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. 2012 Jun 7;17(1):14.
doi: 10.1186/2047-783X-17-14.

Protective effects of hyperbaric oxygen and iloprost on ischemia/reperfusion-induced lung injury in a rabbit model

S Bozok  1 , G Ilhan, Y Yilmaz, Z Dökümcü, L Tumkaya, H Karamustafa, S Ozan Karakisi, S Ergene, E Sener
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Protective effects of hyperbaric oxygen and iloprost on ischemia/reperfusion-induced lung injury in a rabbit model

S Bozok et al. Eur J Med Res. .

Abstract

Background: The role of multiorgan damage in the mortality caused by ischemic limb injury is still not clarified. The objective of this study was to examine the potential protective effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) and iloprost (IL) therapy on lung damage induced by limb ischemia/reperfusion injury in a rabbit model, using both biochemical and histopathological aspects.

Methods: Forty New Zealand white rabbits were randomly allocated into one of five study groups: HBO group (single session of HBO treatment); IL group (25 ng/kg/min infusion of IL); HBO + IL group (both HBO and IL); Control group (0.9% saline only); and a sham group. Acute hind limb ischemia-reperfusion was established by clamping the abdominal aorta for 1 h. HBO treatment and IL infusion were administrated during 60 min of ischemia and 60 min of reperfusion period. Blood pH, partial pressure of oxygen, partial pressure of carbon dioxide and levels of bicarbonate, sodium, potassium, creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, and tumor necrosis factor alpha were determined at the end of the reperfusion period. Malondialdehyde was measured in the plasma and lung as an indicator of free radicals. After sacrifice, left lungs were removed and histopathological examination determined the degree of lung injury.

Results: In the control group, blood partial pressure of oxygen and bicarbonate levels were significantly lower and creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, malondialdehyde and tumor necrosis factor-α levels were significantly higher than those of the HBO group, IL group, HBO + IL group and sham group. Similarly, the malondialdehyde levels in the lung tissue and plasma levels were significantly lower in the treatment groups compared with the control group. The extent of lung injury according to the histological findings was significantly higher in the control group.

Conclusions: These results suggest that both HBO and IL therapies and their combination might be effectively used in the prevention of lung injury after ischemia/reperfusion injury of the lower extremities.

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Figure 1
Healthy lung tissue without ischemic injury (hematoxylin and eosin × 200). Hyperbaric oxygenation + iloprost group.
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Moderate degree of ischemic lung injury characterized by interstitial septal thickening and bleeding areas (+) (hematoxylin and eosin × 200). Hyperbaric oxygenation group.
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Figure 3
Moderate degree of ischemic lung injury characterized by interstitial septal thickening and bleeding areas (+++) (hematoxylin and eosin × 200). Iloprost group.
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Figure 4
Diffuse, severe ischemic lung injury characterized by bleeding, edema and interstitial congestion (hematoxylin and eosin × 200). Control group.
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