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ArticleJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition2016

Contrast-Based Real-Time Assessment of Microcirculatory Changes in a Fatty Liver After Ischemia Reperfusion Injury.

Vasantha L Kolachala, Rong Jiang, Carlos R Abramowsky, Nitika A Gupta

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Article in Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vasantha L Kolachala*Department of Pediatrics †Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine ‡Transplant services, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
Rong Jiang
Carlos R Abramowsky
Nitika A Gupta
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta · USEmory University · US

Funding

Immune mechanisms of ischemic hepatocyte injury in the steatotic liverK08DK091506 · NIDDK · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GUPTA, NITIKA ARORA · 2012 to 2016
$754k
NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DK091506
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesA fatty liver is known to have impairment of microcirculation, which is worsened after ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI). This makes most fatty grafts unsuitable for transplantation, and in the absence of real time assessment of microcirculation this selection has been at best, random. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the utility of a contrast enhanced ultrasound model in quantitative assessment of the microcirculation of a fatty liver.

methodsWe subjected fatty mice to IRI, and blood flow dynamics were assessed before and after the injury.

resultsThere was a significant increase in the resistive and pulsatility index of the extrahepatic artery and a significant decrease in velocity of the portal vein. There was also a quantifiable decrease in the intrahepatic blood volume, blood flow, time to peak flow, and perfusion index of mice with fatty liver, suggesting that a fatty liver develops hemodynamic abnormalities after IRI, leading to increased hepatocellular injury.

conclusionsHemodynamic abnormalities in liver can be reliably quantified using a contrast, enhanced Doppler ultrasound, which is an inexpensive technique with multiple clinical applications. It can be used to assess the quality of the fatty liver donor graft before organ retrieval; for determining live donor candidacy, for making post-IRI recovery prognosis, and for assessing the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.

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AnimalsContrast MediaDisease Models, AnimalFatty LiverHemodynamicsLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrocirculationReperfusion InjuryUltrasonography, DopplerContrast Media

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PMID26485605
PMCPMC4768725
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