Title: Effects of hypothermia on the concentration of surfactant protein A during endotoxin-induced acute lung injury in rats
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of hypothermia (HT) on the concentration of surfactant protein A (SP-A) during lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced acute lung injury (ALI) in rats.Methods Forty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups. The ALI model was reproduced by LPS intratracheal instillation; only saline was instilled intratracheally for control group. Rats in both model group and control group were sacrificed respectively at 1 hour and 8 hours (each n= 8). In HT group the body temperature was lowered to 32. 5 - 33.0 ℃ 1 hour after LPS instillation, and 8 rats were sacrificed st 8 hours. The arterial blood gas was determined in all the groups before and 1 hour and 8 hours after instillation of saline or LPS, and the oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2) was calculated. The concentration of SP-A in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The morphological changes in lung tissue of rats were observed under light microscope. Results At 1 hour after intratracheal instillation of LPS, the PaO2/FiO2 of each group reached the diagnostic criterion of ALI.Compared with control 1-hour group, the SP-A (μg/L) in BALF of model 1-hour group was decreased (53. 27±1.95 vs. 74. 81±6. 55, P<0. 01); the SP-A in model 8-hour group and HT 8-hour group (4.35±2. 76 and 51.36±2. 33) was both obviously decreased compared with control 8-hour group (70. 81±-5. 01,both P<0. 01). Compared with model 8-hour group, the SP-A of HT 8-hour group was obviously increased (P<0. 01). Results of light microscopic examination, it was revealed that the alveolar structure of control 1-hour group and control 8-hour group was almost normal. Inflammatory response in lung tissues in model 8-hour group was found to be most serious; compared with model 8-hour group, inflammatory response in lung tissues in model 1-hour group and HT 8-hour group was reduced in certain degree. Conclusion A certain extent of HT may reduce lung injury of early endotoxin-induced ALI rats by delaying lowering of alveolar SP-A levels.
Key words:
Hypothermia ; Lipopolysaccharide ; Acute lung injury ; Surfactant protein A ;
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-04-10
Language: en
Type: article
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