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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
Numerous cytokines, including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), are implicated in the pathogenesis of sepsis. While overexpression of VEGF produces pulmonary capillary leak, the role of VEGF in sepsis is less clear. We investigated VEGF in sepsis, utilizing a VEGF trap (VEGF(T)). Polymicrobial sepsis was induced in C57BL/6 mice by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) and resulted in significantly increased plasma VEGF levels (234 vs. 46 pg/mL; p = 0.03). Inhibition of VEGF had no effect on mortality or lung leak but did attenuate plasma IL-6 (120 vs. 236 ng/mL; p = 0.02) and IL-10 (16 vs. 41 ng/mL; p = 0.03). These alterations in inflammatory cytokines were associated with increased levels of the dominant negative inhibitory C/EBPbeta. In vitro, VEGF stimulated IL-6, IL-10 and reduced the inhibitory isoform of C/EBPbeta in cultured macrophages. Together these data suggest VEGF can regulate inflammatory cytokine production in murine polymicrobial sepsis, via regulation of C/EBPbeta.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0360-3997
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
271-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Capillary Permeability, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Cecum, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Interleukin-10, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Interleukin-6, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Ligation, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Macrophages, Peritoneal, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Monocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Receptors, Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Sepsis, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Survival Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:16134000-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Vascular endothelial growth factor blockade reduces plasma cytokines in a murine model of polymicrobial sepsis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural