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Masuda T, Iwashita Y, Hagiwara S, Ohta M, Inomata M, Noguchi T, Kitano S. Dihydrolipoyl histidinate zinc complex, a new antioxidant, attenuates hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011; 26:1652-8. [PMID: 22011298 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06773.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is characterized by significant oxidative stress, which induces characteristic changes in the antioxidant system and organ injury leading to significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of dihydrolipoyl histidinate zinc complex (DHLHZn) on oxidative damage after severe hepatic I/R injury. METHODS Thirty male Wistar rats were subjected to 45 min of hepatic ischemia by clamping of the hepatic artery and portal vein, followed by a 6-h reperfusion period. DHLHZn (10 mg/kg) (I/R + DHLHZn group) or saline (I/R group) was administered intraperitoneally twice, 30 min before ischemia and at the beginning of the reperfusion. Sham-operated animals (sham group) received equal amounts of saline. The rats were killed at the end of the reperfusion period. Serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase were determined, and histological examination and oxidative stress were evaluated in liver tissues. In addition, antimycin A-stimulated RAW264.7 cells (murine macrophage-like cells) were treated with DHLHZn to estimate its antioxidant effect. RESULTS Serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels were increased in the I/R group, but these increases were significantly inhibited in the I/R + DHLHZn group. Similarly, liver tissue damage observed in the I/R group was attenuated in the I/R + DHLHZn group. Cells treated in vitro with both DHLHZn and antimycin A showed reduced reactive oxygen species activity compared to cells treated with antimycin A alone. CONCLUSION The new antioxidant DHLHZn may have potential for therapeutic application in liver I/R injury, although this is a limited animal study.
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- Takashi Masuda
- Department of Surgery I, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
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Sehirli O, Ozel Y, Dulundu E, Topaloglu U, Ercan F, Sener G. Grape seed extract treatment reduces hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Phytother Res 2008; 22:43-8. [PMID: 18165941 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This study was designed to determine the possible protective effect of grape seed extract (GSE), a widely used antioxidant dietary supplement, on hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Wistar albino rats were subjected to 45 min of hepatic ischemia, followed by a 60 min reperfusion period. GSE was administered in a dose of 50 mg/kg/day orally for 15 days before I/R injury and repeated before the reperfusion period. Liver samples were taken for histological examination or determination of hepatic malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity. Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels were determined to assess liver functions. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and cytokines (TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta) were also assayed in serum samples for the evaluation of generalized tissue damage. Ischemia/reperfusion caused a significant decrease in hepatic GSH, and significant increases in MDA level, and MPO activity. Serum AST and ALT levels, as well as LDH activity and plasma TNF-alpha and IL-1beta levels were also elevated in the I/R group. Treatment with GSE reversed all these biochemical parameters as well as histological alterations induced by I/R. In conclusion, GSE reduced I/R-induced organ injury through its ability to balance the oxidant-antioxidant status, to inhibit neutrophil infiltration and to regulate the release of inflammatory mediators.
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- Ozer Sehirli
- Marmara University, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Istanbul, Turkey
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Silymarin attenuates the renal ischemia/reperfusion injury-induced morphological changes in the rat kidney. World J Urol 2008; 26:401-7. [PMID: 18408933 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-008-0256-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2007] [Accepted: 03/08/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is associated with increased mortality and morbidity rates due to acute renal failure (ARF). Oxidative stress induced with renal I/R injury directly affects glomerular and tubular epithelium through reactive oxygen species. Several studies have been directed to the treatment of renal I/R injury. The aim of this study was to test the attenuation with silymarin (SM) treatment of renal I/R injury-induced morphological changes in the rat kidney. METHODS A total of 32 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were evaluated in four groups. Group I (sham), Group II (renal I/R), Group III (renal I/R injury + SM 50 mg per kg) and Group IV (renal I/R injury + SM 100 mg per kg) were designed to evaluate the dose-dependent effects of SM on the morphological changes of renal I/R injury. Renal I/R injury were induced with left renal pedicle occlusion for 45 min followed with reperfusion for 6 h under anesthesia. After induction of I/R injury, left nephrectomies were performed for histopathological examinations. RESULTS After renal I/R injury, significant tubular dilatation, tubular vacuolization, pelvic inflammation, interstitial inflammation, perirenal adipose infiltration, tubular necrosis and glomerular necrosis (cortical necrosis) were observed. However, even with low dose SM in Group III (50 mg per kg SM), histopathological changes due to I/R injury were prevented. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study have demonstrated that SM significantly prevents renal I/R injury-induced renal tubular changes in the rat. SM in 50 mg/kg was observed to be sufficient to significantly prevent renal tubular necrosis. Further, to our literature knowledge, this is the first specific study to demonstrate the preventive effect of SM on renal I/R injury.
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Yanada S, Saitoh Y, Kaneda Y, Miwa N. Cytoprotection by bcl-2 gene transfer against ischemic liver injuries together with repressed lipid peroxidation and increased ascorbic acid in livers and serum. J Cell Biochem 2005; 93:857-70. [PMID: 15449323 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The maximum gene exhibition was shown to be achieved at 48 h after transfection with human bcl-2 (hbcl-2) genes built in an SV40 early promoter-based plasmid vector and HVJ-liposome for cultured rat hepatocytes. The similar procedure of hbcl-2 transfection was therefore conducted for livers in rats via the portal vein, and after 48 h followed by post-ischemic reperfusion (I/R) operation for some hepatic lobes. The I/R-induced hepatic injuries were in situ observed as both cell morphological degeneration and cellular DNA strand cleavages around capillary vessels of the ischemic liver lobes as detected by HE stain and TUNEL assay, and were biochemically observed as release of two hepatic marker enzymes AST and ALT into serum. All the I/R-induced injuries examined were appreciably repressed for rats transfected with hbcl-2; hbcl-2 was expressed in hepatocytes around the capillaries of ischemic regions such as the median lobe and the left lobe, but scarcely around those of non-ischemic regions. Thus cytoprotection against I/R-induced injuries may be attributed to the I/R-promoted expression of transferred hbcl-2 genes. The possibility was examined firstly by methylphenylindole method, which showed that I/R-enhanced lipid peroxidation in the reference vector-transfected livers were markedly repressed in the hbcl-2-transfected livers. Contents of ascorbic acid (Asc) in serum and livers of hbcl-2-transfected rats were enriched, unexpectedly, versus those of non-transfected rats, and were as abundant as 1.90-fold and 1.95- to 2.60-fold versus those in the pre-ischemic state, respectively. After I/R, an immediate decline in serum Asc occurred in hbcl-2-transfectants, and was followed by prompt restoration up to the pre-ischemic Asc levels in contrast to the unaltered lower Asc levels in non-transfectants except a transient delayed increase. Hepatic Asc contents were also diminished appreciably at the initial stage after I/R in the ischemic lobes of hbcl-2-transfectants, which however retained more abundant Asc versus non-transfectants especially at the initial I/R stage when scavenging of the oxidative stress should be most necessary for cytoprotection. The results showed a close correlation between cytoprotection by exogenously transferred hbcl-2 and repressive effects on the lipid peroxidation associated with Asc consumption or redistribution.
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- Shinobu Yanada
- Laboratory of Cell Death Control BioTechnology, Hiroshima Prefectural University School of BioSciences, Hiroshima, Japan
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Sener G, Sehirli O, Ercan F, Sirvanci S, Gedik N, Kacmaz A. Protective Effect of MESNA (2-Mercaptoethane Sulfonate) Against Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats. Surg Today 2005; 35:575-80. [PMID: 15976955 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-004-2985-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2004] [Accepted: 11/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Reoxygenation of ischemic tissue generates various reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs), which have a deleterious effect on various cellular functions. We evaluated the possible protective effect of 2-mercaptoethane sulfonate (MESNA) on hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. METHODS Wistar albino rats were subjected to 45-min hepatic ischemia, followed by 60-min reperfusion. 2-Mercaptoethane sulfonate, 150 mg/kg, or saline was given intraperitoneally (i.p.) twice, 15 min before ischemia and immediately before reperfusioin. We measured serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels to assess liver function. Liver tissue samples were taken to measure the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), an end-product of lipid peroxidation; glutathione (GSH), a key antioxidant; and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, as an indirect index of neutrophil infiltration. We also measured hepatic collagen content, as a fibrosis marker. RESULTS Plasma ALT and AST levels were higher in the I/R group than in the control group, but this increase was significantly decreased by MESNA treatment. Hepatic GSH levels, which were significantly depressed by I/R, increased back to the control levels in the MESNA-treated I/R group. Increases in tissue MDA levels and MPO activity caused by I/R injury decreased back to the control levels after MESNA treatment. Similarly, the increased hepatic collagen content in the I/R group decreased to the level of the control group after MESNA treatment. CONCLUSION The fact that MESNA alleviated I/R-induced injury of the liver and improved hepatic structure and function suggests that its antioxidant and oxidant scavenging properties may be of therapeutic value in protecting the liver against oxidative injury caused by I/R.
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- Goksel Sener
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Tibbiye cad., 34668 Istanbul, Turkey
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Suzuki S, Maruyama S, Sato W, Morita Y, Sato F, Miki Y, Kato S, Katsuno M, Sobue G, Yuzawa Y, Matsuo S. Geranylgeranylacetone ameliorates ischemic acute renal failure via induction of Hsp70. Kidney Int 2005; 67:2210-20. [PMID: 15882264 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are well known as cytoprotective proteins. Geranylgeranylacetone (GGA), an antiulcer agent, has recently been shown to induce Hsp70. This study was performed to investigate the renoprotective properties of GGA. METHODS The effect of GGA on the induction of the major HSPs (Hsp90, Hsp70, Hsc70, Hsp60, and Hsp32) was studied in the rat kidney or rat primary cultures of tubular epithelial cells (R-TECs) by Western blot. Localization of Hsp70 was determined by immunohistochemistry. The renoprotective effects of GGA were studied using a rat model of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. GGA (400 mg/kg), GGA with quercetin pretreatment (100 mg/kg), or a vehicle was given to rats 24 hours and again 1 hour prior to the induction of I/R injury. Rats were sacrificed at 24 hours after reperfusion. Histologic analyses and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP) nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay were performed. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine was also measured. The cytoprotective properties of GGA were also studied in vitro by treating R-TECs with GGA (10 mumol/L) or a vehicle, followed by incubation in culture medium with oxidative stress condition (0.5 mmol/L hydrogen peroxide) or ischemic condition (2 nmol/L NaCN and 20 mmol/L 2-deoxyglucose in the absence of medium glucose). RESULTS Oral administration of GGA induced Hsp70 expression in the kidney (which peaked at 24 hours) but did not induce Hsp90, Hsc70, Hsp60, or Hsp32. The induction of Hsp70 was blocked by quercetin. Immunohistochemistry showed that Hsp70 was localized mainly in the tubular epithelial cells. Preconditioning rats with GGA significantly decreased BUN and serum creatinine levels after I/R injury. Histologic examination revealed that GGA significantly attenuated tubular damage and macrophage infiltration. The number of TUNEL-positive cells also decreased significantly in the GGA group. Quercetin, an inhibitor of Hsp70 induction, eliminated these renoprotective effects of GGA. In in vitro study, GGA-induced Hsp70 in R-TECs, which peaked at 2 to 4 hours. Both oxidative stress and ischemic stimuli induced apoptosis in R-TECs. GGA significantly suppressed the number of apoptotic cells in both conditions. CONCLUSION The results support the hypothesis that GGA induces Hsp70, protects tubular epithelial cells from apoptosis, and thus ameliorates tubular damage by I/R injury. The present study suggests that GGA would be a useful tool in treating acute renal failure or preventing transplanted kidney damage in the clinical setting.
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- Satoshi Suzuki
- Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Tsinari KK, Misiakos EP, Lawand CT, Chatzipetrou MA, Lampadariou KV, Bakonyi Neto A, Llanos JC, Tamura S, Gyamfi AR, Tzakis AG. Factors affecting metabolic and electrolyte changes after reperfusion in liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 2004; 36:3051-6. [PMID: 15686692 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.11.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The metabolic and electrolyte changes were evaluated after various durations of cold and warm ischemia times to correlate ASA status with hemodynamic changes that may affect the severity of the reperfusion syndrome. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty-one patients who underwent liver transplantation (OLT) were monitored by arterial pH, PaO2, PaCO2, HCO2, BE, K+, Ca2+, Na+, GL, and serial Ht at three specific times: after the skin incision (baseline), 10 minutes before reperfusion (T2), and 10 minutes after reperfusion (T3). Changes in metabolic parameters were correlated with ASA status, hemodynamic changes, time of OLT, as well as cold and warm ischemia times. RESULTS The pH in ASA IV patients was significantly lower at T1 and T3, and PCO2 higher in ASA V at T1. A significant correlation was observed between pH, PaCO2, HCO3-, BE, Na+, Ca2+, and glucose with the phase of the procedure. The pH and HCO3- decreased significantly from T1 and T2, increasing during T3. Ca2+ fell from T1 to T2 increasing in T3. Mean glucose and sodium levels increase from T1 to T3. Mean BE dropped from T1 to T2 and increased at T3 without a significant correlation between the metabolic parameters in any phase of the study and the cold or warm ischemia times. Patients with a high ASA status showed an increased risk for cardiovascular collapse after reperfusion. CONCLUSIONS Patients with advanced ASA status are more prone to metabolic and acid-base disturbances during reperfusion, without any relation to the cold or warm ischemia times. High ASA status shows an increased risk for cardiovascular collapse after reperfusion.
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- K K Tsinari
- Department of Anestestiology, University of Miami, School of Medicine, FL, USA
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Mouithys-Mickalad A, Mathy-Hartert M, Du G, Sluse F, Deby C, Lamy M, Deby-Dupont G. Oxygen consumption and electron spin resonance studies of free radical production by alveolar cells exposed to anoxia: inhibiting effects of the antibiotic ceftazidime. Redox Rep 2003; 7:85-94. [PMID: 12189054 DOI: 10.1179/135100002125000316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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By EPR spectroscopy, we investigated free radical production by cultured human alveolar cells subjected to anoxia/re-oxygenation (A/R), and tested the effects of ceftazidime, an antibiotic previously demonstrated to possess antioxidant properties. Two A/R models were performed on type II pneumocytes (A549 cell line), either on cells attached to culture dishes (monolayer A/R model; 3.5 h of anoxia, 30 min of re-oxygenation) or after cell detachment (suspension A/R model; 1 h of anoxia, 10 min of re-oxygenation). Ceftazidime and selective inhibitors (SOD, Tiron, L-NMMA) were added before anoxia. Free radical production was assessed by the EPR spin trapping technique. Oxygen consumption was monitored, in parallel with EPR studies, in the suspension A/R model. The production of free radical species was demonstrated by the generation of PBN-radical adducts: (a(N) = 15.2 G) in the monolayer A/R model and a six-line EPR spectrum (a(N) = 15.7 G and a(H) = 2.7 G) in the suspension A/R model. A kinetic study performed by oximetry, in parallel with EPR spectroscopy, demonstrated marked alterations of the cell respiratory function and that the free radical production started during anoxia and increased during re-oxygenation. In the suspension A/R model, the amplitude of EPR spectra were decreased upon the addition of 200 U/ml SOD (37% inhibition), 0.1 mM Tiron (67% inhibition) and 1 mM L-NMMA (43% inhibition). Addition of 1 mM ceftazidime decreased the amplitude of EPR spectra (37% inhibition) in both A/R models. Complementary in vitro EPR studies demonstrated that CAZ scavenged the hydroxyl radical (produced by the Fenton reaction). The protective effect of ceftazidime in the cell model could thus be linked to its ability to scavenge superoxide anions, nitrogen-derived species and hydroxyl radicals.
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- Ange Mouithys-Mickalad
- Centre for Oxygen Research and Development, Institut de Chimie, B6a, Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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Fudaba Y, Ohdan H, Tashiro H, Ito H, Fukuda Y, Dohi K, Asahara T. Geranylgeranylacetone, a heat shock protein inducer, prevents primary graft nonfunction in rat liver transplantation. Transplantation 2001; 72:184-9. [PMID: 11477336 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200107270-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are well known as cytoprotective proteins. Geranylgeranylacetone (GGA), a nontoxic anti-ulcer drug, was recently shown to have HSP-inducing capacity. In the present study, the activity of GGA was tested in a rat orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) model to determine whether the compound has beneficial effects in warm ischemia-reperfusion injury. METHODS Either GGA or a control vehicle was orally administered to donor rats before graft harvest. Harvested livers were subjected to 45-min warm ischemia (37 degrees C) followed by OLT. HSP mRNA expressions and HSP syntheses in the graft livers were evaluated by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis, respectively. RESULTS When the donors were treated with a vehicle, all recipients died of primary nonfunction within 2 days after OLT. In contrast, when the donors were treated with GGA (200 mg/kg per day) for 4 weeks, the 7-day survival rate of recipients was dramatically improved (90%). By giving a high dose of GGA (600 mg/kg per day) for 1 week, a similar improvement in recipient survival was seen (83.3%). GGA administration accumulated mRNA for both HSP72 and HSP90 in the livers even before warm ischemia and facilitated the syntheses of HSP72 and HSP90 after warm ischemia. In addition, GGA pretreatment also significantly reduced the serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) after reperfusion. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that both the enhanced induction of HSPs and the suppression of a cytotoxic mediator (TNF-alpha) might be involved in the beneficial effects of GGA on ischemia-reperfusion injury. Thus, oral administration of GGA would be a useful tool for preventing primary nonfunction in liver transplantation.
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- Y Fudaba
- Second Department of Surgery, Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine, 1-2-3 Kasumi Minami-ku Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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Net M, Valero R, Almenara R, Rull R, Gonzalez FJ, Taurá P, Lopez-Boado MA, Deulofeu R, Elena M, Capdevila L, Cabrer C, Visa J, García-Valdecasas JC. Hepatic xanthine levels as viability predictor of livers procured from non-heart-beating donor pigs. Transplantation 2001; 71:1232-7. [PMID: 11397955 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200105150-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to evaluate hepatic content of adenine nucleotides and their degradation products in non-heart-beating donor (NHBD) pigs and its relationship with recipient survival. METHODS Thirty animals were transplanted with an allograft from NHBDs. After warm ischemia (WI) time (20, 30, or 40 min), cardiopulmonary bypass and normothermic recirculation (NR) were run for 30 min. Afterward, the animals were cooled to 15 degrees C and liver procurement was performed. RESULTS Survival rate was 100% in the 20WI, 70% in the 30WI, and 50% in the 40WI. Livers from non-surviving animals had higher levels of xanthine after NR than livers from surviving animals. Logistic regression analysis revealed that xanthine at the end of NR was the only variable able to predict survival with a calculated sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 60%. Prolongation of warm ischemic period leaded to a greater xanthine accumulation as well as increased plasma alpha-glutathione S-transferase levels at reperfusion. Xanthine at NR and alpha-glutathione S-transferase at reperfusion significantly correlated, indicating that donor xanthine contributes to some extent to the severity of the lesion by ischemia-reperfusion. CONCLUSIONS It is suggested that xanthine content in the donor is able to predict survival after transplantation. Xanthine is significantly involved in the hepatic lesion elicited by warm ischemia and subsequent ischemia-reperfusion associated to liver transplantation from a NHBD.
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- M Net
- Department of Anesthesiology, Biochemistry and Transplant Coordination of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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Okada K, Marubayashi S, Fukuma K, Yamada K, Dohi K. Effect of the 21-aminosteroid on nuclear factor-kappa B activation of Kupffer cells in endotoxin shock. Surgery 2000; 127:79-86. [PMID: 10660762 DOI: 10.1067/msy.2000.102425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The 21-aminosteroid (U-74389G) is a nonglucocorticoid steroid that was synthesized to inhibit lipid peroxidation without the glucocorticoid activity. We recently demonstrated that the 21-aminosteroid administered to endotoxin shock mice reduces liver injury and improves the survival rate of mice through inhibition of nuclear factor-kappa B activation in the liver. The study was undertaken to determine whether the 21-aminosteroid could suppress pro-inflammatory gene up-regulation through inhibition of nuclear factor-kappa B activation in Kupffer cells. METHODS Kupffer cells were isolated from rats by collagenase perfusion followed by pronase digestion. After a lipopolysaccharide addition, each assay was performed for tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha messenger RNA, nuclear factor-kappa B, and I kappa B proteins. RESULTS After the lipopolysaccharide addition, Kupffer cells released both tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6. The 21-aminosteroid treatment suppressed the release of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in a dose-dependent manner. The 21-aminosteroid also inhibited the increase of tumor necrosis factor-alpha messenger RNA expression and nuclear factor-kappa B activation in Kupffer cells 1 hour and 30 minutes, respectively, after lipopolysaccharide addition. Furthermore, the 21-aminosteroid treatment suppressed the degradation of I kappa B proteins in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated Kupffer cells. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the 21-aminosteroid inhibits release of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 from lipopolysaccharide-stimulated Kupffer cells by inhibiting nuclear factor-kappa B activation. This is accomplished by inhibiting I kappa B degradation in endotoxin shock and this may prove useful for the treatment of endotoxin shock.
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- K Okada
- Second Department of Surgery, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan
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Ito K, Miwa N, Hagiwara K, Yano T, Shimizu-Saito K, Goseki N, Iwai T, Horikawa S. Regulation of methionine adenosyltransferase activity by the glutathione level in rat liver during ischemia-reperfusion. Surg Today 1999; 29:1053-8. [PMID: 10554330 DOI: 10.1007/pl00010035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hepatic ischemia was induced by clamping the hepatic artery, portal vein, and bile duct. After 15 min of ischemia, the hepatic glutathione (GSH) content rapidly decreased. On the other hand, after the start of reperfusion, the hepatic GSH levels promptly increased and reached a peak at about 1 h, and thereafter decreased to a minimum level by 2 h. Under such conditions, we examined the changes in the methionine adenosyltransferase (MAT) activity in the liver. Though the time course of MAT activity was somewhat delayed compared with that of the hepatic GSH levels, both patterns were substantially similar during ischemia-reperfusion. In contrast to the changes in the MAT activity during ischemia-reperfusion, the levels of MAT protein were unchanged during these periods. When endogenous antioxidant coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)) was administered to rats prior to ischemia, both the reduction in the MAT activity and hepatic GSH levels induced by ischemia-reperfusion were protected. Our findings suggest that CoQ(10) may posttranslationally regulate the MAT activity via the changes in the GSH level in the liver.
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- K Ito
- Department of Surgery, Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital, Tsuchiura 300-0053, Japan
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Nguyen WD, Kim DH, Alam HB, Provido HS, Kirkpatrick JR. Polyethylene glycol-superoxide dismutase inhibits lipid peroxidation in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. Crit Care 1999; 3:127-30. [PMID: 11056736 PMCID: PMC29026 DOI: 10.1186/cc358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/1999] [Accepted: 09/06/1999] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hepatic injury after ischemia/reperfusion is attributed to the development of oxygen free radical (OFR)-mediated lipid peroxidation--a process that can be measured through its byproducts, specifically malondialdehyde. The use of free radical scavengers can offer significant protection against OFR-induced liver injury. We hypothesize that a new potent OFR scavenger, polyethylene glycol-superoxide dismutase (PEG-SOD), can inhibit OFR-mediated lipid peroxidation in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. METHODS Twelve male Sprague-Dawley rats (300-350 g) were subjected to occlusion of the left and middle hepatic arteries and portal veins for 90 min, followed by 120 min reperfusion. PEG-SOD (5000 units/kg) was given intravenously before vascular occlusion and again immediately upon reperfusion to six rats. Normal saline was given to the remaining six rats to be used as a control group. The right hepatic lobe (used as internal control) and left hepatic lobe were harvested separately and tissue malondialdehyde was measured. RESULTS A marked increase in lipid peroxide was found in the normal saline group after 2 h reperfusion. Treatment with PEG-SOD prevented the rise in tissue malondialdehyde. The mean difference in the malondialdehyde between the left and right hepatic lobes were 13.20 +/- 6.35 and 1.70 +/- 3.65 nmol/g in the normal saline (control) and PEG-SOD groups, respectively. This difference was found to be statistically significant (P < 0.005) using Student's t-test. CONCLUSIONS PEG-SOD can effectively attenuate hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury by inhibiting OFR-mediated lipid peroxidation.
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- Wyn D Nguyen
- Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington,
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- Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA
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Abstract
Cellular redox state has been increasingly recognized as a critical component of stress-induced cellular responses and disease. Inherent in these responses are reactive oxygen species (ROS), which inflict direct cellular damage in addition to acting as intracellular second messengers modulating signal transduction pathways. These intracellular highways of communication are critical in determining cell fates and whole-organ responses following environmental injury. Although gene therapy for inherited and acquired disorders has exploded in the last decade, the application of gene therapeutic approaches for transient pathologic conditions resulting from environmental stress is just beginning to be recognized. This review will summarize the theoretical and practical applications of gene therapy for the treatment of environmental injury by modulating redox-activated cellular responses. Several approaches can be utilized to achieve this goal. These include the application of gene targeting to modulate the cellular redox state directly by expressing recombinant genes capable of degrading ROS at pathophysiologic important subcellular sites. The use of mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), which degrades superoxides arising from ischemia/reperfusion injury, is one example of this approach. MnSOD serves as a "garbage disposal" for potentially toxic ROS prior to cellular injury and the activation of signal transduction cascades important in whole-organ pathology and inflammation. In contrast, some ROS have been suggested to have beneficial effects on cellular responses following environmental injury. Hence, expressing the nitrogen oxygen synthetase gene (NOS) to enhance the levels of nitric oxide (NO.) and augment the beneficial effects of this compound has also been suggested as a useful redox-modulating gene therapy approach. Lastly, indirect intervention in signal transduction pathways following environmental stress by expressing dominant inhibitory proteins of redox-activated signal transduction cascades has also been useful in modulating cellular responses to redox stress. Two such examples have utilized dominant inhibitory forms of the retinoblastoma gene product (Rb) and IkappaBalpha which prevent activation of cyclin-dependent protein kinases and NF-kappaB, respectively. Ultimately, the most efficacious therapeutic approach or combination of approaches that alter the redox responsiveness of cells and organs to environmental injury will be determined through a comprehensive understanding of the relevant pathophysiologic processes.
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Affiliation(s)
- J F Engelhardt
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, School of Medicine, Iowa City 52242, USA
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Oldhafer KJ, Lang H, Nadalin S, Frerker M, Schüttler W, Bornscheuer A, Mahr KH, Pichlmayr R. The surgical technique of isolated hyperthermic arterial liver perfusion in humans. Recent Results Cancer Res 1998; 147:42-50. [PMID: 9670267 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-80460-1_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Various techniques of isolated liver perfusions have been described, using hepatic artery or both hepatic artery and portal vein. In this paper the technique of isolated arterial liver perfusion is presented. Twelve patients suffering from non-resectable liver tumors underwent this approach. All of them had been previously unsuccessfully treated by resection or systemic chemotherapy. The liver perfusions were performed without technical problems. No operative death occurred. The mean operating time was 413 +/- 29 min. Although the perfusion medium was oxygenated and the absolute anoxic period was shorter than 10 min in all cases the perfused livers showed a marked postoperative increase of liver enzyme levels. Further studies should be aimed at reducing this hepatic injury and simplifying the complex surgical procedure.
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- K J Oldhafer
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Klinik für Abdominal- und Transplantationschirurgie, Germany
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