AIM To study the protective effect of earlyenteral feeding(EEF)on the postburnimpairment of liver function and its mechanism.METHODS Wistar rats with 30% of total bodysurface area(TBSA)full-thickness burn wereemployed...AIM To study the protective effect of earlyenteral feeding(EEF)on the postburnimpairment of liver function and its mechanism.METHODS Wistar rats with 30% of total bodysurface area(TBSA)full-thickness burn wereemployed.The effects of EEF on the postburnchanges of gastric intramucosal pH,endotoxinlevels in portal vein,water contents of hepatictissue,blood concentrations of tumor necrosisfactor(TNF-α),plasma activities of alanineaminotransferase(ALT)and asparateaminotransferase(AST),as well as the bloodcontents of total(TB)and direct bilirubin(DB),total protein(TP)and albumin(ALB)wereserially determined within 48h postburn.RESULTS EEF could significantly improvegastric mucosal acidosis,reduce portal veinendotoxin level and water content of hepatictissue,as well as plasma concentrations of TNF-α at all timepoints after severe burns(P【0.01);postburn elevation of the plasma activities ofALT,AST and the contents of TB,DB wereeffectively prevented,whereas the plasmaconcentrations of TP and ALB were markedlyincreased 24 h and 48 h posturn in EEF groupcompared with that of the burn without EEFgroup(P【0.01).CONCLUSION EEF has significant beneficialeffects on the improvement of hepatic function in rats after severe burn,and is probably relatedwith an increase in splanchnic blood flow,reduction of the absorption of gut-originendotoxin and the consequent release ofinflammatory mediators.展开更多
AIM To investigate the changes of gastric acidproduction and its mechanism in shock period ofsevere burn in rats.METHODS A rat model with 30% TBSA full-thickness burn injury was employed and thegastric acid production...AIM To investigate the changes of gastric acidproduction and its mechanism in shock period ofsevere burn in rats.METHODS A rat model with 30% TBSA full-thickness burn injury was employed and thegastric acid production,together with gastricmucosal blood flow(GMBF)and energy charge(EC)were measured serially within 48hpostburn.RESULTS The gastric acid production in theacute shock period was markedly inhibited aftersevere burn injury.At the 3rd h postburn,thegastric juice volume,total acidity and acidoutput were already significantly decreased(P【0.01),and reached the lowest point,0.63mL/L±0.20mL/L,10.81mmol/L±2.58mmol/L and 2.23mmol/h±0.73mmol/hrespectively,at the 12th h postburn.Althoughrestored to some degree 24 h after thermalinjury,the variables above were stillstatistically lower,compared with those ofcontrol animals at the 48th h postburn.TheGMBF and EC were also significantly reducedafter severe burns,consistent with the trend ofgastric acid production changes.CONCLUSION Gastric acid production,as wellas GMBF and EC was predominantly decreased in the early postburn stage,suggesting that gastricmucosal ischemia and hypoxia with resultantdisturbance in energy metabolism,but notgastric acid proper,might be the decisive factorin the pathogenesis of AGML after thermalinjury,and that the preventive use of anti-aciddrugs during burn shock period wasunreasonable in some respects.Therefore,taking effective measures to improve gastricmucosal blood perfusion as early as possiblepostburn might be more preferable for the AGMLprevention and treatment.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.39290700.
文摘AIM To study the protective effect of earlyenteral feeding(EEF)on the postburnimpairment of liver function and its mechanism.METHODS Wistar rats with 30% of total bodysurface area(TBSA)full-thickness burn wereemployed.The effects of EEF on the postburnchanges of gastric intramucosal pH,endotoxinlevels in portal vein,water contents of hepatictissue,blood concentrations of tumor necrosisfactor(TNF-α),plasma activities of alanineaminotransferase(ALT)and asparateaminotransferase(AST),as well as the bloodcontents of total(TB)and direct bilirubin(DB),total protein(TP)and albumin(ALB)wereserially determined within 48h postburn.RESULTS EEF could significantly improvegastric mucosal acidosis,reduce portal veinendotoxin level and water content of hepatictissue,as well as plasma concentrations of TNF-α at all timepoints after severe burns(P【0.01);postburn elevation of the plasma activities ofALT,AST and the contents of TB,DB wereeffectively prevented,whereas the plasmaconcentrations of TP and ALB were markedlyincreased 24 h and 48 h posturn in EEF groupcompared with that of the burn without EEFgroup(P【0.01).CONCLUSION EEF has significant beneficialeffects on the improvement of hepatic function in rats after severe burn,and is probably relatedwith an increase in splanchnic blood flow,reduction of the absorption of gut-originendotoxin and the consequent release ofinflammatory mediators.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.39290700.
文摘AIM To investigate the changes of gastric acidproduction and its mechanism in shock period ofsevere burn in rats.METHODS A rat model with 30% TBSA full-thickness burn injury was employed and thegastric acid production,together with gastricmucosal blood flow(GMBF)and energy charge(EC)were measured serially within 48hpostburn.RESULTS The gastric acid production in theacute shock period was markedly inhibited aftersevere burn injury.At the 3rd h postburn,thegastric juice volume,total acidity and acidoutput were already significantly decreased(P【0.01),and reached the lowest point,0.63mL/L±0.20mL/L,10.81mmol/L±2.58mmol/L and 2.23mmol/h±0.73mmol/hrespectively,at the 12th h postburn.Althoughrestored to some degree 24 h after thermalinjury,the variables above were stillstatistically lower,compared with those ofcontrol animals at the 48th h postburn.TheGMBF and EC were also significantly reducedafter severe burns,consistent with the trend ofgastric acid production changes.CONCLUSION Gastric acid production,as wellas GMBF and EC was predominantly decreased in the early postburn stage,suggesting that gastricmucosal ischemia and hypoxia with resultantdisturbance in energy metabolism,but notgastric acid proper,might be the decisive factorin the pathogenesis of AGML after thermalinjury,and that the preventive use of anti-aciddrugs during burn shock period wasunreasonable in some respects.Therefore,taking effective measures to improve gastricmucosal blood perfusion as early as possiblepostburn might be more preferable for the AGMLprevention and treatment.
