title: E-selectin involvement in the pathogenesis of splanchnic artery occlusion shock.
abstract: We investigated the involvement of E-selectin in the pathogenesis of splanchnic artery occlusion shock. Splanchnic artery occlusion shock was induced in anaesthetized rats by clamping splanchnic arteries for 45 min. Sham-operated animals were used as controls. Survival time, serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha, while blood cell count, mean arterial blood pressure and myeloperoxidase activity were determined. Splanchnic artery occlusion-shocked rats had a decreased survival time (85 +/- 8 min, while sham-shocked rats survived more than 4 h), reduced mean arterial blood pressure, increased serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (186 +/- 9 U/ml) and myeloperoxidase activity in the ileum (0.10 +/- 0.04 U x 10(-3)/g tissue) and in the lung (1.5 +/- 0.06 U x 10(-3)/g tissue). Shocked rats showed histological alterations in the ileum and in the lung. Administration of a hyperimmune serum containing specific antibodies raised against E-selectin significantly increased survival time (225 +/- 10 min), reduced leukopenia and myeloperoxidase activity both in the ileum (0.035 +/- 0.001 U x 10(-3)/g tissue) and in the lung (0.3 +/- 0.005 U x 10(-3)/g tissue), improved the cardiovascular changes and reduced the histological alterations in the ileum and lung. Our data are consistent with an involvement of E-selectin in the pathogenesis of splanchnic artery occlusion shock.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Altavilla
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Squadrito
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Canale
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ioculano
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Campo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Squadrito
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ammendolia
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Caputi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000502:physiology*; D019040:E-Selectin; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000150:complications*; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D019040:E-Selectin; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D009195:Peroxidase