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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-8
pubmed:abstractText
A marked increase in immunoreactive endothelin was observed in rat serum collected within 10-15 min after infusion of endotoxin. Endothelin level was 117 +/- 11.5 pg/ml (mean +/- S.E., N = 4) in rats exposed to endotoxin as compared with undetectable levels (less than 2 pg/ml, N = 4) in controls. We have also observed a significant stimulation of endothelin-release by endotoxin from cultured bovine transformed thoractic aortic endothelial cells at concentrations of endotoxin ranging between 0.1 and 10.0 micrograms/ml. Serum was indispensable for the stimulating effect of endotoxin, although serum itself did not show any effect at the concentration used (1%). These results suggest that endothelin plays an important role in mediation of pathophysiological responses caused by endotoxin. The levels of endothelin were measured by radioimmunoassay with high sensitivity.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
161
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1220-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Endotoxin stimulates endothelin-release in vivo and in vitro as determined by radioimmunoassay.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.