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Original Article

Time-course of neopterin levels in patients suffering from severe sepsis treated with and without Drotrecogin-alpha (activated)

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Pages 503-508 | Received 10 Aug 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Neopterin is secreted by activated monocytes/macrophages upon stimulation with interferon-gamma. The release of this pro-inflammatory mediator permits the activation status of cell-mediated immune system to be examined. We assayed neopterin plasma concentrations in septic patients under treatment with (n=10) and without Drotrecogin-alpha (activated) (n=10) on d 1 and 6 of severe sepsis. In septic patients treated with Drotrecogin-alpha (activated), neopterin levels decreased significantly (p=0.027) from d 1 (baseline) (mean 140.8 nmol/l, ±standard error of mean (SEM) 106.2) to d 6 (mean 68.9 nmol/l, ±SEM 46.4). In patients not treated with Drotrecogin-alpha (activated) there was no significant (p=0.96) decrease of neopterin levels from d 1 (mean 147.8 nmol/l, ±SEM 58.4) to d 6 (mean 139.7 nmol/l, ±SEM 52.6). Furthermore, neopterin levels showed significant correlations with bilirubin in all patient groups on d 1 of severe sepsis (range of correlation coefficient, r: 0.69–0.88; p<0.05). Neopterin levels correlated significantly with creatinine with regard to all patient groups (range of correlation coefficient, r: 0.73–0.92; p<0.05). In conclusion, Drotrecogin- alpha (activated) was associated with a significant decrease of neopterin plasma levels in septic patients. Neopterin concentrations appear to depend on renal function and enterohepatic circulation.

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