Attenuation of Endothelium-Dependent Dilation of Pig Pulmonary Arterioles After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Prevented by Monoclonal Antibody to Complement C5a
Park K, Tofukuji M, Metais C, Comunale M, Dai H, Simons M, Stahl G, Agah A, Sellke F. Attenuation of Endothelium-Dependent Dilation of Pig Pulmonary Arterioles After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Prevented by Monoclonal Antibody to Complement C5a. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 89: 42-48.. DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199907000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitric oxide synthasePulmonary endothelial dysfunctionCardiopulmonary bypassEndothelial dysfunctionMonoclonal antibodiesPulmonary arteriolesComplement C5aPrevious administrationConstitutive nitric oxide synthaseAnti-C5a monoclonal antibodyEndothelium-dependent dilatorsEndothelium-dependent dilationTissue myeloperoxidase activityNormothermic cardiopulmonary bypassReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionNeutrophil sequestrationMyeloperoxidase activityMPO activityPolymerase chain reactionSubstance POxide synthaseSodium nitroprussideComplement activationRelaxation responseAttenuation of endothelium-dependent dilation of pig pulmonary arterioles after cardiopulmonary bypass is prevented by monoclonal antibody to complement C5a.
Park K, Tofukuji M, Metais C, Comunale M, Dai H, Simons M, Stahl G, Agah A, Sellke F. Attenuation of endothelium-dependent dilation of pig pulmonary arterioles after cardiopulmonary bypass is prevented by monoclonal antibody to complement C5a. Anesthesia & Analgesia 1999, 89: 42-8. PMID: 10389776, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199907000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research