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ANNALS OF SURGERY
Volume 277, Issue 3, Pages E624-E633Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005357
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acalabrutinib; Bruton's tyrosine kinase; fenebrutinib hemorrhagic shock; ischemia-reperfusion; multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; trauma
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The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of BTK inhibitors acalabrutinib and fenebrutinib in reducing MODS in acute hemorrhagic shock rat models and to determine their effects on BTK, NF-kappa B, and NLRP3 activation in HS. The results showed that treatment with either acalabrutinib or fenebrutinib attenuated organ injury and dysfunction in acute HS models and reduced the activation of BTK, NF-kappa B, and NLRP3 pathways in the kidney. These findings suggest that BTK inhibitors may be a potential therapeutic approach for MODS after trauma and/or hemorrhage.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate (a) the potential of the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors acalabrutinib and fenebrutinib to reduce multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in acute (short-term and long-term follow-up) hemorrhagic shock (HS) rat models and (b) whether treatment with either acalabrutinib or fenebrutinib attenuates BTK, NF-kappa B and NLRP3 activation in HS. Background: The MODS caused by an excessive systemic inflammatory response following trauma is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. The protein BTK is known to play a role in the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, which is a key component of the innate inflammatory response. However, its role in trauma-hemorrhage is unknown. Methods: Acute HS rat models were performed to determine the influence of acalabrutinib or fenebrutinib on MODS. The activation of BTK, NF-kappa B and NLRP3 pathways were analyzed by western blot in the kidney. Results: We demonstrated that (a) HS caused organ injury and/or dysfunction and hypotension (post-resuscitation) in rats, while (b) treatment of HS-rats with either acalabrutinib or fenebrutinib attenuated the organ injury and dysfunction in acute HS models and (c) reduced the activation of BTK, NF-kappa B and NLRP3 pathways in the kidney. Conclusion: Our results point to a role of BTK in the pathophysiology of organ injury and dysfunction caused by trauma/hemorrhage and indicate that BTK inhibitors may be repurposed as a potential therapeutic approach for MODS after trauma and/or hemorrhage.
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