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Vol. 281, Issue 1, H84-H92, July 2001

Hemorrhage-induced alpha -adrenergic signaling results in myocardial TNF-alpha expression and contractile dysfunction

Rohan Shahani, Lazar V. Klein, John G. Marshall, Sherwin Nicholson, Barry B. Rubin, Paul M. Walker, and Thomas F. Lindsay

Division of Vascular Surgery, University Health Network and Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4


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Hemorrhagic shock (HS), secondary to major blood loss, frequently precedes multiple organ dysfunction and is accompanied by a surge in circulating catecholamine levels. Expression of the cardiodepressant cytokine, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha ), has been observed in the heart after HS and resuscitation (HS/R) and alpha 1-adrenergic blockade prevented translocation of the nuclear transcription factor, NF-kappa B, to the nucleus. We hypothesized that alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation induces myocardial TNF-alpha expression, which results in depressed cardiac function after HS/R. The role of alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation in myocardial TNF-alpha expression and depressed cardiac function after HS/R was assessed by treatment with the alpha 1-adrenergic inhibitor, prazosin hydrochloride (1 mg/kg ip), for 1 h before the onset of hemorrhage. In addition, TNF-alpha was neutralized with a specific antibody (600 µl/kg iv) 5 min before hemorrhage. HS was induced by the withdrawal of blood to a mean blood pressure of 50 mmHg for 1 h. Contractile function was measured with the use of a Langendorff apparatus 2 h after the end of HS. HS/R led to significant decreases in left ventricular developed tension and in the maximal rate of pressure increase over time during both contraction and relaxation. Myocardial expression of TNF-alpha measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay increased significantly after 30 min of hemorrhage and peaked after 60 min of HS and 45 min of resuscitation. Depression in cardiac function after HS/R was reversed by 85% in hearts from rats treated with a TNF-alpha neutralizing antibody and by 90% in hearts from rats treated with prazosin hydrochloride. We conclude that HS activates a alpha 1-adrenergic pathway, resulting in TNF-alpha expression in the heart and depressed myocardial contractile function.

hemorrhagic shock; left ventricular function; cytokines; adrenergic stimulation; tumor necrosis factor-alpha


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HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK (HS) is a common complication of blunt and penetrating trauma, gastrointestinal bleeding, and the rupture of a major blood vessel. HS and resuscitation (HS/R) has been described to be a "whole body" ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury contributing to the development of multiple-organ dysfunction (38). Both hemorrhage alone and hemorrhage combined with a second injury have been shown to induce myocardial, hepatic, respiratory, renal, and intestinal dysfunction (33). Two hours of HS without resuscitation to a mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) of 30 mmHg reduced cardiac contractile function by 40% (15). The mechanisms by which hemorrhage induces such profound depression in cardiac contractility have not been well characterized.

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha ), a pleiotropic cytokine, has been implicated as a mediator in various cardiac pathologies, including acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, atherosclerosis, viral myocarditis, and sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction (24, 25, 30, 39). The cardiomyocytes in the myocardium have recently been implicated as a rich source of TNF-alpha (7, 11, 19). The role of TNF-alpha in the myocardium after HS/R was first described by Meldrum et al. (31), when 20 min of HS and 20 min of resuscitation resulted in a significant elevation of myocardial TNF-alpha and translocation of the nuclear transcription factor, NF-kappa B, to the nucleus. In a rat model of HS, combined with lower-torso ischemia (simulating ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair), a significant depression in cardiac contractile function was noted, which was primarily mediated by HS. Immunoneutralization of TNF-alpha in this model significantly improved cardiac contractile function by 50% (36). Thus TNF-alpha may play a significant role in mediating the depressed cardiac contractile function that we observed after HS/R.

The mechanism by which TNF-alpha is expressed in the myocardium after HS and the length of HS required to induce myocardial TNF-alpha expression also remain undefined. Meldrum et al. (27) has studied the potential of HS to induce preconditioning of the myocardium for subsequent global myocardial ischemia. alpha 1-Adrenergic receptor blockade abolished the preconditioning effect of HS, resulting in a significant reduction in cardiac contractile function after myocardial I/R. Subsequently, alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation was shown to play a role in inducing NF-kappa B translocation to the nucleus after HS (28). NF-kappa B is widely accepted as a potent transcription factor for TNF-alpha (35). Previous studies (8) showed that HS results in activation of autonomic pathways, resulting in a significant release of catecholamines into the circulation. Catecholamines have been linked with the impaired cardiac contractile function noted after HS (22). These data suggest that the alpha 1-adrenergic pathway may be responsible for the induction of myocardial TNF-alpha expression after HS.

We hypothesized the alpha 1-adrenergic pathway is activated by HS leading to myocardial TNF-alpha expression and depressed contractile function. Therefore, the time course of myocardial TNF-alpha expression after HS/R and the role of alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation in the expression of myocardial TNF-alpha were studied. The effect of TNF-alpha neutralization and alpha 1-adrenoreceptor blockade on cardiac contractile function was also assessed.


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Materials. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 350-400 g (Charles River; Wilmonton, MA) were allowed to acclimatize for 5 days and given water and rat chow ad libitum. All of the experiments were carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Animals for Research Act of Ontario and the regulations of the Toronto Hospital Animal Care Committee. Unless otherwise specified, all chemicals and reagents were obtained from Sigma (St. Louis, MO).

Surgical procedure. Rats were anesthetized intraperitoneally with pentobarbital sodium (50 mg/kg). Catheters (22 gauge) were placed in the tail vein and carotid artery, and a tracheostomy (14-gauge catheter) was inserted. Venous access was used for administration of supplemental anesthetic, return of withdrawn blood, and fluid resuscitation (lactated Ringer solution). The carotid artery was utilized for measurement of MAP (model 78304A, Hewlett-Packard; Palo Alto, CA) and removal of blood for the induction of HS. The animal was allowed to stabilize for 30 min until hemorrhage was induced.

HS model. Hemorrhage was induced by the removal of blood through the carotid artery over a 5-min period to reduce the MAP to 50 mmHg. MAP was maintained at 50 mmHg for predetermined time intervals by continuous removal of blood and no systemic anticoagulant was given. The blood was removed into a 10-ml syringe that contained 1 ml of saline and 100 U of heparin sodium to prevent clotting in the syringe. After the HS period, animals were resuscitated with the shed blood and additional lactated Ringer solution over a 5-min period to return the MAP to preshock levels. Animals were maintained for up to 2 h, when supplemental lactated Ringer solution was given as required.

Time course of myocardial TNF-alpha expression. To determine the time-course of TNF-alpha expression in the myocardium after HS/R, rats underwent either sham operations or increasing periods of HS/R (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 60 min of hemorrhage and 60 min of HS, followed by 30, 45, and 60 min of resuscitation; n = 3 at each time point). At the appropriate time, hearts were excised and the coronary circulation was flushed free of residual blood, flash-frozen in liquid N2, and stored at -80°C for subsequent TNF-alpha quantification.

Myocardial TNF-alpha quantification. Myocardial TNF-alpha levels were quantified as described previously (36). Briefly, the samples (75 mg) were suspended in phosphate-buffered saline (0.45 ml) containing phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (1.49 mM), leupeptin (475.6 µM), and aprotonin (0.31 µM), and homogenized for 2 min in a Polytron (setting 7, Kinematic). Homogenates were centrifuged for 20 min at 60,000 rpm, 4°C. The pellet was solublized by resuspension in an equal volume of PBS containing 1 mM of phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, 50 µl of aprotonin, and 1% Triton X-100. After 1 h of incubation at 4°C, the solubilized protein was centrifuged for 20 min at 60,000 rpm. The supernatants were analyzed in duplicate with the use of Cytoscreen rat TNF-alpha enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit (Biosource International; Camarillo, CA). This assay is linear in between 0 and 1,000 pg/ml. TNF-alpha levels were standardized to total soluble protein content, determined with the use of a bicinchoninic protein assay (Pierce; Rockford, IL).

Role of alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation in HS. Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 6) were pretreated with prazosin hydrochloride (0.5 mg/kg ip 1 h before hemorrhage). Animals then underwent 30 min of hemorrhage (determined to be the minimum time for significant TNF-alpha expression after HS), after which the heart was excised, flushed free of residual blood, and flash-frozen in liquid N2. Myocardial TNF-alpha levels were subsequently quantified. A group of sham-operated control animals was pretreated with prazosin hydrochloride to determine the baseline tolerance to alpha 1-adrenergic blockade.

Experimental design and groups. Rats were divided into the following six groups: 1) sham-operated control rats; 2) HS/R + anti-TNF-alpha antibody, polyclonal rabbit anti-mouse TNF-alpha neutralizing antibody, 600 µl/kg iv, 5 min before hemorrhage (Genzyme Diagnostics; Cambridge, MA); 3) HS/R + isotype control antibody molecule, 500 µl/kg of rabbit IgG iv, 5 min before hemorrhage (Zymed Laboratories; San Francisco, CA); 4) sham-operated control rats + prazosin hydrochloride (1 mg/kg ip 60 min before hemorrhage); 5) HS/R + prazosin hydrochloride; and 6) HS/R + diluent (1 ml of saline ip 60 min before hemorrhage).

Assessment of alpha 1-blockade. Another group of animals was stabilized and the heart rate and blood pressure were measured. After 20 min, phenylephrine was administered (10 µg/kg) and the response observed. Animals were then treated with prazosin hydrochloride (0.05 mg/kg ip). The challenge with phenylephrine was repeated 1 and 2 h later to simulate the onset and termination of the HS period. The blood pressure and heart responses were recorded.

Assessment of left ventricular function. After the rats underwent 60 min of hemorrhage and 2 h of reperfusion, heparin sodium (200 IU iv) was given to prevent coagulation, and the hearts were rapidly excised and placed in 4°C Krebs-Henseleit bicarbonate (KHB) buffer. The KHB buffer used in this study is similar to the one reported (1) with isolated heart muscle preparations. The solution contained (in mM) 118 NaCl, 4.7 KCl, 21 NaHCO3, 1.25 CaCl2, 1.2 MgSO4, 1.2 KH2PO4, and 11 glucose. All of the solutions were prepared daily with deionized water and bubbled with 95% O2-5% CO2. The pH of the solution was 7.4, and the temperature was maintained at 37°C. The ascending aorta was cannulated with an 18-gauge cannula that was subsequently connected through glass tubing to a KHB buffer reservoir for perfusion of the coronary circulation at a constant pressure of 120 cm of water. Intraventricular pressure was measured with a saline-filled latex balloon attached to a polyethylene tube and threaded into the left ventricular chamber through the left auricle. Left ventricular pressure was measured with a mini pressure transducer (Gould Electronics; Valley View, OH) attached to the balloon cannula. Left ventricular maximal rate of pressure contraction over time (+dP/dtmax) and maximal rate of pressure relaxation over time (-dP/dtmax) values were obtained using an electronic differentiator (model 13-4615-17, Gould Electronics) and recorded with the use of a chart-recording system (Windo-Graph, Gould Electronics) (23).

A Starling relationship for the different groups was determined by plotting left ventricular developed pressure (DP), +dP/dtmax and -dP/dtmax against the physical parameter of increasing left ventricular volume. As a second method of determining cardiac contractile function independent of alterations in ventricular volume, the isolated heart was stimulated with the beta -adrenergic agonist, isoproterenol, as previously described (36). Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure was maintained at 5 mmHg, whereas the heart was stimulated with isoproterenol at a concentration of 50 ng/ml (we have noted that maximal cardiac stimulation occurs at this concentration).

The relationship between left ventricular capacity and balloon volume was determined by plotting the pressure-volume relationship of the isolated balloon. All experiments were performed on the flat portion of the balloon pressure-volume curve.

Statistical analysis. All values are expressed as means ± SE. Statistical comparisons were performed with the use of statistical software (version 9.0 for Windows, SPSS; Chicago, IL). Analyses include Student's t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), followed by Student-Newman-Keuls post hoc test for multiple pair-wise comparisons. For repeated measurements in individual animals, we used repeated-measures ANOVA (RM-ANOVA), followed by a Tukey-Kramer multiple comparison test to isolate differences. A probability of <0.05 was considered significant.


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Time course of myocardial TNF-alpha expression. The first elevation in myocardial TNF-alpha expression was observed 20 min after the onset of HS. After 30 min of HS, a sixfold increase in TNF-alpha was observed (P < 0.001; ANOVA) (Fig. 1). TNF-alpha levels reached a maximum of 393.2 pg/mg of protein after 60 min of HS and 45 min of resuscitation (P < 0.0001 vs. sham-operated control group at 60 min of HS and 45 min of resuscitation), after which myocardial TNF-alpha levels began to decline.


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Fig. 1.   Time course of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha ) expression in the myocardium during hemorrhage shock and resuscitation. Open bars, sham-operated control group. Solid bars, hemorrhagic shock group. All values are means ± SE. *P < 0.05 vs. sham-operated control group at respective time point. dagger P < 0.05 vs. shock at 20, 30, and 60 min and 15 min of resuscitation.

Role of alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation in hemorrhagic shock. Treatment with the alpha 1-adrenergic receptor inhibitor, prazosin hydrochloride, before the onset of HS, significantly reduced the amount of TNF-alpha in the heart. Myocardial TNF-alpha levels after 30 min of hemorrhage was 231.2 pg/mg of protein in the shock group compared with 34.5 pg/mg of protein in the sham-operated control group (P < 0.001 vs. sham-operated control) (Fig. 2). Prazosin hydrochloride reduced the myocardial TNF-alpha expression by 65% to 82.0 pg/mg of protein (P < 0.05 vs. HS alone group).


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Fig. 2.   TNF-alpha expression after alpha -adrenergic blockade during hemorrhagic shock. All values are means ± SE. *P < 0.05 vs. sham-operated control group, sham-operated control + prazosin group, and shock + prazosin group. dagger P < 0.05 vs. sham-operated control and sham-operated control + prazosin groups.

The MAP in the prazosin hydrochloride-treated group immediately before the onset of hemorrhage was 107 mmHg, which was significantly lower than the diluent-treated group (121 mmHg) (P = 0.001). However, alpha 1-adrenergic blockade alone did not result in an increase in myocardial TNF-alpha expression compared with sham-operated control animals that did not receive prazosin hydrochloride (32.8 pg/mg of protein in the prazosin-treated sham-operated control group and 34.4 pg/mg of protein in the sham-operated control group alone).

Assessment of alpha 1-blockade. Responses to phenylephrine and subsequent prazosin blockade with phenylephrine challenge are shown in Table 1. A significant increase in blood pressure and compensatory decrease in heart rate was noted during the first dose of phenylephrine. After prazosin treatment, subsequent doses of phenylephrine did not produce significant alterations in blood pressure or heart rate.

                              
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Table 1.   In vivo blood pressure and heart rate responses to intravenous phenylephrine before and after prazosin administration

In vivo response to HS/R. HS to a MAP of 50 mmHg for 60 min, followed by 2 h of resuscitation, resulted in a significant change in the demand for resuscitation fluid. Although the volume of blood withdrawn in the four hemorrhage groups was equivalent (ANOVA, P = 0.96), the volume of supplemental lactated Ringer solution required to resuscitate the animals differed among the six groups (Table 2). The resuscitation volumes in the sham-operated control group (16.1 ml/kg) and the sham-operated group receiving prazosin (16.4 ml/kg) were equivalent. Animals undergoing hemorrhage, either treated with the control antibody (71.0 ml/kg) or with the saline vehicle (70.1 ml/kg), required a significantly greater amount of resuscitation fluid volume (P < 0.002 vs. sham-operated control group). TNF-alpha neutralization (50.2 ml/kg) and alpha 1-adrenergic inhibition (54.0 ml/kg) reduced the demand for supplemental fluid significantly (P = 0.035 vs. control antibody and diluent-treated groups, respectively). Previous experiments using this anti-TNF antibody demonstrated that lung and liver neutrophil sequestration was significantly reduced (data not shown). This confirms the expected action of this intervention in a second system (36).

                              
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Table 2.   In vivo response to hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation

Assessment of left ventricular function. HS to a MAP of 50 mmHg for 60 min, followed by 2 h of resuscitation, resulted in a significant reduction in baseline left ventricular DP, +dP/dtmax and -dP/dtmax, compared with sham-operated control animals (Fig. 3). Cardiac contractile function was reduced by 35% in hearts from animals treated with the control antibody. The reduction in contractile function persisted as left ventricular volume (preload) was increased. Administration of the anti-TNF-alpha antibody before HS resulted in an 85% improvement in DP (Fig. 3A), +dP/dtmax (Fig. 3B) and -dP/dtmax (Fig. 3C) at baseline volumes. As preload was increased, cardiac contractile function in the anti-TNF-alpha -treated group paralleled the sham-operated control group, whereas hearts from animals receiving the control antibody remained significantly depressed (P < 0.05 vs. sham-operated control group and HS/R + anti-TNF-alpha antibody). Treatment with prazosin hydrochloride (alpha 1-adrenergic blocker) significantly improved cardiac contractile function to 90% of sham-operated controls at baseline and on increasing preload (Fig. 4). Control animals pretreated with either the saline vehicle (for prazosin) or the control antibody had similar reductions in myocardial contractile function to untreated hemorrhaged animals.


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Fig. 3.   Assessment of left ventricular function at increasing left ventricular volume after TNF-alpha neutralization. A: developed pressure (DP). B: maximal rate of pressure contraction over time (+dP/dtmax). C: maximal rate of pressure relaxation over time (-dP/dtmax). , Sham-operated control group. , Hemorrhagic shock + anti-TNF-alpha antibody-treated group, and black-triangle, hemorrhagic shock + control antibody-treated group. All values are means ± SE. dagger P < 0.05 vs. hemorrhagic shock + control antibody-treated group.



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Fig. 4.   Assessment of left ventricular function at increasing left ventricular volume after alpha 1-adrenergic blockade. A: DP. B: +dP/dtmax. C: -dP/dtmax. open circle , Sham-operated control + prazosin group. nabla , Hemorrhagic shock + prazosin-treated group. , Hemorrhagic shock + diluent-treated group. All values are means ± SE. *P < 0.05 vs. hemorrhagic shock + diluent-treated group.

Cardiac contractile function, observed after beta -adrenergic stimulation of the isolated heart from animals undergoing HS, remained depressed (Fig. 5). Isoproterenol stimulation increased DP in the sham-operated control group to 150% of prestimulated levels, whereas DP in the HS/R group treated with the control antibody rose by only 120% of prestimulated levels (P < 0.03 vs. sham-operated control group). Neutralization of TNF-alpha restored the beta -adrenergic responsiveness (DP increased to 150% of prestimulated levels; P = NS vs. sham-operated control group). Similarly, DP in hearts from animals receiving prazosin hydrochloride returned to sham-operated levels after isoproterenol stimulation, whereas hearts from diluent-treated HS/R animals remained significantly depressed (P < 0.03 vs. sham-operated control + prazosin and HS/R + prazosin groups).


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Fig. 5.   Assessment of left ventricular function in response to 50 ng/ml of isoproterenol. DP as a percentage of baseline. All values are expressed as means ± SE. *P < 0.03 vs. hemorrhagic shock + control antibody group and hemorrhagic shock + diluent-treated group.

HS/R also resulted in a significant reduction in left ventricular diastolic compliance (as indicated by a shift of the left ventricular volume vs. end-diastolic pressure curve upwards and to the left) compared with Sham-operated control animals (Fig. 6). Treatment with the anti-TNF-alpha antibody before hemorrhage did not significantly improve the diastolic compliance after HS/R (P < 0.05 vs. sham-operated control animals) (Fig. 6A). However, pretreatment with prazosin resulted in a significant improvement in left ventricular diastolic function, compared with the diluent-treated group (P < 0.05 vs. HS/R + diluent) (Fig. 6B).


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Fig. 6.   End-diastolic pressure (EDP) on increasing left ventricular volume. A: end-diastolic pressure after anti-TNF-alpha antibody treatment. B: end-diastolic pressure after prazosin hydrochloride treatment. , Sham-operated control group. , Hemorrhagic shock + anti-TNF-alpha antibody-treated group, and black-triangle hemorrhagic shock + control antibody-treated group. open circle , Sham-operated control + prazosin group. nabla , Hemorrhagic shock + prazosin-treated group, and , hemorrhagic Shock + diluent-treated group. All values are expressed as means ± SE. dagger P < 0.05 vs. hemorrhagic shock + anti-TNF-alpha antibody-treated group and hemorrhagic shock + control antibody-treated group. *P < 0.05 vs. hemorrhagic shock + diluent-treated group.


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The aim of this study was to define the mechanism by which hemorrhage induces depressed cardiac function. Previous studies have shown that HS/R results in depressed cardiac contractile function (15) and significant TNF-alpha expression in the heart (31). However, the role that TNF-alpha plays in the cardiac dysfunction after HS remained undefined. Giroir et al. (10) showed that the depressed cardiac function seen after burn shock was mediated primarily by TNF-alpha (10). Our laboratory has used an anti-TNF-alpha antiserum to define the role of TNF-alpha on cardiac dysfunction in a rat model of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, which combines both HS and lower-torso ischemia (36). This is the first study to demonstrate that myocardial TNF-alpha mediates a significant component of the depressed cardiac function observed after uncomplicated hemorrhage. The results of this subsequent study, directed at defining the effects of hemorrhage alone on cardiac function, indicate that alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation induces myocardial TNF-alpha expression, which subsequently induces depressed cardiac contractile function.

In this model of HS/R, TNF-alpha levels significantly increased by 30 min of HS and peaked after 60 min of hemorrhage and 45 min of resuscitation. The elevation in myocardial TNF-alpha was associated with a significant reduction in contractile function. Immunoneutralization of TNF-alpha returned the depressed myocardial systolic contractile function to 85% of sham-operated controls (at baseline and on increasing preload).

We hypothesized that the rapid rise in myocardial TNF-alpha observed after HS, combined with the significant depression in cardiac contractile function, was the result of alpha 1-adrenergic receptor stimulation. Previous studies (6) have shown that stimulation of isolated cardiomyocytes with phenylephrine, an alpha 1-adrenergic agonist, resulted in the translocation of NF-kappa B, a potent transcription factor for TNF-alpha , which induced a significant depression in cardiac contractile function. TNF-alpha is known to have cardiodepressant effects in both isolated cardiomyocyte and whole heart preparations (26, 40). Others have shown that isolated cardiomyocytes produce TNF-alpha on stimulation (with H2O2 and lipopolysaccharide) and up to 50% of the total TNF-alpha found within the heart can be produced by cardiomyocytes, with endothelial cells and resident macrophages also producing TNF-alpha (11, 19, 29). To investigate the signaling pathways responsible for TNF-alpha expression after HS, we used a selective inhibitor of the alpha 1-adrenergic pathway, prazosin hydrochloride, before the onset of hemorrhage. Prazosin significantly reduced the TNF-alpha expression in the heart seen after HS by 65%, without altering basal myocardial TNF-alpha levels, suggesting that alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation plays a role in the rapid rise in TNF-alpha that occurs during HS. In addition, alpha 1-adrenergic blockade restored cardiac contractile function to 90% of sham-operated control levels, similar to that seen after TNF-alpha neutralization. Thus the mechanism by which alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation induces depressed cardiac contractile function after HS/R may occur through TNF-alpha expression in the heart.

TNF-alpha neutralization and alpha 1-adrenergic blockade improved beta -adrenergic responsiveness in animals undergoing HS. While inotropic stimulation increased DP in the anti-TNF-alpha and prazosin-treated groups to a similar degree as sham-operated controls (150% of baseline DP), the response to isoproterenol was blunted in the HS group treated with the control antibody or diluent. Studies (13) showed that TNF-alpha reduces beta -adrenergic stimulation without altering the density of beta -adrenergic receptors. The reversal of the reduced inotropic response with either the anti-TNF-alpha antibody or with prazosin suggests that the pronounced depression in cardiac function in hearts from animals undergoing hemorrhage may be due to an inhibition of beta -adrenergic responsiveness, secondary to myocardial TNF-alpha expression.

A significant impairment of diastolic compliance was also observed after HS/R. In contrast to the improved systolic contractile function observed after TNF-alpha neutralization, no improvement in diastolic function was observed with the anti-TNF-alpha therapy. However, prazosin pretreatment returned diastolic function to sham-operated control levels. Activation of the alpha -adrenergic pathway is known to stimulate various kinase pathways, including p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase, and p42 and p44 extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase in the heart (21). Activation of these kinases may phosphorylate regulatory or contractile proteins or alter calcium transients (5). Thus the effect of prazosin treatment on diastolic function is likely the result of direct influence on the contractile mechanism of the heart.

After synthesis, TNF-alpha is incorporated into the cell membrane and then is cleaved by the activity of a metalloprotease enzyme, TNF-alpha converting enzyme (TACE) to result in a soluble 17-kDa form (25). After secretion, TNF-alpha acts via membrane-bound TNF-alpha receptors to activate intracellular signaling cascades (3). On binding of TNF-alpha to its receptor, sphingosine and nitric oxide may be produced (2, 32, 34), which have been shown to induce early and late depression in cardiac function, respectively (9, 12, 20). After 24 h of stimulation with phenylephrine, production of NO was observed in cultured cardiomyocytes (18). The improvement in contractile function observed after immunoneutralization of TNF-alpha suggests that TNF-alpha is released into the extracellular space to act on myocyte cell surface receptors, because the anti-TNF-alpha antibody employed in this study is unable to traverse the cell membrane and no breach of the cell membrane is observed during hemorrhage (36). Thus neutralizing TNF-alpha in the extracellular space in this model of HS/R may inhibit the production of downstream mediators, preventing the reduction in cardiac contractile function.

The mechanism by which alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation induces myocardial TNF-alpha expression remains unknown. Phenylephrine stimulation of cardiomyocytes has been shown (17) to induce hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate to release diacylglyerol and D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (4), and diacylglycerol subsequently activates protein kinase C (PKC) in the heart (17). Horton et al. (16) showed that PKC plays a significant role in burn-induced cardiac dysfunction, and PKC stimulation has been linked to activation of TACE (37). This may suggest that alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation induces proteolytic cleavage and release of TNF-alpha in the heart. Thus release of preformed TNF-alpha may be responsible for the early expression of TNF-alpha during HS, and this elevation in myocardial TNF-alpha levels may induce a "positive feedback" loop to induce new TNF-alpha transcription and synthesis (35).

Other potential mechanisms may also contribute to the alpha 1-adrenergic-induced depression in cardiac contractile function, including a reduction in sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium release, due to D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate hydrolysis (14). However, TACE activity has been shown to increase within 15 min of PKC stimulation (37). The rapid rise in myocardial TNF-alpha levels, which are observed during hemorrhage, was significantly blunted with prazosin pretreatment and combined with improved cardiac function lends support to the notion that after HR/S, alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation results in myocardial TNF-alpha expression, leading to depressed cardiac contractile function.

The results of this study indicate that TNF-alpha plays a significant role in inducing cardiac dysfunction after HS. Neutralization of TNF-alpha before the onset of hemorrhage significantly reversed the depressed systolic cardiac contractile function. This study has also defined a relationship between alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation and myocardial TNF-alpha expression, as myocardial TNF-alpha levels were reduced after prazosin pretreatment, and myocardial function improved to a similar degree as that observed after TNF-alpha neutralization. More importantly, these studies have begun to elucidate the mechanisms by which HS results in TNF-alpha expression in the heart and induces depressed cardiac contractile function. Ultimately, further studies may lead to the design of new therapeutic strategies that have the potential to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with HS.


    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This research was supported by the Physicians of Ontario through Physician Services.


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Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: T. F. Lindsay, 200 Elizabeth St., EN 5-306, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4 (E-mail: thomas.lindsay{at}uhn.on.ca).

The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. The article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact.

Received 2 June 2000; accepted in final form 23 February 2001.


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