Exogenous nitric oxide decreases brain vascular inflammation, leakage and venular resistance during Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection in mice.
Exogenous nitric oxide decreases brain vascular inflammation, leakage and venular resistance during Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection in mice.
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外源一氧化氮减少小鼠疟原虫在Anka感染期间脑血管炎症,泄漏和静脉电阻。
DOI:
10.1186/1742-2094-8-66
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发表时间:
2011-06-07
影响因子:
9.3
通讯作者:
Carvalho LJ
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作者:
Zanini GM;Cabrales P;Barkho W;Frangos JA;Carvalho LJ
Cerebral malaria (CM) is a lethal complication of Plasmodium falciparum infections. In the Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) murine model, CM is associated with marked brain inflammation, increased expression of endothelial cell adhesion molecules and leukocyte and platelet accumulation in brain vessels, causing vascular occlusion and decreased blood flow, damaging the endothelium and leading to blood-brain barrier breakdown, leakage and hemorrhages. Exogenous nitric oxide (NO) administration largely prevents the syndrome. Here we evaluated whether the mechanism of action of NO in preventing murine CM is related to its anti-inflammatory properties and to protection of the endothelium. C57Bl/6 mice infected with PbA were treated twice a day with saline or dipropylenetriamineNONOate (DPTA-NO). Endothelial cell adhesion molecule (ICAM-1, VCAM, E- and P-selectin) expression in brain tissue on day 6 of infection was assessed in both groups by western blot. For intravital microscopy studies, DPTA-NO-treated and saline-treated mice with a previously implanted closed cranial window were injected with albumin-FITC, anti-CD45-TxR and anti-CD41-FITC antibodies on day 6 of infection for quantification of albumin leakage, leukocyte and platelet adherence in pial vessels. PbA-infected mice treated with the NO-donor DPTA-NO showed decreased expression of ICAM-1 and P-selectin, but not VCAM-1, in the brain, compared to saline-treated mice. DPTA-NO treatment also decreased the number of adherent leukocytes and platelets in pial vessels, particularly in venules 30-50 μm in diameter, decreased inflammatory vascular resistance and prevented the occurrence of arteriolar and venular albumin leakage observed in saline-treated PbA-infected mice, as assessed by intravital microscopy. These results indicate that the protective effect of exogenous NO on murine CM is associated with decreased brain vascular expression of inflammatory markers resulting in attenuated endothelial junction damage and facilitating blood flow.
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影响因子:
82.9
作者:
Gramaglia, Irene;Sobolewski, Peter;van der Heyde, Henri C.
通讯作者:
van der Heyde, Henri C.
影响因子:
5
作者:
Lackner, P.;Burger, C.;Beer, R.
通讯作者:
Beer, R.
DOI:
10.3791/2184
发表时间:
2010-11-18
期刊:
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE
影响因子:
--
作者:
Cabrales, Pedro;Carvalho, Leonardo J M
通讯作者:
Carvalho, Leonardo J M
影响因子:
20.1
作者:
KUROSE, I;KUBES, P;GRANGER, DN
通讯作者:
GRANGER, DN
影响因子:
4.4
作者:
Belnoue, E;Kayibanda, M;Rénia, L
通讯作者:
Rénia, L