Ghrelin inhibits proinflammatory responses and prevents cognitive impairment in septic rats

Critical Care Medicine
Hua WeiXiaomei Feng

Abstract

A novel stomach-derived peptide, ghrelin, is down-regulated in sepsis and its IV administration decreases proinflammatory cytokines and mitigates organ injury. In this study, we wanted to investigate the effects of ghrelin on proinflammatory responses and cognitive impairment in septic rats. Prospective, randomized, controlled experiment. Animal basic science laboratory. Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 250-300 g. Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture. Animals were randomly divided into four groups: sham, sham + ghrelin, cecal ligation and puncture, and cecal ligation and puncture + ghrelin. Saline was given subcutaneously (30 mL/kg) at 4 and 16 hours after surgery for all rats. Septic rats were treated with ceftriaxone (30 mg/kg) and clindamycin (25 mg/kg) subcutaneously at 4 and 16 hours after surgery. Ghrelin (80 μg/kg) was administrated intraperitoneally 4 and 16 hours after surgery in sham + ghrelin group and cecal ligation and puncture + ghrelin group. The levels of proinflammatory cytokines in hippocampus were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and cleaved caspase-3 was detected by Western blot 24 hours after surgery. Neuronal apoptosis was determined by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nic...Continue Reading

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