Aminoglycosides modify the in vitro metachromatic reaction and murine generalized Shwartzman phenomenon induced by Salmonella minnesota R595 lipopolysaccharide.

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Focà, A

RESUMO

Endotoxin-neutralizing activity may be an important property for antibiotics to be used in severe sepsis. Several antibiotics, belonging to different classes, were evaluated as to their endotoxin-neutralizing ability, using the inhibition of an in vitro metachromatic assay for lipopolysaccharides and a murine generalized Shwartzman reaction model. Gentamicin, amikacin, and sisomicin have been found to share significant in vitro antiendotoxin activity at an antibiotic/endotoxin ratio as low as 1.0/5 (by weight) and to reduce the murine generalized Shwartzman reaction at an antibiotic/endotoxin ratio of 3.3/5.

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