Melinda Wang1,2, Fred Gorelick3,4. 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. melinda.wang@yale.edu. 2. West Haven VA Medical Center-VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT, 06515, USA. melinda.wang@yale.edu. 3. Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. 4. West Haven VA Medical Center-VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT, 06515, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Serum estradiol levels in severe acute injury are correlated with in hospital mortality. In acute pancreatitis, serum estradiol levels are strong predictors of disease severity. Studies of whether changes in estradiol levels play a causative role in acute pancreatitis severity are limited. The ovariectomized mouse model has been used to study the effects of estradiol in health and disease. AIMS: We assessed whether the ovariectomized mouse model could be used to assess the effects of estradiol on pancreatitis severity. METHODS: C57BL/6 mice with their ovaries removed were used to simulate low circulating estradiol conditions. Ovariectomized mice were treated with six hourly injections of cerulein to induce mild acute pancreatitis and compared to ovariectomized mice pre-treated with subcutaneous estradiol injections. RESULTS: Findings suggest ovariectomized model is a problematic preparation to study pancreatitis. At baseline, ovariectomy leads to prominent acinar cell ultrastructure changes as well as changes in other select morphologic and biomarkers of pancreatitis. In addition, ovariectomy changed select acute pancreatitis responses that were only partially rescued by estradiol pre-treatment. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the ovariectomized mouse as a model of estradiol depletion should be used with caution in pancreatic studies. Future studies should explore whether derangements in other female hormones produced by the ovaries can lead to changes in pancreatic studies.
BACKGROUND: Serum estradiol levels in severe acute injury are correlated with in hospital mortality. In acute pancreatitis, serum estradiol levels are strong predictors of disease severity. Studies of whether changes in estradiol levels play a causative role in acute pancreatitis severity are limited. The ovariectomized mouse model has been used to study the effects of estradiol in health and disease. AIMS: We assessed whether the ovariectomized mouse model could be used to assess the effects of estradiol on pancreatitis severity. METHODS: C57BL/6 mice with their ovaries removed were used to simulate low circulating estradiol conditions. Ovariectomized mice were treated with six hourly injections of cerulein to induce mild acute pancreatitis and compared to ovariectomized mice pre-treated with subcutaneous estradiol injections. RESULTS: Findings suggest ovariectomized model is a problematic preparation to study pancreatitis. At baseline, ovariectomy leads to prominent acinar cell ultrastructure changes as well as changes in other select morphologic and biomarkers of pancreatitis. In addition, ovariectomy changed select acute pancreatitis responses that were only partially rescued by estradiol pre-treatment. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the ovariectomized mouse as a model of estradiol depletion should be used with caution in pancreatic studies. Future studies should explore whether derangements in other female hormones produced by the ovaries can lead to changes in pancreatic studies.
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