title: Study of pentoxifylline induced modulation of TNF alpha and interleukin-6 secretion in healthy and septic patients by the use of an ex-vivo model on whole blood.
abstract: The aim of this work is to reinvestigate the pentoxifylline (PTX) action on TNF alpha and IL-6 production using a whole blood ex-vivo model. 5 healthy controls, 2 septic patients (4 samples) and 3 patients in septic shock (7 samples) have been studied. Our data confirm the inhibitory action of PTX on TNF alpha production in healthy controls. This inhibition is nearly complete for a PTX concentration of 10(-3) M. More surprisingly a suppressive activity of PTX on IL-6 secretion has been found both in controls and septic patients. On the 7 samples of the 3 patients with septic shock no TNF alpha production has been detected. Taken altogether, these observations suggest a potential role for PTX as a modulator of the major cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of septic shock.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immunologie et de Biologie de l'Inflammation, Pierre Bénite, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bienvenu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coulon
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Barbier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doche
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lepape
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guenounou
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood / Q000187:drug effects; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000097:blood; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D010431:Pentoxifylline