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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2015

Octreotide attenuates liver fibrosis by inhibiting hepatic heme oxygenase-1 expression.

Shi-Bin Guo, Qing Li, Zhi-Jun Duan, Qiu-Ming Wang, Qin Zhou, Xiao-Yu Sun

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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Shi-Bin GuoDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 0086-116011, P.R. China.
Qing LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 0086-116011, P.R. China.
Zhi-Jun DuanDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 0086-116011, P.R. China.
Qiu-Ming WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 0086-116011, P.R. China.
Qin ZhouDepartment of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 0086-116011, P.R. China.
Xiao-Yu SunDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 0086-116011, P.R. China.
Dalian Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of octreotide treatment on hepatic heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression, together with the influence of altered hepatic HO-1 expression levels on hepatic function and fibrosis in bile duct-ligated rats. The rats were divided randomly into sham, cirrhotic, cobalt protoporphyrin and octreotide treatment groups. The expression levels of hepatic HO-1 mRNA were measured by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, while the protein expression was determined by western blotting and immunohistochemical analysis. Hematoxylin and eosin, and Van Gieson's staining, along with determination of the hydroxyproline content in the liver, were performed to determine the degree of liver fibrosis. The serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total bilirubin (TBIL) and carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) in arterial blood, and the mean arterial pressure and portal vein pressure were also measured. As compared with the sham group, hepatic HO-1 mRNA and protein expression levels, serum levels of ALT, AST and TBIL, COHb in arterial blood, hydroxyproline and collagen type I content were all significantly increased in the cirrhotic group. As compared with the cirrhotic group, the octreotide-treated group exhibited significantly reduced hepatic HO-1 expression levels, serum levels of ALT, AST and TBIL, COHb in arterial blood and the extent of hepatic fibrosis, whereas the cobalt protoporphyrin group exhibited significantly increased hepatic HO-1 expression levels, as well as aggravated hepatic function and fibrosis (P<0.05). In conclusion, octreotide inhibited hepatic HO-1 overexpression in cirrhotic rats, reduced hepatic HO-1 expression levels to relieve liver injury and attenuated liver fibrosis.

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AnimalsBlood Gas AnalysisDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationHeme Oxygenase-1HemodynamicsLiver CirrhosisLiver Function TestsMaleOctreotideRatsHeme Oxygenase-1Octreotide

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PMID25338529
PMCPMC4237075
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