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Molecular profiling of sepsis in mice using Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy
Author(s) -
Gautam Rekha,
DeobagkarLele Mukta,
Majumdar Shamik,
Chandrasekar Bhagawat,
Victor Emmanuel,
Ahmed Syed Moiz,
Wadhwa Nitin,
Verma Taru,
Kumar Srividya,
Sundaresan Nagalingam Ravi,
Umapathy Siva,
Nandi Dipankar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of biophotonics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1864-0648
pISSN - 1864-063X
DOI - 10.1002/jbio.201400089
Subject(s) - glycogen , lipopolysaccharide , sepsis , lipid a , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , chemistry , salmonella , inflammation , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , immunology , bacteria , physics , genetics , quantum mechanics
Sepsis is a life threatening condition resulting from a high burden of infection. It is a major health care problem and associated with inflammation, organ dysfunction and significant mortality. However, proper understanding and delineating the changes that occur during this complex condition remains a challenge. A comparative study involving intra‐peritoneal injection of BALB/c mice with Salmonella Typhimurium (infection), lipopolysaccharide (endotoxic shock) or thioglycollate (sterile peritonitis) was performed. The changes in organs and sera were profiled using immunological assays and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) micro‐spectroscopy. There is a rapid rise in inflammatory cytokines accompanied with lowering of temperature, respiratory rate and glucose amounts in mice injected with S . Typhimurium or lipopolysaccharide. FTIR identifies distinct changes in liver and sera: decrease in glycogen and protein/lipid ratio and increase in DNA and cholesteryl esters. These changes were distinct from the pattern observed in mice treated with thioglycollate and the differences in the data obtained between the three models are discussed. The combination of FTIR spectroscopy and other biomarkers will be valuable in monitoring molecular changes during sepsis.Intra‐peritoneal infection with high dose of Salmonella Typhimurium leads to rapid increase in inflammatory cytokines, e.g. Tnfα (A). FTIR analysis of liver (B) and sera (C) identifies several metabolic changes: glycogen, protein/lipid, cholesteryl esters and DNA.