Influence of somatostatin on acute pancreatitis in rats.
Eur J Surg
; 164(10): 785-90, 1998 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the effect of two regimens of somatostatin on the morbidity and short term outcome of acute pancreatitis in rats.DESIGN:
Randomised laboratory study.SETTING:
Teaching hospital, France. ANIMALS 24 male Wistar rats.INTERVENTIONS:
Rats were randomised to 3 groups of 8, 2 of which were given somatostatin (one 25 microg/kg/hour by continuous infusion and one as a bolus injection of 5 microg before the infusion of 25 microg/kg/hour); the third (control) group was given 0.9% of saline 25 microg/kg/hour. Acute pancreatitis was induced by ligating the pancreatic duct at the junction with the duodenum. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Serum amylase and lipase activities at 2 and 4 hours, and histological changes after 4 hours, at which time the animals were killed and the pancreas removed.RESULTS:
Amylase and lipase activities were significantly lower in the somatostatin groups than in the control group throughout the experiment (p < 0.001). They were slightly but not significantly lower in the bolus group than the infusion group. The degree of necrosis and the extent of inflammatory infiltration were significantly less in the somatostatin groups (p < 0.008).CONCLUSION:
Somatostatin has an early favourable effect on the course of experimentally induced pancreatitis in rats.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pancreatitis
/
Somatostatina
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Surg
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia