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Protective Effect of Tetrandrine on Sodium Taurocholate-Induced Severe Acute Pancreatitis.

Abstract
Tet is a type of alkaloid extracted from Stephania tetrandra, and it has recently been demonstrated that Tet can protect against inflammation and free radical injury and inhibit the release of inflammatory mediators. The present study was designed to observe the protective effect of Tet on sodium taurocholate-induced severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). The rat model of SAP was induced by retrograde bile duct injection of sodium taurocholate and then treated with Verapamil and Tet. The results showed that Tet can reduce NF-κB activation in pancreas issue, inhibit the SAP cascade, and improve SAP through inducing pancreas acinar cell apoptosis and stabilizing intracellular calcium in the pancreas, thus mitigating the damage to the pancreas. Our study revealed that Tet may reduce systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and multiple organ dysfunction syndromes (MODS) to protect against damage, and these roles may be mediated through the NF-κB pathway to improve the proinflammatory/anti-inflammatory imbalance.
AuthorsXian-Lin Wu, Jie-Xing Li, Zhen-Dong Li, Da-Sheng Liu, Su-Hong Lu, Kang-Li Liu, Hong-Yan Duan, Yu-Hong Luo
JournalEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (Evid Based Complement Alternat Med) Vol. 2015 Pg. 129103 ( 2015) ISSN: 1741-427X [Print] United States
PMID26557854 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

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