title: Beneficial effects of the peptidoleukotriene receptor antagonist, SK&F 104353, on the responses to experimental endotoxemia in the conscious rat.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the peptidoleukotriene receptor antagonist, SK&F 104353, on the responses to endotoxin in conscious male Sprague-Dawley rats. Administration of Salmonella enteritidis endotoxin (30 mg/kg i.v.; LD90) resulted in a decrease in the number of circulating platelets, leukopenia, an increase in hematocrit, and 0% survival at 24 hr. Pretreatment with SK&F 104353 (1 mg/kg, i.v. bolus followed by 3 mg/kg/hr, i.v. infusion for 6 hr) 5 min before injection of endotoxin produced steady state plasma drug levels of 1.6 micrograms/ml in naive animals and levels of approximately 3.4 micrograms/ml in endotoxemic animals (P less than 0.05). SK&F 104353 significantly attenuated the endotoxin-induced thrombocytopenia (P less than 0.05) but had no effect on either the endotoxin-induced early leukopenia or late leukocytosis. Additionally, SK&F 104353 significantly reduced the endotoxin-induced hemoconcentration (P less than 0.05) and improved survival to 30% at 48 hr (P less than 0.05). A higher dose of SK&F 104353 (2 mg/kg, i.v. bolus followed by 10 mg/kg/hr, i.v. infusion for 6 hr) did not produce any further benefit. These data indicate clearly the pathophysiologic role of peptidoleukotrienes in endotoxemia and suggest SK&F 104353 could be useful for ameliorating some of the deleterious sequelae associated with this condition.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D003243:Consciousness; D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000097:blood*; D006400:Hematocrit; D006439:Hemodynamics; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013189:SRS-A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis
chemical_list: D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids; D004731:Endotoxins; D013189:SRS-A; C052393:pobilukast