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- Linder, G., et al.
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Hemodynamic Effect of Iopromide in Pancreas-Duodenum Transplanted Rats
- 2007
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Ingår i: Acta Radiologica. - : SAGE Publications. - 0284-1851 .- 1600-0455. ; 48:10, s. 1125-1130
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Radiological contrast media (CM) have been suggested to be able to impair pancreatic microcirculation, especially in acute pancreatitis. Purpose: To evaluate the effects of the low-osmolar CM iopromide on total pancreatic and especially islet blood perfusion after whole pancreas transplantation. Material and Methods: Rats receiving a pancreas-duodenum transplantation 2 days earlier, i.e., with graft pancreatitis, were injected with iopromide. Blood perfusion measurements were then made with a microsphere technique. Results: The graft blood perfusion was decreased in control rats when compared to the endogenous pancreas. Administration of iopromide increased both total pancreatic and islet blood perfusion in the grafted pancreas, but not in the endogenous gland. No effects on blood perfusion to either the native or transplanted duodenum were seen after iopromide administration. Conclusion: Iopromide increases the blood perfusion of a whole pancreas transplant 2 days after implantation, i.e., when graft pancreatitis is present. The consequences of this CM-induced hyperperfusion for graft pancreatic function remain to be established.
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- Linder, Gustaf, et al.
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Radiological Contrast Media and Pancreatic Blood Perfusion in Anesthetized Rats
- 2007
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Ingår i: Acta Radiologica. - : SAGE Publications. - 0284-1851 .- 1600-0455. ; 48:10, s. 1120-1124
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Radiological contrast media (CM) have been suggested to be able to impair pancreatic microcirculation. Purpose: To evaluate the effects of an iso-osmolar (iodixanol, 290 mOsm/kg H2O) and a low-osmolar (iopromide, 660 mOsm/kg H2O) CM on total pancreatic and islet blood perfusion. Material and Methods: Thiobutabarbital-anesthetized rats were injected with iodine-equivalent doses (600 mg I/kg body weight) of iodixanol or iopromide. Saline or low-osmolar mannitol (660 mOsm/kg H2O) solutions served as control substances. Blood perfusion measurements were then carried out with a microsphere technique. Results: Iso-osmolar iodixanol had no effects on blood perfusion. Low-osmolar iopromide increased total pancreatic blood perfusion, whereas islet blood perfusion was unchanged. No differences were seen when mannitol solutions were given. Conclusion: Neither an iso-osmolar nor a low-osmolar CM affected pancreatic islet blood perfusion, whereas the low-osmolar CM increased total pancreatic blood perfusion. The absence of hemodynamic effect of low-osmolar mannitol suggests that the hyperosmolality per se of iopromide versus iodixanol does not induce the hemodynamic effect. The consequences of the effect of iopromide for pancreatic function remain to be established.
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- Barbu, Andreea, et al.
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Blood flow in endogenous and transplanted pancreatic islets in anesthetized rats : Effects of lactate and pyruvate
- 2012
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Ingår i: Pancreas. - 0885-3177 .- 1536-4828. ; 41:8, s. 1263-1271
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of exogenously administered lactate and pyruvate on blood perfusion in endogenous and transplanted islets. METHODS: Anesthetized Wistar-Furth rats were given lactate or pyruvate intravenously, and regional blood perfusion was studied 3 or 30 minutes later with a microsphere technique. Separate rats received a 30-minute infusion of pyruvate or lactate into the portal vein before blood flow measurements. We also administered these substances to islet-implanted rats 4 weeks after transplantation and measured graft blood flow with laser Doppler flowmetry. The expression of monocarboxylate transporter 1 and lactate dehydrogenase A was analyzed. RESULTS: The expression of monocarboxylate transporter 1 and lactate dehydrogenase A was markedly up-regulated in transplanted as compared with endogenous islets. Administration of pyruvate, but not lactate, increased mesenteric blood flow after 3 minutes. Pyruvate decreased mesenteric blood flow after 30 minutes, whereas lactate decreased only islet blood flow. These responses were absent in transplanted animals. A continuous intraportal infusion of lactate or pyruvate increased selectively islet blood flow but did not affect blood perfusion of transplanted islets. CONCLUSIONS: Lactate and pyruvate affect islet blood flow through effects mediated by interactions between the liver and the nervous system. Such a response can help adjust the release of islet hormones during excess substrate concentrations.
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- Boekel, Jorrit, et al.
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Comparative tissue transcriptomics reveal prompt inter-organ communication in response to local bacterial kidney infection
- 2011
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Ingår i: BMC Genomics. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1471-2164. ; 12, s. 123-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Mucosal infections elicit inflammatory responses via regulated signaling pathways. Infection outcome depends strongly on early events occurring immediately when bacteria start interacting with cells in the mucosal membrane. Hitherto reported transcription profiles on host-pathogen interactions are strongly biased towards in vitro studies. To detail the local in vivo genetic response to infection, we here profiled host gene expression in a recent experimental model that assures high spatial and temporal control of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) infection within the kidney of a live rat. Results: Transcriptional profiling of tissue biopsies from UPEC-infected kidney tissue revealed 59 differentially expressed genes 8 h post-infection. Their relevance for the infection process was supported by a Gene Ontology (GO) analysis. Early differential expression at 3 h and 5 h post-infection was of low statistical significance, which correlated to the low degree of infection. Comparative transcriptomics analysis of the 8 h data set and online available studies of early local infection and inflammation defined a core of 80 genes constituting a "General tissue response to early local bacterial infections". Among these, 25% were annotated as interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) regulated. Subsequent experimental analyses confirmed a systemic increase of IFN-gamma in rats with an ongoing local kidney infection, correlating to splenic, rather than renal Ifng induction and suggested this inter-organ communication to be mediated by interleukin (IL)-23. The use of comparative transcriptomics allowed expansion of the statistical data handling, whereby relevant data could also be extracted from the 5 h data set. Out of the 31 differentially expressed core genes, some represented specific 5 h responses, illustrating the value of comparative transcriptomics when studying the dynamic nature of gene regulation in response to infections. Conclusion: Our hypothesis-free approach identified components of infection-associated multi-cellular tissue responses and demonstrated how a comparative analysis allows retrieval of relevant information from lower-quality data sets. The data further define marked representation of IFN-gamma responsive genes and a prompt inter-organ communication as a hallmark of an early local tissue response to infection.
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- Broman, Lars Mikael, et al.
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Effect of nitric oxide on renal autoregulation during hypothermia in the rat.
- 2017
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Ingår i: Pflügers Archiv. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0031-6768 .- 1432-2013. ; 469:5-6, s. 669-680
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Hypothermia-induced reduction of metabolic rate is accompanied by depression of both glomerular perfusion and filtration. The present study investigated whether these changes are linked to changes in renal autoregulation and nitric oxide (NO) signalling. During hypothermia, renal blood flow (RBF) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were reduced and urine production was increased, and this was linked with reduced plasma cGMP levels and increased renal vascular resistance. Although stimulation of NO production decreased vascular resistance, blood pressure and urine flow, intravenous infusion of the NO precursor L-arginine or the NO donor sodium nitroprusside did not alter RBF or GFR. In contrast, inhibition of NO synthesis by N(w)-nitro-L-arginine led to a further decline in both parameters. Functional renal autoregulation was apparent at both temperatures. Below the autoregulatory range, RBF in both cases increased in proportion to the perfusion ±pressure, although, the slope of the first ascending limb of the pressure-flow relationship was lower during hypothermia. The main difference was rather that the curves obtained during hypothermia levelled off already at a RBF of 3.9 ± 0.3 mL/min then remained stable throughout the autoregulatory pressure range, compared to 7.6 ± 0.3 mL/min during normothermia. This was found to be due to a threefold increase in, primarily, the afferent arteriolar resistance from 2.6 to 7.5 mmHg min mL(-1). Infusion of sodium nitroprusside did not significantly affect RBF during hypothermia, although a small increase at pressures below the autoregulatory range was observed. In conclusion, cold-induced rise in renal vascular resistance results from afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction by the autoregulatory mechanism, setting RBF and GFR in proportion to the metabolic rate, which cannot be explained by reduced NO production alone.
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