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Chlorpromazine treatment of experimental acute fulminant pancreatitis in pigs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7297579     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Acute pancreatitis was induced in 20 piglets. In the controls (10 piglets) no specific treatment was given, while in the experimental group the animals were treated with chlorpromazine, a potent phospholipase A2 inhibitor in vitro. Blood samples were taken from all animals for the assay of amylase, lipase, phospholipase A2, calcium, blood glucose and arterial blood gases both before the experiment and at various time intervals after its commencement. At autopsy, tissue specimens were taken from the pancreas, liver, lungs, heart and kidneys for histological studies. In the untreated animals there was a continuous rise in the phospholipase A2 levels, while the level decreased to zero on the second day in the treated animals (p less than 0.01, Student's t test). Moreover, in the untreated animals there was a sharp drop in the arterial pO2, while this remained unchanged in the treated animals (p less than 0.1, Student's t test). The mortality was significantly less (p less than 0.01, chi-square test) in the chlorpromazine-treated animals than in the controls. Serum phospholipase A2 levels correlated with the changes in pulmonary function and mortality. The results support the view that phospholipase A2 is of importance in the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis.
Authors:
T Schröder; M Lempinen; S Nordling; P K Kinnunen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European surgical research. Europäische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales européennes     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0014-312X     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur Surg Res     Publication Date:  1981  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-01-20     Completed Date:  1982-01-20     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0174752     Medline TA:  Eur Surg Res     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  143-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Animals
Chlorpromazine / pharmacology,  therapeutic use*
Lung / pathology
Pancreas / pathology
Pancreatitis / drug therapy*,  metabolism,  pathology
Phospholipases A / antagonists & inhibitors,  metabolism
Phospholipases A2
Swine
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
50-53-3/Chlorpromazine; EC 3.1.1.-/Phospholipases A; EC 3.1.1.4/Phospholipases A2

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