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Mardanpour MM, Sudalaiyadum Perumal A, Mahmoodi Z, Baassiri K, Montiel-Rubies G, LeDez KM, Nicolau DV. Investigation of air bubble behaviour after gas embolism events induced in a microfluidic network mimicking microvasculature. Lab Chip 2024; 24:2518-2536. [PMID: 38623600 DOI: 10.1039/d4lc00087k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
Abstract
Gas embolism is a medical condition that occurs when gas bubbles are present in veins or arteries, decreasing blood flow and potentially reducing oxygen delivery to vital organs, such as the brain. Although usually reported as rare, gas embolism can lead to severe neurological damage or death. However, presently, only limited understanding exists regarding the microscale processes leading to the formation, persistence, movement, and resolution of gas emboli, as modulated by microvasculature geometrical features and blood properties. Because gas embolism is initially a physico-chemical-only process, with biological responses starting later, the opportunity exists to fully study the genesis and evolution of gas emboli using in vitro microfluidic networks mimicking small regions of microvasculature. The microfluidics networks used in this study, which aim to mimic microvasculature geometry, comprise linear channels with T-, or Y-junction air inlets, with 20, 40, and 60 μm widths (arterial or venous), and a 30 μm width honeycombed network (arterial) with three bifurcation angles (30°, 60°, and 90°). Synthetic blood, equivalent to 46% haematocrit concentrations, and water were used to study the modulation of gas embolism-like events by liquid viscosity. Our study shows that (i) longer bubbles with lower velocity occur in narrower channels, e.g., with 20 μm width; (ii) the resistance of air bubbles to the flow increases with the higher haematocrit concentration; and lastly (iii) the propensity of gas embolism-like events in honeycomb architectures increases for more acute, e.g., 30°, bifurcation angles. A dimensionless analysis using Euler, Weber, and capillary numbers demarcated the conditions conducive to gas embolism. This work suggests that in vitro experimentation using microfluidic devices with microvascular tissue-like structures could assist medical guidelines and management in preventing and mitigating the effects of gas embolism.
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- Mohammad Mahdi Mardanpour
- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, H3A 0E9, Canada.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, H3A 0E9, Canada.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, H3A 0E9, Canada.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, H3A 0E9, Canada.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1C 5S7, Canada
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, H3A 0E9, Canada.
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Seubert ME, Goeijenbier M. Controlled Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients and the Potential Role of Venous Bagging in Acute Kidney Injury. J Clin Med 2024; 13:1504. [PMID: 38592687 PMCID: PMC10934139 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13051504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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A very low incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) has been observed in COVID-19 patients purposefully treated with early pressure support ventilation (PSV) compared to those receiving mainly controlled ventilation. The prevention of subdiaphragmatic venous congestion through limited fluid intake and the lowering of intrathoracic pressure is a possible and attractive explanation for this observed phenomenon. Both venous congestion, or "venous bagging", and a positive fluid balance correlate with the occurrence of AKI. The impact of PSV on venous return, in addition to the effects of limiting intravenous fluids, may, at least in part, explain this even more clearly when there is no primary kidney disease or the presence of nephrotoxins. Optimizing the patient-ventilator interaction in PSV is challenging, in part because of the need for the ongoing titration of sedatives and opioids. The known benefits include improved ventilation/perfusion matching and reduced ventilator time. Furthermore, conservative fluid management positively influences cognitive and psychiatric morbidities in ICU patients and survivors. Here, it is hypothesized that cranial lymphatic congestion in relation to a more positive intrathoracic pressure, i.e., in patients predominantly treated with controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV), is a contributing risk factor for ICU delirium. No studies have addressed the question of how PSV can limit AKI, nor are there studies providing high-level evidence relating controlled mechanical ventilation to AKI. For this perspective article, we discuss studies in the literature demonstrating the effects of venous congestion leading to AKI. We aim to shed light on early PSV as a preventive measure, especially for the development of AKI and ICU delirium and emphasize the need for further research in this domain.
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- Mark E. Seubert
- Department of Intensive Care, HagaZiekenhuis, 2725 NA Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Spaarne Gasthuis, 2035 RC Haarlem, The Netherlands;
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, 3015 CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Zhong X, Li H, Chen Q, Hao P, Chen T, Mai H, Zhang K, Zhong G, Guo R, Cheng H, Jiang B, Zhu S, Zhuang S, Li H, Chen Y, He Q. Association between different MAP levels and 30-day mortality in sepsis patients: a propensity-score-matched, retrospective cohort study. BMC Anesthesiol 2023; 23:116. [PMID: 37024806 PMCID: PMC10077659 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-023-02047-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by the infection-related host response disorder. Adequate mean arterial pressure is an important prerequisite of tissue and organ perfusion, which runs through the treatment of sepsis patients, and an appropriate mean arterial pressure titration in the early-stage correlates to the positive outcome of the treatment. Therefore, in the present study, we aimed to elucidate the relationship between early mean arterial pressure levels and short-term mortality in sepsis patients. METHODS We included all suspected sepsis patients from MIMIC-III database with average mean arterial pressure ≥ 60 mmHg on the first day of intensive care unit stay. Those patients were then divided into a permissive low-mean arterial pressure group (60-65 mmHg) and a high-mean arterial pressure group (> 65 mmHg). Multivariate Cox regression analysis was conducted to analyze the relationship between MAP level and 30-day, 60-day, and 100-day mortality of suspected sepsis patients in the two groups. Propensity score matching, inverse probability of treatment weighing, standardized mortality ratio weighting, PA weighting, overlap weighting, and doubly robust analysis were used to verify our results. RESULTS A total of 14,031 suspected sepsis patients were eligible for inclusion in our study, among which 1305 (9.3%) had an average first-day mean arterial pressure of 60-65 mmHg, and the remaining 12,726 patients had an average first-day mean arterial pressure of more than 65 mmHg. The risk of 30-day mortality was reduced in the high mean arterial pressure group compared with the permissive low-mean arterial pressure group (HR 0.67 (95% CI 0.60-0.75; p < 0.001)). The higher mean arterial pressure was also associated with lower 60-day and 100-day in-hospital mortality as well as with shorter duration of intensive care unit stay. Patients in the high-mean arterial pressure group also had more urine output on the first and second days of intensive care unit admission. CONCLUSIONS After risk adjustment, the initial mean arterial pressure of above 65 mmHg was associated with reduced short-term mortality, shorter intensive care unit stay, and higher urine volume in the first two days among patients with sepsis.
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- Xiaoxin Zhong
- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Pediatric, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, No.600, Shipai Street, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510000, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
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- Department of Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.107, Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510120, China.
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Cheudjeu A. The SARS-CoV-2 Entry Inhibition Mechanisms of Serine Protease Inhibitors, OM-85, Heparin and Soluble HS Might Be Linked to HS Attachment Sites. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27061947. [PMID: 35335311 PMCID: PMC8954261 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27061947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This article discusses the importance of D-xylose for fighting viruses (especially SARS-CoV-2) that use core proteins as receptors at the cell surface, by providing additional supporting facts that these viruses probably bind at HS/CS attachment sites (i.e., the hydroxyl groups of Ser/Thr residues of the core proteins intended to receive the D-xylose molecules to initiate the HS/CS chains). Essentially, the additional supporting facts, are: some anterior studies on the binding sites of exogenous heparin and soluble HS on the core proteins, the inhibition of the viral entry by pre-incubation of cells with heparin, and additionally, corroborating studies about the mechanism leading to type 2 diabetes during viral infection. We then discuss the mechanism by which serine protease inhibitors inhibit SARS-CoV-2 entry. The biosynthesis of heparan sulfate (HS), chondroitin sulfate (CS), dermatan sulfate (DS), and heparin (Hep) is initiated not only by D-xylose derived from uridine diphosphate (UDP)-xylose, but also bioactive D-xylose molecules, even in situations where cells were previously treated with GAG inhibitors. This property of D-xylose shown by previous anterior studies helped in the explanation of the mechanism leading to type 2 diabetes during SARS-CoV-2 infection. This explanation is completed here by a preliminary estimation of xyloside GAGs (HS/CS/DS/Hep) in the body, and with other previous studies helping to corroborate the mechanism by which the D-xylose exhibits its antiglycaemic properties and the mechanism leading to type 2 diabetes during SARS-CoV-2 infection. This paper also discusses the confirmatory studies of regarding the correlation between D-xylose and COVID-19 severity.
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Dempster KS, O'Leary DD, MacNeil AJ, Hodges GJ, Wade TJ. Linking the hemodynamic consequences of adverse childhood experiences to an altered HPA axis and acute stress response. Brain Behav Immun 2021; 93:254-263. [PMID: 33358983 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as maltreatment and severe household dysfunction, represent a significant threat to public health as ACEs are associated with increased prevalence of several chronic diseases. Biological embedding, believed to be rooted in dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, is the prevailing theory by which chronic diseases become imprinted in individuals following childhood adversity. A shift towards HPA axis hypoactivity occurs in response to ACEs exposure and is proposed to contribute towards altered cortisol secretion, chronic low-grade inflammation, and dysregulated hemodynamic and autonomic function. This shift in HPA axis activity may be a long-term effect of glucocorticoid receptor methylation with downstream effects on hemodynamic and autonomic function. Emerging evidence suggests syncopal tendencies are increased among those with ACEs and coincides with altered neuroimmune function. Similarly, chronic low-grade inflammation may contribute towards arterial baroreceptor desensitization through increased arterial stiffness, negatively impacting autonomic regulation following posture change and increasing rates of syncope in later life, as has been previously highlighted in the literature. Although speculative, baroreceptor desensitization may be secondary to increased arterial stiffness and changes in expression of glucocorticoid receptors and arginine vasopressin, which are chronically altered by ACEs. Several research gaps and opportunities exist in this field and represent prospective areas for future investigation. Here, we synthesize current findings in the areas of acute psychosocial stress reactivity pertaining to HPA axis function, inflammation, and hemodynamic function while suggesting ideas for future research emphasizing systemic interactions and postural stress assessments among those with ACEs. This review aims to identify specific pathways which may contribute towards orthostatic intolerance in populations with history of childhood adversity.
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- Kylie S Dempster
- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, Canada; Brock-Niagara Centre for Health and Well-Being, Brock University, Canada
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, Canada; Brock-Niagara Centre for Health and Well-Being, Brock University, Canada.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, Canada
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, Canada; Brock-Niagara Centre for Health and Well-Being, Brock University, Canada
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Bowles EA, Feys D, Ercal N, Sprague RS. Liposomal-delivery of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors augments UT-15C-stimulated ATP release from human erythrocytes. Biochem Biophys Rep 2017; 12:114-9. [PMID: 28955799 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The use of liposomes to affect targeted delivery of pharmaceutical agents to specific sites may result in the reduction of side effects and an increase in drug efficacy. Since liposomes are delivered intravascularly, erythrocytes, which constitute almost half of the volume of blood, are ideal targets for liposomal drug delivery. In vivo, erythrocytes serve not only in the role of oxygen transport but also as participants in the regulation of vascular diameter through the regulated release of the potent vasodilator, adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Unfortunately, erythrocytes of humans with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) do not release ATP in response to the physiological stimulus of exposure to increases in mechanical deformation as would occur when these cells traverse the pulmonary circulation. This defect in erythrocyte physiology has been suggested to contribute to pulmonary hypertension in these individuals. In contrast to deformation, both healthy human and PAH erythrocytes do release ATP in response to incubation with prostacyclin analogs via a well-characterized signaling pathway. Importantly, inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) have been shown to significantly increase prostacyclin analog-induced ATP release from human erythrocytes. Here we investigate the hypothesis that targeted delivery of PDE5 inhibitors to human erythrocytes, using a liposomal delivery system, potentiates prostacyclin analog- induced ATP release. The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that directed delivery of this class of drugs to erythrocytes could be a new and important method to augment prostacyclin analog-induced ATP release from these cells. Such an approach could significantly limit side effects of both classes of drugs without compromising their therapeutic effectiveness in diseases such as PAH. PDE5 inhibitors can be successfully delivered to human erythrocytes via liposomes. This results in augmented PGI2 analog-mediated ATP release. Liposomal binding to erythrocytes is rapid without affecting erythrocyte rheology. This is a novel method to augment PGI2 analog-induced ATP release from erythrocytes.
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Key Words
- ATP, (adenosine triphosphate)
- DMPC, (1,2-Dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine)
- FSC, (forward scatter)
- Liposomes
- PAH, (pulmonary arterial hypertension)
- PDE, (phosphodiesterase)
- PGI2, (prostacyclin)
- PSS, (physiological salt solution)
- Red blood cell
- SSC, (side scatter)
- TAD, (tadalafil)
- Tadalafil
- Tadalafil (PubChem CID: 110635)
- Treprostinil
- UT-15C
- UT-15C (PubChem CID: 691840)
- ZAP, (zaprinast),
- Zaprinast
- Zaprinast (PubChem CID: 5722)
- cAMP, (cyclic adenosine monophosphate)
- cGMP, (cyclic guanosine monophosphate)
- sGC, (soluble guanylyl cyclase)
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