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Effects of interleukin-1alpha administration on intestinal ischemia and reperfusion injury, mucosal permeability, and bacterial translocation in burn and sepsis.

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effect of interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) on the mesenteric circulation, intestinal mucosal integrity, and bacterial translocation in a burn/endotoxemia chronic porcine model.
SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:
Major burn and sepsis are associated with a high mortality, ischemia/reperfusion injury to the intestine, and an increased rate of bacterial translocation. Pathologic alterations of IL-1 synthesis, degradation, and binding to receptors have been reported. Manipulation of IL-1-mediated effects might be of therapeutic utility.
METHODS:
Twenty-one female pigs were instrumented with an ultrasonic flow probe on the superior mesenteric artery and a catheter into the superior mesenteric vein. After 5 days, all animals were anesthetized, and 14 received 40% total body surface area third-degree burn. IL-1alpha was administered intravenously at 1,000 ng/kg to seven pigs immediately after burn. Eighteen hours after burn, 100 microg/kg lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was administered intravenously. Systemic and splanchnic hemodynamics were measured and blood samples were drawn for blood gas analysis. Intestinal permeability was assessed every 6 hours by measuring the lactulose/mannitol (L/M) excretion ratio. At the end of the study (42 hours), tissue samples were harvested for bacteriologic cultures.
RESULTS:
Mesenteric blood flow was significantly decreased after burn and endotoxin. Administration of IL-1alpha significantly improved mesenteric blood flow postburn and post-LPS. Mesenteric oxygen supply and consumption showed a significant reduction after burn. In contrast, animals treated with IL-1alpha showed an increase in postburn mesenteric oxygen supply and consumption. LPS-induced mesenteric hypoxia was also ameliorated by IL-1alpha treatment. Intestinal permeability, as assessed by the L/M ratio, showed a 7- and 10-fold elevation after thermal injury and LPS, respectively. In contrast, IL-1alpha-treated animals showed an increase of only three- and fourfold in the L/M ratio, respectively. Bacterial translocation was significantly increased in the burn/endotoxin group. IL-1alpha significantly reduced the rates of bacterial translocation.
CONCLUSIONS:
IL-1alpha treatment attenuates mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion injury induced by thermal injury and endotoxemia by improving mesenteric blood flow and oxygenation. Subsequently, IL-1alpha reduces intestinal permeability and bacterial translocation after burn and sepsis.
AuthorsTamer Tadros, Daniel L Traber, John P Heggers, David N Herndon
JournalAnnals of surgery (Ann Surg) Vol. 237 Issue 1 Pg. 101-9 (Jan 2003) ISSN: 0003-4932 [Print] United States
PMID12496536 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Interleukin-1
Topics
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Translocation (drug effects)
  • Burns (complications, drug therapy)
  • Cell Membrane Permeability (drug effects)
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Female
  • Interleukin-1 (pharmacology)
  • Intestinal Diseases (drug therapy)
  • Intestinal Mucosa (drug effects, physiology)
  • Ischemia (drug therapy)
  • Oxygen Consumption
  • Probability
  • Random Allocation
  • Reference Values
  • Reperfusion Injury (drug therapy)
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sepsis (complications, drug therapy)
  • Splanchnic Circulation (drug effects)
  • Swine, Miniature
  • Treatment Outcome

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