Table 1.
Ascites/peritoneal fluid and their gross appearance (action of PACAP) (mean±SE).
| Group | Volume ofascites (mL) | Ascites amylase(IU/L) | Nucleated cells in ascites (×108/L) | Saponifi -cation (n) | Hemorr -hage (n) |
| Control | 213±44/7 | 1.71±1.02/9 | |||
| Caerulein-induced pancreatitis | 39075±50341/3 | 7.54±2.85/4a | |||
| Sodium taurocholate-induced pancreatitis | 3.55±1.86/12 | 11 463±5 486/10a | 2.9±3.06/8 | 2 | 3 |
| PACAP 5 μg/kg | |||||
| PACAP 10 μg/kg | |||||
| PACAP 15 μg/kg | |||||
| PACAP 30 μg/kg | 3.26±1.89/6 | ||||
| Sodium taurocholate+PACAP 5 μg | 2.33±0.82/6 | 26917±11145/6a | 2.3±0.98/6 | 2/6 | 4/6 |
| Sodium taurocholate+PACAP 10 μg | 4.77±2.44 | 5956±3546/8a | 1.76±1.02/11 | 7 | 11 |
| Caerulein+PACAP 15 μg | 0.55±0.96 | 926/1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Caerulein+PACAP 30 μg | 0.91±0.83 | 63918±82884/8 | 1.73±1.23/8 | 1 | 3 |
a
P<0.05 vs normal control.