The Predictive Value of Serum DAO, HDC, and MMP8 for the Gastrointestinal Injury in the Early Stage of Acute Pancreatitis in an Animal Model and a Clinical Study

Overview

Journal Int J Gen Med

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2024 May 13

PMID 38736673

Authors

Ruoxi Cheng

Jie Wang

Qing Wu

Peng Peng

Guolin Liao

Xiuping Luo

Zhihai Liang

Jiean Huang

Mengbin Qin

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Abstract

Purpose: This study was aimed at exploring the use of the acute gastrointestinal injury (AGI) grade and sensitive biomarkers to investigate gastrointestinal (GI) injury in early stage of acute pancreatitis (AP).

Patients And Methods: The AGI grade was used to evaluate intestinal function. Any GI injury above grade I (grades II-IV) was considered as severe. An AP rat model was created by retrograde injection of 4% sodium taurocholate. The pancreatic and intestinal histopathology scores were calculated by hematoxylin-eosin staining. Human and rat sera were assessed using ELISA. Tight junction (TJ) proteins were detected by Western blotting.

Results: In clinical study, the GI injury rate in mild acute pancreatitis (MAP), moderate severe acute pancreatitis (MSAP), and severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) groups was 26.8%, 78.4%, and 94.8%, respectively ( < 0.05). Diamine oxidase (DAO), histidine decarboxylase (HDC), and matrix metalloproteinase 8 (MMP8) serum levels were higher in AP patients than in healthy people ( < 0.05). Patients with GI injury had higher serum levels of DAO, HDC, and MMP8 than those without GI injury ( < 0.05). In animal experiments, the serum levels of DAO, HDC, and MMP8 were higher in the AP group than in normal and sham-operated (SO) groups ( < 0.05). The expressions of tricellulin, claudin-1, ZO-1, and occludin were significantly lower in the AP group than in normal and SO groups ( < 0.05).

Conclusion: The serum levels of DAO, HDC, and MMP8 are novel biomarkers of GI injury in the early stage of AP; their elevation indicates the development of GI injury in AP. The intestinal TJ disruption may be a primary mechanism of GI injury and requires more in-depth research.

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