INTRODUCTION: In almost half of all sepsis patients, acute kidney injury (AKI) develops. However, the pathobiologic differences between sepsis patients with and without AKI are only poorly understood. We used a unique opportunity to examine dynamic inflammatory, renal hemodynamic, and microvascular changes in two clinically relevant large-animal models of sepsis. Our aim was to assess variability in renal responses to sepsis and to identify both hemodynamic and nonhemodynamic mechanisms discriminating individuals with AKI from those in whom AKI did not develop. METHODS: Thirty-six pigs were anesthetized, mechanically ventilated, and instrumented. After a recovery period, progressive sepsis was induced either by peritonitis (n = 13) or by continuous intravenous infusion of live Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 15). Eight sham operated-on animals served as time-matched controls. All animals received standard intensive care unit (ICU) care, including goal-directed hemodynamic management. Before, and at 12, 18, and 22 hours of sepsis, systemic and renal (ultrasound flow probe) hemodynamics, renal cortex microcirculation (laser Doppler), inflammation (interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), oxidative stress (thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS), nitrite/nitrate concentrations (NOx), and renal oxygen kinetics and energy metabolism were measured. RESULTS: In 14 (50%) pigs, AKI developed (62% in peritonitis, 40% in bacteria infusion model). Fecal peritonitis resulted in hyperdynamic circulation, whereas continuous bacteria infusion was associated with normodynamic hemodynamics. Despite insults of equal magnitude, comparable systemic hemodynamic response, and uniform supportive treatment, only those pigs with AKI exhibited a progressive increase in renal vascular resistance. This intrarenal vasoconstriction occurred predominantly in the live-bacteria infusion model. In contrast to AKI-free animals, the development of septic AKI was preceded by early and remarkable inflammatory response (TNF-α, IL-6) and oxidative stress (TBARS). CONCLUSIONS: The observed variability in susceptibility to septic AKI in our models replicates that of human disease. Early abnormal host response accompanied by subsequent uncoupling between systemic and renal vascular resistance appear to be major determinants in the early phase of porcine septic AKI. Nonuniform and model-related renal hemodynamic responses that are unpredictable from systemic changes should be taken into consideration when evaluating hemodynamic therapeutic interventions in septic AKI.

Department Of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Charles University Prague Faculty of Medicine in Plzen University Hospital Plzen alej Svobody 80 304 60 Czech Republic

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