onlus and Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Emergency Medicine- "Michele and Pietro Ferrero Hospital" Verduno, Cuneo, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care - AON SS Antonio and Biagio and Cesare Arrigo Hospital- Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care - AON SS Antonio and Biagio and Cesare Arrigo Hospital- Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care - AON SS Antonio and Biagio and Cesare Arrigo Hospital- Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 336, Rome, 00161, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Italy
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- Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Italy
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NETosis in ischemic/reperfusion injuries: An organ-based review. Life Sci 2021; 290:120158. [PMID: 34822798 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Neutrophil extracellular trap (NETosis), the web-like structures induced by neutrophil death, is an important inflammatory mechanism of the immune system leading to reactive oxygen species production/coagulopathy, endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and ischemia. NETosis exerts its role through different mechanisms such as triggering Toll-like receptors, inflammatory cytokines, platelet aggregation, neutrophil activation/infiltration, and vascular impairment. NETosis plays a key role in the prognosis of coronary artery disease, ischemic injury of kidney, lung, gastrointestinal tract and skeletal muscles. In this review, we explored the molecular mechanisms involved in NETosis, and ischemic/reperfusion injuries in body organs.
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Netting Gut Disease: Neutrophil Extracellular Trap in Intestinal Pathology. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2021; 2021:5541222. [PMID: 34712384 PMCID: PMC8548149 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5541222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Many gut disease etiologies are attributed to the presence of robust inflammatory cell recruitment. The recruitment of neutrophils plays a vital role in inflammatory infiltration. Neutrophils have various antimicrobial effector mechanisms, including phagocytosis, oxidative burst, and degranulation. It is suggested that neutrophils could release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) to kill pathogens. However, recent evidence indicates that neutrophil infiltration within the gut is associated with disrupted local immunological microenvironment and impaired epithelial barrier. Growing evidence implies that NETs are involved in the progression of many diseases, including cancer, diabetes, thrombosis, and autoimmune disease. Increased NET formation was found in acute or chronic conditions, including infection, sterile inflammation, cancer, and ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Here, we present a comprehensive review of recent advances in the understanding of NETs, focusing on their effects in gut disease. We also discuss NETs as a potential therapeutic target in gut disease.
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Pantalone D, Bergamini C, Martellucci J, Alemanno G, Bruscino A, Maltinti G, Sheiterle M, Viligiardi R, Panconesi R, Guagni T, Prosperi P. The Role of DAMPS in Burns and Hemorrhagic Shock Immune Response: Pathophysiology and Clinical Issues. Review. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:7020. [PMID: 34209943 PMCID: PMC8268351 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22137020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Severe or major burns induce a pathophysiological, immune, and inflammatory response that can persist for a long time and affect morbidity and mortality. Severe burns are followed by a "hypermetabolic response", an inflammatory process that can be extensive and become uncontrolled, leading to a generalized catabolic state and delayed healing. Catabolism causes the upregulation of inflammatory cells and innate immune markers in various organs, which may lead to multiorgan failure and death. Burns activate immune cells and cytokine production regulated by damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). Trauma has similar injury-related immune responses, whereby DAMPs are massively released in musculoskeletal injuries and elicit widespread systemic inflammation. Hemorrhagic shock is the main cause of death in trauma. It is hypovolemic, and the consequence of volume loss and the speed of blood loss manifest immediately after injury. In burns, the shock becomes evident within the first 24 h and is hypovolemic-distributive due to the severely compromised regulation of tissue perfusion and oxygen delivery caused by capillary leakage, whereby fluids shift from the intravascular to the interstitial space. In this review, we compare the pathophysiological responses to burns and trauma including their associated clinical patterns.
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- Desirè Pantalone
- ESA-European Space Agency Headquarter, 24 Rue de Général Bertrand, 75345 Paris, France
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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- Trauma Team, Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo A. Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (C.B.); (J.M.); (G.A.); (A.B.); (G.M.); (M.S.); (R.V.); (R.P.); (T.G.); (P.P.)
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- Trauma Team, Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo A. Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (C.B.); (J.M.); (G.A.); (A.B.); (G.M.); (M.S.); (R.V.); (R.P.); (T.G.); (P.P.)
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- Trauma Team, Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo A. Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (C.B.); (J.M.); (G.A.); (A.B.); (G.M.); (M.S.); (R.V.); (R.P.); (T.G.); (P.P.)
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- Trauma Team, Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo A. Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (C.B.); (J.M.); (G.A.); (A.B.); (G.M.); (M.S.); (R.V.); (R.P.); (T.G.); (P.P.)
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- Trauma Team, Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo A. Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (C.B.); (J.M.); (G.A.); (A.B.); (G.M.); (M.S.); (R.V.); (R.P.); (T.G.); (P.P.)
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- Trauma Team, Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo A. Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (C.B.); (J.M.); (G.A.); (A.B.); (G.M.); (M.S.); (R.V.); (R.P.); (T.G.); (P.P.)
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- Trauma Team, Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo A. Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (C.B.); (J.M.); (G.A.); (A.B.); (G.M.); (M.S.); (R.V.); (R.P.); (T.G.); (P.P.)
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- Trauma Team, Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo A. Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (C.B.); (J.M.); (G.A.); (A.B.); (G.M.); (M.S.); (R.V.); (R.P.); (T.G.); (P.P.)
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- Trauma Team, Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo A. Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (C.B.); (J.M.); (G.A.); (A.B.); (G.M.); (M.S.); (R.V.); (R.P.); (T.G.); (P.P.)
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- Trauma Team, Acute Care Surgery and Trauma Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Largo A. Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy; (C.B.); (J.M.); (G.A.); (A.B.); (G.M.); (M.S.); (R.V.); (R.P.); (T.G.); (P.P.)
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Hecht S, Hines MT, Morandi F, Craig LE. What Is Your Diagnosis? J Am Vet Med Assoc 2021; 258:1185-1187. [PMID: 33978440 DOI: 10.2460/javma.258.11.1185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Moughnyeh MM, Brawner KM, Kennedy BA, Yeramilli VA, Udayakumar N, Graham JA, Martin CA. Stress and the Gut-Brain Axis: Implications for Cancer, Inflammation and Sepsis. J Surg Res 2021; 266:336-344. [PMID: 34062291 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.02.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The gut-brain axis has been discussed, directly or indirectly, for centuries, with the ideas of the gut affecting anything from moods to overall physiology being discussed across the centuries. With a recent explosion in research that looks to the microbiota as a mechanistic link between the gut and the brain, one sees that the gut-brain axis has various means of communication, such as through the vagus nerve and the enteric nervous system and can use the metabolites in the gut to communicate to the brain. METHODS The purpose of this review is to view the gut-brain axis through the lens of stress and how stress, from the prenatal period all the way through adulthood can impact the physiology of a human being. Studies have shown multiple mechanisms of measurable change with disruption in the microbiota that lead to behavioral changes. There are also effects of gut inflammation on the brain and the corresponding systemic response observed. CONCLUSION The overall literature is encouraging that the more understanding of the gut-brain axis, the greater ability to wield that understanding for therapeutic benefits.
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- Mohamad M Moughnyeh
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
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Appiah SA, Foxx CL, Langgartner D, Palmer A, Zambrano CA, Braumüller S, Schaefer EJ, Wachter U, Elam BL, Radermacher P, Stamper CE, Heinze JD, Salazar SN, Luthens AK, Arnold AL, Reber SO, Huber-Lang M, Lowry CA, Halbgebauer R. Evaluation of the gut microbiome in association with biological signatures of inflammation in murine polytrauma and shock. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6665. [PMID: 33758228 PMCID: PMC7988149 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85897-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Severe injuries are frequently accompanied by hemorrhagic shock and harbor an increased risk for complications. Local or systemic inflammation after trauma/hemorrhage may lead to a leaky intestinal epithelial barrier and subsequent translocation of gut microbiota, potentially worsening outcomes. To evaluate the extent with which trauma affects the gut microbiota composition, we performed a post hoc analysis of a murine model of polytrauma and hemorrhage. Four hours after injury, organs and plasma samples were collected, and the diversity and composition of the cecal microbiome were evaluated using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Although cecal microbial alpha diversity and microbial community composition were not found to be different between experimental groups, norepinephrine support in shock animals resulted in increased alpha diversity, as indicated by higher numbers of distinct microbial features. We observed that the concentrations of proinflammatory mediators in plasma and intestinal tissue were associated with measures of microbial alpha and beta diversity and the presence of specific microbial drivers of inflammation, suggesting that the composition of the gut microbiome at the time of trauma, or shortly after trauma exposure, may play an important role in determining physiological outcomes. In conclusion, we found associations between measures of gut microbial alpha and beta diversity and the severity of systemic and local gut inflammation. Furthermore, our data suggest that four hours following injury is too early for development of global changes in the alpha diversity or community composition of the intestinal microbiome. Future investigations with increased temporal-spatial resolution are needed in order to fully elucidate the effects of trauma and shock on the gut microbiome, biological signatures of inflammation, and proximal and distal outcomes.
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- Sandra A Appiah
- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Psychosomatics, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Ulm, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, Centre for Biomedical Research, University Hospital Ulm, University Ulm, Helmholtzstr. 8/1, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, Centre for Biomedical Research, University Hospital Ulm, University Ulm, Helmholtzstr. 8/1, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Institute for Anaesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Development, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Institute for Anaesthesiological Pathophysiology and Process Development, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Psychosomatics, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Ulm, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, Centre for Biomedical Research, University Hospital Ulm, University Ulm, Helmholtzstr. 8/1, 89081, Ulm, Germany.
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Microbial Exploration, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Anschutz, Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
- Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center (RMRVAMC), Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
- Military and Veteran Microbiome Consortium for Research and Education (MVM-CoRE), Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, Centre for Biomedical Research, University Hospital Ulm, University Ulm, Helmholtzstr. 8/1, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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The role of mesenteric lymph exosomal lipid mediators following intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury on activation of inflammation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021; 89:1099-1106. [PMID: 32769950 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intestinal ischemia caused by hemorrhagic shock is known to induce systemic inflammatory responses. Previous studies have shown that mesenteric lymph (ML) plays a crucial role in gut-mediated inflammation. Lipid mediators, such as lysophosphatidylcholines (LPCs), which contain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), are present in the postshock ML. Exosomes are also present in the ML and act as transcellular carriers of lipids; however, their role in postshock systemic inflammation has not been revealed. Here, we aimed to identify changes in lipid mediators in ML exosomes after intestinal ischemia. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent laparotomy, followed by ML duct cannulation. Animals were subjected to 60 minutes of intestinal ischemia by superior mesenteric artery clamping, followed by 120 minutes of reperfusion. Mesenteric lymph was obtained before and after intestinal ischemia, and exosomes were isolated from ML by ultracentrifugation. The biological activity of ML exosomes was determined using the monocyte nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) activation assay. Lipids of ML exosomes were extracted and quantified by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. RESULTS Mesenteric lymph exosome-induced NF-κB activation significantly increased after intestinal ischemia, and lipid analysis revealed a significant increase in the concentration of PUFA-containing LPCs. In addition, PUFA-containing LPCs also induced NF-κB activation. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that biologically active lipid mediators in ML exosomes may be involved in the inflammatory response after intestinal ischemia.
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Solovyev N, Drobyshev E, Blume B, Michalke B. Selenium at the Neural Barriers: A Review. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:630016. [PMID: 33613188 PMCID: PMC7892976 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.630016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Selenium (Se) is known to contribute to several vital physiological functions in mammals: antioxidant defense, fertility, thyroid hormone metabolism, and immune response. Growing evidence indicates the crucial role of Se and Se-containing selenoproteins in the brain and brain function. As for the other essential trace elements, dietary Se needs to reach effective concentrations in the central nervous system (CNS) to exert its functions. To do so, Se-species have to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and/or blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCB) of the choroid plexus. The main interface between the general circulation of the body and the CNS is the BBB. Endothelial cells of brain capillaries forming the so-called tight junctions are the primary anatomic units of the BBB, mainly responsible for barrier function. The current review focuses on Se transport to the brain, primarily including selenoprotein P/low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 (LRP8, also known as apolipoprotein E receptor-2) dependent pathway, and supplementary transport routes of Se into the brain via low molecular weight Se-species. Additionally, the potential role of Se and selenoproteins in the BBB, BCB, and neurovascular unit (NVU) is discussed. Finally, the perspectives regarding investigating the role of Se and selenoproteins in the gut-brain axis are outlined.
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- Institut für Ernährungswissenschaft, Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Center Munich – German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Center Munich – German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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Clements TW, Tolonen M, Ball CG, Kirkpatrick AW. Secondary Peritonitis and Intra-Abdominal Sepsis: An Increasingly Global Disease in Search of Better Systemic Therapies. Scand J Surg 2021; 110:139-149. [PMID: 33406974 DOI: 10.1177/1457496920984078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Secondary peritonitis and intra-abdominal sepsis are a global health problem. The life-threatening systemic insult that results from intra-abdominal sepsis has been extensively studied and remains somewhat poorly understood. While local surgical therapy for perforation of the abdominal viscera is an age-old therapy, systemic therapies to control the subsequent systemic inflammatory response are scarce. Advancements in critical care have led to improved outcomes in secondary peritonitis. The understanding of the effect of secondary peritonitis on the human microbiome is an evolving field and has yielded potential therapeutic targets. This review of secondary peritonitis discusses the history, classification, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and future directions of the management of secondary peritonitis. Ongoing clinical studies in the treatment of secondary peritonitis and the open abdomen are discussed.
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- T W Clements
- Foothills Medical Centre, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Foothills Medical Centre, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Foothills Medical Centre, Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Canadian Forces Medical Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Zhang Y, Wang Z, Peng J, Gerner ST, Yin S, Jiang Y. Gut microbiota-brain interaction: An emerging immunotherapy for traumatic brain injury. Exp Neurol 2020; 337:113585. [PMID: 33370556 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2020.113585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Individuals suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) often experience the activation of the immune system, resulting in declines in cognitive and neurological function after brain injury. Despite decades of efforts, approaches for clinically effective treatment are sparse. Evidence on the association between current therapeutic strategies and clinical outcomes after TBI is limited to poorly understood mechanisms. For decades, an increasing number of studies suggest that the gut-brain axis (GBA), a bidirectional communication system between the central nervous system (CNS) and the gastrointestinal tract, plays a critical role in systemic immune response following neurological diseases. In this review, we detail current knowledge of the immune pathologies of GBA after TBI. These processes may provide a new therapeutic target and rehabilitation strategy developed and used in clinical treatment of TBI patients.
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- Yuxuan Zhang
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; Laboratory of Neurological Diseases and Brain Function, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; Academician (Expert) Workstation of Sichuan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
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Kirkpatrick AW, Hamilton DR, McKee JL, MacDonald B, Pelosi P, Ball CG, Roberts D, McBeth PB, Cocolini F, Ansaloni L, Peireira B, Sugrue M, Campbell MR, Kimball EJ, Malbrain MLNG, Roberts D. Do we have the guts to go? The abdominal compartment, intra-abdominal hypertension, the human microbiome and exploration class space missions. Can J Surg 2020. [PMID: 33278908 DOI: 10.1503/cjs.019219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Humans are destined to explore space, yet critical illness and injury may be catastrophically limiting for extraterrestrial travel. Humans are superorganisms living in symbiosis with their microbiomes, whose genetic diversity dwarfs that of humans. Symbiosis is critical and imbalances are associated with disease, occurring within hours of serious illness and injury. There are many characteristics of space flight that negatively influence the microbiome, especially deep space itself, with its increased radiation and absence of gravity. Prolonged weightlessness causes many physiologic changes that are detrimental; some resemble aging and will adversely affect the ability to tolerate critical illness or injury and subsequent treatment. Critical illness-induced intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) may induce malperfusion of both the viscera and microbiome, with potentially catastrophic effects. Evidence from animal models confirms profound IAH effects on the gut, namely ischemia and disruption of barrier function, mechanistically linking IAH to resultant organ dysfunction. Therefore, a pathologic dysbiome, space-induced immune dysfunction and a diminished cardiorespiratory reserve with exacerbated susceptibility to IAH, imply that a space-deconditioned astronaut will be vulnerable to IAH-induced gut malperfusion. This sets the stage for severe gut ischemia and massive biomediator generation in an astronaut with reduced cardiorespiratory/immunological capacity. Fortunately, experiments in weightless analogue environments suggest that IAH may be ameliorated by conformational abdominal wall changes and a resetting of thoracoabdominal mechanics. Thus, review of the interactions of physiologic changes with prolonged weightlessness and IAH is required to identify appropriate questions for planning exploration class space surgical care.
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- Andrew W Kirkpatrick
- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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- From the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Departments of Medicine and Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, McKee); the Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (MacDonald); the Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa; Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Italy (Pelosi); Regional Trauma Services; Departments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Ball); the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont. (Roberts); the Tele-Mentored Ultrasound Supported Medical Interventions (TMUSMI) Research Group Collaborators; Regional Trauma Services; Foothills Medical Centre; Departments of Engineering, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (McBeth); the Departments of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy (Cocolini); the Departments of General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy (Ansaloni); the Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil (Peireira); the Department of Surgery, Letterkenny University Hospital, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland (Sugrue); the Paris Regional Medical Centre, Paris, Texas, United States (Campbell); the Departments of Surgery and Critical Care, Network Development and Telehealth, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, US (Kimball); the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium (Malbrain)
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Wallace DJ, Sayre NL, Patterson TT, Nicholson SE, Hilton D, Grandhi R. Spinal cord injury and the human microbiome: beyond the brain-gut axis. Neurosurg Focus 2020; 46:E11. [PMID: 30835680 DOI: 10.3171/2018.12.focus18206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In addition to standard management for the treatment of the acute phase of spinal cord injury (SCI), implementation of novel neuroprotective interventions offers the potential for significant reductions in morbidity and long-term health costs. A better understanding of the systemic changes after SCI could provide insight into mechanisms that lead to secondary injury. An emerging area of research involves the complex interplay of the gut microbiome and the CNS, i.e., a brain-gut axis, or perhaps more appropriately, a CNS-gut axis. This review summarizes the relevant literature relating to the gut microbiome and SCI. Experimental models in stroke and traumatic brain injury demonstrate the bidirectional communication of the CNS to the gut with postinjury dysbiosis, gastrointestinal-associated lymphoid tissue-mediated neuroinflammatory responses, and bacterial-metabolite neurotransmission. Similar findings are being elucidated in SCI as well. Experimental interventions in these areas have shown promise in improving functional outcomes in animal models. This commensal relationship between the human body and its microbiome, particularly the gut microbiome, represents an exciting frontier in experimental medicine.
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery.,2South Texas Veteran's Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, Texas; and
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- 4Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery.,4Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio.,5Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Truse R, Smyk M, Schulz J, Herminghaus A, Weber APM, Mettler-Altmann T, Bauer I, Picker O, Vollmer C. Regional hypothermia improves gastric microcirculatory oxygenation during hemorrhage in dogs. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0226146. [PMID: 31821374 PMCID: PMC6903746 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Mild systemic hypothermia increases gastric mucosal oxygenation (μHbO2) during hemorrhagic shock in dogs. In the context of critical blood loss hypothermia might be fatal due to adverse side effects. Selective regional hypothermia might overcome these limitations. The aim of our study was to analyze the effects of regional gastric and oral mucosal hypothermia on μHbO2 and perfusion (μflow). In a cross-over study six anesthetized dogs were subjected to local oral and gastric mucosal hypothermia (34°C), or maintenance of local normothermia during normovolemia and hemorrhage (-20% blood volume). Macro- and microcirculatory variables were recorded continuously. During normovolemia, local hypothermia increased gastric microcirculatory flow (μflow) without affecting oxygenation (μHbO2) or oral microcirculation. During mild hemorrhagic shock gastric μHbO2 decreased from 72±2% to 38±3% in the normothermic group. This was attenuated by local hypothermia, where μHbO2 was reduced from 74±3% to 52±4%. Local perfusion, oral microcirculation and macrocirculatory variables were not affected. Selective local hypothermia improves gastric μHbO2 during hemorrhagic shock without relevant side effects. In contrast to systemic hypothermia, regional mucosal hypothermia did not affect perfusion and oxygen supply during hemorrhage. Thus, the increased μHbO2 during local hypothermia rather indicates reduced mucosal oxygen demand.
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- Richard Truse
- Department of Anesthesiology, Duesseldorf University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duesseldorf University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duesseldorf University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duesseldorf University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duesseldorf University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duesseldorf University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duesseldorf University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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The Effect of Hops ( Humulus lupulus L.) Extract Supplementation on Weight Gain, Adiposity and Intestinal Function in Ovariectomized Mice. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11123004. [PMID: 31817899 PMCID: PMC6950254 DOI: 10.3390/nu11123004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Estrogen decline during menopause is associated with altered metabolism, weight gain and increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases. The gut microbiota also plays a role in the development of cardiometabolic dysfunction and is also subject to changes associated with age-related hormone changes. Phytoestrogens are plant-based estrogen mimics that have gained popularity as dietary supplements for the treatment or prevention of menopause-related symptoms. These compounds have the potential to both modulate and be metabolized by the gut microbiota. Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) contain potent phytoestrogen precursors, which rely on microbial biotransformation in the gut to estrogenic forms. We supplemented ovariectomized (OVX) or sham-operated (SHAM) C57BL/6 mice, with oral estradiol (E2), a flavonoid-rich extract from hops, or a placebo carrier oil, to observe effects on adiposity, inflammation, and gut bacteria composition. Hops extract (HE) and E2 protected against increased visceral adiposity and liver triglyceride accumulation in OVX animals. Surprisingly, we found no evidence of OVX having a significant impact on the overall gut bacterial community structure. We did find differences in the abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila, which was lower with HE treatment in the SHAM group relative to OVX E2 treatment and to placebo in the SHAM group.
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The behavioural and pathophysiological effects of the ketogenic diet on mild traumatic brain injury in adolescent rats. Behav Brain Res 2019; 376:112225. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Aperstein Y, Cohen L, Bendavid I, Cohen J, Grozovsky E, Rotem T, Singer P. Improved ICU mortality prediction based on SOFA scores and gastrointestinal parameters. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222599. [PMID: 31568512 PMCID: PMC6768479 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score is commonly used in ICUs around the world, designed to assess the severity of the patient's clinical state based on function/dysfunction of six major organ systems. The goal of this work is to build a computational model to predict mortality based on a series of SOFA scores. In addition, we examined the possibility of improving the prediction by incorporating a new component designed to measure the performance of the gastrointestinal system, added to the other six components. METHODS In this retrospective study, we used patients' three latest SOFA scores recorded during an individual ICU stay as input to different machine learning models and ensemble learning models. We added three validated parameters representing gastrointestinal failure. Among others, we used classification models such as Support Vector Machines (SVMs), Neural Networks, Logistic Regression and a penalty function used to increase model robustness in regard to certain extreme cases, which may be found in ICU population. We used the Area under Curve (AUC) performance metric to examine performance. RESULTS We found an ensemble model of linear and logistic regression achieves a higher AUC compared related works in past years. After incorporating the gastrointestinal failure score along with the penalty function, our best performing ensemble model resulted in an additional improvement in terms of AUC metrics. We implemented and compared 36 different models that were built using both the information from the SOFA score as well as that of the gastrointestinal system. All compared models have approximately similar and relatively large AUC (between 0.8645 and 0.9146) with the best results are achieved by incorporating the gastrointestinal parameters into the prediction models. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that gastrointestinal parameters carry significant information as a mortality predictor in addition to the conventional SOFA score. This information improves the predictive power of machine learning models by extending the SOFA to include information related to gastrointestinal organ system. The described method improves mortality prediction by considering the dynamics of the extended SOFA score. Although tested on a limited data set, the results' stability across different models suggests robustness in real-time use.
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- Yehudit Aperstein
- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Afeka Academic College of Engineering, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Afeka Academic College of Engineering, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of General Intensive Care and Institute for Nutrition Research, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Department of General Intensive Care and Institute for Nutrition Research, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Department of General Intensive Care and Institute for Nutrition Research, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Afeka Academic College of Engineering, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of General Intensive Care and Institute for Nutrition Research, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel
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Intestinal barrier dysfunction following traumatic brain injury. Neurol Sci 2019; 40:1105-1110. [PMID: 30771023 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-019-03739-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause non-neurological injuries to other organs such as the intestine. Newer studies have shown that paracellular hyperpermeability is the basis of intestinal barrier dysfunction following TBI. Ischemia-reperfusion injury, inflammatory response, abnormal release of neurotransmitters and hormones, and malnutrition contribute to TBI-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction. Several interventions that may protect intestinal barrier function and promote the recovery of TBI have been proposed, but relevant studies are still limited. This review is to clarify the established mechanisms of intestinal barrier dysfunction following TBI and to describe the possible strategies to reduce or prevent intestinal barrier dysfunction.
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Wang S, Xie T, Sun S, Wang K, Liu B, Wu X, Ding W. DNase-1 Treatment Exerts Protective Effects in a Rat Model of Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17788. [PMID: 30542063 PMCID: PMC6290768 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36198-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A growing number of studies have recently revealed a potential role for neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in the development of inflammation, coagulation and cell death. Deleterious consequences of NETs have been identified in ischemia-reperfusion (I/R)-induced organ damage, thrombosis and sepsis. And exogenous DNase-I has been suggested as a therapeutic strategy to attenuate ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injuries in the kidney, brain and myocardium. Herein, we designed a study to investigate whether NETs contribute to the pathogenesis of intestinal I/R injury and evaluated the therapeutic value of DNase-1 in a rat model of intestinal I/R injury. In this rat model of intestinal I/R injury, we found that extracellular DNA was readily detectable in rat serum after 1 h of ischemia and 2 h of reperfusion. Treatment with DNase-1 significantly reduced the inflammatory response, restored intestinal barrier integrity and increased the expression of tight junction proteins. Our results indicate the existence of NETs in I/R-challenged intestinal tissues and firstly provide more evidence that DNase-1 may be an effective treatment for attenuating intestinal I/R injury.
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- Shikai Wang
- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China.
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Zhu CS, Grandhi R, Patterson TT, Nicholson SE. A Review of Traumatic Brain Injury and the Gut Microbiome: Insights into Novel Mechanisms of Secondary Brain Injury and Promising Targets for Neuroprotection. Brain Sci 2018; 8:brainsci8060113. [PMID: 29921825 PMCID: PMC6025245 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci8060113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The gut microbiome and its role in health and disease have recently been major focus areas of research. In this review, we summarize the different ways in which the gut microbiome interacts with the rest of the body, with focus areas on its relationships with immunity, the brain, and injury. The gut–brain axis, a communication network linking together the central and enteric nervous systems, represents a key bidirectional pathway with feed-forward and feedback mechanisms. The gut microbiota has a central role in this pathway and is significantly altered following injury, leading to a pro-inflammatory state within the central nervous system (CNS). Herein, we examine traumatic brain injury (TBI) in relation to this axis and explore potential interventions, which may serve as targets for improving clinical outcomes and preventing secondary brain injury.
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- Caroline S Zhu
- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive (MC 7740), San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive (MC 7740), San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive (MC 7740), San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
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- Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive (MC 7740), San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
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Halbgebauer R, Braun CK, Denk S, Mayer B, Cinelli P, Radermacher P, Wanner GA, Simmen HP, Gebhard F, Rittirsch D, Huber-Lang M. Hemorrhagic shock drives glycocalyx, barrier and organ dysfunction early after polytrauma. J Crit Care 2018; 44:229-237. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Trauma can affect any individual at any location and at any time over a lifespan. The disruption of macrobarriers and microbarriers induces instant activation of innate immunity. The subsequent complex response, designed to limit further damage and induce healing, also represents a major driver of complications and fatal outcome after injury. This Review aims to provide basic concepts about the posttraumatic response and is focused on the interactive events of innate immunity at frequent sites of injury: the endothelium at large, and sites within the lungs, inside and outside the brain and at the gut barrier.
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3% NaCl adenosine, lidocaine, Mg2+ (ALM) bolus and 4 hours "drip" infusion reduces noncompressible hemorrhage by 60% in a rat model. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017; 82:1063-1072. [PMID: 28520687 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Noncompressible torso hemorrhage is the leading cause of potentially survivable trauma in far-forward combat environments. Our aim was to examine the effect of small-volume 3% NaCl adenosine, lidocaine, and Mg (ALM) bolus and 0.9% NaCl/ALM "drip" on survivability and cardiac/gut/kidney function in a rat model of hepatic hemorrhage and shock. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats (428 ± 4 g) were anesthetized and randomly assigned to one of five groups (n = 16): (1) Sham, (2) No treatment, (3) Saline controls, (4) ALM therapy, and (5) Hextend. Animals were ventilated, instrumented with single or double laparotomy for tissue probe insertion, and hemorrhage induced by liver resection. After 15 minutes, a single 3% NaCl ± ALM bolus (0.7 ml/kg) was injected IV (phase 1) and after 60 minutes, 4 hours 0.9% NaCl ± ALM stabilization "drip" (0.5 ml/kg/h) was administered (phase 2), with 1-hour monitoring. RESULTS Mortality for Shams (no resection) was 0% (25%); No treatment, 87.5% (100%); Saline controls, 37.5% (75%); ALM therapy, 0% (25%), and Hextend, 87.5% (100%) (double laparotomy in parentheses). Hextend-treated animals died during the first 20 minutes of phase 2. A single ALM bolus during phase 1 led to a 2.4-fold higher cardiac output and improved hemodynamics. 3% NaCl ALM bolus increased tissue pO2 and flow in gut and kidney during phase 1 and, during ALM "drip" in phase 2, tissue pO2 decreased but flow continued to rise, indicating increased tissue O2 extraction and delivery. During phase 2, CO, ejection fraction, and fractional shortening decreased and were erratic in all groups except ALM treatment. ALM therapy led to up to 60% less bleeding over 6 hours compared to Saline controls and 75% less bleeding than Hextend. CONCLUSIONS Small-volume ALM therapy significantly reduced mortality and internal bleeding compared to Saline controls or Hextend-treated rats. Hextend increased mortality, severe bleeding, and microvascular-organ injury.
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Glycol chitosan: A stabilizer of lipid rafts in the intestinal brush border. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1859:360-367. [PMID: 28034633 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chitosan is a polycationic polysaccharide consisting of β-(1-4)-linked glucosamine units and due to its mucoadhesive properties, chemical derivatives of chitosan are potential candidates as enhancers for transmucosal drug delivery. Recently, glycol chitosan (GC), a soluble derivative of chitosan, was shown to bind specifically to lipid raft domains in model bilayers. The small intestinal brush border membrane has a unique lipid raft composition with high amounts of glycolipids cross-linked by lectins, and the aim of the present work therefore was to study the interaction of FITC-conjugated GC (FITC-GC) with the small intestinal epithelium. Using organ culture of pig jejunal mucosal explants as a model system, we observed widespread binding of luminal FITC-GC to the brush border. Only little uptake via constitutive endocytosis into apical early endosomes occurred, unless endocytosis was induced by the simultaneous presence of cholera toxin B subunit (CTB). Biochemically, GC bound to microvillus membrane vesicles and caused a change in the density profile of detergent resistant membranes (DRMs). Collectively, the results showed that FITC-GC binds passively to lipid raft domains in the brush border, i.e. without inducing endocytosis like CTB. Instead, and unlike CTB, FITC-GC seems to exert a stabilizing, detergent-protective effect on the lipid raft organization of the brush border.
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IgG trafficking in the adult pig small intestine: one- or bidirectional transfer across the enterocyte brush border? Histochem Cell Biol 2016; 147:399-411. [PMID: 27646280 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-016-1492-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Immunoglobulin G (IgG) transfer in opposite directions across the small intestinal brush border serves different purposes in early life and in adulthood. In the neonate, maternal IgG is taken up from the gut lumen into the blood, conferring passive immunity to the offspring, whereas in the adult immunoglobulins, including IgG made by plasma cells in the lamina propria, are secreted via the brush border to the lumen as part of the mucosal defense. Here, IgG has been proposed to perform a luminal immune surveillance which eventually includes a reuptake through the brush border as pathogen-containing immune complexes. In the present work, we studied luminal uptake of FITC-conjugated and gold-conjugated IgG in cultured pig jejunal mucosal explants. After 1 h, binding to the brush border was seen in upper crypts and lower parts of the villi. However, no endocytotic uptake into EEA-1-positive compartments was detected, neither at neutral nor acidic pH, despite an ongoing constitutive endocytosis from the brush border, visualized by the polar tracer CF594. The 40-kDa neonatal Fc receptor, FcRn, was present in the microvillus fraction, but noteworthy, a 37 kDa band, most likely a proteolytic cleavage product, bound IgG in a pH-dependent manner more efficiently than did the full-length FcRn. In conclusion, our work does not support the theory that bidirectional transfer of IgG across the intestinal brush border is part of the luminal immune surveillance in the adult.
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