Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of meningitis. Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in causing cerebral edema. Modulating NO production in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may have a role in the treatment of bacterial meningitis. Experimental S. pneumoniae meningitis was induced in a rabbit model to determine CSF parameters and NO concentrations. An electrochemical probe in the CSF throughout the 7-hour experiment monitored NO concentrations. The animals had S. pneumoniae (10 5) injected intracisternally and incubated for 1 hour. Cerebrospinal fluid 200-300 μl was obtained by intracisternal puncture at zero, 2, 4, and 7 hours after drug administration to measure glucose, protein, and lactic acid by standard chemical methods. White blood cell count was measured by hemocytometry. Three groups of five animals were used - control (C), ceftriaxone (CTX), and ceftriaxone plus dexamethasone (CTX+D). Ceftriaxone concentrations in CSF were obtained by microdialysis and analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Mean (± SEM) CSF white blood cell count was significantly higher at 2 hours in the C group than in the other two groups (C 7307 ± 1302, CTX 605 ± 345, CTX+D 730 ± 43/mm 3, p0.05), whereas they did not rise significantly until 7 hours in the CTX group (CTX 18.7 ± 0.7, C 8.9 ± 0.4 μM, p=0.055; CTX+D 8.1 ± 2.2 μM, p
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 612-619 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Pharmacotherapy |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - May 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Nitric oxide concentrations and cerebrospinal fluid parameters in an experimental animal model of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. / Destache, Christopher J.; Pakiz, Catherine B.; Dash, Alekha K.; Larsen, Christine.
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T1 - Nitric oxide concentrations and cerebrospinal fluid parameters in an experimental animal model of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis
AU - Destache, Christopher J.
AU - Pakiz, Catherine B.
AU - Dash, Alekha K.
AU - Larsen, Christine
PY - 1998/5
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N2 - Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of meningitis. Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in causing cerebral edema. Modulating NO production in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may have a role in the treatment of bacterial meningitis. Experimental S. pneumoniae meningitis was induced in a rabbit model to determine CSF parameters and NO concentrations. An electrochemical probe in the CSF throughout the 7-hour experiment monitored NO concentrations. The animals had S. pneumoniae (10 5) injected intracisternally and incubated for 1 hour. Cerebrospinal fluid 200-300 μl was obtained by intracisternal puncture at zero, 2, 4, and 7 hours after drug administration to measure glucose, protein, and lactic acid by standard chemical methods. White blood cell count was measured by hemocytometry. Three groups of five animals were used - control (C), ceftriaxone (CTX), and ceftriaxone plus dexamethasone (CTX+D). Ceftriaxone concentrations in CSF were obtained by microdialysis and analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Mean (± SEM) CSF white blood cell count was significantly higher at 2 hours in the C group than in the other two groups (C 7307 ± 1302, CTX 605 ± 345, CTX+D 730 ± 43/mm 3, p0.05), whereas they did not rise significantly until 7 hours in the CTX group (CTX 18.7 ± 0.7, C 8.9 ± 0.4 μM, p=0.055; CTX+D 8.1 ± 2.2 μM, p
AB - Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of meningitis. Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in causing cerebral edema. Modulating NO production in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may have a role in the treatment of bacterial meningitis. Experimental S. pneumoniae meningitis was induced in a rabbit model to determine CSF parameters and NO concentrations. An electrochemical probe in the CSF throughout the 7-hour experiment monitored NO concentrations. The animals had S. pneumoniae (10 5) injected intracisternally and incubated for 1 hour. Cerebrospinal fluid 200-300 μl was obtained by intracisternal puncture at zero, 2, 4, and 7 hours after drug administration to measure glucose, protein, and lactic acid by standard chemical methods. White blood cell count was measured by hemocytometry. Three groups of five animals were used - control (C), ceftriaxone (CTX), and ceftriaxone plus dexamethasone (CTX+D). Ceftriaxone concentrations in CSF were obtained by microdialysis and analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Mean (± SEM) CSF white blood cell count was significantly higher at 2 hours in the C group than in the other two groups (C 7307 ± 1302, CTX 605 ± 345, CTX+D 730 ± 43/mm 3, p0.05), whereas they did not rise significantly until 7 hours in the CTX group (CTX 18.7 ± 0.7, C 8.9 ± 0.4 μM, p=0.055; CTX+D 8.1 ± 2.2 μM, p
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