Novel Leukocyte Modulator Device Reduces the Inflammatory Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass.

ABSTRACT: Leukocyte (LE) activation during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) promotes a systemic inflammatory response that contributes to organ injury and postoperative organ dysfunction. A leukocyte modulatory device (L-MOD) for use during (and after) CPB to limit leukocyte-mediated organ injury was tested in a preclinical model. Twenty-two pigs underwent 180 minutes of CPB and 5 hours postoperative observation. Pigs received no intervention (group 1, n = 9), 3 hours of therapy by incorporation of L-MOD into the CPB circuit (group 2, n = 6), or 8 hours of therapy using a femoral venovenous L-MOD circuit during and after CPB (group 3, n = 7). Leukocyte activation was increased at the end of CPB and leukocyte counts, namely neutrophils, increased postoperatively in most animals. These indices trended muc

SUBMITTER: Johnston KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251777 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May/Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature