Immodin in the treatment of immunoparalysis in intensive care patients

Czech version

Authors: V. Šrámek ¹; L. Dadák ¹; M. Štouračová ²; P. Štětka ¹; L. Komolíková ³; P. Kuklínek ²
Authors‘ workplace: Anesteziologicko-resuscitační klinika Lékařské fakulty MU a FN u sv. Anny Brno, přednosta doc. MUDr. Vladimír Šrámek, Ph. D. ¹; Ústav imunologie a alergologie Lékařské fakulty MU a FN u sv. Anny Brno, přednosta prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc. ²; Institut biostatistiky a analýz Lékařské a přírodovědecké fakulty MU Brno, přednosta doc. RNDr. Ladislav Dušek, Ph. D. ³
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2007; 53(9): 954-959
Category: Original Contributions

Overview

Objective:
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of administration of the immunoregulating preparation Immodin (Sevapharma, CZ) to influence immunoparalysis in intensive care unit patients.

Method:
A double blind, randomised clinical study was designed for the above purpose. The patients in whom immunoparalysis was detected during monitoring (CD14+ HLA-DR+ ≤ 40 %) were randomised for the administration of Immodin (IM) or placebo (PL); the treatment lasted for 5 days. 45 (25 % of all monitored) patients – the men/women ratio being 29/16, 60 (54; 65) years of age – were enrolled in the study (of which 25 IM and 20 PL).

Results:
The patients did not show differences in ICU mortality – 23 IM patients survived, 2 IM patients died; 15 PL patients survived and 5 PL patients died (p = 0.214). The time of ICU hospitalisation did not differ, either - 11.6 days for IM patients (8.2; 14.9), 12.6 days for PL patients (9.1; 16.1) (P = 0.659) – nor did the number of nosocomial infections - 4 out of 25 IM patients and 4 out of 20 PL patients (p = 0.776). No difference was observed between the patient groups during a 5 day intervention period in terms of SOFA score development (p = 0.954), SIRS days (p = 0.614), sepsis or severe sepsis (respectively p = 0.451 and p = 0.250). No difference was recorded in the trends of basic immunologic parameters, either (CD14+ HLA-DR+ – p = 0.460, production of TNFα - p = 0.802, IL-6 – p = 0.335 , IL-10 – p = 0.226). The trend of inflammation parameters was also identical (CRP - p = 0.673, PCT – p = 0.711).

Conclusion:
The effect of 5 day administration of Immodin to ICU patients with symptoms of immunoparalysis does not differ from that of placebo.

Key words:
intensive care – immunoparalysis – immunostimulation – Immodin – MODS – SOFA – sepsis – prognosis

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