The dynamics of morphofunctional changes in the thymus during the LPS-induced systemic inflammatory response was assessed in prepubertal male Wistar rats in relationship with the resistance to hypoxia. The systemic inflammatory response was modeled by intraperitoneal administration of E. coli O26:B6 LPS. In histological sections of the thymus, the relative number of thymic bodies and proliferative activity of cells were evaluated. The relative number of CD3+CD4+, CD3+CD8+, and CD4+CD8+ cells in the thymus was determined by flow cytometry. The content of HIF-1α and endotoxin was determined in the blood serum. The expression level of Nfkb mRNA was assessed in the liver. The most pronounced changes in the indicators of the functional state of the thymus were detected 3 and 6 h after LPS administration following the increase in the content of HIF-1α and endotoxin in blood serum and Nfkb mRNA expression in the liver. In the thymus, a decrease in the number of thymic bodies consisting of 3-5 epithelial cells and an increase in the number of bodies consisting of 5 or more cells was observed. In 24 h after LPS administration, the relative number of CD3+CD4+ and CD3+CD8+ cells in the thymus decreased. At the same time, the number of Ki-67+ cells in the subcapsular zone of the thymus increased 6 and 24 h after LPS administration. These data should be taken into account in the development of approaches to the treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases in prepubertal children.
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Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 174, No. 9, pp. 380-386, September, 2022
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Dzhalilova, D.S., Kosyreva, A.M., Tsvetkov, I.S. et al. Morphofunctional Changes in the Thymus in Prepubertal Male Wistar Rats in LPS-Induced Systemic Inflammatory Response in Relation to Hypoxia Tolerance. Bull Exp Biol Med 174, 385–390 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-023-05713-5
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