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LETTERS TO THE EDITORCytokine effects on epithelial ion transport protein expression in leptospirosisMichael EisenhutMichael EisenhutPublished Online:01 Aug 2007https://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00110.2007MoreSectionsPDF (25 KB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailWeChat To the Editor: A recent study investigated epithelial sodium transporter expression in an animal model of leptospirosis with the objective of determining the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of pulmonary edema in this condition (1).The authors found a reduced expression of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC), no change in sodium-potassium-ATPase (Na-K-ATPase), and an increase in Na-K-2Cl cotransporter (NKCC) channel expression in pulmonary cells. The most likely mechanism explaining these changes in epithelial ion transporter expression is the effect of the cytokines tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-1 (IL-1). Plasma levels of TNF are associated with severity of disease and mortality in patients with leptospirosis (5). TNF downregulated ENaC but not Na-K-ATPase expression in alveolar epithelial cells in vitro, and IL-1, which is also likely to be elevated as part of the response with proinflammatory cytokines in this condition, has been found to upregulate NKCC channels (3). Another example of a condition with high TNF and IL-1 levels and impairment of systemic epithelial ion transport described previously is meningoccocal septicemia, where there was also evidence of a reduction of epithelial sodium transport with increased renal fractional sodium excretion and increased sweat and saliva sodium levels in patients with pulmonary edema (4). Future research needs to investigate how TNF and IL-1 exert their effects on alveolar epithelial cells and whether, for example, soluble TNF receptors can divert TNF from the classic receptor and activate ENaC in this condition as described in another experimental model previously (2).REFERENCES1 Andrade L, Rodrigues AC Jr, Sanches TRC, Souza RB, Seguro AC. Leptospirosis leads to dysregulation of sodium transporters in the kidney and lung. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 292: F586–F592, 2007.Link | ISI | Google Scholar2 Braun C, Hamacher J, Morel DR, Wendel A, Lucas R. Dichotomal role of TNF in experimental pulmonary edema reabsorption. J Immunol 175: 3402–3408, 2005.Crossref | PubMed | ISI | Google Scholar3 Eisenhut M. Changes in ion transport in inflammatory disease. J Inflamm (Lond) 3: 5, 2006.Crossref | PubMed | Google Scholar4 Eisenhut M, Wallace H, Barton P, Gaillard E, Newland P, Diver M, Southern KW. Pulmonary edema in meningococcal septicemia associated with reduced epithelial chloride transport. Pediatr Crit Care Med 7: 119–124, 2006.Crossref | PubMed | ISI | Google Scholar5 Tajiki H, Salomao R. Association of plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha with severity of disease and mortality among patients with leptospirosis. Clin Infect Dis 23: 1177–1178, 1996.Crossref | PubMed | ISI | Google ScholarAUTHOR NOTESAddress for reprint requests and other correspondence: M. Eisenhut, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Lewsey Rd., Luton LU 4 ODZ, UK (e-mail: [email protected]) Download PDF Previous Back to Top Next FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByReply to EisenhutLúcia Andrade, and Antonio C. Seguro1 August 2007 | American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, Vol. 293, No. 2 More from this issue > Volume 293Issue 2August 2007Pages F641-F641 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2007 the American Physiological Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajprenal.00110.2007PubMed17666541History Published online 1 August 2007 Published in print 1 August 2007 Metrics
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