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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 260: R1007-R1013, 1991;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 260, Issue 5 1007-R1013, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Delayed treatment with an LTD4/E4 antagonist limits pulmonary edema in endotoxic pigs

M. P. Fink, K. L. Kruithoff, J. B. Antonsson, H. L. Wang and H. R. Rothschild
Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.

We used a selective leukotriene (LT) D4/E4 receptor antagonist (LY 203647) to investigate the role of cysteinyl LTs as mediators of several important pathophysiological events in a porcine model of endotoxic shock. Pentobarbital-anesthetized pigs (11.8-17.5 kg) were mechanically ventilated with 100% O2. Pigs in groups I (n = 10), IIA (n = 10), and IIB (n = 5) were infused with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 250 micrograms/kg) from time (t) = 0-20 min. Pigs in group III (n = 3) were normal controls. All pigs were resuscitated from t = 0-240 min with Ringer lactate (0.8 ml.kg-1.min-1). Pigs in group I received no further treatment. At t = 30 min, groups IIA and IIB were injected with LY 203647 (30 mg/kg) and were started on an infusion of the compound at 10 (group IIA) or 30 mg.kg-1.h-1 (group IIB). Delayed treatment with LY 203647 significantly (P less than 0.05) and persistently ameliorated LPS-induced pulmonary hypertension. The compound also abrogated LPS-induced pulmonary edema, as assessed by gravimetrically determined lung extravascular wet-to-dry weight ratios. Despite its beneficial effect on pulmonary edema, delayed treatment with LY 203647 did not improve arterial oxygenation. Delayed treatment with LY 203647 transiently improved mesenteric perfusion. These data suggest that cysteinyl LTs are important mediators in porcine endotoxicosis.


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