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Yu X, Zhu Q. Clinical Effect of Electroacupuncture on Acute Pancreatitis: Efficacies and Mechanisms. J Inflamm Res 2023; 16:3197-3203. [PMID: 37534302 PMCID: PMC10392819 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s410618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common acute abdomen and the number one cause of acute digestive hospitalizations in the United States. Abdominal pain is the main clinical manifestation of abdominal symptoms, so reducing the abdominal symptoms caused by inflammation is very important to alleviate the pain of patients. Electroacupuncture (EA) as a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy has significant conditioning effects on various inflammatory diseases including AP. Continuous studies in recent years have shown that EA conditioning has significant effects on reducing inflammation and regulating gastrointestinal symptoms in AP. At the same time, there is sufficient evidence to further elucidate the mechanism of EA. In this review, we will summarize the effect of EA on AP and its mechanism, so as to better serve clinical practice in the treatment of AP in the future.
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- Xianqiang Yu
- Women and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Cardiology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Zhang K, Li C, Gao C, Zhao C, Tang Q, Zhai J, Li Y. Efficacy and safety of acupuncture as an adjuvant treatment for acute pancreatitis: a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e029327. [PMID: 31278104 PMCID: PMC6615812 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Acupuncture may be effective for acute pancreatitis (AP). This systematic review aims to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture as an adjuvant treatment for AP. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will search PubMed, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan Fang Data and Chinese Science Journal Database from inception to 30 June 2019 to identify any eligible study. Only randomised controlled trials will be included. The selection of studies, data extraction and management will be completed by two reviewers independently. The primary outcomes include the overall response rate, mortality during the treatment, the proportion of patients with severe acute pancreatitis transferred to the intensive care unit or scheduled for surgery, gastrointestinal function and the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II scores. The secondary outcomes include visual analogue scale, the use of analgesics, the recovery time of blood amylase becoming normal, tumour necrosis factor α counts, IL-6 counts, IL-10 counts, length of hospital stay and adverse events related to acupuncture (such as fainting, nausea, haematoma and local infection). Review Manager V.5.3 software will be used for statistical analyses. The risk of bias of included studies will be assessed by the Cochrane 'risk of bias' tool. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study will not involve personal information. The ethical approval will not be required. The results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42018115099.
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- Kai Zhang
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin Gong An Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of Ministry of Education and Beijing, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Tianjin Institute of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Graduate College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin Gong An Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Schueler RO, White G, Schueler RL, Steiner JM, Wassef A. Canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentrations associated with intervertebral disc disease in 84 dogs. J Small Anim Pract 2018; 59:305-310. [PMID: 29355958 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.12818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the differences in serum canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity between dogs with intervertebral disc herniation and healthy control dogs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty-four client-owned dogs with intervertebral disc herniation, diagnosed by neurologic examination and imaging, and 18 healthy control dogs. Samples of whole blood were collected within 90 minutes of admission. Serum canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentrations were measured by a commercial immunoassay and evaluated for association with intervertebral disc herniation, signalment, neurolocalisation and the preadmission administration of glucocorticosteriods or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. RESULTS Serum canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentrations were statistically increased in dogs with intervertebral disc herniation (P<0·01, n=38). A subgroup of dogs (19/38) with elevated canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentrations was re-evaluated between 2 and 4 weeks later, and 15 had resolution of clinical signs and values less than 200 μg/L. Serum canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentrations were not significantly correlated with clinical gastrointestinal disease, neurolocalisation or the preadmission administration of corticosteroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE These results suggest that serum canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity concentrations are significantly elevated in dogs with intervertebral disc herniation.
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- R O Schueler
- Veterinary Neurology and Rehabilitation Center, Westminster, Maryland, 21158, USA
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- Fresno Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center, Fresno, California, 93710, USA
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- Veterinary Neurology and Rehabilitation Center, Westminster, Maryland, 21158, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77843, USA
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- Fresno Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center, Fresno, California, 93710, USA
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Zhu SF, Guo H, Zhang RR, Zhang Y, Li J, Zhao XL, Chen TR, Wan MH, Chen GY, Tang WF. Effect of electroacupuncture on the inflammatory response in patients with acute pancreatitis: an exploratory study. Acupunct Med 2014; 33:115-20. [PMID: 25520280 DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2014-010646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on inflammatory responses in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). METHODS Eighty patients with mild or severe AP were randomly allocated to a control group or an EA group. All patients were managed conservatively. In addition, the EA group received acupuncture for 30 min per day for 7 days at bilateral points ST36, LI4, TE6, ST37 and LR3. Interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10 and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured on admission and on day 7. The time to re-feeding and length of stay in hospital were also recorded. RESULTS A total of 58 patients provided complete data. The characteristics of the patients in the EA and control groups were similar. After 7 days the serum concentrations of IL-10 were higher in the EA group than in the control group (mild AP: 6.2±1.2 vs 5.2±0.9 pg/mL, p<0.05; severe AP: 14.9±7.8 vs 7.9±6.3 pg/mL, p<0.05). For patients with severe AP, the CRP level in the EA group was lower than in the control group (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS EA may reduce the severity of AP by inducing anti-inflammatory effects and reducing the time to re-feeding; however, it did not reduce the length of hospital stay. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ChiCTR-TRC-13003572.
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- Shi-Feng Zhu
- Department of Integrative Medicine, Sichuan Center for Pancreatitis, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Sichuan Center for Pancreatitis, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Sichuan Center for Pancreatitis, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Sichuan Center for Pancreatitis, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Sichuan Center for Pancreatitis, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Mianyang Attached Hospital of Chengdu University of TCM, Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Sichuan Center for Pancreatitis, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Sichuan Center for Pancreatitis, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Sichuan Center for Pancreatitis, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Li C, Zhu Y, Shenoy M, Pai R, Liu L, Pasricha PJ. Anatomical and functional characterization of a duodeno-pancreatic neural reflex that can induce acute pancreatitis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2013; 304:G490-500. [PMID: 23306082 PMCID: PMC3602681 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00012.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Neural cross talk between visceral organs may play a role in mediating inflammation and pain remote from the site of the insult. We hypothesized such a cross talk exists between the duodenum and pancreas, and further it induces pancreatitis in response to intraduodenal toxins. A dichotomous spinal innervation serving both the duodenum and pancreas was examined, and splanchnic nerve responses to mechanical stimulation of these organs were detected. This pathway was then excited on the duodenal side by exposure to ethanol followed by luminal mustard oil to activate transient receptor potential subfamily A, member 1 (TRPA1). Ninety minutes later, pancreatic inflammation was examined. Ablation of duodenal afferents by resiniferatoxin (RTX) or blocking TRPA1 by Chembridge (CHEM)-5861528 was used to further investigate the duodeno-pancreatic neural reflex via TRPA1. ~40% of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) from the spinal cord originated from both duodenum and pancreas via dichotomous peripheral branches; ~50% splanchnic nerve single units responded to mechanical stimulation of both organs. Ethanol sensitized TRPA1 currents in cultured DRG neurons. Pancreatic edema and myeloperoxidase activity significantly increased after intraduodenal ethanol followed by mustard oil (but not capsaicin) but significantly decreased after ablation of duodenal afferents by using RTX or blocking TRPA1 by CHEM-5861528. We found the existence of a neural cross talk between the duodenum and pancreas that can promote acute pancreatitis in response to intraduodenal chemicals. It also proves a previously unexamined mechanism by which alcohol can induce pancreatitis, which is novel both in terms of the site (duodenum), process (neurogenic), and receptor (TRPA1).
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- Cuiping Li
- 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, California; and
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- 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, California; and
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- 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, California; and
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- 2Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, California; and
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- 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, California; and
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Cosen-Binker LI, Gaisano HY. Recent insights into the cellular mechanisms of acute pancreatitis. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY = JOURNAL CANADIEN DE GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2007; 21:19-24. [PMID: 17225878 PMCID: PMC2656626 DOI: 10.1155/2007/930424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In acute pancreatitis, initiating cellular events causing acinar cell injury includes co-localization of zymogens with lysosomal hydrolases, leading to premature enzyme activation and pathological exocytosis of zymogens into the interstitial space. This is followed by processes that accentuate cell injury; triggering acute inflammatory mediators, intensifying oxidative stress, compromising the microcirculation and activating a neurogenic feedback. Such localized events then progress to a systemic inflammatory response leading to multiorgan dysfunction syndrome with resulting high morbidity and mortality. The present review discusses some of the most recent insights into each of these cellular processes postulated to cause or propagate the process of acute pancreatitis, and also the role of alcohol and genetics.
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- Correspondence: Dr Herbert Y Gaisano, University of Toronto, Room 7226, Medical Science Building, 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8. Telephone 416-978-1526, fax 416-978-8765, e-mail
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Al-Attar AM. The Influences of Nickel Exposure on Selected Physiological Parameters and Gill Structure in the Teleost Fish, Oreochromis niloticus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.77.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cosen-Binker LI, Binker MG, Cosen R, Negri G, Tiscornia O. Influence of nitric oxide-donating nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the evolution of acute pancreatitis. Shock 2006; 25:190-203. [PMID: 16525359 DOI: 10.1097/01.shk.0000192122.91166.a8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Microcirculatory disturbances and leukocyte activation are main events in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis (AP) that is characterized by inflammatory up-regulation. Nitric oxide-donating nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NO-NSAIDs) regulate vascular function and mitigate inflammation. To investigate the influence of NO-NSAIDs on AP. AP was induced by the biliopancreatic duct outlet exclusion-closed duodenal loops model. Treatment with NO-flurbiprofen, NO-ibuprofen, NO-aspirin, or their parental drugs was done (i) 1 h before, (ii) 1 h after, (iii) 1 h before and 4 h after, or (iv) 4 h after surgery. The degree of severity was evaluated using biochemical and histopathological analyses. NO-NSAIDs given before and during the first hour of the noxia decreased blood levels of amylase, lipase, C-reactive protein, IL-6, IL-10, heat shock protein 72, prostaglandin E2 inactive metabolite, and 8-isoprostane, as well as pancreatic and lung myeloperoxidase and cyclooxygenase. Acinar and fat necrosis, hemorrhage, and leukocyte infiltrate were also reduced. The best protection was achieved when treatment was performed 1 h before and 4 h after triggering AP. NO-flurbiprofen was the most effective drug. AP severity was significantly ameliorated by NO-NSAIDs being the administration time essential to achieve optimal pancreatic protection that may result to be useful in the prevention of postendoscopic severe AP.
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- Laura Iris Cosen-Binker
- Programa de Estudios Pancreáticos, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Cosen-Binker LI, Binker MG, Cosen R, Negri G, Tiscornia O. Influence of hydrocortisone, prednisolone, and NO association on the evolution of acute pancreatitis. Dig Dis Sci 2006; 51:915-25. [PMID: 16683059 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-9052-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2005] [Accepted: 09/19/2005] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Leukocyte activation, inflammatory up-regulation, and microcirculatory disruption associated with ischemia-reperfusion injury are hallmarks in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis (AP). NO donors ensure microvascular integrity, while glucocorticoids act as anti-inflammatory and immune modulator drugs. AP was induced by the biliopancreatic duct outlet exclusion-closed duodenal loops (BPDOE-CDLs) model. Treatment with hydrocortisone (6 mg/kg) or prednisolone (0.5 mg/kg) alone or together with DETA-NO (0.5 mg/kg) was done (a)1 hr pre or (b)1 hr post, or (c) 1 hr pre and 4 hr post ,or (d) 4 hr post triggering AP. NOS inhibition by L-NAME (15 mg/kg) and glucocorticoid receptor blockage by mifepristone (3 mg/kg) was considered. AP severity was assessed by biochemical and histopathological analyses. Treatment with glucocorticoids together with DETA-NO 1 hr pre and 4 hr post BPDOE-CDLs reduced serum amylase, lipase, C-reactive protein, IL-6, IL-10, hsp72, and 8-isoprostane as well as pancreatic and lung myeloperoxidase. Acinar and fat necrosis, hemorrhage, and neutrophil infiltrate were also decreased. Hydrocortisone together with DETA-NO rendered the best results. We conclude that AP severity was significantly diminished by glucocorticoids associated with DETA-NO, with the optimal dose and time point of administration being crucial to provide adequate protection against AP.
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- Laura Iris Cosen-Binker
- Programa de Estudios Pancreáticos, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Cosen-Binker LI, Binker MG, Cosen R, Negri G, Tiscornia O. Relaxin prevents the development of severe acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12:1558-68. [PMID: 16570348 PMCID: PMC4124288 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP) is associated to the intensity of leukocyte activation, inflammatory up-regulation and microcirculatory disruption associated to ischemia-reperfusion injury. Microvascular integrity and inhibition of pro-inflammatory mediators are key-factors in the evolution of AP. Relaxin is an insulin-like hormone that has been attributed vasorelaxant properties via the nitric oxide pathway while behaving as a glucocorticoid receptor agonist.
METHODS: AP was induced by the bilio-pancreatic duct-outlet-exclusion closed-duodenal-loops model. Treatment with relaxin was done at different time-points. Nitric oxide synthase inhibition by L-NAME and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) blockage by mifepristone was considered. AP severity was assessed by biochemical and histopathological analyses.
RESULTS: Treatment with relaxin reduced serum amylase, lipase, C-reactive protein, IL-6, IL-10, hsp72, LDH and 8-isoprostane as well as pancreatic and lung myeloperoxidase. Acinar and fat necrosis, hemorrhage and neutrophil infiltrate were also decreased. ATP depletion and ADP/ATP ratio were reduced while caspases 2-3-8 and 9 activities were increased. L-NAME and mifepristone decreased the efficiency of relaxin.
CONCLUSION: Relaxin resulted beneficial in the treatment of AP combining the properties of a GR agonist while preserving the microcirculation and favoring apoptosis over necrosis.
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Balachandra S, Genovese T, Mazzon E, Di Paola R, Thiemerman C, Siriwardena AK, Cuzzocrea S. Inhibition of tyrosine-kinase-mediated cellular signaling by tyrphostins AG 126 and AG556 modulates murine experimental acute pancreatitis. Surgery 2006; 138:913-23. [PMID: 16291393 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2005.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2004] [Accepted: 05/31/2005] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The effects of the tyrosine kinase inhibitors, tyrphostin AG126 and AG556 in a murine model of acute pancreatitis are investigated. METHODS Intraperitoneal injection of cerulein in mice resulted in a severe, acute pancreatitis, which was characterized by edema, neutrophil infiltration, tissue hemorrhage, and cell necrosis as well as elevation in the serum activities of amylase or lipase. RESULTS Infiltration of the pancreatic tissue of these animals with neutrophils (measured as increase in myeloperoxidase activity) was associated with signs of enhanced lipid peroxidation (increased tissue levels of malondialdehyde). Immunohistochemical examination showed a marked increase in immunoreactivity for nitrotyrosine and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) in the pancreas of cerulein-treated mice. Pretreatment or posttreatment with tyrphostin AG126 and AG556, 2 different tyrosine kinase inhibitors, significantly reduced the degree of pancreatic inflammation and tissue injury (histologic score). In particular, the treatment with the 2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors reduced the cerulein-induced nitrotyrosine formation and PARP activation in the pancreas as well as the systemic release of tumor necrosis factor alpha. CONCLUSIONS This study provides the first evidence that (1) prevention of the activation of protein tyrosine kinases reduces the development of acute pancreatitis, and (2) inhibition of the activity of certain tyrosine kinases may represent a novel approach for the therapy of acute pancreatitis.
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Cosen-Binker LI, Binker MG, Negri G, Tiscornia O. Influence of stress in acute pancreatitis and correlation with stress-induced gastric ulcer. Pancreatology 2004; 4:470-84. [PMID: 15286435 DOI: 10.1159/000079956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2003] [Accepted: 05/03/2004] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS In the general adaptation syndrome, gastric lesions are the first manifestation of stress. We hypothesized that acute pancreatitis (AP), an inflammatory acute disease, will be exacerbated if unchained following stress. Visceral hypersensitivity will be enhanced due to catecholaminergic discharges leading to an over-induction of the intrapancreatic cholinergic tone with increased response of the pancreocyte to cholecystokinin (CCK). Our aim was to investigate the influence of stress before AP on the later AP, and the effect of AP on underlying diseases such as gastric ulceration. METHODS The model of stress induced by restraint was followed by the bilio-pancreatic duct outlet exclusion closed duodenal loops model. The effect of autonomous arc reflex (AAR) interruption by anesthetics after stress but before AP was assessed. The participation of the vagal and sympathetic pathways and involvement of CCK-A receptors were considered. The degree of severity was evaluated using biochemical and histopathological analyses. RESULTS Induction of AP after stress was more severe than in its absence. Acinar and fat necrosis, hemorrhage and neutrophil infiltrate foci were evenly distributed, being significantly greater in size and number after stress. Gastric ulceration evolved to ulcer, hemorrhage and gastric necrosis after AP triggering. Serum amylase, lipase, C-reactive protein, IL-6, IL-10 and plasmatic hsp72 as well as pancreatic and lung myeloperoxidase were significantly elevated in AP after stress while pancreatic amylase and lipase were significantly reduced. AAR blockage ameliorated AP after stress. CONCLUSIONS Stress aggravates pancreatic pathology while AP deteriorates gastric pathology, and anesthetic treatment was beneficial for both. Restraint in other animal models can be useful to study the influence of stress in the evolution of other diseases.
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- Laura Iris Cosen-Binker
- 'Programa de Estudios Pancreáticos', Hospital de Clínicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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