title: Liver lipid peroxidation and antioxidant capacity in cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of oxidative damage in pancreatitis-induced hepatic injury. Thirty-five rats were divided into five groups (each of 7 rats): control, cerulein (100 microg/kg body weight), cerulein and pentoxifylline (12 mg/kg body weight), cerulein plus L-NAME (10 mg/kg body weight) and cerulein plus L-arginine (160 mg/kg body weight). The degree of hepatic cell degeneration differed significantly between groups. Mean malondialdehyde levels were 7.00 +/- 2.29, 20.89 +/- 10.13, 11.52 +/- 4.60, 18.69 +/- 8.56, and 8.58 +/- 3.68 nmol/mg protein for the control, cerulein, pentoxifylline, L-NAME, and L-arginine groups, respectively. Mean catalase activity was 3.20 +/- 0.83, 1.09 +/- 0.35, 2.05 +/- 0.91, 1.70 +/- 0.60, and 2.85 +/- 0.47 U/mg protein for the control, cerulein, pentoxifylline, L-NAME, and L-arginine groups, respectively, and mean glutathione peroxidase activity was 0.72 +/- 0.25, 0.33 +/- 0.09, 0.37 +/- 0.04, 0.34 +/- 0.07 and 0.42 +/- 0.1 U/mg protein for the control, cerulein, pentoxifylline, L-NAME, and L-arginine groups, respectively. Cerulein-induced liver damage was accompanied by a significant increase in tissue malondialdehyde levels (P < 0.05) and a significant decrease in catalase (P < 0.05) and GPx activities (P < 0.05). L-arginine and pentoxifylline, but not L-NAME, protected against this damage. Oxidative injury plays an important role not only in the pathogenesis of AP but also in pancreatitis-induced hepatic damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey. kadirbatci@inonu.edu.tr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Batcioglu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gul
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Uyumlu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esrefoglu
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002108:Ceruletide; D005260:Female; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D002108:Ceruletide; D001120:Arginine; D010431:Pentoxifylline; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester