Acute Pancreatitis as a Model to Predict Transition of Systemic Inflammation to Organ Failure in Trauma and Critical Illiness

Abstract

Trauma, extensive burns, bacterial infections, and acute pancreatitis (AP) are common conditions of tissue injury and immune system activation that can result in the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Surprisingly, about half of the patients with SIRS quickly recover, while the others develop a multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS). SIRS and MODS do not occur immediately: SIRS evolves over a 4-12 hour period, while MODS evolves over 12-24 hours. Vascular leak syndrome (VLS) is a critical component of the transition from SIRS to MODS. Understanding the mechanism by which SIRS triggers VLS and progresses to MODS is critical to correctly model disease course thereby aiding in treatment of patients. In this report, we tested the effect of severe acute pancreatitis patient serum on the viability of human vascular endothelial cells grown in a monolayer. The experiments show the disruption of the endothelial monolayer as an in vitro model of VLS and allow a quantitative measure by evaluating % cell viability. The results demonstrate differences in viability between AP patients and normal healthy volunteers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA626555

Entities

People

  • Annette S. Wilson
  • David C Whitcomb

Organizations

  • University of Pittsburgh

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Azo Compounds
  • Bandpass Filters
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Cell Membrane
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Cells
  • Endothelial Cells
  • Health Services
  • Inflammation
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Lymphocytes
  • Medical Personnel
  • Monomolecular Films
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  • Pancreatitis
  • Standards

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  • Medicine

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