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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-12
pubmed:abstractText
The fate of macrophages infiltrating damaged rat skeletal muscle fibers after intramuscular injection of the anesthetic bupivacaine hydrochloride (BPVC) and the possible roles of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) were investigated. The number of macrophages reached a maximum level at 2 days after the injection and then gradually decreased. The number of apoptotic cells detected by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay was elevated at 2-4 days and decreased thereafter. In serial sections, TUNEL-positive cells were also immunopositive for RM-4, an antibody specific for identification of macrophages. Electron microscopy further confirmed that it was the macrophages themselves that were undergoing apoptosis. As assessed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), high levels of MCP-1 mRNA in BPVC-treated muscles were observed and positively correlated with maximum macrophage infiltration. However, the levels of MCP-1 mRNA returned to normal low values coincident with decrease of inflammation and healing of damaged muscle fiber. Local apoptosis of macrophages, under the control of MCP-1, may be involved in healing of BPVC-treated muscles.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0148-639X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
79-86
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Anesthetics, Local, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Bupivacaine, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Chemokine CCL2, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Injections, Intramuscular, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Muscle Fibers, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12115952-Spleen
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Macrophage apoptosis in rat skeletal muscle treated with bupivacaine hydrochloride: possible role of MCP-1.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't