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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Circulating concentrations of leucocyte elastase and free radical activity were measured in 11 adults undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. In all patients the bypass procedure was associated with pronounced changes in plasma elastase concentrations, and peak enzyme concentrations correlated closely with the duration of bypass (r = 0.91, p less than 0.001). Serial measurement of octadeca-9, 11-dienoic acid, a non-peroxide marker of free radical activity, showed significant changes only in the plasma free fatty acid fraction, suggesting a direct relation to the action of heparin rather than to the bypass procedure as such. These studies support the hypothesis that neutrophil activation plays a central role in the organ dysfunction that may complicate cardiopulmonary bypass and suggest that elastase release rather than free radical generation may be the appropriate marker of the event.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0008-6363
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
37-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on circulating concentrations of leucocyte elastase and free radical activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Middlesex Hospital, London.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article