Degradation of endothelial glycocalyx in Tanzanian children with falciparum malaria.
Degradation of endothelial glycocalyx in Tanzanian children with falciparum malaria.
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坦桑尼亚恶性疟患儿内皮糖萼的降解。
DOI:
10.1096/fj.202100277rr
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发表时间:
2021-09
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影响因子:
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通讯作者:
Weinberg JB
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作者:
Bush MA;Florence SM;Yeo TW;Kalingonji AR;Chen Y;Granger DL;Rubach MP;Anstey NM;Mwaikambo ED;Weinberg JB
A layer of glycocalyx covers the vascular endothelium serving important protective and homeostatic functions. The objective of this study was to determine if breakdown of the endothelial glycocalyx (eGC) occurs during malaria infection in children. Measures of eGC integrity, endothelial activation, and microvascular reactivity were prospectively evaluated in 146 children: 44 with moderately severe malaria (MSM), 42 with severe malaria (SM), and 60 healthy controls (HC). Biochemical measures of eGC integrity included plasma syndecan-1 and total urinary glycosaminoglycans (GAG). Side-stream dark field imaging was used to quantitatively assess integrity of eGC. Plasma angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) was measured as a marker of endothelial activation and also as a possible mediator of eGC breakdown. Our results show that urinary GAG, syndecan-1, and Ang-2 were elevated in patients with MSM and SM compared with HC. Syndecan-1 and GAG levels correlated significantly with each other and with plasma Ang-2. The eGC breakdown products also inversely correlated significantly with hemoglobin and platelet count. In the MSM group, imaging results provided further evidence for eGC degradation. Although not correlated with markers of eGC degradation, vascular function [assessed by non-invasive near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)] demonstrated reduced microvascular reactivity, particularly affecting the SM group. Our findings provide further evidence for breakdown of eGC in falciparum malaria that may contribute to endothelial activation and adhesion of parasitized RBC, with reduced nitric oxide formation, and vascular dysfunction.
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4.2
作者:
Yeo TW;Florence SM;Kalingonji AR;Chen Y;Granger DL;Anstey NM;Mwaikambo ED;Weinberg JB
通讯作者:
Weinberg JB