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Early peritoneal lavage with ulinastatin improves outcome and enhances multi-organ protection in a model of severe acute pancreatitis

  • Authors:
    • Cong Feng
    • Xuan Su
    • Xuan Zhou
    • Li‑Li Wang
    • Bei Li
    • Li Chen
    • Fa‑Qin Lv
    • Tan‑Shi Li
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  • Published online on: February 3, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2251
  • Pages: 1171-1177
  • Copyright: © Feng et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of early peritoneal lavage with ulinastatin on the outcome of a rat model of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). A total of 80 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into the following groups: Sham‑operated (C), SAP model (M), saline lavage (SL), intravenous ulinastatin (IU), early ulinastatin lavage (EUL) and late ulinastatin lavage (LUL). Intraperitoneal lavage or injection were performed immediately subsequent to the establishment of the SAP model in groups SL, IU and EUL and 3 h later in group LUL. Intraperitoneal lavage with or without ulinastatin was performed for 3 h. The survival time of the rats in groups C, M, EUL and LUL was recorded over a 12‑h period and the median survival time was calculated. At 3 h after the induction of SAP, histopathological analyses were performed and the biochemical parameters of groups C, M, SL, IU and EUL were assessed. Groups EUL and LUL exhibited an increased median survival time compared with Group M, with the survival time of the rats in group EUL markedly longer than that in the group LUL rats. Group SL, IU and EUL rats were found to have reduced plasma activities of amylase, lipase, aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase, with the biggest change observed in the group EUL rats. Furthermore, the intervention in groups SL and EUL was more effective at reducing creatinine and urea levels than that in group IU. Rats in group EUL exhibited a greater inhibition of the SAP‑induced increase in troponin T levels than rats in groups SL and IU. The pathological severity scores of the pancreas, liver, kidney and lung in group EUL were significantly lower than those in groups M and better than those in groups SL and IU. In conclusion, early intraperitoneal lavage with ulinastatin significantly improves the median survival time and protects multi‑organ function in an SAP model.
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Feng C, Su X, Zhou X, Wang LL, Li B, Chen L, Lv FQ and Li TS: Early peritoneal lavage with ulinastatin improves outcome and enhances multi-organ protection in a model of severe acute pancreatitis. Exp Ther Med 9: 1171-1177, 2015
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Feng, C., Su, X., Zhou, X., Wang, L., Li, B., Chen, L. ... Li, T. (2015). Early peritoneal lavage with ulinastatin improves outcome and enhances multi-organ protection in a model of severe acute pancreatitis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 9, 1171-1177. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2251
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Feng, C., Su, X., Zhou, X., Wang, L., Li, B., Chen, L., Lv, F., Li, T."Early peritoneal lavage with ulinastatin improves outcome and enhances multi-organ protection in a model of severe acute pancreatitis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9.4 (2015): 1171-1177.
Chicago
Feng, C., Su, X., Zhou, X., Wang, L., Li, B., Chen, L., Lv, F., Li, T."Early peritoneal lavage with ulinastatin improves outcome and enhances multi-organ protection in a model of severe acute pancreatitis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9, no. 4 (2015): 1171-1177. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2015.2251