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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-3
pubmed:abstractText
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) appear to play important roles in the liver and in lung injury induced by hemorrhagic shock. Their precise roles in hemorrhagic shock-induced acute gastric mucosal lesions (AGML), however, are still poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effect of neutropenia on hemorrhagic shock-induced AGML. We also examined the roles of iNOS in PMN infiltration into the mucosa and AGML during hemorrhagic shock by using L-N6-(1-iminoethyl)-lysine, a potent inhibitor of iNOS, and by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Remarkable gastric mucosal damage occurs after hemorrhagic shock. PMN depletion caused by Vinblastine pretreatment significantly attenuates this AGML. Although low-dose L-N6-(1-iminoethyl)-lysine (50 microg/kg, iNOS inhibition) has no effect on AGML, high-dose L-N6-(1-iminoethyl)-lysine (250 microg/kg, iNOS + endothelial NOS inhibition) significantly exacerbates AGML without increasing PMN infiltration into the mucosa. The mRNA expression of iNOS in the stomach during hemorrhagic shock cannot be detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. We conclude that PMN play a pivotal role in hemorrhagic shock-induced AGML, iNOS does not regulate PMN infiltration into the mucosa, and endothelial NOS provides important protection against AGML during hemorrhagic shock.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1073-2322
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
319-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Neutrophil accumulation and damage to the gastric mucosa in resuscitated hemorrhagic shock is independent of inducible nitric oxide synthase.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburbh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.