[The role of octahedral montone in colonic barrier protection in severe acute pancreatitis rat model.].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the protective mechanism of octahedral montone in rats with acute pancreatitis.


METHODS
Seventy-two SD rats were randomly divided into a sham-operation (SO) group, a severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) group and a treatment with octahedral montone group. Retrograde pancreatic ductal injection of 5% cholate sodium in rats was used to establish SAP models. Sham operation was done with intraperitoneal injection of normal saline. In the treated group octahedral montone was given through enema half hour before inducing SAP model. Then, we evaluate the pancreatic injury and detect the level of TNF-alpha, diamine oxidase (DAO) and endotoxin. Western blot and RT-PCR were used to determine the expressions of the tight junction protein occludin in the endothelial cells of intestinal mucosa at the time of hour 3, 6, 12 after operation.


RESULTS
(1) The pathological scores of pancreatitis were significantly higher in the SAP group than those in the treatment group and SO group (P < 0.05). (2) Compared with the SO group, the level of TNF-alpha in the SAP group and the treatment group was much higher (P < 0.05), but the level in the treatment group was lower than that in the SAP group (P < 0.05). (3) The serum concentration of DAO and endotoxin was significantly increased in the SAP group, and the concentration in treatment group was higher than that in the SO group (P < 0.01), but lower than that in the SAP group (P < 0.01). The occludin protein and mRNA expression in the SAP group was the lowest and the expression in the treatment group was higher than that in the SAP group (P < 0.01), but lower than that in the SO group (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Octahedral montone can improve the colonic barrier function, reduce the endotoxemia, and ameliorate the inflammation during acute pancreatitis.
Xu
Juan-Juan
JJ
Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Peng
Jing-Jing
JJ
Hu
Geng-Cheng
GC
Qian
Wei
W
Ding
Zhen
Z
Liu
Jun
J
Hou
Xiao-Hua
XH
D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa; D010195:Pancreatitis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha