Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3247527 The Journal of Emergency Medicine 2014 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

BackgroundHistorically, methylene blue (MB) has been used for multiple purposes, including as an antidote for toxin-induced and hereditary methemoglobinemia, ifosfamide-induced encephalopathy, and ackee fruit and cyanide poisoning; as an aniline dye derivative, antimalarial agent, and antidepressant.DiscussionMost recently, the use of MB has been advocated as a potential adjunct in the treatment of shock states. Our article reviews the role of MB in septic shock, anaphylactic shock, and toxin-induced shock. MB is proposed to increase blood pressure in these shock states by interfering with guanylate cyclase activity, and preventing cyclic guanosine monophosphate production and vasodilatation.SummaryMB may be an adjunct in the treatment of septic shock, anaphylactic shock, and toxin-induced shock.

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