Sublethal trauma model with systemic endotoxemia for the study of microcirculatory disorders after the second hit.
J Surg Res
; 147(1): 68-74, 2008 Jun 01.
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| ID: mdl-18028956
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Experimental models often cannot simulate the clinical situation in traumatized patients where the septic second hit finally leads to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and death. We present an experimental animal model combining initial standardized soft tissue trauma to the left hindlimb of rats with subsequent sublethal systemic endotoxemia. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This study characterizes the influence of trauma and systemic endotoxemia on nutritive blood flow, inflammatory cell-cell interaction and tissue cell integrity in the traumatized region.RESULTS:
At 24 h after local tissue contusion, in vivo analysis of the skeletal muscle microcirculation by means of high resolution fluorescence microscopy revealed intravascular leukocyte accumulation and impairment of nutritive perfusion with tissue hypoxia. Moreover, muscle tissue damage was characterized by myocyte cell apoptosis. Additional systemic exposure of animals to E. coli lipopolysaccharide at 6 h after soft tissue contusion caused a drop in arterial blood pressure as well as coagulatory disorders, as given by marked thrombocytopenia and reduced thromboplastin times. In double-hit exposed animals, skeletal muscle microcirculation presented with an aggravation of inflammation, perfusion failure, and apoptotic cell death after 24 h.CONCLUSIONS:
This model more closely resembles the scenario of polytraumatized patients with the risk of secondary infections and, thus, is suited to characterize anti-inflammatory drugs with respect to their potential to interfere with microcirculatory disorders and elaboration of disseminated intravascular coagulation after trauma.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Problema de saúde:
6_other_blood_disorders
Assunto principal:
Lesões dos Tecidos Moles
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Músculo Esquelético
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Endotoxemia
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Microcirculação
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Surg Res
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha