Experimental Shigella Infections. III. Sensitivity of Normal, Starved and Carbon Tetrachloride Treated Guinea Pigs to Endotoxin

Abstract
Pretreatment of Hartley strain guinea pigs either by subcutaneous injection with carbon tetrachloride or by 4-day period of starvation renders them more susceptible to intravenously administered endotoxin. The LD50 for normal animals is in excess- of 1300 ug; for starved animals 52.8 ug and for carbon tetrachloride treated animals 4.2 ug. Distribution of Cr51 label of Cr51 tagged endotoxin in organs of normal animals which survive intravenous dose of 52 ug of endotoxin is the same as that in carbon tetrachloride treated animals which succumb following this challenge.

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