Role of nitric oxide in the circulatory failure and organ injury in a rodent model of gram-positive shock

British Journal of Pharmacology
K M KengatharanC Thiemermann

Abstract

1. The pathological features of Gram-positive shock can be mimicked by the co-administration of two cell wall components of Staphylococcus aureus, namely lipoteichoic acid (LTA) and peptidoglycan (PepG). This is associated with the expression of the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in various organs. We have investigated the effects of dexamethasone (which prevents the expression of iNOS protein) or aminoguanidine (an inhibitor of iNOS activity) on haemodynamics, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) as well as iNOS activity elicited by LTA + PepG in anaesthetized rats. 2. Co-administration of LTA (3 mg kg-1, i.v.) and PepG (10 mg kg-1, i.v.) resulted in a significant increase in the plasma levels of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha, maximum at 90 min) as well as a biphasic fall in mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) from 120 +/- 3 mmHg (time 0) to 77 +/- 5 mmHg (at 6 h, n = 8; P < 0.05). This hypotension was associated with a significant tachycardia (4-6 h, P < 0.05) and a reduction of the pressor response elicited by noradrenaline (NA, 1 microgram kg-1, i.v., at 1-6 h; n = 8, P < 0.05). Furthermore, LTA + PepG caused time-dependent increases in the serum levels of markers of hepatocellular injury, ...Continue Reading

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