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ArticleLiver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver2009

Mild hypothermia does not affect liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in mice.

Juan Pablo Arab, Margarita Pizarro, Nancy Solis, Hongdan Sun, Sundararajah Thevananther, Marco Arrese

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Article in Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Juan Pablo ArabDepartment of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Margarita Pizarro
Nancy Solis
Hongdan Sun
Sundararajah Thevananther
Marco Arrese
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CLBaylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Purinergic Regulation of hepatocyte proliferationR01DK069558 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI THEVANANTHER, SUNDARARAJAH · 2006 to 2010
$1.3M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK069558NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK069558
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe use of mild hypothermia has been suggested to be therapeutically useful in treating acute liver failure. It is not known if hypothermia influences liver regeneration.

aimTo assess the effect of hypothermia on liver regeneration in mice.

methodsAfter partial (70%) hepatectomy (PHx), C57BL6/J mice were randomly assigned to either a hypothermic group or a normothermic group. Controlled mild hypothermia was maintained for up to 3 h after surgery. In addition, assessment of liver mass restitution was examined by studying the induction of key cell cycle proteins (cyclin A, D1 and E) and hepatocyte proliferation [assessment of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) protein expression] by Western blotting and DNA synthesis by measuring 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation by immunohistochemical techniques 45 h after PHx.

resultsPartial hepatectomy induced a vigorous proliferative response in the remnant livers of both groups of mice (normothermic and hypothermic groups), as evidenced by the induction of key cyclins, PCNA and incorporation of BrdU after PHx. The liver/body weight ratio and both cyclin and PCNA protein expression as well as BrdU incorporation did not differ between the regenerating livers of hypothermic and normothermic groups.

conclusionMild hypothermia does not influence liver regeneration in mice.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlotting, WesternBromodeoxyuridineHepatectomyHypothermia, InducedImmunohistochemistryLiver Failure, AcuteLiver RegenerationMiceProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenStatistics, NonparametricBromodeoxyuridineProliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen

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PMID18662277
PMCPMC2859296
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