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Siemińska I, Arent Z. What we know about alterations in immune cells during sepsis in veterinary animals? Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2024; 274:110804. [PMID: 39002363 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2024.110804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
Abstract
Sepsis is still one of the most common causes of death of animals and humans. It is marked by an aberrant immune response to infection, resulting in extensive inflammation, organ dysfunction, and, in severe instances, organ failure. Recognizable symptoms and markers of sepsis encompass substantial elevations in body temperature, respiratory rate, hemoglobin levels, and alterations in immune cell counts, including neutrophils, monocytes, and basophils, along with increases in certain acute-phase proteins. In contrast to human medicine, veterinarians must take into account some species differences. This article provides a comprehensive overview of changes in the immune system during sepsis, placing particular emphasis on species variations and exploring potential future drugs and interventions. Hence, understanding the intricate balance of the immune responses during sepsis is crucial to develop effective treatments and interventions to improve the chances of recovery in animals suffering from this serious condition.
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Affiliation(s)
- Izabela Siemińska
- Center of Experimental and Innovative Medicine, University Centre of Veterinary Medicine JU-UA, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Redzina 1C, Krakow 30-248, Poland.
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- Center of Experimental and Innovative Medicine, University Centre of Veterinary Medicine JU-UA, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Redzina 1C, Krakow 30-248, Poland
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Nguyen TC, Marini JC, Guillory B, Valladolid-Brown C, Martinez-Vargas M, Subramanyam D, Cohen D, Cirlos SC, Lam F, Stoll B, Didelija IC, Vonderohe C, Orellana R, Saini A, Pradhan S, Bashir D, Desai MS, Flores S, Virk M, Tcharmtchi H, Navaei A, Kaplan S, Lamberth L, Hulten KG, Scull BP, Allen CE, Akcan-Arikan A, Vijayan KV, Cruz MA. Pediatric Swine Model of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy, Disseminated Microvascular Thrombosis, and Organ Injuries. Crit Care Explor 2023; 5:e0916. [PMID: 37255626 PMCID: PMC10226618 DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000000916] [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] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Sepsis-induced coagulopathy leading to disseminated microvascular thrombosis is associated with high mortality and has no existing therapy. Despite the high prevalence of Gram-positive bacterial sepsis, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), there is a paucity of published Gram-positive pediatric sepsis models. Large animal models replicating sepsis-induced coagulopathy are needed to test new therapeutics before human clinical trials. HYPOTHESIS Our objective is to develop a pediatric sepsis-induced coagulopathy swine model that last 70 hours. METHODS AND MODELS Ten 3 weeks old piglets, implanted with telemetry devices for continuous hemodynamic monitoring, were IV injected with MRSA (n = 6) (USA300, Texas Children's Hospital 1516 strain) at 1 × 109 colony forming units/kg or saline (n = 4). Fluid resuscitation was given for heart rate greater than 50% or mean arterial blood pressure less than 30% from baseline. Acetaminophen and dextrose were provided as indicated. Point-of-care complete blood count, prothrombin time (PT), activated thromboplastin time, d-dimer, fibrinogen, and specialized coagulation assays were performed at pre- and post-injection, at 0, 24, 48, 60, and 70 hours. Piglets were euthanized and necropsies performed. RESULTS Compared with the saline treated piglets (control), the septic piglets within 24 hours had significantly lower neurologic and respiratory scores. Over time, PT, d-dimer, and fibrinogen increased, while platelet counts and activities of factors V, VII, protein C, antithrombin, and a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin-1 motifs (13th member of the family) (ADAMTS-13) decreased significantly in septic piglets compared with control. Histopathologic examination showed minor focal organ injuries including microvascular thrombi and necrosis in the kidney and liver of septic piglets. INTERPRETATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS We established a 70-hour swine model of MRSA sepsis-induced coagulopathy with signs of consumptive coagulopathy, disseminated microvascular thrombosis, and early organ injuries with histological minor focal organ injuries. This model is clinically relevant to pediatric sepsis and can be used to study dysregulated host immune response and coagulopathy to infection, identify potential early biomarkers, and to test new therapeutics.
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- Trung C Nguyen
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
- Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
- USDA/Agricultural Research Service, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
- Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
- Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
- Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Houston, TX
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- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
- Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
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- USDA/Agricultural Research Service, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, TX
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- USDA/Agricultural Research Service, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, TX
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- USDA/Agricultural Research Service, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
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- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
- Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
- Division of Critical Care & Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
- Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases at the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Administration Medical Center, Houston, TX
- Baylor College of Medicine, Division of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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Alstrup AKO, Jensen SB, Nielsen OL, Jødal L, Afzelius P. Preclinical Testing of Radiopharmaceuticals for the Detection and Characterization of Osteomyelitis: Experiences from a Porcine Model. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26144221. [PMID: 34299496 PMCID: PMC8305428 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
The development of new and better radioactive tracers capable of detecting and characterizing osteomyelitis is an ongoing process, mainly because available tracers lack selectivity towards osteomyelitis. An integrated part of developing new tracers is the performance of in vivo tests using appropriate animal models. The available animal models for osteomyelitis are also far from ideal. Therefore, developing improved animal osteomyelitis models is as important as developing new radioactive tracers. We recently published a review on radioactive tracers. In this review, we only present and discuss osteomyelitis models. Three ethical aspects (3R) are essential when exposing experimental animals to infections. Thus, we should perform experiments in vitro rather than in vivo (Replacement), use as few animals as possible (Reduction), and impose as little pain on the animal as possible (Refinement). The gain for humans should by far exceed the disadvantages for the individual experimental animal. To this end, the translational value of animal experiments is crucial. We therefore need a robust and well-characterized animal model to evaluate new osteomyelitis tracers to be sure that unpredicted variation in the animal model does not lead to a misinterpretation of the tracer behavior. In this review, we focus on how the development of radioactive tracers relies heavily on the selection of a reliable animal model, and we base the discussions on our own experience with a porcine model.
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- Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup
- Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, DK-8200 Aarhus, Denmark
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +45-22899285
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark; (S.B.J.); (L.J.)
- Department of Chemistry and Biosciences, Aalborg University, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1165 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark; (S.B.J.); (L.J.)
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- Zealand Hospital, Køge, Copenhagen University Hospital, DK-4600 Køge, Denmark;
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Nielsen OL, Mellergaard M, Frees D, Larsen MN, Skov S, Olsen LH, Reimann MJ. A porcine model of subcutaneous Staphylococcus aureus infection: a pilot study. APMIS 2021; 130:359-370. [PMID: 33644910 DOI: 10.1111/apm.13101] [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: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
In this descriptive pilot study, we aim to establish a porcine Staphylococcus aureus skin infection model by subcutaneous injection (s.c.) of the porcine S54F9 S. aureus strain in the groin area. Six pigs were used in the study: Five pigs were injected with S. aureus, inocula ranging from 7 × 103 to 5 × 107 colony-forming units per kg bodyweight; one pig was injected with saline exclusively. Lesions were recorded up to 6 days postinoculation using clinical evaluation, ultrasound evaluation, microbiology, flow cytometry, and pathology. Inoculation gave rise to lesions ranging from localized skin infection, that is, minute histological changes, intracellular infection, and macroscopic abscess formation with sequestration of soft tissue, to generalized infection and development of disseminated intravascular coagulation necessitating euthanasia only 10 h after inoculation. Ultrasound assessment of maximum width and characteristics was not able to disclose the progress of the local infection. Flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry revealed the participation of γδT cells in the immune response. In conclusion, we did see a graded inflammatory response associated with the dose of s.c. inoculated bacteria, which may be useful for studying, in particular, the interaction of bacteria and inflammatory mononuclear cell populations. It needs to be investigated if the model is discriminatory and robust.
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- Ole Lerberg Nielsen
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Zingarelli B, Coopersmith CM, Drechsler S, Efron P, Marshall JC, Moldawer L, Wiersinga WJ, Xiao X, Osuchowski MF, Thiemermann C. Part I: Minimum Quality Threshold in Preclinical Sepsis Studies (MQTiPSS) for Study Design and Humane Modeling Endpoints. Shock 2019; 51:10-22. [PMID: 30106874 PMCID: PMC6296871 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Preclinical animal studies are mandatory before new treatments can be tested in clinical trials. However, their use in developing new therapies for sepsis has been controversial because of limitations of the models and inconsistencies with the clinical conditions. In consideration of the revised definition for clinical sepsis and septic shock (Sepsis-3), a Wiggers-Bernard Conference was held in Vienna in May 2017 to propose standardized guidelines on preclinical sepsis modeling. The participants conducted a literature review of 260 most highly cited scientific articles on sepsis models published between 2003 and 2012. The review showed, for example, that mice were used in 79% and euthanasia criteria were defined in 9% of the studies. Part I of this report details the recommendations for study design and humane modeling endpoints that should be addressed in sepsis models. The first recommendation is that survival follow-up should reflect the clinical time course of the infectious agent used in the sepsis model. Furthermore, it is recommended that therapeutic interventions should be initiated after the septic insult replicating clinical care. To define an unbiased and reproducible association between a new treatment and outcome, a randomization and blinding of treatments as well as inclusion of all methodological details in scientific publications is essential. In all preclinical sepsis studies, the high standards of animal welfare must be implemented. Therefore, development and validation of specific criteria for monitoring pain and distress, and euthanasia of septic animals, as well as the use of analgesics are recommended. A set of four considerations is also proposed to enhance translation potential of sepsis models. Relevant biological variables and comorbidities should be included in the study design and sepsis modeling should be extended to mammalian species other than rodents. In addition, the need for source control (in case of a defined infection focus) should be considered. These recommendations and considerations are proposed as "best practices" for animal models of sepsis that should be implemented.
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- Basilia Zingarelli
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology in the AUVA Research Center, Vienna, Austria
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- Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, The Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Chagnsha, Hunan, China
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology in the AUVA Research Center, Vienna, Austria
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- The William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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