EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION, vol.11, no.3, pp.675-683, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of 17 beta-estradiol (E-2) on acute necrotizing panereatitis (ANP) induced by glycodeoxycholic acid in rats. Rats were divided into six groups as sham + saline, sham + single dose E-2 (SDE2), sham + multiple dose E-2 (MDE2), ANP + saline, ANP + SDE2, and ANP + MDE2. ANP in rats was induced by glycodeoxycholic acid. The extent of acinar cell injury, mortality, systemic cardiorespiratory variables, functional capillary density (FCD), renal/hepatic functions, and changes in some enzyme markers for pancreatic and lung tissue were investigated during ANP in rats. The induction of ANP resulted in a significant increase in the mortality rate, pancreatic necrosis, and serum activity of amylase, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), interleukin (IL)-6, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, serum concentration of urea, and tissue activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in the pancreas and lung, and a significant decrease in concentrations of calcium, blood pressure, urine output, p0(2), and functional capillary density (FCD). The use of E-2 did not alter these changes. E-2 demonstrated no effect on the course of ANP in rats. Therefore, it has no value in the treatment during acute pancreatitis.