| Autor: |
Pitcher JM; 545 Barnhill Dr., Emerson 215, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA., Wang M, Tsai BM, Kher A, Nelson NT, Meldrum DR |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology [Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol] 2006 Jan; Vol. 290 (1), pp. R27-33. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Sep 08. |
| DOI: |
10.1152/ajpregu.00452.2005 |
| Abstrakt: |
Myocardial endotoxin tolerance may be induced in both males and females; however, it remains unknown whether there are mechanistic and threshold differences between the sexes. We hypothesized that endogenous estrogen mediates a higher threshold for endotoxin (ETX)-induced protection in females. Adult proestrus and ovariectomized (OVX) female rats were preconditioned (PC) with intraperitoneal injections of 125 (PC+125) or 500 (PC+500) microg/kg Salmonella typhimurium LPS (ETX) or normal saline (PC-). Twenty-four hours later, injury dose ETX (500 microg/kg) was injected. After 6 h, myocardial function was measured via Langendorff. p38 MAPK and JNK activation and TNF-alpha, IL-1, and IL-6 expression were evaluated. ETX injury significantly decreased left ventricular developed pressure in PC- groups vs. controls. PC+500 regimen protected against ETX injury, resulting in normal cardiac function. PC+125 regimen protected OVX but not proestrus females, which had diminished myocardial function. Activated JNK and TNF-alpha increased in PC- but were diminished in PC+500 animals. Importantly, activated JNK and TNF increased in PC+125 proestrus females, whereas PC+125 OVX females displayed decreases in these molecules. There were no differences in p38 MAPK activation or expression of IL-1 or IL-6. These results demonstrate that proestrus females require a higher stimulus (PC+500) to achieve myocardial protection against ETX injury. Removal of endogenous estrogen (OVX) lowered the preconditioning threshold (PC+125), resulting in protection after lesser injury. Additionally, myocardial JNK and TNF expression was decreased in OVX PC+125 females, which correlated with myocardial function differences. Therefore, we conclude that endogenous estrogen mediates a higher threshold for ETX tolerance in female myocardium. |
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MEDLINE |
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