• Russell M Peckham, Michael T Handrigan, Timothy B Bentley, Michael J Falabella, Andrew D Chrovian, Gregory L Stahl, and George C Tsokos.
• Department of Cellular Injury, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. russell.m.peckham@us.army.mil
• J. Appl. Physiol. 2007 Feb 1;102(2):673-80.

AbstractHypotensive resuscitation strategies and inhibition of complement may both be of benefit in hemorrhagic shock. We asked if C5-blocking antibody (anti-C5) could diminish the amount of fluid required and improve responsiveness to resuscitation from hemorrhage. Awake, male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent controlled hemorrhage followed by prolonged (3 h) hypotensive resuscitation with lactated Ringer's or Hextend, with or without anti-C5. Anti-C5 treatment led to an estimated 62.3 and 58.5% reduction in the volume of Hextend and lactated Ringer's, respectively. In the subgroup of animals with a positive mean arterial pressure (MAP) response to fluid infusion following prolonged hypotension, anti-C5 treatment led to an estimated 4.7- and 4.1-fold increase in mean arterial pressure response per unit Hextend and lactated Ringer's infused, respectively. We observed no significant postresuscitation metabolic differences between the anti-C5 groups and controls. Whether anti-C5 could serve as a volume-sparing adjunct that improves responsiveness to fluid administration in humans deserves further study.

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