Pioglitazone, a specific ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma, protects pancreas against acute cerulein-induced pancreatitis
Pioglitazone, a specific ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma, protects pancreas against acute cerulein-induced pancreatitis
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DOI:
10.3748/wjg.v11.i40.6322
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发表时间:
2005-10-28
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Konturek, Stanislaw J.
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Konturek, Peter C.;Dembinski, Artur;Konturek, Stanislaw J.
AIM: To determine the effect of pioglitazone, a specific peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR gamma) ligand, on the development of acute pancreatitis (AP) and on the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in the pancreas.METHODS: AP was induced in rats by subcutaneous infusion of cerulein for 5 h. Pancreatic blood flow was measured by laser Doppler flowmetry. Plasma lipase activity, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and IL-10 were determined. Pancreatic weight and histology were evaluated and pancreatic DNA synthesis and blood flow as well as pancreatic mRNA for IL-1 beta and HSP70 were assessed in rats treated with pioglitazone alone or in combination with cerulein.RESULTS: Pioglitazone administered (10-100 mg/kg i.g.) 30 min before cerulein, attenuated dose-dependently the pancreatic tissue damage in cerulein-induced pancreatitis (CIP) as demonstrated by the improvement of pancreatic histology, reduction in plasma lipase activity, plasma concentration of pro-inflammatory IL-1 beta and its gene expression in the pancreas and attenuation of the pancreatitis-evoked fall in pancreatic blood flow. CIP increased pancreatic HSP70 mRNA and protein expression in the pancreas and this effect was enhanced by pioglitazone treatment.CONCLUSION: Pioglitazone attenuates CIP and the beneficial effect of this pioglitazone is multifactorial probably due to its anti-inflammatory activities, to the suppression of IL-1 beta and to the overexpression of HSP70. PPAR gamma ligands could represent a new therapeutic option in the treatment of AP. (C) 2005 The WJG Press and Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.