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Report for Clinical Trial NCT00513110

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A Possible Therapeutic Role for Adenosine During Inflammation

The adenosine receptor is known for its anti-inflammatory actions and could therefore be a potential target in the treatment of sepsis and septic shock. Stimulation of the adenosine receptor could potentially lead to a decrease in inflammation and tissue damage. Under normal conditions adenosine is formed either by an intracellular 5`nucleotidase, which dephosphorylates AMP, or by the hydrolysis of S-adenosylhomcysteine by hydrolase. An alternative pathway of AMP degradations is provided by the cytosolic enzyme AMP deaminase (AMPD), which catalyses the irreversible deamination of AMP to inosine monophosphate and ammonia. In humans four AMPD isoforms have been described, named after the source from which they were initially purified; M (muscle), L (liver), E1 and E2 (erythrocyte), encoded by AMPD1, AMPD2 and AMPD3. Approximately 15-20% of Caucasian and African American individuals are heterozygous or homozygous for the 34C>T variant of AMPD1. We hypothesize that healthy volunteers who have the polymorphism for AMPD1 have a less severe inflammatory response to LPS and show less (severe) organ failure. This hypothesis is based on the expected higher levels of adenosine in patients with the AMPD1 polymorphism. This hypothesis is strengthened by the fact that patients with coronary artery disease and the AMPD1 polymorphism show improved cardiovascular survival (Anderson JL et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000; 36: 1248-52) possibly based on higher adenosine levels by reduced AMPD activity. Furthermore the polymorphism predicts improved clinical outcome in patients with heart failure (Loh E et al. Circulation 1999) also based on a hypothetical elevation of adenosine. We hypothesize that: The C34T-polymorphism of the enzyme AMP-deaminase leads to a decreased inflammatory respons and thereby a decrease of LPS-induced tissue damage. A second hypothesis is based on the antagonism of the adenosine receptor, by caffeine; Antagonism of the adenosine receptor by caffeine leads to an increased LPS-induced inflammatory reaction and an increase in (subclinical) tissue damage?

NCT00513110 Endotoxemia
MeSH: Inflammation Endotoxemia

3 Interventions

Name: AMPD1 polymorphism

Description: Endotoxin 2ng/kg to subjects with a AMPD1 polymorphism

Type: Genetic

1

Name: Caffeine infusion

Description: Endotoxin 2ng/kg combined with caffeine. Caffeine (4mg/kg) is used as an adenosine receptor antagonist.

Type: Drug

2

Name: placebo

Description: Endotoxin 2ng/kg combined with saline infusion (0.9%)

Type: Drug

3


Primary Outcomes

Measure: Hemodynamics; heart rate variability

Time: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Measure: Markers of Inflammation

Time: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Measure: Cytokines

Time: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Measure: Sensitivity to norepinephrine

Time: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Measure: Endothelial-dependent and independent vasorelaxation

Time: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Measure: Mediators of Vascular reactivity

Time: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Measure: Markers of endothelial damage and circulating endothelial cells

Time: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Measure: Urinary excretion of markers of renal injury

Time: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Measure: Neurologic testing

Time: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Measure: Adenosine and related nucleotide concentrations.

Time: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Measure: Additional blood samples will be drawn for measurement of: TLR-expression, Genetics; micro array analyses and determination of intercellular signalling pathways.

Time: 24 hrs after LPS administration

Purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Parallel Assignment


There is one SNP

SNPs


1 C34T

We hypothesize that: The C34T-polymorphism of the enzyme AMP-deaminase leads to a decreased inflammatory respons and thereby a decrease of LPS-induced tissue damage. --- C34T ---



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