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Chen Y, Dinges MM, Green A, Cramer SE, Larive CK, Lytle C. Absorptive transport of amino acids by the rat colon. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2020; 318:G189-G202. [PMID: 31760764 PMCID: PMC6985843 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00277.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The capacity of the colon to absorb microbially produced amino acids (AAs) and the underlying mechanisms of AA transport are incompletely defined. We measured the profile of 16 fecal AAs along the rat ceco-colonic axis and compared unidirectional absorptive AA fluxes across mucosal tissues isolated from the rat jejunum, cecum, and proximal colon using an Ussing chamber approach, in conjunction with 1H-NMR and ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry chemical analyses. Passage of stool from cecum to midcolon was associated with segment-specific changes in fecal AA composition and a decrease in total AA content. Simultaneous measurement of up to 16 AA fluxes under native luminal conditions, with correction for endogenous AA release, demonstrated absorptive transfer of AAs across the cecum and proximal colon at rates comparable (30-80%) to those across the jejunum, with significant Na+-dependent and H+-stimulated components. Expression profiling of 30 major AA transporter genes by quantitative PCR revealed comparatively high levels of transcripts for 20 AA transporters in the cecum and/or colon, with the levels of 12 exceeding those in the small intestine. Our results suggest a more detailed model of major apical and basolateral AA transporters in rat colonocytes and provide evidence for a previously unappreciated transfer of AAs across the colonic epithelium that could link the prodigious metabolic capacities of the luminal microbiota, the colonocytes, and the body tissues.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study provides evidence for a previously unappreciated transfer of microbially generated amino acids across the colonic epithelium under physiological conditions that could link the prodigious metabolic capacities of the luminal microbiota, the colonocytes, and the body tissues. The segment-specific expression of at least 20 amino acid transporter genes along the colon provides a detailed mechanistic basis for uniport, heteroexchange, Na+-cotransport, and H+-cotransport components of colonic amino acid absorption.
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- Yuxin Chen
- 1Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, California
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- 2Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California
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- 2Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California
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- 1Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, California
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- 2Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California
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- 1Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, California
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Hypothermia attenuates NO production in anesthetized rats with endotoxemia. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2014; 387:659-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-014-0977-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Majhi CR, Khan S, Leo MDM, Prawez S, Kumar A, Sankar P, Telang AG, Sarkar SN. Acetaminophen increases the risk of arsenic-mediated development of hepatic damage in rats by enhancing redox-signaling mechanism. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2014; 29:187-198. [PMID: 22120977 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 10/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We evaluated whether the commonly used analgesic-antipyretic drug acetaminophen can modify the arsenic-induced hepatic oxidative stress and also whether withdrawal of acetaminophen administration during the course of long-term arsenic exposure can increase susceptibility of liver to arsenic toxicity. Acetaminophen was co-administered orally to rats for 3 days following 28 days of arsenic pre-exposure (Phase-I) and thereafter, acetaminophen was withdrawn, but arsenic exposure was continued for another 28 days (Phase-II). Arsenic increased lipid peroxidation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, depleted glutathione (GSH), and decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and glutathione reductase (GR) activities. Acetaminophen caused exacerbation of arsenic-mediated lipid peroxidation and ROS generation and further enhancement of serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities. In Phase-I, acetaminophen caused further GSH depletion and reduction in SOD, catalase, GPx and GR activities, but in Phase-II, only GPx and GR activities were more affected. Arsenic did not alter basal and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-mediated NO production, but decreased constitutive NOS (cNOS)-mediated NO release. Arsenic reduced expression of endothelial NOS (eNOS) and iNOS genes. Acetaminophen up-regulated eNOS and iNOS expression and NO production in Phase-I, but reversed these effects in Phase-II. Results reveal that acetaminophen increased the risk of arsenic-mediated hepatic oxidative damage. Withdrawal of acetaminophen administration also increased susceptibility of liver to hepatotoxicity. Both ROS and NO appeared to mediate lipid peroxidation in Phase-I, whereas only ROS appeared responsible for peroxidative damage in Phase-II.
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- Chhaya Rani Majhi
- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Léon K, Moisan C, Amérand A, Poupon G, L'Her E. Effect of induced mild hypothermia on two pro-inflammatory cytokines and oxidative parameters during experimental acute sepsis. Redox Rep 2014; 18:120-6. [PMID: 23746123 DOI: 10.1179/1351000213y.0000000049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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This study aimed to determine the effect of induced mild hypothermia (34°C) on the production of two cytokines (interleukin (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha) and reactive nitrogen and oxygen species in plasma and the heart of acutely septic rats. After anesthesia and in conditions of normothermia (38°C) or mild hypothermia (34°C), acute sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and perforation. For each temperature three groups were formed: (1) baseline (blood sample collected at T0 hour), (2) sham (blood sample at T4 hours) and (3) septic (blood sample at T4 hours). At either temperature sepsis induced a significant increase in plasma IL-6, TNF-alpha and HO• concentration, compared with the sham groups (P≤0.016). Compared with the normothermic septic group, septic rats exposed to mild hypothermia showed a mild decrease in TNF-alpha concentration (104±50 pg/ml vs. 215±114 pg/ml; P>0.05) and a significant decrease in IL-6 (1131±402 pg/ml vs. 2494±691 pg/ml, P=0.038). At either temperature sepsis induced no enhancement within the heart of lipoperoxidation (malondialdehyde content) or antioxidant activities (superoxide dismutase and catalase). In conclusion, during acute sepsis, induced mild hypothermia appears to reduce some pro-inflammatory and oxidative responses. This may, in part, explain the beneficial effect of hypothermia on survival duration of septic rats.
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- Karelle Léon
- Laboratoire ORPHY EA 4324, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Brest, France.
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Hakim TS, Pedoto A, Mangar D, Camporesi EM. Nitric oxide plays a minimal role in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in isolated rat lungs. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2013; 189:93-8. [PMID: 23832013 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2013.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The goal of this study was to elucidate the importance of nitric oxide production during hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). One group of Sprague Dawley rats received an ip injection of saline (controls), while a second group received an ip injection of Escherichia coli lipopolysacharides (LPS-treated) to render them septic. Three hours later, the animals were anesthetized and prepared for the isolated lung experiment. The lungs were ventilated and perfused with diluted autologous blood (Hct 23%) at constant flow rate while monitoring pulmonary arterial pressure (Pa). Nitric oxide production from the lungs was monitored by measuring its concentration in the mixed exhaled gas (NOe) offline. NOe in the isolated lungs was 2 ppb in controls and 90 ppb in the LPS treated lungs. Hypoxia caused Pa to rise from 10 to 17 mmHg in control lungs, and from 10 to 27 mmHg in the LPS treated lungs. NO production was then manipulated to determine if it affects HPV. NOe was increased by adding L-arginine to the blood, and was blocked by adding nitro-L-arginine (LNA). L-Arginine had minimal effect on NOe in control lungs, but increased NOe in LPS treated lungs, and yet HPV was similar in the 2 groups. Despite inhibition of NO synthesis with nitro-L-arginine (LNA), HPV was potentiated equally in control and in LPS treated lungs (Pa rose by 23 mmHg). Thus NO production did not affect the difference in HPV between control and LPS treated lungs. The results suggest that NO does not plays a primary role in HPV.
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- T S Hakim
- Sleep Apnea Treatment Center, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
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Le-Dong NN, Duong-Quy S, Bei Y, Hua-Huy T, Chen W, Dinh-Xuan AT. Measuring exhaled nitric oxide in animal models: methods and clinical implications. J Breath Res 2012; 6:047001. [PMID: 22990104 DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/6/4/047001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Animal models such as rats and mice are useful for studying the multiple roles of nitric oxide (NO) in various respiratory disorders. The production of NO is catalyzed by the three isoforms of the enzymes (NO synthases; NOS). Indirect assessment of NOS gene or protein expression only provides partial information on the role of NO in health and lung disease. NO can also be measured in exhaled air by invasive or non-invasive approaches as a direct and quantitative marker of NO production in animal models. Whilst addressing the different methods of exhaled NO analysis in small animals (rats and mice), this review also focuses on the possible clinical implications, and discusses the advantages and limitations of these methods.
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- Nhât-Nam Le-Dong
- Paris Descartes University, Medical School, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Service de Physiologie-Explorations Fonctionnelles. Hôpital Cochin, 27 rue du faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France
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Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Attenuates Lung Injury Induced by Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion in Mice: Role of Inducible Nitric-Oxide Synthase. Inflammation 2011; 35:158-66. [DOI: 10.1007/s10753-011-9301-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Majhi CR, Khan S, Leo MDM, Manimaran A, Sankar P, Sarkar SN. Effects of acetaminophen on reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide redox signaling in kidney of arsenic-exposed rats. Food Chem Toxicol 2011; 49:974-82. [PMID: 21219961 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Revised: 12/04/2010] [Accepted: 01/04/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We examined whether acetaminophen could alter renal oxidative stress induced by arsenic; also whether withdrawal of acetaminophen treatment can increase susceptibility of kidney to arsenic toxicity. Acetaminophen (400 and 1600 mg/kg) was co-administered orally to rats for 3 days after preexposure to arsenic (25 ppm) for 28 days (Phase-I) and thereafter, acetaminophen was withdrawn, but arsenic exposure was continued for another 28 days (Phase-II). Acetaminophen enhanced arsenic-induced lipid peroxidation, GSH depletion and ROS production and further decreased superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities. Increased peroxidation did not alter kidney weight, but increased serum urea nitrogen and creatinine. Arsenic did not alter basal, iNOS-mediated NO production or iNOS expression. Arsenic decreased cNOS-mediated NO release and eNOS expression in Phase-II. Acetaminophen increased their expressions and NO production in Phase-I. In Phase-II, arsenic-mediated effects on NO remained mostly unaffected with acetaminophen. Results reveal that acetaminophen enhanced the risk of arsenic-mediated oxidative stress in kidney. Discontinuation of acetaminophen administration also increased the susceptibility of kidney to nephrotoxic effect of arsenic. It appeared ROS were primarily responsible for oxidative stress in both the phases. NO may have a minor role in Phase-I, but does not contribute to redox signaling mechanism in Phase-II.
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- Chhaya Rani Majhi
- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243 122, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Hsi-Hsing Y, Ching-Ping C, Juei-Tang C, Lin MT. Inhibition of acute lung inflammation and injury is a target of brain cooling after heatstroke injury. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 69:805-12. [PMID: 20400921 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3181cb43fd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although brain cooling has recently been reported as effective in improving the survival after heatstroke generation in rats, the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of brain cooling are not fully elucidated. This study was conducted to test whether the acute lung inflammation and damage that might occur during heatstroke could be affected by brain cooling. METHODS Anesthetized rats were randomized into four groups as follows: (a) normothermic controls (n = 8); (b) heatstroke rats without saline delivery (n = 8); (c) heatstroke rats treated with 36°C saline via retrograde jugular vein (n = 8); and (d) heatstroke rats treated with 4°C saline via retrograde jugular vein (n = 8). Heatstroke was induced by putting the animals in a folded heating pad of 42°C for 68 minutes controlled by circulating hot water. The core temperatures of normothermic groups were maintained at about 36°C. The cardiovascular parameters and core temperatures were monitored for all experiments. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was done in the left lung 20 minutes after termination of heat stress for determination of cellular ischemia markers (e.g., glutamate, lactate-to-pyruvate ratio), proinflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-alpha), and nitric oxide metabolites. Parts of the right lung were excised for meloperoxidase measurement, whereas the rest was collected for lung damage score assessments. RESULTS When compared with those of normothermic controls, untreated or 36°C saline-treated heatstroke rats had higher values of BAL fluid levels of cellular ischemia markers, proinflammatory cytokines, nitric oxide metabolites, lung meroperoxidase activity, lung damage score, and neutrophil infiltration. Brain cooling causes by 4°C saline infusion significantly reduced the heat-induced increased BAL levels of cellular ischemia markers, proinflammatory cytokines, and nitric oxide metabolites, and reduced lung damage score and neutrophil infiltration. CONCLUSIONS These experimental data indicate that acute lung inflammation and damage is a target of brain cooling after heatstroke injury.
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- Yang Hsi-Hsing
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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BACKGROUND In previous animal studies, induction of therapeutic hypothermia (HT) in hemorrhagic shock (HS) had beneficial effects on the hemodynamic and metabolic parameters and on the survival. However, the effect of induced HT on acute lung injury (ALI) in HS has not been investigated. We sought to determine the effects of HT on ALI in HS. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats (350-390 g; n = 8 per group) were randomized to the normothermia (NT; 36-37 degrees C) group or the moderate HT (27-30 degrees C) group and were subjected to volume-controlled (2 mL/100 g weight) HS (90 minutes) followed by 90 minutes of resuscitation. ALI score, lung malondialdehyde content, and myeloperoxidase activity were measured. The expression of glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK-3beta), phosphorylated GSK-3beta, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), heat shock protein (HSP) 72, and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) in the lung were compared. RESULTS ALI score, lung malondialdehyde content, and myeloperoxidase were lower in the HT group. GSK-3beta and iNOS gene expressions in lung tissue were significantly decreased in the HT group (p < 0.05). On the contrary, the expression of phosphorylated GSK-3beta was increased in the HT group (p < 0.001). HSP 72 was expressed in the HT group but not in the NT group. The activated p65 NF-kappaB levels in lung nuclear extract were significantly lower in the NT group (p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS HT attenuates HS-induced ALI in rats by the modulation of GSK, HSP 72, iNOS, and NF-kappaB.
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Effect of speed of rewarming and administration of anti-inflammatory or anti-oxidant agents on acute lung injury in an intestinal ischemia model treated with therapeutic hypothermia. Resuscitation 2010; 81:100-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Revised: 08/11/2009] [Accepted: 09/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Subramani J, Leo MDM, Kathirvel K, Arunadevi R, Singh TU, Prakash VR, Mishra SK. Essential role of nitric oxide in sepsis-induced impairment of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated relaxation in rat pulmonary artery. Eur J Pharmacol 2009; 630:84-91. [PMID: 20035746 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Revised: 12/01/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Both endothelial nitric oxide (NO) and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) are important vasodilators in pulmonary circulation. Sepsis is known to impair endothelium-dependent dilation in the pulmonary vasculature, but the mechanisms are incompletely understood. We have examined the relative contribution of EDHF/NO to the attenuated endothelium-dependent relaxation of pulmonary artery in sepsis, and the role of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-derived NO in this mechanism. Sepsis was induced in male adult Wistar rats by caecal ligation and puncture. At 18h after surgery, left and right branches of pulmonary arteries were isolated for tension recording, NO/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) measurements, mRNA and protein expressions. Despite a marked decrease in the arterial endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNA and phosphorylated-eNOS (p-eNOS) protein expressions in sepsis, endothelium-dependent relaxation to acetylcholine (ACh) mediated by NO, acetylcholine-stimulated NO release and tissue cGMP levels were moderately inhibited. Sepsis however abolished the N(G)-Nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)/indomethacin-resistant arterial relaxation (EDHF response) to acetylcholine in this vessel. In vitro treatment of the arterial rings from septic rats with 1400W, a selective inhibitor of iNOS restored the EDHF response, but had no effect on the acetylcholine-induced relaxation mediated by endothelial NO. The functional role of iNOS-derived NO in impairing EDHF-mediated relaxation was coincident with an increased basal NO production, iNOS mRNA and protein expressions in the rat pulmonary artery. In conclusion, the loss of the EDHF response may be primarily responsible for the endothelial dysfunction in sepsis, and its restoration by a selective iNOS inhibitor may improve pulmonary vasodilation.
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- Jaganathan Subramani
- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243 122 (U.P), India
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Yang HH, Chang CP, Cheng RT, Lin MT. Attenuation of acute lung inflammation and injury by whole body cooling in a rat heatstroke model. J Biomed Biotechnol 2009; 2009:768086. [PMID: 20037732 PMCID: PMC2796336 DOI: 10.1155/2009/768086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2009] [Revised: 09/25/2009] [Accepted: 10/01/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Whole body cooling is the current therapy of choice for heatstroke because the therapeutic agents are not available. In this study, we assessed the effects of whole body cooling on several indices of acute lung inflammation and injury which might occur during heatstroke. Anesthetized rats were randomized into the following groups and given (a) no treatment or (b) whole body cooling immediately after onset of heatstroke. As compared with the normothermic controls, the untreated heatstroke rats had higher levels of pleural exudates volume and polymorphonuclear cell numbers, lung myloperoxidase activity and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression, histologic lung injury score, and bronchoalveolar proinflammatory cytokines and glutamate, and PaCO2. In contrast, the values of mean arterial pressure, heart rate, PaO2, pH, and blood HCO3(-) were all significantly lower during heatstroke. The acute lung inflammation and injury and electrolyte imbalance that occurred during heatstroke were significantly reduced by whole body cooling. In conclusion, we identified heat-induced acute lung inflammation and injury and electrolyte imbalance could be ameliorated by whole body cooling.
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- Hsi-Hsing Yang
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Cheng Kung University Medical School, Tainan 701, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University, Tainan 710, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 710, Taiwan
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Sharma S, Smith A, Kumar S, Aggarwal S, Rehmani I, Snead C, Harmon C, Fineman J, Fulton D, Catravas JD, Black SM. Mechanisms of nitric oxide synthase uncoupling in endotoxin-induced acute lung injury: role of asymmetric dimethylarginine. Vascul Pharmacol 2009; 52:182-90. [PMID: 19962451 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2009.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2009] [Revised: 11/02/2009] [Accepted: 11/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is associated with severe alterations in lung structure and function and is characterized by hypoxemia, pulmonary edema, low lung compliance and widespread capillary leakage. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a known cardiovascular risk factor, has been linked to endothelial dysfunction and the pathogenesis of a number of cardiovascular diseases. However, the role of ADMA in the pathogenesis of ALI is less clear. ADMA is metabolized via hydrolytic degradation to l-citrulline and dimethylamine by the enzyme, dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH). Recent studies suggest that lipopolysaccharide (LPS) markedly increases the level of ADMA and decreases DDAH activity in endothelial cells. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine if alterations in the ADMA/DDAH pathway contribute to the development of ALI initiated by LPS-exposure in mice. Our data demonstrate that LPS exposure significantly increases ADMA levels and this correlates with a decrease in DDAH activity but not protein levels of either DDAH I or DDAH II isoforms. Further, we found that the increase in ADMA levels cause an early decrease in nitric oxide (NO(x)) and a significant increase in both NO synthase (NOS)-derived superoxide and total nitrated lung proteins. Finally, we found that decreasing peroxynitrite levels with either uric acid or Manganese (III) tetrakis (1-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphyrin (MnTymPyp) significantly attenuated the lung leak associated with LPS-exposure in mice suggesting a key role for protein nitration in the progression of ALI. In conclusion, this is the first study that suggests a role of the ADMA/DDAH pathway during the development of ALI in mice and that ADMA may be a novel therapeutic biomarker to ascertain the risk for development of ALI.
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Atorvastatin Restores the Impaired Vascular Endothelium-dependent Relaxations Mediated by Nitric Oxide and Endothelium-derived Hyperpolarizing Factors but Not Hypotension in Sepsis. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2009; 54:526-34. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e3181bfafd6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Su NY, Tsai PS, Huang CJ. Clonidine-Induced Enhancement of iNOS Expression Involves NF-κB. J Surg Res 2008; 149:131-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.11.725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2007] [Revised: 10/15/2007] [Accepted: 11/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mehanna A, Vitorino DC, Panis C, Blanco EEA, Pinge-Filho P, Martins-Pinge MC. Cardiovascular and pulmonary effects of NOS inhibition in endotoxemic conscious rats subjected to swimming training. Life Sci 2007; 81:1301-8. [PMID: 17916368 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2007] [Revised: 09/10/2007] [Accepted: 09/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sepsis is characterized by systemic hypotension, hyporeactiveness to vasoconstrictors, impaired tissue perfusion, and multiple organ failure. During exercise training (ET), dynamic cardiovascular adjustments take place to maintain proper blood pressure and adjust blood supply to different vascular beds. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ET protects against the cardiovascular abnormalities induced by LPS, a model of experimental endotoxemia, and to evaluate the role of nitric oxide (NO) in pulmonary edema. Wistar rats were subjected to swimming training (up to 1 h/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks) after which their femoral artery and vein were catheterized. LPS (5 mg/kg, i.v.), injected in control (C) and trained animals (ET), promoted 3 distinct phases in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR). After ET the alterations in MAP were attenuated. The ET animals showed a lower pulmonary edema index (PEI) after LPS (C=0.65+/-0.01; ET=0.60+/-0.02), which was attenuated after treatment with aminoguanidine in both groups (C=0.53+/-0.02; ET=0.53+/-0.02, p<0.05). After l-NAME, PEI was enhanced numerically in the C and was statistically higher in the ET group (C=0.73+/-0.05; ET=1.30+/-0.3, p<0.05). 7-nitroindazole did not promote any alteration in either group. The adaptations promoted by ET seem to be beneficial, counteracting the cardiovascular abnormalities and pulmonary edema seen in septicemia induced by LPS. The results suggest that iNOS aggravates and cNOS protects against this pulmonary edema.
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- Aida Mehanna
- Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Campus Universitário, CEP 86055-900 Londrina, PR, Brazil
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Hofstetter C, Boost KA, Flondor M, Basagan-Mogol E, Betz C, Homann M, Muhl H, Pfeilschifter J, Zwissler B. Anti-inflammatory effects of sevoflurane and mild hypothermia in endotoxemic rats. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2007; 51:893-9. [PMID: 17635397 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01353.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Volatile anesthetics and hypothermia attenuate the inflammatory response. We aimed to compare the anti-inflammatory effects of sevoflurane and mild hypothermia during experimental endotoxemia in the rat. METHODS Anesthetized, ventilated Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly treated as follows (n = 6 per group): lipopolysaccharide (LPS) only, animals received LPS [LPS 5 mg/kg, intravenously (i.v.)] with no further treatment. In the LPS-hypothermia group, rats were cooled down to a temperature of 33 degrees C 15 min after LPS-injection (LPS 5 mg/kg i.v.). In animals of the LPS-sevoflurane group, sevoflurane inhalation (1 MAC) was initiated 15 min after induction of endotoxemia. The LPS-sevoflurane-hypothermia group received combined sevoflurane and hypothermia 15 min after induction of endotoxemia. A Sham group served as control without endotoxemia or treatment. After 4 h of endotoxemia, plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and IL-10 were measured. Alveolar macrophages (AM) were ex vivo cultured for nitrite assay. RESULTS Inhalation of sevoflurane significantly attenuated plasma levels of TNF-alpha (-60%, P < 0.05) and IL-1beta (-68%, P < 0.05) as compared with the LPS-only group. Hypothermia and its combination with sevoflurane significantly reduced TNF-alpha levels (-46% and -58%, each P < 0.05), but not IL-1beta. Application of mild hypothermia and also its combination with sevoflurane resulted in a significant increase in plasma IL-10 as compared with endotoxemic controls. Nitrite release from AM was found to be significantly suppressed by sevoflurane (-83%), hypothermia (-73%) and by the combination of both (-67%) (P < 0.05, each). CONCLUSION Our data suggest that sevoflurane and mild hypothermia attenuate the inflammatory response during endotoxemia in vivo thus contributing to their beneficial role in clinical organ protection.
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- C Hofstetter
- Clinic for Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Huang CL, Tsai PS, Wang TY, Yan LP, Xu HZ, Huang CJ. Acupuncture stimulation of ST36 (Zusanli) attenuates acute renal but not hepatic injury in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated rats. Anesth Analg 2007; 104:646-54. [PMID: 17312224 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000255288.68199.eb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND We sought to determine the effects of ST36 acupuncture on sepsis-induced kidney and liver injuries. METHODS A total of 120 rats were randomized into 10 groups: 1) lipopolysaccharide (LPS), 2) normal saline (N/S), 3) LPS + ST36, 4) ST36, 5) LPS + P-ST36, 6) P-ST36, 7) LPS + Sham, 8) Sham, 9) LPS + P-Sham, and 10) P-Sham groups. Rats in the LPS + ST36, ST36, LPS +Sham, and Sham groups received ST36 (designated as "ST36") or a nonacupoint (designated as "Sham") acupuncture for 30 min followed by LPS or N/S injection. Rats in the LPS + P-ST36, P-ST36, LPS + P-Sham, and P-Sham groups received LPS or N/S injection for 3 h followed by a 30 min of ST36 or a "nonacupoint" acupuncture. Rats were killed at 6 h after LPS injection. RESULTS LPS caused prominent kidney and liver injuries. The renal and hepatic nitric oxide (NO) concentrations and inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression were also increased by LPS. ST36 acupuncture pretreatment significantly attenuated the LPS-induced kidney injury and the increases in renal NO concentration and iNOS expression. However, ST36 acupuncture pretreatment did not affect the LPS-induced liver injury and increases in hepatic NO concentration or iNOS expression. Furthermore, ST36 acupuncture performed after LPS did not affect the LPS-induced organ injuries or increases in NO concentration and iNOS expression. CONCLUSIONS ST36 acupuncture pretreatment significantly attenuated sepsis-induced kidney, but not liver, injury in rats, whereas ST36 acupuncture performed after sepsis induction had no protective effects against sepsis-induced organ injuries.
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- Chin-Liang Huang
- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Hotchkiss JR, Broccard AF. Modulating cofactors of acute lung injury 2005–2006: any closer to ‘prime time’? Curr Opin Crit Care 2007; 13:39-44. [PMID: 17198047 DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0b013e328012c599] [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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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Considerable progress has recently been made in understanding the modulation of acute lung injury by cofactors that are not traditionally considered 'pulmonary' in nature. We will review findings regarding some of these extrapulmonary cofactors, focusing on those most readily manipulated in the current clinical setting. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies have demonstrated that limiting fluid administration in the setting of acute lung injury might improve surrogate outcomes; that hypercapnea and induced hypothermia might protect against or attenuate acute lung injury; that corticosteroids can improve mechanics but not mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome; a potential role for concomitant administration of colloid and diuretic in acute lung injury; and the potential benefits of inhaled beta agonists in acute lung injury. SUMMARY There are a number of simple, low-cost, and rapidly deployable approaches to reducing the severity of acute lung injury that are not directly pulmonary in origin. These interventions could be rapidly implemented in any intensive care unit, once evidence for their efficacy and safety is adequate.
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- John R Hotchkiss
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PA 15261, USA.
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Huang CL, Huang CJ, Tsai PS, Yan LP, Xu HZ. Acupuncture stimulation of ST-36 (Zusanli) significantly mitigates acute lung injury in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated rats. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2006; 50:722-30. [PMID: 16987368 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01029.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND We sought to investigate the potential therapeutic effects of acupuncture stimulation of ST-36 (Zusanli) on endotoxemia-induced acute lung injury in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated rats. METHODS Sixty rats were randomized into six groups (n = 10): (i) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) control group, (ii) normal saline (N/S) control group, (iii) LPS plus ST-36 group, (iv) N/S plus ST-36 group, (v) LPS plus sham point (Sham) group, and (vi) N/S plus Sham group. Manual acupuncture stimulation of ST-36 (designated as 'ST-36') or a 'non-acupoint' (designated as 'Sham') was performed in lightly immobilized rats for 30 min. Then, LPS injection was employed to induce sepsis. Rats were killed at 6 h after LPS injection and lung injury, nitric oxide (NO) biosynthesis and inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression were assayed. RESULTS Significant lung injury, pulmonary iNOS expression and systemic and pulmonary NO biosynthesis were noted in the LPS groups. Rats in the LPS plus Sham group had lung injury, pulmonary iNOS expression, systemic and pulmonary NO biosynthesis similar to those observed in the LPS group. However, the degree of lung injury, pulmonary iNOS expression and pulmonary NO biosynthesis, but not systemic NO biosynthesis, were significantly attenuated in the LPS plus ST-36 group as compared with those in both the LPS group and the LPS plus Sham group. CONCLUSION Acupuncture stimulation of ST-36 may be effective as a prophylaxis measure against sepsis. However, results from this study do not support the use of acupuncture for the treatment of sepsis.
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- C-L Huang
- Acupuncture and Moxibustion Institute, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Zhang L, Kumar S, Kaminski A, Kasch C, Sponholz C, Stamm C, Ladilov Y, Steinhoff G. Importance of endothelial nitric oxide synthase for the hypothermic protection of lungs against ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 131:969-74. [PMID: 16678577 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2005] [Revised: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 12/16/2005] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The hypothesis that the protective effects of mild hypothermia against the pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury are mediated by endothelial nitric oxide synthase was tested. METHODS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase knock-out and wild-type mice were sham operated or underwent a 1-hour occlusion of the left pulmonary hilum, followed by 5 hours of reperfusion. Temperature in the left pleural cavity during ischemia was maintained at either 36 degrees C (normothermia) or 32 degrees C (hypothermia). Inflammatory response (myeloperoxidase activity), endothelial barrier function (extravasation of Evans blue-labeled albumin), and endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression and phosphorylation were determined at the end of reperfusion. RESULTS After normothermic ischemia both strains had a similar mortality (wild-type, 22.9%; knock-out, 15.4%), which was completely abolished by hypothermia. Endothelial barrier function was disturbed after normothermic ischemia in both wild-type and knock-out mice. Mild hypothermia significantly reduced pulmonary Evans blue extravasation in wild-type mice, but not in knock-out mice. Myeloperoxidase activity increased after normothermic ischemia to the same degree in both strains. This response was significantly attenuated by hypothermia in wild-type mice, but not in knock-out mice. In wild-type mice, endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression and phosphorylation were higher after hypothermic ischemia than after normothermic ischemia. No effect of ischemia on expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase was found in wild-type or knock-out mice. CONCLUSION Hypothermic protection against pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury is dependent on endothelial nitric oxide synthase and is associated with increased expression and phosphorylation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase.
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- Li Zhang
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Huang PS, Tang GJ, Chen CH, Kou YR. Whole-body moderate hypothermia confers protection from wood smoke-induced acute lung injury in rats: The therapeutic window*. Crit Care Med 2006; 34:1160-7. [PMID: 16484924 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000207342.50559.0f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Toxic smoke inhalation causes acute lung injury. We studied the efficacy and therapeutic window of whole-body hypothermia in rats with wood smoke-induced acute lung injury. DESIGN Randomized, controlled study. SETTING Research laboratory. SUBJECTS Anesthetized, paralyzed, and artificially ventilated rats (n = 100) were used. INTERVENTIONS Air or wood smoke (30 breaths) was delivered into the lung using a respirator. Immediately after challenge, the rat's colonic temperature was kept a) 37 degrees C (normothermia, NT) for 1 (NT-1-Air and NT-1-Smoke), 2.5 (NT-2.5-Air and NT-2.5-Smoke), or 5 hrs (NT-5-Air and NT-5-Smoke) in six groups; b) 30 degrees C (hypothermia, HT) for 2.5 (HT-2.5-Smoke) or 5 hrs (HT-5-Air and HT-5-Smoke) in three groups; c) 30 degrees C for the first 2.5 hrs followed by 37 degrees C for another 2.5 hrs (HT-NT-5-Smoke) in one group; or d) 37 degrees C for the first 2.5 hrs followed by 30 degrees C for another 2.5 hrs (NT-HT-5-Smoke) in on group. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Various acute lung injury indexes were assessed at 1, 2.5, or 5 hrs after challenge. In the air group, whole-body hypothermia did not affect the level of lung lipid peroxidation and the amount of proteins, total and differential cell counts, and concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1beta in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. In the smoke groups, these acute lung injury indexes were increased showing that NT-5-Smoke > NT-2.5-Smoke > NT-1-Smoke. Whole-body hypothermia prevented increases in these acute lung injury indexes in the HT-2.5-Smoke and HT-5-Smoke groups. The efficacy of whole-body hypothermia in the HT-NT-5-Smoke group was superior to that in the NT-HT-5-Smoke group and similar to that in the HT-5-Smoke group. Whole-body hypothermia also alleviated smoke-induced poor gas exchange, pulmonary edema, and pathohistologic injurious signs. CONCLUSIONS Whole-body hypothermia confers protection from wood smoke-induced acute lung injury in rats by suppressing oxidant bronchoalveolar damage and pulmonary inflammation. Early and short-period (2 hrs) application of whole-body hypothermia provides favorable therapeutic effects.
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- Pin-Shiun Huang
- Institute of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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De Marco VG, Bosanquet JP, Rawlani VR, Skimming JW. Lipoic acid decreases exhaled nitric oxide concentrations in anesthetized endotoxemic rats. Vascul Pharmacol 2005; 43:404-10. [PMID: 16290090 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2005.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2005] [Accepted: 08/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We recently demonstrated that lipoic acid suppresses endotoxin-stimulated expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and nitric oxide production in mouse macrophages. In this study, we tested whether lipoic acid suppresses these inflammatory mediators in the lungs of rats. Rats were assigned to receive either no special treatment, endotoxin alone, or pretreatment with lipoic acid followed by endotoxin. After anesthetizing the rats and injecting them intraperitoneally with lipoic acid (100 mg/kg) at 4 h and again at 1 h before treatment, the rats then received either endotoxin (0.01 mg/kg) or its vehicle solution. Exhaled gas was sampled every 15 min and concentrations of nitric oxide in the samples were measured using a chemiluminescence analyzer. After 150 min of exposure to endotoxin, the lungs were harvested and snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen for subsequent analysis. Lipoic acid attenuated endotoxin-induced increases in exhaled nitric oxide concentrations (P<0.001) and iNOS (P<0.05). These findings support the hypothesis that lipoic acid inhibits endotoxin-stimulated formation of intrapulmonary nitric oxide.
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Mehta S. The effects of nitric oxide in acute lung injury. Vascul Pharmacol 2005; 43:390-403. [PMID: 16256443 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2005.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2005] [Accepted: 08/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common clinical problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Ongoing clinical and basic research and a greater understanding of the pathophysiology of ALI have not been translated into new anti-inflammatory therapeutic options for patients with ALI, or into a significant improvement in the outcome of ALI. In both animal models and humans with ALI, there is increased endogenous production of nitric oxide (NO) due to enhanced expression and activity of inducible NO synthase (iNOS). This increased presence of iNOS and NO in ALI contributes importantly to the pathophysiology of ALI. However, inhibition of total NO production or selective inhibition of iNOS has not been effective in the treatment of ALI. We have recently suggested that there may be differential effects of NO derived from different cell populations in ALI. This concept of cell-source-specific effects of NO in ALI has potential therapeutic relevance, as targeted iNOS inhibition specifically to key individual cells may be an effective therapeutic approach in patients with ALI. In this paper, we will explore the potential role for endogenous iNOS-derived NO in ALI. We will review the evidence for increased iNOS expression and NO production, the effects of non-selective NOS inhibition, the effects of selective inhibition or deficiency of iNOS, and this concept of cell-source-specific effects of iNOS in both animal models and human ALI.
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- Sanjay Mehta
- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, Division of Respirology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Chu SJ, Perng WC, Hung CM, Chang DM, Lin SH, Huang KL. Effects of Various Body Temperatures After Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Lung Injury in Rats. Chest 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0012-3692(15)37965-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Duffy JY, Schwartz SM, Lyons JM, Bell JH, Wagner CJ, Zingarelli B, Pearl JM. Calpain inhibition decreases endothelin-1 levels and pulmonary hypertension after cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest*. Crit Care Med 2005; 33:623-8. [PMID: 15753756 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000156243.44845.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cardiopulmonary bypass in infants and children can result in cardiopulmonary dysfunction through ischemia and reperfusion injury. Pulmonary hypertension and injury are particularly common and morbid complications of neonatal cardiac surgery. Inhibition of calpain, a cysteine protease, has been shown to inhibit reperfusion injury in adult organ systems. The hypothesis is that calpain inhibition can alleviate the cardiopulmonary dysfunction seen in immature animals following ischemia and reperfusion with cardiopulmonary bypass. DESIGN Animal case study. SETTING Medical laboratory. SUBJECTS Crossbred piglets (5-7 kg). INTERVENTIONS Piglets were cooled with cardiopulmonary bypass to 18 degrees C followed by deep hypothermic circulatory arrest for 120 mins. Animals were rewarmed to 38 degrees C on cardiopulmonary bypass and maintained for 120 mins. Six animals were administered calpain inhibitor (Z-Leu-Leu-Tyr-fluoromethyl ketone; 1 mg/kg, intravenously) 60 mins before cardiopulmonary bypass. Nine animals were administered saline as a control. Plasma endothelin-1, pulmonary and hemodynamic function, and markers of leukocyte activity and injury were measured. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Calpain inhibition prevented the increased pulmonary vascular resistance seen in control animals (95.7 +/- 39.4 vs. 325.3 +/- 83.6 dyne.sec/cm, respectively, 120 mins after cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, p = .05). The attenuation in pulmonary vascular resistance was associated with a blunted plasma endothelin-1 response (4.91 +/- 1.72 pg/mL with calpain inhibition vs. 10.66 +/- 6.21 pg/mL in controls, p < .05). Pulmonary function after cardiopulmonary bypass was better maintained after calpain inhibition compared with controls: Po2/Fio2 ratio (507.2 +/- 46.5 vs. 344.7 +/- 140.5, respectively, p < .05) and alveolar-arterial gradient (40.0 +/- 17.2 vs. 128.1 +/- 85.2 mm Hg, respectively, p < .05). Systemic oxygen delivery was higher after calpain inhibition compared with controls (759 +/- 171 vs. 277 +/- 46 mL/min, respectively, p < .001). In addition, endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity in lung tissue was maintained with calpain inhibition. CONCLUSIONS The reduction in plasma endothelin-1 and maintenance of lung endothelial nitric oxide levels after cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with calpain inhibition were associated with reduced pulmonary vascular resistance. Improved gas exchange and higher systemic oxygen delivery suggest that calpain inhibition may be advantageous for reducing postoperative cardiopulmonary dysfunction commonly associated with pediatric heart surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass.
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- Jodie Y Duffy
- Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Huang CJ, Tsai PS, Pan WHT, Skimming JW. Microdialysis for measurement of hepatic and systemic nitric oxide biosynthesis in septic rats. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2005; 49:28-34. [PMID: 15675978 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00486.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND We sought to compare two techniques, microdialysis and repeated blood withdrawal, for serial assessment of hepatic and systemic nitric oxide (NO) biosynthesis in septic rats. METHODS Rats were randomly allocated to either microdialysis or blood withdrawal groups. Two microdialysis probes, one in liver and the other in right atrium, were placed in rats in the microdialysis group. Half of the rats from each group were then given lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce NO production. The other half of the rats from each group were injected with vehicle (normal saline) to serve as controls. In the microdialysis group, dialysate (30 microl) was collected every 30 min. In the blood withdrawal group, 0.3 ml of blood was drawn every 30 min. Sampling was performed up to 6 h after injection of LPS or vehicle. Hemodynamics, hepatic and systemic NO concentrations, and iNOS expression in harvested liver tissues were assayed. RESULTS Repeated blood withdrawal by itself caused a significant decrease in blood pressure and induced hepatic iNOS expression. Microdialysis, on the contrary, reliably detected LPS-induced NO production without resulting either in hemodynamic changes or in iNOS induction in liver tissue. CONCLUSIONS Microdialysis provides serial measure of hepatic and systemic NO concentrations in LPS-treated rats without the need for removal of tissue.
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- C-J Huang
- Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wojewódzka M, Kruszewski M, Sochanowicz B, Szumiel I. Differential DNA double strand break fixation dependence on poly(ADP-ribosylation) in L5178Y and CHO cells. Int J Radiat Biol 2004; 80:473-82. [PMID: 15360085 DOI: 10.1080/09553000410001724216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the role of poly(ADP-ribosylation) in DNA double-strand break repair and fixation in murine lymphoma L5178Y (LY) sublines, LY-R and LY-S, and a pair of Chinese hamster ovary lines: wild-type and mutant xrs6 cells, that have differences in repair competence and degree of radiosensitization with poly(ADP-ribosylation) inhibitors. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cells (asynchronous, logarithmic phase) were pre-incubated with 2 mM aminobenzamide at 37 or 25 degrees C, X-irradiated with 10 Gy and allowed to repair DNA breaks for 15, 60 and 120 min at 37 or 25 degrees C. The remaining double-strand break were estimated by the neutral comet assay. RESULTS At 37 degrees C, no effect of AB treatment on the repair kinetics was observed either in xrs6 or Chinese hamster ovary (wild-type) cells. In contrast, aminobenzamide decreased the repair of double-strand break in the LY-S line but not the LY-R line, in agreement with the previously observed radiosensitization of LY cells by poly(ADP-ribosylation) inhibition. However, double-strand break rejoining in the repair competent cell lines, Chinese hamster ovary and LY-R, also was affected by aminobenzamide when the post-irradiation incubation was carried out at 25 degrees C. Analysis of these results together with earlier data on LY-S cells have been interpreted in terms of Radford's model of radiation damage fixation. CONCLUSION The reported results indicate that poly(ADP-ribosylation) can be an important modulator of the conversion of DNA damage to lethal events.
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- M Wojewódzka
- Department of Radiobiology and Health Protection, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, PL-03-195 Warsaw, Poland
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Scumpia PO, Sarcia PJ, Kelly KM, DeMarco VG, Skimming JW. Hypothermia induces anti-inflammatory cytokines and inhibits nitric oxide and myeloperoxidase-mediated damage in the hearts of endotoxemic rats. Chest 2004; 125:1483-91. [PMID: 15078762 DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.4.1483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVE s: The impairment of cardiac contractility during endotoxemia involves induction of nitric oxide formation through a cascade of events initiated by overexpression of proinflammatory cytokines. We previously showed that hypothermia attenuates endotoxin-induced overexpression of nitric oxide in rat lungs. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that hypothermia protects against endotoxin-induced myocardial inflammation by changing the balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, inhibiting myeloperoxidase, an indicator of neutrophil activity, and inhibiting nitric oxide-mediated protein damage. DESIGN Rats were randomized to treatment with either hypothermia (n = 6; 18 to 24 degrees C) or normothermia (n = 6; 36 to 38 degrees C). Endotoxin (15 mg/kg) was administered intravascularly to anesthetized animals, and heart tissue was harvested 150 min later. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), we found that hypothermia induced myocardial expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-10, while decreasing concentrations of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1beta and growth-related oncogene/cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (rat homolog of IL-8). Electromobility shift assay revealed that hypothermia inhibited the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-kappaB. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot assays revealed that hypothermia attenuated the endotoxin-induced overexpression of both inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) messenger RNA and iNOS protein, respectively. Hypothermia also attenuated nitric oxide-mediated myocardial protein damage, as determined by a nitrotyrosine ELISA. Myocardial myeloperoxidase content, an indicator of neutrophil accumulation and oxidative activity, was also inhibited by hypothermia in endotoxemic rats. CONCLUSION These data demonstrate that hypothermia induces an anti-inflammatory cytokine profile, inhibits neutrophil aggregation, and inhibits the formation of nitric oxide during endotoxemia in the rat.
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- Philip O Scumpia
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
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Sarady JK, Zuckerbraun BS, Bilban M, Wagner O, Usheva A, Liu F, Ifedigbo E, Zamora R, Choi AMK, Otterbein LE. Carbon monoxide protection against endotoxic shock involves reciprocal effects on iNOS in the lung and liver. FASEB J 2004; 18:854-6. [PMID: 15001560 DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0643fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Carbon monoxide (CO) has recently emerged as having potent cytoprotective properties; the mechanisms underlying these effects, however, are just beginning to be elucidated. In a rat model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced multiorgan failure, we demonstrate that exposure to a low concentration of CO for only 1 h imparts a potent defense against lethal endotoxemia and effectively abrogates the inflammatory response. Exposure to CO leads to long-term survival of >80% of animals vs. 20% in controls. In the lung, CO suppressed LPS-induced lung alveolitis and associated edema formation, while in the liver, it reduced expression of serum alanine aminotransferase, a marker of liver injury. This protection appears to be based in part on different mechanisms in the lung and liver in that CO had reciprocal effects on LPS-induced expression of iNOS and NO production, important mediators in the response to LPS. CO prevented the up-regulation of iNOS and NO in the lung while augmenting expression of iNOS and NO in the liver. Studies of primary lung macrophages and hepatocytes in vitro revealed a similar effect; CO inhibited LPS-induced cytokine production in lung macrophages while reducing LPS-induced iNOS expression and nitrite accumulation and protected hepatocytes from apoptosis while augmenting iNOS expression. Although it is unclear to which extent these changes in iNOS contribute to the cytoprotection conferred by CO, it is fascinating that in each organ CO influences iNOS in a manner known to be protective in that organ: NO is therapeutic in the liver while it is damaging in the lung.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
- Carbon Monoxide/pharmacology
- Cells, Cultured/drug effects
- Cells, Cultured/enzymology
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte/drug effects
- Cytokines/blood
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Enzyme Induction/drug effects
- Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)/biosynthesis
- Heme Oxygenase-1
- Hepatocytes/cytology
- Hepatocytes/drug effects
- Hepatocytes/enzymology
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity
- Liver/enzymology
- Lung/enzymology
- Macrophage Activation/drug effects
- Macrophages, Alveolar/drug effects
- Macrophages, Alveolar/enzymology
- Macrophages, Alveolar/metabolism
- Male
- Multiple Organ Failure/enzymology
- Multiple Organ Failure/etiology
- Multiple Organ Failure/prevention & control
- NF-kappa B/physiology
- Nitric Oxide/physiology
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/biosynthesis
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/physiology
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
- Organ Specificity
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Shock, Septic/complications
- Shock, Septic/enzymology
- Shock, Septic/prevention & control
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology
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Affiliation(s)
- Judit K Sarady
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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