Ethyl pyruvate regulates the levels of leptin, lactin acid-pyruvic, ALT and UA in mice sepsis model

To explore the effect of ethyl pyruvate (EP) on the serum levels of leptin, lactin acid to pyruvic acid ratio, ALT and UA in sepsis mice. The mice sepsis model of cecum ligation and perforation was established. The 90 male mice were divided randomly into sham-operation ( Sham), injury (RLS) and EP(REPS)-intervened groups, the latter two groups were further divided into 15 min, 1 h, 3 h and 6 h subgroups, each of them had 10 mice. The serum lactin acid to pyruvic acid ratio, ALT and UA were detected by autonomous biochemical analyzer, and the serum leptin were detected by RIA. The results showed that the serum leptin level in REPS group was significantly higher than that of in RLS group at the later phase (P<0.05). The ratio of lactin acid to pyruvic acid in RLS and REPS groups were significantly higher that of in sham group, but there is no significant different between REPS group and RLS group at same time points. The serum levels of ALT in RLS and REPS groups were significantly higher than that of in Sham group, and the serum level of ALT in REPS group at later time points was significantly higher than that of RLS group. Compared with Sham group, the serum UA in RLS group was increased significantly at first time points (P<0.05) and then decreased at later time points; the serum UA in REPS group was significantly lower than that of RLS group (P<0.05). The results indicated that EP may protect renal function, worsen hepatic injury at the early phase and up-regulate the serum leptin level. (authors)