Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Bronco T (Shirisadi kasaya), a polyherbal formulation ameliorates LPS induced septicemia in rats Septicemia is a life-threatening state, leading to multi-organ failure, ARDS and death. So, efforts are being made to identify novel therapies. Here, Bronco T (BT), a polyherbal formulation developed in 1984 for treating asthma, has been repurposed against septicemia induced ALI. The LPS (3mg/kg BW) was injected intraperitoneally before 24 hours, of surgery to assess the cardiorespiratory parameters, blood PaO2/FiO2, pulmonary water content and histological changes in the lungs. The pentoxifylline (PTX) (25 mg/kg b.w.) was used as the positive control. The PTX was given one hour before LPS and BT was given 3 hours (orally in different doses of 3, 1.5 and 0.75 gm/kg BW) to maintain the Cmax of the drug. The LPS treated group showed significant bradypnea, bradycardia and low heart rate frequency as observed, through elongated peaks (RR) and (MAP) respectively and finally death after 95 minutes of LPS injection. The PTX and BT (3gm/kg) pretreatment significantly prevented these changes (dose-dependent in the BT group). The survival was maintained up to 190 min after LPS. The Pentoxifylline showed a better response (75%) than Bronco T (72%). In both the treatments, a significant decrease in pulmonary water content and minimal neutrophil infiltration and intact alveoli-capillary membrane was seen in the transverse section (T.S) of the lungs. Conclusion: Significant improvement was noted in survival time, lesser tissue damage and better lung physiology by treating with Bronco T in LPS induced septicemia.
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The categories of this paper are: cancer
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The categories of this paper are: zoology