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J Appl Physiol 63: 1526-1532, 1987;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 63, Issue 4 1526-1532, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Effect of polyethylene glycol-superoxide dismutase and catalase on endotoxemia in pigs

N. C. Olson, M. K. Grizzle and D. L. Anderson
Department of Anatomy, Physiological Sciences, and Radiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606.

We hypothesized that superoxide anion (O2-.) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) might be important mediators of endotoxin-induced acute respiratory failure (ARF) in pigs. As specific scavengers of O2-. and H2O2, we infused polyethylene glycol-superoxide dismutase (PEG-SOD; 2,000 IU/kg) and PEG-catalase (CAT; 15,000 IU/kg), respectively. Escherichia coli endotoxin (055-B5) was infused intravenously into anesthetized 10- to 14-wk-old pigs at 5 micrograms/kg the 1st h, followed by 2 micrograms.kg-1.h-1 for 3.5 h. During phase 1 (i.e., 0-2 h) and 2 (i.e., 2-4.5 h), endotoxin decreased cardiac index (CI) and lung dynamic compliance, and increased mean pulmonary arterial pressure (Ppa), pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), total peripheral resistance (TPR), alveolar-arterial O2 gradient, and hematocrit. Endotoxemia also caused granulocytopenia and increased the postmortem bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) albumin concentration and wet-to-dry ratio of bloodless lung. During endotoxemia, PEG-SOD failed to significantly alter any measured or calculated parameter. On the other hand, PEG-CAT attenuated the early (i.e., 0-1 h) endotoxin-induced decrease in CI and increases in Ppa, PVR, and TPR, but failed to modify these parameters during phase 2. PEG-CAT also attenuated the endotoxin-induced granulocytopenia and the increased BALF albumin concentration. In the presence of inactivated PEG-CAT, these protective effects were reversed. We conclude that O2-. does not directly contribute to endotoxin-induced lung injury and that H2O2 (or a subsequent metabolite) contributes to the early endotoxin-induced hemodynamic changes, granulocytopenia, and increased permeability of the alveolar-capillary membrane.


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