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Ulinastatin attenuates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by inhibiting tumor necrosis factor alpha.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17112827     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury may influence graft function following transplantation. Ulinastatin, a urinary trypsin inhibitor has been shown to attenuate I/R injury in various organs such as intestine, heart, and kidney in animals. The present experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of pretreatment with ulinastatin on I/R-induced lung injury. METHODS: After establishing a constant left lung warm ischemia-reperfusion model in rats, 45 animals were randomly divided into three experimental groups: sham group (n = 15), IR group (n = 15), and ulinastatin (5000 U/kg pre-ischemia) + IR group (n = 15). The lung injury was evaluated by tissue myeloperoxidase activity, with simultaneous estimation of the serum concentration of TNFalpha. RESULTS: The ulinastatin-pretreated animals exhibited markedly decreased lung tissue myeloperoxidase activity (P < .05). Blood gas analysis demonstrated, that the treated animals had significantly ameliorated pulmonary oxygenation (P < .05). The serum concentration of TNF-alpha in the ulinastatin-pretreated group was markedly decreased compared with that of the I/R group (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Ulinastatin attenuated I/R-induced lung injury. This function is partly related to the capacity of the agent to inhibit myeloperoxidase activity in lung tissue and decrease systemic expression to TNF-alpha.
Authors:
B Ren; H Wu; J Zhu; D Li; Y Shen; R Ying; G Dong; H Jing
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Transplantation proceedings     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0041-1345     ISO Abbreviation:  Transplant. Proc.     Publication Date:  2006 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-11-20     Completed Date:  2007-02-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0243532     Medline TA:  Transplant Proc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2777-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Jinling Hospital, Clinical Medicine School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. robbishren@yahoo.com.cn
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Gas Analysis
Disease Models, Animal
Glycoproteins / therapeutic use*
Male
Pulmonary Circulation*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Reperfusion Injury / blood,  prevention & control*
Trypsin Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Glycoproteins; 0/Trypsin Inhibitors; 0/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; 80449-32-7/urinastatin

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