Investigation of neutrophil--endothelial cell interaction in multiple trauma by chemiluminescence.
The trauma-induced activation of neutrophils and their functional alterations, i.e., increase in adherence and release of oxygen derived metabolites, is considered to play a central role in the initiation and amplification of capillary endothelial cell damage and following organ failure. In the present study neutrophil-endothelial cell interaction was studied using an in vitro model of human umbilical cord vein endothelial cells and human neutrophils. Production of oxygen-derived metabolites was determined by comparing mean peak chemiluminescence of neutrophils from multiply traumatized patients (n = 40) and mean peak chemiluminescence of neutrophils from blood donors (n = 160). Adherence and endothelial injury by neutrophils of multiply traumatized patients were compared with data of healthy blood donors. Chemiluminescence response of 70,000 neutrophils isolated from healthy control individuals was 699 +/- 98 x 10(3) cpm and could be increased significantly by endothelial cells to 1410 +/- 135 x 10(3) cpm (p < 0.05). Chemiluminescence response to neutrophils of polytraumatized patients was 1174 +/- 94 x 10(3) cpm and could not be significantly increased by endothelial cells (1419 +/- 120 x 10(3) cpm). Adherence of neutrophils of blood donors to endothelial cells was 12.31 +/- 0.77%. Adherence of neutrophils of polytraumatized patients was significantly increased to values of 24.83 +/- 2.03%. Injury of endothelial cells was not detectable with neutrophils from blood donors (1.11 +/- 1.09% 111in-release). Significantly increased 111in-release was apparent upon incubation with neutrophils of polytraumatized patients (5.76 +/- 1.28%). The data shows evidence of in vivo preactivation of neutrophils of polytraumatized patients, and supports the hypothesis that endothelial cells play an active role in neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions by modulating production of oxygen-derived metabolites.
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Arbeitsbereich Exp. Nephrologie, Zentrum Innere Medizin und Dermatologie, Hannover, Germany.
Dwenger
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Tscherne
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D000007:Abdominal Injuries; D002196:Capillaries / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012253:Rib Fractures; D014471:Umbilical Veins; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating