Pentoxifyllin attenuates the systemic inflammatory response induced during isolated limb perfusion with recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-α and melphalan

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Pentoxifyllin attenuates the systemic inflammatory response induced during isolated limb perfusion with recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-α and melphalan
Creators Name:	Hohenberger, P. and Latz, E. and Kettelhack, C. and Rezaei, A.H. and Schumann, R. and Schlag, P.M.
Abstract:	Background: Isolated limb perfusion (ILP) with recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} (rhTNF-{alpha}) and melphalan harbors the risk of septic shock–like syndrome. Pentoxifyllin (PTX) produced a beneficial effect on cytokine response and survival in animal experiments of septic shock, and we were interested to explore its effect during TNF-ILP in humans. Methods: Eighteen consecutive patients underwent TNF-ILP and received PTX (30 mg/kg/day), whereas another 13 consecutive patients did not. PTX was given systemically after the limb extracorporeal circulation was started. Cardiac index, systemic vascular resistance (SVR), and pulmonary vascular resistance were recorded via a Swan-Ganz catheter. Blood levels of TNF-{alpha}, interleukin-6, procalcitonin, and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein were determined before, during, and after ILP. Results: After reperfusion, systemic levels of TNF-{alpha} were significantly less increased in the PTX group (peak, 2.8 vs. 1.3 ng/mL; P < .05), as were interleukin-6 values (peak, 68 vs. 22 pg/mL; P < .02) and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein plasma levels (peak, 215 vs. 105 {my}g/mL; P < .03). Differences in cardiac index, SVR, and mean arterial blood pressure were not significantly different. Norepinephrine or dobutamine to maintain SVR was less required in the PTX group. Conclusions: PTX attenuates systemic cytokine production and influences components of the systemic inflammatory response after TNF-ILP. PTX may play a beneficial role in the management of septic shock–like syndrome, particularly in patients with leakage from the ILP circuit.
Keywords:	Isolated Limb Perfusion, TNF-{alpha}, Septic Shock, Pentoxifyllin, SIRS, Cytokine
Source:	Annals of Surgical Oncology
ISSN:	1068-9265
Volume:	10
Number:	5
Page Range:	562-568
Date:	June 2003
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1245/ASO.2003.10.005
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