Influência do diabetes mellitus na evolução do enfisema pulmonar induzido por elastase em ratos / Influence of diabetes mellitus on the course of pulmonary emphysema induced by elastase in rats

AUTOR(ES)

Antonio Di Petta

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

The present study was undertaken to investigate the role of insulin in the development of acute and chronic inflammatory responses in porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE)-induced pulmonary emphysema. Diabetic male Wistar rats (alloxan, 42 mg/kg, i.v., 10 days) and control rats were instilled with physiological saline solution containing PPE (0.25 IU/0.2 mL, right lung) or saline only (left lung). The following analyses were performed: a) number of leukocytes in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid of the animals, 6 h after saline or PPE instillation (acute phase); b) mean alveolar diameter (m), quantification of elastic and collagen fibers (%), radiographic analyses of lung volume, and number of alveolar macrophages (mm2) 50 days after saline or PPE instillation (chronic phase). Relative to controls, alloxan-induced diabetic rats presented 42% reduction in the number of neutrophils in BAL fluid, 20% increase in mean alveolar diameter, 15% increase in lung volume, 33% decrease of elastic fibers in alveolar septa, without changes in the content of collagen fibers. There were no differences in the number of macrophages. Treatment of diabetic rats with 4 IU neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin, 2 h before elastase instillation restored the number of neutrophils in BAL fluid. Mean alveolar diameter, lung volume, and elastic fibers in alveolar septa matched the values observed in control rats, after treatment with 4 IU NPH insulin 2 h before instillation, followed by 2 IU/day for the next 50 days. Furthermore, increased number of macrophages was observed in insulin-treated diabetic rats. Data presented suggest that insulin modulates the development of acute and chronic phases of PPE-induced pulmonary emphysema, assuring normal repair and tissue remodeling.

ASSUNTO(S)

elastase pancreática wistar rat pulmonary emphysema diabetes mellitus diabetes mellitus insulina rato wistar enfisema pulmonar insulin pancreatic elastase

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