... perforation underwent PMX. Patients’ outcome as well as circulating levels of endotoxin, procalcitonin and IL-6 were monitored. Results: Before surgery, procalcitonin level, but not endotoxin and IL-6 levels, was elevated according to patients’ septic conditions. Procalcitonin was significantly and positively...

... of taurolidine or imipenem on mortality, and on the concentration of bacteria, endotoxin, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in rats with intraperitoneally injected bacteria. Thirty rats were inoculated intraperitoneally with two enteric bacterial strains, followed by either taurolidine, saline, or imipenem...

... in the PB-treated versus the untreated group. Endotoxin in plasma was detectable in one of the 16 PB-treated versus 6 of the 17 control mice (p < 0.05). The relation of Pseudomonas burn wound inoculation, BT, endotoxin and the endotoxin-neutralizing properties of PB will be discussed. 20 03 1991...

...O. Roeise; P. Garred; T.E. Mollnes; J.O. Stadaas; A.O. Aasen The effects of methylprednisolone (MP) on endotoxin-induced activation of complement were studied in citrated pool plasma. Complement activation was tested in two immunoassays: one evaluating C3 activation fragments (C3act) and the other...

...D. Berger; Susanne Ott; Uta-Maria Schmidt; E. Bölke; Manuela Seidelmann; H.G. Beger In 92 patients who underwent abdominal and goiter surgery endotoxin and endotoxin-neutralizing capacity (ENC) were determined in plasma preoperatively and daily postoperatively. Endotoxin plasma levels started...

... into two groups: group I, controls, saline vehicle treatment; group II, FK treatment. FK (1 mg/kg/day, p.o.) was given for 4 consecutive days prior to inducing ischemia. In addition to a survival study, plasma levels of endotoxin and serum activities of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF) and aspartate...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Trauma Septicemia Interleukin-1 Tumor necrosis factor Endotoxin Original Paper Eur Surg Res 1993;25:1-10 O. Rokke3 A. Revhauga R. Seljelidb O...

... to the studies, animals in groups 1 and 2 received saline orally, while groups 3–5 received an oral administration of either cholic acid, deoxycholic acid or whole bile. Specimens were taken for bacterial culture, and blood was collected for endotoxin assay. The rate of positive bacterial cultures from...

... of endotoxins from the portal to systemic circulation in obstructive jaundice are discussed. 23 09 1985 7 01 1986 22 4 2008 © 1987 S. Karger AG, Basel 1987 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other...

...J.A. Pain; M.E. Bailey A study of portal plasma endotoxin levels was performed using a chromogenic limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay. The assay proved sensitive and reproducible. In only 1 of 25 healthy subjects was the systemic plasma endotoxin level above 100 pg/ml (equivalent Escherichia...

...Y. Taki; Y. Shimahara; W. Isselhard Lead-sensitized endotoxicosis was investigated in rats in terms of hepatic energy metabolism. Lead acetate (Ld, 20 mg/kg BW) or endotoxin (Etx, 4 mg/kg BW) caused no deaths within 48 h. Ld plus Etx resulted in a lethality of 50 and 100% within 6 and 12 h...

...A. Revhaug; I. Lygren; T.I. Lundgren; O.K. Andersen; P.G. Burhol; K.E. Giercksky Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) is a highly potent vasodilatator. Cardiovascular changes and plasma VIP levels were studied during endotoxinaemia ( Escherichia coli endotoxin 1 mg/kg) in a carefully monitored...

... Fibrinogen Pseudomonas Endotoxin Microembolism Isotopes ...

...B. Husberg; F. Linell; T. Nilsson; H. Fritz In an experimental model adapted to avoid severe systemic lesions, renal cortical necrosis was frequently induced in rabbits by repeated administration of endotoxin. The experimental model involves perfusion of the kidney in situ with endotoxin. Another...

... underwent 90% partial hepatectomy. Lipo PGE 1 of 1, 10 or 30 μg/kg were administered intraperitoneally at 6 h prior to and 0 and 6 h after hepatectomy. Postoperative increases in serum GOT, total bilirubin, IL-6 and plasma endotoxin levels were significantly suppressed by Lipo PGE 1 . The depressed...

...J. Fevang; K. Øvrebø; K. Svanes; O. Røkke Background: The study was performed to determine if endotoxin or the cytokines interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) are liberated from strangulated or partially ischemic small bowel. Methods: Strangulation obstruction...