RESUMEN
Pulmonary edema is associated with pancreatic enzymes released into the blood stream during acute pancreatitis.Acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis in rats was established by injecting 5%sodium taurocholate into the pancreatic duct.Before and at the time of induction,SMS201-995 2?g/kg was injected subcutaneously,and followed by 3 h continuous I.V.infusion of NS solution containing SMS201-995 5?g?kg-1?h-1 at a rate of 6ml?kg-1?h-1.The results of this experiment showed that SMS201-995 could:(1) decrease the serum levels of amylase and lipase effectively;(2)reduce lung index and lung extravascular water volume siginficantly;(3)ameliorate the pathologic changs of lung and pancreas evidently.These results also suggested that SMS201-995 could both prevent and treat acute pancreatitis and pulmonary edema induced by it in rats.Therefore,it is theoretically sound that evidence can be proviede by the results obtained in this experiment for the application of SMS201-995,a long acting analogue of somatostatin,to treat clinical acute pancreatitis by its inhibitory effect towards pancreatic exocrine secretion.