Christen E Salyer1, Christian B Bergmann1, Richard S Hotchkiss2, Peter A Crisologo3, Charles C Caldwell4. 1. Division of Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. 2. Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. 3. Division of Podiatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. 4. Division of Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: charles.caldwell@uc.edu.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Current surgical guidelines for the treatment of intra-abdominal sepsis recommend interventional source control as the key element of therapy, alongside resuscitation and antibiotic administration. Past trials attempted to predict the success of interventional source control to assess whether further interventional therapy is needed. However, no predictive score could be developed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We utilized an established murine abdominal sepsis model, the cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), and performed a successful surgical source control intervention after full development of sepsis, the CLP-excision (CLP/E). We then sought to evaluate the success of the source control by characterizing circulating neutrophil phenotype and functionality 24 h postintervention. RESULTS: We showed a significant relative increase of neutrophils and a significant absolute and relative increase of activated neutrophils in septic mice. Source control with CLP/E restored these numbers back to baseline. Moreover, main neutrophil functions, the acidification of cell compartments, such as lysosomes, and the production of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α), were impaired in septic mice but restored after CLP/E intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Neutrophil characterization by phenotyping and evaluating their functionality indicates successful source control in septic mice and can serve as a prognostic tool. These findings provide a rationale for the phenotypic and functional characterization of neutrophils in human patients with infection. Further studies will be needed to determine whether a predictive score for the assessment of successful surgical source control can be established.
INTRODUCTION: Current surgical guidelines for the treatment of intra-abdominal sepsis recommend interventional source control as the key element of therapy, alongside resuscitation and antibiotic administration. Past trials attempted to predict the success of interventional source control to assess whether further interventional therapy is needed. However, no predictive score could be developed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We utilized an established murine abdominal sepsis model, the cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), and performed a successful surgical source control intervention after full development of sepsis, the CLP-excision (CLP/E). We then sought to evaluate the success of the source control by characterizing circulating neutrophil phenotype and functionality 24 h postintervention. RESULTS: We showed a significant relative increase of neutrophils and a significant absolute and relative increase of activated neutrophils in septic mice. Source control with CLP/E restored these numbers back to baseline. Moreover, main neutrophil functions, the acidification of cell compartments, such as lysosomes, and the production of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α), were impaired in septic mice but restored after CLP/E intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Neutrophil characterization by phenotyping and evaluating their functionality indicates successful source control in septic mice and can serve as a prognostic tool. These findings provide a rationale for the phenotypic and functional characterization of neutrophils in human patients with infection. Further studies will be needed to determine whether a predictive score for the assessment of successful surgical source control can be established.
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