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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
Trypsinogen activation peptide (TAP) concentration and alpha 2-macroglobulin-trypsin complex (alpha 2M-T) activity were measured in two experimental models of acute pancreatitis in rats to evaluate the significance of activation of trypsinogen in acute pancreatitis. TAP concentration and alpha 2M-T activity in serum rose significantly in trypsin-taurocholate-induced hemorrhagic acute pancreatitis, while in cerulein-induced edematous acute pancreatitis they did not rise in spite of a similar increase in immunoreactive trypsin. When rats in trypsin-taurocholate-induced pancreatitis were treated by protease inhibitor (FUT-175; nafamostat mesilate; FUT group), alpha 2M-T activity in serum was significantly lower than that in nontreated controls (mean +/- SEM, 20.8 +/- 1.43 U/L in the FUT group vs 79.1 +/- 24.5 in controls; p < 0.01). The survival rate at 24 h was significantly improved in the FUT group compared with the controls (70 vs 43%; p < 0.05). The increase in TAP concentration in the FUT group was similar to that in controls. The TAP concentration in pancreatic tissue at 24 h was significantly (p < 0.01) lower in the survival group (7.8 +/- 0.8 ng/ml) than in the lethal group (25.9 +/- 3.7 ng/ml). Activation of trypsinogen and its subsequent enzyme activity play an important role in the evolution of severe acute pancreatitis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caerulein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Guanidines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Oligopeptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proglumide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protease Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cholecystokinin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Taurocholic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Trypsin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Trypsinogen, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/alpha-2-macroglobulin-trypsin..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/alpha-Macroglobulins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/loxiglumide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/nafamostat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/trypsinogen activation peptide
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0885-3177
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
306-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Activation of trypsinogen in experimental models of acute pancreatitis in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't