Methods for treating and preventing tissue injury and sepsis associated with a Yersinia pestis infection, particularly pneumonic plague, are provided. The methods of the invention comprise administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of an A1 adenosine receptor antagonist alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, including an antibiotic agent. The present methods find use in biodefense as a means of preventing and treating tissue injury and sepsis associated with Y. pestis infection, particularly pneumonic plague, in the event of a bioterrorist attack with this deadly bacterium.
本发明提供了治疗和预防与鼠疫耶尔森菌感染,特别是肺鼠疫相关的组织损伤和败血症的方法。本发明的方法包括向受试者施用治疗有效量的 A1
腺苷受体拮抗剂,单独施用或与至少一种额外的治疗剂(包括抗生素制剂)联合施用。本发明的方法可用于
生物防御,以预防和治疗与鼠疫耶氏菌感染有关的组织损伤和败血症,特别是在发生这种致命细菌的
生物恐怖袭击时,可用于预防和治疗肺鼠疫。