Kartalija, M; Kim, Y; White, ML; Nau, R; Tureen, JH; Täuber, MG (1995). Effect of a recombinant N-terminal fragment of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (rBPI23) on cerebrospinal fluid inflammation induced by endotoxin. Journal of infectious diseases, 171(4), pp. 948-53. Cary, N.C.: Oxford University Press 10.1093/infdis/171.4.948
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Endotoxin triggers the subarachnoid inflammation of gram-negative meningitis. This study examined the ability of a recombinant N-terminal fragment of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (rBPI23) to block endotoxin-induced meningitis in rabbits. Intracisternal (ic) injection of 10-20 ng of meningococcal endotoxin induced high cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and CSF pleocytosis and increased CSF lactate concentrations. ic administration of rBPI23 significantly reduced meningococcal endotoxin-induced TNF release into CSF (P < .005), lactate concentrations (P < .001), and CSF white blood cell counts (P < .01). No such effect was observed in animals receiving intravenous rBPI23. Concentrations of rBPI23 in CSF were high after ic administration but low or undetectable after systemic administration. Thus, high concentrations of rBPI23 can effectively neutralize meningococcal endotoxin in CSF, but low CSF concentrations after systemic administration currently limit its potential usefulness as adjunctive drug treatment in gram-negative meningitis.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases |
UniBE Contributor: |
Täuber, Martin G. |
ISSN: |
0022-1899 |
ISBN: |
7706823 |
Publisher: |
Oxford University Press |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:00 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:18 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1093/infdis/171.4.948 |
PubMed ID: |
7706823 |
Web of Science ID: |
A1995QP91200027 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/25780 (FactScience: 60929) |
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