title: Influence of the CCK-antagonist loxiglumide on bile-induced experimental pancreatitis.
abstract: The present study investigates the effect of CCK-receptor blockade on taurocholate-induced pancreatitis in rats using the potent antagonist loxiglumide. Intraperitoneal administration (50 mg/kg) of loxiglumide began 3 h before, or 10 min or 3 h after induction of pancreatitis. Mean survival times of the experimental groups were 31.2, 23.6, and 20.5 h, respectively, compared to 18.2 h for controls. Survival for 24 h after induction of pancreatitis was significantly improved when the antagonist was given 3 h before, but not in the time periods after induction. After 72 h, survival time was not significantly altered in any of the groups. Furthermore, amylase and lipase levels quantified 10 h after induction of pancreatitis in ascites, blood, or tissue did not indicate a significant difference, nor was improvement in survival seen when the CCK-antagonist was tested in rats receiving a basal treatment with intravenous volume substitution, peritoneal lavage, and protease inhibition. We conclude that CCK-receptor blockade does not improve the final outcome of bile-induced pancreatitis in the rat, even if treatment is started before induction of pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum Innere Medizin, Abteilung Gastroenterologie und Endokrinologie, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Leonhardt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Seidensticker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fussek
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stöckmann
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Creutzfeldt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011377:Proglumide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011949:Receptors, Cholecystokinin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000502:physiology; D013656:Taurocholic Acid; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011949:Receptors, Cholecystokinin; D013656:Taurocholic Acid; C053737:loxiglumide; D011377:Proglumide