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Fehsel K, Bouvier ML, Capobianco L, Lunetti P, Klein B, Oldiges M, Majora M, Löffler S. Neuroreceptor Inhibition by Clozapine Triggers Mitohormesis and Metabolic Reprogramming in Human Blood Cells. Cells 2024; 13:762. [PMID: 38727298 PMCID: PMC11083702 DOI: 10.3390/cells13090762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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The antipsychotic drug clozapine demonstrates superior efficacy in treatment-resistant schizophrenia, but its intracellular mode of action is not completely understood. Here, we analysed the effects of clozapine (2.5-20 µM) on metabolic fluxes, cell respiration, and intracellular ATP in human HL60 cells. Some results were confirmed in leukocytes of clozapine-treated patients. Neuroreceptor inhibition under clozapine reduced Akt activation with decreased glucose uptake, thereby inducing ER stress and the unfolded protein response (UPR). Metabolic profiling by liquid-chromatography/mass-spectrometry revealed downregulation of glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway, thereby saving glucose to keep the electron transport chain working. Mitochondrial respiration was dampened by upregulation of the F0F1-ATPase inhibitory factor 1 (IF1) leading to 30-40% lower oxygen consumption in HL60 cells. Blocking IF1 expression by cotreatment with epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) increased apoptosis of HL60 cells. Upregulation of the mitochondrial citrate carrier shifted excess citrate to the cytosol for use in lipogenesis and for storage as triacylglycerol in lipid droplets (LDs). Accordingly, clozapine-treated HL60 cells and leukocytes from clozapine-treated patients contain more LDs than untreated cells. Since mitochondrial disturbances are described in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, clozapine-induced mitohormesis is an excellent way to escape energy deficits and improve cell survival.
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- Karin Fehsel
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Bergische Landstrasse 2, 40629 Duesseldorf, Germany;
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Bergische Landstrasse 2, 40629 Duesseldorf, Germany;
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (L.C.); (P.L.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy; (L.C.); (P.L.)
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Leo-Brandt-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (B.K.); (M.O.)
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-1: Biotechnology, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Leo-Brandt-Straße, 52428 Jülich, Germany; (B.K.); (M.O.)
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- Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (IUF), Auf’m Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany;
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- Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Teaching Hospital of Goethe University, Starkenburgring 66, 63069 Offenbach, Germany;
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Neubert E, Rassler B, Hoschke A, Raffort C, Salameh A. Effects of Normobaric Hypoxia and Adrenergic Blockade over 72 h on Cardiac Function in Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11417. [PMID: 37511176 PMCID: PMC10379660 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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In rats, acute normobaric hypoxia depressed left ventricular (LV) inotropic function. After 24 h of hypoxic exposure, a slight recovery of LV function occurred. We speculated that prolonged hypoxia (72 h) would induce acclimatization and, hence, recovery of LV function. Moreover, we investigated biomarkers of nitrosative stress and apoptosis as possible causes of hypoxic LV depression. To elucidate the role of hypoxic sympathetic activation, we studied whether adrenergic blockade would further deteriorate the general state of the animals and their cardiac function. Ninety-four rats were exposed over 72 h either to normal room air (N) or to normobaric hypoxia (H). The rodents received infusion (0.1 mL/h) with 0.9% NaCl or with different adrenergic blockers. Despite clear signs of acclimatization to hypoxia, the LV depression continued persistently after 72 h of hypoxia. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed significant increases in markers of nitrosative stress, adenosine triphosphate deficiency and apoptosis in the myocardium, which could provide a possible explanation for the absence of LV function recovery. Adrenergic blockade had a slightly deteriorative effect on the hypoxic LV function compared to the hypoxic group with maintained sympathetic efficacy. These findings show that hypoxic sympathetic activation compensates, at least partially, for the compromised function in hypoxic conditions, therefore emphasizing its importance for hypoxia adaptation.
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- Elias Neubert
- Carl-Ludwig-Institute of Physiology, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Carl-Ludwig-Institute of Physiology, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Carl-Ludwig-Institute of Physiology, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Centre, University of Leipzig, 04289 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Centre, University of Leipzig, 04289 Leipzig, Germany
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Nong Y, Wei X, Yu D. Inflammatory mechanisms and intervention strategies for sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction. Immun Inflamm Dis 2023; 11:e860. [PMID: 37249297 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction (SIMD) is the leading cause of death in patients with sepsis in the intensive care units. The main manifestations of SIMD are systolic and diastolic dysfunctions of the myocardium. Despite our initial understanding of the SIMD over the past three decades, the incidence and mortality of SIMD remain high. This may be attributed to the large degree of heterogeneity among the initiating factors, disease processes, and host states involved in SIMD. Previously, organ dysfunction caused by sepsis was thought to be an impairment brought about by an excessive inflammatory response. However, many recent studies have shown that SIMD is a consequence of a combination of factors shaped by the inflammatory responses between the pathogen and the host. In this article, we review the mechanisms of the inflammatory responses and potential novel therapeutic strategies in SIMD.
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- Yuxin Nong
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Geriatric Intensive Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Geriatrics Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Cusack R, Leone M, Rodriguez AH, Martin-Loeches I. Endothelial Damage and the Microcirculation in Critical Illness. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10123150. [PMID: 36551905 PMCID: PMC9776078 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10123150] [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: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Endothelial integrity maintains microcirculatory flow and tissue oxygen delivery. The endothelial glycocalyx is involved in cell signalling, coagulation and inflammation. Our ability to treat critically ill and septic patients effectively is determined by understanding the underpinning biological mechanisms. Many mechanisms govern the development of sepsis and many large trials for new treatments have failed to show a benefit. Endothelial dysfunction is possibly one of these biological mechanisms. Glycocalyx damage is measured biochemically. Novel microscopy techniques now mean the glycocalyx can be indirectly visualised, using sidestream dark field imaging. How the clinical visualisation of microcirculation changes relate to biochemical laboratory measurements of glycocalyx damage is not clear. This article reviews the evidence for a relationship between clinically evaluable microcirculation and biological signal of glycocalyx disruption in various diseases in ICU. Microcirculation changes relate to biochemical evidence of glycocalyx damage in some disease states, but results are highly variable. Better understanding and larger studies of this relationship could improve phenotyping and personalised medicine in the future. Damage to the glycocalyx could underpin many critical illness pathologies and having real-time information on the glycocalyx and microcirculation in the future could improve patient stratification, diagnosis and treatment.
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- Rachael Cusack
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, St. James’s Hospital, James’s Street, D08 NHY1 Dublin, Ireland
- School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, D02 R590 Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Nord, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Aix Marseille University, 13015 Marseille, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario Joan XXIII, 43005 Tarragona, Spain
- Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgil, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Departament Medicina I Cirurgia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43003 Tarragona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, St. James’s Hospital, James’s Street, D08 NHY1 Dublin, Ireland
- School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, D02 R590 Dublin, Ireland
- Correspondence:
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Zou HX, Qiu BQ, Zhang ZY, Hu T, Wan L, Liu JC, Huang H, Lai SQ. Dysregulated autophagy-related genes in septic cardiomyopathy: Comprehensive bioinformatics analysis based on the human transcriptomes and experimental validation. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:923066. [PMID: 35983185 PMCID: PMC9378994 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.923066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Septic cardiomyopathy (SCM) is severe organ dysfunction caused by sepsis that is associated with poor prognosis, and its pathobiological mechanisms remain unclear. Autophagy is a biological process that has recently been focused on SCM, yet the current understanding of the role of dysregulated autophagy in the pathogenesis of SCM remains limited and uncertain. Exploring the molecular mechanisms of disease based on the transcriptomes of human pathological samples may bring the closest insights. In this study, we analyzed the differential expression of autophagy-related genes in SCM based on the transcriptomes of human septic hearts, and further explored their potential crosstalk and functional pathways. Key functional module and hub genes were identified by constructing a protein–protein interaction network. Eight key genes (CCL2, MYC, TP53, SOD2, HIF1A, CTNNB1, CAT, and ADIPOQ) that regulate autophagy in SCM were identified after validation in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced H9c2 cardiomyoblast injury model, as well as the autophagic characteristic features. Furthermore, we found that key genes were associated with abnormal immune infiltration in septic hearts and have the potential to serve as biomarkers. Finally, we predicted drugs that may play a protective role in SCM by regulating autophagy based on our results. Our study provides evidence and new insights into the role of autophagy in SCM based on human septic heart transcriptomes, which would be of great benefit to reveal the molecular pathological mechanisms and explore the diagnostic and therapeutic targets for SCM.
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- Hua-Xi Zou
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jiangxi Academy of Clinical Medical Sciences, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jiangxi Academy of Clinical Medical Sciences, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Institute of Nanchang University Trauma Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jiangxi Academy of Clinical Medical Sciences, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jiangxi Academy of Clinical Medical Sciences, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jiangxi Academy of Clinical Medical Sciences, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jiangxi Academy of Clinical Medical Sciences, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Huang Huang,
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Jiangxi Academy of Clinical Medical Sciences, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- *Correspondence: Song-Qing Lai,
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Zeng CY, Wang XF, Hua FZ. HIF-1α in Osteoarthritis: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutic Implications. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:927126. [PMID: 35865944 PMCID: PMC9294386 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.927126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis is a common age-related joint degenerative disease. Pain, swelling, brief morning stiffness, and functional limitations are its main characteristics. There are still no well-established strategies to cure osteoarthritis. Therefore, better clarification of mechanisms associated with the onset and progression of osteoarthritis is critical to provide a theoretical basis for the establishment of novel preventive and therapeutic strategies. Chondrocytes exist in a hypoxic environment, and HIF-1α plays a vital role in regulating hypoxic response. HIF-1α responds to cellular oxygenation decreases in tissue regulating survival and growth arrest of chondrocytes. The activation of HIF-1α could regulate autophagy and apoptosis of chondrocytes, decrease inflammatory cytokine synthesis, and regulate the chondrocyte extracellular matrix environment. Moreover, it could maintain the chondrogenic phenotype that regulates glycolysis and the mitochondrial function of osteoarthritis, resulting in a denser collagen matrix that delays cartilage degradation. Thus, HIF-1α is likely to be a crucial therapeutic target for osteoarthritis via regulating chondrocyte inflammation and metabolism. In this review, we summarize the mechanism of hypoxia in the pathogenic mechanisms of osteoarthritis, and focus on a series of therapeutic treatments targeting HIF-1α for osteoarthritis. Further clarification of the regulatory mechanisms of HIF-1α in osteoarthritis may provide more useful clues to developing novel osteoarthritis treatment strategies.
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- Chu-Yang Zeng
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- *Correspondence: Xi-Feng Wang, ; Fu-Zhou Hua,
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
- *Correspondence: Xi-Feng Wang, ; Fu-Zhou Hua,
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Raia L, Zafrani L. Endothelial Activation and Microcirculatory Disorders in Sepsis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:907992. [PMID: 35721048 PMCID: PMC9204048 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.907992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The vascular endothelium is crucial for the maintenance of vascular homeostasis. Moreover, in sepsis, endothelial cells can acquire new properties and actively participate in the host's response. If endothelial activation is mostly necessary and efficient in eliminating a pathogen, an exaggerated and maladaptive reaction leads to severe microcirculatory damage. The microcirculatory disorders in sepsis are well known to be associated with poor outcome. Better recognition of microcirculatory alteration is therefore essential to identify patients with the worse outcomes and to guide therapeutic interventions. In this review, we will discuss the main features of endothelial activation and dysfunction in sepsis, its assessment at the bedside, and the main advances in microcirculatory resuscitation.
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- Lisa Raia
- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- INSERM UMR 976, University of Paris Cité, Paris, France
- *Correspondence: Lara Zafrani
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Chiscano-Camón L, Plata-Menchaca E, Ruiz-Rodríguez JC, Ferrer R. Fisiopatología del shock séptico. Med Intensiva 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2022.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chiscano-Camón L, Plata-Menchaca E, Ruiz-Rodríguez JC, Ferrer R. [Pathophysiology of septic shock]. Med Intensiva 2022; 46 Suppl 1:1-13. [PMID: 38341256 DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2022.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Sepsis and septic shock result from an inadequate host response to an infection, which causes organ dysfunction. The progression of this condition is manifested by the occurrence of successive clinical stages, resulting from the systemic inflammatory response secondary to the activation of different inflammatory mediators, leading to organ dysfunction. There is a high burden of evidence on the role of endotoxin in the pathogenesis of sepsis and its crucial role in triggering the inflammatory response in sepsis caused by gram-negative bacteria. The coagulation cascade activation in sepsis patients is part of the host's adaptive immune response to infection. The endothelium is the main target in sepsis, which is metabolically active and can.
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- Luis Chiscano-Camón
- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España; Grupo de Investigación Sepsis Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation (SODIR), Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España; Departament de Medicina. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona. España
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España; Grupo de Investigación Sepsis Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation (SODIR), Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España; Grupo de Investigación Sepsis Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation (SODIR), Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España; Departament de Medicina. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona. España
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España; Grupo de Investigación Sepsis Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation (SODIR), Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España; Departament de Medicina. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona. España.
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Chandrasekaran VRM, Periasamy S, Chien SP, Tseng CH, Tsai PJ, Liu MY. Physical and psychological stress along with candle fumes induced-cardiopulmonary injury mimicking restaurant kitchen workers. Curr Res Toxicol 2021; 2:246-253. [PMID: 34345867 PMCID: PMC8320639 DOI: 10.1016/j.crtox.2021.07.001] [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: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Restaurant kitchens are work areas where involve strict and hierarchal environments that promote opportunity for bullying and workplace aggression and violence. These physical and psychological stress and fumes ultimately trigger severe occupational stress by disrupting the body's homeostasis that might induce cardiopulmonary injury. The study aimed to investigate the physical and psychological stress and candle fumes on cardiopulmonary injury in an animal model mimicking a restaurant kitchen worker. Social disruption stress (SDR) mice were exposed to scented candle fumes (4.5 h/d, 5 d/wk) in an exposure chamber for 8 weeks. Exposure to burning scented candles failed to reduce serum corticosterone level and increased proinflammatory cytokines levels and NF-ƙB activity in the lung. In addition, burning scented candle fumes synergistically increased SDR-induced serum LDH, CPK, CKMB levels, proinflammatory cytokines production as well as NF-ƙB activation in the lung and heart. Further, cardiac HIF-1α and BNP levels were also increased. We conclude that the physical and psychological stress along with candle fumes might induce cardiopulmonary injury in mice. These results could be extrapolated to restaurant kitchen workers.
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- Victor Raj Mohan Chandrasekaran
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70428, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70428, Taiwan
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- Department of Food and Beverage Services, Tainan University of Technology, Tainan 71002, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70428, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70428, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70428, Taiwan
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this study was to discuss the implication of microvascular dysfunction in septic shock. RECENT FINDINGS Resuscitation of sepsis has focused on systemic haemodynamics and, more recently, on peripheral perfusion indices. However, central microvascular perfusion is altered in sepsis and these alterations often persist despite normalization of various macro haemodynamic resuscitative goals. Endothelial dysfunction is a key element in sepsis pathophysiology. It is responsible for the sepsis-induced hypotension. In addition, endothelial dysfunction is also implicated involved in the activation of inflammation and coagulation processes leading to amplification of the septic response and development of organ dysfunction. It also promotes an increase in permeability, mostly at venular side, and impairs microvascular perfusion and hence tissue oxygenation.Microvascular alterations are characterized by heterogeneity in blood flow distribution, with adequately perfused areas in close vicinity to not perfused areas, thus characterizing the distributive nature of septic shock. Such microvascular alterations have profound implications, as these are associated with organ dysfunction and unfavourable outcomes. Also, the response to therapy is highly variable and cannot be predicted by systemic hemodynamic assessment and hence cannot be detected by classical haemodynamic tools. SUMMARY Microcirculation is a key element in the pathophysiology of sepsis. Even if microcirculation-targeted therapy is not yet ready for the prime time, understanding the processes implicated in microvascular dysfunction is important to prevent chasing systemic hemodynamic variables when this does not contribute to improve tissue perfusion.
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Mustroph J, Hupf J, Hanses F, Evert K, Baier MJ, Evert M, Meindl C, Wagner S, Hubauer U, Pietrzyk G, Leininger S, Staudner S, Vogel M, Wallner S, Zimmermann M, Sossalla S, Maier LS, Jungbauer C. Decreased GLUT1/NHE1 RNA expression in whole blood predicts disease severity in patients with COVID-19. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:309-316. [PMID: 33215884 PMCID: PMC7835506 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIMS We aimed to assess whether expression of whole-blood RNA of sodium proton exchanger 1 (NHE1) and glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1) is associated with COVID-19 infection and outcome in patients presenting to the emergency department with respiratory infections. Furthermore, we investigated NHE1 and GLUT1 expression in the myocardium of deceased COVID-19 patients. METHODS AND RESULTS Whole-blood quantitative assessment of NHE1 and GLUT1 RNA was performed using quantitative PCR in patients with respiratory infection upon first contact in the emergency department and subsequently stratified by SARS-CoV-2 infection status. Assessment of NHE1 and GLUT1 RNA using PCR was also performed in left ventricular myocardium of deceased COVID-19 patients. NHE1 expression is up-regulated in whole blood of patients with COVID-19 compared with other respiratory infections at first medical contact in the emergency department (control: 0.0021 ± 0.0002, COVID-19: 0.0031 ± 0.0003, P = 0.01). The ratio of GLUT1 to NHE1 is significantly decreased in the blood of COVID-19 patients who are subsequently intubated and/or die (severe disease) compared with patients with moderate disease (moderate disease: 0.497 ± 0.083 vs. severe disease: 0.294 ± 0.0336, P = 0.036). This ratio is even further decreased in the myocardium of patients who deceased from COVID-19 in comparison with the myocardium of non-infected donors. CONCLUSIONS NHE1 and GLUT1 may be critically involved in the disease progression of SARS-CoV-2 infection. We show here that SARS-CoV-2 infection critically disturbs ion channel expression in the heart. A decreased ratio of GLUT1/NHE1 could potentially serve as a biomarker for disease severity in patients with COVID-19.
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- Julian Mustroph
- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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- Emergency DepartmentUniversity Hospital RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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- Emergency DepartmentUniversity Hospital RegensburgRegensburgGermany
- Department of Infection Prevention and Infectious DiseasesUniversity Hospital RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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- Institute of PathologyUniversity Hospital RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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- Institute of PathologyUniversity Hospital RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory MedicineUniversity Hospital RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine II (Cardiology)University Hospital RegensburgFranz‐Josef‐Strauß‐Allee 11Regensburg93053Germany
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Early Prediction of Persistent Organ Failure by Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients With Acute Pancreatitis. Shock 2019; 50:265-272. [PMID: 29200137 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Increased circulating endothelial progenitor cells (cEPC) have been observed in patients with vascular injury associated with sepsis and acute lung injury. However, a role for cEPC in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) remains unclear. We therefore conducted a prospective study to study whether the quantities of cEPC can predict persistent organ failure (POF) in patients with predicted SAP. METHODS A total of 42 predicted SAP patients who were admitted within 24 h after symptom onset and 10 healthy control subjects were enrolled in our study. The proportions of cEPC were analyzed based on flow cytometry simultaneously. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS The percentage of cEPC was significantly higher in patients with predicted SAP compared with healthy controls. Similarly, the levels of VEGF in peripheral blood were also significantly higher in predicted SAP patients than in the controls. Notably, patients with POF had lower proportion of cEPC compared with patients with transient organ failure (TOF). In contrast, patients with POF had a significantly higher level of VEGF compared with TOF. Of note, the percentages of cEPC were significantly inversely correlated with disease severity scores. More importantly, cEPC showed an excellent discriminative power for predicting POF among predicted SAP patients, whereas plasma VEGF and disease severity scores showed moderate accuracy in predicting future POF. CONCLUSIONS Peripheral EPC as a novel biomarker is elevated and may aid to predict the development of POF in patients with predicted SAP.
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Thiele RH, Osuru HP, Paila U, Ikeda K, Zuo Z. Impact of inflammation on brain subcellular energetics in anesthetized rats. BMC Neurosci 2019; 20:34. [PMID: 31307382 PMCID: PMC6631861 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-019-0514-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Emerging data suggests that volatile anesthetic agents may have organ protection properties in the setting of critical illness. The purpose of this study was to better understand the effect of inflammation on cerebral subcellular energetics in animals exposed to two different anesthetic agents—a GABA agonist (propofol) and a volatile agent (isoflurane). Results Forty-eight Sprague–Dawley rats were anesthetized with isoflurane or propofol. In each group, rats were randomized to celiotomy and closure (sham) or cecal ligation and puncture (inflammation [sepsis model]) for 8 h. Brain tissue oxygen saturation and the oxidation state of cytochrome aa3 were measured. Brain tissue was extracted using the freeze-blow technique. All rats experienced progressive increases in tissue oxygenation and cytochrome aa3 reduction over time. Inflammation had no impact on cytochrome aa3, but isoflurane caused significant cytochrome aa3 reduction. During isoflurane (not propofol) anesthesia, inflammation led to an increase in lactate (+ 0.64 vs. − 0.80 mEq/L, p = 0.0061). There were no differences in ADP:ATP ratios between groups. In the isoflurane (not propofol) group, inflammation increased the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (62%, p = 0.0012), heme oxygenase-1 (67%, p = 0.0011), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (31%, p = 0.023) in the brain. Animals exposed to inflammation and isoflurane (but not propofol) exhibited increased expression of protein carbonyls (9.2 vs. 7.0 nM/mg protein, p = 0.0050) and S-nitrosylation (49%, p = 0.045) in the brain. RNA sequencing identified an increase in heat shock protein 90 and NF-κβ inhibitor mRNA in the inflammation/isoflurane group. Conclusions In the setting of inflammation, rats exposed to isoflurane show increased hypoxia-inducible factor-1α expression despite a lack of hypoxia, increased oxidative stress in the brain, and increased serum lactate, all of which suggest a relative increase in anaerobic metabolism compared to propofol. Differences in oxidative stress as well as heat shock protein 90 and NF-κβ inhibitor may account for the differential expression of cerebral hypoxia-inducible factor-1α during inflammation. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12868-019-0514-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Robert H Thiele
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 800710, Charlottesville, VA, 22908-0710, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 800710, Charlottesville, VA, 22908-0710, USA
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 800710, Charlottesville, VA, 22908-0710, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 800710, Charlottesville, VA, 22908-0710, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Sepsis leads to a complex intramyocardial inflammatory response that results in sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction. Here, recent findings are reviewed in a physiologic context. RECENT FINDINGS Decreased systolic contractility during sepsis limits ventricular ejection and stroke volume. Initially, this effect is compensated for by increased diastolic filling during volume resuscitation. Reduced afterload due to arterial vasodilation also compensates so that cardiac output can be maintained or increased. Recent results recognize the importance of diastolic dysfunction, reduced ventricular diastolic compliance that impedes ventricular filling. Diastolic dysfunction becomes increasingly important as severity of septic shock increases. When impaired ventricular ejection is coupled with limited diastolic filling, stroke volume must decrease. Accordingly, diastolic dysfunction is more closely related to mortality than systolic dysfunction. Recent trials of beta-adrenergic agonists and levosimendan have been disappointing, while approaches to modulating the intramyocardial inflammatory response show promise. SUMMARY Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a major contributor to outcome of septic shock. Significant strides have been made in understanding the intramyocardial inflammatory response that causes myocardial dysfunction. A number of novel approaches show promise by modulating the intramyocardial inflammatory response.
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The role of mitochondria in sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2018; 1865:759-773. [PMID: 30342158 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Myocardial dysfunction, often termed sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy, is a frequent complication and is associated with worse outcomes. Numerous mechanisms contribute to sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy and a growing body of evidence suggests that bioenergetic and metabolic derangements play a central role in its development; however, there are significant discrepancies in the literature, perhaps reflecting variability in the experimental models employed or in the host response to sepsis. The condition is characterised by lack of significant cell death, normal tissue oxygen levels and, in survivors, reversibility of organ dysfunction. The functional changes observed in cardiac tissue may represent an adaptive response to prolonged stress that limits cell death, improving the potential for recovery. In this review, we describe our current understanding of the pathophysiology underlying myocardial dysfunction in sepsis, with a focus on disrupted mitochondrial processes.
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Veres G, Schmidt H, Hegedűs P, Korkmaz-Icöz S, Radovits T, Loganathan S, Brlecic P, Li S, Karck M, Szabó G. Is internal thoracic artery resistant to reperfusion injury? Evaluation of the storage of free internal thoracic artery grafts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 156:1460-1469. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.05.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Sotobayashi D, Kawahata H, Anada N, Ogihara T, Morishita R, Aoki M. Therapeutic effect of intra-articular injection of ribbon-type decoy oligonucleotides for hypoxia inducible factor-1 on joint contracture in an immobilized knee animal model. J Gene Med 2018; 18:180-92. [PMID: 27352194 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.2891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Limited range of motion (ROM) as a result of joint contracture in treatment associated with joint immobilization or motor paralysis is a critical issue. However, its molecular mechanism has not been fully clarified and a therapeutic approach is not yet established. METHODS In the present study, we investigated its molecular mechanism, focusing on the role of a transcription factor, hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), which regulates the expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and evaluated the possibility of molecular therapy to inhibit HIF-1 activation by ribbon-type decoy oligonucleotides (ODNs) for HIF-1 using immobilized knee animal models. RESULTS In a mouse model, ROM of the immobilized knee significantly decreased in a time-dependent manner, accompanied by synovial hypertrophy. Immunohistochemical studies suggested that CTGF and VEGF are implicated in synovial hypertrophy with fibrosis. CTGF and VEGF were up-regulated at both the mRNA and protein levels at 1 and 2 weeks after immobilization, subsequent to up-regulation of HIF-1 mRNA and transcriptional activation of HIF-1. Of importance, intra-articular transfection of decoy ODNs for HIF-1 in a rat model successfully inhibited transcriptional activation of HIF-1, followed by suppression of expression of CTGF and VEGF, resulting in attenuation of restricted ROM, whereas transfection of scrambled decoy ODNs did not. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrates the important role of HIF-1 in the initial progression of immobilization-induced joint contracture, and indicates the possibility of molecular treatment to prevent the progression of joint contracture prior to intervention with physical therapy. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Daisuke Sotobayashi
- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Gene Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Sciences, Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, Osaka, Japan
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The Effect of Sepsis on the Erythrocyte. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18091932. [PMID: 28885563 PMCID: PMC5618581 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18091932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Sepsis induces a wide range of effects on the red blood cell (RBC). Some of the effects including altered metabolism and decreased 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate are preventable with appropriate treatment, whereas others, including decreased erythrocyte deformability and redistribution of membrane phospholipids, appear to be permanent, and factors in RBC clearance. Here, we review the effects of sepsis on the erythrocyte, including changes in RBC volume, metabolism and hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen, morphology, RBC deformability (an early indicator of sepsis), antioxidant status, intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis, membrane proteins, membrane phospholipid redistribution, clearance and RBC O₂-dependent adenosine triphosphate efflux (an RBC hypoxia signaling mechanism involved in microvascular autoregulation). We also consider the causes of these effects by host mediated oxidant stress and bacterial virulence factors. Additionally, we consider the altered erythrocyte microenvironment due to sepsis induced microvascular dysregulation and speculate on the possible effects of RBC autoxidation. In future, a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in sepsis induced erythrocyte pathophysiology and clearance may guide improved sepsis treatments. Evidence that small molecule antioxidants protect the erythrocyte from loss of deformability, and more importantly improve septic patient outcome suggest further research in this area is warranted. While not generally considered a critical factor in sepsis, erythrocytes (and especially a smaller subpopulation) appear to be highly susceptible to sepsis induced injury, provide an early warning signal of sepsis and are a factor in the microvascular dysfunction that has been associated with organ dysfunction.
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Although it is generally believed that oxidative phosphorylation and adequate oxygenation are essential for life, human development occurs in a profoundly hypoxic environment and "normal" levels of oxygen during embryogenesis are even harmful. The ability of embryos not only to survive but also to thrive in such an environment is made possible by adaptations related to metabolic pathways. Similarly, cancerous cells are able not only to survive but also to grow and spread in environments that would typically be fatal for healthy adult cells. Many biological states, both normal and pathological, share underlying similarities related to metabolism, the electron transport chain, and reactive species. The purpose of Part I of this review is to review the similarities among embryogenesis, mammalian adaptions to hypoxia (primarily driven by hypoxia-inducible factor-1), ischemia-reperfusion injury (and its relationship with reactive oxygen species), hibernation, diving animals, cancer, and sepsis, with a particular focus on the common characteristics that allow cells and organisms to survive in these states.
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- Robert H Thiele
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Sepsis affects practically all aspects of endothelial cell (EC) function and is thought to be the key factor in the progression from sepsis to organ failure. Endothelial functions affected by sepsis include vasoregulation, barrier function, inflammation, and hemostasis. These are among other mechanisms often mediated by glycocalyx shedding, such as abnormal nitric oxide metabolism, up-regulation of reactive oxygen species generation due to down-regulation of endothelial-associated antioxidant defenses, transcellular communication, proteases, exposure of adhesion molecules, and activation of tissue factor. This review covers current insight in EC-associated hemostatic responses to sepsis and the EC response to inflammation. The endothelial cell lining is highly heterogeneous between different organ systems and consequently also in its response to sepsis. In this context, we discuss the response of the endothelial cell lining to sepsis in the kidney, liver, and lung. Finally, we discuss evidence as to whether the EC response to sepsis is adaptive or maladaptive. This study is a result of an Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative XIV Sepsis Workgroup meeting held in Bogota, Columbia, between October 12 and 15, 2014.
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Miranda M, Balarini M, Caixeta D, Bouskela E. Microcirculatory dysfunction in sepsis: pathophysiology, clinical monitoring, and potential therapies. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2016; 311:H24-35. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00034.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Abnormal microvascular perfusion, including decreased functional capillary density and increased blood flow heterogeneity, is observed in early stages of the systemic inflammatory response to infection and appears to have prognostic significance in human sepsis. It is known that improvements in systemic hemodynamics are weakly correlated with the correction of microcirculatory parameters, despite an appropriate treatment of macrohemodynamic abnormalities. Furthermore, conventional hemodynamic monitoring systems available in clinical practice fail to detect microcirculatory parameter changes and responses to treatments, as they do not evaluate intrinsic events that occur in the microcirculation. Fortunately, some bedside diagnostic methods and therapeutic options are specifically directed to the assessment and treatment of microcirculatory changes. In the present review we discuss fundamental aspects of septic microcirculatory abnormalities, including pathophysiology, clinical monitoring, and potential therapies.
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- Marcos Miranda
- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research in Vascular Biology, BioVasc, Biomedical Center, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Internal Medicine Department, Andaraí Federal Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; and
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- Laboratory for Clinical and Experimental Research in Vascular Biology, BioVasc, Biomedical Center, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Functional components of the microcirculation provide oxygen and nutrients and remove waste products from the tissue beds of the body's organs. Shock states overwhelmingly stress functional capacity of the microcirculation, resulting in microcirculatory failure. In septic shock, inflammatory mediators contribute to hemodynamic instability. In nonseptic shock states, the microcirculation is better able to compensate for alterations in vascular resistance, cardiac output, and blood pressure. Therefore, global hemodynamic and oxygen delivery parameters are appropriate for assessing, monitoring, and guiding therapy in hypovolemic and cardiogenic shock but, alone, are inadequate for septic shock.
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- Shannan K Hamlin
- Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice, Houston Methodist Hospital, MGJ 11-017, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Vanderbilt University Hospital, 1211 21st Avenue South, S3408 MCN, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1211 21st Avenue South, S3408 MCN, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Center for Nursing Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing, Room #594, 6901 Bertner Avenue, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Can venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide differences reflect microcirculatory alterations in patients with septic shock? Intensive Care Med 2015; 42:211-21. [PMID: 26578172 PMCID: PMC4726723 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-4133-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Purpose Septic shock has been associated with microvascular alterations and these in turn with the development of organ dysfunction. Despite advances in video microscopic techniques, evaluation of microcirculation at the bedside is still limited. Venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide difference (Pv-aCO2) may be increased even when venous O2 saturation (SvO2) and cardiac output look normal, which could suggests microvascular derangements. We sought to evaluate whether Pv-aCO2 can reflect the adequacy of microvascular perfusion during the early stages of resuscitation of septic shock. Methods Prospective observational study including 75 patients with septic shock in a 60-bed mixed ICU. Arterial and mixed-venous blood gases and hemodynamic variables were obtained at catheter insertion (T0) and 6 h after (T6). Using a sidestream dark-field device, we simultaneously acquired sublingual microcirculatory images for blinded semiquantitative analysis. Pv-aCO2 was defined as the difference between mixed-venous and arterial CO2 partial pressures. Results Progressively lower percentages of small perfused vessels (PPV), lower functional capillary density, and higher heterogeneity of microvascular blood flow were observed at higher Pv-aCO2 values at both T0 and T6. Pv-aCO2 was significantly correlated to PPV (T0: coefficient −5.35, 95 % CI −6.41 to −4.29, p < 0.001; T6: coefficient, −3.49, 95 % CI −4.43 to −2.55, p < 0.001) and changes in Pv-aCO2 between T0 and T6 were significantly related to changes in PPV (R2 = 0.42, p < 0.001). Absolute values and changes in Pv-aCO2 were not related to global hemodynamic variables. Good agreement between venous-to-arterial CO2 and PPV was maintained even after corrections for the Haldane effect. Conclusions During early phases of resuscitation of septic shock, Pv-aCO2 could reflect the adequacy of microvascular blood flow. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00134-015-4133-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Bateman RM, Sharpe MD, Jagger JE, Ellis CG. Sepsis impairs microvascular autoregulation and delays capillary response within hypoxic capillaries. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2015; 19:389. [PMID: 26537126 PMCID: PMC4634189 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-015-1102-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Introduction The microcirculation supplies oxygen (O2) and nutrients to all cells with the red blood cell (RBC) acting as both a deliverer and sensor of O2. In sepsis, a proinflammatory disease with microvascular complications, small blood vessel alterations are associated with multi-organ dysfunction and poor septic patient outcome. We hypothesized that microvascular autoregulation—existing at three levels: over the entire capillary network, within a capillary and within the erythrocyte—was impaired during onset of sepsis. This study had three objectives: 1) measure capillary response time within hypoxic capillaries, 2) test the null hypothesis that RBC O2-dependent adenosine triphosphate (ATP) efflux was not altered by sepsis and 3) develop a framework of a pathophysiological model. Methods This was an animal study, comparing sepsis with control, set in a university laboratory. Acute hypotensive sepsis was studied using cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) with a 6-hour end-point. Rat hindlimb skeletal muscle microcirculation was imaged, and capillary RBC supply rate (SR = RBC/s), RBC hemoglobin O2 saturation (SO2) and O2 supply rate (qO2 = pLO2/s) were quantified. Arterial NOx (nitrite + nitrate) and RBC O2-dependent ATP efflux were measured using a nitric oxide (NO) analyzer and gas exchanger, respectively. Results Sepsis increased capillary stopped-flow (p = 0.001) and increased plasma lactate (p < 0.001). Increased plasma NOx (p < 0.001) was related to increased capillary RBC supply rate (p = 0.027). Analysis of 30-second SR–SO2–qO2 profiles revealed a shift towards decreased (p < 0.05) O2 supply rates in some capillaries. Moreover, we detected a three- to fourfold increase (p < 0.05) in capillary response time within hypoxic capillaries (capillary flow states where RBC SO2 < 20 %). Additionally, sepsis decreased the erythrocyte’s ability to respond to hypoxic environments, as normalized RBC O2-dependent ATP efflux decreased by 62.5 % (p < 0.001). Conclusions Sepsis impaired microvascular autoregulation at both the individual capillary and erythrocyte level, seemingly uncoupling the RBC acting as an “O2 sensor” from microvascular autoregulation. Impaired microvascular autoregulation was manifested by increased capillary stopped-flow, increased capillary response time within hypoxic capillaries, decreased capillary O2 supply rate and decreased RBC O2-dependent ATP efflux. This loss of local microvascular control was partially off-set by increased capillary RBC supply rate, which correlated with increased plasma NOx. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13054-015-1102-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ryon M Bateman
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada. .,Department of Biochemistry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. .,Ryleeon, 18519-77 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T5T6A8, Canada.
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Western, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
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Vera S, Martínez R, Gormaz JG, Gajardo A, Galleguillos F, Rodrigo R. Novel relationships between oxidative stress and angiogenesis-related factors in sepsis: New biomarkers and therapies. Ann Med 2015; 47:289-300. [PMID: 25998489 DOI: 10.3109/07853890.2015.1029967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a systemic uncontrolled inflammatory response in the presence of an infection. It remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. According to its severity, sepsis can progress to three different states: severe sepsis, septic shock, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, related to organ dysfunction and/or tissue hypoperfusion. Different processes underlie its pathophysiology; among them are oxidative stress, endothelial and mitochondrial dysfunction, and angiogenesis-related factors. However, no studies have integrated these elements in sepsis. The main difficulty in sepsis is its diagnosis. Currently, the potential of inflammatory biomarkers in septic patients remains weak. In this context, the research into new biomarkers is essential to aid with sepsis diagnosis and prognostication. Furthermore, even though the current management of severe forms of sepsis has been effective, morbimortality remains elevated. Therefore, it is essential to explore alternative approaches to therapy development. The aim of this review is to present an update of evidence supporting the role of oxidative stress and angiogenesis-related factors in the pathophysiology of the different forms of sepsis. It proposes a novel convergence between both elements in their role in the disease, and it will cover their utility as new diagnostic tools, predictors of outcome, and as novel therapeutic targets.
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- Sergio Vera
- Laboratory of Oxidative Stress and Nephrotoxicity, Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile , Santiago , Chile
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Cao S, Qin Y, Chen J, Shen S. Effects of pinacidil on changes to the microenvironment around the incision site, of a skin/muscle incision and retraction, in a rat model of postoperative pain. Mol Med Rep 2015; 12:829-36. [PMID: 25760986 PMCID: PMC4438946 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.3465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of the microenvironment around an incision site, on peripheral and central sensitization. The effects of pinacidil activation of ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels prior to skin/muscle incision and retraction (SMIR) surgery were assessed. A total of 24 male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned to four groups: Control, sham (incision operation), SMIR (incision plus retraction 1 h after the skin/muscle incision) and pinacidil (SMIR plus pinacidil). The rats in the pinacidil group were intraperitoneally injected with pinacidil prior to the SMIR procedure. The mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) was determined at each time point. The microvessel density (MVD) value was determined by immunohistochemistry, and western blotting was performed to analyze the relative protein expression levels of nerve growth factor (NGF), glucose transporter protein-1 (GLUT1) and C-jun N-terminal kinases. There was a significant reduction in the levels of MVD, GLUT1 and MWT following SMIR surgery as compared with the incision alone, and a significant increase in the NGF protein expression levels. In the SMIR group, the MVD value was significantly increased seven days after surgery, as compared with three days after surgery. Additionally, intraperitoneal administration of pinacidil prior to the SMIR surgery inhibited the SMIR-induced reduction in MWT and MVD and attenuated the SMIR-induced GLUT1 reduction. The results of the present study suggest that the microenvironment around an incision site may affect the development of peripheral and central sensitization. In addition, pinacidil had an inhibitory effect on the formation of the inflammatory microenvironment around the incision site through activation of KATP channels, thereby inhibiting peripheral and central sensitization.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, P.R. China
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Seki Y, Jesmin S, Shimojo N, Islam MM, Rahman MA, Khatun T, Sakuramoto H, Oki M, Sonobe A, Kamiyama J, Hagiya K, Kawano S, Mizutani T. Significant reversal of cardiac upregulated endothelin-1 system in a rat model of sepsis by landiolol hydrochloride. Life Sci 2014; 118:357-63. [PMID: 24735957 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2013] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIMS Landiolol hydrochloride, an ultra-short-acting highly cardio-selective β-1 blocker, has become useful for various medical problems. Recent studies have demonstrated that co-treatment with landiolol protects against acute lung injury and cardiac dysfunction in rats of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced systemic inflammation, and was also associated with a significant reduction in serum levels of the inflammation mediator HMGB-1 and histological lung damage. Endothelin (ET)-1, a potent vasoconstrictor, has been implicated in pathogenesis of sepsis and sepsis-induced multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Here, we investigated whether landiolol hydrochloride can play important roles in ameliorating LPS-induced alterations in cardiac ET system of septic rats. MAIN METHODS Eight-week-old male Wistar rats were administered LPS only for 3 h and the rest were treated with LPS as well as with landiolol non-stop for 3 h. KEY FINDINGS At 3 h after LPS (only) administration, circulatory tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α level, blood lactate concentration and percentage of fractional shortening of heart were significantly increased. In addition, LPS induced a significant expression of various components of cardiac ET-1 system compared to control. Finally, treatment of LPS-administered rats with landiolol for 3 h normalized LPS-induced blood lactate levels and cardiac functional compensatory events, without altering levels of plasma TNF-α and ET-1. Most strikingly, landiolol treatment significantly normalized various components of cardiac ET-1 signaling system in septic rat. SIGNIFICANCE Taken together, these data led us to conclude that landiolol may be cardio-protective in septic rats by normalizing the expression of cardiac vasoactive peptide such as ET, without altering the circulatory levels of inflammatory cytokines.
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- Yoshimoto Seki
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Sepsis is associated with altered cerebral microcirculation and tissue hypoxia in experimental peritonitis. Crit Care Med 2014; 42:e114-22. [PMID: 24196192 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3182a641b8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Alterations in cerebral microvascular blood flow may develop during sepsis, but the consequences of these abnormalities on tissue oxygenation and metabolism are not well defined. We studied the evolution of microvascular blood flow, brain oxygen tension (PbO2), and metabolism in a clinically relevant animal model of septic shock. DESIGN Prospective randomized animal study. SETTING University hospital research laboratory. SUBJECTS Fifteen invasively monitored and mechanically ventilated female sheep. INTERVENTIONS The sheep were randomized to fecal peritonitis (n = 10) or a sham procedure (n = 5), and craniectomies were performed to enable evaluation of cerebral microvascular blood flow, PbO2, and metabolism. The microvascular network of the left frontal cortex was evaluated (at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 hr) using sidestream dark-field videomicroscopy. Using an off-line semiquantitative method, functional capillary density and the proportion of small perfused vessels were calculated. PbO2 was measured hourly by a parenchymal Clark electrode, and cerebral metabolism was assessed by the lactate/pyruvate ratio using brain microdialysis; both these systems were placed in the right frontal cortex. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS In septic animals, cerebral functional capillary density (from 3.1 ± 0.5 to 1.9 ± 0.4 n/mm, p < 0.001) and proportion of small perfused vessels (from 98% ± 2% to 84% ± 7%, p = 0.004) decreased over the 18-hour study period. Concomitantly, PbO2 decreased (61 ± 5 to 41 ± 7 mm Hg, p < 0.001) and lactate/pyruvate ratio increased (23 ± 5 to 36 ± 19, p < 0.001). At 18 hours, when shock was present, animals with a mean arterial pressure less than 65 mm Hg (n = 6) had similar functional capillary density, proportion of small perfused vessels, and PbO2 values but significantly higher lactate/pyruvate ratio (46 ± 18 vs 20 ± 4, p = 0.009) compared with animals with an mean arterial pressure of 65-70 mm Hg (n = 4). CONCLUSIONS Impaired cerebral microcirculation during sepsis is associated with progressive impairment in PbO2 and brain metabolism. Development of severe hypotension was responsible for a further increase in anaerobic metabolism. These alterations may play an important role in the pathogenesis of brain dysfunction during sepsis.
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Oki M, Jesmin S, Islam MM, Mowa CN, Khatun T, Shimojo N, Sakuramoto H, Kamiyama J, Kawano S, Miyauchi T, Mizutani T. Dual blockade of endothelin action exacerbates up-regulated VEGF angiogenic signaling in the heart of lipopolysaccharide-induced endotoxemic rat model. Life Sci 2014; 118:364-9. [PMID: 24548632 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Revised: 01/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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AIMS Sepsis is a cluster of heterogeneous syndromes associated with progressive endotoxemic developments, ultimately leading to damage of multiple organs, including the heart. However, the pathogenesis of sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction is still not fully understood. The present study is the first to examine alterations in expression of key angiogenic signaling system mediated by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in septic heart and the effects of endothelin dual blocker (ETDB) on it. MAIN METHODS Normal Wistar rats were either administered with: a) vehicle only (control group), b) lipopolysaccharide only (LPS: 15 mg/kg) and then sacrificed at different time points (1 h, 3 h, 6 h and 10 h), and c) the last group was co-administered with LPS and ETDB (SB-209670, 1 mg/kg body weight) for 6 h and then sacrificed. KEY FINDINGS Administration of LPS resulted in increases in levels of: a) serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, b) serum VEGF and c) serum endothelin (ET)-1 levels accompanied by up-regulation of cardiac VEGF and its downstream angiogenic signaling molecules. While cardiac TNF-α level was unchanged among experimental groups, cardiac ET-1 level was significantly higher in LPS-administered group. SIGNIFICANCE We conclude that elevation in VEGF angiogenic signaling may be triggered by diminished oxygenation in the myocardium following LPS administration as a consequence of sepsis-induced microvascular dysfunction. Because of this cardiac dysfunction, oxygen supply may be inadequate at microregional level to support the normal heart metabolism and function. ETDB at 6 h further increased the elevated levels of VEGF angiogenic signaling in endotoxemic heart.
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- Masami Oki
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Centre for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Fluid management in the critically ill child. Pediatr Nephrol 2014; 29:23-34. [PMID: 23361311 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-013-2412-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Revised: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Fluid management has a major impact on the duration, severity and outcome of critical illness. The overall strategy for the acutely ill child should be biphasic. Aggressive volume expansion to support tissue oxygen delivery as part of early goal-directed resuscitation algorithms for shock--especially septic shock--has been associated with dramatic improvements in outcome. Recent data suggest that the cost-benefit of aggressive fluid resuscitation may be more complex than previously thought, and may depend on case-mix and the availability of intensive care. After the resuscitation phase, critically ill children tend to retain free water while having reduced insensible losses. Fluid regimens that limit or avoid positive fluid balance are associated with a reduced length of hospital stay and fewer complications. Identifying the point at which patients change from the 'early shock' pattern to the later 'chronic critical illness' pattern remains a major challenge. Very little data are available on the choice of fluids, and most of the information that is available arises from studies of critically ill adults. There is therefore an urgent need for high-quality trials of both resuscitation and maintenance fluid regimens in critically ill children.
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Jain K, Suryakumar G, Prasad R, Ganju L. Upregulation of cytoprotective defense mechanisms and hypoxia-responsive proteins imparts tolerance to acute hypobaric hypoxia. High Alt Med Biol 2013; 14:65-77. [PMID: 23537263 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2012.1064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Exposure to high altitude is a well-known environmental stress with physiological and metabolic consequences, with the major stressor being hypobaric hypoxia. The disruption in cellular homeostasis elicits several acute and chronic adaptations designed to diminish the stress imposed by the hypoxic insult. Highly conserved cellular machinery protects the myocardium from damage under reduced oxygen tension. In the present study, adult Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to an altitude of 9754 m in a decompression chamber and screened on the basis of the time taken for onset of gasping. The animals were grouped as susceptible (<10 min), normal (10-25 min), and tolerant (>25 min). Histologically, susceptible animals showed increased myocardial inflammation and infiltration and greater CK-MB activity. These animals showed a three-fold increase in reactive oxygen species levels and subsequent oxidative damage to proteins and lipids as compared to control unexposed group. In tolerant animals, the damage was minimal. The resistance to damage in these animals was possibly due to enhanced myocardial antioxidant enzymes, catalase and superoxide dismutase. A significantly higher expression of HIF-1α and its responsive genes, including EPO, HO-1, and GLUT1, was seen in tolerant animals, although VEGF expression was enhanced in the susceptible group. Cytoprotective chaperones, HSP70 and HSP90, were elevated in the tolerant animals. The differential expression of these hypoxia-responsive molecules may thus act as potential biochemical markers for screening and identifying individuals susceptible to environmental stress.
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- Kanika Jain
- Cellular Biochemistry Division, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Timarpur, Delhi, India
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Tada Y, Ogawa M, Watanabe R, Zempo H, Takamura C, Suzuki JI, Dan T, Miyata T, Isobe M, Komuro I. Neovascularization induced by hypoxia inducible transcription factor is associated with the improvement of cardiac dysfunction in experimental autoimmune myocarditis. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2013; 23:149-62. [DOI: 10.1517/13543784.2014.855196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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De Backer D, Orbegozo Cortes D, Donadello K, Vincent JL. Pathophysiology of microcirculatory dysfunction and the pathogenesis of septic shock. Virulence 2013; 5:73-9. [PMID: 24067428 PMCID: PMC3916386 DOI: 10.4161/viru.26482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Multiple experimental and human trials have shown that microcirculatory alterations are frequent in sepsis. In this review, we discuss the various mechanisms that are potentially involved in their development and the implications of these alterations. Endothelial dysfunction, impaired inter-cell communication, altered glycocalyx, adhesion and rolling of white blood cells and platelets, and altered red blood cell deformability are the main mechanisms involved in the development of these alterations. Microcirculatory alterations increase the diffusion distance for oxygen and, due to the heterogeneity of microcirculatory perfusion in sepsis, may promote development of areas of tissue hypoxia in close vicinity to well-oxygenated zones. The severity of microvascular alterations is associated with organ dysfunction and mortality. At this stage, therapies to specifically target the microcirculation are still being investigated.
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- Daniel De Backer
- Department of Intensive Care; Erasme University Hospital; Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB); Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care; Erasme University Hospital; Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB); Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care; Erasme University Hospital; Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB); Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Intensive Care; Erasme University Hospital; Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB); Bruxelles, Belgium
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Barnucz E, Veres G, Hegedűs P, Klein S, Zöller R, Radovits T, Korkmaz S, Horkay F, Merkely B, Karck M, Szabó G. Prolyl-hydroxylase inhibition preserves endothelial cell function in a rat model of vascular ischemia reperfusion injury. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2013; 345:25-31. [PMID: 23388095 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.112.200790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Storage protocols of vascular grafts need further improvement against ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. Hypoxia elicits a variety of complex cellular responses by altering the activity of many signaling pathways, such as the oxygen-dependent prolyl-hyroxylase domain-containing enzyme (PHD). Reduction of PHD activity during hypoxia leads to stabilization and accumulation of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) 1α. We examined the effects of PHD inhibiton by dimethyloxalylglycine on the vasomotor responses of isolated rat aorta and aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in a model of cold ischemia/warm reperfusion. Aortic segments underwent 24 hours of cold ischemic preservation in saline or DMOG (dimethyloxalylglycine)-supplemented saline solution. We investigated endothelium-dependent and -independent vasorelaxations. To simulate IR injury, hypochlorite (NaOCl) was added during warm reperfusion. VSMCs were incubated in NaCl or DMOG solution at 4°C for 24 hours after the medium was changed for a supplied standard medium at 37°C for 6 hours. Apoptosis was assessed using the TUNEL method. Gene expression analysis was performed using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Cold ischemic preservation and NaOCl induced severe endothelial dysfunction, which was significantly improved by DMOG supplementation (maximal relaxation of aortic segments to acetylcholine: control 95% ± 1% versus NaOCl 44% ± 4% versus DMOG 68% ± 5%). Number of TUNEL-positive cell nuclei was significantly higher in the NaOCl group, and DMOG treatment significantly decreased apoptosis. Inducible heme-oxygenase 1 mRNA expressions were significantly higher in the DMOG group. Pharmacological modulation of oxygen sensing system by DMOG in an in vitro model of vascular IR effectively preserved endothelial function. Inhibition of PHDs could therefore be a new therapeutic avenue for protecting endothelium and vascular muscle cells against IR injury.
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- Enikő Barnucz
- Laboratory of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, INF 326, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Ding A, Kalaignanasundaram P, Ricardo SD, Abdelkader A, Witting PK, Broughton BRS, Kim HB, Wyse BF, Phillips JK, Evans RG. Chronic treatment with tempol does not significantly ameliorate renal tissue hypoxia or disease progression in a rodent model of polycystic kidney disease. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2012; 39:917-29. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Alice Ding
- The Australian School of Advanced Medicine; Macquarie University; Sydney; NSW; Australia
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- Department of Monash Immunology & Stem Cell Laboratories; Monash University; Melbourne; Vic.; Australia
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- Department of Physiology; Monash University; Melbourne; Vic.; Australia
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- Discipline of Pathology; The University of Sydney; Sydney; NSW; Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology; Monash University; Melbourne; Vic.; Australia
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- Discipline of Pathology; The University of Sydney; Sydney; NSW; Australia
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- The Australian School of Advanced Medicine; Macquarie University; Sydney; NSW; Australia
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- The Australian School of Advanced Medicine; Macquarie University; Sydney; NSW; Australia
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- Department of Physiology; Monash University; Melbourne; Vic.; Australia
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REGUEIRA T, DJAFARZADEH S, BRANDT S, GORRASI J, BOROTTO E, PORTA F, TAKALA J, BRACHT H, SHAW S, LEPPER PM, JAKOB SM. Oxygen transport and mitochondrial function in porcine septic shock, cardiogenic shock, and hypoxaemia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2012; 56:846-59. [PMID: 22571590 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02706.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The relevance of tissue oxygenation in the pathogenesis of organ dysfunction during sepsis is controversial. We compared oxygen transport, lactate metabolism, and mitochondrial function in pigs with septic shock, cardiogenic shock, or hypoxic hypoxia. METHODS Thirty-two anaesthetized, ventilated pigs were randomized to faecal peritonitis (P), cardiac tamponade (CT), hypoxic hypoxia (HH) or controls. Systemic and regional blood flows, lactate, mitochondrial respiration, and tissue hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α) were measured for 24 h. RESULTS Mortality was 50% in each intervention group. While systemic oxygen consumption (VO(2) ) was maintained in all groups, hepatic VO(2) tended to decrease in CT [0.84 (0.5-1.3) vs. 0.42 (0.06-0.8)/ml/min/kg; P = 0.06]. In P, fractional hepatic, celiac trunk, and portal vein blood flows, and especially renal blood flow [by 46 (14-91)%; P = 0.001] decreased. In CT, renal blood flow [by 50.4 (23-81)%; P = 0.004] and in HH, superior mesenteric blood flow decreased [by 38.9 (16-100)%, P = 0.009]. Hepatic lactate influx increased > 100% in P and HH, and > 200% in CT (all P < 0.02). Hepatic lactate uptake remained unchanged in P and HH and converted to release in CT. Mitochondrial respiration remained normal. Muscle adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentrations decreased in P (5.9 ± 1.4 μmol/g wt vs. 2.8 ± 2.7 μmol/g wt, P = 0.04). HIF-1α expression was not detectable in any group. CONCLUSION We conclude that despite shock and renal hypoperfusion, tissue hypoxia is not a major pathophysiological issue in early and established faecal peritonitis. The reasons for reduced skeletal muscle tissue ATP levels in the presence of well-preserved in-vitro muscle mitochondrial respiration should be further investigated.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern; Bern; Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern; Bern; Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern; Bern; Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern; Bern; Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern; Bern; Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern; Bern; Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern; Bern; Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern; Bern; Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern; Bern; Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern; Bern; Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern; Bern; Switzerland
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Reichelt ME, Ashton KJ, Tan XL, Mustafa SJ, Ledent C, Delbridge LMD, Hofmann PA, Headrick JP, Morrison RR. The adenosine A₂A receptor - myocardial protectant and coronary target in endotoxemia. Int J Cardiol 2011; 166:672-80. [PMID: 22192288 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.11.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2011] [Revised: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac injury and dysfunction are contributors to disease progression and mortality in sepsis. This study evaluated the cardiovascular role of intrinsic A₂A adenosine receptor (A₂AAR) activity during lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation. METHODS We assessed the impact of 24 h of LPS challenge (20 mg/kg, IP) on cardiac injury, coronary function and inflammatory mediator levels in Wild-Type (WT) mice and mice lacking functional A₂AARs (A₂AAR KO). RESULTS Cardiac injury was evident in LPS-treated WTs, with ~7-fold elevation in serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI), and significant ventricular and coronary dysfunction. Absence of A₂AARs increased LPS-provoked cTnI release at 24 h by 3-fold without additional demise of contraction function. Importantly, A₂AAR deletion per se emulated detrimental effects of LPS on coronary function, and LPS was without effect in coronary vessels lacking A₂AARs. Effects of A₂AAR KO were independent of major shifts in circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) and haptoglobin. Cytokine responses were largely insensitive to A₂AAR deletion; substantial LPS-induced elevations (up to 100-fold) in IFN-γ and IL-10 were unaltered in A₂AAR KO mice, as were levels of IL-4 and TNF-α. However, late elevations in IL-2 and IL-5 were differentially modulated by A₂AAR KO (IL-2 reduced, IL-5 increased). Data demonstrate that in the context of LPS-triggered cardiac and coronary injury, A₂AAR activity protects myocardial viability without modifying contractile dysfunction, and selectively modulates cytokine (IL-2, IL-5) release. A₂AARs also appear to be targeted by LPS in the coronary vasculature. CONCLUSIONS These experimental data suggest that preservation of A₂AAR functionality might provide therapeutic benefit in human sepsis.
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- Melissa E Reichelt
- Heart Foundation Research Center, Griffith University, Southport QLD, Australia.
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De Backer D, Donadello K, Taccone FS, Ospina-Tascon G, Salgado D, Vincent JL. Microcirculatory alterations: potential mechanisms and implications for therapy. Ann Intensive Care 2011; 1:27. [PMID: 21906380 PMCID: PMC3224481 DOI: 10.1186/2110-5820-1-27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 07/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Multiple experimental and human trials have shown that microcirculatory alterations are frequent in sepsis. In this review, we discuss the characteristics of these alterations, the various mechanisms potentially involved, and the implications for therapy. Sepsis-induced microvascular alterations are characterized by a decrease in capillary density with an increased number of stopped-flow and intermittent-flow capillaries, in close vicinity to well-perfused capillaries. Accordingly, the surface available for exchange is decreased but also is highly heterogeneous. Multiple mechanisms may contribute to these alterations, including endothelial dysfunction, impaired inter-cell communication, altered glycocalyx, adhesion and rolling of white blood cells and platelets, and altered red blood cell deformability. Given the heterogeneous nature of these alterations and the mechanisms potentially involved, classical hemodynamic interventions, such as fluids, red blood cell transfusions, vasopressors, and inotropic agents, have only a limited impact, and the microcirculatory changes often persist after resuscitation. Nevertheless, fluids seem to improve the microcirculation in the early phase of sepsis and dobutamine also can improve the microcirculation, although the magnitude of this effect varies considerably among patients. Finally, maintaining a sufficient perfusion pressure seems to positively influence the microcirculation; however, which mean arterial pressure levels should be targeted remains controversial. Some trials using vasodilating agents, especially nitroglycerin, showed promising initial results but they were challenged in other trials, so it is difficult to recommend the use of these agents in current practice. Other agents can markedly improve the microcirculation, including activated protein C and antithrombin, vitamin C, or steroids. In conclusion, microcirculatory alterations may play an important role in the development of sepsis-related organ dysfunction. At this stage, therapies to target microcirculation specifically are still being investigated.
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- Daniel De Backer
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium.
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Smeding L, van der Laarse WJ, van Veelen TA, Lamberts RR, Niessen HWM, Kneyber MCJ, Groeneveld ABJ, Plötz FB. Early myocardial dysfunction is not caused by mitochondrial abnormalities in a rat model of peritonitis. J Surg Res 2011; 176:178-84. [PMID: 21816428 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.05.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 05/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections are prone to develop multiple organ failure, including myocardial dysfunction. We hypothesized that early dysfunction during sepsis is associated with inflammation, mitochondrial injury, impaired mitochondrial function, and activation of mitochondrial biogenesis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rats received lipopolysaccharide (LPS, n = 11) intraperitoneally. Healthy rats (n = 6) served as controls. Myocardial function was measured ex vivo in an isolated Langendorff-perfused heart set-up. Myocardial vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression was determined by immunofluorescence microscopy. Cytochrome c release and cytochrome c oxidase (COX IV) activity were measured by immunohistochemistry and enzyme histochemistry, respectively. Protein expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), B-cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ cofactor 1α (PGC-1α), and mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) were analyzed by Western blot technique. Mitochondria were studied by electron microscopy. RESULTS Two hours after LPS injection, developed pressure had decreased and after 4 h myocardial contractility (+dP/dt) and relaxation (-dP/dt) also had decreased. TNF-α protein expression was increased after 2 h and returned to normal at 4 h, whereas after 4 h VCAM-1 expression was higher in LPS-treated animals. At 2 h a substrate-dependent increase in COXIV-activity was seen, but no mitochondrial damage occurred as cytochrome c release, COX IV activity and Bcl-2, PGC-1α or TFAM expression were not changed. Electron microscopy did not reveal differences in myocardial mitochondrial characteristics between LPS-treated and control rats. CONCLUSIONS Early myocardial dysfunction in sepsis is associated with myocardial inflammation but not with mitochondrial injury, impaired mitochondrial function, or activated mitochondrial biogenesis.
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- Lonneke Smeding
- Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Monitoring the microcirculation in the critically ill patient: current methods and future approaches. Intensive Care Med 2010; 36:1813-25. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-2005-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2010] [Accepted: 07/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Regueira T, Andresen M, Djafarzadeh S. [Mitochondrial dysfunction during sepsis, impact and possible regulating role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha]. Med Intensiva 2009; 33:385-92. [PMID: 19912970 DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2008.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2008] [Revised: 10/16/2008] [Accepted: 10/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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There is a direct correlation between the development of the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and the elevated mortality associated with sepsis. The mechanisms responsible for MODS development are being studied, however, the main efforts regarding MODS evaluation have focused on oxygen delivery optimization and on the modulation of the characteristic inflammatory cascade of sepsis, all with negative results. Recent studies have shown that there is development of tissue acidosis, even when there are normal oxygen conditions and limited presence of tissue cellular necrosis or apoptosis, which would indicate that cellular energetic dysfunction may be a central element in MODS pathogenesis. Mitochondrias are the main source of cellular energy, central regulators of cell death and the main source for reactive oxygen species. Several mechanisms contribute to mitochondrial dysfunction during sepsis, that is blockage of pyruvate entry into the Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation substrate use in other enzymatic complexes, enzymatic complex inhibition and membrane damage mediated by oxidative stress, and reduction in mitochondrial content. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) is a nuclear transcription factor with a central role in the regulation of cellular oxygen homeostasis. Its induction under hypoxic conditions is associated to the expression of hundreds of genes that coordinate the optimization of cellular oxygen delivery and the cellular energy metabolism. HIF-1alpha can also be stabilized under normoxic condition during inflammation and this activation seems to be associated with a prominent pro-inflammatory profile, with lymphocytes dysfunction, and to a reduction in cellular oxygen consumption. Further studies should establish a role for HIF-1alpha as a therapeutic target.
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- T Regueira
- Departamento de Medicina Intensiva, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Regulation of Mitochondrial Function by Hypoxia and Inflammation in Sepsis: A Putative Role for Hypoxia Inducible Factor. Intensive Care Med 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-77383-4_36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Yi X, Kim K, Yuan W, Xu L, Kim HS, Homeister JW, Key NS, Maeda N. Mice with heterozygous deficiency of lipoic acid synthase have an increased sensitivity to lipopolysaccharide-induced tissue injury. J Leukoc Biol 2008; 85:146-53. [PMID: 18845616 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0308161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Alpha-lipoic acid (1, 2-dithiolane-3-pentanoic acid; LA), synthesized in mitochondria by LA synthase (Lias), is a potent antioxidant and a cofactor for metabolic enzyme complexes. In this study, we examined the effect of genetic reduction of LA synthesis on its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties using a model of LPS-induced inflammation in Lias+/- mice. The increase of plasma proinflammatory cytokine, TNF-alpha, and NF-kappaB at an early phase following LPS injection was greater in Lias+/- mice compared with Lias+/+ mice. The circulating blood white blood cell (WBC) and platelet counts dropped continuously during the initial 4 h. The counts subsequently recovered partially in Lias+/+ mice, but the recovery was impaired totally in Lias+/- mice. Administration of exogenous LA normalized the recovery of WBC counts in Lias+/- mice but not platelets. Enhanced neutrophil sequestration in the livers of Lias+/- mice was associated with increased hepatocyte injury and increased gene expression of growth-related oncogene, E-selectin, and VCAM-1 in the liver and/or lung. Lias gene expression in tissues was 50% of normal expression in Lias+/- mice and reduced further by LPS treatment. Decreased Lias expression was associated with diminished hepatic LA and tissue oxidative stress. Finally, Lias+/- mice displayed enhanced mortality when exposed to LPS-induced sepsis. These data demonstrate the importance of endogenously produced LA for preventing leukocyte accumulation and tissue injury that result from LPS-induced inflammation.
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- Xianwen Yi
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 701 Brinkhous-Bullitt Bldg., Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525, USA
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Presley T, Vedam K, Velayutham M, Zweier JL, Ilangovan G. Activation of Hsp90-eNOS and increased NO generation attenuate respiration of hypoxia-treated endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 295:C1281-91. [PMID: 18787079 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00550.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hypoxia induces various adoptive signaling in cells that can cause several physiological changes. In the present work, we have observed that exposure of bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAECs) to extreme hypoxia (1-5% O(2)) attenuates cellular respiration by a mechanism involving heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) and endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS), so that the cells are conditioned to consume less oxygen and survive in prolonged hypoxic conditions. BAECs, exposed to 1% O(2), showed a reduced respiration compared with 21% O(2)-maintained cells. Western blot analysis showed an increase in the association of Hsp90-eNOS and enhanced NO generation on hypoxia exposure, whereas there was no significant accumulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha). The addition of inhibitors of Hsp90, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, and NOS significantly alleviated this hypoxia-induced attenuation of respiration. Thus we conclude that hypoxia-induced excess NO and its derivatives such as ONOO(-) cause inhibition of the electron transport chain and attenuate O(2) demand, leading to cell survival at extreme hypoxia. More importantly, such an attenuation is found to be independent of HIF-1alpha, which is otherwise thought to be the key regulator of respiration in hypoxia-exposed cells, through a nonphosphorylative glycolytic pathway. The present mechanistic insight will be helpful to understand the difference in the magnitude of endothelial dysfunction.
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- Tennille Presley
- Rm. 392, Biomedical Research Tower, Ohio State Univ., 420 West 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Regional expression of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) system and association with cardiomyocyte cell cycle re-entry after myocardial infarction in rats. Heart Vessels 2008; 23:193-200. [PMID: 18484163 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-007-1029-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2007] [Accepted: 10/31/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha and-2alpha have diverse actions on the myocardium, but the importance of direct effects on cardiac myocytes is unclear. To define their regional accumulation and association with cardiomyocyte cell cycle change after myocardial infarction (MI), a rat MI model was established by occluding the coronary arteries. To further prove a causative relationship between HIF and cell cycle regulation, cultured cardiomyocytes were transfected with adenoviral vectors carrying HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha. Two weeks after MI, both HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha mRNA were moderately increased in the infarcted left ventricle and noninfarcted left ventricle; HIF-2alpha amplification was also detected in areas of the interventricular septum and the right ventricle. In concordance with the changes in mRNA levels, immunohistochemistry signals of HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha were characterized by different regional distributions. In the myocardium adjacent to the infarcted tissue, a significant correlation between HIF-1alpha or HIF-2alpha and Ki-67 labeling index was observed (P < 0.001). Immunohistochemical double staining showed that HIF positive cardiomyocytes underwent DNA synthesis. Cardiomyocytes treated with HIF-1alpha or -2alpha expressed Ki-67, phosphohistone H3, and bromodeoxyuridine effectively in vitro. In conclusion, HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha had a distinct spatial expression pattern in a rat model of ischemic heart disease. Both HIF subunits might be potent stimuli for cardiomyocytes to re-enter the cell cycle and initiate DNA synthesis.
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Mofarrahi M, Nouh T, Qureshi S, Guillot L, Mayaki D, Hussain SNA. Regulation of angiopoietin expression by bacterial lipopolysaccharide. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2008; 294:L955-63. [PMID: 18310225 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00449.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Angiopoietins are ligands for Tie-2 receptors and play important roles in angiogenesis and inflammation. While angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) inhibits inflammatory responses, angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) promotes cytokine production and vascular leakage. In this study, we evaluated in vivo and in vitro effects of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharides (LPS) on angiopoietin expression. Wild-type C57/BL6 mice were injected with saline (control) or E. coli LPS (20 mg/ml ip) and killed 6, 12, and 24 h later. The diaphragm, lung, and liver were excised and assayed for mRNA and protein expression of Ang-1, Ang-2, and Tie-2 protein and tyrosine phosphorylation. LPS injection elicited a severalfold rise in Ang-2 mRNA and protein levels in the three organs. By comparison, both Ang-1 and Tie-2 levels in the diaphragm, liver, and lung were significantly attenuated by LPS administration. In addition, Tie-2 tyrosine phosphorylation in the lung was significantly reduced in response to LPS injection. In vitro exposure to E. coli LPS elicited cell-specific changes in Ang-1 expression, with significant induction in Ang-1 expression being observed in cultured human epithelial cells, whereas significant attenuation of Ang-1 expression was observed in response to E. coli LPS exposure in primary human skeletal myoblasts. In both cell types, E. coli LPS elicited substantial induction of Ang-2 mRNA, a response that was mediated in part through NF-kappaB. We conclude that in vivo endotoxemia triggers functional inhibition of the Ang-1/Tie-2 receptor pathway by reducing Ang-1 and Tie-2 expression and inducing Ang-2 levels and that this response may contribute to enhanced vascular leakage in sepsis.
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- Mahroo Mofarrahi
- Critical Care Division, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Ave West, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1
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Bateman RM, Sharpe MD, Goldman D, Lidington D, Ellis CG. Inhibiting nitric oxide overproduction during hypotensive sepsis increases local oxygen consumption in rat skeletal muscle*. Crit Care Med 2008; 36:225-31. [DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000295307.92027.2f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Novel insights into the effects of inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibition during sepsis*. Crit Care Med 2008; 36:359-60. [DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000297947.51539.8f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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MacRedmond RE, Greene CM, Dorscheid DR, McElvaney NG, O'Neill SJ. Epithelial expression of TLR4 is modulated in COPD and by steroids, salmeterol and cigarette smoke. Respir Res 2007; 8:84. [PMID: 18034897 PMCID: PMC2194695 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-8-84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2007] [Accepted: 11/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a key component of host defense in the respiratory epithelium. Cigarette smoking is associated with increased susceptibility to infection, while COPD is characterised by bacterial colonisation and infective exacerbations. We found reduced TLR4 gene expression in the nasal epithelium of smokers compared with non-smoking controls, while TLR2 expression was unchanged. Severe COPD was associated with reduced TLR4 expression compared to less severe disease, with good correlation between nasal and tracheal expression. We went on to examine the effect of potential modulators of TLR4 expression in respiratory epithelium pertinent to airways disease. Using an airway epithelial cell line, we found a dose-dependent downregulation in TLR4 mRNA and protein expression by stimulation with cigarette smoke extracts. Treatment with the corticosteroids fluticasone and dexamethasone resulted in a dose-dependent reduction in TLR4 mRNA and protein. The functional significance of this effect was demonstrated by impaired IL-8 and HBD2 induction in response to LPS. Stimulation with salmeterol (10-6 M) caused upregulation of TLR4 membrane protein presentation with no upregulation of mRNA, suggesting a post-translational effect. The effect of dexamethasone and salmeterol in combination was additive, with downregulation of TLR4 gene expression, and no change in membrane receptor expression. Modulation of TLR4 in respiratory epithelium may have important implications for airway inflammation and infection in response to inhaled pathogens.
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- Ruth E MacRedmond
- Departments of Medicine/Respiratory Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research/Critical Care Group, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine/Respiratory Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research/Critical Care Group, St. Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine/Respiratory Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Departments of Medicine/Respiratory Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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