Endotoxin increases plasma leptin and ghrelin levels in dogs.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

Evaluations of plasma leptin and ghrelin levels and their relations with circulating levels of proinflammatory mediators, stress hormones, and biochemical markers of hepatorenal injury during experimental endotoxemia in dogs.

SETTING:

Uludag University.

DESIGN:

Placebo-controlled animal study.

ANIMALS:

Adult mongrel dogs (n = 16).

INTERVENTIONS:

Intravenous injection of endotoxin (1 mg/kg) and blood sample withdrawal before and at 0.5-48 hrs posttreatment.

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:

Mean baseline plasma leptin and ghrelin levels were 2.4 +/- 0.1 ng/mL and 867 +/- 58 pg/mL, respectively. Plasma leptin and ghrelin increased significantly by 16% (p < .05) and 72% (p < .001) at 0.5 hr, and they remained elevated by 33-41% (p < .001) and 59-74% (p < .001) at 48 hrs after administration of endotoxin, respectively. There was positive correlation (r = .844; p < .001) between plasma leptin and ghrelin levels in endotoxin-treated dogs. Endotoxemia was associated with several-fold elevations in circulating levels of stress hormones, proinflammatory mediators, and hepatorenal injury markers. Plasma leptin and ghrelin levels in endotoxin-treated dogs were correlated with serum nitric oxide (r = .955 and r = .890; p < .001), procalcitonin (r = .825 and r = .716; p < .001), cortisol (r = .823 and r = .786; p < .001), and hepatorenal injury markers (r = .580 to .745 and r = .393 to .574; p < .05 to .01).

CONCLUSIONS:

Circulating leptin and ghrelin levels increase during endotoxemia, and these increases are associated with elevated levels of proinflammatory mediators, stress hormones, and serum biochemical markers for hepatorenal dysfunction.

• Authors: Zeki Yilmaz, Yesim Ozarda Ilcol, Ismail H Ulus
• Journal: Critical care medicine (Crit Care Med) Vol. 36 Issue 3 Pg. 828-33 (Mar 2008) ISSN: 1530-0293 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 18431270 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Ghrelin
• Leptin

Topics

• Animals
• Dogs
• Endotoxemia (blood)
• Female
• Ghrelin (blood)
• Leptin (blood)
• Male