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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-1
pubmed:abstractText
Endotoxin tolerance provides protection against mortality under various conditions of stress. However, the induction of endotoxin tolerance thus far has no clinical application because of endotoxin toxicity and the excessive immune suppression that follows the tolerance induction. In this study, we examined whether a novel, synthetic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) receptor agonist, ER-803058 (ER) can induce endotoxin tolerance with accompanying low toxicity. The stimulative effects of ER on tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha production from RAW264 cells were 50% to 70% lower than those of the corresponding quantities of LPS. ER pretreatment also diminished TNF-alpha secretion induced by a subsequent LPS shock. However, the degree of desensitization with ER pretreatment (10 ng/mL, 55.5% +/- 6.7%; 100 ng/mL, 42.3 +/- 4.9%) was modest in contrast with that measured for the corresponding LPS pretreatment (10 ng/mL, 36.7% +/- 3.7%; 100 ng/mL, 20.0% +/- 3.6%). The minimum in vivo dose (0.02 mg/kg/body weight) of ER-induced negligible production of TNF-alpha and interleukin (IL)-6 in rats, and resulted in a modest endotoxin tolerance with respect to TNF-alpha secretion. Although the plasma TNF-alpha level after ER pretreatment was decreased (48.2% +/- 1.1%), the suppression was not statistically significant. Interestingly, even this minimal quantity of ER pretreatment evoked a dramatic improvement in survival (90% survival) against administration of a lethal dose of LPS, which is inconsistent with the modest TNF-alpha suppression. Furthermore, ER pretreatment preserved normal plasma albumin levels and prevented the increase of plasma blood urea nitrogen levels seen with LPS. These results indicate that pretreatment with ER can effectively induce endotoxin tolerance, with a consequent improvement in mortality without toxicity and without subsequent excessive immunosuppression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1073-2322
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Albumins, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Antigens, CD14, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Blood Urea Nitrogen, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Endotoxemia, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Endotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Immune System, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Interleukin-10, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Interleukin-6, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15803061-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
The induction of super-resistance using synthetic lipopolysaccharide receptor agonist rescues fatal endotoxemia in rats without excessive immunosuppression.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Metabolic Care and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article