Effects of Caspase-1 inhibitor on the expression of hepatic interleukin-18 of rats with experimental severe acute pancreatitis / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the effect of Caspase-1 inhibitor on hepatic tissue and on the expression of hepatic interleukin-18 of rats with experimental severe acute pancreatitis(SAP).Methods Forty-two SD rats were randomly assigned into 3 groups: healthy control group(HC,n=6),SAP+normal saline group(SAP-S,n=18) and SAP+ICE inhibitor group(SAP-ICE-I,n=18).SAP was induced by retrograde infusion of 4% sodium taurocholate into the pancreaticobliliary duct in SD rats.Animals in HC group received similar surgical procedure and duct cannulation but without sodium taurocholate inoculation.In SAP-S group,rats received the first intraperitoneal injection of isotonic saline 2 hours after induction of acute pancreatitis,and the same injection was repeated at 12th hour.ICE inhibitor was injected into the rats in SAP-ICE-I group 2 hours after induction of acute pancreatitis,and the same injection was repeated at 12th hour.Blood samples were obtained from the rats in SAP-S and SAP-ICE-I groups via cardiac puncture at 6,12 and 18h after modeling,respectively.The levels of serum amylase(AMY),alanine aminotransferase(ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase(AST),and the peritoneal fluid,were detected at these three time points.The histopathology of pancrease and liver were observed under light microscope.Intrahepatic expression and localization of IL-18 protein were detected respectively by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry.Results Serum AMY,ALT,AST and peritoneal fluid were significantly increased in SAP-S and SAP-ICE-I groups compared with those in HC group(P