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Role of local pancreatic blood flow in development of hemorrhagic pancreatitis induced by stress in rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7689731     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Our previous data showed that the pancreatitis induced in rats by cerulein develops into hemorrhagic pancreatitis following water-immersion stress. The present study examined the effects of water-immersion stress and high doses of cerulein (intraperitoneal injection) on pancreatic blood flow. Five hours of water-immersion stress reduced the local pancreatic blood flow to approximately 30% of the initial value (253.75 +/- 12.58 ml/min/100 g) without causing any histological alterations. Blood flow was decreased as early as 1 h after the immersion and reached the lowest value (30% of initial value) 3 h after the immersion. The administration of 40 micrograms/kg body wt cerulein as two intraperitoneal injections reduced the pancreatic blood flow by 40% 5 h after the first cerulein injection. The injections of cerulein combined with water-immersion stress did not reduce the pancreatic blood flow more than did water-immersion stress alone. The systemic blood pressure was unaffected during 5 h of water immersion after the cerulein injections. These findings suggest that in rats the stress-induced decrease of local pancreatic blood flow may not produce pancreatitis, but may aggravate an existing acute pancreatitis.
Authors:
M Furukawa; T Kimura; T Sumii; H Yamaguchi; H Nawata
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pancreas     Volume:  8     ISSN:  0885-3177     ISO Abbreviation:  Pancreas     Publication Date:  1993 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-09-27     Completed Date:  1993-09-27     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8608542     Medline TA:  Pancreas     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  499-505     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amylases / blood
Animals
Capillaries / pathology
Dopamine / pharmacology
Endothelium, Vascular / pathology
Hemorrhage / etiology,  pathology,  physiopathology*
Male
Organ Size / physiology
Pancreas / blood supply*,  pathology
Pancreatitis / etiology,  pathology,  physiopathology*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Regional Blood Flow / drug effects,  physiology
Stress, Physiological / physiopathology*
Thrombosis / etiology,  pathology
Vasopressins / pharmacology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
11000-17-2/Vasopressins; EC 3.2.1.-/Amylases

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