scholarly journals Effects of nutritional support combined with insulin therapy on serum proteins, inflammatory factors, pentraxin-3, and serum amylase levels in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis complicated with acute pancreatitis

Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (51) ◽  
pp. e27920
Author(s):  
Chao Yin ◽  
Songtao Lu ◽  
Dongmei Wei ◽  
Juwen Xiong ◽  
Lishuang Zhu ◽  
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2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1034-1039
Author(s):  
Xiaoxiang Wang ◽  
Lan Yu ◽  
Xing Xiong ◽  
Yao Chen ◽  
Bo Men

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are capable of multipolar differentiation and repairing injured tissues. Herein, we aimed to investigate the mechanism by how BMSCs modulate the apoptotic pathway in the acute pancreatitis (AP). In this study, primary BMSCs were cultured and administrated into 10 AP mice while 10 healthy mice were taken as a blank group and 10 AP mice as a control group. The mouse pancreatic tissues were assessed by HE staining and evaluated by pancreatitis score and serum amylase detection. Level of inflammatory factors CRP and TNF-α was measured by ELISA and PIPK1, PIPK3, MLKL and Caspase-8 expression was detected by RT-qPCR and Western blot. The pancreatitis score (7.29±1.36) and the serum amylase score of (453.66±103.67) mu/ml of BMSCs group was significantly higher than that of control group, indicating increased tissue repair after BMSCs treatment. BMSCs group exhibited a higher level of CRP (711.01±115.31) and TNF-α (132.81±22.13) in serum compared to control group (p < 0.05). PIPK1, PIPK3, and MLKL expression in BMSCs group decreased (p < 0.05) whereas Caspase-8 was increased (p < 0.05). On the other hand, BMSCs group presented upregulated PIPK1, PIPK3, and MLKL (p < 0.05) and downregulated Caspase-8 (p < 0.05). In conclusion, BMSCs regulate cell apoptosis by upregulating Caspase-8 expression, and downregulating PIPK1, PIPK3 and MLKL level, thereby alleviating the inflammation in AP.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-53
Author(s):  
Ushna Naveed ◽  
Aneela Iqbal

Hypertriglyceridemia is third prevailing cause of acute pancreatitis after biliary and alcoholic etiology. It accounts for 1 to 4% cases of pancreatitis. Present case describes a thirty years old diabetic male, who presented in emergency with pain in the abdomen and yellow discoloration of the skin. He was admitted with suspicion of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), but no improvement was seen after DKA treatment. His laboratory investigations showed normal serum amylase levels and dyslipidemia with raised serum triglycerides levels. He was diagnosed as acute pancreatitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia, which is considered as a rare cause of acute pancreatitis.


Author(s):  
Yuejun Ju ◽  
Yinghong Kong ◽  
Mengling Zhou ◽  
Junchen Qu ◽  
Ting Shen ◽  
...  

A young man was admitted to our hospital for diabetic ketoacidosis. On admission, HbA1c,GADA, serum amylase were negative. After 2 weeks of insulin therapy, serum amylase,and were GADA still negative. This report concerns a case of FT1D with normal serum.


2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulghani Al-Saeed ◽  
Ahmad Alobedallah ◽  
Ayman Al-Hayek ◽  
Sohail Inam ◽  
Rim Braham ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Chengjiang Qiu ◽  
Kairui Liu ◽  
Xuguang Li ◽  
Weirun Chen ◽  
Sheng Zhang ◽  
...  

Background: The pathogenesis of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is mediated substantially by dysfunctions in the intestinal barrier. Euphorbia kansui (EK) is a medicinal plant used widely in traditional Chinese medicine to treat inflammation; however, its efficacy and mechanism of action in SAP treatment is not yet well understood. Objective: To investigate the role of EK in intestinal barrier tissue repair and in the pathogenesis and development of SAP. Methods: The rat SAP model was established by a retrograde injection of sodium taurocholate into the pancreatic bile duct. The SAP model group and the SAP + EK treatment groups were divided into 6 subgroups according to timing: 2, 6, 12, 24, 48, or 72 h after inducing SAP. The progression of the SAP rats and of the rats receiving the EK treatment was evaluated using the ascites volume, serum amylase and plasma endotoxin levels, and histological grading of intestinal mucosal damage. In addition, serum inflammatory factor contents were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests and apoptotic cells in damaged ileum tissue were detected using TUNEL staining. Apoptosis markers and other signaling proteins in intestinal mucosal cells were detected by immunohistochemical assays and then validated by combining these data with quantitative polymerase chain reactions and western blotting. Results: Compared with the results of the SAP model rats, the results of the rats that received EK treatment demonstrated that EK could effectively reduce the ascites volume and serum amylase and plasma endotoxin levels. EK treatment also greatly reduced the abnormal intestinal morphological alterations in the rat SAP model and significantly downregulated the serum contents of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α. EK treatment inhibited the elevation of capapse-3, inhibited the decrease of the Bcl-2 protein, and decreased the number of apoptotic cells in rat ileum tissue. Finally, EK treatment abrogated the increase of HMGB1 and the suppression of MFG-E8 protein expression in the SAP + EK rat ileum tissue. Conclusion: EK suppresses SAP pathogenesis by restoring intestinal barrier function and modulating the HMGB1/MFG-E8 signaling axis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinjing Wang ◽  
Yao Li ◽  
Shuai Luo ◽  
Hong Zheng

Abstract Introduction Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare and severe form of opportunistic fungal infection that can develop rapidly and cause significant mortality, particularly among diabetic patients suffering from ketoacidosis. Diagnosing rhinocerebral mucormycosis during the early stages of infection is challenging. Case presentation We describe a case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis secondary to severe acute pancreatitis in a patient suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis. In this case, the condition was not diagnosed during the optimal treatment window. we therefore provide a thorough overview of related clinical findings and histopathological characteristics, and we discuss potential differential diagnoses. Conclusions In summary, we described a case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis secondary to severe acute pancreatitis in a patient suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis, with the optimal treatment window for this condition having been missed. This report suggests that a definitive mucormycosis diagnosis can be made based upon tissue biopsy that reveals the presence of characteristic hyphae. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential in order to improve patient prognosis.


2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 152-157
Author(s):  
Snezana Tesic-Rajkovic ◽  
Biljana Radovanovic-Dinic ◽  
Tatjana Jevtovic-Stoimenov

Introduction. Alcoholic acute pancreatitis occurs in 10% of alcoholics, who take more than 80g alcohol daily. Different biochemical markers are used to diagnose acute pancreatitis, and some of them may help in establishing etiology of acute pancreatitis. Material and Methods. This study is a prospective review of 21 patients. All patients were hospitalized at the Department for Gastroenterology and Hepatology or at the Department for Surgery of the Clinical Centre of Nis in the period from August 1st 2009 to March 1st 2010 with diagnosis of acute alcoholic pancreatitis. Detailed anamnesis, clinical examination, biochemical analyses and ultrasonography of the upper abdomen were done in all patients. All patients provided data on alcohol abuse. Results. The analysis of the corresponding biochemical parameters revealed a statistically significant correlation between the following values: serum amylase and serum lipase (R=0.964674; p<0.001), cholesterol and triglycerides (R=0.93789; p<0.001), total and direct bilirubin (R=0.857899; p<0.001) and between aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase (R=0.824461, p<0.001) in patients with alcoholic acute pancreatitis. In addition, there was a statistically significant correlation between the values of serum amylase and urinary amylase (R=0.582742, p<0.001). Discussion. The analysis of biochemical markers showed that some of them were significant for beforehand diagnosis of alcoholic acute pancreatitis, which is in accordance with other studies. Conclusion Some biochemical parameters can be potential predictors of alcoholic acute pancreatitis (lipase/amylase ratio >2, greater ratio of aspartate aminotransferase/ alanine aminotransferase, enhanced triglycerides and values of mean corpuscular volume.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1838-1843
Author(s):  
Xiaohong Zhou ◽  
Xuzhong Hao ◽  
Feifei He

To investigate whether exosomes (exo) derived from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (huMSCs) and microRNA (miRNA)-342 have a protective effect on severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Human umbilical cord blood was collected to extract huMSC-exo. With sham-operated mice as control group (n = 10), the other mice were induced to SAP model (n = 20), while 10 of the SAP mice received treatment with huMSC-exo. ELISA was performed to determine amylase and TAP level as well as inflammatory factors and HE staining to evaluate pathological changes of pancreatic tissue. The expression of miR-342 and Shh, Ptchl, and Smo in the Hh signal pathway was detected using RT-qPCR. The expression of miR-342 and the mRNA expression of Shh, Ptchl, and Smo was higher than that in model group (p < 0.05). The level of serum amylase, trypsinogen, and IFN-γ,Fasl, and IL-6 was upregulated in pancreas tissues of SAP mice relative to healthy mice, but their levels were decreased upon treatment with huMSC-exo and slightly higher than those of the control group, just not significantly. Collectively, the huMSC-exo may activate the Hh signaling pathway by regulating the expression of miR-342 increasing the expression of Shh, Ptchl, and Smo, and thereby healing of damaged pancreatic tissues in SAP.


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