Total hydroperoxide and biological antioxidant potentials in a neonatal sepsis model

Pediatr Res. 2006 Dec;60(6):675-9. doi: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000245911.79943.8a. Epub 2006 Oct 25.

Abstract

Oxidant/antioxidant imbalance plays an important role in septic shock. The present study examined changes in circulating oxidative components in a neonatal sepsis model. Subjects were 14 newborn mixed-strain piglets randomly divided into two groups: a cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) model (n = 7) and sham (n = 7). Blood samples for total hydroperoxide (TH), biological antioxidant potential (BAP), tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-10 were collected pre-CLP and at 1, 3, and 6 h post-CLP. TH and BAP levels at 1 h post-CLP were significantly higher in the CLP group than in the sham group. In the CLP group, TH decreased gradually and reached baseline levels by 6 h post-CLP, while BAP remained elevated. Linear correlations were identified between serum TH and BAP at 1 h post-CLP, serum TH and TNF-alpha at 1 h post-CLP, and BAP and IL-6 at 6 h post-CLP. Changes in and correlations between circulating oxidative and inflammatory state components in a neonatal sepsis model were clarified. This is the first study to reveal that the presence of oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in sepsis and septic shock changes during the disease course.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Antioxidants / metabolism*
  • Blood Gas Analysis
  • Blood Pressure / physiology
  • Body Temperature / physiology
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / metabolism*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / physiopathology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / metabolism*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / physiopathology
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / blood*
  • Interleukin-10 / blood
  • Interleukin-6 / blood
  • Lipopolysaccharides / blood
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Sepsis / metabolism*
  • Sepsis / microbiology
  • Swine
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / blood

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Interleukin-6
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Interleukin-10
  • Hydrogen Peroxide