Intravenous immunoglobulins prevent the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier in experimentally induced sepsis

INTERVENTIONS: The effects of immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulins enriched with immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin M on blood-brain barrier integrity and survival rates in septic rats were comparatively investigated.

MEASUREMENTS: Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and perforation in Sprague-Dawley rats. The animals were divided into the following groups: Sham, cecal ligation and perforation, cecal ligation and perforation plus immunoglobulin G (250 mg/kg, intravenous), and cecal ligation and perforation plus immunoglobulins enriched with immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin M (250 mg/kg, intravenous). Immunoglobulins were administered 5 mins before cecal ligation and perforation and the animals were observed for behavioral changes for 24 hrs following cecal ligation and perforation. Blood-brain barrier permeability was functionally and structurally evaluated by determining the extravasation of Evans Blue and horseradish peroxidase tracers, respectively. Immunohistochemistry and Western blotting for occludin were performed.

MAIN RESULTS: The high mortality rate (34%) noted in the septic rats was decreased to 15% and 3% by immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulins enriched with immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin M, respectively (p < .01). Both immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulins enriched with immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin M alleviated the symptoms of sickness behavior in the septic rats, with the animals becoming healthy and active. Increased extravasation of Evans Blue into the brain tissue of the septic rats was markedly decreased with the administration of both immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulins enriched with immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin M (p < .01). Occludin expression remained essentially unchanged in all groups, including the cecal ligation and perforation group. In the cecal ligation and perforation group, increased luminal and abluminal vesicles containing electron-dense horseradish peroxidase-reaction product were noted in the cytoplasm of endothelial cells located in the hippocampus and the cerebral cortex. Tight junction was ultrastructurally intact, suggesting that the transcellular pathway is responsible for the blood-brain barrier breakdown in sepsis. Following immunoglobulin G or immunoglobulins enriched with immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin M treatment, no ultrastructural evidence of leaky capillaries in the brain was observed in the septic rats, indicating the blockade of the transcellular pathway by immunoglobulins administration.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulins enriched with immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin M improve the integrity of the blood-brain barrier and inhibits cecal ligation and perforation-induced symptoms of sickness behavior in rats.

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CommentIn: Crit Care Med. 2012 Apr;40(4):1368-9. - PMID 22425847

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

Critical care medicine - 40(2012), 4 vom: 27. Apr., Seite 1214-20

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Esen, Figen [VerfasserIn]
Senturk, Evren [VerfasserIn]
Ozcan, Perihan E [VerfasserIn]
Ahishali, Bulent [VerfasserIn]
Arican, Nadir [VerfasserIn]
Orhan, Nurcan [VerfasserIn]
Ekizoglu, Oguzhan [VerfasserIn]
Kucuk, Mutlu [VerfasserIn]
Kaya, Mehmet [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Immunoglobulins
Interleukin-1alpha
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 07.05.2012

Date Revised 19.03.2012

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CommentIn: Crit Care Med. 2012 Apr;40(4):1368-9. - PMID 22425847

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/CCM.0b013e31823779ca

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NLM21416666X