| Literature DB >> 9242930 |
J Szebeni1, H Spielberg, R O Cliff, N M Wassef, A S Rudolph, C R Alving.
Abstract
Intravenous administration of liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin (LEH) in rats led to an early (within 15 min) decline of hemolytic complement (C) activity in the plasma along with a significant, parallel rise in thromboxane B2 (TXB2) levels. The TXB2 response was inhibited by co-administration of soluble C receptor type 1 (sCR1) with LEH, as well as by C depletion with cobra venom factor. These observations provide evidence for a causal relationship between LEH-induced C activation and TXB2 release, and suggest that sCR1 could be useful in attenuating the acute respiratory, hematological and hemodynamic side effects of LEH described earlier in the rat.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9242930 DOI: 10.3109/10731199709118925
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil Biotechnol ISSN: 1073-1199