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R Gunther

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PubMed1981

Endotoxin-induced lung injury in unanesthetized sheep: effect of methylprednisolone.

Our purpose was to study the effect of methylprednisolone (MPS) on endotoxin-induced lung injury. We used lung lymph flow and lymph protein content at sensitive indicators of pulmonary microvascular integrity in unanesthetized sheep. Seven animals were given E coli endotoxin (2 micrograms/kg) alone and also endotoxin with MPS pretreatment (30 mg/kg) in paired separate studies. The endotoxin injury was divided into an early hypertensive phase (30-90 minutes) characterized by a significant increase in pulmonary artery pressure (Ppa) and lymph flow, QL. This was followed later (3-5 hours) by a significant increase in protein-rich QL with normal pressures. MPS pretreatment significantly increased both injury phases in all animals. White cell count decreased in both groups; however, lymph beta-glucuronidase increased only in the nontreated group. Platelet count decreased in the nontreated group. Seven animals were then compared using endotoxin alone or with MPS treatment one hour after endotoxin. Only four of seven animals had a decrease in the lung injury after MPS treatment. We conclude that methylprednisolone is very effective in preventing lung injury, but only minimally effective in reversing the injury from endotoxin.

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Acute toxic effects of an isolate of moniliformin-producing Fusarium oxysporum and purified moniliformin on rats.

An isolate of Fusarium oxysporum (MT-6) was obtained from pasture soil in New Zealand in 1987. The isolate was grown on rice and fed to rats in a ratio of 50% and 10% of a complete diet. All rats died within 16 hr and showed mild intestinal and thymic hemorrhage. The major identifiable toxin was moniliformin found at a concentration of 9 mg/g in the rice culture. Purified crystals of moniliformin fed to rats at concentrations of 8, 5 and 3 mg/g of rat diet caused hemorrhaging in the intestines and death of 3 of 3 rats within 16 hr. Dietary concentrations of 2.5 and 2 mg/g of moniliformin killed 2 of 3 rats and concentrations of 1.5 and 1 mg/g killed 1 of 3 rats. No lesions were observed in 3 groups of 3 rats fed a diet containing 0.75, 0.5 or 0.25 mg/g of moniliformin. Intragastric intubation of moniliformin caused hemorrhage of the small intestine and death in 5 of 5 rats at each concentration of 100, 80, 60 and 40 mg/kg body weight and death of 4 of 5 rats at 20 mg/kg. No observable toxic effects were observed in groups of 5 rats each receiving 10, 5 and 2.5 mg of moniliformin/kg body weight.

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