Abstract: 【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the effect of alpha-lipoic acid on brain injury induced by severe acute pancreatitis in rats. Methods Severe acute pancreatitis model was induced by retrograde injection of 5% sodium taurocholate into the pancreatobiliary duct.36 SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group (sham group), severe acute pancreatitis (SAP group) and alpha-lipoic acid treatment group (alpha-LA group).Each rat brain tissue was taken 12 hour later to detect the content of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and nuclear transcription factor NF- kappaB level changes. Results The content of brain water, TNF-α, MDA, SOD activity were (74.17±1.45)%, 375.30±79.47 pg/ml, 0.91±0.07 nmol/ml, 156.53±42.71 nU/ml respectively and the expression level of NF-κB protein was (3.2 ± 1.1)% in brain tissues of sham group.Compared with the sham group, these indicators significant changes in SAP group and the content of brain water, TNF-α, MDA, SOD activity and expression level of NF-κB protein were (81.94±1.62)%, 891.39±134.16 pg/ml, 1.42±0.11 nmol/ml, 97.04±33.62 nU/ml, (27.5±4.3)% respectively. Compared with SAP group, alpha-lipoic acid significantly reduced the level of oxidative damage (the content of MDA and SOD activity were 1.05±0.10 nmol/ml,118.15±37.93 nU/ml respectively), TNF-alpha content (563.92±118.59 pg/ml) and lowered nuclear transcription factor NF-κB expression in brain tissue (P<0.05). Conclusions The results suggest that alpha-lipoic acid can protect against brain injury induced by severe acute pancreatitis in rats.
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