|
|
||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

* Cardiovascular Division, Waterloo Campus, and
Reproduction and Endocrinology Division, Guys Campus, Kings College London, London, UK
1Correspondence: Cardiovascular Division, Kings College London, Franklin-Wilkins Bldg., Waterloo Campus, 150 Stamford St., London SE1 9NH, UK. E-mail: sue.brain{at}kcl.ac.uk
Transient potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) receptor is an ion channel receptor primarily localized on sensory nerves and activated by specific stimuli to initiate and amplify pain and inflammation, as typified by murine models of scald and arthritis. Little is known of the role of TRPV1 in sepsis, an infective disease associated with inflammation. Through use of a sublethal murine model of lipopolysaccharide-induced peritoneal sepsis, we provide novel evidence that genetic deletion of TRPV1 leads to an enhanced onset of various pathological components of systemic endotoxemia. Paired studies of TRPV1 knockout (KO) and wild-type mice demonstrate significantly enhanced hypotension (56±2% vs. 38±6% decrease in blood pressure, n=12), hypothermia (13±3% vs. 7±1% decrease in core temperature, n=6), and peritoneal exudate mediator levels (TNF-
, 0.78±0.2 vs. 0.38±0.1 ng/ml; nitrite, for NO, 35±10 vs. 15±3 µM; n=8) in TRPV1 KO mice, indicating loss of protective effect. Findings correlated with liver edema and raised plasma levels of aspartate aminotransferase in TRPV1 KO mice. These data suggest that TRPV1 may play an important regulatory role in sepsis independent of the major sensory neuropeptide substance P. The findings are relevant to developing strategies that increase the beneficial, and reduce the harmful, components of sepsis to prevent and treat this often fatal condition.—Clark, N., Keeble, J., Fernandes, E. S., Starr, A., Liang, L., Sugden, D., de Winter, P., Brain, S. D. The transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) receptor protects against the onset of sepsis after endotoxin.
Key Words: mouse sensory nerves knockout substance P capsaicin
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
Y. Wang and D. H. Wang Aggravated renal inflammatory responses in TRPV1 gene knockout mice subjected to DOCA-salt hypertension Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, December 1, 2009; 297(6): F1550 - F1559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. A. Romanovsky, M. C. Almeida, A. Garami, A. A. Steiner, M. H. Norman, S. F. Morrison, K. Nakamura, J. J. Burmeister, and T. B. Nucci The Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid-1 Channel in Thermoregulation: A Thermosensor It Is Not Pharmacol. Rev., September 1, 2009; 61(3): 228 - 261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
K. Ueda, F. Tsuji, T. Hirata, K. Ueda, M. Murai, H. Aono, M. Takaoka, and Y. Matsumura Preventive Effect of SA13353 [1-[2-(1-Adamantyl)ethyl]-1-pentyl-3-[3-(4-pyridyl)propyl]urea], a Novel Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Agonist, on Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Renal Injury in Rats J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., April 1, 2009; 329(1): 202 - 209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
W. Huang, J. Rubinstein, A. R. Prieto, L. V. Thang, and D. H. Wang Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Gene Deletion Exacerbates Inflammation and Atypical Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction Hypertension, February 1, 2009; 53(2): 243 - 250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
B. Zhong and D. H. Wang N-oleoyldopamine, a novel endogenous capsaicin-like lipid, protects the heart against ischemia-reperfusion injury via activation of TRPV1 Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, August 1, 2008; 295(2): H728 - H735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
Y. Wang, D. Babankova, J. Huang, G. M. Swain, and D. H. Wang Deletion of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Type 1 Receptors Exaggerates Renal Damage in Deoxycorticosterone Acetate-Salt Hypertension Hypertension, August 1, 2008; 52(2): 264 - 270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |