Objective To investigate the effect of neurokinin1 receptor(NK-1R) antagonist on the lung injury of acute necrotizing pancreatitis(ANP).Methods 90 adult SD rats,with equal number of male and female were randomly divided into 3 groups.The rats in group ANP were induced by the retrograde intraductal infusion of 5% sodium taurocholate(0.01ml·kg-1 min-1).In the antagonist group,0.5 ml spantide(0.001 25%) was injected after ANP model was established.And the rats in normal control group received laparotomy only.The accumulation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in lung tissues was measured by the myeloperoxidase(MPO) assay.Lung endothelial barrier destruction was assessed by lung capillary permeability(LCP).Immunohistochemistry was used to localize the expression site of NK-1R.Results:The level of MPO and LCP in ANP group,increasing along with time,was significantly higher than that of normal control group(P<0.01),respectively.Whereas the level of MPO and LCP in antagonist group was not significantly higher than that of normal control group(P>0.05).Immunohistochemistry revealed that moderate to strong NK1R immunoreactivity was localized to alveolar membrane,Ⅰ,Ⅱepithelium and polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the lung of ANP.Conclusion In ANP,neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist(spantide) combined with substance P,exerting a beneficial effect on acute lung injury through blocking substance P,has a therapeutic effect on the disease. |