Involvement of the AT1 Receptor in the Pathophysiology of the Respiratory Failure Induced by Scorpion Venom
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) is related to cardiovascular diseases. It is also involved in the pathogenesis of pulmonary dysfunction, through the induction of proinflammatory mediators in lungs. Respiratory failure is a life-threatening complication in scorpion envenomation, a public health problem in Algeria. Our aim was to explore the role of angiotensin type I receptors (AT1R) in the respiratory dysfunction induced in an envenomed model with Androctonus australis hector (Aah) venom, in the presence or absence of an AT1R antagonist. Methods: Respiratory failure is assessed by the arterial blood gas analysis (pO2 and pCO2, sO2, hemoglobin and HCO3 concentration and pH), by neutrophil infiltration (myeloperoxidase activity) and oxidative stress markers (Nitrites, MDA, H2O2, catalase and GSH), in lungs and the pulmonary artery. Results: A severe respiratory dysfunction, including a marked perturbation of the oxygenation parameters and the acid base balance, reflecting a state of hypoxia and acidosis were induced by the venom. An important infiltration of neutrophils into the tissues and the generation of ROS with the alteration of the antioxidant system were found. Inhibition of the AT1R before envenomation revealed the recovery of the respiratory parameters in sera. The reduction of inflammatory cells infiltration and the prevention of the redox status imbalance were also recorded. Conclusion: These results indicate the involvement of Ang II throught the AT1R in the respiratory failure induced by Aah’s venom. However, further studies are still required to understand the RAS role in the pulmonary injury developed in the envenoming syndrome, a serious public health surgery that must be immediately treated.
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Amina Sifi, Sonia Adi-Bessalem, Fatima Laraba-Djebari
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- DOI 10.26415/2572-004X-vol2iss2p220-221
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