Journal
PANCREATOLOGY
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 326-336Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2016.02.012
Keywords
Hydrogen sulfide; Cystathionine gamma-lyase (CSE); Cystathione-beta-synthase (CBS); Cerulein-induced pancreatitis; Pancreatic duct ligation-induced necrotizing pancreatitis; Korean red ginseng
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- Korean Society of Ginseng - Korea Ginseng Cooperation
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Aim: Effective therapy to treat acute pancreatitis (AP) or to prevent its recurrence/complication is still not available. Based on previous results that suggest that: i) hydrogen sulfide (H2S) levels were significantly increased in pancreatitis and gastritis and ii) Korean red ginseng (KRG) efficiently attenuated Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis through the suppressive actions of H2S, we hypothesized that KRG can ameliorate experimental pancreatitis through suppression of H2S generation. Methods: C57BL/6 mice were pre-administered KRG and then subjected to cerulein injection or pancreatic duct ligation (PDL) to induce pancreatitis. Blood and pancreas tissues were collected and processed to measure serum levels of amylase, lipase and myeloperoxidase and the concentration of H2S and the levels of various inflammatory cytokine in pancreatic tissues of mice with induced AP. Results: KRG significantly inhibited NaHS-induced COX-2 and TNF-alpha mRNA in pancreatic cells, but DL-propargylglycine did not. KRG ameliorated cerulein-induced edematous pancreatitis accompanied with significant inactivation of NF-kappa B and JNK in pancreatic tissues of C57BL/6 mice (p < 0.001) and also significantly ameliorated PDL-induced necrotizing pancreatitis (p<0.01); in both conditions, the significant suppression of H2S resulting from KRG pretreatment afforded rescuing outcomes. Along with suppressed levels of H2S consequent to depressed expressions of CBS and CSE mRNA, KRG administration efficiently decreased the serum level of amylase, lipase, and myeloperoxidase and the expression of inflammatory cytokines in animal models of mild or severe AP. Conclusions: These results provide evidence for the preventive and therapeutic roles of KRG against AP mediated by H2S suppression. (C) 2016 IAP and EPC. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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