PURPOSE: Multiple organ dysfunction and infection are major contributors to the high mortality associated with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) recognizes the lipopolysaccharide of gram-negative bacilli and is involved in inflammatory response and host defense. We examined the effects of TLR4-deficiency in SAP in mice. METHODS: Closed duodenal loop-induced pancreatitis was induced in C3H/HeN (wild-type) and C3H/HeJ (TLR4-deficient) mice. We compared the severity of pancreatitis, liver and kidney dysfunction, and bacterial translocation to the pancreas between the two types of mice 12 h after the induction of SAP. RESULTS: The severity of pancreatitis was similar in the two types of mice. The TLR4-deficient mice had significantly lower serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine; significantly lower serum levels of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor; reduced apoptosis of the liver and kidney; and a significantly higher rate of positive gram-negative bacterial cultures of the pancreas. TLR4 protein expression in the liver, kidney, and small intestine was increased 4 h after the induction of SAP, and decreased 12 h after the induction of SAP. CONCLUSIONS: TLR4 is implicated in the mechanism of organ dysfunction and bacterial translocation in SAP, and TLR4 may trigger the inflammatory response and function defensively against infection.
PURPOSE:Multiple organ dysfunction and infection are major contributors to the high mortality associated with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) recognizes the lipopolysaccharide of gram-negative bacilli and is involved in inflammatory response and host defense. We examined the effects of TLR4-deficiency in SAP in mice. METHODS: Closed duodenal loop-induced pancreatitis was induced in C3H/HeN (wild-type) and C3H/HeJ (TLR4-deficient) mice. We compared the severity of pancreatitis, liver and kidney dysfunction, and bacterial translocation to the pancreas between the two types of mice 12 h after the induction of SAP. RESULTS: The severity of pancreatitis was similar in the two types of mice. The TLR4-deficientmice had significantly lower serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, blood ureanitrogen, and creatinine; significantly lower serum levels of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor; reduced apoptosis of the liver and kidney; and a significantly higher rate of positive gram-negative bacterial cultures of the pancreas. TLR4 protein expression in the liver, kidney, and small intestine was increased 4 h after the induction of SAP, and decreased 12 h after the induction of SAP. CONCLUSIONS:TLR4 is implicated in the mechanism of organ dysfunction and bacterial translocation in SAP, and TLR4 may trigger the inflammatory response and function defensively against infection.
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