Animal experiment:

Rats[3]Pancreatitis is induced in rats by retrograde injection of 0.4 mL/kg body wt of 6% taurocholic acid into the pancreatic duct. The animals are divided into three groups: control group; administered Docebenone in a single dose of 30 mg/kg; and administered Docebenone in a single dose of 60 mg/kg. The following parameters are examined: serum amylase, lipase, trypsin, blood sugar, and survival rate[3].

Docebenone (AA 861) is a potent, selective and orally active 5-LO (5-lipoxygenase) inhibitor.

Treatment of trichomonads with the 5-LO inhibitor Docebenone, significantly inhibits the ability of trichomonads to secrete LTB4 compared to results for trichomonads treated with medium. Docebenone strongly abolishes the stimulatory effect of TvSP on IL-8 production[1]. Docebenone at 10-200 μM increases [Ca2+]i concentration dependently[2].

Docebenone might protect experimental acute necrotizing pancreatitis in rats[3]. Docebenone suppresses the release of SRS-A by 55-97%, dose-dependently in doses of 10-8-10-5 M in monkeys. The antigen-induced SRS-A release from these fragments is dose dependently inhibited by 25-93% of Docebenone, with doses of 10-8-10-5 M[4].

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