Introduction: Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats are used widely as an animal model of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Our study focused on the effects of high versus low dietary fat on the development of Type 2 diabetes in obese male ZDF rats (fa/fa), including biomarkers to detect early signs of hypercoagulability and vascular injury in the absence of overt thrombosis. Methods: In this study, male (5/group) 10-week-old CRL: ZDF370(obese) rats were fed low (LFD, 16.7% fat) or high fat (HFD, 60% fat) diet for 12 or 15 weeks. Cohorts of 5 rats within diet groups were scheduled for sample collection after weeks 12 and 15. Results: HFD-fed ZDF rats had oily coats, lower rates of food consumption, more accelerated weight gain and increased serum cholesterol (+15%) and triglyceride concentrations (+75%) vs. LFD-fed ZDF rats. Urinary ketones were observed only in HFD-fed ZDF rats and greater urine glucose and protein concentrations in HFD-fed ZDF vs. LFD-fed ZDF rats were seen. Hemostasis testing showed similar to 2-fold greater fibrinogen concentration, increased von Willebrand factor concentration, and high thrombin generation in HFD-fed ZDF vs LFD-fed ZDF rats. Increased mortality in the HFD-fed ZDF rat was attributed to exacerbations of altered carbohydrate metabolism as evidenced by ketonuria and nephropathy leading to renal failure. Discussion: This characterization shows that the ZDF rat at the age, sex and weight used in this study is highly sensitive to dietary fat content that can exacerbate prothrombotic, metabolic and renal disturbances and increase mortality.

Systemic inflammation co-activates coagulation, which unchecked culminates in a lethal syndrome of multi-organ microvascular thrombosis known as disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). We studied an endotoxin-induced inflammatory state in rats to identify biomarkers of hemostatic imbalance favoring hypercoagulability. Intraperitoneal injection of LPS at 15 mg/kg body weight resulted in peripheral leukopenia and widespread neutrophilic sequestration characteristic of an acute systemic inflammatory response. Early indicators of hemostatic pathway activation developed within 4 hours, including increased circulating concentrations of procoagulant extracellular vesicles (EVs), EVs expressing endothelial cell and platelet membrane markers, and high concentration of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and D-dimers. Inflammation persisted throughout the 48-hour observation period; however, increases were found in a subset of serum microRNA (miRNA) that coincided with gradual resolution of hemostatic protein abnormalities and reduction in EV counts. Dose-adjusted LPS treatment in rats provides a time-course model to develop biomarker profiles reflecting procoagulant imbalance and rebalance under inflammatory conditions.

The transient receptor potential (TRP) vanilloid subtype 4 (V4) is a nonselective cation channel that exhibits polymodal activation and is expressed in the endothelium, where it contributes to intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and regulation of cell volume. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the systemic cardiovascular effects of GSK1016790A, a novel TRPV4 activator, and to examine its mechanism of action. In three species (mouse, rat, and dog), the i.v. administration of GSK1016790A induced a dose-dependent reduction in blood pressure, followed by profound circulatory collapse. In contrast, GSK1016790A had no acute cardiovascular effects in the TRPV4−/− null mouse. Hemodynamic analyses in the dog and rat demonstrate a profound reduction in cardiac output. However, GSK1016790A had no effect on rate or contractility in the isolated, buffer-perfused rat heart, and it produced potent endothelial-dependent relaxation of rodent-isolated vascular ring segments that were abolished by nitric-oxide synthase (NOS) inhibition (N-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester; l-NAME), ruthenium red, and endothelial NOS (eNOS) gene deletion. However, the in vivo circulatory collapse was not altered by NOS inhibition (l-NAME) or eNOS gene deletion but was associated with (concentration and time appropriate) profound vascular leakage and tissue hemorrhage in the lung, intestine, and kidney. TRPV4 immunoreactivity was localized in the endothelium and epithelium in the affected organs. GSK1016790A potently induced rapid electrophysiological and morphological changes (retraction/condensation) in cultured endothelial cells. In summary, inappropriate activation of TRPV4 produces acute circulatory collapse associated with endothelial activation/injury and failure of the pulmonary microvascular permeability barrier. It will be important to determine the role of TRPV4 in disorders associated with edema and microvascular congestion.

Equine Veterinary JournalVolume 30, Issue 6 p. 549-552 Lawsonia intracellularis proliferative enteropathy in a weanling foal N. FRANK, N. FRANK Departments of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, 1248 Lynn Hall, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907Search for more papers by this authorC. E. FISHMAN, C. E. FISHMAN Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, 1248 Lynn Hall, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907Search for more papers by this authorC. J. GEBHART, C. J. GEBHART Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA.Search for more papers by this authorM. LEVY, M. LEVY Departments of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, 1248 Lynn Hall, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907Search for more papers by this author N. FRANK, N. FRANK Departments of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, 1248 Lynn Hall, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907Search for more papers by this authorC. E. FISHMAN, C. E. FISHMAN Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, 1248 Lynn Hall, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907Search for more papers by this authorC. J. GEBHART, C. J. GEBHART Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA.Search for more papers by this authorM. LEVY, M. 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