title: In vitro effect of amikacin, imipenem, cefodizime, IFNalpha-2a alone and combinations of antibiotics with IFNalpha-2a on polymorphonuclear leukocyte function in chronic hepatitis patients.
abstract: The in vitro effect of amikacin (8 microg/ml), imipenem (30 microg/ml), cefodizime (10 microg/ml), interferon alpha-2a (IFNalpha-2a) (10 IU/ml) and antibiotic combinations with IFNalpha-2a on polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) functions (phagocytosis and intracellular killing of Candida albicans blastospores) was investigated in chronic hepatitis B patients. Phagocytosis and candidacidal activity was not affected after pretreatment of PMNs with amikacin and imipenem (p > 0.05). Phagocytic activity was enhanced after pretreatment of PMNs with cefodizime and IFNalpha-2a compared with that of control PMNs (p < 0.05), but candidacidal activity was not affected by the same drugs (p > 0.05). Phagocytic and intracellular activity of PMNs were not affected by combinations of IFNalpha-2a and antibiotics (p > 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Haydarpaşa, Numune State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adalati
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Gürer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cevikbaş
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johansson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000583:Amikacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects*; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015378:Imipenem; D000583:Amikacin; D002439:Cefotaxime; C033356:cefodizime