AIM: To detect the effect of sepsis on hepatic,renal functions and corresponding enzymes in intestine of mice,and to explore the role of leptin in acute inflammation.METHODS: A mice model of sepsis was made by cecum ligation and perforation,and 96-well spectrophotometry was used to detecte the levels of alanine aminotransferase(ALT),uric acid(UA) and activities of myeloperoxidase(MPO),glutathin-S-transferase(GST),xanthine oxidase(XOD),superoxide dismutase(SOD) in serum and intestinal homogenized fluids,respectively.Hematoxylin-eosin staining was used simultaneously to check the histopathologic changes of intestine.RESULTS: Compared with sham group(330.12 ?mol/L?94.15 ?mol/L),serum UA level(521.92 ?mol/L?91.86 ?mol/L) at 6 h after sepsis was significantly higher.12 h after sepsis,both serum ALT(83.55 U/L?40.44 U/L) and UA(474.03 ?mol/L?75.22 ?mol/L) were significantly higher than those in sham group(66.23 U/L?16.80 U/L and 320.95 ?mol/L?99.14 ?mol/L,respectively).12 h after leptin injection(0.1 mg/kg,ip) or indomethacin injection(2 mg/kg,ip),the serum ALT and UA levels significantly decreased(vs sepsis group,P

OBJECTIVE: To explore the change of orexin-A expression in hepatic reperfusion and their association with liver injury, and to find out the role of orexin-A in traumatic stress responses. METHODS: A 70% hepatic reperfusion model of rats was established, setting groups of sham-operation and injury ones with different reperfusion time. A self-produced radioimmunoassay and relevant kits were used to detect the protein level of orexin-A in the plasma and the hypothalamus, serum glucose, total anti-oxidation capacity and alanine transaminase, HE staining and immunohistochemistry were used to investigate the pathological variation and protein expression of orexin-A in the liver, while RT-PCR was applied to observe mRNA expression of orexin-A in the hypothalamus and the liver. RESULTS: Both the shape of standard curve and metrical results of the self-produced orexin-A radioimmunoassay were good. Protein levels of orexin-A in the plasma and the hypothalamus in each reperfusion group showed no significant change. Serum glucose and total anti-oxidation capacity increased significantly at the later phase of injury. There was significant and positive linear correlation between the plasma orexin-A and serum glucose and total anti-oxidation capacity; serum alanine transaminase in each reperfusion group was significantly higher, and liver damage was significantly alleviated at the later phase of the injury. Different extents of variation were observed in protein expression of orexin-A in the liver and its mRNA expression in the hypothalamus and the liver. CONCLUSION Orexin-A undergoes significant changes during hepatic reperfusion, indicating that orexin-A participates in the modulation of hepatic reperfusion-induced liver injury and internal disorders.
Animals ; Hypothalamus ; metabolism ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Liver ; blood supply ; metabolism ; Male ; Neuropeptides ; genetics ; metabolism ; Orexins ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; metabolism ; Radioimmunoassay ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Reperfusion Injury ; metabolism