Effect of Chaiqinchengqi decoction on sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca^(2+)-ATPase mRNA expression of pancreatic tissues in acute pancreatitis rats

AIM: To investigate the effect of Chaiqinchengqi decoction (CQCQD) on sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) mRNA expression of pancreatic tissues in acute pancreatitis (AP) rats. METHODS: Thirty Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomized into control group, AP group and CQCQD group (n = 3 × 10). The rats in the CQCQD group were intragastrically administered with CQCQD (10 mL/kg every 2 h) after induction of AP by intraperitoneal injection of caerulein (50 μg/kg.h × 5) within 4 h. At 6 h after the induction of AP model, pancreatic tissues were collected for the pathological observation, mRNA extraction for determination of SERCA1 and SERCA2 mRNA expression or pancreatic acinar cell isolation for measurement of fluorescence intensity (FI) of intracellular calcium ion concentration [Ca2+]i. RESULTS: There was no expression of pancreatic SERCA1 mRNA in the control group and the AP group. The expression of pancreatic SERCA2 mRNA in the AP group was down-regulated (expression ratio = 0.536; P = 0.001) compared with the control group, while that in the CQCQD group was up-regulated (expression ratio= 2.00; P = 0.012) compared with AP group. The FI of intracellular [Ca2+] of pancreatic acinar cells in the AP group (138.2 ± 23.1) was higher than the C group (111.0 ± 18.4) and the CQCQD group (118.7 ± 15.2 ) (P < 0.05) and the pancreatic pathological score in the CQCQD group was lower than that in the AP group (5.7 ± 1.9 vs 9.2 ± 2.7, P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: CQCQD can up-regulate the expression of SERCA2 mRNA of pancreatic tissues, reduce intracellular calcium overload and relieve pancreatic tissue lesions.

Effect of Chaiqinchengqi decoction on inositol requiring enzyme 1α in alveolar macrophages of dogs with acute necrotising pancreatitis induced by sodium taurocholate

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Chaiqinchengqi decoction(CQCQD) on inositol requiring enzyme 1α(IRE1α) in alveolar macrophages(AMs)of the dog model of acute necrotising pancreatitis(ANP) induced by sodium taurocholate.METHODS: Fifteen beagle dogs were randomised into a control group,ANP group and CQCQD group(n = 5 per group). ANP was induced by a retrograde duct injection of 50 mg/kg of 5% sodium taurocholate. The dogs in the control group received injections of the same volume of saline as the sodium taurocholate. After the models were induced,the dogs in the CQCQD group were administered 10 m L/kg CQCQD every 2 h for 6 h. Two hours after the last administration of either CQCQD or saline,they were sacrificed by anaesthesia. AMs were collected to determine the IRE1α and Interleukin-1β(IL-1β)m RNA and protein expression,and pancreatic tissues were collected for histopathology analysis.RESULTS: Compared with the ANP group,the m RNA and protein expression of IRE1α and the protein expression of IL-1β of AMs in the CQCQD group were significantly down-regulated,and the pancreatic histopathology score of the CQCQD group also was lower. There was no significant difference in the m RNA expression of IL-1β of AMs between the two groups.CONCLUSION: The CQCQD-induced down-regulation of the IL-1β protein expression may involve the down-regulation of the m RNA and protein expression of IRE1α in AMs.