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ArticleInflammation2012

Effects of combined levosimendan and vasopressin on pulmonary function in porcine septic shock.

Muhuo Ji, Renqi Li, Guo-min Li, Yunxia Fan, Lin Dong, Jianjun Yang, Yong G Peng, Jing Wu

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Article in Inflammation, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Muhuo JiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing 210002, China.
Renqi Li
Guo-min Li
Yunxia Fan
Lin Dong
Jianjun Yang
Yong G Peng
Jing Wu
Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command · CNJintan People's Hospital · CNNanjing University · CNUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to determine whether levosimendan combined with arginine vasopressin infusion supplemented with norepinephrine can improve hemodynamics and pulmonary dysfunction. The study was tested in a fecal peritonitis-induced septic shock model, we observed that levosimendan combined with arginine vasopressin supplemented with norepinephrine therapy resulted in lower mean pulmonary artery pressure, lactate concentrations, arterial total nitrate/nitrite, and high-mobility group box 1 levels; decreased lung wet/dry ratio, and pulmonary levels of interleukin-6, total histological scores, and improved pulmonary gas exchange when compared with norepinephrine group. Levosimendan combined with arginine vasopressin supplemented with norepinephrine infusion shows potential benefit in sepsis-induced acute lung injury by decreasing mean pulmonary artery pressure and attenuating inflammatory responses in the lung compared to norepinephrine infusion alone.

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AnimalsArginine VasopressinBlood PressureDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHemodynamicsHMG-Box DomainsHydrazonesInflammationInterleukin-6Lactic AcidLungNitratesNitritesNorepinephrinePeritonitisArginine VasopressinHydrazonesInterleukin-6Lactic AcidNitratesNitritesNorepinephrinePyridazinesSimendan

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PMID21932058
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