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KMID : 1188320150090030411
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Gut and Liver
2015 Volume.9 No. 3 p.411 ~ p.416
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Pyrrolidine Dithiocarbamate Inhibits Nuclear Factor κB and Toll-Like Receptor 4 Expression in Rats with Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis
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Min Xu
Kun-Ning Wang
Xing-Peng Wang
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Abstract
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Background/Aims:To investigate the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in the pancreases of rats with acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) and any changes upon treatment with pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), an inhibitor of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), as well as to determine the relationship between TLR4 and NF-κB in ANP pathogenesis.
Methods:A total of 72 SD rats were randomly divided into three groups, namely, the control (sham-operation), ANP, and ANP with PDTC pretreatment groups. The PDTC-pretreated group was intraperitoneally injected with PDTC at a dose of 100 mg/kg 1 hour before the induction of ANP. The expressions of TLR4 and NF-κB in pancreatic tissue were evaluated by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis. The mRNA levels of cytokines tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6 were measured by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.
Results:The expressions of TLR4, NF-κB, and cytokine (NF-κB target) genes in the pancreatic tissue increased more significantly in the ANP groups than in the sham-operation group at 3, 6, and 12 hours. Pretreatment with PDTC alleviated the inflammatory activation in the pancreas with ANP, causing a significant decrease in the expressions of TLR4, NF-κB, and cytokine genes in the pancreatic tissue.
Conclusions:The expressions of TLR4 and NF-κB were increased in the pancreases of rats with ANP. PDTC not only inhibits NF-κB but also suppresses the expression of TLR4 and downregulates the expression of the related cytokine genes.
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KEYWORD
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Acute necrotizing pancreatitis, NF-kappa B, Toll-like receptor 4
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