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Pluta MP, Putowski Z, Czempik PF, Krzych ŁJ. Successful Use of Methylene Blue in Catecholamine-Resistant Septic Shock: A Case Report and Short Literature Review. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10772. [PMID: 37445952 PMCID: PMC10342053 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310772] [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: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite efforts to improve treatment outcomes, mortality in septic shock remains high. In some patients, despite the use of several adrenergic drugs, features of refractory vasoplegic shock with progressive multiorgan failure are observed. We present a case report of the successful reversal of vasoplegic shock following the use of methylene blue, a selective inhibitor of the inducible form of nitric oxide synthase, which prevents vasodilation in response to inflammatory cytokines. We also briefly review the literature.
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- Michał P. Pluta
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland; (Z.P.); (P.F.C.); (Ł.J.K.)
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland; (Z.P.); (P.F.C.); (Ł.J.K.)
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland; (Z.P.); (P.F.C.); (Ł.J.K.)
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland; (Z.P.); (P.F.C.); (Ł.J.K.)
- Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Therapy, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland
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The role of nitric oxide in sepsis-associated kidney injury. Biosci Rep 2022; 42:231441. [PMID: 35722824 PMCID: PMC9274646 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20220093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Sepsis is one of the leading causes of acute kidney injury (AKI), and several mechanisms including microcirculatory alterations, oxidative stress, and endothelial cell dysfunction are involved. Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the common elements to all these mechanisms. Although all three nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms are constitutively expressed within the kidneys, they contribute in different ways to nitrergic signaling. While the endothelial (eNOS) and neuronal (nNOS) isoforms are likely to be the main sources of NO under basal conditions and participate in the regulation of renal hemodynamics, the inducible isoform (iNOS) is dramatically increased in conditions such as sepsis. The overexpression of iNOS in the renal cortex causes a shunting of blood to this region, with consequent medullary ischemia in sepsis. Differences in the vascular reactivity among different vascular beds may also help to explain renal failure in this condition. While most of the vessels present vasoplegia and do not respond to vasoconstrictors, renal microcirculation behaves differently from nonrenal vascular beds, displaying similar constrictor responses in control and septic conditions. The selective inhibition of iNOS, without affecting other isoforms, has been described as the ideal scenario. However, iNOS is also constitutively expressed in the kidneys and the NO produced by this isoform is important for immune defense. In this sense, instead of a direct iNOS inhibition, targeting the NO effectors such as guanylate cyclase, potassium channels, peroxynitrite, and S-nitrosothiols, may be a more interesting approach in sepsis-AKI and further investigation is warranted.
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Early Use of Methylene Blue in Vasoplegic Syndrome: A 10-Year Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11041121. [PMID: 35207394 PMCID: PMC8880443 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11041121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Vasoplegic syndrome is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This retrospective, single-center study aimed to evaluate the effect of early use of methylene blue (MB) on hemodynamics after an intraoperative diagnosis of vasoplegic syndrome (VS). Methods: Over a 10-year period, all patients diagnosed with intraoperative VS (hypotension despite treatment with norepinephrine ≥0.3 μg/kg/min and vasopressin ≥1 IE/h) while undergoing heart surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass were identified, and their data were examined. The intervention group received MB (2 mg/kg intravenous) within 15 min after the diagnosis of vasoplegia, while the control group received standard therapy. The two groups were matched using propensity scores. Results: Of the 1022 patients identified with VS, 221 received MB intraoperatively, and among them, 60 patients received MB within 15 min after the diagnosis of VS. After early MB application, mean arterial pressure was significantly higher, and vasopressor support was significantly lower within the first hour (p = 0.015) after the diagnosis of vasoplegia, resulting in a lower cumulative amount of norepinephrine (p = 0.018) and vasopressin (p = 0.003). The intraoperative need of fresh frozen plasma in the intervention group was lower compared to the control group (p = 0.015). Additionally, the intervention group had higher creatinine values in the first three postoperative days (p = 0.036) without changes in dialysis incidence. The 90-day survival did not differ significantly (p = 0.270). Conclusion: Our results indicate the additive effects of MB use during VS compared to standard vasopressor therapy only. Early MB administration for VS may significantly improve the patients’ hemodynamics with minor side effects.
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Gonçalves-Ferri WA, Albuquerque AAS, Evora PM, Evora PRB. Methylene Blue not Contraindicated in Treating Hemodynamic Instability in Pediatric and Neonate Patients. Curr Pediatr Rev 2022; 18:2-8. [PMID: 34397332 DOI: 10.2174/1573396317666210816105812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present review was carried out to describe publications on the use of methylene blue (MB) in pediatrics and neonatology, discussing dose, infusion rate, action characteristics, and possible benefits for a pediatric patient group. The research was performed on the data sources PubMed, BioMed Central, and Embase (updated on Aug 31, 2020) by two independent investigators. The selected articles included human studies that evaluated MB use in pediatric or neonatal patients with vasoplegia due to any cause, regardless of the applied methodology. The MB use and 0 to 18-years-old patients with vasodilatory shock were the adopted criteria. Exclusion criteria were the use of MB in patients without vasoplegia and patients ≥ 18-years-old. The primary endpoint was the increase in mean arterial pressure (MAP). Side effects and dose were also evaluated. Eleven studies were found, of which 10 were case reports, and 1 was a randomized clinical study. Only two of these studies were with neonatal patients (less than 28 days-old), reporting a small number of cases (1 and 6). All studies described the positive action of MB on MAP, allowing the decrease of vasoactive amines in several of them. No severe side effects or death related to the use of the medication were reported. The maximum dose used was 2 mg/kg, but there was no consensus on the infusion rate and drug administration timing. Finally, no theoretical or experimental basis sustains the decision to avoid MB in children claiming it can cause pulmonary hypertension. The same goes for the concern of a possible deleterious effect on inflammatory distress syndrome.
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- Walusa A Gonçalves-Ferri
- Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School-University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School-University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School-University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School-University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Rosales TO, Horewicz VV, Ferreira MA, Nardi GM, Assreuy J. Dynamics of GRK2 in the kidney: a putative mechanism for sepsis-associated kidney injury. Clin Sci (Lond) 2021; 135:2341-2356. [PMID: 34622918 DOI: 10.1042/cs20210462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Renal vascular reactivity to vasoconstrictors is preserved in sepsis in opposition to what happens in the systemic circulation. We studied whether this distinct behavior was related to α1 adrenergic receptor density, G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) and the putative role of nitric oxide (NO). Sepsis was induced in female mice by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Wildtype mice were treated with prazosin 12 h after CLP or nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS-2) inhibitor, 30 min before and 6 and 12 h after CLP. In vivo experiments and biochemistry assays were performed 24 h after CLP. Sepsis decreased the systemic mean arterial pressure (MAP) and the vascular reactivity to phenylephrine. Sepsis also reduced basal renal blood flow which was normalized by treatment with prazosin. Sepsis led to a substantial decrease in GRK2 level associated with an increase in α1 adrenergic receptor density in the kidney. The disappearance of renal GRK2 was prevented in NOS-2-KO mice or mice treated with 1400 W. Treatment of non-septic mice with an NO donor reduced GRK2 content in the kidney. Therefore, our results show that an NO-dependent reduction in GRK2 level in the kidney leads to the maintenance of a normal α1 adrenergic receptor density. The preservation of the density and/or functionality of this receptor in the kidney together with a higher vasoconstrictor tonus in sepsis lead to vasoconstriction. Thus, the increased concentration of vasoconstrictor mediators together with the preservation (and even increase) of the response to them may help to explain sepsis-induced acute kidney injury.
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil
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Therapeutic effects of recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide on sepsis-associated encephalopathy in mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 81:106280. [PMID: 32070921 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 01/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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There is little information in the sepsis treatment guidelines on the prevention and treatment of cognitive dysfunction after sepsis. This study aimed to explore whether Recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide (rhBNP) has protective effects against sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) in a mouse model. The results showed that 50 μg/kg of rhBNP significantly improved the 14-day survival of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced septic mice and mitigated cognitive dysfunction and anxiety. Fourteen days after CLP surgery, septic mice showed increased BBB permeability and neuronal apoptosis. rhBNP treatment significantly reduced pathological changes in the brain of CLP mice. Meanwhile, rhBNP therapy also reduced the level of inflammatory cytokines in the hippocampus, possibly via inhibiting the TLR4-NF-κB pathway. These results indicate that rhBNP may be a promising drug for the treatment of SAE.
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Spiller F, Oliveira Formiga R, Fernandes da Silva Coimbra J, Alves-Filho JC, Cunha TM, Cunha FQ. Targeting nitric oxide as a key modulator of sepsis, arthritis and pain. Nitric Oxide 2019; 89:32-40. [PMID: 31051258 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2019.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is produced by enzymatic activity of neuronal (nNOS), endothelial (eNOS), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and modulates a broad spectrum of physiological and pathophysiological conditions. The iNOS isoform is positively regulated at transcriptional level and produces high levels of NO in response to inflammatory mediators and/or to pattern recognition receptor signaling, such as Toll-like receptors. In this review, we compiled the main contributions of our group for understanding of the role of NO in sepsis and arthritis outcome and the peripheral contributions of NO to inflammatory pain development. Although neutrophil iNOS-derived NO is necessary for bacterial killing, systemic production of high levels of NO impairs neutrophil migration to infections through inhibiting neutrophil adhesion on microcirculation and their locomotion. Moreover, neutrophil-derived NO contributes to multiple organ dysfunction in sepsis. In arthritis, NO is chief for bacterial clearance in staphylococcal-induced arthritis; however, it contributes to articular damage and bone mass degradation. NO produced in inflammatory sites also downmodulates pain. The mechanism involved in analgesic effect and inhibition of neutrophil migration is dependent on the activation of the classical sGC/cGMP/PKG pathway. Despite the increasing number of studies performed after the identification of NO as an endothelium-derived relaxing factor, the underlying mechanisms of NO in inflammatory diseases remain unclear.
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- Fernando Spiller
- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeiro Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeiro Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Leite-Avalca MCG, Staats FT, Verona D, de Souza P, Almeida MC, Silva-Santos JE, Zampronio AR. Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Antagonist Rimonabant Decreases Levels of Markers of Organ Dysfunction and Alters Vascular Reactivity in Aortic Vessels in Late Sepsis in Rats. Inflammation 2018; 42:618-627. [DOI: 10.1007/s10753-018-0919-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Olchanheski LR, Sordi R, Oliveira JG, Alves GF, Mendes RT, Santos FA, Fernandes D. The role of potassium channels in the endothelial dysfunction induced by periodontitis. J Appl Oral Sci 2018; 26:e20180048. [PMID: 30304126 PMCID: PMC6172022 DOI: 10.1590/1678-7757-2018-0048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Periodontitis is associated with endothelial dysfunction, which is clinically characterized by a reduction in endothelium-dependent relaxation. However, we have previously shown that impairment in endothelium-dependent relaxation is transient. Therefore, we evaluated which mediators are involved in endothelium-dependent relaxation recovery. MATERIAL AND METHODS Rats were subjected to ligature-induced experimental periodontitis. Twenty-one days after the procedure, the animals were prepared for blood pressure recording, and the responses to acetylcholine or sodium nitroprusside were obtained before and 30 minutes after injection of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor (L-NAME), cyclooxygenase inhibitor (Indomethacin, SC-550 and NS- 398), or calcium-dependent potassium channel blockers (apamin plus TRAM- 34). The maxilla and mandible were removed for bone loss analysis. Blood and gingivae were obtained for C-reactive protein (CRP) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) measurement, respectively. RESULTS Experimental periodontitis induces bone loss and an increase in the gingival MPO and plasmatic CRP. Periodontitis also reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilation, a hallmark of endothelial dysfunction, 14 days after the procedure. However, the response was restored at day 21. We found that endothelium-dependent vasodilation at day 21 in ligature animals was mediated, at least in part, by the activation of endothelial calcium-activated potassium channels. CONCLUSIONS Periodontitis induces impairment in endothelial-dependent relaxation; this impairment recovers, even in the presence of periodontitis. The recovery is mediated by the activation of endothelial calcium-activated potassium channels in ligature animals. Although important for maintenance of vascular homeostasis, this effect could mask the lack of NO, which has other beneficial properties.
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- Luiz Renato Olchanheski
- Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil.,Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Departamento de Biologia Molecular e Genética, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Farmacologia, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Departamento de Odontologia, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Departamento de Odontologia, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Farmacologia, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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Volpon LC, Evora PRB, Teixeira GD, Godinho M, Scarpelini S, Carmona F, Carlotti APDCP. Methylene Blue for Refractory Shock in Polytraumatized Patient: A Case Report. J Emerg Med 2018; 55:553-558. [PMID: 30122524 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Methylene blue (MB) has been advocated for the treatment of shock refractory to standard measures. MB is proposed to increase blood pressure in shock by interfering with guanylate cyclase and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity. Several studies have evaluated the vasoconstrictive and positive inotropic effects of MB in septic shock patients. However, there is a paucity of studies involving trauma patients. CASE REPORT A 4-year-old boy was hit by a truck while riding his bicycle and was treated with fluid resuscitation at the emergency department and then taken to the operating room for damage-control surgery. He had liver, diaphragm, rectal, and thoracic injuries. At the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), he remained hypotensive despite volume, dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine infusion. A dose of 0.5 mg/kg of i.v. MB was administered. During the next 2 h after MB administration, we were able to wean him off norepinephrine, and doses of epinephrine and dopamine were reduced. Ultimately, he was discharged from the PICU 13 days later in good condition. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Trauma patients who have experienced bleeding and survived the initial insult are still at risk of dying from continuing systemic hypoperfusion and the resultant multiple organ dysfunctions. Use of a low dose of MB as an adjuvant to treat shock might improve survival of these patients.
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- Leila Costa Volpon
- Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Protective role of cGMP in early sepsis. Eur J Pharmacol 2017; 807:174-181. [PMID: 28483456 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Septic shock, which is triggered by microbial products, is mainly characterised by inadequate tissue perfusion, which can lead to multiple organ dysfunction and death. An intense release of vasoconstrictors agents occurs in the early stages of shock, which can lead to ischemic injury. In this scenario, cGMP could play a key role in counterbalancing these agents and preventing tissue damage. Sildenafil, which is a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, increases cGMP in smooth muscle cells and promotes vasodilation. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of treatment with sildenafil in the early stages of sepsis. Male rats were submitted to either cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) or a sham procedure. Eight h after the procedure, the CLP and sham groups were randomly assigned to receive sildenafil (10mg/kg, gavage) or vehicle, and twelve or twenty-four h later the inflammatory, biochemical and haemodynamic parameters were evaluated. Sepsis significantly increased levels of plasma nitrate/nitrite (NOx), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), urea, creatinine, creatine kinase and lactate. Additionally, sepsis led to hypotension, hyporesponsiveness to vasoconstrictor, renal blood flow reduction and also increased lung and kidney myeloperoxidase. Sildenafil increased renal blood flow and reduced the plasma levels of creatinine, lactate and creatine kinase, as well as reducing lung myeloperoxidase. Thus, phosphodiesterase inhibition may be a useful therapeutic strategy if administered at the proper time.
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Evora PRB. Methylene blue is not a pure vasoconstrictor drug. Ann Card Anaesth 2016; 19:340-1. [PMID: 27052080 PMCID: PMC4900347 DOI: 10.4103/0971-9784.179593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Evora PRB, Alves Junior L, Ferreira CA, Menardi AC, Bassetto S, Rodrigues AJ, Scorzoni Filho A, Vicente WVDA. Twenty years of vasoplegic syndrome treatment in heart surgery. Methylene blue revised. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 30:84-92. [PMID: 25859872 PMCID: PMC4389523 DOI: 10.5935/1678-9741.20140115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective This study was conducted to reassess the concepts established over the past 20
years, in particular in the last 5 years, about the use of methylene blue in the
treatment of vasoplegic syndrome in cardiac surgery. Methods A wide literature review was carried out using the data extracted from: MEDLINE,
SCOPUS and ISI WEB OF SCIENCE. Results The reassessed and reaffirmed concepts were 1) MB is safe in the recommended doses
(the lethal dose is 40 mg/kg); 2) MB does not cause endothelial dysfunction; 3)
The MB effect appears in cases of NO up-regulation; 4) MB is not a
vasoconstrictor, by blocking the cGMP pathway it releases the cAMP pathway,
facilitating the norepinephrine vasoconstrictor effect; 5) The most used dosage is
2 mg/kg as IV bolus, followed by the same continuous infusion because plasma
concentrations sharply decrease in the first 40 minutes; and 6) There is a
possible "window of opportunity" for MB's effectiveness. In the last five years,
major challenges were: 1) Observations about side effects; 2) The need for
prophylactic and therapeutic guidelines, and; 3) The need for the establishment of
the MB therapeutic window in humans. Conclusion MB action to treat vasoplegic syndrome is time-dependent. Therefore, the great
challenge is the need, for the establishment the MB therapeutic window in humans.
This would be the first step towards a systematic guideline to be followed by
possible multicenter studies.
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- Paulo Roberto Barbosa Evora
- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Evora PRB. Methylene blue does not have to be considered only as rescue therapy for distributive shock. J Med Toxicol 2014; 9:426. [PMID: 24078299 DOI: 10.1007/s13181-013-0333-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Weiner MM, Fischer GW. In response. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2013; 28:e12. [PMID: 24290747 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Menachem M Weiner
- Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Evora PRB, José Rodrigues A, Celotto AC. "Methylene blue should be relegated to rescue use and not as first-line therapy" cannot become a paradigm. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2013; 28:e11-2. [PMID: 24295723 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Paulo R B Evora
- Department of Surgery and Anatomy Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine University of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil
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Inhibition of Guanylyl Cyclase Restores Neutrophil Migration and Maintains Bactericidal Activity Increasing Survival in Sepsis. Shock 2011; 35:17-27. [DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e3181e37ea8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Halvey EJ, Vernon J, Roy B, Garthwaite J. Mechanisms of activity-dependent plasticity in cellular nitric oxide-cGMP signaling. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:25630-41. [PMID: 19605352 PMCID: PMC2757965 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.030338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Cellular responsiveness to nitric oxide (NO) is shaped by past history of NO exposure. The mechanisms behind this plasticity were explored using rat platelets in vitro, specifically to determine the relative contributions made by desensitization of NO receptors, which couple to cGMP formation, and by phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5), which is activated by cGMP and also hydrolyzes it. Repeated delivery of brief NO pulses (50 nm peak) at 1-min intervals resulted in a progressive loss of the associated cGMP responses, which was the combined consequence of receptor desensitization and PDE5 activation, with the former dominating. Delivery of pulses of differing amplitude showed that NO stimulated and desensitized receptors with similar potency (EC50 = 10–20 nm). PDE5 activation was highly sensitive to NO, with a single pulse peaking at 2 nm being sufficient to evoke a 50% loss of response to a subsequent near-maximal NO pulse. However, the activated state of the PDE subsided quickly after removal of NO, the half-time for recovery being 25 s. In contrast, receptor desensitization reverted much more slowly, the half-time being 16 min. Accordingly, with long (20-min) exposures, NO concentrations as low as 600 pm provoked significant desensitization. The results indicate that PDE5 activation and receptor desensitization subserve distinct short term and longer term roles as mediators of plasticity in NO-cGMP signaling. A kinetic model explicitly describing the complex interplay between NO concentration, cGMP synthesis, PDE5 activation, and the resulting cGMP accumulation successfully simulated the present and previous data.
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- Edward J Halvey
- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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The Rho-A/Rho-kinase pathway is up-regulated but remains inhibited by cyclic guanosine monophosphate-dependent mechanisms during endotoxemia in small mesenteric arteries. Crit Care Med 2009; 37:1716-23. [PMID: 19325475 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31819efb43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We investigated whether a reduced activity in the Rho-A/Rho-kinase pathway could be involved in the impaired vascular reactivity observed in septic shock. DESIGN Ex vivo animal study. SETTING University research laboratory. SUBJECTS Male Wistar rats. INTERVENTIONS Rats received an intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 10 mg/kg) either 6 or 24 hours before the onset of our experiments. The effects of Y-27632 (a Rho-kinase inhibitor) were assessed in first-order mesenteric rings taken from these animals using wire myograph. The expression of Rho-A, Rho-kinases I and II, and the total and phosphorylated myosin phosphatase targeting subunit 1 (MYPT1) were assessed by Western blotting. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The EC50 to Y-27632 was reduced from 2.10 microM (1.22-3.66 microM) (control) to 0.21 microM (0.09-0.44 microM), and 9.54 (0.82-110.30) nM in LPS-treated groups 6 and 24 hours, respectively. The increased potency of Y-27632 was partially reversed by endothelium removal at both 6 and 24 hours. Incubation of Nomega-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride or 1400W (a nonselective and an inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, respectively) normalized the responses to Y-27632 seen 6 hours after LPS. However, 1400W had no effect, whereas Nomega-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride caused a partial reduction in the enhanced potency of Y-27632 found 24 hours after LPS. The soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor oxadiazolo[4,3-alpha]quinoxalin-1-one was able to bring the Y-27632 response back to normal both 6 and 24 hours after LPS. Rho-A, Rho-kinase I, Rho-kinase II, and MYPT1 were increased in mesenteric arteries from endotoxemic rats, but the phosphorylated MYPT1 was significantly reduced. However, incubation with oxadiazolo[4,3-alpha]quinoxalin-1-one circumvented the inhibition of MYPT1 phosphorylation found in preparations from LPS-treated animals. CONCLUSIONS Our findings revealed an impaired Rho-A/Rho-kinase-mediated phosphorylation of MYPT1 in vessels from endotoxemic animals in a cyclic guanosine monophosphate-dependent manner, suggesting that changes in mechanisms involved in calcium sensitization play a pivotal role in cardiovascular changes observed in septic shock.
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Cyclic guanosine 3', 5'-monophosphate (cGMP) plays an integral role in the control of vascular function. Generated from guanylate cyclases in response to the endogenous ligands, nitric oxide (NO) and natriuretic peptides (NPs), cGMP influences a number of vascular cell types and regulates vasomotor tone, endothelial permeability, cell growth and differentiation, as well as platelet and blood cell interactions. Reciprocal regulation of the NO-cGMP and NP-cGMP pathways is evident in the vasculature such that one cGMP generating system may compensate for the dysfunction of the other. Indeed, aberrant cGMP production and/or signalling accompanies many vascular disorders such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease and diabetic complications. This chapter highlights the main vascular functions of cGMP, its role in disease and the resulting current and potential therapeutic applications. With respect to pulmonary hypertension, heart failure and erectile dysfunction, as well as cGMP signal transduction, the reader is specifically referred to other dedicated chapters.
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- Barbara Kemp-Harper
- Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne (Clayton), VIC, 3800, Australia.
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Fernandes D, Sordi R, Pacheco LK, Nardi GM, Heckert BT, Villela CG, Lobo AR, Barja-Fidalgo C, Assreuy J. Late, but not early, inhibition of soluble guanylate cyclase decreases mortality in a rat sepsis model. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2008; 328:991-9. [PMID: 19073910 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.142034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Overproduction of nitric oxide and activation of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) are important in sepsis-induced hypotension and hyporesponsiveness to vasoconstrictors. A time course of the expression and activity of sGC in a sepsis model [cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)] was evaluated in rats. Soluble GC alpha-1 and beta-1 subunit mRNA levels increased in the lungs, but not in the aorta. However, in both tissues, the protein levels increased 24 h after sepsis and remained high for up to 48 h. Sodium nitroprusside-stimulated cGMP accumulation was higher 48 h after CLP in the lung and aorta. NOS-2 protein expression peaked 24 h after CLP, decreasing thereafter. The impact of inhibiting the expression of sGC early (8 h) or late (20 h) on vascular reactivity and the indexes of organ damage and mortality were also studied. Late administration of methylene blue (MB) or ODQ (1H-[1,2,4]-oxadiazole[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one) restored the blood pressure and vascular responsiveness to vasoconstrictors to normal levels but was ineffective in early sepsis. Late MB injection reduced the plasma levels of urea, creatinine, and lactate. MB improved the survival if administered late, but it increased the mortality when administrated early after sepsis onset. The increased sGC expression/activity may be relevant for the late hypotension and hyporesponsiveness to vasoconstrictors in sepsis. In accordance, MB increased survival if administered in late sepsis, but not in early sepsis. Therefore, differential responsiveness to sGC during the course of sepsis may determine the success or failure of treatment with sGC inhibitors.
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- Daniel Fernandes
- Department of Pharmacology, University Campus, Trindade, Biological Sciences Centre, Block "D," Florianopolis, Santa Catarina 88049-900, Brazil
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Sepsis and septic shock are major causes of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Sepsis and septic shock induce a profound fall in the peripheral vascular tone. NO has been implicated as a key player in vascular changes of sepsis and septic shock. In this brief review, two points are focused in greater detail: first, the involvement of guanylate cyclase and potassium channels in NO vascular effects in sepsis; second, the role played by NO and its two effectors in the long-lasting modifications of vascular reactivity in sepsis. Some recent developments in the area are reviewed.
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Desensitization of the soluble guanylyl cyclase/cGMP pathway by lipopolysaccharide in rat isolated pulmonary artery but not aorta. Br J Pharmacol 2008; 155:1164-73. [PMID: 18806822 DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To investigate the function of soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC)/3',5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced changes in vascular reactivity of rat isolated pulmonary artery and aorta. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Nitric oxide (NO) production, contraction responses to endothelin-1 (ET-1), relaxation responses to sodium nitroprusside (SNP), 8-pCPT-cGMP, BAY412272 and T-0156, SNP-induced cGMP production and expression of sGC(alpha1), sGC(beta1) and 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) proteins were measured in LPS-treated pulmonary and aortic rings from male Wistar rats. KEY RESULTS In both vessels, LPS (10 microg mL(-1), 20 h) increased NO production, which was inhibited by the selective inducible NOS (iNOS) inhibitor 1400W (1 microM). In the aorta, LPS decreased ET-1-induced contractility and this decrease was inhibited by the selective sGC inhibitor ODQ (10 microM) but not by removal of endothelium, or inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (indomethacin, 10 microM) or iNOS (1400W, 1 microM). Furthermore, aortic relaxation responses to the direct sGC activator BAY412272 were enhanced. In the pulmonary artery, SNP (1 nM to 30 microM)-induced relaxation and cGMP production, BAY412272-induced relaxation and sGC(beta1) protein expression were decreased, whereas relaxation responses to the PDE5-specific inhibitor T-0156 (0.1-100 nM) were enhanced. Relaxation responses to the phosphodiesterase-resistant cGMP analogue, 8-pCPT-cGMP, and protein expression levels of sGC(alpha1) and PDE5 were not altered in either vessel. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS LPS caused a selective hypocontractility of rat aorta to ET-1 mediated mainly through NO-independent sGC activation, whereas in the pulmonary artery, the effect of sGC activation was reduced by a decreased protein expression of sGC(beta1) together with increased PDE5 activity.
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Septic impairment of capillary blood flow requires nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase but not nitric oxide synthase and is rapidly reversed by ascorbate through an endothelial nitric oxide synthase-dependent mechanism. Crit Care Med 2008; 36:2355-62. [PMID: 18596627 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31818024f6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the roles of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase in the impairment of capillary blood flow in sepsis and in the reversal of this impairment by ascorbate. DESIGN Prospective, controlled laboratory study. SETTING Animal laboratory in research institute. SUBJECTS Adult male wild type (WT), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS)-/-, inducible NOS (iNOS)-/-, endothelial NOS (eNOS)-/-, and gp91phox-/- mice. INTERVENTIONS Sepsis was induced by feces injection into peritoneum (FIP). A bolus of ascorbate or NADPH oxidase inhibitor apocynin was injected intravenously at 6 hrs post-FIP. Alternatively, NOS cofactor (6R)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-biopterin (BH4) or nitric oxide donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine was superfused on the surface of the extensor digitorum longus muscle. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Capillary blood flow impairment and NOS activity in the extensor digitorum longus muscle were measured by intravital microscopy and by enzymatic assay, respectively. Sepsis at 6 hrs impaired flow in WT mice. Apocynin, and knockout of gp91phox but not of any NOS isoforms, rescued this impairment. Constitutive NOS activity was unaffected by sepsis, but it was abolished by nNOS knockout (iNOS activity was negligible in all mice). Ascorbate rapidly (10 mins) rescued impaired flow in WT, nNOS-/-, iNOS-/- but not eNOS-/- mice. Ascorbate also improved survival of WT mice after FIP. BH4 and SNAP rescued flow in WT mice, while BH4 failed to rescue it in eNOS-/- mice. CONCLUSION Capillary blood flow impairment in septic skeletal muscle requires NADPH oxidase but not NOS, and it is rapidly reversed by ascorbate and BH4 through an eNOS-dependent mechanism.
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Protective effects of hemin pretreatment combined with ulinastatin on septic shock in rats. Chin Med J (Engl) 2008. [DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200801010-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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