title: Ischemia-reperfusion rat model of acute pancreatitis: protein carbonyl as a putative early biomarker of pancreatic injury.
abstract: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disorder that can affect adjacent and/or remote organs. Some evidence indicates that the production of reactive oxygen species is able to induce AP. Protein carbonyl (PC) derivatives, which can also be generated through oxidative cleavage mechanisms, have been implicated in several diseases, but there is little or no information on this biomarker in AP. We investigated the association between some inflammatory mediators and PC, with the severity of ischemia-reperfusion AP. Wistar rats (n = 56) were randomly assigned in the following groups : control; sham, 15- or 180-min clamping of splenic artery, with 24 or 72 h of follow-up. The relationships between serum level of PC and thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS) to myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in tissue homogenates and to cytokines in culture supernatants of pancreatic samples were analyzed. MPO activity was related to the histology scores and increased in all clamping groups. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), and interleukin-6 were higher in the 180-min groups. Significant correlations were found between MPO activity and the concentrations of TNF-α and IL-1β. PC levels increased in the 15-min to 24-h group. TBARS levels were not altered substantially. MPO activity and TNF-α and IL-1β concentrations in pancreatic tissue are correlated with AP severity. Serum levels of PC appear to begin to rise early in the course of the ischemia-reperfusion AP and are no longer detected at later stages in the absence of severe pancreatitis. These data suggest that PC can be an efficient tool for the diagnosis of early stages of AP.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Surgical Science, Center of Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schanaider
authors.forename: Thales Penna
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Oliveira Coelho
authors.forename: Juan Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Renteria
authors.forename: Elis Cristina Araújo
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Eleuthério
authors.forename: Morgana Teixeira Lima
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Castelo-Branco
authors.forename: Kalil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Madi
authors.forename: Wagner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Baetas-da-Cruz
authors.forename: Heitor Siffert Pereira
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: de Souza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000032:analysis; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000032:analysis; D050050:Protein Carbonylation; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines; D009195:Peroxidase