AIM To observe the protective effect of combined i.v. administration of Yuanhu injection (YHI) and Huoxuehuayu injection I (HHI I) against acute pancreatitis (AP) in rabbits. METHODS Severe acute pancreatitis...AIM To observe the protective effect of combined i.v. administration of Yuanhu injection (YHI) and Huoxuehuayu injection I (HHI I) against acute pancreatitis (AP) in rabbits. METHODS Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) was induced by retrograde infusion of artificial bile juice into biliary pancreatic duct, and treated with YHI and HHI I intravenously. The protective effect was judged by the survival time and rate, serum amylase, serum interleukin 6, pancreatic microcirculation and pathological alteration. RESULTS Combined use of YHI and HHI I could markedly increase the rabbits′ 5 day survival rate after AP (83 3% in the treatment group and 33 3% in control). The serum amylase value ( ±s ) decreased to 1596 6U/L ± 760 50U/L in the 5th day from the high level ( 6320 83U/L ± 2614 12U/L ) in the 1st day after AP in the treatment group, while in the control group the amylase activity in the 5th day was 2095 0U/L ± 1081 87U/L , being significantly different from that before AP ( 837 17U/L ± 189 12U/L ). YHI and HHI I also obviously improved the pancreatic microcirculation and lowered the serum interleukin 6 level, one of the indices of severe pancreatitis. Pathological examination indicated all the changes typical for AP in YHI and HHI I treatment group were milder than those in the control. CONCLUSION YHI and HHI I used in combination might have protective effect against acute pancreatitis in rabbits.展开更多
文摘AIM To observe the protective effect of combined i.v. administration of Yuanhu injection (YHI) and Huoxuehuayu injection I (HHI I) against acute pancreatitis (AP) in rabbits. METHODS Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) was induced by retrograde infusion of artificial bile juice into biliary pancreatic duct, and treated with YHI and HHI I intravenously. The protective effect was judged by the survival time and rate, serum amylase, serum interleukin 6, pancreatic microcirculation and pathological alteration. RESULTS Combined use of YHI and HHI I could markedly increase the rabbits′ 5 day survival rate after AP (83 3% in the treatment group and 33 3% in control). The serum amylase value ( ±s ) decreased to 1596 6U/L ± 760 50U/L in the 5th day from the high level ( 6320 83U/L ± 2614 12U/L ) in the 1st day after AP in the treatment group, while in the control group the amylase activity in the 5th day was 2095 0U/L ± 1081 87U/L , being significantly different from that before AP ( 837 17U/L ± 189 12U/L ). YHI and HHI I also obviously improved the pancreatic microcirculation and lowered the serum interleukin 6 level, one of the indices of severe pancreatitis. Pathological examination indicated all the changes typical for AP in YHI and HHI I treatment group were milder than those in the control. CONCLUSION YHI and HHI I used in combination might have protective effect against acute pancreatitis in rabbits.