[Protective effects of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein on the vital organ function after endotoxic shock in rats].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the protective effects of BPI on the vital organ function after endotoxic shock in rats, and to provide experimental evidence for further clinical studies.


METHODS
12.5 mg/kg of E. coli 026:B6 LPS were bolus injected via i.a. to reproduce endotoxic shock. Immediately after injection of LPS, 5 mg/kg of BPI or equal volume of physiological saline were bolus injected via i.a.


RESULTS
The survival time of shocked animals was prolonged in the BPI group, 24 h survival rate was higher than that in the saline group. The values of mean arterial pressure, left intraventricular systolic pressure, isovolemic ventricular pressure, and dp/dtmax in the BPI group were markedly higher than those in the saline group. The plasma glutamic-pyruvic transaminase and urea nitrogen levels were obviously lower than those in the saline group. The plasma endotoxin and TNF levels in the BPI group were significantly lower than those in the saline group.


CONCLUSIONS
BPI has good protective effects on cardiac, hepatic, and renal function in endotoxic shock in rats, indicating that BPI might be useful in clinic treatment of sepsis/septic shock.
Jiang
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J
Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042.
Zhu
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Wang
Z
Z
Liu
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D
He
Y
Y
Xie
G
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Xu
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D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D001798:Blood Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C021623:bactericidal permeability increasing protein