Abstract |
Neutrophil-derived oxygen- free radicals may play a role in organ dysfunction associated with generalized sepsis. A rat model was used to test the effects of two free radical scavengers, dimethyl sulfoxide ( DMSO) and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,3-DHB), on mortality from intra-abdominal sepsis produced by cecal ligation and perforation. Being an iron- chelating agent, 2,3-DHB may have an additional bacteriostatic effect. Therapeutic regimens included no treatment; gentamicin sulfate (2 mg given intraperitoneally [IP] every eight hours); DMSO (2 g/24 hr given IP every eight hours in divided doses); 2,3-DHB (35 mg/kg given IP every eight hours); and combinations of gentamicin with each free radical scavenger. No statistically significant improvement in survival was obtained by therapeutic intervention with gentamicin alone, DMSO alone, 2,3-DHB alone, or gentamicin in combination with DMSO. When used in combination with gentamicin, 2,3-DHB yielded a statistically significant improvement in survival when compared with gentamicin alone or with no treatment. These results show that 2,3-DHB when used in combination with gentamicin has a beneficial effect on mortality following intra-abdominal sepsis in this model.
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Authors | R A Pearce, R J Finley, R A Mustard Jr, J H Duff |
Journal | Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
(Arch Surg)
Vol. 120
Issue 8
Pg. 937-40
(Aug 1985)
ISSN: 0004-0010 [Print] United States |
PMID | 4015386
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Free Radicals
- Gentamicins
- Hydroxybenzoates
- 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid
- Dimethyl Sulfoxide
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Topics |
- Abdomen
- Animals
- Bacterial Infections
(drug therapy, mortality)
- Dimethyl Sulfoxide
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Free Radicals
- Gentamicins
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Hydroxybenzoates
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Male
- Postoperative Complications
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
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