TY - JOUR
T1 - Diaphragm sarcolemmal injury is induced by sepsis and alleviated by nitric oxide synthase inhibition
AU - Lin, Meng Chih
AU - Ebihara, Satoru
AU - Dwairi, Qasim E.L.
AU - Hussain, Sabah N.A.
AU - Yang, Liying
AU - Gottfried, Stewart B.
AU - Comtois, Alain
AU - Petrof, Basil J.
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PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Endotoxemia is associated with impaired diaphragm contractility, and increased nitric oxide (NO) production has recently been implicated in this phenomenon. However, the precise nature of sepsis-related alterations in diaphragm myofiber function remains unclear. We tested the hypothesis that enhanced NO synthesis during sepsis produces diaphragm sarcolemmal injury with attendant abnormalities of myofiber membrane electrophysiology. Two different rat sepsis models were employed: acute (4 h) intraarterial endotoxin (LPS; 20 mg/kg) and subacute (24 h) peritonitis induced by cecal ligation and perforation (CLP). Diaphragm damage occurred after both LPS and CLP, as indicated by hyperpermeability of myofibers to a low molecular weight tracer dye, which is normally unable to penetrate the sarcolemma. Sarcolemmal injury was significantly correlated with reductions in the resting membrane potential (Em) of single diaphragm myofibers. Western analysis revealed increased diaphragmatic expression of the inducible isoform of NO synthase (iNOS) after LPS and CLP. An inhibitor of NOS activity, LNMMA, significantly decreased morphologic as well as electrophysiologic signs of myofiber membrane injury and dysfunction. Therefore, we conclude that both acute endotoxemia and subacute peritonitis models of sepsis lead to significant sarcolemmal damage and altered Em in diaphragm myofibers. These changes appear to be mediated, at least in part, through the pathway of increased nitric oxide production.
AB - Endotoxemia is associated with impaired diaphragm contractility, and increased nitric oxide (NO) production has recently been implicated in this phenomenon. However, the precise nature of sepsis-related alterations in diaphragm myofiber function remains unclear. We tested the hypothesis that enhanced NO synthesis during sepsis produces diaphragm sarcolemmal injury with attendant abnormalities of myofiber membrane electrophysiology. Two different rat sepsis models were employed: acute (4 h) intraarterial endotoxin (LPS; 20 mg/kg) and subacute (24 h) peritonitis induced by cecal ligation and perforation (CLP). Diaphragm damage occurred after both LPS and CLP, as indicated by hyperpermeability of myofibers to a low molecular weight tracer dye, which is normally unable to penetrate the sarcolemma. Sarcolemmal injury was significantly correlated with reductions in the resting membrane potential (Em) of single diaphragm myofibers. Western analysis revealed increased diaphragmatic expression of the inducible isoform of NO synthase (iNOS) after LPS and CLP. An inhibitor of NOS activity, LNMMA, significantly decreased morphologic as well as electrophysiologic signs of myofiber membrane injury and dysfunction. Therefore, we conclude that both acute endotoxemia and subacute peritonitis models of sepsis lead to significant sarcolemmal damage and altered Em in diaphragm myofibers. These changes appear to be mediated, at least in part, through the pathway of increased nitric oxide production.
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U2 - 10.1164/ajrccm.158.5.9803112
DO - 10.1164/ajrccm.158.5.9803112
M3 - Article
C2 - 9817721
AN - SCOPUS:0031731151
VL - 158
SP - 1656
EP - 1663
JO - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
JF - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
SN - 1073-449X
IS - 5 PART I
ER -