Protective effect of L-arginine against necrosis and apoptosis induced by experimental ischemic and reperfusion in rat liver
| Autor: | Pronobesh Chattopadhyay, Gunjan Shukla, Arun Kumar Wahi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Necrosis Arginine Blotting Western Ischemia L-arginine Apoptosis Nitric oxide chemistry.chemical_compound Microscopy Electron Transmission Internal medicine medicine Animals RNA Messenger lcsh:RC799-869 Rats Wistar Liver injury ischemic and reperfusion injury Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction business.industry Liver Diseases Gastroenterology Bcl-2 gene medicine.disease Genes bcl-2 Rats Up-Regulation Disease Models Animal Endocrinology Liver chemistry Reperfusion Injury lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology Original Article Histopathology medicine.symptom business Reperfusion injury |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 156-162 (2009) |
| ISSN: | 1319-3767 |
| Popis: | Background/Aim: To study the effect of L-arginine on apoptosis and necrosis induced by 1-h ischemia followed by 3-h reperfusion. Materials and Methods: Adult Wistar rats underwent 60 min of partial liver ischemia followed by 3-h reperfusion. Eighteen Wistar rats were divided into sham-operated control group (I) ( n = 6), ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) group (0.9 % saline (5 mL/kg, orally) for 7 days) (II) ( n = 6), and L-arginine-treated group (10 mg/kg body weight daily orally for 7 days before inducing ischemia-reperfusion maneuver) (III) ( n = 6). Apoptotic and necrotic hepatocytes, nitric oxide levels in hepatocytes, Bcl-2 mRNA, and Bcl-2 protein were measured. Liver injury was assessed by plasma alanine transaminases (ALT), aspartate transaminases (AST), liver histopathology, and electron microscopy. Results: An ischemic and reperfusion hepatocellular injury occurred as was indicated by increased serum ALT, AST, histopathology, and electron microscopy. Apoptosis and necrosis associated marker gene Bcl-2 mRNA and protein expression were decreased in I/R group. Pretreatment with L-arginine significantly decreased serum ALT and AST level and apoptotic and necrotic cells after 1 h ischemia followed by 3 h of reperfusion. Nitric oxide production in hepatocytes was increased twofold by L-arginine treatment when compared with I/R group. Histopathology and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies showed markedly diminished hepatocellular injury in L-arginine-pretreated rats during the hepatic I/R. Conclusion: Thus, it may be concluded that L-arginine afforded significant protection from necrosis and apoptosis in I/R injury by upregulated Bcl-2 gene and nitric oxide production. |
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