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CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 50, Issue 8, Pages 698-707Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13798
Keywords
coagulopathy; geldanamycin; microthrombosisalt; multiple organ dysfunction; sepsis
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This study found that Geldanamycin (GA) has a protective effect on sepsis caused by infections. It significantly improves liver, kidney, and lung injury, and inhibits microthrombosis and coagulopathy. Further molecular mechanism analysis suggests that GA may act through upregulation of heat shock factor 1 and tissue-type plasminogen activator. In conclusion, this study reveals the potential of GA as a promising agent for sepsis.
Sepsis and septic shock are common critical illnesses in the intensive care unit with a high mortality rate. Geldanamycin (GA) has a broad spectrum of antibacterial and antiviral activity and has inhibitory effects on various viruses. However, whether GA affects sepsis due to infections remains unknown. In this study, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, blood urea nitrogen and creatinine in serum; neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and kidney injury molecule-1 in the urine, cytokines (tumour necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1 beta and interleukin-6) in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and myeloperoxidase in the lung tissues were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. Pathological injury was measured by hematoxylin and eosin staining and neutrophils were measured by flow cytometry analysis; related expressions were analysed by qPCR, western blot and immunofluorescence assay. The results showed that GA significantly ameliorated cecum ligation and puncture (CLP)-triggered liver, kidney and lung injury in septic mice. In addition, we found that GA dose-dependently inhibited microthrombosis and alleviated coagulopathy in septic mice. Further molecular mechanism analysis suggests that GA may act through upregulation of heat shock factor 1 and tissue-type plasminogen activator. In conclusion, our study elucidated the protective effects of GA in a mouse model established using CLP, and the results reveal that GA may be a promising agent for sepsis.
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