Cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis diminished vitamin E concentration in plasma and increased in the pancreas.

Abstract

Redistribution of vitamin E in the rat body was studied during acute pancreatitis induced by two intraperitoneal doses of cerulein 40 micrograms/kg of body weight at 1-hr intervals. Hyperamylasemia (2064 +/- 521 vs 6419 +/- 129 U/dL) and pancreatic edema (pancreatic water content, 71 +/- 1.2% vs 78 +/- 2%) were observed. In this model the increased level of lipid soluble fluorophore was also observed (274 +/- 18 vs 120 +/- 9.0 relative fluorescence per g dry wt). Parallel with these changes was a decrease in the level of vitamin E in the serum and an increase in the pancreas. The concentration of vitamin E in the pancreas after 6 h was 162 +/- 8.5 ng/mg dry mass vs 128.1 +/- 6.1 ng/mg dry mass in control animals. The effect of heparin on vitamin E redistribution induced by acute pancreatitis was also investigated. It was found that heparin at a dose of 100 U/kg body mass prevents the drop of the vitamin E level in the serum as well as the increases in the concentration in the pancreas tissue. It was concluded that acute pancreatitis induced redistribution of vitamin E in the rat body. Moreover, we studied the effects of heparin treatment on oxidative stress in the pancreas tissue. Acute pancreatitis caused an increase in lipofuscin accumulation, and a decrease in protein sulfhydryl groups in citrate synthetase (CS) and in malate dehydrogenase (MDH) activity. Heparin treatment that protected vitamin E accumulation in the pancreas tissue did not influence the changes in the level of lipofuscin and proteins sulfhydryl.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

• Authors: J Antosiewicz, J Popinigis, H Ishiguro, T Hayakawa, T Wakabayashi
• Journal: International journal of pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (Int J Pancreatol) Vol. 17 Issue 3 Pg. 231-6 (Jun 1995) ISSN: 0169-4197 [Print] United States
• PMID: 7642970 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Vitamin E
• Ceruletide
• Citrate (si)-Synthase

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Animals
• Ceruletide
• Citrate (si)-Synthase (metabolism)
• Male
• Pancreas (metabolism)
• Pancreatitis (metabolism)
• Rats
• Rats, Wistar
• Vitamin E (blood, metabolism)