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Alterations of bacterial clearance induced by endotoxin and tumor necrosis factor. 1993

T Koch, and H P Duncker, and R Axt, and H G Schiefer, and K van Ackern, and H Neuhof
Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care, Faculty of Clinical Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the potential influence of endotoxin and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) on immune function in terms of systemic clearance and organ distribution of injected Escherichia coli in a rabbit model. To enable quantification of the clearance process, defined numbers of exogenous E. coli (1.3 x 10(8) CFU) were injected intravenously 60 min after bolus application of TNF (4 x 10(5) U, n = 6), after infusion of endotoxin (40 micrograms/kg of body weight) for 1 h (n = 6) or 4 h (n = 6), or after saline infusion (controls, n = 6). Parameters monitored were arterial pressure, oxygen uptake, and rates of bacterial elimination from the blood. At 180 min after E. coli injection, the animals were sacrificed, and tissue samples of liver, kidney, spleen, and lung were collected for bacterial counts. Endotoxin infusion produced a significant delay in blood clearance compared with saline and TNF pretreatment. The diminished systemic bacterial elimination was associated with significantly higher numbers of E. coli in the organs, thus reflecting reticuloendothelial system dysfunction. TNF had no major influence on the elimination kinetics of bacteria but affected the tissue distribution pattern with increased accumulation of E. coli in the lung (up to 100-fold of control values; P < 0.001).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007109 Immunity Nonsusceptibility to the invasive or pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or to the toxic effect of antigenic substances. Immune Process,Immune Response,Immune Processes,Immune Responses,Process, Immune,Response, Immune
D008297 Male Males
D010587 Phagocytosis The engulfing and degradation of microorganisms; other cells that are dead, dying, or pathogenic; and foreign particles by phagocytic cells (PHAGOCYTES). Phagocytoses
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D012157 Mononuclear Phagocyte System Mononuclear cells with pronounced phagocytic ability that are distributed extensively in lymphoid and other organs. It includes MACROPHAGES and their precursors; PHAGOCYTES; KUPFFER CELLS; HISTIOCYTES; DENDRITIC CELLS; LANGERHANS CELLS; and MICROGLIA. The term mononuclear phagocyte system has replaced the former reticuloendothelial system, which also included less active phagocytic cells such as fibroblasts and endothelial cells. (From Illustrated Dictionary of Immunology, 2d ed.) Reticuloendothelial System,Phagocyte System, Mononuclear,System, Mononuclear Phagocyte,System, Reticuloendothelial
D004731 Endotoxins Toxins closely associated with the living cytoplasm or cell wall of certain microorganisms, which do not readily diffuse into the culture medium, but are released upon lysis of the cells. Endotoxin
D004927 Escherichia coli Infections Infections with bacteria of the species ESCHERICHIA COLI. E coli Infections,E. coli Infection,Infections, E coli,Infections, Escherichia coli,E coli Infection,E. coli Infections,Escherichia coli Infection,Infection, E coli,Infection, E. coli,Infection, Escherichia coli
D005260 Female Females
D006439 Hemodynamics The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Hemodynamic
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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