TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of Tilmicosin on Serum Cytokine Levels in the Endotoxemia AU - , Kamil Uney AU - , Ayse Er AU - , Gulcan Erbil Avci AU - , Aziz Bulbul AU - , Muammer Elmas AU - , Enver Yazar JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 8 IS - 5 SP - 1021 EP - 1024 PY - 2009 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2009.1021.1024 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.1021.1024 KW - Tilmicosin KW -lipopolysaccharide KW -TNF KW -IL-1 KW -IL-10 AB - The effect of tilmicosin on serum cytokine concentrations were investigated in healthy and lipopolysaccharide-treated mice. The mice were divided into 3 groups. Lipopolysaccharide (250 μg, Escherichia coli 0111:B4, intraperitoneally) was injected into the positive control group. The other 2 groups received tilmicosin (20 mg kg-1, subcutaneously) concurrently without or with lipopolysaccharide. After treatment, serum samples were collected at 0, 1.5, 3, 6, 12 and 24 h. Serum tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-1 and interleukin-10 levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Lipopolysaccharide increased all cytokine levels in the healthy mice. Tilmicosin slightly induced interleukin-1 production in the healthy mice, while it had no effect on tumor necrosis factor or interleukin-10 productions. However, tilmicosin elevated (p<0.05) tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-1 and interleukin-10 levels in lipopolysaccharide-treated mice. In conclusion, these data suggest that tilmicosin stimulates both proinflammatory and antiinflammatory cytokines at the dose recommended for infection. ER -