Szerafin T, Niederpold T, Mangold A, Hoetzenecker K, Hacker S, Roth G, Lichtenauer M, Dworschak M, Wolner E, Ankersmit HJ. Secretion of soluble ST2 - possible explanation for systemic immunosuppression after heart surgery.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009;
57:25-9. [PMID:
19169993 DOI:
10.1055/s-2008-1039044]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Cardiopulmonary bypass is known to affect cytokine release leading to a generalized endogenous immune reaction similar to that described in sepsis, without having been explored in great detail. Therefore we evaluated the anti- and pro-inflammatory cytokine responses after heart surgery.
METHODS
16 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery with extracorporeal circulation were included. ST2, IL-4 and IL-10 served as markers for TH2 cytokine response; IL-6, IL-8 and IFN-gamma as TH1 markers. Furthermore, total immunoglobulin subtype analysis (IgM, IgG, IgE) was performed.
RESULTS
Serum levels of soluble ST2 started to climb at 60 minutes (from 38 +/- 14 preoperatively to 1 480 +/- 890 pg/ml) and peaked 24 hours after surgery (13 360 +/- 2 840 pg/ml, P < 0.001). IL-10 reached a maximum at 60 minutes and returned to baseline levels 24 hours later. IL-6 and IL-8 levels peaked 60 minutes after surgery. IL-4 and IFN-gamma did not change. Only IgM showed a significant peak on day eight ( P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
Our results demonstrate that CABG surgery induces a massive long-lasting secretion of ST2, a protein related to immune suppression.
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