Inhaled NO reduces leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions and myocardial dysfunction in endotoxemic rats

2000 ◽  
Vol 278 (6) ◽  
pp. H1783-H1790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rémi Nevière ◽  
Benoit Guery ◽  
Serge Mordon ◽  
Farid Zerimech ◽  
Stéphane Charré ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Leukocyte Adhesion ◽  
Myocardial Dysfunction ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Contractile Dysfunction ◽  
Leukocyte Activation ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Myocardial Contractile ◽  
Inhaled No ◽  
Venular Endothelium

Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to have some protective effect in the peripheral distal inflamed vasculature. The objective of the study was to determine whether inhaled NO would reduce endotoxin-induced leukocyte activation and myocardial contractile dysfunction. Rats were treated with either saline or endotoxin (10 mg/kg iv) and then allowed to breathe (4 h) either air or air plus NO (10 ppm). In endotoxemic rats, mesenteric venular endothelium leukocyte firm adhesion increased compared with control rats (1.15 ± 0.32 vs. 4.08 ± 0.96 leukocytes/100 μm; P < 0.05). Inhaled NO significantly attenuated endotoxin-induced venular endothelium leukocyte adhesion (4.08 ± 0.96 vs. 1.86 ± 0.76 leukocytes/100 μm; P < 0.05) and FITC-conjugated anti-intercellular adhesion molecule-1 fluorescence intensity. Endotoxin-induced myocardial dysfunction and leukocyte content increases were reduced in inhaled NO-treated rats. These observations suggest that inhaled NO reduces the degree of cardiovascular dysfunction and inflammation in endotoxemic rats.

Nitric oxide-cGMP pathway is involved in endotoxin-induced contractile dysfunction in rat hearts

2004 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 853-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Tatsumi ◽  
Natsuya Keira ◽  
Kazuko Akashi ◽  
Miyuki Kobara ◽  
Satoaki Matoba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Soluble Guanylate Cyclase ◽  
Myocardial Dysfunction ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
No Production ◽  
Contractile Dysfunction ◽  
Cardiac Depression ◽  
Rat Hearts ◽  
Developed Pressure

The mechanisms by which endotoxemia causes cardiac depression have not been fully elucidated. The present study examined the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in this pathology. Rats were infused with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or saline, and the plasma and myocardial [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] (NOx) concentrations were measured before or 3, 6, and 24 h after treatment. The hearts were then immediately isolated and mounted in a Langendorff apparatus, and left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) was determined before biochemical analysis of the myocardium. LPS injection effected the expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in the myocardium, a marked increase in plasma and myocardial NOx levels, and a significant decline in LVDP compared with saline controls. The LPS-induced NO production and concomitant cardiac depression were most pronounced 6 h after LPS injection and were accompanied by a significant increase in myocardial cGMP content. Myocardial ATP levels were not significantly altered after LPS injection. Significant negative correlation was observed between LVDP and myocardial cGMP content, as well as between LVDP and plasma NOx levels. Aminoguanidine, an inhibitor of iNOS, significantly attenuated the LPS-induced NOx production and contractile dysfunction. Furthermore, 1 H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3- a]quinoxalin-1-one, an inhibitor of soluble guanylate cyclase, significantly decreased myocardial cGMP content and attenuated the contractile depression, although aminoguanidine or 1 H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3- a]quinoxalin-1-one was not able to completely reverse myocardial dysfunction. Our data suggest that endotoxin-induced contractile dysfunction in rat hearts is associated with NO production by myocardial iNOS and a concomitant increase in myocardial cGMP.

ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 mediate endotoxemic myocardial dysfunction independent of neutrophil accumulation

2002 ◽  
Vol 283 (2) ◽  
pp. R477-R486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Raeburn ◽  
Casey M. Calkins ◽  
Michael A. Zimmerman ◽  
Yong Song ◽  
Lihua Ao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Cardiac Dysfunction ◽  
Gene Knockout ◽  
Myocardial Dysfunction ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Immunofluorescent Staining ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Neutrophil Accumulation

Both intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) have been implicated in neutrophil-mediated lung and liver injury during sepsis. However, the role of these adhesion molecules as well as the contribution of neutrophils in myocardial dysfunction during sepsis remains to be determined. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and neutrophils in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced myocardial dysfunction. Mice were subjected to LPS (0.5 mg/kg ip) or vehicle (normal saline), and left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP) was determined by the Langendorff technique. LVDP was depressed by nearly 40% at 6 h after LPS. Immunofluorescent staining revealed a temporal increase in myocardial ICAM-1/VCAM-1 expression and neutrophils after LPS. Antibody blockade of VCAM-1 reduced myocardial neutrophil accumulation and abrogated LPS-induced cardiac dysfunction. Antibody blockade or absence of ICAM-1 (gene knockout) also abrogated LPS-induced cardiac dysfunction but did not reduce neutrophil accumulation. Neutrophil depletion (vinblastine or antibody) did not protect from LPS-induced myocardial dysfunction. Our results suggest that although endotoxemic myocardial dysfunction requires both ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, it occurs independent of neutrophil accumulation.

scholarly journals Effects of plasma from hibernating ground squirrels on monocyte-endothelial cell adhesive interactions

1997 ◽  
Vol 273 (6) ◽  
pp. R1861-R1869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihide Yasuma ◽  
Richard M. McCarron ◽  
Maria Spatz ◽  
John M. Hallenbeck
Keyword(s):  
Leukocyte Adhesion ◽  
Ground Squirrels ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Monocyte Adhesion ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Inflammatory Mechanism ◽  
Ischemic Tissue ◽  
Adhesive Interactions ◽  
Natural Tolerance

Adhesion and subsequent penetration of leukocytes into central nervous system ischemic tissue proceeds via a coordinated inflammatory mechanism involving adhesion molecules at the blood-endothelium interface. Mammalian hibernation is a state of natural tolerance to severely reduced blood flow-oxygen delivery (i.e., ischemia). Hibernating thirteen-lined ground squirrels were investigated in an attempt to identify factors responsible for regulating this tolerance. Since leukocytopenia is closely associated with entrance into hibernation, the role of leukocyte adhesion to endothelium in this phenomenon was examined. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) is expressed by endothelium and regulates interactions with circulating leukocytes that may result in margination or extravasation. ICAM-1 expression by rat cerebral microvascular endothelial cells (EC) cultured with plasma from hibernating (HP) or nonhibernating (NHP) thirteen-lined ground squirrels was dose dependently increased by HP and, to a lesser extent, by NHP. Treatment of EC with HP coincidentally induced significantly greater increases in monocyte adhesion to EC (37.2%) than were observed with NHP (23.9%). Study of the effects of HP and NHP on monocyte adhesion to EC may identify mechanisms responsible for ischemic tolerance in hibernators and could lead to the development of novel therapeutic approaches to the treatment of stroke.

Inhaled nitric oxide protects against hyperoxia-induced apoptosis in rat lungs

1999 ◽  
Vol 277 (3) ◽  
pp. L596-L605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare E. Howlett ◽  
James S. Hutchison ◽  
John P. Veinot ◽  
Aaron Chiu ◽  
Pradeep Merchant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Nuclear Factor Κb ◽  
Inhaled Nitric Oxide ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Activator Protein 1 ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Vascular Leak ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
Apoptosis And Inflammation ◽  
First Time

Inhaled nitric oxide (NO), frequently administered in combination with hyperoxic gas mixtures, was recently shown to protect against the injurious consequences of prolonged hyperoxia. We investigated the possibility that this protective effect is attributable to the ability of NO to block pulmonary apoptosis. We show that rats exposed to 100% O2for 60 h develop severe lung injury consisting of pronounced vascular leak and alveolar apoptosis as inferred from the presence of positive terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling and DNA ladders in agarose gels and a decrease in constitutive procaspase-3 levels. However, the inclusion of NO (20 parts/million) in the hyperoxic gas mixture significantly attenuated both the vascular leak and apoptosis. NO reversed the hyperoxia-associated changes in the activity of the redox-sensitive transcription factors nuclear factor-κB, activator protein-1, and Sp1 after 24 h, lowered intercellular adhesion molecule-1 levels, and increased glutathione content. We therefore show, for the first time, that NO can protect against both hyperoxia-induced apoptosis and inflammation. The data suggest that this protection may occur at the transcriptional and caspase-activation levels.

Role of ICAM-1 in chronic hepatic allograft rejection in the rat

2002 ◽  
Vol 283 (1) ◽  
pp. G196-G203 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Wong ◽  
Paul Kubes ◽  
Yikun Zhang ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
Stefan J. Urbanski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Allograft Rejection ◽  
Leukocyte Adhesion ◽  
Leukocyte Recruitment ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Brown Norway ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Cell Recruitment ◽  
Hepatic Allograft

The pathogenesis of hepatic allograft rejection remains unclear. We aimed to clarify the early role of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1)-mediated cell recruitment in chronic hepatic rejection. Liver transplantation was performed from Lewis to Lewis rats (isograft controls) and from Lewis to Brown Norway rats (allograft rejection group). The allografted rats were treated with either ICAM-1 antisense oligonucleotides (10 mg · kg−1· day−1× 6 days ip) or a control preparation (either ICAM-1 missense oligonucleotide or normal saline). Hepatic leukocyte recruitment in vivo was studied on day 6 by using intravital microscopy. Liver histology, biochemistry, and survival rates were also examined. Leukocyte adhesion in terminal hepatic venules was significantly increased in the rejection group compared with isograft controls. Antisense ICAM-1 in the allografted group effectively reduced leukocyte adhesion. Histology and liver chemistry were less deranged in the antisense-treated groups compared with control-treated allografted rats. In the allograft groups, survival was significantly prolonged in the antisense-treated rats (42.3 ± 1.2 days) compared with the controls (25.2 ± 2.7 days). These results showed that early leukocyte recruitment in the hepatic microvasculature of rejecting allografts is ICAM-1 dependent and suggest that impacting on early cell recruitment can significantly ameliorate chronic rejection.

L-selectin and ICAM-1 mediate reperfusion injury and neutrophil adhesion in the warm ischemic mouse liver

1998 ◽  
Vol 275 (6) ◽  
pp. G1341-G1352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surinder S. Yadav ◽  
David N. Howell ◽  
Wenshi Gao ◽  
Douglas A. Steeber ◽  
Robert C. Harland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion Injury ◽  
Leukocyte Adhesion ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Mutant Mice ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Hepatic Ischemia ◽  
Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion

Leukocytes recruited during ischemia-reperfusion to the liver are important mediators of injury. However, the mechanisms of leukocyte adhesion and the role of adhesion receptors in hepatic vasculature remain elusive. L-selectin may critically contribute to injury, priming adhesion for later action of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). Paired experiments were performed using mutant mice (L-selectin −/−, ICAM-1 −/−, and L-selectin/ICAM-1 −/−) and wild-type mice (C57BL/6) to investigate leukocyte adhesion in the ischemic liver. Leukocyte adhesion and infiltration were assessed histologically. Aspartate aminotransferase levels were significantly reduced (2- to 3-fold) in mutant vs. wild-type mice in most groups but most significantly after 90 min of partial hepatic ischemia. Leukocyte adhesion was significantly reduced in all mutant mice. Areas of microcirculatory failure, visualized by intravital microscopy, were prevalent in wild-type but virtually absent in L-selectin-deficient mice. After total hepatic ischemia for 75 or 90 min, survival was better in mutant L-selectin and L-selectin/ICAM-1 mice vs. wild-type mice and ICAM-1 mutants. In conclusion, L-selectin is critical in the pathogenesis of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury. Poor sinusoidal perfusion due to leukocyte adhesion and clot formation is a factor of injury and appears to involve L-selectin and ICAM-1 receptors.

Immune complexes alter cerebral microvessel permeability: roles of complement and leukocyte adhesion

2006 ◽  
Vol 291 (2) ◽  
pp. H694-H704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karyn J. Lister ◽  
Michael J. Hickey
Keyword(s):  
Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Immune Complexes ◽  
Inflammatory Responses ◽  
Leukocyte Adhesion ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion ◽  
Microvascular Permeability ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Complement Pathway ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Peripheral Tissues

Immune complexes (ICs) are potent inflammatory mediators in peripheral tissues. However, very few studies have examined the ability of ICs to induce inflammatory responses in the brain. Therefore, using preformed ICs or the reverse passive Arthus (RPA) model to localize ICs to the pial microvasculature of mice, we aimed to investigate the ability of ICs to induce an inflammatory response in the cerebral (pial) microvasculature. Application of preformed ICs immediately increased pial microvascular permeability, with a minimal change in leukocyte adhesion in pial postcapillary venules. In contrast, initiation of the RPA response in the pial microvasculature induced changes in cerebral microvascular permeability and increased leukocyte adhesion in pial postcapillary venules. The RPA response induced deposition of C3 in perivascular regions adjacent to sites of IC formation. Depletion of C3 abrogated RPA-induced microvascular permeability and leukocyte adhesion, indicating that the complement pathway was critical for this response. Inhibition of leukocyte adhesion via CD18 blockade also reduced IC-induced microvascular permeability. However, this did not require intercellular adhesion molecule-1, inasmuch as blockade of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 did not alter RPA-induced microvascular permeability and adhesion. These findings demonstrate that ICs are capable of rapidly inducing inflammatory responses in the cerebral microvasculature, with the complement pathway and leukocyte recruitment playing critical roles in microvascular dysfunction.

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