title: Acute mesenteric ischemia and reperfusion: protective effects of recombinant soluble P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1.
abstract: The effects of recombinant soluble P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (rsPSGL.Ig) were studied after 120 min of splanchnic artery occlusion and 120 min of reperfusion (SAO/R). SAO/R rats administered a low-affinity mutant form of rsPSGL.Ig exhibited signs of severe circulatory collapse with marked hypotension, a survival time of only 37+/-16 min, and significant increases in intestinal myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity (P<0.01). In addition, SAO/R rats given rsPSGL.Ig low-affinity mutant showed severe endothelial dysfunction characterized by a blunted vasorelaxation to the endothelium-dependent vasodilator acetylcholine in comparison to sham-operated controls (30+/-9% vs. 97+/-3%). Administration of rsPSGL.Ig (0.5 mg/kg) significantly improved mean arterial blood pressure and increased survival time to 107+/-13 min (P <0.01). rsPSGL.Ig treatment also resulted in a significant attenuation in both intestinal MPO activity as well as the SAO/R-induced decline in endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation of superior mesenteric artery rings (P<0.01). In addition, rsPSGL.Ig attenuated in vitro neutrophil adherence to thrombin-stimulated superior mesenteric artery endothelium to a comparable degree as a P-selectin monoclonal antibody. These data suggest that rsPSGL.Ig provides beneficial effects by preserving endothelial function and attenuating neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions in the splanchnic circulation following ischemia-reperfusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107-6799, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hayward
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lefer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007422:Intestines / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D008024:Ligands; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019007:P-Selectin; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012995:Solubility; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D019007:P-Selectin; C084882:P-selectin ligand protein; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D009195:Peroxidase