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ArticleInflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.]2012

Metabolomic study of serum from rabbits with acute acalculous cholecystitis.

Zhituo Li, Huaishu Shen, Yingmei Zhang, Ming Lu, Xin Qiao, Xianzhi Meng, Bei Sun, Dongbo Xue, Weihui Zhang

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Article in Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.], 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Zhituo LiDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng St, Nangang Dist, Harbin, 150001, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China.
Huaishu Shen
Yingmei Zhang
Ming Lu
Xin Qiao
Xianzhi Meng
Bei Sun
Dongbo Xue
Weihui Zhang
Harbin Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University · CNUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

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Abstract

objectives(1)H-NMR is a powerful approach of metabolomics. This study aimed to apply it to detect the serum metabolites in rabbits with acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC), and to analyze their potential roles in AAC.

methodsFourteen rabbits were randomly divided into two groups, the AAC group and the CON group. In the AAC rabbit model, Escherichia coli solution was injected into the gallbladder, while same volume of saline, instead of E. coli solution, was injected into the gallbladder of the CON rabbit. General morphological, light microscopic and transmission electron microscopic observations were used to evaluate the model. Metabolic profiles of serum from rabbits with AAC were investigated through (1)H-NMR spectroscopy coupled with multivariate statistical analysis, such as principal components analysis and orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis.

resultsThe pathohistology of gallbladders showed a significant difference between the two groups, proving the successful induction of inflammation in the gallbladders of the AAC group. The serum concentration of lipids (LDL and VLDL) increased during AAC, while the concentrations of phospholipids, lactic acid, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, lysine, citric acid, asparagine, histidine, glucose and some other small molecular metabolites decreased.

conclusionThe profiling of serum metabolites in rabbits with acute acalculous cholecystitis changed significantly. These changes referred to the metabolic disturbance of carbohydrate, amino acids and lipids, inhibition of immunological functions and inflammation reaction.

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MetabolomicsAcalculous CholecystitisAnimalsCholecystitis, AcuteFemaleMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyRabbits

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