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JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE SURGERY
Volume 19, Issue 5, Pages 283-289Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/08941930600889391
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bacterial translocation; misoprostol; obstructive jaundice; prostaglandin E1; small bowel mucosa
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The absence of bile in the gut lumen induces mucosal injury and promotes bacterial translocation (BT). Prostaglandin E (PGE) has a protective effect on the mucosal layer of the alimentary tract. We hypothesize that PGE1 may prevent BT by its beneficial action on the mucosa of the small bowel. Thirty Wistar albino rats were divided equally into 3 groups; Group 1 ( control) underwent sham laparotomy, group 2 obstructive jaundice (OJ) and group 3 ( OJ + PGE1) underwent common bile duct (CBD) ligation and transection. Groups 1 and 2 received; 1 mL normal saline and group 3 received 40 mg of the PGE1 analogue misoprostol dissolved in 1 mL normal saline administered by orogastric tube once daily. After 7 days, laparotomy and collection of samples for laboratory analyses were performed, including bacteriological analysis of intestine, mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs), and blood, and histopathologic examination of intestinal mucosa to determine mucosal thickness and structural damage. Serum bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase levels confirmed OJ in all animals with CBD transection. The mucosal damage score was significantly reduced in jaundiced animals receiving PGE1 compared to jaundiced controls (2.15 +/- 0.74 vs 5.3 +/- 0.59; p <.00001) and mucosal thickness was greater ( 607 +/- 59.1 mu m vs. 393 +/- 40.3 mu m; p <.00001). The incidence of BT to MLNs decreased from 90% to 30% ( p <.02) when jaundiced rats received PGE1. PGE1 treatment reduced the detection rate of viable enteric bacteria in the blood from 60% to 10% ( p <.057). We conclude that administration of PGE1 provides protection against OJ-induced atrophy and damage of intestinal mucosa, and thereby prevents translocation of enteric bacteria to underlying tissues.
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