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Melanson B, Leri F. Effect of ketamine on the physiological responses to combined hypoglycemic and psychophysical stress. IBRO Neurosci Rep 2021; 11:81-87. [PMID: 34485972 PMCID: PMC8406162 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2021.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
There is evidence that hypoglycemic stress can interact with other stressors, and that ketamine can mitigate the impact of these stressors on behavior and physiology. The current study in male Sprague-Dawley rats investigated whether pre-treatment with 0, 10, or 20 mg/kg ketamine could modulate the interaction between hypoglycemia induced by 0 or 300 mg/kg 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) and the psychophysical stress of forced swimming (FSS; 6 sessions, 10 min/session) on serum concentrations of corticosterone (CORT) and the pro-inflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α. It was found that 2-DG enhanced the CORT response to an initial session of FSS, and this effect dissipated after multiple sessions. More importantly, animals displayed significantly higher levels of CORT and lower levels of TNF-α in response to a drug-free test swim conducted 1 week after exposure to the combined stressors, and these responses were not observed in rats that were pre-treated with ketamine. Overall, these findings indicate that ketamine has the potential to reduce the negative impact of interacting stressors on the biological reactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the immune system.
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- Brett Melanson
- Department of Psychology and Collaborative Neuroscience, Program University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology and Collaborative Neuroscience, Program University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Packialakshmi B, Stewart IJ, Burmeister DM, Chung KK, Zhou X. Large animal models for translational research in acute kidney injury. Ren Fail 2021; 42:1042-1058. [PMID: 33043785 PMCID: PMC7586719 DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2020.1830108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
While extensive research using animal models has improved the understanding of acute kidney injury (AKI), this knowledge has not been translated into effective treatments. Many promising interventions for AKI identified in mice and rats have not been validated in subsequent clinical trials. As a result, the mortality rate of AKI patients remains high. Inflammation plays a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of AKI, and one reason for the failure to translate promising therapeutics may lie in the profound difference between the immune systems of rodents and humans. The immune systems of large animals such as swine, nonhuman primates, sheep, dogs and cats, more closely resemble the human immune system. Therefore, in the absence of a basic understanding of the pathophysiology of human AKI, large animals are attractive models to test novel interventions. However, there is a lack of reviews on large animal models for AKI in the literature. In this review, we will first highlight differences in innate and adaptive immunities among rodents, large animals, and humans in relation to AKI. After illustrating the potential merits of large animals in testing therapies for AKI, we will summarize the current state of the evidence in terms of what therapeutics have been tested in large animal models. The aim of this review is not to suggest that murine models are not valid to study AKI. Instead, our objective is to demonstrate that large animal models can serve as valuable and complementary tools in translating potential therapeutics into clinical practice.
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- Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Li W, Hao X, Liu Y, Tong T, Xu H, Jia L. Effects of anesthetic agents on inflammation in Caco-2, HK-2 and HepG2 cells. Exp Ther Med 2021; 21:487. [PMID: 33790996 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.9918] [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: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Anesthetic agents are often used in surgical procedures to relieve pain in patients with traumatic injuries. Several anesthetic agents can cause immunosuppression by suppressing the secretion of immune factors such as cytokines. However, the effects of different anesthetic agents on inflammation are not completely understood. In the present study, three cell lines, Caco-2, HK-2 and HepG2, were treated with five anesthetic agents, including sodium barbiturate, midazolam, etomidate, ketamine and propofol, to investigate the effects of different anesthetic agents on inflammation in in vitro models. The expression levels of inflammatory genes, including NF-κB and its downstream cytokines, were detected via reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. The results indicated that anesthetic agents, including sodium barbiturate, ketamine and propofol, but not midazolam and etomidate, exerted significant inhibitory effects on NF-κB expression in the three different cell lines. Sodium barbiturate, ketamine and propofol also decreased the expression levels of the NF-κB downstream cytokines, including IL-1β and IL-18. Moreover, sodium barbiturate, ketamine and propofol reduced the effect of TNF-α on inflammatory activity in the three cell lines. The results of the present study may provide novel insight into the effects of anesthetic agents on inflammation and may aid with selecting the most appropriate anesthetic agent in surgical procedures.
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- Weijing Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China
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Yu K, Rodriguez M, Paul Z, Gordon E, Gu T, Rice K, Triplett EW, Keller-Wood M, Wood CE. Transfer of oral bacteria to the fetus during late gestation. Sci Rep 2021; 11:708. [PMID: 33436911 PMCID: PMC7804304 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80653-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The fetus develops in a privileged environment, as the placenta serves as both a gateway for nutrients and a barrier for pathogen transfer to the fetus. Regardless, recent evidence suggests the presence of bacterial DNA in both placenta and fetus, and we have reported that DNA and protein from small numbers of bacteria gain access to the fetus from the maternal bloodstream. Other routes of environmental bacterial transfer from the mother to fetus remain unknown, as well as the physiological relevance of their presence. In these experiments, we examine multiple routes by which bacterial cellular components can enter the fetus and the fetal response to influx of bacterial DNA and protein. We inoculated maternal sheep with genetically-labeled S. aureus (Staphylococcus aureus) using three routes: intravenously, orally, and intra-vaginally. The inoculum did not produce sepsis or fever in the ewes, therefore mimicking incidental exposure to bacteria during pregnancy. 3-5 days post inoculation, we assessed the presence of bacterial components in the fetal tissues and analyzed fetal brain tissue to identify any alterations in gene expression. Our results demonstrate that components of bacteria that were introduced into the maternal mouth were detected in the fetal brain and that they stimulated changes in gene expression. We conclude that an oral route of transmission is relevant for transfer of bacterial cellular components to the fetus.
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- Kevin Yu
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1345 Center Drive, Room M552, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1345 Center Drive, Room M552, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1345 Center Drive, Room M552, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, USA
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1345 Center Drive, Room M552, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
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Wang T, Zhu H, Hou Y, Duan W, Meng F, Liu Y. Ketamine attenuates high-glucose-mediated endothelial inflammation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2020; 98:156-161. [PMID: 32078386 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2019-0185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hyperglycemia mediates oxidative stress, thus inducing transcription factor nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activation, increasing endothelial adhesion molecule expression and monocyte/endothelial interaction, and resulting in endothelial injury. Ketamine was reported to attenuate oxidative stress in many cases. In this research, we determined whether and how ketamine protects against high-glucose-mediated augmentation of monocyte/endothelial interaction and endothelial adhesion molecule expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. High glucose augmented monocyte/endothelial adhesion and endothelial adhesion molecule expression. High glucose induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and augmented phospho-protein kinase C (p-PKC) βII expression and PKC activity. Moreover, high glucose inhibited the inhibitory subunit of nuclear factor-κBα (IκBα) expression in the cytoplasm and induced NF-κB nuclear translocation. Importantly, the effects induced by high glucose were counteracted by ketamine treatment. Further, CGP53353, a PKC βII inhibitor, inhibited high-glucose-mediated NF-κB nuclear translocation, attenuated adhesion molecule expression, and reduced monocyte/endothelial interaction. Further, these effects of ketamine against high-glucose-induced endothelial injury were inhibited by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, a PKC βII activator. In conclusion, ketamine, via reducing ROS accumulation, inhibited PKC βII Ser660 phosphorylation and PKC and NF-κB activation and reduced high-glucose-induced expression of endothelial adhesion molecules and monocyte/endothelial interaction.
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- Tianhai Wang
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Tumour Hospital, Xinjiang, PR China
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- Department of Second Pulmonary Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Tumour Hospital, Xinjiang, PR China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Tumour Hospital, Xinjiang, PR China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Tumour Hospital, Xinjiang, PR China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Tumour Hospital, Xinjiang, PR China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Xinjiang Medical University, Affiliated Tumour Hospital, Xinjiang, PR China
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Zhou X, Liu J, Yang S, Su Y, Meng Z, Hu Y. Ketamine ameliorates hypoxia-induced endothelial injury in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2020; 75:e1865. [PMID: 32935825 PMCID: PMC7470431 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2020/e1865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Hypoxia leads to endothelial cell inflammation, apoptosis, and damage, which plays an important role in the complications associated with ischemic cardiovascular disease. As an oxidoreductase, p66Shc plays an important role in the regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and apoptosis. Ketamine is widely used in clinics. This study was designed to assess the potential protective effect of ketamine against hypoxia-induced injury in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Moreover, we explored the potential mechanism by which ketamine protected against hypoxia-induced endothelial injury. METHODS The protective effects of ketamine against hypoxia-induced injury was assessed using cell viability and adhesion assays, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and western blotting. RESULTS Our data showed that hypoxia reduced HUVEC viability, increased the adhesion between HUVECs and monocytes, and upregulated the expression of endothelial adhesion molecules at the protein and mRNA levels. Moreover, hypoxia increased ROS accumulation and upregulated p66Shc expression. Furthermore, hypoxia downregulated sirt1 expression in HUVECs. Alternatively, ketamine was shown to reverse the hypoxia-mediated reduction of cell viability and increase in the adhesion between HUVECs and monocytes, ameliorate hypoxia-induced ROS accumulation, and suppress p66Shc expression. Moreover, EX527, a sirt1 inhibitor, reversed the protective effects of ketamine against the hypoxia-mediated reduction of cell viability and increase in adhesion between HUVECs and monocytes. CONCLUSION Ketamine reduces hypoxia-induced p66Shc expression and attenuates ROS accumulation via upregulating sirt1 in HUVECs, thus attenuating hypoxia-induced endothelial cell inflammation and apoptosis.
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- Xiaohui Zhou
- Department of Endocrinology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of HuZhou University, 198 Hongqi Road, Huzhou 31300, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Huzhou Maternal & Child Health Care Hospital, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang, China
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- Affiliated Central Hospital, HuZhou University, Emergency Department of Huzhou Central Hospital, 198 Hongqi Road, Huzhou 31300, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Anesthesiology Department, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of HuZhou University, 198 Hongqi Road, Huzhou 31300, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Anesthesiology Department, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of HuZhou University, 198 Hongqi Road, Huzhou 31300, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- *Corresponding authors. E-mails: /
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- Anesthesiology Department, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Central Hospital of HuZhou University, 198 Hongqi Road, Huzhou 31300, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- *Corresponding authors. E-mails: /
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Lu Y, Ding X, Wu X, Huang S. Ketamine inhibits LPS‐mediated BV2 microglial inflammation via NMDA receptor blockage. Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2019; 34:229-237. [DOI: 10.1111/fcp.12508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Yaojun Lu
- Department of Anaesthesiology The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University No. 128 Shenyang road Shanghai200090China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Huashan Hospital Fudan University No.12 Middle Wulumuqi road Shanghai200040China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center Fudan University No. 270 Dongan road Shanghai China
- Department of Oncology Shanghai Medical College Fudan University No. 270 Dongan road Shanghai China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University No. 128 Shenyang road Shanghai200090China
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Richards EM, McElhaney E, Zeringue K, Joseph S, Keller-Wood M. Transcriptomic evidence that cortisol alters perinatal epicardial adipose tissue maturation. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2019; 317:E573-E585. [PMID: 31322429 PMCID: PMC6842920 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00007.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Cortisol administration during late gestation in ewes, modeling maternal stress, resulted in transcriptomic changes suggesting altered maturation and metabolic changes to the offspring heart. This study investigates the effects of cortisol on epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), a visceral fat pad associated with adverse cardiovascular conditions in adults. Pregnant ewes were treated with either 1 mg·kg-1·day-1 cortisol from 115 days gestation to term and EAT collected from term fetuses (control: n = 8, maternal cortisol 1 mg·kg-1·day-1: n = 6). To compare the effects of cortisol to the normal maturation in EAT, we also modeled the normal changes in gene expression in EAT at the transition from in utero to postnatal life using the EAT from control fetuses and from two-week-old lambs (control: n = 7). Transcriptomic modeling was used to identify pathways altered by maternal cortisol overexposure. Transcriptomic modeling confirmed the brown fat phenotype of EAT at term and a transition toward white fat at 2 wk of age in EAT of control fetuses/lambs and highlighted a role of immune responses, including complement coagulation, and serotonin in this transition. Maternal cortisol (1 mg·kg-1·day-1) increased the lipid peroxidation product 4-hydroxynonenal in EAT of term fetuses but did not affect the number of activated macrophages or size of the lipid droplets in the depot; transcriptomics suggested an earlier metabolic maturation of EAT via, in part, increased immune responses.
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- Elaine M Richards
- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Varcoe TJ, Darby JRT, Gatford KL, Holman SL, Cheung P, Berry MJ, Wiese MD, Morrison JL. Considerations in selecting postoperative analgesia for pregnant sheep following fetal instrumentation surgery. Anim Front 2019; 9:60-67. [PMID: 32002263 PMCID: PMC6952008 DOI: 10.1093/af/vfz019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Tamara J Varcoe
- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Centre for Translational Physiology, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Yu K, Rodriguez MD, Paul Z, Gordon E, Rice K, Triplett EW, Keller-Wood M, Wood CE. Proof of principle: Physiological transfer of small numbers of bacteria from mother to fetus in late-gestation pregnant sheep. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0217211. [PMID: 31170184 PMCID: PMC6553719 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Fetal development is thought to proceed in a sterile environment. Recent reports of the presence of bacterial DNA in human placenta, the transfer of live bacteria from mother to fetus after hypoxia in the pregnant sheep, and the presence of bacteria in the meconium of newborn infants have suggested that the fetus might be exposed to bacteria in utero. The present experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that small numbers of bacteria introduced into the maternal bloodstream (too few to induce fever or changes in maternal food consumption), can be found in the fetus days later. We injected 100 colony forming units of green-, red- and far red- fluorescent protein (GFP, RFP, FRFP) expressing S. aureus into late-gestation pregnant sheep intravenously. Five to 7 days later, the animals were euthanized and tissues collected for analysis of GFP. The inoculations did not cause any fever or other measurable behavioral response in the ewes, but did result in the appearance of GFP DNA, and protein in various tissues within the fetuses. Immunohistochemical analysis reveals GFP protein-containing bacteria that appear to be mostly contained within other cells. We were unable to recover any live GFP-expressing bacteria from the fetal tissues. We conclude that S. aureus, and perhaps other bacteria, gain access to the fetus, although it is not clear from these experiments that they survive in the fetus. It is possible that these low inocula and their progeny were effectively cleared by the fetal immune system.
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- Kevin Yu
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- * E-mail:
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Wood CE, Keller-Wood M. Current paradigms and new perspectives on fetal hypoxia: implications for fetal brain development in late gestation. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2019; 317:R1-R13. [PMID: 31017808 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00008.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The availability of oxygen to the fetus is limited by the route taken by oxygen from the atmosphere to fetal tissues, aided or diminished by pregnancy-associated changes in maternal physiology and, ultimately, a function of atmospheric pressure and composition of the mother's inspired gas. Much of our understanding of the fetal physiological response to hypoxia comes from experiments designed to elucidate the cardiovascular and endocrine responses to transient hypoxia. Complementing this work is equally impactful research into the origins of intrauterine growth restriction in which animal models designed to restrict the transfer of oxygen from the maternal to the fetal circulation were used. A common assumption has been that outcomes measured after a period of hypoxia are related to cellular deprivation of oxygen and reoxygenation: an assumption based on a focus on what we can see "under the streetlights." Recent studies demonstrate that availability of oxygen may not tell the whole story. Transient hypoxia in the fetal sheep stimulates transcriptomics responses that mirror inflammation. This response is accompanied by the appearance of bacteria in the fetal brain and other tissues, likely resulting from a hypoxia-stimulated release of bacteria from the placenta. The appearance of bacteria in the fetus after transient hypoxia complements the recent discovery of bacterial DNA in the normal human placenta and in the tissues of fetal sheep. An understanding of the mechanism of the physiological, cellular, and molecular responses to hypoxia requires an appreciation of stimuli other than cellular oxygen deprivation: stimuli that we would have never known about without looking "between the streetlights," illuminating direct responses to the manipulated variables.
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- Charles E Wood
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine , Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida College of Pharmacy , Gainesville, Florida
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Chang EI, Zarate MA, Arndt TJ, Richards EM, Rabaglino MB, Keller-Wood M, Wood CE. Ketamine Reduces Inflammation Pathways in the Hypothalamus and Hippocampus Following Transient Hypoxia in the Late-Gestation Fetal Sheep. Front Physiol 2019; 9:1858. [PMID: 30666211 PMCID: PMC6330334 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The physiological response to hypoxia in the fetus has been extensively studied with regard to redistribution of fetal combined ventricular output and sparing of oxygen delivery to fetal brain and heart. Previously, we have shown that the fetal brain is capable of mounting changes in gene expression that are consistent with tissue inflammation. The present study was designed to use transcriptomics and systems biology modeling to test the hypothesis that ketamine reduces or prevents the upregulation of inflammation-related pathways in hypothalamus and hippocampus after transient hypoxic hypoxia. Chronically catheterized fetal sheep (122 ± 5 days gestation) were subjected to 30 min hypoxia (relative reduction in PaO2∼50%) caused by infusion of nitrogen into the inspired gas of the pregnant ewe. RNA was isolated from fetal hypothalamus and hippocampus collected 24 h after hypoxia, and was analyzed for gene expression using the Agilent 15.5 k ovine microarray. Ketamine, injected 10 min prior to hypoxia, reduced the cerebral immune response activation to the hypoxia in both brain regions. Genes both upregulated by hypoxia and downregulated by ketamine after hypoxia were significantly associated with gene ontology terms and KEGG pathways that are, themselves, associated with the tissue response to exposure to bacteria. We conclude that the results are consistent with interruption of the cellular response to bacteria by ketamine.
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- Eileen I Chang
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- CEPROCOR, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Zarate MA, Chang EI, Wood CE. Effects of ketamine on the fetal transcriptomic response to umbilical cord occlusion: comparison with hypoxic hypoxia in the cerebral cortex. J Physiol 2018; 596:6063-6077. [PMID: 29882596 DOI: 10.1113/jp275661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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KEY POINTS The cerebral response to fetal asphyxia is characterized by an upregulation of nucleic acid and chromatin modification processes, as well as a downregulation of metabolic processes at 1 h post-umbilical cord occlusion (UCO). Twenty-four hours post UCO, there was an upregulation of metabolic processes and protein modifications. UCO did not alter bacterial gene expression levels, nor did it produce a robust inflammatory response compared to maternal hypoxia. The administration of ketamine produced minimal effects on the fetal response to UCO in the cerebral cortex. ABSTRACT Umbilical cord occlusion (UCO) is known to cause neurological disorders in the neonate. Previously, we have reported that hypoxic hypoxia (HH) stimulates the appearance of bacteria in the fetal brain and upregulates the expression of inflammatory markers in fetal cerebral cortex (CTX) and also that ketamine attenuates these responses. In the present study, we aimed to test the hypothesis that UCO, similar to HH, produces an inflammatory response in the fetal CTX and also that treatment with ketamine reduces these effects. In chronically instrumented fetal sheep (∼125 days), 30 min of partial UCO decreased fetal P a O 2 levels by ∼50%. Half of the fetuses received ketamine (3 mg kg-1 ) 10 min prior to UCO (n = 4 per group). Fetal brains were collected 1 and 24 h after the experiment and mRNA was extracted and hybridized for microarray analyses. Differentially-expressed genes were analysed for significant association with gene ontologies and pathways. After 1 h, UCO upregulated nucleic acid processing and chromatin modification and downregulated metabolic processes compared to control. After 24 h, UCO upregulated metabolic and protein modification processes. Ketamine produced minimal effects. UCO did not alter the abundance of bacterial DNA in fetal brain, nor did it upregulate inflammation pathways compared to HH. We conclude that UCO produced time-dependent responses that did not include bacterial invasion or upregulation of inflammation pathways in fetal CTX. This contrasts with the response to HH, which resulted in the appearance of bacteria in the CTX and upregulated inflammation pathways. These responses in fetal CTX to oxygen deprivation are therefore modified by the maternal or placental response to the stimulus.
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- Miguel A Zarate
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Luo F, Shi J, Shi Q, He X, Xia Y. ERK and p38 Upregulation versus Bcl-6 Downregulation in Rat Kidney Epithelial Cells Exposed to Prolonged Hypoxia. Cell Transplant 2018; 26:1441-1451. [PMID: 28901193 PMCID: PMC5680977 DOI: 10.1177/0963689717720296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Hypoxia is a common cause of kidney injury and a major issue in kidney transplantation. Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are involved in the cellular response to hypoxia, but the precise roles of MAPKs in renal cell reactions to hypoxic stress are not well known yet. This work was conducted to investigate the regulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1 and -2 (ERK1/2) and p38 and their signaling-relevant molecules in kidney epithelial cells exposed to prolonged hypoxia. Rat kidney epithelial cells Normal Rat Kidney (NRK)-52E were exposed to hypoxic conditions (1% O2) for 24 to 72 h. Cell morphology was examined by light microscopy, and cell viability was checked by 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-5-[3-carboxymethoxypheny]-2-[4-sulfophenyl]-2H-tetrazolium (MTS). The expression of ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK, as well as their signaling-related molecules, was measured by Western blot and real-time polymerase chain (RT-PCR) reaction. At the 1% oxygen level, cell morphology had no appreciable changes compared to the control up to 72 h of exposure under light microscopy, whereas the results of MTS showed a slight but significant reduction in cell viability after 72 h of hypoxia. On the other hand, ERK1/2 and p38 phosphorylation remarkably increased in these cells after 24 to 72 h of hypoxia. In sharp contrast, the expression of transcription factor B-cell lymphoma 6 (Bcl-6) was significantly downregulated in response to hypoxic stress. Other intracellular molecules relevant to the ERK1/2 and p38 signaling pathway, such as protein kinase A, protein kinase C, Bcl-2, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2, tristetraprolin, and interleukin-10(IL-10), had no significant alterations after 24 to 72 h of hypoxic exposure. We conclude that hypoxic stress increases the phosphorylation of both ERK1/2 and p38 but decreases the level of Bcl-6 in rat kidney epithelial cells.
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- Fengbao Luo
- 1 Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- 1 Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- 1 Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- 1 Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- 2 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Mechanism and Acupoint Function, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Motayagheni N, Phan S, Eshraghi C, Nozari A, Atala A. A Review of Anesthetic Effects on Renal Function: Potential Organ Protection. Am J Nephrol 2017; 46:380-389. [PMID: 29131005 DOI: 10.1159/000482014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Renal protection is a critical concept for anesthesiologists, nephrologists, and urologists, since anesthesia and renal function are highly interconnected and can potentially interfere with one another. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of anesthetic drugs and their effects on renal function remains fundamental to the success of renal surgeries, especially transplant procedures. Some experimental studies have shown that some anesthetics provide protection against renal ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury, but there is limited clinical evidence. SUMMARY The effects of anesthetic drugs on renal failure are particularly important in the context of kidney transplantation, since the conditions of preservation following removal profoundly influence the recovery of organ function. Currently, preservation procedures are typically based on the usage of a cold-storage solution. Some anesthetic drugs induce anti-inflammatory, anti-necrotic, and anti-apoptotic effects. A more thorough understanding of anesthetic effects on renal function can present a novel approach for developing organ-protective strategies. The aim of this review is to discuss the effects of different anesthetic drugs on renal function, with particular focus on IR injury. Many studies have demonstrated the organ-protective effects of some anesthetic drugs, specifically propofol, which indicate the potential of some anesthetics to introduce novel organ protective targets. This is not surprising, since lipid emulsions are major components of propofol, which accumulating data show provide organ protective effects against IR injury. Key Messages: Thorough understanding of the interaction between anesthetic drugs and renal function remains fundamental to the delivery of safe perioperative care and to optimizing outcomes after renal surgeries, particularly transplant procedures. Anesthetics can be repurposed for organ protection with more information about their effects, especially during transplant procedures. Here, we review the effects of different anesthetic drugs - specifically those that contain lipids in their structure, with special reference to IR injury.
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- Negar Motayagheni
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine (Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine), Wake Forest School of Medicine Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Molecular Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Molecular Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Zarate MA, Chang EI, Antolic A, Wood CE. Ketamine modulates fetal hemodynamic and endocrine responses to umbilical cord occlusion. Physiol Rep 2017; 4:4/17/e12962. [PMID: 27597770 PMCID: PMC5027363 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Umbilical cord occlusion (UCO) is a hypoxic insult that has been used to model birth asphyxia and umbilical cord compression in utero. UCO triggers vigorous neural and endocrine responses that include increased plasma ACTH and cortisol concentrations, increased blood pressure (BP), and decreased heart rate (HR). We have previously reported that ketamine, a noncompetitive N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor antagonist, can modify the fetal hemodynamic and ACTH responses to ventilatory hypoxia and cerebral ischemia‐reperfusion. We performed the present experiments to test the hypothesis that ketamine has similar effects on the neuroendocrine and cardiovascular responses to UCO. Fetal sheep were chronically catheterized at gestational day 125. Ketamine (3 mg/kg) was administered intravenously to the fetus 10 min prior to the insult. UCO was induced for 30 min by reducing the umbilical vein blood flow until fetal PaO2 levels were reduced from 17 ± 1 to 11 ± 1 mm Hg. UCO produced an initial increase on fetal BP in both control and ketamine groups (P = 0.018 time), followed by a decrease in the control group, but values remained higher with ketamine. HR decreased after UCO (P = 0.041 stimulus*time) in both groups, but the reduction was greater initially in control compared to ketamine groups. Fetal PaCO2 levels increased after UCO (P < 0.01 stimulus*time), but values were higher in the control versus ketamine groups. UCO significantly decreased fetal pH values (P < 0.01 stimulus*time) with a greater effect on the control versus ketamine group. Ketamine delayed the cortisol responses to UCO (P < 0.001 stimulus*time), and UCO produced a robust increase in ACTH levels from 19 ± 2 to 280 ± 27 pg/mL (P < 0.001 stimulus*time), but there were no differences in ACTH levels between UCO groups. We conclude that ketamine augmented the cardiovascular response to UCO, but did not alter the ACTH response to UCO.
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- Miguel A Zarate
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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Jang MY, Shen JT, Geng JH, Wang HS, Chuang SM, Lee YC, Lee CT, Lee YL, Wu WJ, Juan YS. Ketamine induced renal fibrosis in a ketamine addition rat model. UROLOGICAL SCIENCE 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urols.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Post-hypoxia Invasion of the fetal brain by multidrug resistant Staphylococcus. Sci Rep 2017; 7:6458. [PMID: 28743956 PMCID: PMC5527097 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06789-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Herein we describe an association between activation of inflammatory pathways following transient hypoxia and the appearance of the multidrug resistant bacteria Staphylococcus simulans in the fetal brain. Reduction of maternal arterial oxygen tension by 50% over 30 min resulted in a subseiuent significant over-expression of genes associated with immune responses 24 h later in the fetal brain. The activated genes were consistent with stimulation by bacterial lipopolysaccharide; an influx of macrophages and appearance of live bacteria were found in these fetal brains. S. simulans was the predominant bacterial species in fetal brain after hypoxia, but was found in placenta of all animals. Strains of S. simulans from the placenta and fetal brain were equally highly resistant to multiple antibiotics including methicillin and had identical genome sequences. These results suggest that bacteria from the placenta invade the fetal brain after maternal hypoxia.
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Neurologic deterioration following acute injury to the central nervous system may be amenable to pharmacologic intervention, although, to date, no such therapy exists. Ketamine is an anesthetic and analgesic emerging as a novel therapy for a number of clinical entities in recent years, including refractory pain, depression, and drug-induced hyperalgesia due to newly discovered mechanisms of action and new application of its known pharmacodynamics. In this focused review, the evidence for ketamine as a neuroprotective agent in stroke, neurotrauma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and status epilepticus is highlighted, with a focus on its applications for excitotoxicity, neuroinflammation, and neuronal hyperexcitability. Preclinical modeling and clinical applications are discussed.
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- Josh D Bell
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kelly AC, Bidwell CA, McCarthy FM, Taska DJ, Anderson MJ, Camacho LE, Limesand SW. RNA Sequencing Exposes Adaptive and Immune Responses to Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Fetal Sheep Islets. Endocrinology 2017; 158:743-755. [PMID: 28200173 PMCID: PMC5460795 DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The risk of type 2 diabetes is increased in children and adults who exhibited fetal growth restriction. Placental insufficiency and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) are common obstetrical complications associated with fetal hypoglycemia and hypoxia that reduce the β-cell mass and insulin secretion. In the present study, we have defined the underlying mechanisms of reduced growth and proliferation, impaired metabolism, and defective insulin secretion previously established as complications in islets from IUGR fetuses. In an IUGR sheep model that recapitulates human IUGR, high-throughput RNA sequencing showed the transcriptome of islets isolated from IUGR and control sheep fetuses and identified the transcripts that underlie β-cell dysfunction. Functional analysis expanded mechanisms involved in reduced proliferation and dysregulated metabolism that include specific cell cycle regulators and growth factors and mitochondrial, antioxidant, and exocytotic genes. These data also identified immune responses, wnt signaling, adaptive stress responses, and the proteasome as mechanisms of β-cell dysfunction. The reduction of immune-related gene expression did not reflect a change in macrophage density within IUGR islets. The present study reports the islet transcriptome in fetal sheep and established processes that limit insulin secretion and β-cell growth in fetuses with IUGR, which could explain the susceptibility to premature islet failure in adulthood. Islet dysfunction formed by intrauterine growth restriction increases the risk for diabetes.
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- Amy C. Kelly
- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85719
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85719
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85719
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85719
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85719
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85719
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Giussani DA, Bennet L, Sferruzzi-Perri AN, Vaughan OR, Fowden AL. Hypoxia, fetal and neonatal physiology: 100 years on from Sir Joseph Barcroft. J Physiol 2016; 594:1105-11. [PMID: 26926314 DOI: 10.1113/jp272000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- D A Giussani
- Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EG, UK
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- The Department of Physiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EG, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EG, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EG, UK
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Morrison JL. Is There a Dirty Side to Personal Care Products? Endocrinology 2016; 157:2575-7. [PMID: 27363868 DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Janna L Morrison
- Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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Chang EI, Zárate MA, Rabaglino MB, Richards EM, Arndt TJ, Keller-Wood M, Wood CE. Ketamine decreases inflammatory and immune pathways after transient hypoxia in late gestation fetal cerebral cortex. Physiol Rep 2016; 4:4/6/e12741. [PMID: 27033443 PMCID: PMC4814891 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Transient hypoxia in pregnancy stimulates a physiological reflex response that redistributes blood flow and defends oxygen delivery to the fetal brain. We designed the present experiment to test the hypotheses that transient hypoxia produces damage of the cerebral cortex and that ketamine, an antagonist of NMDA receptors and a known anti‐inflammatory agent, reduces the damage. Late gestation, chronically catheterized fetal sheep were subjected to a 30‐min period of ventilatory hypoxia that decreased fetal PaO2 from 17 ± 1 to 10 ± 1 mmHg, or normoxia (PaO2 17 ± 1 mmHg), with or without pretreatment (10 min before hypoxia/normoxia) with ketamine (3 mg/kg, i.v.). One day (24 h) after hypoxia/normoxia, fetal cerebral cortex was removed and mRNA extracted for transcriptomics and systems biology analysis (n = 3–5 per group). Hypoxia stimulated a transcriptomic response consistent with a reduction in cellular metabolism and an increase in inflammation. Ketamine pretreatment reduced both of these responses. The inflammation response modeled with transcriptomic systems biology was validated by immunohistochemistry and showed increased abundance of microglia/macrophages after hypoxia in the cerebral cortical tissue that ketamine significantly reduced. We conclude that transient hypoxia produces inflammation of the fetal cerebral cortex and that ketamine, in a standard clinical dose, reduces the inflammation response.
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- Eileen I Chang
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- CEPROCOR, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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