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The ischaemic preconditioning paradox and its implications for islet isolation from heart-beating and non heart-beating donors. Sci Rep 2022; 12:19321. [PMID: 36369239 PMCID: PMC9652462 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23862-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The impact of ischaemia can severely damage procured donor organs for transplantation. The pancreas, and pancreatic islets in particular, is one of the most sensitive tissues towards hypoxia. The present study was aimed to assess the effect of hypoxic preconditioning (HP) performed ex-vivo in islets isolated from heart-beating donor (HBD) and non heart-beating donor (NHBD) rats. After HP purified islets were cultured for 24 h in hypoxia followed by islet characterisation. Post-culture islet yields were significantly lower in sham-treated NHBD than in HBD. This difference was reduced when NHBD islets were preconditioned. Similar results were observed regarding viability, apoptosis and in vitro function. Reactive oxygen species generation after hypoxic culture was significantly enhanced in sham-treated NHBD than in HBD islets. Again, this difference could be diminished through HP. qRT-PCR revealed that HP decreases pro-apoptotic genes but increases HIF-1 and VEGF. However, the extent of reduction and augmentation was always substantially higher in preconditioned NHBD than in HBD islets. Our findings indicate a lower benefit of HBD islets from HP than NHBD islets. The ischaemic preconditioning paradox suggests that HP should be primarily applied to islets from marginal donors. This observation needs evaluation in human islets.
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Rolfo A, Cosma S, Nuzzo AM, Salio C, Moretti L, Sassoè-Pognetto M, Carosso AR, Borella F, Cutrin JC, Benedetto C. Increased Placental Anti-Oxidant Response in Asymptomatic and Symptomatic COVID-19 Third-Trimester Pregnancies. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10030634. [PMID: 35327436 PMCID: PMC8945802 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10030634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Despite Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) -induced Oxidative Stress (OxS) being well documented in different organs, the molecular pathways underlying placental OxS in late-pregnancy women with SARS-CoV-2 infection are poorly understood. Herein, we performed an observational study to determine whether placentae of women testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 during the third trimester of pregnancy showed redox-related alterations involving Catalase (CAT) and Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) antioxidant enzymes as well as placenta morphological anomalies relative to a cohort of healthy pregnant women. Next, we evaluated if placental redox-related alterations and mitochondria pathological changes were correlated with the presence of maternal symptoms. We observed ultrastructural alterations of placental mitochondria accompanied by increased levels of oxidative stress markers Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (TBARS) and Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 α (HIF-1α) in SARS-CoV-2 women during the third trimester of pregnancy. Importantly, we found an increase in placental CAT and SOD antioxidant enzymes accompanied by physiological neonatal outcomes. Our findings strongly suggest a placenta-mediated OxS inhibition in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, thus contrasting the cytotoxic profile caused by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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- Alessandro Rolfo
- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (A.R.); (A.M.N.); (L.M.)
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics 1, Department of Surgical Sciences, City of Health and Science, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (A.R.C.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (A.R.); (A.M.N.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy;
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (A.R.); (A.M.N.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Neuroscience “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics 1, Department of Surgical Sciences, City of Health and Science, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (A.R.C.); (F.B.)
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics 1, Department of Surgical Sciences, City of Health and Science, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (A.R.C.); (F.B.)
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- Center of Imaging Molecular, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Sciences for the Health, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
- Correspondence: (J.C.C.); (C.B.)
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics 1, Department of Surgical Sciences, City of Health and Science, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy; (S.C.); (A.R.C.); (F.B.)
- Correspondence: (J.C.C.); (C.B.)
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Yang L, Jiang L, Jiang D, Liu B, Jin S. The protective effects of salvianolic acid A against hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury via inhibiting expression of toll-like receptor 4 in rats. Arch Med Sci 2019; 15:1599-1607. [PMID: 31749890 PMCID: PMC6855152 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2019.87412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a serious complication of hepatectomy and liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effects of salvianolic acid-A (Sal-A) against IRI-induced hepatocellular injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty rats were randomly divided into the following four groups: (1) sham group, (2) IR group, (3) Sal-A(10) group and (4) Sal-A(20) group. After 90 min of ischemia and 6 h of reperfusion, serum alanine aminotransferease (ALT) and apartate aminotransferase (AST) levels were measured; the amounts of malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the liver tissue were determined; the expression of Bcl-2 and caspase-3 was detected and the severity of apoptosis, inflammation and pathological alterations were evaluated. Also apoptosis and mRNA and protein levels of TLR4 (toll-like receptor 4) were tested. RESULTS The serum aminotransferases, hepatic MDA concentration, and apoptotic cells in the IR group were significantly higher than in the sham group (p < 0.01), whereas the Sal-A group values were lower than in the IR group (p < 0.05). Compared with the IR group, the Sal-A groups had significantly higher Bcl-2 expression and downregulated cleaved caspase-3 expression in liver tissue. Moreover, increased mRNA and protein levels of TLR4 in IR rats and Sal-A could improve the increased mRNA and protein levels of TLR4. CONCLUSIONS Sal-A had a synergistically protective effect on the liver tissue against IRI that might be due to decreased oxidative stress, inflammation, hepatocellular apoptosis and include, at least in part, the regulation of TLR4.
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- Long Yang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- Department of General Surgery, The Dalian Municipal Central Hospital Affiliated of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- Department of General Surgery, The Dalian Municipal Central Hospital Affiliated of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
- Department of General Surgery, The Dalian Municipal Central Hospital Affiliated of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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Hua H, Zhang Z, Qian Y, Yuan H, Ge W, Huang S, Zhang A, Zhang Y, Jia Z, Ding G. Inhibition of the mitochondrial complex-1 protects against carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 115:108948. [PMID: 31078037 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction has been documented to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of liver injury. In the present study, we investigated the role of rotenone, a mitochondrial complex-1 inhibitor, in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) -induced acute liver injury, as well as the underlying mechanisms. Before CCl4 administration, the mice were pretreated with rotenone at a dose of 250 ppm in food for three days. Then CCl4 was administered to the mice for 16 h by intraperitoneal injection. The liver injury, mitochondrial status, oxidative stress, and inflammation were examined. Strikingly, CCl4 treatment markedly induced liver injury as shown by enhanced serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and morphological lesions (HE stating), which was significantly attenuated by rotenone treatment in line with the reduced activity of mitochondrial complex-1. Meanwhile, oxidative stress markers of malondialdehyde (MDA), 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), and dihydroethidium (DHE) and the inflammatory markers of IL-1β, MCP-1, TNF-α, TLR-4, and IL-6 were also significantly suppressed by rotenone. More importantly, the mitochondrial abnormalities shown by the reduction of SOD2, mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 (mtND1), and Cytb were significantly restored, indicating that rotenone protected against mitochondrial damage induced by CCl4 in liver. Moreover, rotenone treatment alone did not significantly alter liver morphology and liver enzymes ALT and AST. CYP2E1, a metabolic enzyme of CCl4, was also not significantly affected by rotenone. In conclusion, rotenone protected the liver from CCl4-induced damage possibly by inhibiting the mitochondrial oxidative stress and inflammation.
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- Hu Hua
- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, PR China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, PR China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; Department of Pediatrics, Taikang Xianlin Drum Tower Hospital, 188 Lingshan Northern Road, Nanjing, 210046, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, PR China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, PR China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, PR China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, PR China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, PR China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, PR China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, PR China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, PR China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, PR China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 72 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, PR China; Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, PR China.
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Zhang Y, Lei X, Li W, Ding X, Bai J, Wang J, Wu G. TNIP1 alleviates hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury via the TLR2-Myd88 pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 501:186-192. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Jeong JS, Kim D, Kim KY, Ryu S, Han S, Shin BS, Kim GS, Gwak MS, Ko JS. Ischemic Preconditioning Produces Comparable Protection Against Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Under Isoflurane and Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Rats. Transplant Proc 2018; 49:2188-2193. [PMID: 29149981 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Various volatile anesthetics and ischemic preconditioning (IP) have been demonstrated to exert protective effect against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in liver. We aimed to determine whether application of IP under isoflurane and sevoflurane anesthesia would confer protection against hepatic I/R injury in rats. METHODS Thirty-eight rats weighing 270 to 300 grams were randomly divided into 2 groups: isoflurane (1.5%) and sevoflurane (2.5%) anesthesia groups. Each group was subdivided into sham (n = 3), non-IP (n = 8; 45 minutes of hepatic ischemia), and IP (n = 8, IP consisting of 10-minute ischemia plus 15-minute reperfusion before prolonged ischemia) groups. The degree of hepatic injury and expressions of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and caspase 3 were compared at 2 hours after reperfusion. RESULTS Hepatic ischemia induced significant degree of I/R injuries in both isoflurane and sevoflurane non-IP groups. In both anesthetic groups, introduction of IP dramatically attenuated I/R injuries as marked by significantly lower aspartate aminotransferase and aminotransferase levels and better histologic grades compared with corresponding non-IP groups. There were 2.3- and 1.7-fold increases in Bcl-2 mRNA levels in isoflurane and sevoflurane IP groups, respectively, compared with corresponding non-IP groups (both P < .05). Caspase 3 level was significantly high in the isoflurane non-IP group compared with the sham group; however, there were no differences among the sevoflurane groups. CONCLUSIONS The degree of hepatic I/R injury was significantly high in both isoflurane and sevoflurane groups in rats. However, application of IP significantly protected against I/R injury in both volatile anesthetic groups to similar degrees, and upregulation of Bcl-2 might be an important mechanism.
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- J S Jeong
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Lu Z, Lin Y, Peng B, Bao Z, Niu K, Gong J. Hydrogen-Rich Saline Ameliorates Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Regulation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Apoptosis. Dig Dis Sci 2017; 62:3479-3486. [PMID: 29086332 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-017-4811-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of hydrogen-rich saline (HS) on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. METHODS Forty rats were randomly allocated into five groups: one sham group (control group), one group treated with 20 min of ischemia and normal saline (NS; I/R1 + NS group), one group treated with 20 min of ischemia and HS (I/R1 + HS group), one group treated with 60 min of ischemia and NS (I/R2 + NS group), and one group treated with 60 min of ischemia and HS (I/R2 + HS group). After reperfusion for 6 h, hepatic function, oxidative stress, pathological changes, and apoptosis of hepatic cells were evaluated. Furthermore, the expression levels of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated proteins were identified. RESULTS Serum ALT and AST levels and tissue MDA content in the I/R + HS groups were significantly lower than those in the I/R + NS groups. Pathological changes were also significantly ameliorated in the HS groups compared with those in the NS groups. Moreover, HS appeared to significantly attenuate hepatic I/R-induced ER stress responses, as indicated by the decreased expression of C/EBP homologous protein, protein-kinase-RNA-like ER kinase, and inositol-requiring protein-1α, as well as the increased expression of GRP78 proteins. Finally, the levels of apoptotic markers such as caspase-3 and TUNEL-positive cells were significantly lower in the HS groups than in the NS control groups, whereas the level of Bcl2 protein increased in the HS groups. CONCLUSION The protective effect of HS can be attributed to ER stress and apoptosis inhibition.
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- Zhiyuan Lu
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, People's Republic of China.
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Sikalias N, Karatzas T, Alexiou K, Mountzalia L, Demonakou M, Kostakis ID, Zacharioudaki A, Papalois A, Kouraklis G. Intermittent Ischemic Preconditioning Protects Against Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Extensive Hepatectomy in Steatotic Rat Liver. J INVEST SURG 2017. [PMID: 28644700 DOI: 10.1080/08941939.2017.1334844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatic steatosis causes severe liver damage and has deleterious effects when associated with ischemia-reperfusion mechanisms. Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) protects lean liver against prolonged ischemia by improving micro-circulation and reducing lipid peroxidation. We investigated the effect of intermittent IPC on liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and extensive hepatectomy in severe hepatic steatosis. METHODS Severe hepatic steatosis was performed by 12-14 weeks of choline-free diet in 108 Wistar rats. We induced 30-minute ischemia-reperfusion manipulations and extensive hepatectomy with or without prior IPC in steatotic livers and after 6 and 24 hours of reperfusion blood transaminases, and IL6, TNFα, NO and Lactate in blood and liver tissue were measured. RESULTS Steatotic rats subjected to hepatic ischemia-reperfusion alone after extensive hepatectomy, showed severe liver damage with significantly increased values of AST, ALT, TNFα and Lactate and significantly reduced IL6 and NO, while no one rat survived for more than 29 hours. On the contrary, steatotic rats subjected to intermittent IPC, 24 hours before ischemia-reperfusion, presented increased 30-day survival (67%), lower values of AST, ALT, TNFα and Lactate, and increased IL6 and NO levels. Simple and intermittent IPC manipulations, 1 hour before the IRI and extended hepatectomy, did not prolong survival more than 57 and 98 hours, respectively. Simple IPC, 24 hours before IRI and extended hepatectomy had the lowest possible survival (16.7%). CONCLUSIONS Hepatic steatosis and IRI after major liver surgery largely affect morbidity and mortality. Intermittent IPC, 24 hours before IRI and extensive hepatectomy, presents higher 30-day survival and improved liver function parameters.
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- Nikolaos Sikalias
- a Department of Surgery , Sismanogleion General Hospital , Athens , Greece
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- b Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine , Athens , Greece
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- c Department of Pathology , Sismanogleion General Hospital , Athens , Greece
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- b Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine , Athens , Greece
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- b Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine , Athens , Greece
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Cavalieri B, Mosca M, Ramadori P, Perrelli MG, De Simone L, Colotta F, Bertini R, Poli G, Cutrìn JC. Neutrophil Recruitment in the Reperfused-Injured Rat Liver was Effectively Attenuated by Repertaxin, a Novel Allosteric Noncompetitive Inhibitor of Cxcl8 Receptors: A Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Post-Ischemic Hepatic Syndromes. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2016; 18:475-86. [PMID: 16164828 DOI: 10.1177/039463200501800307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hepatic reperfusion injury represents a crucial problem in several clinical situations including liver transplantation, extensive hepatectomy and hypovolemic shock with resuscitation. Repertaxin is a new non-competive allosteric blocker of interleukin-8 (CXCL8) receptors, which by locking CXCR1/R2 in an inactive conformation, prevents receptor signaling and polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) Chemotaxis. The present study shows that repertaxin dramatically prevents rat post-ischemic hepatocellular necrosis (80% of inhibition) and PMN infiltration (96% of inhibition) at a clinically-relevant time (24 h) of reperfusion. Treatment with repertaxin by continuous infusion is demonstrated to be the optimal route of administration of the compound especially in view of its clinical threrapeutic use. Because repertaxin has proven to be safe and well tolerated in different animal studies and in phase I studies in human volunteers, it is in fact a candidate novel therapeutic agent for the prevention and treatment of hepatic post-ischemic injury.
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- B Cavalieri
- Laboratory of Experimental Liver Pathology, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, L'Aquila, Italy
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Hu JJ, Li CH, Wang HD, Xu WL, Zhang AQ, Dong JH. Portal vein clamping alone confers protection against hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury via preserving hepatocyte function in cirrhotic rats. J Surg Res 2014; 194:139-46. [PMID: 25481529 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic liver diseases always increase the risk of liver failure after hepatectomy. We aimed to explore the protective effect of portal vein clamping without hepatic artery blood control (PVC) on a cirrhotic rat liver that underwent ischemia and reperfusion. METHODS Carbon tetrachloride-induced cirrhotic rats were randomly assigned to four groups as follows: cirrhotic control, PVC, portal triad clamping (PTC), and intermittent portal triad clamping (IC). After 45 min of portal vascular clamping, hepatic injury and liver function were investigated by assessing the 7-d survival rate, liver blood loss, serum alanine aminotransferase, liver tissue malondialdehyde, liver tissue adenosine triphosphate, indocyanine green retention rate, and morphology changes of the rat liver. RESULTS The 7-d survival rates in the PVC and IC groups were much higher than in the PTC group. The PVC group had more liver blood loss during the hepatectomy than the PTC group, but had much less than the cirrhotic control group (P < 0.01). In addition, there were no differences between the IC group and PVC group. The PVC rats had a significantly higher adenosine triphosphate level in the liver tissue and a markedly lower indocyanine green retention rate than the PTC and IC rats (P < 0.05). At 1, 6, and 24 h after reperfusion, the alanine aminotransferase and malondialdehyde levels in the PTC group were much higher than those in the PVC and IC groups (P < 0.05). Based on the histopathologic analysis, hepatic injury in the PVC and IC groups were similar but less prominent than in the PTC group. CONCLUSIONS Although both PVC and IC can confer protection against hepatic ischemic-reperfusion injury in cirrhotic rats, the PVC method is more efficient in preserving the energy and function of hepatocytes than the IC method, suggesting better prognosis after hepatectomy.
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- Jian Jun Hu
- Department & Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department & Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department & Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department & Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department & Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department & Institute of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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The protective effect of ischemic preconditioning against hepatic ischemic-reperfusion injury under isoflurane anesthesia in rats. Transplant Proc 2014; 45:1704-7. [PMID: 23769028 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Apoptosis is a central mechanism of ischemic-reperfusion injury (IRI) to the liver. Among the methods to reduce IRI, ischemic preconditioning (IP) has been shown to confer protection. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine if IP conferred protection against hepatic IRI under isoflurane anesthesia in rats and to investigate underlying protective mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-three rats weighing 270 to 300 grams were randomly divided into three groups: (1) the sham operated group (n = 5); (2) the non-IP group (n = 9; 45 minutes of hepatic ischemia followed by 2 hours of reperfusion); and (3) the IP group (n = 9); IP induced by 10 minutes of hepatic ischemia followed by 15 minutes of reperfusion before 45 minutes of prolonged hepatic ischemia). Anesthesia was maintained with isoflurane (1.5%). We compared the degrees of hepatic injury and expressions of B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and caspase 3 and 8 mRNAs. RESULTS The IP group showed significantly lower levels of aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase as well as reduced histological grades of hepatocyte injury compared with the non-IP group at 2 hours after reperfusion. At the corresponding time, the Bcl-2 mRNA level was 2-fold higher in the IP group. Caspase 3 mRNA levels were highest in the non-IP group significantly compared with the sham cohort. Similarly, caspase 8 mRNA levels were highest in the Non_IP group albeit not significancely. CONCLUSION IP protected against hepatic IRI under isoflurane anesthesia in rats. The mechanism of protection appeared to involve upregulation of Bcl-2 expression resulting in inhibited apoptosis.
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Módis K, Gerő D, Stangl R, Rosero O, Szijártó A, Lotz G, Mohácsik P, Szoleczky P, Coletta C, Szabó C. Adenosine and inosine exert cytoprotective effects in an in vitro model of liver ischemia-reperfusion injury. Int J Mol Med 2012; 31:437-46. [PMID: 23232950 PMCID: PMC3981016 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2012.1203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Liver ischemia represents a common clinical problem. In the present study, using an in vitro model of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury, we evaluated the potential cytoprotective effect of the purine metabolites, such as adenosine and inosine, and studied the mode of their pharmacological actions. The human hepatocellular carcinoma-derived cell line HepG2 was subjected to combined oxygen-glucose deprivation (COGD; 0-14-24 h), followed by re-oxygenation (0-4-24 h). Adenosine or inosine (300-1,000 µM) were applied in pretreatment. Cell viability and cytotoxicity were measured by the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide and lactate dehydrogenase methods, respectively. The results showed that both adenosine and inosine exerted cytoprotective effects, and these effects were not related to receptor-mediated actions, since they were not prevented by selective adenosine receptor antagonists. On the other hand, the adenosine deaminase inhibitor erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl) adenine hydrochloride (EHNA, 10 µM) markedly and almost fully reversed the protective effect of adenosine during COGD, while it did not influence the cytoprotective effect of inosine in the same assay conditions. These results suggest that the cytoprotective effects are related to intracellular actions, and, in the case of adenosine also involve intracellular conversion to inosine. The likely interpretation of these findings is that inosine serves as an alternative source of energy to produce ATP during hypoxic conditions. The protective effects are also partially dependent on adenosine kinase, as the inhibitor 4-amino-5-(3-bromophenyl)-7-(6‑morpholino-pyridin-3-yl)pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine, 2HCl (ABT 702, 30 µM) significantly reversed the protective effect of both adenosine and inosine during hypoxia and re-oxygenation. Collectively, the current results support the view that during hypoxia, adenosine and inosine exert cytoprotective effects via receptor-independent, intracellular modes of action, which, in part, depend on the restoration of cellular bioenergetics. The present study supports the view that testing of inosine for protection against various forms of warm and cold liver ischemia is relevant.
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- Katalin Módis
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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Ischemic preconditioning decreased leukotriene C4 formation by depressing leukotriene C4 synthase expression and activity during hepatic I/R injury in rats. J Surg Res 2012; 178:1015-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.07.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Revised: 07/19/2012] [Accepted: 07/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Silva S, Carbonel A, Taha M, Simões M, Montero E. Proliferative Activity in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Hepatectomized Mice: Effect of N-Acetylcysteine. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:2321-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury still represents an important cause of morbidity following hepatic surgery and limits the use of marginal livers in hepatic transplantation. Transient blood flow interruption followed by reperfusion protects tissues against damage induced by subsequent I/R. This process known as ischemic preconditioning (IP) depends upon intrinsic cytoprotective systems whose activation can inhibit the progression of irreversible tissue damage. Compared to other organs, liver IP has additional features as it reduces inflammation and promotes hepatic regeneration. Our present understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in liver IP is still largely incomplete. Experimental studies have shown that the protective effects of liver IP are triggered by the release of adenosine and nitric oxide and the subsequent activation of signal networks involving protein kinases such as phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, protein kinase C δ/ε and p38 MAP kinase, and transcription factors such as signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, nuclear factor-κB and hypoxia-inducible factor 1. This article offers an overview of the molecular events underlying the preconditioning effects in the liver and points to the possibility of developing pharmacological approaches aimed at activating the intrinsic protective systems in patients undergoing liver surgery.
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Pacheco EG, Silva ODCE, Sankarankutty AK, Ribeiro MAF. Analysis of the liver effluent as a marker of preservation injury and early graft performance. Transplant Proc 2010; 42:435-9. [PMID: 20304158 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In liver transplantation, the effluent solution, which represents the washout of residual preservation solution, can be collected before reperfusion to determine the release of the markers of endothelial cell injury and damage to the liver. The enzyme activities detected in the washout solution may allow the development of an index that could be clinically valuable for the prediction of early posttransplant graft function. In the present study, we collected liver effluents from 47 livers at the time of graft rinsing to measure liver enzymes (aminotransferases and lactate dehydrogenase) as well as the serum enzyme levels of the recipients for correlation with early postoperative graft viability (1-month survival). The patients were divided into two groups: death (D) and survival (S). Nonparametric statistical analysis was used with the level of significance set at P < .05. Aminotransferases and lactate dehydrogenase levels higher among the D group (P < .05 for all measurements), leading us to conclude that the effluent represents a good marker of preservation injury and early graft performance.
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- E G Pacheco
- Special Liver Transplantation Unit, Ribeirão Preto University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Wei Y, Chen P, de Bruyn M, Zhang W, Bremer E, Helfrich W. Carbon monoxide-releasing molecule-2 (CORM-2) attenuates acute hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury in rats. BMC Gastroenterol 2010; 10:42. [PMID: 20444253 PMCID: PMC2873601 DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-10-42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Accepted: 05/05/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/Ri) is a serious complication occurring during liver surgery that may lead to liver failure. Hepatic I/Ri induces formation of reactive oxygen species, hepatocyte apoptosis, and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which together causes liver damage and organ dysfunction. A potential strategy to alleviate hepatic I/Ri is to exploit the potent anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective effects of carbon monoxide (CO) by application of so-called CO-releasing molecules (CORMs). Here, we assessed whether CO released from CORM-2 protects against hepatic I/Ri in a rat model. Methods Forty male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups (n = 10). Sham group underwent a sham operation and received saline. I/R group underwent hepatic I/R procedure by partial clamping of portal structures to the left and median lobes with a microvascular clip for 60 minutes, yielding ~70% hepatic ischemia and subsequently received saline. CORM-2 group underwent the same procedure and received 8 mg/kg of CORM-2 at time of reperfusion. iCORM-2 group underwent the same procedure and received iCORM-2 (8 mg/kg), which does not release CO. Therapeutic effects of CORM-2 on hepatic I/Ri was assessed by measuring serum damage markers AST and ALT, liver histology score, TUNEL-scoring of apoptotic cells, NFkB-activity in nuclear liver extracts, serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6, and hepatic neutrophil infiltration. Results A single systemic infusion with CORM-2 protected the liver from I/Ri as evidenced by a reduction in serum AST/ALT levels and an improved liver histology score. Treatment with CORM-2 also up-regulated expression of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2, down-regulated caspase-3 activation, and significantly reduced the levels of apoptosis after I/Ri. Furthermore, treatment with CORM-2 significantly inhibited the activity of the pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB as measured in nuclear extracts of liver homogenates. Moreover, CORM-2 treatment resulted in reduced serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 and down-regulation of the adhesion molecule ICAM-1 in the endothelial cells of liver. In line with these findings, CORM-2 treatment reduced the accumulation of neutrophils in the liver upon I/Ri. Similar treatment with an inactive variant of CORM-2 (iCORM-2) did not have any beneficial effect on the extent of liver I/Ri. Conclusions CORM-2 treatment at the time of reperfusion had several distinct beneficial effects on severity of hepatic I/Ri that may be of therapeutic value for the prevention of tissue damage as a result of I/Ri during hepatic surgery.
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- Yunwei Wei
- Third department of General Surgery, First Clinical Hospital Harbin, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, China.
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Arkadopoulos N, Kostopanagiotou G, Theodoraki K, Farantos C, Theodosopoulos T, Stafyla V, Vassiliou J, Voros D, Pafiti A, Smyrniotis V. Ischemic preconditioning confers antiapoptotic protection during major hepatectomies performed under combined inflow and outflow exclusion of the liver. A randomized clinical trial. World J Surg 2009; 33:1909-15. [PMID: 19575143 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0117-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extensive experimental studies and a few clinical series have shown that ischemic preconditioning (IPC) attenuates oxidative ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries in liver resections performed under inflow vascular control. Selective hepatic vascular exclusion (SHVE) employed during hepatectomies completely deprives the liver of blood flow, as it entails simultaneous clamping of the portal triad and the main hepatic veins. The aim of the present study was to identify whether IPC can also protect hepatocytes during liver resections performed under SHVE. METHODS Patients undergoing major liver resection were randomly assigned to have either only SHVE (control group, n = 43) or SHVE combined with IPC--10 min of ischemia followed by 15 min of reperfusion before SHVE was applied (IPC group, n = 41). RESULTS The two groups were comparable with regard to age, liver resection volume, blood loss and transfusions, warm ischemic time, and total operative time. In liver remnant biopsies obtained 60 min post-reperfusion, IPC patients had significantly fewer cells stained positive by TUNEL compared to controls (19% +/- 8% versus 45% +/- 12%; p < 0.05). Also IPC patients had attenuated hepatocyte necrosis, systemic inflammatory response, and oxidative stress as manifested by lower postoperative peak values of aspartate transaminase, interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and malondialdehyde compared to controls. Morbidity was similar for the two groups, as were duration of intensive care unit stay and extent of total hospital stay. CONCLUSIONS In major hepatectomies performed under SHVE, ischemic preconditioning appears to attenuate apoptotic response of the liver remnant, possibly through alteration of inflammatory and oxidative pathways.
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- Nikolaos Arkadopoulos
- Second Department of Surgery, University of Athens School of Medicine, Aretaieion Hospital, 76 Vas. Sofias Ave., 11528, Athens, Greece.
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The strategy of combined ischemia preconditioning and salvianolic acid-B pretreatment to prevent hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Dig Dis Sci 2009; 54:2568-76. [PMID: 19156521 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0681-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2008] [Accepted: 12/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a serious complication of liver surgery, especially for extended hepatectomy and liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of combined ischemic preconditioning (IPC) and salvianolic acid-B (Sal-B) pretreatment against IRI-induced hepatocellular injury. METHODS Sixty male Wistar rats weighing around 200 g were randomized into five groups (n=12): sham group: only anesthesia and laparotomy; IR group: 90 min sustained ischemia by blocking the left ortal vessels; IPC group: 10 min ischemia and 10 min reperfusion prior to the sustained ischemia; Sal-B group: 10 mg/kg injection of Sal-B intravenously 10 min prior to the sustained ischemia; IPC+Sal-B group: same IPC procedure as in IPC group, but proceeded by intravenous administration of Sal-B 10 min prior to sustained ischemia. After 5 h of reperfusion, serum levels of ALT and AST were measured; the amount of malondialdehyde (MDA) and adenine nucleotides in liver tissue was determined; the expression of Bcl-2 and caspase-3 was detected by immunofluorescent and western blotting techniques; the severity of apoptosis and pathological alterations was evaluated by TUNEL and H&E staining, respectively. RESULTS The serum aminotransferases, hepatic MDA concentration, and apoptotic index in groups IPC, Sal-B, and IPC+Sal-B were significantly lower than those in the IR group (P<0.001), while the IPC+Sal-B group had the lowest values among these groups (P<0.05). Compared with the IR group, groups IPC and Sal-B not only had statistically higher ATP levels and energy charge (EC) values (P<0.01), but also had upregulated Bcl-2 expression and downregulated cleaved caspase-3 expression in liver tissue. All these effects were further augmented in the IPC+Sal-B group. Liver histopathological findings were consistent with these results. CONCLUSIONS Based on these results, the combined IPC and Sal-B pretreatment had a synergistically protective effect on liver tissue against IRI, which might be due to decreased post-ischemic oxidative stress, improved energy metabolism, and reduced hepatocellular apoptosis.
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Giovanardi RO, Rhoden EL, Cerski CT, Salvador M, Kalil AN. Ischemic preconditioning protects the pig liver by preserving the mitochondrial structure and downregulating caspase-3 activity. J INVEST SURG 2009; 22:88-97. [PMID: 19283610 DOI: 10.1080/08941930802712995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND DATA The beneficial effects of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/RI) have been described. However, the way in which IPC causes the changes in mitochondrial ultrastructure seen in hepatic I/RI is not well understood. OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to determine whether IPC protects the liver from changes in mitochondrial structure and caspase 3 activity in the early phase of post-ischemic injury. METHODS A pig model consisting of 90 min of hepatic ischemia and 180 min of reperfusion was employed. Eighteen female pigs were randomly divided into three groups: sham-operated, non-preconditioned, and ischemic preconditioned (10 min ischemia followed by 10 min reperfusion). Serum concentrations of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), as well as bile flow, were measured. Liver biopsies were taken after reperfusion for histological, immunohistochemical (anti-caspase 3), and ultrastructural examinations. RESULTS The IPC procedure increased bile flow (p < 0.01), reduced serum AST level (p < 0.01), and reduced serum concentration of TBARS at 180 min of reperfusion (p = 0.05). Ischemic-preconditioned liver cells had less caspase 3 activity than the non-preconditioning group (p < 0.01), and changes in mitochondrial ultrastructure were reduced (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION IPC exerts a powerful protective effect against hepatic I/RI in the early phase of reperfusion, which may be mediated by preservation of mitochondrial structure and inhibition of caspase-3 activity.
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Saidi R, Chang J, Brooks S, Nalbantoglu I, Adsay V, Jacobs M. Ischemic Preconditioning and Intermittent Clamping Increase the Tolerance of Fatty Liver to Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in the Rat. Transplant Proc 2007; 39:3010-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2007] [Accepted: 09/02/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lee WY, Lee JS, Lee SM. Protective effects of combined ischemic preconditioning and ascorbic acid on mitochondrial injury in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion. J Surg Res 2007; 142:45-52. [PMID: 17559880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2006] [Revised: 07/25/2006] [Accepted: 08/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study examined the in vivo effects of ischemic preconditioning (IPC), ascorbic acid (AA), or a combination (IPC + AA) on the level of mitochondrial injury caused by hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). MATERIALS AND METHODS A rat liver was preconditioned with 10 min of ischemia followed by 10 min of reperfusion, and then subjected to 90 min of ischemia followed by 5 h of reperfusion. The rats were pretreated with AA (100 mg/kg, i.v.) 5 min before the sustained ischemia. RESULTS I/R increased the aminotransferase activity and level of mitochondrial lipid peroxidation, whereas it decreased the reduced glutathione:oxidized glutathione ratio. Either the IPC or AA pretreatment alone attenuated these changes, with the effect being enhanced by IPC + AA. The level of mitochondrial glutamate dehydrogenase, which is specifically located in the matrix, decreased after I/R but this was prevented by IPC + AA. Significant peroxide production was observed after 10 min of reperfusion after sustained ischemia. This change was attenuated by either IPC or AA alone and was further attenuated by IPC + AA. The mitochondria isolated after I/R were rapidly swollen, indicating an opening of the permeability transition pore. However, this was markedly reduced by IPC + AA. The hepatic ATP level was lower after I/R, which was restored by IPC alone and IPC + AA. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that IPC and AA synergistically reduce the level of mitochondrial damage during I/R as a result of decreased postischemic oxidant stress.
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- Woo-Yong Lee
- College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
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Liver surgery is associated with many factors, which may affect outcome. Preoperative assessment of patient's general condition, resectability, and liver reserve are paramount for success. The Child-Pugh score and other scoring systems only partially enables to assess the risk associated with liver surgery. The presence of portal hypertension per se is a major risk factor for hepatectomy. Intraoperatively, any attempts should be made to minimize blood loss. Low central venous pressure and inflow occlusion best prevent bleeding. Ischemic preconditioning and intermittent clamping are routinely applied in many centers to protect against long periods of ischemia, although the mechanisms of protection remain unclear. In this review we describe recent advances in activated pathways associated with protection against ischemia. Postoperatively, the best factor impacting on outcome probably resides in experienced medical care particularly in the intensive care setting. Currently, no drug or gene therapy approaches has reached the clinic. The future relies on new insight into mechanisms of ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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- Katarzyna Furrer
- Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Zürich, 8091-Zürich, Switzerland
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Galhardo MA, Júnior CQ, Riboli Navarro PG, Morello RJ, Simões MDJ, Montero EFDS. Liver and lung late alterations following hepatic reperfusion associated to ischemic preconditioning orN-acetylcysteine. Microsurgery 2007; 27:295-9. [PMID: 17477423 DOI: 10.1002/micr.20359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This study aimed the effect of n-acetylcysteine or ischemic preconditioning in hepatic and pulmonary damage after liver ischemia-reperfusion injury. Twenty-four male Wistar-EPM rats were assigned into four groups: (IR) Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion; (IPC) IPC achieved before hepatic ischemia; (NAC) Animals received NAC pretreatment; and Sham operated group. After 24 h of hepatic reperfusion, blood, liver, and pulmonary samples were evaluated. Nonparametric tests were used (P <or= 0.05). Aspartate aminotransferase levels were similar among experimental groups. Lower alanine aminotrasnferase levels were observed in sham group (P = 0.04). IPC and NAC groups prevented from necrosis (P = 0.027), apoptosis (P = 0.003), and microvesicular steatosis (P = 0.0007), but not from neutrophil infiltration in liver tissue. IPC and NAC treatment reduced alveolar septal edema (P = 0.014), but did not prevent from neutrophil infiltration or vascular congestion. In conclusion, IPC and NAC attenuated hepatic and pulmonary damage after hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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- Maria Aparecida Galhardo
- Division of Operative Technique and Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
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Stadler M, Nuyens V, Boogaerts JG. Intralipid minimizes hepatocytes injury after anoxia-reoxygenation in an ex vivo rat liver model. Nutrition 2007; 23:53-61. [PMID: 17084595 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2006.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2005] [Revised: 08/17/2006] [Accepted: 08/21/2006] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Ischemia-reperfusion injury is a determinant in liver injury occurring during surgical procedures, ischemic states, and multiple organ failure. The pre-existing nutritional status of the liver, i.e., fasting, might contribute to the extent of tissue injury. This study investigated whether Intralipid, a solution containing soybean oil, egg phospholipids, and glycerol, could protect ex vivo perfused livers of fasting rats from anoxia-reoxygenation injury. METHODS The portal vein was cannulated, and the liver was removed and perfused in a closed ex vivo system. Isolated livers were perfused with glucose 5.5 and 15 mM, and two different concentrations of Intralipid, i.e., 0.5:100 and 1:100 (v/v) Intralipid 10%:medium (n = 5 in each group). The experiment consisted of perfusion for 15 min, warm anoxia for 60 min, and reoxygenation during 60 min. Hepatic enzymes, potassium, glucose, lactate, bilirubin, dienes, trienes, and cytochrome-c were analyzed in perfusate samples. The proportion of glycogen in hepatocytes was determined in biopsies. RESULTS Intralipid attenuated transaminases, lactate dehydrogenase, potassium, diene, and triene release in the perfusate (dose-dependant) during the reoxygenation phase when compared with glucose-treated groups. The concentration of cytochrome-c in the medium was the highest in the 5.5-mM glucose group. The glycogen content was low in all livers at the start of the experiment. CONCLUSION Intralipid presents, under the present experimental conditions, a better protective effect than glucose in anoxia-reoxygenation injury of the rat liver.
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- Michaela Stadler
- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Center, Charleroi, Belgium.
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Silva FND, Refinetti RA, Eulálio JMR. Avaliação bioquímica dos efeitos do pré-condicionamento isquêmico após isquemia e reperfusão hepática em ratos. Rev Col Bras Cir 2006. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-69912006000600012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJETIVO: Comparar a lesão hepatocelular ocasionada pelo emprego do pré-condicionamento isquêmico e de duas outras modalidades de clampeamento tríade portal: clampeamento contínuo e intermitente. MÉTODO: Quarenta ratos Wistar foram divididos em quatro grupos de 10 animais cada. No Grupo Sham nenhuma espécie de clampeamento foi adotada. Nos outros três, provocamos isquemia de quarenta minutos por meio do clampeamento do pedículo hepático. No Grupo I esta isquemia foi contínua. No Grupo II, também contínua, mas precedida de cinco minutos de isquemia e 10 minutos de reperfusão (précondicionamento isquêmico). No Grupo III foi realizada isquemia intermitente em ciclos de 10 min de isquemia e cinco minutos de reperfusão. Para avaliar a lesão hepatocelular foi adotada a dosagem de transaminase glutâmico oxalacética (TGO), glutâmico pirúvica (TGP) e lactato desidrogenase (LDH), aferidas no início e no final dos procedimentos. RESULTADOS: Não houve diferença estatística nos valores basais das enzimas estudadas, demonstrando uniformidade nos grupos. Os quatro grupos apresentaram variação significativa de todas as enzimas entre os dois momentos de coleta, porém de forma diferenciada. A variação no Grupo Sham foi menor que a do grupo II. Este foi semelhante ao grupo III e em todos a elevação foi significativamente menor que no grupo I (D do Sham CONCLUSÕES: Em ratos Wistar o clampeamento contínuo do pedículo hepático, precedido de um ciclo de cinco minutos de isquemia e 10 minutos de reperfusão (pré-condicionamento isquêmico) provoca menor lesão hepática do que o clampeamento contínuo e apresenta resultados comparáveis aos obtidos através da utilização do clampeamento intermitente, em fígados normais submetidos a um período de isquemia hepática de 40 minutos e um tempo total de cirurgia de 60 minutos.
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Grande L, Roselló-Catafau J, Peralta C. El preacondicionamiento isquémico del hígado: de las bases moleculares a la aplicación clínica. Cir Esp 2006; 80:275-82. [PMID: 17192202 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-739x(06)70970-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ischemia-reperfusion injury is produced when an organ is deprived of blood flow (ischemia), which is then restored (reperfusion). In certain circumstances, this injury leads to irreversible organ damage. Several therapeutic strategies have been used to reduce the severity of this injury. One of these strategies is the application of brief and repetitive episodes of ischemia-reperfusion before prolonged ischemia-reperfusion (ischemic preconditioning). In the present article we review the molecular mechanisms through which ischemic preconditioning confers protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury. The application of ischemic preconditioning during liver surgery is discussed, both in normothermic situations such as liver resection and in situations of low temperature such as liver transplantation.
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- Luis Grande
- Unidad de Cirugía Hepatobiliopancreática, Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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Nieuwenhuijs VB, De Bruijn MT, Padbury RTA, Barritt GJ. Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury: roles of Ca2+ and other intracellular mediators of impaired bile flow and hepatocyte damage. Dig Dis Sci 2006; 51:1087-102. [PMID: 16865576 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-8014-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2005] [Accepted: 07/27/2005] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Liver resection and liver transplantation have been successful in the treatment of liver tumors and end-stage liver disease. This success has led to an expansion in the pool of patients potentially treatable by liver surgery and, in the case of transplantation, to a shortage of liver donors. At present, there are significant numbers of potential candidates for liver resection and liver donation who have fatty livers, are aged, or have livers damaged by chemotherapy. All of these are at high risk for ischemic reperfusion (IR) injury. The aims of this review are to assess current knowledge of the clinical effectiveness of ischemic preconditioning and intermittent ischemia in reducing IR damage in liver surgery; to evaluate the use of bile flow as a sensitive indicator of IR liver damage; and to analyze the molecular mechanisms, especially intracellular Ca2+, involved in IR injury and ischemic preconditioning. It is concluded that bile flow is a sensitive indicator of IR injury. Together with reactive oxygen species (ROS) and other extracellular and intracellular signaling molecules, intracellular Ca2+ in hepatocytes plays a key role in the normal regulation of bile flow and in IR-induced injury and cell death. Ischemic preconditioning is an effective strategy to reduce IR injury but there is considerable scope for improvement, especially in patients with fatty and aged livers. The development of effective new strategies to reduce IR injury will depend on improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved, especially by gaining a better perspective of the relative importance of the various intrahepatocyte signaling pathways involved.
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- Vincent B Nieuwenhuijs
- HPB and Liver Transplant Unit, Flinders Medical Centre and School of Medicine, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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This study examined the effect of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) in protecting against a hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, with particular focus on mitochondrial damage. Rat liver was preconditioned by 10 min of ischemia and 10 min of reperfusion. Immediately after IPC, liver was subjected to 90 min of sustained ischemia followed by 5 h of reperfusion. The hepatic I/R increased serum aminotransferase activity and mitochondrial lipid peroxidation 5 h after reperfusion. IPC attenuated these increases. Whereas the mitochondrial glutathione content and glutamate dehydrogenase activities were lower in the I/R group, these decreases were attenuated by IPC. During IPC, the tissue peroxide levels increased after 10 min of ischemia and were normalized after 10 min of reperfusion. In association with the IPC-derived transient increase in the peroxide levels, the significant production of peroxides observed at 10 min of reperfusion after 90 min of ischemia was attenuated. Furthermore, whereas the mitochondria isolated from rat liver after 5 h of reperfusion were rapidly swollen, the swelling rate was attenuated in the mitochondria from rat liver subjected to IPC before the sustained ischemia. The hepatic ATP and adenosine levels were 38% and 46% lower during the reperfusion, respectively. These decreases were attenuated by IPC. Thus, these results suggest that IPC protects the mitochondria against the deleterious effects of I/R, and this protection is associated with the reduced oxidative stress.
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- Woo-Yong Lee
- College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon-si 440-746, South Korea
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Niemann CU, Hirose R, Liu T, Behrends M, Brown JL, Kominsky DF, Roberts JP, Serkova N. Ischemic preconditioning improves energy state and transplantation survival in obese Zucker rat livers. Anesth Analg 2005; 101:1577-1583. [PMID: 16301222 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000184897.53609.2a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Livers from obese donors often have fatty infiltrates and are more susceptible to ischemia-reperfusion injury and subsequent graft dysfunction. This often leads to the exclusion of organs from obese donors. We investigated whether ischemic preconditioning (IP, 10 min ischemia, 10 min reperfusion) preserves cellular metabolism in livers from obese Zucker rats during cold ischemia. Liver samples (-IP and +IP) were collected from obese and control lean rats at different time points of cold ischemia (CI) and analyzed by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H- and 31P-MRS) to assess whether IP improves hepatic cellular metabolism. IP significantly improved high energy metabolism in IP livers from obese rats when compared with obese controls during the first hours of CI. At 4 h of cold storage, obese IP livers were not different from control lean non-IP livers. The beneficial metabolic effect of IP on livers form obese rats, however, was absent at 8 h of reperfusion. In contrast, in livers from lean rats, IP resulted in improved high-energy metabolism during the entire observation period of 8 h. In a later part of the study, IP of liver grafts from obese rats before 4 h of cold storage improved recipient survival after graft transplantation. IP of liver grafts from obese rats before 4 h of CI increases 24-h survival of recipient animals from 25% to 88%.
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- Claus U Niemann
- *Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, †Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of California, San Francisco, California; ‡Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany; §Department of Anesthesiology, Biomedical MRI/MRS, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
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Hasegawa T, Malle E, Farhood A, Jaeschke H. Generation of hypochlorite-modified proteins by neutrophils during ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat liver: attenuation by ischemic preconditioning. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2005; 289:G760-7. [PMID: 15994427 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00141.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Although it is well documented that neutrophils are critical for the delayed phase of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury, there is no direct evidence for a specific neutrophil-derived oxidant stress in vivo. Therefore, we used a model of 60 min of partial hepatic ischemia and 0-24 h of reperfusion to investigate neutrophil accumulation and to analyze biomarkers for a general oxidant stress [glutathione disulfide (GSSG) and malondialdehyde (MDA)] and for a neutrophil-specific oxidant stress [hypochlorite (HOCl)-modified epitopes] in rats. Plasma alanine transaminase activities and histology showed progressively increasing liver injury during reperfusion, when hepatic GSSG and soluble MDA levels were elevated. At that time, few neutrophils were present in sinusoids. However, the number of hepatocytes positively stained for HOCl-modified epitopes increased from 6 to 24 h of reperfusion, which correlated with the bulk of hepatic neutrophil accumulation and extravasation into the parenchyma. Consistent with a higher oxidant stress at later times, hepatic GSSG and protein-bound MDA levels further increased. Treatment with the NADPH oxidase inhibitor diphenyleneiodonium chloride attenuated postischemic oxidant stress (GSSG, protein-bound MDA, and hepatocytes positively stained for HOCl-modified epitopes) and liver injury at 24 h of reperfusion. Ischemic preconditioning suppressed all oxidant stress biomarkers, liver injury, and extravasation of neutrophils. In conclusion, extravasated neutrophils generate HOCl, which diffuses into hepatocytes and causes oxidative modifications of intracellular proteins during the neutrophil-mediated reperfusion injury phase. Ischemic preconditioning is an effective intervention for reduction of the overall inflammatory response and, in particular, for limitation of the cytotoxic activity of neutrophils during the later reperfusion period.
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- Tadashi Hasegawa
- Liver Research Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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Banga NR, Homer-Vanniasinkam S, Graham A, Al-Mukhtar A, White SA, Prasad KR. Ischaemic preconditioning in transplantation and major resection of the liver. Br J Surg 2005; 92:528-38. [PMID: 15852422 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ischaemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) contributes significantly to the morbidity and mortality of transplantation and major resection of the liver. Its severity is reduced by ischaemic preconditioning (IP), the precise mechanisms of which are not completely understood. This review discusses the pathophysiology and role of IP in this clinical setting. METHODS A Medline search was performed using the keywords 'ischaemic preconditioning', 'ischaemia-reperfusion injury', 'transplantation' and 'hepatic resection'. Additional articles were obtained from references within the papers identified by the Medline search. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION The mechanisms underlying hepatic IRI are complex, but IP reduces the severity of such injury in several animal models and in recent human trials. Increased understanding of the cellular processes involved in IP is of importance in the development of treatment strategies aimed at improving outcome after liver transplantation and major hepatic resection.
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- N R Banga
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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Yuan GJ, Ma JC, Gong ZJ, Sun XM, Zheng SH, Li X. Modulation of liver oxidant-antioxidant system by ischemic preconditioning during ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11:1825-8. [PMID: 15793874 PMCID: PMC4305884 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i12.1825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate effects of ischemic pre-conditioning on the liver endogenous oxidant-antioxidant system during ischemia/reperfusion injury.
METHODS: Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham-operated (Sham), ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), ischemic pre-conditioning plus ischemia/reperfusion (IPC) groups. Serum ALT, AST and hyaluronic acid levels were assayed and pathologic alterations observed. Liver malondialdehyde (MDA) contents, endogenous antioxidant enzymes, superoxidase dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), gultathionine peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities, neutrophils accumulation marker, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activities were measured respectively.
RESULTS: Compared with I/R group, sinusoidal endothelial cells as well as hepatocytes damages, as assessed biochemically and histochemically, were improved significantly in IPC group; neutrophils infiltration was also markedly reduced. In IPC group, liver peroxidation, as measured by MDA contents, was significantly decreased when compared with I/R group; endogenous antioxidant enzymes, SOD, CAT and GSH-Px activities were markedly higher than that in I/R group.
CONCLUSION: Ischemic pre-conditioning exerts protective effects on both hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells and hepatocytes during liver I/R injury. Its mechanisms may involve dimunition of neutrophils infiltration and modulation of the imbalance of endogenous oxidant-antioxidant system in the organism.
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- Guang-Jin Yuan
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
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Franco-Gou R, Peralta C, Massip-Salcedo M, Xaus C, Serafín A, Roselló-Catafau J. Protection of reduced-size liver for transplantation. Am J Transplant 2004; 4:1408-20. [PMID: 15307828 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00532.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The shortage of available organs for liver transplantation has motivated the development of new surgical techniques such as reduced-size liver transplantation. Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) associated with liver transplantation impairs liver regeneration. Ischemic preconditioning is effective against I/R injury in clinical practice of liver tumour resections. The present study evaluated the effect of ischemic preconditioning on reduced-size liver for transplantation and attempted to identify the underlying protective mechanisms. Hepatic injury and regeneration (transaminases, proliferating cell nuclear antigen [PCNA] labeling index, and hepatocyte growth factor [HGF]) were assessed after reduced-size orthotopic liver transplantation (ROLT). Energy metabolism, oxidative stress, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were examined as possible mechanisms involved in liver regeneration. Ischemic preconditioning reduced transaminase levels and increased HGF levels and the percentage of PCNA-positive hepatocytes after ROLT. This was associated with a decrease in oxidative stress following ROLT, whereas energy metabolism and hepatic IL-6 and TNF release were unchanged. The benefits of ischemic preconditioning on hepatic injury and liver regeneration could be mediated, at least partially by nitric oxide. These results suggest a new potential application of ischemic preconditioning in reduced-size liver transplantation.
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- R Franco-Gou
- Department of Experimental Pathology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Barcelona August pi i Sunyer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IDIBApS-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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Bertini R, Allegretti M, Bizzarri C, Moriconi A, Locati M, Zampella G, Cervellera MN, Di Cioccio V, Cesta MC, Galliera E, Martinez FO, Di Bitondo R, Troiani G, Sabbatini V, D'Anniballe G, Anacardio R, Cutrin JC, Cavalieri B, Mainiero F, Strippoli R, Villa P, Di Girolamo M, Martin F, Gentile M, Santoni A, Corda D, Poli G, Mantovani A, Ghezzi P, Colotta F. Noncompetitive allosteric inhibitors of the inflammatory chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2: prevention of reperfusion injury. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:11791-6. [PMID: 15282370 PMCID: PMC511013 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0402090101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2004] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The chemokine CXC ligand 8 (CXCL8)/IL-8 and related agonists recruit and activate polymorphonuclear cells by binding the CXC chemokine receptor 1 (CXCR1) and CXCR2. Here we characterize the unique mode of action of a small-molecule inhibitor (Repertaxin) of CXCR1 and CXCR2. Structural and biochemical data are consistent with a noncompetitive allosteric mode of interaction between CXCR1 and Repertaxin, which, by locking CXCR1 in an inactive conformation, prevents signaling. Repertaxin is an effective inhibitor of polymorphonuclear cell recruitment in vivo and protects organs against reperfusion injury. Targeting the Repertaxin interaction site of CXCR1 represents a general strategy to modulate the activity of chemoattractant receptors.
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Cavalieri B, Perrelli MG, Aragno M, Ramadori P, Poli G, Cutrìn JC. Ischaemic preconditioning modulates the activity of Kupffer cells during in vivo reperfusion injury of rat liver. Cell Biochem Funct 2004; 21:299-305. [PMID: 14624466 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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This work was performed to elucidate further the main cellular events underlying the protective effect of ischaemic preconditioning in an in vivo rat liver model of 90 min ischaemia followed by 30 min reperfusion. A significant attenuation of the various aspects of post-ischaemic injury, namely necrosis and the levels of hydrogen peroxide and 5- and 15-hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acids, was afforded by the prior application of a short cycle of ischaemia/reperfusion (10 + 10 min) or when rats were previously treated with gadolinium chloride. However, when preconditioning was applied on Kupffer cell-depleted livers, no additional level of ischaemic tolerance was obtained. In terms of cellular pathology, this result could be suggestive of Kupffer cells as the target of the preconditioning phenomenon during the warm ischaemia/reperfusion injury. Accordingly, modulation of Kupffer cell activity was associated with a well-preserved hepatocyte integrity, together with low levels of pro-oxidant generation during reperfusion. As activated Kupffer cells can generate and release potentially toxic substances, their modulation by ischaemic preconditioning could help to provide new surgical and/or pharmacological strategies to protect the liver against reperfusion damage.
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- Barbara Cavalieri
- Laboratory of Experimental Liver Pathology, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, 10043 Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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Ischemia/reperfusion is the main cause of hepatic damage consequent to temporary clamping of the hepatoduodenal ligament during liver surgery as well as graft failure after liver transplantation. In recent years, a number of animal studies have shown that pre-exposure of the liver to transient ischemia, hyperthermia, or mild oxidative stress increases the tolerance to reperfusion injury, a phenomenon known as hepatic preconditioning. The development of hepatic preconditioning can be differentiated into 2 phases. An immediate phase (early preconditioning) occurs within minutes and involves the direct modulation of energy supplies, pH regulation, Na(+) and Ca(2+) homeostasis, and caspase activation. The subsequent phase (late preconditioning) begins 12-24 hours after the stimulus and requires the synthesis of multiple stress-response proteins, including heat shock proteins HSP70, HSP27, and HSP32/heme oxygenase 1. Hepatic preconditioning is not limited to parenchymal cells but ameliorates sinusoidal perfusion, prevents postischemic neutrophil infiltration, and decreases the production of proinflammatory cytokines by Kupffer cells. This latter effect is important in improving systemic disorders associated with hepatic ischemia/reperfusion. The signals triggering hepatic preconditioning have been partially characterized, showing that adenosine, nitric oxide, and reactive oxygen species can activate multiple protein kinase cascades involving, among others, protein kinase C and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. These observations, along with preliminary studies in humans, give a rationale to perform clinical trials aimed at verifying the possible application of hepatic preconditioning in preventing ischemia/reperfusion injury during liver surgery.
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- Rita Carini
- Department of Medical Sciences, A. Avogdro University of East Piedmont, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy
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Aragno M, Cutrin JC, Mastrocola R, Perrelli MG, Restivo F, Poli G, Danni O, Boccuzzi G. Oxidative stress and kidney dysfunction due to ischemia/reperfusion in rat: attenuation by dehydroepiandrosterone. Kidney Int 2003; 64:836-43. [PMID: 12911533 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00152.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The pathogenesis of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) involves generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. This in vivo study investigates the effect of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a physiologic steroid with antioxidant properties, on oxidative balance and renal dysfunctions induced by monolateral I/R. METHODS Normal and DHEA-treated rats (4 mg/day x 21 days, orally) were subjected to monolateral renal I/R (30 minutes/6 hours). The oxidative state was determined by measuring hydrogen peroxide level and activities of glutathione-peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and nitric oxide production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) levels were also measured. Hydroxynonenal content was used to probe lipid peroxidation. Functional parameters determined were creatinine levels and Na/K-ATPase activity. Immunohistochemical and morphologic studies were also performed. RESULTS A markedly pro-oxidant state was evident in the kidney of rats subjected to I/R. Both hydrogen peroxide and reactive nitrogen species (nitric oxide and iNOS) increased, whereas antioxidants decreased. Oxidant species induce TNF-alpha increase, which, in turn, produces lipoperoxidative processes, as documented by the increased hydroxynonenal (HNE) level. As final result, impaired renal functionality, hydropic degeneration, and vacuolization of proximal convolute tubules were observed in kidneys of I/R rats. DHEA pretreatment improved the parameters considered. CONCLUSION I/R induces oxidative stress and consequently damages the proximal convolute renal tubules. Rats supplemented with DHEA and subjected to I/R had reduced pro-oxidant state, oxidative damage, and improved renal functionality, indicating an attenuation of oxidative injury and dysfunctions mediated by I/R.
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- Manuela Aragno
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Oncology, General Pathology Section, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Cutrn JC, Perrelli MG, Cavalieri B, Peralta C, Rosell Catafau J, Poli G. Microvascular dysfunction induced by reperfusion injury and protective effect of ischemic preconditioning. Free Radic Biol Med 2002; 33:1200-8. [PMID: 12398928 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(02)01017-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury has immediate and deleterious effects on the outcome of patients after liver surgery. The precise mechanisms leading to the damage have not been completely elucidated. However, there is substantial evidence that the generation of oxygen free radicals and disturbances of the hepatic microcirculation are involved in this clinical syndrome. Microcirculatory dysfunction of the liver seems to be mediated by sinusoidal endothelial cell damage and by the imbalance of vasoconstrictor and vasodilator molecules, such as endothelin (ET), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and nitric oxide (NO). This may lead to no-reflow phenomenon with release of proinflammatory cytokines, sinusoidal plugging of neutrophils, oxidative stress, and as an ultimate consequence, hypoxic cell injury and parenchymal failure. An inducible potent endogenous mechanism against ischemia/reperfusion injury has been termed ischemic preconditioning. It has been suggested that preconditioning could inhibit the effects of different mediators involved in the microcirculatory dysfunction, including endothelin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and oxygen free radicals. In this review, we address the mechanisms of liver microcirculatory dysfunction and how ischemic preconditioning could help to provide new surgical and/or pharmacological strategies to protect the liver against reperfusion damage.
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- Juan C Cutrn
- Laboratory of Experimental Liver Pathology, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Italy.
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