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Sodium fusidate and the cytokine response in an experimental model of acute pancreatitis
- Source :
- British Journal of Surgery. 85:1487-1492
- Publication Year :
- 1998
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 1998.
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Abstract
- BackgroundNew therapies designed to downregulate the aberrant immune response associated with severe acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) are being increasingly investigated in different experimental models of ANP. The aim of this study was to test the potential effects of sodium fusidate on the course of severe ANP in rabbits.MethodsANP was induced in 20 rabbits by retrograde injection of 5 per cent chenodeoxycholic acid into the pancreatic duct followed by duct ligation. The rabbits were allocated to pretreatment with intravenous physiological saline or sodium fusidate 80 mg/kg 30 min before the induction of ANP. Levels of serum amylase, lipase, tumour necrosis factor (TNF) α, interleukin (IL) 8, glucose and calcium, and leucocyte count were measured every 3 h for a total of 12 h. At the end of the experiment, ascitic fluid was collected and the pancreatic, lung and kidney tissues were obtained for histological examination.ResultsPretreatment with sodium fusidate reduced the mortality rate from six of ten to three of ten (P < 0·05) and reduced the output of ascitic fluid from 5·2 to 2·0 ml/h (P ConclusionPretreatment with sodium fusidate resulted in a considerable reduction in mortality rate and ascitic fluid output in rabbits with bile-induced ANP, probably by lowering the TNF-α and IL-8 blood levels. However, pretreatment with sodium fusidate did not alter the local or systemic manifestations of ANP. Thus, cytokines other than TNF-α and IL-8 are likely to mediate the local and systemic symptoms of ANP.
- Subjects :
- Blood Glucose
Male
Cholagogues and Choleretics
medicine.medical_specialty
Necrosis
Pancreatic disease
Sodium
chemistry.chemical_element
Chenodeoxycholic Acid
Leukocyte Count
chemistry.chemical_compound
Chenodeoxycholic acid
Internal medicine
medicine
Animals
Ascitic Fluid
Calcium metabolism
Kidney
Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
business.industry
Interleukin-8
Lipase
medicine.disease
Endocrinology
medicine.anatomical_structure
chemistry
Amylases
Pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis
Calcium
Female
Surgery
Rabbits
medicine.symptom
business
Fusidic Acid
Immunosuppressive Agents
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 13652168 and 00071323
- Volume :
- 85
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British Journal of Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....95d06fe72c630032fb96a34fdff324ff