Inhibition of nuclear factor-κB activation improves the survival of rats with taurocholate pancreatitis
Inhibition of nuclear factor-κB activation improves the survival of rats with taurocholate pancreatitis
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DOI:
10.1136/gut.44.2.253
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发表时间:
1999-02-01
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24.5
通讯作者:
Toyota, T
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作者:
Satoh, A;Shimosegawa, T;Toyota, T
Background-Death in the early stages of severe acute pancreatitis is frequently the result of multiple organ dysfunction, but its mechanism is not clear.Aims-To investigate the state of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) in macrophages of rats with lethal pancreatitis, and to assess the effectiveness of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate, an inhibitor of NF-kappa B, on the pathology and mortality.Methods-Taurocholate pancreatitis was produced in rats, and the severity of the disease, the mortality, and activation of NF-kappa B in peritoneal and alveolar macrophages were compared in rats receiving pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) treatment and those that were not.Results-Taurocholate pancreatitis produced massive necrosis, haemorrhage, and severe leucocyte infiltration in the pancreas as well as alveolar septal thickening in the lung. NF-kappa B was activated in peritoneal and alveolar macrophages six hours after pancreatitis induction. Pretreatment with PDTC dose-dependently attenuated the NF-kappa B activation and improved the survival of the rats, although it did not affect the early increase in serum amylase and histological findings.Conclusions-Early blockage of NF-kappa B activation may be effective in reducing fatal outcome in severe acute pancreatitis.