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  3. Effect of a recombinant N-terminal fragment of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (rBPI23) on cerebrospinal fluid inflammation induced by endotoxin

Effect of a recombinant N-terminal fragment of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (rBPI23) on cerebrospinal fluid inflammation induced by endotoxin

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Publisher DOI
10.1093/infdis/171.4.948
PubMed ID
7706823
Abstract
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.
Date Issued
1995
Publication Type
Article
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Kartalija, M
Kim, Y
White, ML
Nau, R
Tureen, JH
Täuber, Martin G.  
Institut für Infektionskrankheiten  
Additional Credits
Institut für Infektionskrankheiten  
Journal
Journal of infectious diseases
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISSN
0022-1899
ISBN
7706823
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