Pentoxifylline attenuates edema formation in proteolytic enzyme-induced lung injury.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Ex vivo canine lung lobes were exposed to a pancreatic proteolytic enzyme (chymotrypsin) alone or chymotrypsin after pretreatment with a continuous infusion with pentoxifylline. The lobes exposed to chymotrypsin gained 133 g, while the pentoxifylline-treated lobes gained only 65 g (p less than .05) over the 3-h experimental period. These results suggest that pentoxifylline significantly attenuates the lung weight gain associated with chymotrypsin.
Medical subject headings
- Chymotrypsin
- Lung Diseases
- Pentoxifylline