title: Lung ischemia-reperfusion injury: implications of oxidative stress and platelet-arteriolar wall interactions.
abstract: Pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury may result from trauma, atherosclerosis, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary thrombosis and surgical procedures such as cardiopulmonary bypass and lung transplantation. IR injury induces oxidative stress characterized by formation of reactive oxygen (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). Nitric oxide (NO) overproduction via inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is an important component in the pathogenesis of IR. Reaction of NO with ROS forms RNS as secondary reactive products, which cause platelet activation and upregulation of adhesion molecules. This mechanism of injury is particularly important during pulmonary IR with increased iNOS activity in the presence of oxidative stress. Platelet-endothelial interactions may play an important role in causing pulmonary arteriolar vasoconstriction and post-ischemic alveolar hypoperfusion. This review discusses the relationship between ROS, RNS, P-selectin, and platelet-arteriolar wall interactions and proposes a hypothesis for their role in microvascular responses during pulmonary IR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, School of Medicine University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA. avovec02@gwise.louisville.edu
authors.forename: Alexander V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ovechkin
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lominadze
authors.forename: Kara C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Sedoris
authors.forename: Tonya W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Suresh C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tyagi
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001160:Arterioles / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*