Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published online 2012-1
DEHP and its active metabolites: leaching from different tubing types,impact on proinflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecule expression. Is there a subsumable context?
Introduction: Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) is suspected to be toxic for several reasons. During contact with a lipophilic medium, DEHP leaks from polyvinylchloride (PVC), but its influence on inflammatory reactions remains unknown. We examined specific DEHP leaching out of different tubing types, the possibly modulated liberation of proinflammatory cytokines and the induction of adhesion molecule expression in primary endothelial cells.
Materials and Methods: Blood samples were circulated in traditional PVC, nodioctyl phthalate (DOP) PVC and heparin-coated PVC tubing within a Chandler loop model. The blood was tested for the concentration of DEHP and its active metabolites as well as the liberation of the proinflammatory cytokines TNFα and IL1ß. Furthermore, we exposed human endothelial cells to circulated blood and analysed them for the expression of the adhesion molecules ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and E-selectin.
Results: In contrast to the other tubing, PVC tubing showed significantly elevated DEHP levels, but no alteration was observed concerning a potential up-regulation of the cytokines or activation of the endothelial adhesion molecule receptors.
Conclusions: Our data conclude that there is no correlation between DEHP leaching and the inflammatory response after ECC support, but this study showed that even DEHP-free material is leaching DEHP and its toxic metabolites.
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