Endothelin-1 causes sequential trapping of platelets and neutrophils in pulmonary microcirculation in rats
Autor: | Randi Olsen, Reidar Myklebust, E. Helset, Leif Jørgensen, Sigurd Lindal |
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Rok vydání: | 1996 |
Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Blood Platelets Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Pulmonary Circulation Platelet Aggregation Physiology Neutrophils Vascular permeability Microcirculation Physiology (medical) Medicine Animals Platelet Platelet activation Rats Wistar Lung Endothelin-1 business.industry Thrombosis Cell Biology medicine.disease Platelet Activation Endothelin 1 Pulmonary hypertension Rats Pulmonary Alveoli Microscopy Electron medicine.anatomical_structure Endothelium Vascular Pulmonary alveolus business |
Zdroj: | The American journal of physiology. 271(4 Pt 1) |
ISSN: | 0002-9513 |
Popis: | We previously showed that endothelin-1 (ET-1) causes accumulation of leukocytes in the pulmonary microvasculature and increases vascular permeability in isolated rat lungs provided the presence of leukocytes in the perfusate. In the present study, we examined the time sequence for morphological changes induced by ET-1 in rat alveolar tissue. For this purpose we used morphometric analysis based on lung transmission electron micrographs. Morphometry was performed by point counting, and data were expressed as relative volume density. ET-1 (0.06, 0.6, and 6 nmol/kg) was infused into the internal jugular vein, and the animals were killed at certain points of time. The lungs were fixed by endotracheal instillation of McDowell's fixative. Infusion of ET-1 (0.06 or 0.6 nmol/kg) caused no significant morphological changes in the rat alveolar tissue as assessed by morphometric examination. A sevenfold increase in volume density of platelets was seen 5 min after infusion of ET-1 6 nmol/kg. The platelets were loosely aggregated, adhered partly to the endothelium, and some of them had a spherical shape with vacuoles, indicating activation. The volume density of erythrocytes increased threefold, lasting 30 min. At 120 min, the volume density of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) increased 10-fold. The PMN adhered closely to the endothelium and partly occluded the capillary lumen. Simultaneously, the endothelial cell surface showed morphological signs of injury. No significant changes were observed in the volume density of alveolar macrophages or monocytes. No significant changes were seen in lung volumes or the volume of the alveolar tissue compartment. The results showed that ET-1 causes a time- and dose-dependent sequential entrapment of platelets and neutrophils in the pulmonary circulation. |
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