• The PLA Center of General Surgery, General Hospital of Chengdu Military Area, Chengdu 610041, China;
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ObjectiveTo explore the regulation of nuclear factorκB (NFκB) on tumor necrosis factorα (TNFα) expression in the liver and its role in liver injury in rats with acute pancreatitis.MethodsSeventytwo Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: acute pancreatitis group (AP), acute pancreatitis treated with pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) group (APP) and sham operation group (SO). The hepatic NFκB activities were determined with electrophoretic mobility shift assays. The expressions of hepatic TNFα mRNA were detected with RTPCR. The levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were also measured.ResultsThe NFκB activities were significantly higher in AP and APP groups than those in SO group 3-6 hours after operation. The expressions of TNFα mRNA were ber in AP and APP groups than those in SO group 3-24 hours after operation. The levels of serum ALT were also significantly higher in these two groups than those in SO group 3-24 hours after operation. However, compared with AP group, the activities of NFκB, the expressions of TNFα mRNA and the levels of ALT significantly decreased in APP group.ConclusionThe activation of hepatic NFκB is associated with the liver injury by regulating TNFα mRNA expression in acute pancreatitis.

Citation: SHI Li,TIAN Fuzhou,LI Xu,HUANG Darong,ZHAO Bi,GU Dayong.. Regulation of Nuclear FactorKappa B on Tumor Necrosis Factorα Expression in the Liver and Its Role in Liver Injury in Rats with Acute Pancreatitis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2004, 11(3): 228-230. doi: Copy