title: [Effect of anti-endotoxin therapy on vaso-active substances in decompensated liver cirrhosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the anti-endotoxin therapy on the plasma levels of nitric oxide, prostacyclin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha in patients with liver cirrhosis after hepatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis accepted anti-endotoxin therapy with oral Amoxycillin and Smedta for 2 weeks. Plasma levels of endotoxin, nitric oxide, prostacyclin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha were detected before and after therapy in study group and control group, respectively. The relationship between endotoxin and vasoactive substances and between the four substances and the status of patients were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The four substances were all increased significantly (P<0.01) in patients with liver cirrhosis compared with control group and decreased obviously after treatment for 2 weeks (endotoxin from 0.546X10(21) U/L to 0. 347X10(21) U/L, no from 56.498 mumol/L to 31.256 mumol/L, 6-keto-PGF1 alpha from 716.964 ng/L to 539.867ng/L, and TNF-alpha from 3.090 mug/L to 1.750 mug/L (P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The plasma levels of nitric oxide, prostacyclin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha increased because of endotoxemia. Amoxycillin and Smecta can clear endotoxin out effectively.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology department of the first hospital affiliated to Harbin Medical University. Harbin 150001, China.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000097:blood; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000097:blood*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004731:Endotoxins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D000658:Amoxicillin; D011464:Epoprostenol