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Effect of post-trauma endotoxemia on the production of IL-1b in burn patients

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Cembrzynska-Nowak M.
Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
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1996
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vol. 50
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issue 5
537-540
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Thermal injury-associated endotoxemia affects the in vitro induction of interleukin -1b (IL-1b) synthesis by inflammatory stimuli. Pathophysiological effects related to the interaction between bacterial endotoxins and human monocytes/macrophages are complex and may have significant impact on defense response of burn host. Therapeutic approaches in critically ill burn patients should be considered in the context of the overall biological activity of endogenous mediators of immune and inflammatory reactions involved.
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Nitric oxide production by pulmonary leukocytes from induced sputum in patients with asthma and its effect on epithelial cell viability

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Bienkowska-Haba M., Liebhart J., Cembrzynska-Nowak M.
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Nitric oxide (NO) is one of many factors potentially involved in lung remodeling in asthma. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of pulmonary leukocytes from patients with bronchial asthma on alveolar epithelial cell damage in relation to NO production. Materials and Methods: Induced sputum samples were obtained from 25 patients with bronchial asthma and 10 healthy volunteers. Twelve asthmatics were on inhaled corticosteroid treatment and 13 were corticosteroid free. Type II-like alveolar epithelial (A549) cells were cultured for 48 h in the presence of cell-free media from a 24-h culture of leukocytes obtained from the induced sputa (IS-Su). The level of NO was measured in supernatants from the cell cultures and the viability of the A549 cells was established. Results: The levels of NO in IS-Su from corticosteroid-free asthmatics were significantly higher (p=0.001) than those in IS-Su from healthy controls. Furthermore, NO production by A549 cells exposed to IS-Su from steroid-free asthmatics (group A) was significantly higher than that from asthmatics on corticosteroid therapy (group cA) as well as from healthy controls (p=0.01 and p=0.001, respectively). Lower viability of the epithelial cells exposed to IS-Su was observed in group A compared with controls (median: 72% vs. 97.5%; p<0.001). In addition, a negative correlation (RS=?0.706, p<0.001) was found between the levels of NO produced by pulmonary leukocytes and the viability of epithelial cells. Conclusions: The results suggest that in the course of asthma, pulmonary leukocytes may interact with alveolar epithelial cells by inducing an excessive production of NO which, in turn, may contribute to epithelium impairment.
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The contribution of endotoxins present in the respiratory tract to overproduction of nitric oxide associated with impaired interleukin 6 release in bronchoalveolar leukocytes from lung cancer patients

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Cembrzynska-Nowak M., Bienkowska M., Werynska B., Dyla T., Jankowska R.
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vol. 48
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issue 2
119-125
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The purpose of the study was to assess the relation between the levels of endotoxins circulating in airways of patients with lung cancer and the ability of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) leukocytes for ex vivo release of nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) and for in vitro lipopolysaccharide (LPS) -induced production of the mediators. Leukocytes isolated from the BAL of 11 patients and from 5 healthy individuals were cultured in the absence or presence of LPSE. coli. The levels of endotoxins in the BAL fluids (BALF) and the amounts of NO released ex vivo from unstimulated cells from the patients were highly (p = 0. 0025) elevated in comparison with those from healthy individuals. The release of NO was significantly correlated (Rs = 0. 638, p = 0. 047) with the levels of endotoxins in BALF. In contrast, production of IL-6 remained very low and a negative correlation (Rs = ?0. 623, p = 0. 0542) was observed between the amounts of NO and IL-6. It was also found that, in response to LPS, bronchoalveolar leukocytes from patients with lung cancer express a reduced capacity for in vitro production of NO and IL-6. Our data suggest that, in patients with lung cancer, the activation of BAL cells by endotoxins circulating in the airways may contribute, at least in part, to overproduction of spontaneous NO and, subsequently, the NO may reduce IL-6 production. Moreover, the exposure in vivo of the BAL cells to LPS renders them unable to respond to the second signals.
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Comparison of leukocyte populations from bronchoalveolar lavage and induced sputum in evaluation of cell composition and nitric oxide production in patients with bronchial asthma

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Bienkowska-Haba M., Cembrzynska-Nowak M., Liebhart J., Dobek R., Liebhart E., Siemieniec I., Panaszek B., Obojski A., Malolepszy J.
Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis
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2002
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vol. 50
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issue 1
75-83
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Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or induced sputum (IS) techniques may provide leukocytes for the evaluation of airway inflammatory response in bronchial asthma. The aim of the present study was to compare features of leukocyte populations obtained by the two different methods regarding the cell types and their activity in patients with bronchial asthma. The nitric oxide (NO) level released from the cells was measured as a marker of their activity. Pulmonary leukocytes were obtained from the BAL and IS of 11 asthmatic patients in stable condition at the time of the study. The BAL and IS leukocyte populations varied in cell count and NO production. Macrophages were the predominant leukocyte population in BAL (Me = 83.0%, range 67.9-88.4%), whereas sputum sediments were found to consist mainly of neutrophils (Me = 55.7%, range 29.0-64.9%). The IS leukocytes released much more NO (p = 0.0022) than the BAL leukocytes. In spite of these quantitative differences, a similar pattern of NO production was observed in BAL and in IS cells. Both BAL and IS leukocyte populations produced almost the same amounts of NO before and after lipopolysaccharide stimulation (p = 0.9063, p = 0.4801, respectively). Furthermore, a slight positive correlation (RS = 0.5578, p=0.0594) was noticed between the neutrophil percentages and NO levels produced by BAL cells, whereas in IS a statistically significant correlation between the percentage of neutrophils and the levels of NO (RS = 0.6643, p = 0.0184) was observed. In conclusion, the BAL and IS leukocyte populations are different in cell type, their size and activity. Depending on the asthma severity and the type of cells needed in a study, either BAL or IS specimens may be chosen as a source of pulmonary leukocytes. The use of IS as a noninvasive technique is supposed to be potential value particularly in the study of the airway inflammatory response mediated mainly by neutrophils, i.e. during and/or after exacerbation of the disease. Based on our results, a possible contribution of neutrophils in the production of NO in the airways of asthmatic patients can be proposed apart from other cells such as macrophages.
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