Ameliorating Hemorheology by Direct Hemoperfusion with a Polymyxin B-immobilized Adsorbent
- Author:
Yuan LI
1
;
Xiang WANG
;
Wei GAO
;
Shaoxi CAI
Author Information
1. Chongqing University
- Keywords:
Endotoxin Polymyxin B Hemorheology Direct hemoperfusion
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2004;21(z1):37-38
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Direct hemoperfusion (DHP) with an adsorbent column using polymyxin B-immobilized polystyrene beads has been used to investigate the changes of hemorheology in rabbits with endotoxemia. We measured whole blood viscosity and hemotocrit before and after DHP with polymyxin B-immobilized polystyrene beads. Reduction in blood endotoxin concentration by DHP therapy positively correlated with improvement in hemorheological indexs. Our findings indicate that the amelioration in hemorheology was related directly to endotoxin removal by the adsorbent column with polymyxin B-immobilize polystyrene beads. So DHP with polymyxin B-immobilized polystyrene beads seems to be an important therapeutic strategy for endotoxemia.
