Leukocyte Effects of C5a-Receptor Blockade During Simulated Extracorporeal Circulation
Rinder CS, Smith MJ, Rinder HM, Cortright DN, Brodbeck RM, Krause JE, Smith BR. Leukocyte Effects of C5a-Receptor Blockade During Simulated Extracorporeal Circulation. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2007, 83: 146-152. PMID: 17184649, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC5a receptor blockadeC5a receptor antagonistReceptor antagonistExtracorporeal circulationReceptor blockadeCD11b upregulationElastase releasePlatelet P-selectin expressionComplement C5a anaphylatoxinNeutrophil CD11b upregulationSimulated Extracorporeal CirculationFresh heparinized whole bloodNeutrophil elastase releasePlasma interleukin-8P-selectin expressionInterleukin-8 releaseConjugate formationHeparinized whole bloodCardiopulmonary bypassInflammatory responseLeukocyte adhesive receptorsExtracorporeal circuitInterleukin-8Neutrophil chemotaxisDownregulatory effect