title: PEG-BP-30 monotherapy attenuates the cytokine-mediated inflammatory cascade in baboon Escherichia coli septic shock.
abstract: Septic shock following gram-negative infection is a leading cause of mortality in critically ill patients, accounting for nearly 200,000 deaths a year. The exaggerated production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) is known to contribute to hemodynamic collapse and the hematological dyscrasia associated with gram-negative sepsis. Although previous studies have shown TNF alpha antibodies and TNF immunoadhesins to be effective in experimental gram-negative sepsis, we postulated that administration of a novel construct of two modified soluble p55 receptors linked to polyethylene glycol (PEG-BP-30) would also attenuate the hemodynamic and hematologic alterations to lethal Escherichia coli septic shock in non-human primates. Nine adult female and male baboons (Papio anubis), weighing 10-17 kg, were anesthetized and invasively monitored. The nine animals were randomized to receive either 0.2 mg/kg body wt PEG-BP-30 (n = 3), 5.0 mg/kg body wt PEG-BP-30 (n = 3), or placebo (n = 3). One hour after pretreatment, animals were infused with 5-10 x 10(10) CFU/kg of live E. coli iv and vital signs were recorded for the next 8 hr. Arterial blood was drawn for baseline parameters and throughout the study to obtain total and differential white blood cell and platelet counts and cytokine levels (TNF alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8). E. coli bacteremic baboons receiving only placebo demonstrated a significant fall in mean blood pressure and leukopenia. Two of the three animals expired. In contrast, five of the six baboons receiving the PEG-BP-30 survived and these animals exhibited markedly attenuated declines in blood pressure and leukocyte numbers.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Espat
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cendan
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Beierle
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Auffenberg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kenney
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Montegut
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Lowry
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007378:Interleukins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010215:Papio; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D007378:Interleukins; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols