leukotriene-b4 and Enterocolitis

Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Chronic Disease; Diarrhea; Dinoprostone; Enterocolitis; Feces; Humans; Leukotriene B4; Male; Mesalamine; Middle Aged

Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine that downregulates the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and additionally induces the secretion of anti-inflammatory cytokines, thus possibly leading to reduction of chronic inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease. In this study we evaluated the anti-inflammatory effect of IL-10 in a model of acute colitis in rabbits.. Colitis was induced by rectal instillation of formalin, 0.65%, followed by intravenous infusion of 0.85 ml heat-aggregated rabbit immunoglobulin. Rabbits were treated with an intravenous bolus of recombinant human IL-10 (SCH52000), 100 microg/kg (n=14) or 500 microg/kg (n=14), 1 h before induction of colitis (control group, n=12).. High-dose IL-10 improved macroscopic scores of inflammation and decreased tissue myeloperoxidase levels and leukotriene B4 levels in dialysate fluid. Thromboxane B2 and prostaglandin E2 levels remained unaffected.. IL-10 ameliorates acute colitis in this model. Consequently, this anti-inflammatory cytokine may have a role in the therapy of acute inflammatory bowel disease.

Topics: Acute Disease; Animals; Antigen-Antibody Complex; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Down-Regulation; Enterocolitis; Interleukin-10; Intestinal Mucosa; Leukotriene B4; Male; Rabbits; Random Allocation; Reference Values