Year 2004 / Volume 96 / Number 8
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Pulmonary injuries and cytokine levels after the intraperitoneal administration of pancreatic homogenates in rats

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G. Mozo, M. L. del Olmo, A. Caro-Patón, E. Reyes, L. Manzano, A. Belmonte, A. Almaraz and M. Álvarez-Mon

Abstract
Introduction: our objective was to investigate the effects of the administration of pancreatic homogenates, with or without enzymatic activation, to healthy animals regarding cytokine serum
levels and the development of pulmonary distress.

Material and methods: 106 male Wistar rats, divided into three groups, were studied: group A, intraperitoneal administration of homogenates activated with enterokinase; group B, homogenates
without enterokinase; and group C, control group with administration of physiological saline solution. Each group was divided into 4 subgroups according to the time of sacrifice: 0, 2, 6 and 24 hours. We studied the pulmonary and pancreatic histology,
serum parameters of renal and hepatic function, and serum levels of IL-1b, IL-6 and TNFa.
Results: there was no mortality in any group. Pancreatic disorders in A and B groups were noted at 24 hours. These two groups had statistically significant higher transaminase serum levels than
those of the control group, as well as statistically significant higher creatinine levels in group A. IL-1b showed a statistically significant higher level at 6 h in both groups, A and B, but was higher in
group A, which also exhibited significant pulmonary histologic damage with respect to controls at 6 h.

Conclusions: the higher IL-1b level in group A may result from production by peritoneal macrophages under the influence of homogenate enzymatic activation. This may be the reason for
lung damage.
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G. Mozo, M. L. del Olmo, A. Caro-Patón, E. Reyes, L. Manzano, A. Belmonte, A. Almaraz and M. Álvarez-Mon. Pulmonary injuries and cytokine levels after the intraperitoneal administration of pancreatic homogenates in rats. 0


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