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Hepatic release of tumor necrosis factor in the endotoxin-treated conscious dog.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9156790     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effects of a 4 h intraportal infusion of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS, .21 mu g/kg/min) on the release of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) by hepatic and nonhepatic splanchnic tissues was assessed in the chronically catheterized conscious dog (n = 7) using arteriovenous difference techniques. TNF levels were measured using both a WEHI-164 cytotoxicity assay (WEHI) and a h-TNF-alpha EIA kit (ELISA; Biosource, Camarillo, CA). Using WEHI, arterial TNF levels increased from 10 + or - 6 pg/mL to a peak of 4667 + or - 1442 pg/mL 100 min after LPS and fell to 443 + or - 199 pg/mL by 240 min. Using ELISA, arterial TNF levels increased from 5 + or - 5 pg/mL to a peak of 12,234 + or - 2046 pg/mL at 100 min and fell to 3511 + or - 991 pg/mL by 240 min. WEHI could not be used to assess organ TNF release due to excessive assay variability. Based upon ELISA, net hepatic TNF output increased from undetectable release at basal to 23.0 + or - 10.7 ng/kg/min at 60 min and returned toward basal by 240 min (4.7 + or - 3.8 ng/kg/min). Net release of TNF by the nonhepatic splanchnic bed was not observed. One compartment analysis of the arterial TNF response indicated that net release of TNF by the liver accounted for the majority of the increase in the arterial TNF levels. In summary, after intraportal LPS infusion, it was determined that 1) both assays predict similar qualitative TNF response, while the quantitative response differs, 2) the liver is the major site of TNF production, and 3) the nonhepatic splanchnic bed is not a net producer of TNF.
Authors:
O P McGuinness; D B Lacy; J Ejiofor; G G Bagby
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Shock (Augusta, Ga.)     Volume:  5     ISSN:  1073-2322     ISO Abbreviation:  Shock     Publication Date:  1996 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-05-20     Completed Date:  1997-05-20     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9421564     Medline TA:  Shock     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  344-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0615, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Dogs
Female
Lipopolysaccharides / toxicity*
Liver / metabolism*,  pathology
Male
Shock, Septic / metabolism*,  pathology
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Lipopolysaccharides; 0/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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