Description
Ceftiofurisathirdgenerationβ-lactamantibacterialusedinlivestock.Likeothersimilarantibiotics,ceftiofurinhibitssynthesisofbacterialcellwallsbyinhibitingpenicillinbindingproteins.Ceftiofuralsodisplaysanti-inflammatoryactivity.Invivo,thiscompounddecreasesLPS-inducedexpressionofIL-1β,IL-6,andTNF-α,exhibitingpotentialinthetreatmentofendotoxemia.