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Role of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and Haemophilus influenzae type b capsule on blood brain barrier permeability during experimental meningitis in the rat.
A J Lesse, … , A Zwahlen, W M Scheld
A J Lesse, … , A Zwahlen, W M Scheld
Published July 1, 1988
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1988;82(1):102-109. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI113556.
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Role of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and Haemophilus influenzae type b capsule on blood brain barrier permeability during experimental meningitis in the rat.

Abstract

The influence of leukocytes and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) capsule on blood brain barrier permeability (BBBP) to circulating 125I-albumin in normal and leukopenic rats was assessed after intracisternal inoculation of encapsulated (Rd-/b+/02) or unencapsulated (Rd-/b-/02) isogenic strains of Hib. Both normal and leukopenic animals had increased BBBP 18 h after inoculation, with normal rats demonstrating significantly increased BBBP after challenge with the encapsulated strain. Despite cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis in normal rats, CSF bacterial concentrations were not lower. Normal rats cleared unencapsulated Rd-/b-/02 more effectively than leukopenic rats, with BBBP correlating with CSF bacterial density and not leukocyte concentrations. Challenge with heat-killed Rd-/b+/02 resulted in increased BBBP in both normal and leukopenic rats, with greater BBBP at higher bacterial concentrations. The data suggest: (a) significant increases in BBBP occur in the near absence of CSF leukocytes; (b) CSF leukocytes can augment changes in BBBP; (c) type b capsule inhibits host clearance mechanisms within the CSF; and (d) BBBP appears to correlate with bacterial concentrations within the CSF.

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A J Lesse, E R Moxon, A Zwahlen, W M Scheld

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