Protective effect of ischemic preconditioning against intermittent warm-ischemia-induced liver injury

BACKGROUND: Although ischemic preconditioning (IPC) has been reported to protect the liver from injury when subjected to continuous hepatic ischemia, whether IPC protects rat livers against ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury after intermittent ischemia has not been elucidated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Five groups of Wistar rats were subjected to intermittent hepatic ischemia (I) comprising 15-min ischemia and 5-min reperfusion three times with or without prior IPC (10-min ischemia and 10-min reperfusion), 45-min continuous ischemia (C) with or without IPC, and sham operation. Serum transaminase and lactic acid levels, hepatic tissue energy charges, and hepatic blood perfusion were measured after reperfusion. Plasma tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels were determined after reperfusion for 120 min. Histological and apoptotic findings were evaluated after reperfusion for 180 min. RESULTS: IPC significantly reduced serum transaminase levels after continuous and intermittent ischemia (IPC + C, 1107 vs C, 2684 IU/l; IPC + I, 708 vs I, 1859 IU/l). After hepatic ischemia without IPC, apoptosis and necrosis with increased plasma TNF-alpha levels were observed. IPC protected livers from injury by interfering with the increase in plasma TNF-alpha (IPC + I, 27.6 vs I, 64.8 pg/ml; IPC + C, 21.6 vs C, 49.3 pg/ml). This resulted in the attenuation of hepatic necrosis after continuous ischemia and significantly reduced necrosis and apoptosis after intermittent ischemia. CONCLUSIONS: IPC exerts a greater protective effect against hepatic I/R injury after intermittent hepatic ischemia than after continuous hepatic ischemia.     

缺血预适应对缺血-再灌注心肌细胞的保护作用

目的观察缺血预处理（IPC）对心肺转流（CPB）中缺血-再灌注心肌损伤及心功能恢复的影响。方法将72只健康家猫随机均分为：单纯CPB组、缺血-再灌注组和IPC组。在猫CPB模型的基础上,测定猫心肌丙二醛（MDA）含量、血清乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）水平和心肌组织磷脂酶A2（PLA2）活性的变化,观察术中心功能的变化。结果IPC组CPB中的血清LDH浓度、心肌MDA含量和心肌组织PLA2活性均明显低于缺血-再灌注组,心脏复跳后各心功能指标的恢复明显优于缺血-再灌注组。结论IPC可减轻CPB中缺血-再灌注心肌细胞的损伤,有利于术后早期心功能的恢复。     

肢体缺血后处理和肾脏缺血后处理对大鼠肾脏缺血-再灌注损伤的影响

目的 探讨肢体缺血后处理和肾脏缺血后处理对大鼠肾脏缺血-再灌注(I-R)损伤的影响.方法 24只大鼠随机均分为假手术组(S组)、缺血-再灌注组(I-R组)、左下肢缺血后处理组(LIP组)及肾脏缺血后处理组(RIP组).S组仅对左肾动脉进行游离;I-R组:夹闭左肾动脉45 min后松开,左肾再灌注6 h;LIP组在左肾复灌前6 min时左股动脉夹闭5 min;RIP组在左肾缺血45min后灌注10 s,停灌10 s,反复6次;检测复灌6 h时血清肌酐(Cr)、血尿素氮(BUN);光镜下观察肾组织病理改变,TUNEL法检测肾组织中凋亡细胞并计算凋亡指数(AI);免疫组化法检测肾组织Fas、Caspase-3表达;电镜下观察肾单位超微结构改变.结果 与S组比较,其他三组大鼠BUN、Cr浓度升高(P<0.01)、肾组织病理改变明显、肾组织Fas、Caspase-3阳性指数和AI增加(P<0.01).与I-R组比较,LIP、RIP组大鼠BUN、Cr浓度降低(P<0.01),肾组织Fas、Caspase-3阳性指数和AI降低(P<0.01).RIP组AI明显低于LIP组(P<0.05).结论 在肾脏I-R损伤的病理过程中,肾小管上皮细胞凋亡可以由胞膜上的Fas被激活而最终导致靶细胞凋亡;两种后处理都可以抑制肾小管上皮细胞凋亡,减轻I-R损伤.     

缺血或药物预处理对大鼠供肝缺血再灌注损伤的抑制作用

目的　探讨缺血预处理 (IPC)或阿霉素预处理 (DPC ,模拟IPC)对大鼠供肝延迟性保护作用的发生机制。方法　将供鼠分为 3组。IPC组 :供鼠采用肝脏预先缺血 10min后再开放 ;DPC组 :供鼠经静脉注射阿霉素 (1mg/kg体重 ) ;对照组 :供鼠用等量生理盐水注射。观察各组预处理后血红素氧化酶 1(HO 1)和热休克蛋白 70 (HSP70 )含量 ;建立上述各组大鼠原位肝移植模型 ,并设假手术对照组 ,观察肝移植后各组对供肝缺血再灌注损伤的影响。结果　IPC组HO 1、HSP70含量分别于预处理 12h和 2 4h达到高峰 ;IPC和DPC组预处理 2 4h ,诱导的HSP70、HO 1含量差异无显著性 (P >0 .0 5 )。对照组肝移植后 6h ,肝组织中ICAM 1mRNA表达和内皮细胞ICAM 1分子表达明显增强 ,髓过氧化物酶 (MPO)活性增高 ,血清中天冬氨酸转氨酶 (AST)、丙氨酸转氨酶 (ALT)、乳酸脱氢酶 (LDH)及肝组织湿重 /干重 (W/D)水平明显升高 ,和假手术组相比 ,差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 1)。IPC或DPC组肝移植后减弱了ICAM 1mRNA和蛋白表达及MPO活性 ,AST、ALT、LDH及W/D的水平亦明显降低 ,与对照组比较 ,差异有显著性 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论　IPC的延迟保护作用是通过降低中性粒细胞的粘附浸润来实现的 ,这与IPC诱导生成HSP70和HO 1有关。DPC可以模拟IPC的延迟性保护     

Liver and lung late alterations following hepatic reperfusion associated to ischemic preconditioning or N-acetylcysteine

This study aimed the effect of n-acetylcysteine or ischemic preconditioning in hepatic and pulmonary damage after liver ischemia-reperfusion injury. Twenty-four male Wistar-EPM rats were assigned into four groups: (IR) Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion; (IPC) IPC achieved before hepatic ischemia; (NAC) Animals received NAC pretreatment; and Sham operated group. After 24 h of hepatic reperfusion, blood, liver, and pulmonary samples were evaluated. Nonparametric tests were used (P 相似文献   

Ischemic preconditioning reduces transplanted submandibular gland injury

BackgroundIschemic preconditioning (IPC) can reduce ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in multiple organs and species. However, the effect of IPC on transplanted submandibular glands remains unknown. We explored the protection of IPC in transplanted submandibular glands in the rabbit and the underlying mechanism.MethodsIPC was performed by clamping the lingual artery for 10 min, with 10 min of reperfusion before transplantation. Male rabbits were randomly divided into control, transplantation, and IPC groups (n = 6 each). Saliva secretion, oxidative stress, pro-inflammatory cytokine levels, and apoptosis-related protein levels were determined at 1, 12, and 24 h after reperfusion.ResultsSalivary flow was significantly increased at 12 h and decreased at 24 h in the transplanted glands. IPC treatment prevented the reduced saliva secretion at 24 h after reperfusion (P < 0.01). The mRNA levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and reactive oxygen species, as well as malondialodehyde (MDA) and myeloperoxidase activity, were significantly increased and superoxide dismutase activity was decreased in the transplanted glands. However, these changes were all attenuated with IPC treatment (all P < 0.05). Also, acinar cell apoptosis and Bax protein expression were decreased and Bcl-2 protein expression was increased in the IPC-treated glands at 1 and 12 h after reperfusion (all P < 0.05).ConclusionsIPC protects the secretory function of transplanted submandibular gland in the rabbit by reducing the inflammatory response, attenuating oxidative stress, and an anti-apoptosis process.     

Cardiac Effect of Ischemic Preconditioning and Heparin Following Intestinal Ischemia and Reperfusion in Rats

To study the role of heparin and ischemic preconditioning (IPC) in cardiac injury after intestinal ischemia (I) and reperfusion (R), 54 rats underwent 60 minutes of I, which was produced by occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery, and/or 120 minutes of R. The IPC group had the I procedure stimulation for 5 minutes and R for 10 minutes. The control group was subjected to sham surgery only, and the other groups were injected with saline solution (SS; 0.1 mL) or heparin (100 IU/kg) via the inferior cava vein 5 minutes before I and 5 minutes before R and 55 minutes after the R begins in I-R groups. In all animals, cardiac samples were stained with hematoxylin and eosin for optical microscopy analysis, and other sample was processed for lipid peroxidation determination. In I-R groups, both heparin and IPC showed significant protection compared to the SS group; conversely, in animals subjected only to I, no protection was observed. Moreover, when heparin was associated with IPC, I-R protection was compromised and the ischemic injury increased. Data showed that IPC and heparin attenuated cardiac dysfunction caused by intestinal I and I-R, but when used in association did not show beneficial effects.     

缺血预处理对大鼠肝脏部分切除术后残留肝脏的保护作用及其机制的研究

目的　探讨缺血预处理 (ischemicpreconditioning ,IPC)对大鼠肝脏部分切除术后残留肝脏的保护作用及其机制。方法　 5 0只雄性SD大鼠随机均分为假手术 (Sham)、单纯热缺血 (warmis chemia ,WI)、IPC、IPC L arginine(NO供体 )和WI NAME(NO合成酶抑制剂 ) 5组。术前、术后 1、2、3d检测血清AST和ALT ,术前、IPC后、热缺血后 0 5、1、2、3h检测肝脏组织NO浓度。AST和ALT用自动生化分析仪检测 ,NO用硝酸还原法检测。结果　WI、IPC、IPC L arginine及WI NAME组术后AST和ALT均高于Sham组 (P <0 0 5或P <0 0 1) ,IPC和WI NAME组术后AST和ALT低于WI和IPC L arginine组 (P <0 0 5 )。WI、IPC、IPC L arginine及WI NAME组术后 0 5h肝脏组织NO浓度开始升高(P <0 0 5或P <0 0 1) ,IPC和WI NAME组术后肝脏组织NO浓度低于WI和IPC L arginine组 (P <0 0 5 )。结论　IPC对大鼠肝脏部分切除术后残留肝脏的缺血再灌注损伤有保护作用。IPC通过抑制大鼠热缺血再灌注肝脏产生NO ,减少NO所诱发的肝脏组织细胞的凋亡或坏死 ,保护肝脏功能。     

缺血预处理对大鼠小体积供肝的保护作用及机制

目的探讨缺血预处理（IPC）对大鼠小体积供肝的保护作用及其机制。方法120只SD大鼠随机分为3组（每组20对）：无热缺血组（NWI）、缺血再灌注组（WI）和缺血预处理组（IPC）。用双袖套法建立大鼠小体积肝移植模型。各组10只受体大鼠于术前1d、术后1、2、3、5d取血，用自动生化分析仪检测AST和ALT。NWI组于供肝灌注前及植入后0．5、1、2、3h，WI组于热缺血前及植入后0．5、1、2、3h，IPC组于IPC前、IPC后及植入后0．5、1、2、3h取肝组织，用硝酸还原法检测其NO浓度。结果IPC可降低大鼠小体积肝移植术后血清AST和ALT浓度，提高再灌注早期肝脏组织NO的浓度，降低再灌注晚期肝脏组织NO的浓度（P〈0．05）。结论NO在大鼠肝脏的缺血再灌注损伤中可能具有双重作用。IPC对大鼠小体积供肝的缺血再灌注损伤有保护作用。其机制可能是通过促进供肝再灌注后早期NO合成，改善肝脏微循环，同时抑制供肝再灌注后晚期NO合成，减轻过量NO的损伤作用，从而保护移植肝脏功能。     

Impaired hepatic regeneration by ischemic preconditioning in a rat model of small-for-size liver transplantation

OBJECTIVE: Graft size is one of the major risk factors in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation and rapid regeneration is an essential post-operative requirement. Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) has been shown to be an effective strategy in the reduction of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury and stimulation of liver regeneration. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of IPC on liver regeneration in small-for-size liver grafts. METHODS: We employed a rat orthotopic liver transplantation model using small-for-size (30%) grafts, in the presence or absence (control) of IPC (10 min of ischemia followed by 15 min of reperfusion). Survival rate, graft injury, hepatocellular proliferation, cell cycle progression, Stat3 activation, as well as TNF-alpha and IL-6 expression were assessed. RESULTS: IPC significantly enhanced the extent of graft injury and hindered hepatic regeneration in small-for-size liver grafts. The 7-day survival rate was also reduced by IPC, but failed to reach statistical significance. IPC did not affect TNF-alpha levels, but significantly decreased the elevation of IL-6 after reperfusion. These findings were correlated with down-regulation of cyclin E and cyclin D1, and decreased numbers of PCNA-positive nuclei in IPC grafts. These results were inconsistent with Stat3 activation, as P-Stat3 exhibited a stronger and prolonged pattern of expression in the IPC group, compared to controls. CONCLUSIONS: Ischemic preconditioning may impair liver regeneration in small-for-size liver grafts by decreasing IL-6 and blunting cell cycle progression, through a mechanism at least partially independent of Stat3.     

Effects of ischemic preconditioning on regenerative capacity of hepatocyte in the ischemically damaged rat livers

BACKGROUND: Liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy is regulated by several factors that activate or inhibit hepatocyte proliferation. A short period of ischemia-reperfusion (IR), called ischemic preconditioning (IPC), protects the liver against subsequent sustained ischemic insults. The present study investigated the effects of IPC on liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy under IR in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male Wistar rats were subjected to 45 min of total hepatic ischemia, and 70% hepatectomy was performed just before reperfusion. Animals were pre-treated with either IPC (10/15 min) (IPC + PHx group) or not (ischemia + PHx). The survival rate, serum transaminases, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, and interleukin (IL)-6 levels, hepatocyte proliferation and histological change of the remnant liver were measured in both groups and compared with non-ischemic controls subjected to 70% hepatectomy alone (PHx group). RESULTS: The survival rate was significantly better in the IPC + PHx group than in the ischemia + PHx group. Furthermore, IPC reduced liver injury determined by liver histology and serum transaminases. There was an early rise in serum TNF-alpha and IL-6 levels in the ischemia + PHx group. Compared with non-ischemic controls, IPC significantly decreased TNF-alpha, but not IL-6 during the late (24 and 48 h) phases of reperfusion. Rats subjected to 70% hepatectomy and 45 min of hepatic ischemia showed significantly reduced hepatocyte proliferation (mitotic index, proliferating cell nuclear antigen, and relative liver weight) when compared with animals subjected to hepatectomy alone. However, hepatocyte proliferation was markedly increased in rats pretreatment with IPC when compared with ischemic controls. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that ischemic pre-conditioning ameliorates the hepatic injury associated with ischemia-reperfusion and has a stimulatory effect on liver cell regeneration that may make it valuable as a hepatoprotective modality. Il-6 appears to be key mediator in promoting regeneration after combined ischemia and hepatic resection.     

亚低温对肝缺血预处理保护作用的增强效应

目的探讨肝缺血再灌注损伤中亚低温(MH)对缺血预处理(IP)保护作用的增强效应机理.方法观察非缺血对照组、缺血再灌注组、缺血预处理组和亚低温缺血预处理组4组犬肝上下腔静脉血谷丙转氨酶(ALT)、谷草转氨酶(AST)、乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)以及丙二醛(MDA)和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、谷胱甘肽过氧化酶(GSH-PX)活性及总抗氧化(TAX)能力变化. 结果肝缺血再灌注后ALT、AST、LDH和MDA含量明显上升(P<0.01), SOD、CAT、GSH-PX活性及TAX能力明显下降(P<0.01); 缺血预处理组与缺血再灌注组比较及亚低温缺血预处理组与缺血预处理组比较,ALT、AST、LDH和MDA含量均明显下降(P<0.01,P<0.05),SOD、CAT、GSH-PX活性及TAX能力明显上升(P<0.01,P<0.05).结论缺血预处理能增强肝组织自身抗氧化能力,减轻肝缺血再灌注后氧自由基对肝脏的损伤; 亚低温对缺血预处理的这种保护作用具有增强效应.     

Ischemic preconditioning increased the intestinal stem cell activities in the intestinal crypts in mice

Background

Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) can protect against ischemia–reperfusion injury in the small intestine. Because intestinal stem cells (ISCs) control the recovery and growth of intestinal villi, this study investigated whether IPC had any effects on the activity of ISCs.

Materials and methods

The small intestines of mice were treated with IPC, laparotomy only (sham), or no surgery. The crypt fractions were isolated and the characteristics of ISCs among various groups were compared. The regenerative ability and the number of organoids grown from various crypt fractions were compared. The expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and the related proteins of the Wnt-/β-catenin pathway in the crypt fractions were studied.

Results

The IPC group had higher messenger RNA levels of various stem cell markers than the sham group at days 1 and 2 after surgery. The IPC group exhibited greater regenerative activity and more crypt organoids than the sham group (P < 0.05). The expression of HIF-1α, β-catenin, and phosphoglycogen synthase kinase 3β was increased in the IPC-treated crypt fractions in vivo and cultured crypt organoid cells with deferoxamine-mimicked hypoxia in vitro.

Conclusions

IPC significantly upregulated the activity of ISCs, possibly through the HIF-1α response and Wnt-/β-catenin signaling pathway.     

缺血预处理加用川芎嗪抑制肠缺血再灌注性肝细胞凋亡

目的研究缺血预处理加川芎嗪抑制肠缺血再灌注大鼠肝细胞凋亡并探讨其可能机制。方法健康SD大鼠50只,随机分为假手术对照(sham,S)组、肠缺血再灌注(intestine ischemical reperfusion,IIR)组、川芎嗪治疗(ligustrazine,LGT)组、缺血预处理(ischemic preconditioning,IPC)组和川芎嗪 缺血预处理(LGT IPC)组5组。用免疫组化法检测肝组织Bcl-2和Bax蛋白表达,用末端脱氧核苷酸转移酶介导的dUTP原位切口末端标记(terminal deoxynucle-otidyltransferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling,TUNEL)技术检测肝细胞凋亡,并测定肝组织超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD)和丙二醛(malondialdehyde,MDA)含量。结果LGT IPC组肝细胞凋亡指数明显低于除S组外的其他各组,Bcl-2蛋白表达明显增多,Bax蛋白表达明显减少,Bcl-2/Bax比值增高。同时LGT IPC组肝组织SOD活性增高,MDA含量降低。结论缺血预处理与川芎嗪联合应用对抑制肠缺血再灌注所致的肝细胞凋亡具有显著的协同作用。     

Liver HIF-1 alpha induction precedes apoptosis following normothermic ischemia-reperfusion in rats

Apoptosis plays an important role in ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) injury during liver transplantation. The hypoxia-inducible factor alpha (HIF-1alpha) may trigger liver apoptosis following I-R through the induction of hypoxically regulated genes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of normothermic liver I-R on HIF-1alpha expression and apoptosis in rats. Segmental normothermic ischemia of the liver was induced in rats for 120 minutes. Liver extracts from either ischemic or nonischemic lobes were prepared at 0, 1, 3, and 6 hours after reperfusion. Liver HIF-1alpha protein expression was examined by Western blot analysis. Liver apoptosis was quantified using terminal deoxynucleotide transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end labeling assay. Normothermic I-R resulted in a significant (P< .05) increase in liver HIF-1alpha protein levels 1 and 3 hours after reperfusion. Liver apoptosis was significantly (P< .005) increased at 3 and 6 hours after reperfusion. In conclusion, normothermic liver I-R leads to increased liver expression of HIF-1alpha and apoptosis.     

不同时间的缺血预处理对肝硬化大鼠缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

目的 探讨缺血预处理(IPC)对肝硬化大鼠缺血再灌注损伤(I/R)的保护作用,并寻找对肝硬化I/R保护作用的最佳有效时间窗和理想方案.方法 通过构建正常大鼠及肝硬化大鼠模型,以正常肝脏I/R(A组)和正常肝脏10-10 min-IPC方案(B组)为对照组,肝硬化组则分别施行单纯I/R(C组)、5-10 min(D组)、8-10min(E组)、10-10 min(F组)及15-10 min(G组)的IPC方案,每组18只,分别在术后1 h、4 h及24 h三个时间点采静脉血,检测血清ALT、AST、LDH及肝组织中MDA、MPO、NO、SOD水平,评价肝功能及肝脏组织炎性浸润及抗损伤程度.结果 肝脏缺血30 min后肝脏功能受损明显,表现为各组的ALT、AST、LDH水平升高,尤以再灌注4 h时显著(P<0.05),但经过缺血预处理后,各IPC组中的NO、MDA、MPO及SOD水平亦显著高于其对应的I/R组,以E组的差别有显著意义(P<0.05).结论 10-10 min的IPC方案对于正常肝脏I/R确有保护作用,而8-10 min的IPC方案能最有效地启动对肝硬化大鼠肝脏I/R的保护作用.