The aim of this study was to identify inflammation-associated markers during the early phase of sepsis in rhesus macaque. Four rhesus macaques were given an intravenous dose of 10 CFU/kg of . Blood samples were collected before, or 30 minutes, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours after infusion. Physiological parameters, bacteremia, endotoxemia, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), and plasma cytokines/chemokines were determined for each animal. Bacteremia was present in all animals from 30 minutes to 3 hours after infusion whereas endotoxin was detected during the full-time course. CRP and PCT levels remained at detectable levels during the whole experimental window suggesting an ongoing inflammatory process. Signature cytokines and chemokines such as TNF-α, MIP-1α, and MIP-1β peaked about 2 hours after infusion and decreased thereafter. Plasma IL-6, IL-12p40, IFN-γ, and IL-1Ra, as well as I-TAC, MIG, IP-10 and MCP-1, remained at detectable levels after 4 hours of infusion. This nonhuman primate model could be useful for the assessment of new therapeutics aiming to suppress key inflammatory markers throughout sepsis early phases.

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