Are gastric mucosal macrophages responsible for gastric injury in acute pancreatitis?

Aim: To investigate the protective effect of clodronate-containing liposomes against severe acute pancreatitis (SAP)-triggered acute gastric mucosal injury (AGMI) in rats.

Methods: Clodronate- and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS)-containing liposomes were prepared by reverse-phase evaporation. The SAP rat model was established by injecting sodium taurocholate into the pancreatic subcapsular space.

Application of liposomes in drug development--focus on gastroenterological targets.

Over the past decade, liposomes became a focal point in developing drug delivery systems. New liposomes, with novel lipid molecules or conjugates, and new formulations opened possibilities for safely and efficiently treating many diseases including cancers. New types of liposomes can prolong circulation time or specifically deliver drugs to therapeutic targets.

catena-Poly[[[diaqua-(1,10-phenanthroline-κ(2) N,N')cobalt(II)]-μ-1H-benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxyl-ato-κ(2) N (3):O (6)] sesquihydrate}.

In the title compound, {[Co(C9H4N2O4)(C12H8N2)(H2O)2]·1.5H2O} n , the Co(II) atom is hexa-coordinated by one N atom and one O atom from two symmetry-related 1H-benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxyl-ate ligands, two N atoms from one 1,10-phenanthroline ligand (phen) and two water mol-ecules. The dihedral angle between the 1H-benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxyl-ate and 1,10-phenanthroline ligands is 74.

Protective effect of clodronate-containing liposomes on intestinal mucosal injury in rats with severe acute pancreatitis.

Background: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) can result in intestinal mucosal injury. This study aimed to demonstrate the protective effect of clodronate-containing liposomes on intestinal mucosal injury in rats with SAP.

Methods: Liposomes containing clodronate or phosphate buffered saline (PBS) were prepared by the thin-film method.

Clodronate-containing liposomes attenuate lung injury in rats with severe acute pancreatitis.

Objectives: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) can lead to acute lung injury (ALI). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the protective effect of clodronate-containing liposomes on ALI in rats with SAP.

Methods: The thin film method was used to prepare liposomes.

MRI shows clodronate-liposomes attenuating liver injury in rats with severe acute pancreatitis.

Background: Studies have revealed that macrophages play an important role in the development of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Activated macrophages can lead to a systemic inflammatory response, induce lipid peroxidation, impair membrane structure, result in injury to the liver and the other extrahepatic organs, and eventually result in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome by promoting excessive secretion of cytokines. Liver injury can further aggravate the systemic inflammatory response and increase mortality by affecting the metabolism of toxins and the release of excessive inflammatory mediators.