PMID- 35173852 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220219 IS - 1943-8141 (Print) IS - 1943-8141 (Electronic) IS - 1943-8141 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 1 DP - 2022 TI - Lung-borne systemic inflammation in mechanically ventilated infant rats due to high PEEP, oxygen, and hypocapnia. PG - 343-354 AB - BACKGROUND: Intensive care practice calls for ventilator adjustments due to fast-changing clinical conditions in ventilated critically ill children. These adaptations include positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO(2)), and respiratory rate (RR). It is unclear which alterations in ventilator settings trigger a significant systemic inflammatory response. METHODS: Fourteen-day old Wistar rat pups were randomized to the following groups: (a) "control" with tidal volume ~8 mL/kg, PEEP 5 cmH(2)O, FiO(2) 0.4, RR 90 min(-1), (b) "PEEP 1", (c) "PEEP 9" (d) "FiO(2) 0.21", (e) "FiO(2) 1.0", (f) "hypocapnia" with RR of 180 min(-1), and (g) "hypercapnia" with RR of 60 min(-1). Following 120 min of mechanical ventilation, plasma for inflammatory biomarker analyses was obtained by direct cardiac puncture at the end of the experiment. RESULTS: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were driven by FiO(2) 0.4 and 1.0 (P=0.02, P<0.01, respectively), tissue plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (tPAI-1) was increased by high PEEP (9 cmH(2)O, P<0.05) and hypocapnia (P<0.05), and TNF-alpha was significantly lower in hypercapnia (P<0.01). Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant 1 (CINC-1), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) remained unaffected. CONCLUSION: Alterations of PEEP, FiO(2), and respiratory frequency induced a significant systemic inflammatory response in plasma of infant rats. These findings underscore the importance of lung-protective ventilation strategies. However, future studies are needed to clarify whether ventilation induced systemic inflammation in animal models is pathophysiologically relevant to human infants. CI - AJTR Copyright (c) 2022. FAU - Baumann, Philipp AU - Baumann P AD - Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. AD - Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. FAU - Greco, Francesco AU - Greco F AD - Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. AD - Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. AD - Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. FAU - L'Abate, Pietro AU - L'Abate P AD - Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. AD - Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. FAU - Wellmann, Sven AU - Wellmann S AD - Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. AD - Division of Neonatology, University of Basel Children's Hospital (UKBB) Basel, Switzerland. AD - Department of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Regensburg (KUNO), University of Regensburg Regensburg, Germany. FAU - Wiegert, Susanne AU - Wiegert S AD - Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. AD - Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. AD - Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. FAU - Cannizzaro, Vincenzo AU - Cannizzaro V AD - Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. AD - Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. AD - Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. AD - Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich Zurich, Switzerland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220115 PL - United States TA - Am J Transl Res JT - American journal of translational research JID - 101493030 PMC - PMC8829610 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Interleukin-6 OT - hyperoxia OT - hypocapnia OT - positive end-expiratory pressure OT - tissue plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 OT - tumor necrosis factor-alpha COIS- None. EDAT- 2022/02/18 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/18 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/15 CRDT- 2022/02/17 05:35 PHST- 2021/03/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/11/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/02/17 05:35 [entrez] PHST- 2022/02/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/18 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/15 00:00 [pmc-release] PST - epublish SO - Am J Transl Res. 2022 Jan 15;14(1):343-354. eCollection 2022.