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ArticleAnnals of surgery2014

Nrf2 activation protects the liver from ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice.

Kazuhiro Kudoh, Hiroshi Uchinami, Masato Yoshioka, Ekihiro Seki, Yuzo Yamamoto

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Article in Annals of surgery, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62 citing papers in PubMed, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kazuhiro Kudoh*Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan †Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA.
Hiroshi Uchinami
Masato Yoshioka
Ekihiro Seki
Yuzo Yamamoto
Akita University · JPUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

Yeast Genetics and Stress Response Genes-BiomedicalP42ES010337 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI TUKEY, ROBERT H · 2000 to 2022
$69.8M
NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES010337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the role of Nrf2 in the pathogenesis of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury.

backgroundHepatic I/R injury is a serious complication that leads to liver failure after liver surgery. NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a transcription factor that plays a critical role in protecting cells against oxidative stress. Therefore, it is suggested that Nrf2 activation protects the liver from I/R injury.

methodsWild-type and Nrf2-deficient mice were treated with 15-deoxy-Δ(12,14)-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2), or a vehicle. Subsequently, these mice were subjected to 60-minute hepatic 70% ischemia, followed by reperfusion. Liver and blood samples were collected to evaluate liver injury and mRNA expressions.

resultsAfter hepatic I/R, Nrf2-deficient livers exhibited enhanced tissue damage; impaired GSTm1, NQO1, and GCLc inductions; disturbed redox state; and aggravated tumor necrosis factor α mRNA expression in comparison with wild-type livers. 15d-PGJ2 treatment protected the livers of wild-type mice from I/R injury via increased expressions of GSTm1, NQO1, and GCLc; maintained redox status; and decreased tumor necrosis factor α induction. These effects induced by 15d-PGJ2 were not seen in the livers of Nrf2(-/-) mice and were not annulled by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ antagonist in Nrf2(+/+) mice, suggesting that the protective effect of 15d-PGJ2 is mediated by Nrf2-dependent antioxidant response.

conclusionsNrf2 plays a critical role in the mechanism of hepatic I/R injury and would be a new therapeutic target for preventing hepatic I/R injury during liver surgery.

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Gene Expression RegulationAnimalsBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalLiverLiver FailureMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReperfusion InjuryRNA, MessengerNfe2l2 protein, mouseNF-E2-Related Factor 2RNA, Messenger

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PMID24368646
PMCPMC4047210
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