Long-term effects of induced hypothermia on local and systemic inflammation - results from a porcine long-term trauma model

  • Background: Hypothermia has been discussed as playing a role in improving the early phase of systemic inflammation. However, information on the impact of hypothermia on the local inflammatory response is sparse. We therefore investigated the kinetics of local and systemic inflammation in the late posttraumatic phase after induction of hypothermia in an established porcine long-term model of combined trauma. Materials & Methods: Male pigs (35 ± 5kg) were mechanically ventilated and monitored over the study period of 48 h. Combined trauma included tibia fracture, lung contusion, liver laceration and pressure-controlled hemorrhagic shock (MAP < 30 ± 5 mmHg for 90 min). After resuscitation, hypothermia (33°C) was induced for a period of 12 h (HT-T group) with subsequent re-warming over a period of 10 h. The NT-T group was kept normothermic. Systemic and local (fracture hematoma) cytokine levels (IL-6, -8, -10) and alarmins (HMGB1, HSP70) were measured via ELISA. Results: Severe signs of shock as well as systemic and local increases of pro-inflammatory mediators were observed in both trauma groups. In general the local increase of pro- and anti-inflammatory mediator levels was significantly higher and prolonged compared to systemic concentrations. Induction of hypothermia resulted in a significantly prolonged elevation of both systemic and local HMGB1 levels at 48 h compared to the NT-T group. Correspondingly, local IL-6 levels demonstrated a significantly prolonged increase in the HT-T group at 48 h. Conclusion: A prolonged inflammatory response might reduce the well-described protective effects on organ and immune function observed in the early phase after hypothermia induction. Furthermore, local immune response also seems to be affected. Future studies should aim to investigate the use of therapeutic hypothermia at different degrees and duration of application.

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Author:Klemens Horst, Daphne-Asimenia Eschbach, Roman PfeiferORCiDGND, Borna ReljaORCiDGND, Martin Sassen, Thorsten SteinfeldtGND, Hinnerk WulfORCiDGND, Nina Vogt, Michael FrinkORCiDGND, Steffen Ruchholtz, Hans-Christoph Pape, Frank HildebrandORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-415039
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154788
ISSN:1932-6203
Pubmed Id:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4856279
Parent Title (English):PLoS One
Publisher:PLoS
Place of publication:Lawrence, Kan.
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2016/05/04
Date of first Publication:2016/05/04
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2016/09/16
Volume:11
Issue:(5): e0154788
Page Number:15
First Page:1
Last Page:15
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Copyright: © 2016 Horst et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
HeBIS-PPN:400651424
Institutes:Medizin / Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
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