Abstract |
This prospective, randomized, controlled experimental study examined the effects of the peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst WW-85 on global hemodynamics and regional microvascular blood flow (RMBF) in an established ovine model of septic shock following severe smoke inhalation injury. Twenty-one sheep were randomized into a sham group (no injury), a control group ( smoke/ sepsis), and a treatment group ( smoke/ sepsis/WW-85; n=7 each). WW-85 was administered 1h after injury as a bolus (0.1 mg/kg), followed by a continuous infusion of 0.02 mg/kg/h RMBF was analyzed using colored microspheres. All control animals developed a hypotensive, hyperdynamic circulation and increased plasma levels of nitrate/- nitrite (NOx). All hemodynamic variables and NOx levels were significantly improved in the treatment group. In visceral organs of controls, blood flow to trachea, ileum, and spleen significantly increased (p<0.05). Blood flow to kidneys and pancreas significantly decreased (p<0.05). Treatment with WW-85 stabilized blood flow to ileum, spleen, and kidneys on baseline levels and was significantly improved compared to controls (p<0.05). Cerebral blood flow deteriorated in controls, but was significantly improved in cerebral cortex, cerebellum, pons, medulla oblongata, and thalamus (p<0.05) by WW-85. These results provide evidence that WW-85 blocks NO production, thereby improving cardiovascular function and microcirculation.
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Authors | Dirk M Maybauer, Marc O Maybauer, Csaba Szabó, Martin Westphal, Lillian D Traber, Andrew L Salzman, David N Herndon, Daniel L Traber |
Journal | Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
(Burns)
Vol. 37
Issue 5
Pg. 842-50
(Aug 2011)
ISSN: 1879-1409 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 21345593
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Nitrogen Oxides
- WW85 compound
- Peroxynitrous Acid
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Topics |
- Animals
- Blood Pressure
(drug effects)
- Catalysis
- Disease Models, Animal
- Hemodynamics
(drug effects)
- Microcirculation
(drug effects)
- Nitrogen Oxides
(blood)
- Peroxynitrous Acid
(pharmacology)
- Prospective Studies
- Random Allocation
- Regional Blood Flow
(drug effects)
- Sheep, Domestic
- Shock, Septic
(physiopathology)
- Smoke Inhalation Injury
(physiopathology)
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