NBD Peptides Protect Against Ischemia Reperfusion After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in Rats
NBD Peptides Protect Against Ischemia Reperfusion After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in Rats
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NBD 肽可防止大鼠原位肝移植后的缺血再灌注。
DOI:
10.1016/j.jss.2011.12.005
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发表时间:
2012-08-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Liu, Chang-an
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作者:
Cheng, Ming-xiang;Gong, Jian-ping;Liu, Chang-an
Background. NBD (NEMO binding domain) peptides could selectively inhibit the inflammation induced NF-kappa B activity, while sparing the protective functions of basal NF-kappa B activity. The aim of this study was to determine whether NBD peptides inhibited the transcriptional activity of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) during liver transplant ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), without affecting its basal function.Materials and Methods. Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were performed orthotropic liver transplantation according to the Kamada technique. Donors were given NBD peptides (8 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) 2 h before surgery (n = 24) and the controls were treated with the same volume of physiologic saline (n = 24). An additional 16 animals in normal condition (did not undergo any surgery) were also divided into two groups and given the same treatment as above to assess the effect of NBD peptides on basal function. We analyzed levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha), IKK (I kappa B kinase) complex phosphorylation, I kappa B alpha degradation, NF-kappa B transcriptional activity, apoptosis, and performed a morphologic study of liver tissues at 3, 6, and 24 h after portal vein reperfusion and in normal condition (n = 8).Results. Pretreatment with NBD peptides significantly improved liver function, attenuating liver parenchymal cell damage, apoptosis by down-regulating TNF-alpha level, inhibiting IKK complex phosphorylation, I kappa B alpha degradation, and NF-kappa B transcriptional activity, but had no effect in normal condition.Conclusion. NBD peptides attenuated hepatic IRI by preventing NF-kappa B activation, without affecting basal NF-kappa B activity. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.