Neutrophils accumulate and contribute to skeletal muscle dysfunction after ischemia-reperfusion

Autor: Oscar K. Reiss, Lance S. Terada, J. R. Schwappach, P. F. Shanley, Jonathan A. Leff, H. J. McCutchan, John E. Repine, E. G. Enquist, D. L. Walden
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 259:H1809-H1812
ISSN: 1522-1539
0363-6135
Popis: Skeletal muscles subjected to ischemia and then reperfusion develop contractile dysfunction for reasons that are unclear. We found that rats pretreated with vinblastine 4 days before study had decreased numbers of blood neutrophils and increased gastrocnemius muscle function after ischemia (3h) and reperfusion (4 h) compared with untreated rats or rats treated 4 days before study with saline. By comparison, rats pretreated with vinblastine or saline 1 day before study had increased blood neutrophils and decreased gastrocnemius muscle contractile function after ischemia-reperfusion compared with untreated rats. In addition, numbers of neutrophils in gastrocnemius muscles paralleled numbers of blood neutrophils and correlated with gastrocnemius muscle edema and contractile function after ischemia and reperfusion. The results indicate that neutrophils accumulate and may play an important role in the genesis of skeletal muscle contractile dysfunction after ischemia-reperfusion.
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