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1841048

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
Cefodizime, a new aminothiazolylcephalosporin, has been shown to possess immunomodulating activity in many experimental models in vivo and in vitro. The in-vivo effect of the drug was evaluated in a model represented by the surgical patient, being surgical practices usually associated with an immunological impairment involving many aspects of the immune response. Two groups of ten subjects were treated respectively with cefodizime (2 g i.v. daily) and another cephalosporin (ceftriaxone) at the same dosage. Aspecific immunity (complement activity, neutrophil phagocytosis, chemiluminescence and superoxide anion production) and cell-mediated reactivity (lymphocyte subpopulations and E-rosette-forming cells) were evaluated before, and at predetermined intervals after, surgery and antibiotic treatment. In the control group an important immunological derangement is observed, involving both lymphocytes and neutrophil functions and complement system. The treatment with cefodizime displays a positive effect with a significant improvement of impaired functions. The effect of the drug particularly influences neutrophil phagocytosis, explored with both the NBT test and determinations of chemiluminescence, and the complement system, through both the classic and the alternative pathways. A slight effect is observed on lymphocyte functions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0378-6501
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
555-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of cefodizime (HR 221) on immunological defects induced by surgical stress.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Siena, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study