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How Much Ischemia Can the Severely Steatotic Rat Liver Tolerate?

Ioannis D Kostakis, Nikolaos Sikalias, Konstantinos Alexiou, Lamprini Mountzalia, Apostolos Papalois, Theodore Karatzas

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ioannis D KostakisSecond Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece i.d.kostakis@gmail.com.
Nikolaos SikaliasDepartment of Surgery, Sismanogleion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos AlexiouDepartment of Surgery, Sismanogleion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Lamprini MountzaliaDepartment of Surgery, Sismanogleion General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Apostolos PapaloisELPEN Pharmaceuticals Research Center, Pikermi, Greece.
Theodore KaratzasSecond Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Sismanoglio General Hospital · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRElpen Pharmaceutical (Greece) · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimSteatotic liver is more susceptible to ischemia-reperfusion injury than is lean liver. Our aim was to investigate the ability of the severely steatotic rat liver to sustain ischemia. MATERIALS AND

methodsOne hundred male Wistar rats aged 12-14 weeks were included. Fifty rats were given regular diet, while the rest were given a choline-free diet for 12-14 weeks to develop severe liver steatosis. Each group was divided into the following five subgroups: Sham-operated, and 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes of continuous vascular inflow occlusion. Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase and serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase levels were measured at 24 hours postoperatively and the animals were surveilled for 30 days.

resultsSerum transaminase levels increased as the duration of ischemia increased in lean livers (p<0.0001), without a significant impact on animal survival. Similarly, serum transaminase levels increased as the duration of ischemia increased in severely steatotic livers (p<0.0001), reaching a plateau after 15 minutes of liver ischemia. Survival was significantly affected after the same cut-off point in rats with steatotic liver (p<0.0001). Serum transaminase levels were greater in severely rats with steatotic liver than in rats with lean liver, when they were adjusted for the duration of liver ischemia. Moreover, survival was reduced when serum transaminase levels surpassed the threshold of 2,000 IU/l (p<0.0001).

conclusionSeverely steatotic rat liver can safely tolerate up to 10 minutes of continuous ischemia, with survival being affected after 15 minutes or more. On the other hand, lean rat liver can safely tolerate even 20 minutes of continuous ischemia.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsBiomarkersDisease Models, AnimalFatty LiverLiver Function TestsMaleMortalityRatsReperfusion InjurySeverity of Illness IndexBiomarkersfatty liver diseaseischemiaischemia-reperfusion injuryLiverratssteatosis

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PMID30348692
PMCPMC6365744
OpenAlexW2897867054

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