title: The role of neutrophils in the formation of peritoneal adhesions.
abstract: The most common cause of intraperitoneal adhesions which may result in infertility and intestinal obstruction is previous abdominal surgery. Surgical trauma of the peritoneum in the absence of infection elicits a rapid and transient influx of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) into the peritoneal cavity. The role of neutrophils in intraperitoneal adhesion formation has not been studied. We aimed to study the effects of PMN counts and PMN functions on peritoneal adhesion formation. Forty peritoneal adhesion-induced rats were randomly divided into three groups; group I, receiving saline; group II, receiving cyclophosphamide; and group III, receiving granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). In all groups, peritoneal lavage was performed to determine PMN counts the day after adhesion induction. Blood neutrophil counts and neutrophil functions were also determined. Adhesions were evaluated blindly 14 days after the operation. Adhesion tissue samples were microscopically evaluated. Tissue hydroxyproline and collagen concentrations were measured. The neutrophil counts and phagocytosis significantly increased in group III and neutrophil counts decreased in group II (P < 0.05). The score of adhesion formation in group II was significantly less than that in groups I and III (P < 0.05). Hydroxyproline concentrations of adhesion tissue were significantly decreased in group II when compared with group III (P < 0.05). The present study shows that neutropenia lowers the degree of postoperative adhesion formation. It is concluded that PMN may have a role to play in modulating post-operative adhesion formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vural
authors.forename: N Z
authors.initials: NZ
authors.lastname: Cantürk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Esen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solakoglu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cantürk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kirkali
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sökmensüer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000494:pharmacology; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000378:metabolism; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000187:drug effects; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D003094:Collagen; D006909:Hydroxyproline