title: Stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 in trials for inflammatory bowel disease (PL-10, PLD-116, PL14736, Pliva, Croatia) heals ileoileal anastomosis in the rat.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 (BPC 157), which has been shown to be safe in clinical trials for inflammatory bowel disease (PL-10, PLD-116, PL14736, Pliva, Croatia), may be able to cure intestinal anastomosis dehiscence. This antiulcer peptide shows no toxicity, is limit test negative, and a lethal dose is not achieved. It is stable in human gastric juice. In comparison with other standard treatments it is more effective for ulcers and various wounds, and can be used without a carrier needed for other peptides, both locally and systemically (i.e., perorally, parenterally). We studied the effectiveness of BPC 157 for ileoileal anastomosis healing in rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  We assessed ileoileal anastomosis dehiscence macroscopically, histologically, and biomechanically (volume [ml] infused through a syringe-perfusion pump system (1 ml/10 s), and pressure [mmHg] to leak induction [catheter connected to a chamber and a monitor, at 10 cm proximal to anastomosis]), at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 14 days. BPC 157 (10 microg, 10 ng, 10 pg/kg i.p. (or saline [5 ml/kg]) was first administered after surgery, while it was last given 24 h before either assessment or sacrifice.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Throughout the experiment, both higher doses of BPC 157 were shown to improve all parameters of anastomotic wound healing. The formation of adhesions remained slight, the blood vessels were filled with blood, and a mild intestinal passage obstruction was only temporarily observed. Anastomosis without leakage induces markedly higher volume and pressure values, with a continuous increase toward healthy values. From day 1, edema was markedly attenuated and the number of granulocytes decreased, while from days 4 or 5 necrosis decreased and granulation tissue, reticulin, and collagen formation substantially increased, thus resulting in increased epithelization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed BPC 157 to have a beneficial effect on ileoileal anastomosis healing in the rat.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, University of Zagreb, Salata 11, POB 916, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors: Tihomir
authors: T
authors: Vuksic
authors: Ivan
authors: I
authors: Zoricic
authors: Luka
authors: L
authors: Brcic
authors: Marko
authors: M
authors: Sever
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Klicek
authors: Bozo
authors: B
authors: Radic
authors: Vedran
authors: V
authors: Cesarec
authors: Lidija
authors: L
authors: Berkopic
authors: Neike
authors: N
authors: Keller
authors: Alenka Boban
authors: AB
authors: Blagaic
authors: Neven
authors: N
authors: Kokic
authors: Ivan
authors: I
authors: Jelic
authors: Juraj
authors: J
authors: Geber
authors: Tomislav
authors: T
authors: Anic
authors: Sven
authors: S
authors: Seiwerth
authors: Predrag
authors: P
authors: Sikiric
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003094:Collagen / Q000187:drug effects; D017523:Croatia; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects; D045823:Ileus / Q000601:surgery*; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011506:Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D000267:Tissue Adhesions; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011506:Proteins; C083833:BPC 157; D003094:Collagen
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