Effects of adrenalectomy on innate immune responses in rats following blast injury / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective The regulation of neuroendocrine hormones on the innate immune responses remains controversial.This report investigated whether the adrenal-derived hormones directly enhanced the innate immune responses and alternation of main pattern recognition receptors in adrenalectomized rats following blast injury.Methods Bilateral adrenalectomy was performed on Sprague-Dawley adult rats,who inflicted with mild blast wave injury in 7 d later.Peripheral blood leukocyte counting,macrophage phagocytosis,bacterial translocation(BT) in lungs,livers and mesenteric lymph nodes(MLN) were measured and analyzed,and TNF-? level in the lung tissue was detected.The mRNA expressions of scavenger receptor-A(SR-A),CD14 and Toll like receptor-4(TLR-4) were assessed with RT-PCR.Results After blast injury,the number of peripheral leukocytes was decreased(P