Partial restoration of pancreatic function by exogenous secretin in rats with ceruletide-induced acute pancreatitis.
Pharmacological doses of ceruletide administered intravenously to unconscious rats uniformly induces acute pancreatitis (AP) as well as a striking reduction in pure pancreatic juice (PPJ) and protein output. High-dose intravenous secretin administered to rats with ceruletide-induced AP effects a reestablishment of PPJ flow and a significant increase in PPJ protein output. Light microscopy of the pancreas in ceruletide-induced AP rats revealed marked acinar cell vacuolization and intense interstitial edema. By contrast, pancreatic histology in AP rats treated with high-dose secretin revealed a distinct lessening of acinar cell vacuolization and interstitial edema. We have established that high-dose intravenous secretin given to rats with ceruletide-induced AP is (1) not harmful, (2) reestablishes PPJ flow and evokes a partial restoration of protein output, and (3) appears to reduce pancreatic histopathology when compared to non-secretin-treated rats with AP.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D002108:Ceruletide; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010189:Pancreatic Juice / Q000378:metabolism; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012633:Secretin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013997:Time Factors
D011506:Proteins; D012633:Secretin; D002108:Ceruletide; D000681:Amylases