title: Endotoxin-induced acute renal failure in mice. Effects of indomethacin and the thromboxane-synthetase antagonist UK 38.485.
abstract: Functional acute renal failure (ARF) was induced within 24 h following i.p. injection of 200 micrograms E. coli endotoxins (ET) into C3H/HeHan mice. Pre- and post-treatment with either UK 38.485, a selective thromboxane (TX)-synthetase inhibitor, or with the cyclo-oxigenase inhibitor, indomethacin (IM), does not prevent acute renal failure in these mice. Histologically, only very little fibrin degradation and few microthrombi are present 24 h later in the kidneys, so that disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) mechanisms cannot have caused the significant azotemia. Slight histological changes are accentuated in the UK 38.485-treated group. Only the indomethacin group has a significantly increased mortality as compared to all other groups. We conclude from our study that with low dosages of endotoxins functional ARF can be induced in mice without a circulatory shock and early mortality and that both UK 38.485 and IM are of little value in preventing it.
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000401:mortality; D000818:Animals; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D004731:Endotoxins; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D013930:Thromboxane-A Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D004731:Endotoxins; D007093:Imidazoles; C039242:dazmegrel; D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D013930:Thromboxane-A Synthase; D007213:Indomethacin