Efficacy of tocilizumab treatment in cerulein-induced experimental acute pancreatitis model in rats

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a disease that can cause local and systemic complications that may have high morbidity and mortality. Currently, there is not any specific treatment for AP. In this study, we created an experimental model of AP in rats, and we aimed to demonstrate the histological effectiveness of tocilizumab treatment that antagonizes interleukin-6 (IL-6), one of the key cytokines in the development of AP.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-eight rats were divided into six groups for this study. AP model was created by subcutaneous injections of cerulein (20 μg/kg) four times at 1-h intervals. Tocilizumab 4 mg/kg was administered to one of the treatment groups and 8 mg/kg to the other treatment group intraperitoneally. The effects of tocilizumab were revealed by examining pancreatic tissue of the rats histopathologically according to the Schonberg scoring system.

RESULTS: A comparison between tocilizumab treatment group and AP control group provides statistically significant improvement in AP (p<0.0001). Furthermore, the dose of 8 mg/kg is shown to be more effective than 4 mg/kg (p=0.004).

CONCLUSION: Our study points out that tocilizumab may be an effective agent for pancreatitis treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology - 28(2017), 6 vom: 20. Nov., Seite 485-491

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hançerli, Yusuf [VerfasserIn]
Kaplan, Mustafa [VerfasserIn]
Tanoğlu, Alpaslan [VerfasserIn]
Yeşilbaş, Soner [VerfasserIn]
Küçükodacı, Zafer [VerfasserIn]
Yıldırım, Muhammet [VerfasserIn]
Narlı, Gizem [VerfasserIn]
Sakin, Yusuf Serdar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

888Y08971B
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Ceruletide
Gastrointestinal Agents
I031V2H011
Journal Article
Tocilizumab

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.07.2018

Date Revised 10.07.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5152/tjg.2017.16738

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM277541654