motilin and Burns

This clinical study compares effects between enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition in the early stage of severe burns. Nineteen cases of severe burn patients were divided randomly into total enteral nutrition group (TEN) and total parenteral nutrition group (TPN). Plasma motilin, malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), endotoxin, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), serum gastrin, diamine oxidase (DAO), and urine lactulose/mannitol ratio (L/M) was determined on post burn day (PBD) 1, 4, 8, 14, respectively. The results showed that serum gastrin, plasma motilin, and SOD were significantly higher in TEN than in TPN on PBD4, 8 (p<0.05-0.01). Plasma MDA was obviously lower in TEN than in TPN on PBD4, 8 (p<0.01). Plasma endotoxin was significantly lower in TEN than in TPN on PBD4, 8 (p<0.01). Plasma TNF were significantly lower in TEN than in TPN on PBD4, 8, 14 (p<0.01). The level of serum DAO and urine L/M ratio in TEN was obviously lower than in TPN on PBD4 and 8, respectively (p<0.05-0.01). A positive correlation between L/M and DAO, MDA, TNF (r=0.5822-0.7598, p<0.05-0.01), and a negative correlation between L/M and SOD (r=-0.7771, p<0.01), and a positive correlation between plasma endotoxin and TNF, MDA (r=0.9038 and 0.6705, p<0.05-0.01) were found. These results indicate that enteral nutrition was a more effective route to preserve gastrin secretion and motility of gastrointestinal tract, lower intestinal ischemia and reperfusion injury, reduce intestinal permeability, decrease plasma endotoxin and inflammatory mediators, and maintain mucosa barrier function. Whenever gastrointestinal function permits, enteral nutrition was superior to parenteral nutrition early after burn.

Topics: Adult; Biomarkers; Burns; Endotoxins; Enteral Nutrition; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Gastrins; Humans; Lactulose; Male; Malondialdehyde; Mannitol; Motilin; Parenteral Nutrition; Skin; Superoxide Dismutase; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

To observe the changes in motilin (MTL), substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and somatostatin (SS) in plasma of rats with severe scald injury at early stage and the effect of rheum on their changes.. Eighty-eight Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control group (NC, n = 8), scald group (S, gavage of distilled water after full-thickness scald, n = 40), therapeutic group (T, gavage of rheum solution after full-thickness scald, n = 40). The blood samples were harvested from inferior vena cava at 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 post scald hours (PSH) to determine the levels of MTL, SS, SP and VIP with radioimmunoassay.. (1) The levels of MTL and SP were (198 +/- 28), (61 +/- 10) ng/L, respectively, in NC group. The levels of MTL and SP in S group reached their minimum values [(110 +/- 15), (30 +/- 5) ng/L, respectively] at 6 PSH, then ascended slowly, peaked at 72 PSH but still lower than those in NC group (P < 0.05). The levels of MTL and SP slowly descended in T group, reached normal levels at 48 PSH, and obviously higher than those in NC group at 72 PSH [(232 +/- 32), (73 +/- 11) ng/ L, respectively, P < 0.05], which were higher than those in S group at 6 -72 PSH. (2) The levels of VIP and SS were (35 +/- 6), (30 +/- 5) ng/L, respectively, in NC group. The levels of VIP and SS in S group were (70 +/- 12), (49 +/- 9) ng/L at 6 PSH, which were obviously higher than those in NC group (P < 0.01), then descended slowly, but still higher than normal level at 72 PSH (P < 0.05). The levels of VIP and SS in T group ascended slowly, reached the normal level at 48 PSH, which were lower than those in S group at each time points, and VIP reached peak value at 12 PSH.. Rheum may regulate secretion and release of gastrointestinal hormones to plasma in rats with severe scald injury at early stage.

Topics: Animals; Burns; Motilin; Phytotherapy; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Rheum; Substance P; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

To investigate the changes and significance of serum gastrin (GAS), beta-endorphin (beta-EP) and plasma motilin (MTL) in patients with severe burns.. Blood samples were gotten according to different timepoints from 32 admitted burned patients, and then serum GAS, beta-EP and plasma MTL were determined by radio-immuno assay (RIA).. In patients with severe burns, serum GAS decreased significantly in early period. And at the timepoint of 8 h, it reached the lowest level. But during 9-24 h it elevated for a while, and then it reached a relatively stable level. MTL reached the highest level at the timepoint of 2 h after burning. Then at the shock stage, it was comparatively lower. And at the timepoint of 8 h after burning, it reached the lowest level, then raised persistently after reabsorption, but still lower than the normal level. At the early stage after burning, beta-EP raised, then reached the highest level at 8 h after burning. GAS and MTL decreased and beta-EP increased significantly with the increase of the burned area. However, when the burned area was over 70% of the total body surface area, there was no relationship between them.. Blood GAS, MTL and beta-EP have represented regular changes in patients with severe burns at the early stage after burning. And the pain-stimulus and shock are effective factors.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; beta-Endorphin; Burns; Female; Gastrins; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Motilin; Radioimmunoassay; Time Factors