IMPACT OF MECHANICAL MYOCARDIAL INJURY PRODUCTS, LPS AND THEIR COMBINATION ON HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS

Abstract

Complicated systemic inflammatory response (SIR) often determines the outcome in patients after cardiac surgery. Systemic endothelial activation plays the most important role in SIR pathogenesis. We have studied the impact of mechanical myocardial injury products, LPS and their combination on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). We have found that HUVEC increase the production of proinflammatory cytokines in response tocardiomyocyte cytosolic fraction responsible for mechanical injury modeling. 2% cytosolic fraction containing 0.204 ng/mL of Hsp70 was a greater stimulus for endothelial cells to produce IL-6 and IL8 than moderateendotoxin concentrations.

Keywords

• endothelial cells
• pathogens
• products of damaged cells
• cytokines