Min He1, Richard Horuk, Madhav Bhatia. 1. Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Bldg MD2, 18 Medical Drive, Singapore.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Chemokines and their receptors play a key role in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis. BX471 is a potent nonpeptide CC chemokine receptor 1 antagonist in both human and mouse. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of prophylactic and therapeutic treatment with BX471 on experimental acute pancreatitis in the mouse and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. METHODS: Acute pancreatitis was induced in mice by hourly intraperitoneal injection of cerulein. BX471 was administered either prophylactically or therapeutically, and pancreatic inflammation and lung injury were assessed. The expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1, P-selectin, and E-selectin was studied by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: In cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis, treatment with BX471 significantly protected mice against lung injury associated with cerulein-induced pancreatitis by attenuating myeloperoxidase activity, an indicator of neutrophil recruitment, and lung morphological changes in histological sections. Treatment with BX471 had little effect on pancreatic damage. Blocking CC chemokine receptor 1 by BX471 also down-regulated intercellular adhesion molecule 1, P-selectin, and E-selectin expression at mRNA and protein levels in both lungs and pancreas compared with vehicle-treated groups. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that interfering with neutrophil migration and activation by targeting CC chemokine receptor 1 may represent a promising strategy to prevent disease progression in acute pancreatitis.
OBJECTIVES: Chemokines and their receptors play a key role in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis. BX471 is a potent nonpeptide CC chemokine receptor 1 antagonist in both human and mouse. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of prophylactic and therapeutic treatment with BX471 on experimental acute pancreatitis in the mouse and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. METHODS:Acute pancreatitis was induced in mice by hourly intraperitoneal injection of cerulein. BX471 was administered either prophylactically or therapeutically, and pancreatic inflammation and lung injury were assessed. The expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1, P-selectin, and E-selectin was studied by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: In cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis, treatment with BX471 significantly protected mice against lung injury associated with cerulein-induced pancreatitis by attenuating myeloperoxidase activity, an indicator of neutrophil recruitment, and lung morphological changes in histological sections. Treatment with BX471 had little effect on pancreatic damage. Blocking CC chemokine receptor 1 by BX471 also down-regulated intercellular adhesion molecule 1, P-selectin, and E-selectin expression at mRNA and protein levels in both lungs and pancreas compared with vehicle-treated groups. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that interfering with neutrophil migration and activation by targeting CC chemokine receptor 1 may represent a promising strategy to prevent disease progression in acute pancreatitis.
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