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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2015

Low G preconditioning reduces liver injury induced by high +Gz exposure in rats.

Bin Shi, Zhi-Qiang Feng, Wen-Bing Li, Hong-Yi Zhang

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2015. 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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Bin ShiBin Shi, Zhi-Qiang Feng, Wen-Bing Li, Hong-Yi Zhang, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA Air Force General Hospital, Beijing 100142, China.
Zhi-Qiang FengBin Shi, Zhi-Qiang Feng, Wen-Bing Li, Hong-Yi Zhang, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA Air Force General Hospital, Beijing 100142, China.
Wen-Bing LiBin Shi, Zhi-Qiang Feng, Wen-Bing Li, Hong-Yi Zhang, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA Air Force General Hospital, Beijing 100142, China.
Hong-Yi ZhangBin Shi, Zhi-Qiang Feng, Wen-Bing Li, Hong-Yi Zhang, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA Air Force General Hospital, Beijing 100142, China.
People's Liberation Army Air Force

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the effect of repeated lower +Gz exposure on liver injury induced by high +Gz exposure in rats.

methodsSixty male Wister rats were randomly divided into a blank control group, a low G preconditioning group (LG) (exposed to +4 Gz/5 min per day for 3 d before +10 Gz/5 min exposure), and a +10 Gz/5 min group (10G) (n = 20 in each group). Blood specimens and liver tissue were harvested at 0 h and 6 h after +10 Gz/5 min exposure. Liver function was analyzed by measuring serum alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels, and liver injury was further assessed by histopathological observation. Malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase were determined in hepatic tissue.

resultsThe group LG had lower ALT, AST, and MDA values at 0 h after exposure than those in group 10G. SOD values and Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity in the LG group were higher than in group 10G 0 h post-exposure. Hepatocyte injury was significantly less in group LG than in group 10G on histopathological evaluation.

conclusionIt is suggested that repeated low +Gz exposure shows a protective effect on liver injury induced by high +Gz exposure in rats.

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Gravity, AlteredHypergravityHypogravityAlanine TransaminaseAnimalsAspartate AminotransferasesBiomarkersCentrifugationCytoprotectionDisease Models, AnimalLiverLiver Function TestsMaleMalondialdehydeRats, WistarSodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPaseAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesBiomarkersMalondialdehydeSodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPaseSuperoxide DismutaseAnimal centrifugeLiver injuryPositive acceleration (+Gz)PreconditioningRat

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PMCPMC4458764
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