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Effects of hepatic blood inflow on liver ultrastructure and regeneration after extensive liver resection in rats with cirrhosis

  • Authors:
    • Wang‑Xun Jin
    • Bing Wang
    • Yun‑Li Zhang
    • Ruizeng Dong
    • Xin‑Bao Wang
    • Jian‑Min Guo
    • Sunfu Fan
    • Bingqi Yu
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  • Published online on: July 18, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6467
  • Pages: 2573-2583
  • Copyright: © Jin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of hepatic blood inflow on liver function, liver ultrastructure and the regeneration of future liver remnant (FLR) following major hepatectomy in rats with liver cirrhosis. A rat model of cirrhosis was established through intraperitoneal injection of carbon tetrachloride for 8 consecutive weeks. Extensive liver resection and different blood inflow models by portal vein (PV) and/or hepatic artery (HA) stenosis were conducted on the cirrhosis rats. Animal models were constructed as follows: Control (group A), low‑flow PV + high‑flow HA (group B), low‑flow PV + low‑flow HA (group C), high‑flow PV + high‑flow HA (group D) and high‑flow PV + low‑flow HA (group E). Hepatic blood inflow was detected by laser speckle contrast analysis, liver function and pathological changes were analyzed, Masson staining was used to identify the fibrosis of the liver and Periodic acid‑Schiff staining was used to identify glycogen synthesis and hepatocyte function. The liver cell ultrastructure was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy, and the expression of Ki‑67 in hepatocytes and the weight of the FLR were recorded to determine the regeneration of the FLR. Five days after major hepatectomy and liver blood inflow modulation, pathological examination of the livers from groups B and C revealed less congestion and less extensive hepatocellular injury. The serum alanine aminotransferase level of group B at 1, 3 and 5 days after hepatectomy and blood inflow modulation was 460.9±31.7, 331.0±22.0 and 285.6±15.8 U/l, respectively (control group: 676.9±41.7, 574.9±28.0 and 436.1±32.7 U/l, respectively; P<0.05); the total bilirubin of group B at 1, 3 and 5 days was 20.4±1.5, 16.1±1.0 and 13.5±0.6 µmol/l, respectively (control group: 30.3±1.4, 26.5±0.8 and 22.1±1.2 µmol/l, respectively; P<0.05). The size of the endoplasmic reticulum in the low‑flow PV groups increased significantly and the mitochondrial swelling was alleviated. The positive rate of Ki‑67 in the hepatocytes of groups B, C and D was 23.9±3.6, 15.7±2.3 and 12.9±2.4%, respectively (control group: 10.1±2.1%, P<0.05), and the positive rate of Ki‑67 in group E was 6.1±1.4% (compared with that of the control group, P<0.05). The remnant liver weight of group B was 15.4±1.0 g (compared with that of the control group, P<0.05). Therefore, decreased portal blood flow combined with increased hepatic arterial blood flow alleviated the congestion in the liver following major hepatectomy in cirrhotic rats, improved the pathological status and liver function, increased the expression of Ki‑67 and promoted liver regeneration.
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Jin WX, Wang B, Zhang YL, Dong R, Wang XB, Guo JM, Fan S and Yu B: Effects of hepatic blood inflow on liver ultrastructure and regeneration after extensive liver resection in rats with cirrhosis. Exp Ther Med 16: 2573-2583, 2018.
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Jin, W., Wang, B., Zhang, Y., Dong, R., Wang, X., Guo, J. ... Yu, B. (2018). Effects of hepatic blood inflow on liver ultrastructure and regeneration after extensive liver resection in rats with cirrhosis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 16, 2573-2583. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6467
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Jin, W., Wang, B., Zhang, Y., Dong, R., Wang, X., Guo, J., Fan , S., Yu, B."Effects of hepatic blood inflow on liver ultrastructure and regeneration after extensive liver resection in rats with cirrhosis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 16.3 (2018): 2573-2583.
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Jin, W., Wang, B., Zhang, Y., Dong, R., Wang, X., Guo, J., Fan , S., Yu, B."Effects of hepatic blood inflow on liver ultrastructure and regeneration after extensive liver resection in rats with cirrhosis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 16, no. 3 (2018): 2573-2583. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6467