Reduced Anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa Activity of a Cephalosporin, Cefodizime, in Rats Whose Neutrophils Were Selectively Depleted by a Monoclonal Antibody
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- ARAKI Akemi
- Department of Immunology and Parasitology, Yamagata University School of Medicine
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- SENDO Fujiro
- Department of Immunology and Parasitology, Yamagata University School of Medicine
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Abstract
In order to clarify the mechanisms of the in vivo antibacterial activity of a cephalosporin, cefodizime (CDZM), the effect of this antibiotic on Pseudomonas aeruginosa E7 infection was examined in rats whose neutrophils had been selectively depleted by monoclonal antibody RP-3. CDZM was less effective in RP-3-treated rats than in untreated rats. However, treatment of rats with recombinant human granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) augmented the in vivo activity of this antibiotic. Furthermore, the in vivo antibacterial activity of two other cephalosporins, cefpimizole (CPIZ) and cefoperazone (CPZ), was bilaterally affected by a rise or fall in the neutrophil number, although to a lesser degree than was the case with CDZM. Taken together, neutrophils play an important role in the in vivo antibacterial activity of certain cephalosporins.
Journal
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- MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY
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MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY 40 (5), 333-338, 1996-05-20
Center For Academic Publications Japan
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- CRID
- 1573387449068689792
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- NII Article ID
- 10004892711
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- NII Book ID
- AA00738350
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- ISSN
- 03855600
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- CiNii Articles