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Lartey NL, Vargas-Robles H, Guerrero-Fonseca IM, García-Ponce A, Salinas-Lara C, Rottner K, Schnoor M. The Actin-Binding Protein Cortactin Promotes Sepsis Severity by Supporting Excessive Neutrophil Infiltration into the Lung. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10051019. [PMID: 35625756 PMCID: PMC9139066 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10051019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a systemic infection that can lead to multi-organ failure. It is characterised by an uncontrolled immune response with massive neutrophil influx into peripheral organs. Neutrophil extravasation into tissues depends on actin remodeling and actin-binding proteins such as cortactin, which is expressed ubiquitously, except for neutrophils. Endothelial cortactin is necessary for proper regulation of neutrophil transendothelial migration and recruitment to sites of infection. We therefore hypothesised that cortactin plays a crucial role in sepsis development by regulating neutrophil trafficking. Using a murine model of sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), we showed that cortactin-deficient (KO) mice survive better due to reduced lung injury. Histopathological analysis of lungs from septic KO mice revealed absence of oedema, reduced vascular congestion and mucus deposition, and better-preserved alveoli compared to septic wild-type (WT) mice. Additionally, sepsis-induced cytokine storm, excessive neutrophil infiltration into the lung and oxidative stress were significantly reduced in KO mice. Neutrophil depletion 12 h after sepsis improved survival in WT mice by averting lung injury, similar to both neutrophil-depleted and non-depleted KO mice. Our findings highlight a critical role of cortactin for lung neutrophil infiltration and sepsis severity.
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- Nathaniel L. Lartey
- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City 07360, Mexico; (N.L.L.); (H.V.-R.); (I.M.G.-F.); (A.G.-P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City 07360, Mexico; (N.L.L.); (H.V.-R.); (I.M.G.-F.); (A.G.-P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City 07360, Mexico; (N.L.L.); (H.V.-R.); (I.M.G.-F.); (A.G.-P.)
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City 07360, Mexico; (N.L.L.); (H.V.-R.); (I.M.G.-F.); (A.G.-P.)
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- Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Zoological Institute, Technical University Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany;
- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Department of Cell Biology, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City 07360, Mexico; (N.L.L.); (H.V.-R.); (I.M.G.-F.); (A.G.-P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-55-5747-3321
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Koutsogiannaki S, Zha H, Yuki K. Volatile Anesthetic Isoflurane Attenuates Liver Injury in Experimental Polymicrobial Sepsis Model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 5:63-74. [PMID: 29977977 PMCID: PMC6029873 DOI: 10.31480/2330-4871/071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Volatile anesthetics are often administered to patients with sepsis for
procedural anesthesia or sedation in intensive care units. Sepsis still carries
significant morbidities and mortalities, and organ injuries pose major
complications. Early liver dysfunction is associated with poor outcome mainly as
a result of overwhelming neutrophil recruitment. Leukocyte function-associated
antigen-1 (LFA-1) and macrophage-1 antigen (Mac-1) are major adhesion molecules
on neutrophils and involved in neutrophil recruitment. We have previously showed
that volatile anesthetic isoflurane inhibited LFA-1 and Mac-1. Here we studied
the role of isoflurane, LFA-1 and Mac-1 on neutrophil recruitment to the liver
and liver injury using experimental polymicrobial abdominal sepsis induced by
cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) surgery. We used wild type (WT), LFA-1, Mac-1
and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) knockout (KO) mice. Following the
induction of sepsis by CLP surgery, a group of mice were exposed to isoflurane
for 2 hours. We found that Mac-1 and ICAM-1, but not LFA-1 were involved in
neutrophil recruitment to liver. Isoflurane attenuated neutrophil recruitment
and liver injury in WT and LFA-1 KO mice. Mac-1 KO mice had limited neutrophil
recruitment and liver injury, both of which were not attenuated by isoflurane
further, suggesting that isoflurane mitigated liver injury via Mac-1. Mac-1
colocalized with ICAM-1 and fibrinogen on liver tissues. In the presence of
fibrinogen Mac-1 bound ICAM-1 significantly more, while LFA-1 bound less to
ICAM-1, suggesting that Mac-1 used fibrinogen as a bridging molecule to bind
ICAM-1. In conclusion, isoflurane exposure attenuated neutrophil recruitment and
liver injury via Mac-1.
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- Sophia Koutsogiannaki
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pediatric, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Obesity has reached epidemic proportions over the last few decades. Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and cancer and is feared to decrease overall life expectancy over the next few decades. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that obesity is a chronic inflammatory disease. Obesity is becoming a cause of concern in critically ill patients as well. Sepsis is the number one cause of morbidity and mortality in noncoronary artery disease critical care units all over the world and is associated with a high cost of care. An increase in morbidity in obese septic patients compared with lean people is a cause of growing concern. Laboratory evidence suggests that there is exaggeration in the inflammatory and prothrombogenic phenotype assumed by obese compared with lean septic animals. The exact mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are unknown. This article reviews some of the pathophysiological processes responsible for the underlying inflammation in obesity and sepsis and reviews the literature for the association of the two.
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- Vidula Vachharajani
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
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Maron-Gutierrez T, Silva JD, Cruz FF, Alegria S, Xisto DG, Assis EF, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Dos Santos CC, Morales MM, Rocco PRM. Insult-dependent effect of bone marrow cell therapy on inflammatory response in a murine model of extrapulmonary acute respiratory distress syndrome. Stem Cell Res Ther 2013; 4:123. [PMID: 24406030 PMCID: PMC3856598 DOI: 10.1186/scrt334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Introduction Administration of bone marrow-derived cells produces beneficial effects in experimental extrapulmonary acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, there are controversies regarding the effects of timing of cell administration and initial insult severity on inflammatory response. We evaluated the effects of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMDMC) in two models of extrapulmonary ARDS once lung morphofunctional changes had already been installed. Methods BALB/c mice received lipopolysaccharide (LPS) intraperitoneally (5 mg/kg in 0.5 ml saline) or underwent cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Control mice received saline intraperitoneally (0.5 ml) or underwent sham surgery. At 24 hours, groups were further randomized to receive saline or BMDMC (2 × 106) intravenously. Lung mechanics, histology, and humoral and cellular parameters of lung inflammation and remodeling were analyzed 1, 3 and 7 days after ARDS induction. Results BMDMC therapy led to improved survival in the CLP group, reduced lung elastance, alveolar collapse, tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cellularity, collagen fiber content, and interleukin-1β and increased chemokine (keratinocyte-derived chemokine and monocyte chemotactic protein-1) expression in lung tissue regardless of the experimental ARDS model. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expression in lung tissue increased after cell therapy depending on the insult (LPS or CLP). Conclusions BMDMC therapy at day 1 successfully reduced lung inflammation and remodeling, thus contributing to improvement of lung mechanics in both extrapulmonary ARDS models. Nevertheless, the different inflammatory responses induced by LPS and CLP resulted in distinct effects of BMDMC therapy. These data may be useful in the clinical setting, as they suggest that the type of initial insult plays a key role in the outcome of treatment.
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Araújo CV, Estato V, Tibiriçá E, Bozza PT, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Silva AR. PPAR gamma activation protects the brain against microvascular dysfunction in sepsis. Microvasc Res 2012; 84:218-21. [PMID: 22659381 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2012.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Revised: 04/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Sepsis is a severe disorder characterized by systemic inflammatory responses in the presence of an infection and may progress to multiple organ dysfunction and death. Alterations in cerebral microcirculation fulfill a crucial role in the pathogenesis of severe sepsis, and include a decrease in capillary density and disturbances in leukocyte movement along capillaries. Nevertheless, the mechanisms involved in sepsis-associated cerebral microcirculatory alterations have so far not been defined. We investigated the effect of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) selective agonist rosiglitazone on leukocyte/endothelial cell interaction and functional capillary density in the brain in the cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model of sepsis. Anti-inflammatory effects of rosiglitazone on the cerebral microcirculation were marked. Functional capillary density increased and leukocyte rolling and adhesion were decreased in animals submitted to CLP and treated with rosiglitazone. Our data provide evidence for involvement of PPARγ activation in leukocyte-endothelium interactions and alterations in capillary density. Improved cerebral perfusion in animals treated with rosiglitazone, suggests that PPARγ activation is protective against cerebral microvascular dysfunction in sepsis.
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- C V Araújo
- Laboratório de Imunofarmacologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Ploppa A, Kampmann M, Johannes T, Haeberle HA, Nohé B. Effects of different leukocyte subpopulations and flow conditions on leukocyte accumulation during reperfusion. J Vasc Res 2012; 49:169-80. [PMID: 22398918 DOI: 10.1159/000335147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2011] [Accepted: 11/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The study examined the interdependent effects of shear stress and different leukocyte subpopulations on endothelial cell activation and cell interactions during low flow and reperfusion. METHODS Human umbilical venous endothelial cells were perfused with either neutrophils or monocytes at different shear stress (2-0.25 dyn/cm(2)) and adhesion was quantified by microscopy. Effects of adherent neutrophils and monocytes on endothelial cell adhesion molecule expression were analyzed by flow cytometry after 4-hour static coincubation. After coincubation, the cocultures were reperfused with labeled neutrophils at 2 dyn/cm(2) and their adhesion was quantified selectively. For the control, endothelium monocultures with and without lipopolysaccharide activation were used. RESULTS At 2 dyn/cm(2), adhesion did not exceed baseline levels on nonactivated endothelium. Decreasing shear stress to 0.25 dyn/cm(2) largely increased the adhesion of both leukocyte subpopulations, similar to the effect of lipopolysaccharide at 2 dyn/cm(2). However, only adherent monocytes increased adhesion molecule expression, whereas neutrophils had no effect. As a functional consequence, adherent monocytes largely increased neutrophil adhesion during reperfusion, whereas adherent neutrophils did not. CONCLUSION Compromised shear stress is an autonomous trigger of leukocyte adhesion even in the absence of additional activators. Exceeding this immediate effect, adherent monocytes induce further endothelial activation and enhance further neutrophil adhesion during reperfusion.
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- Annette Ploppa
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, Eberhard-Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
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Vachharajani V, Cunningham C, Yoza B, Carson J, Vachharajani TJ, McCall C. Adiponectin-deficiency exaggerates sepsis-induced microvascular dysfunction in the mouse brain. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2012; 20:498-504. [PMID: 21996662 PMCID: PMC3288614 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Obesity increases circulating cell-endothelial cell interactions; an early marker of inflammation in laboratory model of sepsis, but little is known about the effect of different adipokines. Adiponectin is an anti-inflammatory adipokine secreted by adipocytes. Adiponectin deficiency is implicated in exaggerated proinflammatory phenotype in both obesity and sepsis via increased proinflammatory cytokine expression. However the effect of adiponectin deficiency on circulating cell-endothelial cell interactions in polymicrobial sepsis is unknown. Furthermore although brain dysfunction in septic patients is a known predictor of death, the pathophysiology involved is unknown. In the current study, we examined the effects of adiponectin deficiency on leukocyte (LA) and platelet adhesion (PA) in cerebral microcirculation of septic mice. Adiponectin deficient (Adipoq(-/-): Adko) and background strain C57Bl/6 (wild type (WT)) mice were used. Sepsis was induced using cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). We studied LA and PA in the cerebral microcirculation using intravital fluorescent video microscopy (IVM), blood brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction using Evans Blue (EB) leakage method and E-selectin expression using dual radiolabeling technique in different WT and Adko mice with CLP. Adiponectin deficiency significantly exaggerated LA (WT-CLP:201 ± 17; Adko-CLP: ± 53 cells/mm(2); P < 0.05) and PA (WT-CLP:125 ± 17; Adko-CLP:188 ± 20 cells/mm(2); P < 0.05) in cerebral microcirculation, EB leakage (WT-CLP:10 ± 3.7; Adko-CLP:24 ± 4.3 ng/g × µl plasma; P < 0.05) and E-selectin expression (WT-CLP:0.06 ± 0.11; Adko-CLP:0.44 ± 0.053 ng/g; P < 0.05) in the brain tissue of the mice with CLP. Furthermore, E-selectin monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment attenuated cell adhesion and BBB dysfunction of Adko-CLP mice. Adiponectin deficiency is associated with exaggerated leukocyte and PA in cerebral microcirculation of mice with CLP via modulation of E-selectin expression.
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- Vidula Vachharajani
- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
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Vachharajani V, Wang SW, Mishra N, El Gazzar M, Yoza B, McCall C. Curcumin modulates leukocyte and platelet adhesion in murine sepsis. Microcirculation 2010; 17:407-16. [PMID: 20690979 DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2010.00039.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Circulating cell-endothelial cell interaction in sepsis is a rate-determining factor in organ dysfunction, and interventions targeting this process have a potential therapeutic value. In this project, we examined whether curcumin, an active ingredient of turmeric and an anti-inflammatory agent, could disrupt interactions between circulating blood cells and endothelium and improve survival in a murine model of sepsis. METHODS Mice were subjected to cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) to induce sepsis vs. sham surgery. We studied leukocyte and platelet adhesion in cerebral microcirculation using intravital fluorescent video microscopy technique, blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction using Evans Blue (EB) leakage method, P-selectin expression using dual radiolabeling technique, and survival in mice subjected to Sham, CLP, and CLP with curcumin pre-treatment (CLP + curcumin). RESULTS Curcumin significantly attenuated leukocyte and platelet adhesion in cerebral microcirculation, EB leakage in the brain tissue, and improved survival in mice with CLP. P-selectin expression in mice with CLP + curcumin was significantly attenuated compared with CLP in various microcirculatory beds, including brain. Reduction in platelet adhesion was predominantly via modulation of endothelium by curcumin. CONCLUSION Curcumin pre-treatment modulates leukocyte and platelet adhesion and BBB dysfunction in mice with CLP via P-selectin expression and improves survival in mice with CLP.
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- Vidula Vachharajani
- Department of Anesthesiology/Section for Critical Care, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.
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Taccone FS, Su F, Pierrakos C, He X, James S, Dewitte O, Vincent JL, De Backer D. Cerebral microcirculation is impaired during sepsis: an experimental study. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2010; 14:R140. [PMID: 20667108 PMCID: PMC2945121 DOI: 10.1186/cc9205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2010] [Revised: 06/08/2010] [Accepted: 07/28/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Introduction Pathophysiology of brain dysfunction due to sepsis remains poorly understood. Cerebral microcirculatory alterations may play a role; however, experimental data are scarce. This study sought to investigate whether the cerebral microcirculation is altered in a clinically relevant animal model of septic shock. Methods Fifteen anesthetized, invasively monitored, and mechanically ventilated female sheep were allocated to a sham procedure (n = 5) or sepsis (n = 10), in which peritonitis was induced by intra-abdominal injection of autologous faeces. Animals were observed until spontaneous death or for a maximum of 20 hours. In addition to global hemodynamic assessment, the microcirculation of the cerebral cortex was evaluated using Sidestream Dark-Field (SDF) videomicroscopy at baseline, 6 hours, 12 hours and at shock onset. At least five images of 20 seconds each from separate areas were recorded at each time point and stored under a random number to be analyzed, using a semi-quantitative method, by an investigator blinded to time and condition. Results All septic animals developed a hyperdynamic state associated with organ dysfunction and, ultimately, septic shock. In the septic animals, there was a progressive decrease in cerebral total perfused vessel density (from 5.9 ± 0.9 at baseline to 4.8 ± 0.7 n/mm at shock onset, P = 0.009), functional capillary density (from 2.8 ± 0.4 to 2.1 ± 0.7 n/mm, P = 0.049), the proportion of small perfused vessels (from 95 ± 3 to 85 ± 8%, P = 0.02), and the total number of perfused capillaries (from 22.7 ± 2.7 to 17.5 ± 5.2 n/mm, P = 0.04). There were no significant changes in microcirculatory flow index over time. In sham animals, the cerebral microcirculation was unaltered during the study period. Conclusions In this model of peritonitis, the cerebral microcirculation was impaired during sepsis, with a significant reduction in perfused small vessels at the onset of septic shock. These alterations may play a role in the pathogenesis of septic encephalopathy.
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- Fabio Silvio Taccone
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium.
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Patel KN, Soubra SH, Lam FW, Rodriguez MA, Rumbaut RE. Polymicrobial sepsis and endotoxemia promote microvascular thrombosis via distinct mechanisms. J Thromb Haemost 2010; 8:1403-9. [PMID: 20345726 PMCID: PMC3142355 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03853.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND We reported recently that endotoxemia promotes microvascular thrombosis in cremaster venules of wild-type mice, but not in mice deficient in toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) or von Willebrand factor (VWF). OBJECTIVE To determine whether the clinically relevant model of polymicrobial sepsis induced by cecal ligation/perforation (CLP) induces similar responses via the same mechanisms as endotoxemia. METHODS We used a light/dye-injury model of thrombosis in the cremaster microcirculation of wild-type mice and mice deficient in toll-like receptor-4 (C57BL/10ScNJ), toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), or VWF. Mice underwent CLP or sham surgery, or an intraperitoneal injection of endotoxin (LPS) or saline. In the CLP model, we assessed the influence of fluid replacement on thrombotic responses. RESULTS Both CLP and LPS enhanced thrombotic occlusion in wild-type mice. In contrast to LPS, CLP enhanced thrombosis in TLR4- and VWF-deficient strains. While TLR2-deficient mice did not demonstrate enhanced thrombosis following CLP, LPS enhanced thrombosis in these mice. LPS, but not CLP, increased plasma VWF antigen relative to controls. Septic mice, particularly those undergoing CLP, developed significant hemoconcentration. Intravenous fluid replacement with isotonic saline prevented the hemoconcentration and prothrombotic responses to CLP, though fluids did not prevent the prothrombotic response to LPS. CONCLUSIONS Polymicrobial sepsis induced by CLP and endotoxemia promote microvascular thrombosis via distinct mechanisms; enhanced thrombosis induced by CLP requires TLR2 but not TLR4 or VWF. The salutary effects of intravenous fluid replacement on microvascular thrombosis in polymicrobial sepsis remain to be characterized.
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- Kavita N. Patel
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Medical Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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- Medical Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030
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Vachharajani V, Vital S, Russell J. Modulation of circulating cell–endothelial cell interaction by erythropoietin in lean and obese mice with cecal ligation and puncture. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2010; 17:9-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2009.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Revised: 04/17/2009] [Accepted: 04/22/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Vachharajani V, Russell JM, Scott KL, Conrad S, Stokes KY, Tallam L, Hall J, Granger DN. Obesity Exacerbates Sepsis-Induced Inflammation and Microvascular Dysfunction in Mouse Brain. Microcirculation 2010; 12:183-94. [PMID: 15828130 DOI: 10.1080/10739680590904982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Obese patients with sepsis have higher morbidity and mortality than lean counterparts, but the mechanisms involved are unknown. The authors examined the inflammatory and thrombogenic responses of the cerebral microvasculature to sepsis induced by cecal ligation and perforation in obese and lean wild-type mice. METHODS Leukocyte and platelet adhesion in cerebral microvasculature and behavioral responses were measured in wild-type and obese mice 4 h postperforation. P-selectin expression in different vascular beds was assessed 6 h postperforation. The effects of immunoblockade of P-selectin, ICAM-1, and CD18 on leukocyte and platelet recruitment were evaluated in obese septic animals. RESULTS Cerebral venules of obese and wild-type mice assumed a proinflammatory and prothrombogenic phenotype 4 h post-perforation, with greatly exaggerated responses in obese mice compared to the lean counterparts. These enhanced responses were attenuated by blocking P-selectin, CD18, or ICAM-1. Obese mice also exhibited a more profound behavioral deficit after sepsis, which appears to be unrelated to the recruitment of leukocytes and platelets. Cecal ligation and perforation-induced P-selectin expression was greater in obese mice compared with lean counterparts. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that the increased morbidity to sepsis in obesity may result from exaggerated microvascular inflammatory and thrombogenic responses that include the activation of endothelial cells with subsequent expression of adhesion molecules, such as P-selectin.
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- Vidula Vachharajani
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport 71130-3932, USA
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LFA-1 and MAC-1 mediate pulmonary recruitment of neutrophils and tissue damage in abdominal sepsis. Shock 2008; 30:254-9. [PMID: 18197144 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e318162c567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Neutrophil-mediated lung damage is an insidious feature in septic patients, although the adhesive mechanisms behind pulmonary recruitment of neutrophils in polymicrobial sepsis remain elusive. The aim of the present study was to define the role of lymphocyte function antigen-1 (LFA-1) and membrane-activated complex 1 (Mac-1) in septic lung injury. Pulmonary edema, bronchoalveolar infiltration of neutrophils, levels of myeloperoxidase, and CXC chemokines were determined after cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Mice were treated with monoclonal antibodies directed against LFA-1 and Mac-1 before CLP induction. Cecal ligation and puncture induced clear-cut pulmonary damage characterized by edema formation, neutrophil infiltration, and increased levels of CXC chemokines in the lung. Notably, immunoneutralization of LFA-1 or Mac-1 decreased CLP-induced neutrophil recruitment in the bronchoalveolar space by more than 64%. Moreover, functional inhibition of LFA-1 and Mac-1 abolished CLP-induced lung damage and edema. However, formation of CXC chemokines in the lung was intact in mice pretreated with the anti-LFA-1 and anti-Mac-1 antibodies. Our data demonstrate that both LFA-1 and Mac-1 regulate pulmonary infiltration of neutrophils and lung edema associated with abdominal sepsis. Thus, these novel findings suggest that LFA-1 or Mac-1 may serve as targets to protect against lung injury in polymicrobial sepsis.
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Vachharajani V. Influence of obesity on sepsis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 15:123-34. [PMID: 18586471 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2008] [Revised: 04/03/2008] [Accepted: 04/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Sepsis is the leading cause of death in non-coronary intensive care units worldwide, with a very high cost of care. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that the increase in morbidity associated with severe obesity in critically ill patients results in increased resource utilization adding further to the cost of care. There is a relative paucity of information regarding the pathophysiology and treatment of obese critically ill patients, especially with sepsis. Obesity as an exclusion criterion in landmark trials is partly responsible for this paucity. While the preventive strategies for obesity will be the most definitive long-term solution, it will take a long time to affect outcomes in our intensive care units. In the meantime, our hospitals, including the intensive care units must continue to treat obese/morbidly obese critically ill patients with sepsis, making it essential to study and understand the pathophysiology and develop treatment strategies for obese with sepsis. Available laboratory data suggests an increased inflammatory response in obese septic individuals. However, the association between obesity and sepsis in the clinical setting is unclear due to controversial results. This article reviews the available clinical and laboratory data that addresses the effects of obesity on sepsis.
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- Vidula Vachharajani
- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Center Blvd, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States.
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Singer G, Houghton J, Rivera CA, Anthoni C, Granger DN. Role of LPS in the hepatic microvascular dysfunction elicited by cecal ligation and puncture in mice. J Hepatol 2007; 47:799-806. [PMID: 17935822 PMCID: PMC2100413 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2007] [Revised: 06/27/2007] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Sepsis remains a leading cause of death in critically ill patients. Because endotoxemia is viewed as a key mediator of sepsis-induced inflammation, administration of bacterial endotoxin (LPS) is often used to simulate sepsis in experimental animals. This study tests the hypothesis that LPS is a critical determinant of the hepatic microvascular dysfunction in mice made septic by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). METHODS Intravital videomicroscopy was used to quantify sinusoidal perfusion, and platelet and leukocyte adhesion in terminal hepatic venules (THV) and sinusoids in LPS-sensitive and LPS-insensitive mice subjected to CLP or LPS (i.p.). mRNA expression of TLR-2, TLR-4, MyD-88, and Ly-96 was also assessed. RESULTS While LPS-sensitive mice responded to both CLP and LPS challenges with elevated leukocyte and platelet adhesion in THV and sinusoids, and a reduced sinusoidal perfusion density, LPS-insensitive mice exhibited comparable blood cell adhesion and sinusoidal malperfusion following CLP, but not LPS. Hepatic mRNA of MyD-88 and TLR-2 was elevated in the CLP and LPS groups. Endotoxin was not detectable in the blood of LPS-sensitive mice after CLP, but was elevated after LPS administration. CONCLUSIONS These findings do not support a major role for LPS in the hepatic microvascular disturbances associated with polymicrobial sepsis.
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- Georg Singer
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport
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Injury of the blood brain barrier and up-regulation of icam-1 in polymicrobial sepsis. J Surg Res 2007; 146:276-81. [PMID: 18164036 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2007] [Revised: 05/31/2007] [Accepted: 07/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The pathogenesis and mechanisms of septic encephalopathy are not completely understood. We compared two different models of sepsis: lipopolysaccharide-induced endotoxemia and cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) bacteremia in rats with respect to changes in endothelial expression of the adhesion molecules intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1), and of cerebral albumin extravasation as a marker for capillary breakdown of the blood brain barrier. MATERIAL AND METHODS Male Wistar rats were divided into control, endotoxemia, or CLP-group. Mean arterial blood pressure was measured via femoral artery catheterization. Brain tissue for immunohistochemistry was harvested at 1 h, 6 h, and 24 h after induction of sepsis. RESULTS The CLP-group showed a decrease in mean arterial pressure after 24 h in comparison with the sham-group (P < 0.05). Cerebral ICAM-1 expression was at its maximum 24 h after induction of sepsis, with the highest expression in the CLP-group. There was no difference in PECAM-1 expression between the groups. Cerebral albumin extravasation increased early after 6 h in both septic groups with a maximum at 24 h after induction of sepsis. CONCLUSION These results suggest that there are early changes in the integrity of the blood-brain barrier in the central nervous system in an ongoing septic progress. This provides evidence that these changes are due to inflammatory mediators, and not to the presence of live bacteria. Increased ICAM-1 expression might be an early factor involved in these pathogenic events. Although the role of PECAM-1 cannot conclusively be determined, we were able to show its expression on cerebral endothelium in all groups.
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Croner RS, Hoerer E, Kulu Y, Hackert T, Gebhard MM, Herfarth C, Klar E. Hepatic platelet and leukocyte adherence during endotoxemia. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2006; 10:R15. [PMID: 16420661 PMCID: PMC1550823 DOI: 10.1186/cc3968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2005] [Revised: 11/30/2005] [Accepted: 12/13/2005] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Liver microcirculation disturbances are a cause of hepatic failure in sepsis. Increased leukocyte-endothelial interaction, platelet adherence and impaired microperfusion cause hepatocellular damage. The time course and reciprocal influences of ongoing microcirculatory events during endotoxemia have not been clarified. METHODS Male Wistar rats (232 +/- 17 g) underwent cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Intravital microscopy (IVM) was performed 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 hours after CLP. Mean erythrocyte velocity, leukocyte and platelet rolling in postsinusoidal venules and sticking of leukocytes and platelets in postsinusoidal venules and hepatic sinusoids were determined. Heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and portal venous blood flow (PBF) were measured. Blood count and investigation of hepatic enzyme release was performed after each IVM time point. RESULTS Hepatic platelet-endothelial adherence in liver sinusoids and postsinusoidal venules occurred one hour after the induction of endotoxemia. Leukocyte-endothelial interaction started three to five hours after CLP. A decrease of hepatic microperfusion could be observed at three hours in sinusoids and ten hours in postsinusoidal venules after CLP, although PBF was reduced one hour after CLP. HR remained stable and MAP decreased ten hours after CLP. Hepatic enzymes in blood were significantly elevated ten hours after CLP. CONCLUSION Hepatic platelet-endothelial interaction is an early event during endotoxemia. Leukocyte adherence occurs later, which underlines the probable involvement of platelets in leukocyte recruitment. Although PBF is reduced immediately after CLP, the later onset of hepatic microperfusion decrease makes the existence of autoregulatory liver mechanisms likely.
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- Roland S Croner
- Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany.
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Alves-Filho JC, de Freitas A, Russo M, Cunha FQ. Toll-like receptor 4 signaling leads to neutrophil migration impairment in polymicrobial sepsis*. Crit Care Med 2006; 34:461-70. [PMID: 16424729 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000198527.71819.e1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We have documented an impaired neutrophil migration toward the infectious focus in severe sepsis. This phenomenon appears to be mediated by nitric oxide, the release of which is stimulated by circulating inflammatory cytokines released by immune cells after stimulation by bacteria and/or their products. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is the major recognition receptor for lipopolysaccharide, a component of Gram-negative bacterial cell walls. In the present study, we investigated whether TLR4 is involved in the failure of neutrophil migration in mice subjected to polymicrobial or Gram-negative sepsis. DESIGN Controlled animal study. SETTING University research laboratory. SUBJECTS Male C3H/HeJ (TLR4-deficient) and C3H/HePas (TLR4-normal) mice. INTERVENTIONS Mice were subjected to sublethal or lethal polymicrobial sepsis, both induced by cecal ligation and puncture or intraperitoneal polymicrobial inoculation, and subjected to sublethal Gram-negative sepsis induced by intraperitoneal Salmonella typhimurium inoculation (GNI). Survival was monitored for 5 days. In separate experiments, mice were killed 6 hrs after sepsis induction, and intraperitoneal neutrophil migration, bacteremia, lung neutrophil sequestration, and levels of cytokines, chemokines, and nitrate were evaluated. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS TLR4-deficient (C3H/HeJ) mice presented incapacity to promote neutrophil recruitment to the infectious site after sublethal GNI, resulting in high mortality. However, TLR4 signaling is not essential to display neutrophil migration in sublethal polymicrobial sepsis induced by both cecal ligation and puncture and polymicrobial inoculation models, but surprisingly, it is crucial to establish the impairment of neutrophil migration in lethal polymicrobial sepsis, since TLR4-deficient mice that underwent lethal cecal ligation and puncture or polymicrobial inoculation did not present failure of neutrophil migration to infectious focus. As a consequence, these animals presented low bacteremia and a high survival rate and did not display systemic inflammation, determined by high levels of circulating cytokines and lung neutrophil sequestration and chemokine production. CONCLUSION These results highlight the harmful role of TLR4 signaling in polymicrobial severe sepsis.
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- José C Alves-Filho
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Singer G, Urakami H, Specian RD, Stokes KY, Granger DN. Platelet Recruitment in the Murine Hepatic Microvasculature During Experimental Sepsis: Role of Neutrophils. Microcirculation 2006; 13:89-97. [PMID: 16459322 DOI: 10.1080/10739680500466343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Sepsis is a major clinical problem that often results in the dysfunction or failure of multiple organs, including the liver. While inflammatory cell activation has been implicated as an early critical event in sepsis-induced liver dysfunction, there is growing evidence for the involvement of activated platelets in this pathologic process. METHODS Intravital microscopy was used in this study to assess the magnitude and time course of platelet adhesion in the liver microcirculation during experimental sepsis and to determine whether the platelet accumulation is linked to leukocyte infiltration. The adhesion of platelets and leukocytes in terminal hepatic venules (THV) and sinusoids was quantified at 2, 4, and 6 h after abdominal sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). RESULTS While the rolling and firm adhesion of platelets and leukocytes in THV were not altered in the first 2 h after CLP, platelet recruitment was observed at 4 h and further elevated at 6 h after CLP. Leukocyte adhesion in THV exhibited a similar time course. A similar accumulation of blood cells in sinusoids was noted after CLP. This was accompanied by an increased number of nonperfused sinusoids. CLP-induced leukocyte and platelet recruitment in THV and sinusoids was attenuated in mice rendered neutropenic with anti-neutrophil serum. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that sepsis is associated with a neutrophil-dependent recruitment of platelets in the liver microcirculation that impairs sinusoidal perfusion and may contribute to the liver dysfunction associated with sepsis.
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- Georg Singer
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130-3932, USA
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Sakaue Y, Nezu Y, Yanagisawa S, Komori S, Hara Y, Takahashi K, Tagawa M, Ogawa R. Effects of continuous low-dose infusion of lipopolysaccharide on expression of E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 messenger RNA and neutrophil accumulation in specific organs in dogs. Am J Vet Res 2005; 66:1259-66. [PMID: 16111167 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.1259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of continuous low-dose infusion of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the expression of E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) mRNA and neutrophil accumulation in the lungs, liver, spleen, small intestine, and pancreas in dogs. ANIMALS 11 healthy adult Beagles. PROCEDURE Dogs received a continuous infusion of a low dose (10 microg/kg/h, i.v.) of LPS (Escherichia coli 055:B5) or saline (0.9% NaCI) solution (20 mL/kg/h, i.v.) for 8 hours. Activity levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and interleukin-6 (1L-6) and the number of WBCs in circulation were examined before and 1, 2, 4, and 8 hours after the onset of LPS infusion. Expression of E-selectin and ICAM-1 mRNA and the number of neutrophils in each tissue were examined. RESULTS After the onset of LPS infusion, serum TNF-alpha and IL-1beta activities transiently increased. Thereafter, IL-6 activity increased, and high IL-6 activity was maintained throughout the experiment. In dogs in the LPS group, expression of E-selectin mRNA increased only in the lungs, and expression of ICAM-1 mRNA increased in the lungs and liver; the number of neutrophils in the tissue increased in the lungs and liver. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results suggested that expression of E-selectin and ICAM-1 mRNA increased during sepsis, particularly in the lungs and liver, and that this increase was associated with neutrophil accumulation. Hence, inhibiting the activation of endothelial cells in the lung and liver may decrease organ damage caused by accumulated neutrophils and help regulate multiple-organ dysfunction.
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- Yoko Sakaue
- Division of Veterinary Surgery, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan
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Apak S, Kazez A, Ozel SK, Ustundag B, Akpolat N, Kizirgil A. Spot urine 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid levels in the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis. J Pediatr Surg 2005; 40:1436-9. [PMID: 16150345 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The significance of spot urine 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) levels in the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis (AA) is questioned. METHODS Forty young, pigmented, male rabbits were divided into 4 groups. Groups are summarized as follows: group 1, control (n = 10); group 2, laparotomy, sham (n = 10); group 3, peritonitis with cecal ligation and puncture (n = 10); and group 4, experimental appendicitis (n = 10). Spot urine samples were obtained for 5-HIAA determination, and appendectomy materials were examined histopathologically and peritoneal fluid cultures were obtained after 12 hours in the study groups. The results were analyzed statistically with 1-way analysis of variance and Scheffé and Tukey's HSD tests. RESULTS The mean 5-HIAA levels in the control group was 5.7 +/- 0.6 mg/L, whereas it is 5.9 +/- 0.9 mg/L, 6.6 +/- 0.6 mg/L, 9.4 +/- 0.9 mg/L in the sham, peritonitis, and appendicitis groups, respectively. The levels of 5-HIAA in the appendicitis group were higher than those in the other groups, which was statistically significant (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Spot urine 5-HIAA determination may be a practical, objective, and noninvasive method in the early diagnosis of AA. Because other radiological and laboratory tests can be insufficient, especially in the early period of AA, this test may be used effectively instead. Clinical studies are necessary for further conclusions.
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- Sami Apak
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig 23119, Turkey
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Nohé B, Johannes T, Schmidt V, Schroeder TH, Kiefer RT, Unertl K, Dieterich HJ. Einfluss verminderter Scherkräfte auf Entzündungsreaktionen in vitro. Anaesthesist 2005; 54:773-80. [PMID: 15870990 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-005-0852-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND During malperfusion and inflammation leukocyte adhesion is common. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of reduced shear stress on leukocyte-endothelial interactions and subsequent inflammatory reactions such as up-regulation of tissue factor. METHODS Isolated neutrophils and monocytes were co-incubated with human umbilical venous endothelium at 0-3 dynes/cm(2) in a flow chamber. Adhesion and tissue factor expression on adherent leukocytes were examined at various flow conditions. RESULTS At 2-3 dynes/cm(2) adhesion occurred only on TNFalpha-activated endothelium. Below 1 dyne/cm(2) similarly increased adhesion was also observed on non-activated endothelium. As was observed for leukocyte adhesion, these shear stress-dependent cell interactions also resulted in an up-regulation of tissue factor on adherent monocytes from non-activated co-cultures. CONCLUSION Apart from additional activators of inflammation, reduced shear forces may directly contribute to inflammation.
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- B Nohé
- Abteilung für Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum, Tübingen.
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Activation of the coagulation cascade during invasive infection can result in purpura fulminans, with rapid progression of tissue ischemia, or may manifest as abnormal clotting indices alone. Although severe derangements in coagulation are associated with organ dysfunction and increased mortality, the contribution of coagulopathy to the pathophysiology of sepsis remains incompletely understood. Over the past decade, investigators have evaluated several therapeutic anticoagulant strategies in sepsis, and manipulation of the coagulation system has emerged as a key concept in the current management of this disease. Clinical observations during treatment of septic patients with the endogenous anticoagulant activated protein C have stimulated additional study of interactions between endothelial injury, coagulation, and inflammation. This review describes clotting abnormalities during sepsis and discusses the clinical experience with therapeutic strategies intended to oppose excessive coagulation.
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- Tonya Jagneaux
- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
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Laudes IJ, Guo RF, Riedemann NC, Speyer C, Craig R, Sarma JV, Ward PA. Disturbed homeostasis of lung intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 during sepsis. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2004; 164:1435-45. [PMID: 15039231 PMCID: PMC1615350 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63230-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced sepsis in mice was associated with perturbations in vascular adhesion molecules. In CLP mice, lung vascular binding of (125)I-monoclonal antibodies to intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 revealed sharp increases in binding of anti-ICAM-1 and significantly reduced binding of anti-VCAM-1. In whole lung homogenates, intense ICAM-1 up-regulation was found (both in mRNA and in protein levels) during sepsis, whereas very little increase in VCAM-1 could be measured although some increased mRNA was found. During CLP soluble VCAM-1 (sVCAM-1) and soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) appeared in the serum. When mouse dermal microvascular endothelial cells (MDMECs) were incubated with serum from CLP mice, constitutive endothelial VCAM-1 fell in association with the appearance of sVCAM-1 in the supernatant fluids. Under the same conditions, ICAM-1 cell content increased in MDMECs. When MDMECs were evaluated for leukocyte adhesion, exposure to CLP serum caused increased adhesion of neutrophils and decreased adhesion of macrophages and T cells. The progressive build-up in lung myeloperoxidase after CLP was ICAM-1-dependent and independent of VLA-4 and VCAM-1. These data suggest that sepsis disturbs endothelial homeostasis, greatly favoring neutrophil adhesion in the lung microvasculature, thereby putting the lung at increased risk of injury.
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- Ines J Laudes
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Gavins FNE, Chatterjee BE. Intravital microscopy for the study of mouse microcirculation in anti-inflammatory drug research: Focus on the mesentery and cremaster preparations. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2004; 49:1-14. [PMID: 14670689 DOI: 10.1016/s1056-8719(03)00057-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Intravital microscopy is an extremely useful tool used as a qualitative and quantitative way of observing leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions in-vivo. This present article reviews the methods of the technique of intravital microscopy, in particular focussing on the mesentery and cremaster preparations. It focuses on how to actually carry out the experiments required to directly observe and localize the changes in the function of the microcirculation. Where necessary the reader is asked to refer to a selection of highly acclaimed publications, which should enable the reader to truly appreciate, and if necessary perform, the technique of intravital microscopy.
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- Felicity N E Gavins
- The William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and The Royal London, Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK.
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Severe sepsis, defined as sepsis with acute organ dysfunction, is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. The development of novel therapies for sepsis is critically dependent on an understanding of the basic mechanisms of the disease. The pathophysiology of severe sepsis involves a highly complex, integrated response that includes the activation of a number of cell types, inflammatory mediators, and the hemostatic system. Central to this process is an alteration of endothelial cell function. The goals of this article are to (1) provide an overview of sepsis and its complications, (2) discuss the role of the endothelium in orchestrating the host response in sepsis, and (3) emphasize the potential value of the endothelium as a target for sepsis therapy.
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- William C Aird
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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OBJECTIVE To review recent advances in the field of endothelial cell heterogeneity, and to apply this knowledge to an understanding of site-specific vasculopathy, including acute lung injury. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION Published research and review articles in the English language related to endothelial cell biology and endothelial cell heterogeneity. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS The results of published studies have been used to provide a perspective of endothelial cell phenotypes in health and disease. CONCLUSIONS The structure and function of endothelial cells are differentially regulated in space and time. Far from being a giant monopoly of homogeneous cells, the endothelium represents a consortium of smaller enterprises of cells located within blood vessels of different tissues. Although united in certain functions, each enterprise is uniquely adapted to meet the demands of the underlying tissue. The endothelium may also vary in its response to pathophysiologic stimuli and therefore contribute to the focal nature of vasculopathic disease states. In acute lung injury, the unique properties of the endothelium may conspire with systemic imbalances to localize pathology to the pulmonary vasculature.
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- William C Aird
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Bauer PR. Microvascular responses to sepsis: clinical significance. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2002; 8:141-148. [PMID: 12039645 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-4680(02)00007-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Sepsis can be defined as a phenomenon related to the host's response to infection. Sepsis is considered an uncontrolled, unregulated, and self-sustaining intravascular inflammation, resulting from an imbalance between systemic proinflammatory reaction and excessive anti-inflammatory response. Microcirculatory dysfunction lies at the center of sepsis pathogenesis and involves all three elements of the microcirculation: arterioles, capillaries, and venules. Endothelium plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of sepsis, not only because it modulates the inflammatory response but also because endothelial cells activated with excessive amounts of inflammatory mediators become dysfunctional. In response to various stimuli, the endothelium exhibits a wide range of responses that may lead to local as well as systemic changes, giving rise to the phenotypic heterogeneity seen in sepsis. Therapeutic approaches, such as targeting the coagulation system, nitric oxide synthesis or intracellular signal transduction, have been considered. The administration of activated protein C has been associated with a dramatic reduction in mortality and ongoing studies with tissue factor pathway inhibitor seem promising. Glucocorticoids also seem promising for use in sepsis as a result of their anti-inflammatory effects.
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- Philippe R. Bauer
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, MA 406 Health Sciences Center, 65212, Columbia, MO, USA
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Matsukawa A, Lukacs NW, Hogaboam CM, Knibbs RN, Bullard DC, Kunkel SL, Stoolman LM. Mice genetically lacking endothelial selectins are resistant to the lethality in septic peritonitis. Exp Mol Pathol 2002; 72:68-76. [PMID: 11784125 DOI: 10.1006/exmp.2001.2416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Leukocyte interactions with vascular endothelium are an initial step for leukocyte entry into infectious foci where endothelial selectins may play a key role. Infiltrating leukocyte is essential for bacterial clearance, suggesting that endothelial selectins would be important in host defense against microorganisms. To address this, E-, P-, and E/P-selectin-deficient mice (E(-/-), P(-/-), E/P(-/-)) and wild-type (WT) mice underwent cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Neither leukocyte infiltration nor bacterial load in the peritoneum was altered in E(-/-), P(-/-), and E/P(-/-) mice compared to WT mice. However, E(-/-), P(-/-), and E/P(-/-) mice were resistant to the lethality induced by CLP. At the mechanistic level, E(-/-), P(-/-), and E/P(-/-) mice did not develop renal dysfunction, a possible cause of death during sepsis. The serum level of interleukin-13 in E(-/-), P(-/-), and E/P(-/-) mice that had undergone CLP was higher than that in WT mice, whereas levels of macrophage inflammatory protein-2, KC in serum, and KC in kidney were lower than those in WT mice. These experiments demonstrate that endothelial selectin-mediated leukocyte rolling is not required for leukocyte entry in septic peritonitis and that endothelial selectins may affect mice survival during sepsis by influencing the cytokine profiles.
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- Akihiro Matsukawa
- Department of Pathology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, 860-0811, Japan.
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Granger DN, Stokes KY, Shigematsu T, Cerwinka WH, Tailor A, Krieglstein CF. Splanchnic ischaemia-reperfusion injury: mechanistic insights provided by mutant mice. ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA 2001; 173:83-91. [PMID: 11678730 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201x.2001.00888.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Reperfusion of ischaemic tissues often leads to microvascular dysfunction that is manifested as impaired endothelium-dependent dilation of arterioles, enhanced fluid filtration and leucocyte plugging in capillaries, and the trafficking of leucocytes and plasma protein extravasation in postcapillary venules. Efforts to define the mechanisms that underlie these microvascular responses to ischaemia and reperfusion have largely relied on pharmacological agents and monoclonal antibodies. Gene-targeting technology has been applied to the production of transgenic and knockout mice that are rapidly gaining acceptance as tools for mechanistic studies of ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury that obviate some of the concerns (e.g. specificity) raised about previously employed experimental strategies. This review summarizes some of our efforts to apply gene-targeted mice to the study of I/R injury in the splanchnic vascular bed. A role for endothelial cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) and reactive oxygen metabolites is supported by results from mutant mice. Low density lipoprotein receptor mice also reveal that the microvascular and inflammatory responses to I/R are greatly exaggerated during chronic hypercholesterolaemia. The wide variety of mutant mice that have been produced for inflammation-related research makes this experimental strategy particularly promising for mechanistic investigations of the tissue responses to I/R.
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- D N Granger
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA
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van der Heyde HC, Bauer P, Sun G, Chang WL, Yin L, Fuseler J, Granger DN. Assessing vascular permeability during experimental cerebral malaria by a radiolabeled monoclonal antibody technique. Infect Immun 2001; 69:3460-5. [PMID: 11292776 PMCID: PMC98312 DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.5.3460-3465.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Vascular endothelial integrity, assessed by Evans blue dye extrusion and radiolabeled monoclonal antibody leakage, was markedly compromised in the brain, lung, kidney, and heart during Plasmodium berghei infection, a well-recognized model for human cerebral malaria. The results for vascular permeability from both methods were significantly (P < 0.001) related.
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- H C van der Heyde
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, USA.
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Lush CW, Cepinskas G, Sibbald WJ, Kvietys PR. Endothelial E- and P-selectin expression in iNOS- deficient mice exposed to polymicrobial sepsis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2001; 280:G291-7. [PMID: 11208553 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.280.2.g291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
In vitro, nitric oxide (NO) decreases leukocyte adhesion to endothelium by attenuating endothelial adhesion molecule expression. In vivo, lipopolysaccharide-induced leukocyte rolling and adhesion was greater in inducible NO synthase (iNOS)-/- mice than in wild-type mice. The objective of this study was to assess E- and P-selectin expression in the microvasculature of iNOS-/- and wild-type mice subjected to acute peritonitis by cecal ligation and perforation (CLP). E- and P-selectin expression were increased in various organs within the peritoneum of wild-type animals after CLP. This CLP-induced upregulation of E- and P-selectin was substantially reduced in iNOS-/- mice. Tissue myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity was increased to a greater extent in the gut of wild-type than in iNOS-/- mice subjected to CLP. In the lung, the reduced expression of E-selectin in iNOS-/- mice was not associated with a decrease in MPO. Our findings indicate that NO derived from iNOS plays an important role in sepsis-induced increase in selectin expression in the systemic and pulmonary circulation. However, in iNOS-/- mice, sepsis-induced leukocyte accumulation is affected in the gut but not in the lungs.
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Affiliation(s)
- C W Lush
- Department of Physiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1
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