Penurunan Kadar Pro-adrenomedullin Mencit Balb/C Model Sepsis dengan Kortikosteroid Dosis Rendah

• Main Authors: Diding Heri Prasetyo, Ida Nurwati, Yoseph Indrayanto, A. Guntur Hermawan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Padjajaran 2014-06-01
• Series: Majalah Kedokteran Bandung
• Subjects: Low-dose corticosteroids; pro-adrenomedullin; sepsis
• Online Access: http://journal.fk.unpad.ac.id/index.php/mkb/article/view/276
• ISSN: 0126-074X; 2338-6223

The use of low-dose corticosteroids in the management of early stage of sepsis is still debated. Low-dose corticosteroids in sepsis can reduce the systemic inflammatory response, inhibit the production of pro-inflammatory cytokine, inflammatory mediators, and decrease adhesion of leukocytes to the endothelium. Pro-adrenomedullin (pro-ADM) is a biomarker of sepsis severity. This study aimed to analyze the effects of the use of low-dose corticosteroids on the levels of pro-ADM in the serum in Balb/C mice model of sepsis at the early stage. This study was an experimental research laboratory, with 30 male Balb/C mice which were divided into control, sepsis, and sepsis+low-dose corticosteroids groups. The study was conducted at the Histology and Biomedical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, during the period of April to September 2012. Sepsis was induced in the male Balb/C mice by inoculation through an intraperitoneally (i.p) injection of lipopolysaccharide/LPS (E. coli) with 0.1 mg/mice/i.p. dose for sepsis mice model. Control mice were not inoculated during the study. Low-dose corticosteroids used was methyl prednisolone at a dose of 0.05 mg/mice/12 hours/i.p. Pro-ADM serum level was measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for pro-ADM serum level and p<0.05 were used to determine the significant differences. Low-dose corticosteroids significantly decreased pro-ADM level (33.0±2.9 pg/mL vs 48.5±6.1 pg/mL, p<0.001) compared to the sepsis group. In conclusion, the use of low-dose corticosteroids reduce levels of pro-ADM in the early stages of sepsis.