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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2012

Low-dose steroid pretreatment ameliorates the transient impairment of liver regeneration.

Toshihito Shibata, Toru Mizuguchi, Yukio Nakamura, Masaki Kawamoto, Makoto Meguro, Shigenori Ota, Koichi Hirata, Hidekazu Ooe, Toshihiro Mitaka

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2012. 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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9 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Toshihito ShibataDepartment of Surgery I, Sapporo Medical University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan.
Toru Mizuguchi
Yukio Nakamura
Masaki Kawamoto
Makoto Meguro
Shigenori Ota
Koichi Hirata
Hidekazu Ooe
Toshihiro Mitaka
Sapporo Medical University · JP

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Abstract

aimTo determine if liver regeneration (LR) could be disturbed following radiofrequency (RF) ablation and whether modification of LR by steroid administration occurs.

methodsSham operation, partial hepatectomy (PH), and partial hepatectomy with radiofrequency ablation (PHA) were performed on adult Fisher 344 rats. We investigated the recovery of liver volume, DNA synthetic activities, serum cytokine/chemokine levels and signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 DNA-binding activities in the nucleus after the operations. Additionally, the effects of steroid (dexamethasone) pretreatment in the PH group (S-PH) and the PHA group (S-PHA) were compared.

resultsThe LR after PHA was impaired, with high serum cytokine/chemokine induction compared to PH, although the ratio of the residual liver weight to body weight was not significantly different. Steroid pretreatment disturbed LR in the S-PH group. On the other hand, low-dose steroid pretreatment improved LR and suppressed tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α elevation in the S-PHA group, with recovery of STAT3 DNA-binding activity. On the other hand, low-dose steroid pretreatment improved LR and suppressed TNF-α elevation in the S-PHA group, with recovery of STAT3 DNA-binding activity.

conclusionLR is disturbed after RF ablation, with high serum cytokine/chemokine induction. Low-dose steroid administration can improve LR after RF ablation with TNF-α suppression.

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AnimalsCatheter AblationChemokinesCytokinesFemaleHepatectomyLiverLiver RegenerationRatsRats, Inbred F344SteroidsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaChemokinesCytokinesSteroidsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaHepatectomyLiver regenerationRadiofrequency ablationSteroidTumor necrosis factor

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PMID22408349
PMCPMC3297049
OpenAlexW2147557374

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