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JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
Volume 128, Issue 1, Pages 37-44Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2005.03.022
Keywords
apoptosis; gut; spleen; sepsis; iron; aging; intestine; cytokines; interleukin 6; hemochromatosis
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [P30 DK052574, P30 DK52574] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01 GM044118, GM 55194, GM 66202, R37 GM044118, R01 GM066202, GM48095, GM08795, R01 GM055194, GM00709, K08 GM000709, GM 44118] Funding Source: Medline
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Background. Sepsis, iron loading, and aging cause independent increases in gut epithelial and splenic apoptosis. It is unknown how their combination will affect apoptosis and systemic cytokine levels. Materials and Methods. Hfe(-/-) mice (a murine homologue of hemochromatosis) abnormally accumulate iron in their tissues. Aged (24-26 months) or mature (16-18 months) Hfe(-/-) mice and wild type (WT) litter-mates were subjected to cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) or sham laparotomy. Intestine, spleen, and blood were harvested 24 h later and assessed for apoptosis and cytokine levels. Results. Gut epithelial and splenic apoptosis were low in both aged septic and sham Hfe(-/-) mice, regardless of the amount of iron in their diet. Mature septic WT mice had increased apoptosis compared to age-matched sham WT mice. Mature septic Hfe(-/-) mice had similar levels of intestinal cell death to age-matched septic WT mice but higher levels of splenic apoptosis. Apoptosis was significantly lower in septic aged Hfe(-/-) mice than septic mature Hfe(-/-) animals. Interleukin-6 was elevated in septic aged Hfe(-/-) mice compared to sham mice. Conclusions. Although sepsis, chronic iron dysregulation, and aging each increase gut and splenic apoptosis, their combination yields cell death levels similar to sham animals despite the fact that aged Hfe(-/-) mice are able to mount an inflammatory response following CLP and mature Hfe(-/-) mice have elevated sepsis-induced apoptosis. Combining sepsis with two risk factors that ordinarily increase cell death and increase mortality in CLP yields an apoptotic response that could not have been predicted based upon each element in isolation. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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