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. 2010 Apr;58(4):334-7.
doi: 10.4097/kjae.2010.58.4.334. Epub 2010 Apr 28.

Effect of ulinastatin on cytokine reaction during gastrectomy

Ji Hun Park  1 , Sang Hyun Kwak, Cheol Won Jeong, Hong Beom Bae, Seok Jai Kim
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Effect of ulinastatin on cytokine reaction during gastrectomy

Ji Hun Park et al. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Background: Inflammation plays an important role in the postoperative morbidity of organs, which is related to the activation of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Ulinastatin (Urinary trypsin inhibitor, UTI) is a serine protease inhibitor found in human urine or serum that inhibits the activation of human leukocyte elastase. This study examined the effect of UTI on the inflammation response in patients undergoing a gastrectomy.

Methods: THIRTY PATIENTS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO A GASTRECTOMY WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS AS FOLLOWS: Control group (untreated, n = 15) and UTI group (100,000 units of UTI were continuously injected intravenously for 2 hours, n = 15). Arterial blood was sampled before surgery (T0), 10 minutes after its onset (T1), at its end (T2), and 1 hour after surgery (T3) to measure the level of cytokines.

Results: Both the control and treatment groups had higher interleukin (IL)-6 levels at T2 and T3 than T0, and the level increased with time. However, the increase was smaller in the treatment group. The IL-8 levels were not activated significantly in any of the groups.

Conclusions: UTI inhibits the secretion of IL-6, which is an inflammatory cytokine produced after a gastrectomy. This shows that UTI can decrease the inflammation reaction caused by surgical stress.

Keywords: Gastrectomy; Inflammatory cytokine; Interleukin-6; Urinary trypsin inhibitor.

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