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Objective: The effects of pretreatment with ONO-4007, a lipid A analog, on cutaneous plasma leakage induced by ONO-4007, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and inflammatory mediators were investigated.¶Material: Male ddY strain mice.¶Treatment: Mice were pretreated with ONO-4007 (up to 6 mg/kg i.p.), 0-24 h prior to plasma leakage study.¶Methods: Plasma extravasation was determined by dye leakage.¶Results: Systemic ONO-4007 (6 mg/kg i.p.) pretreatment for 2 to 12 h inhibited plasma extravasation in the mouse skin elicited by ONO-4007 and LPS. The inhibition was dose-dependent. Plasma leakage induced by platelet-activating factor (PAF), histamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) was also inhibited by ONO-4007 pretreatment. Plasma corticosterone levels increased 2 and 4 h after systemic ONO-4007 (6 mg/kg) administration and returned to the control level 24 h later. Adrenalectomy and metyrapone but not propranolol reversed the inhibition by ONO-4007 pretreatment of LPS-induced plasma leakage.¶Conclusions: A single injection of ONO-4007 in mice induced transient tolerance to plasma leakage elicited by LPS, ONO-4007 and inflammatory mediators. Endogenous corticosterone, at least in part, plays a role in the development of tolerance.
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Received 17 June 2001; returned for revision 25 July 2001; returned for final revision 17 September 2001; accepted by M. Katori 8 October 2001
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Ishida, H., Irie, K., Suganuma, T. et al. A lipid A analog ONO-4007 induces tolerance to plasma leakage in mice. Inflamm. res. 51, 38–43 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00000280
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00000280