THE FIBRIN-DERIVED PEPTIDE Bβ15-42 ATTENUATES LIVER DAMAGE IN A RAT MODEL OF LIVER ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION INJURY
THE FIBRIN-DERIVED PEPTIDE Bβ15-42 ATTENUATES LIVER DAMAGE IN A RAT MODEL OF LIVER ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION INJURY
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DOI:
10.1097/shk.0b013e31828c2b75
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发表时间:
2013-04-01
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影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Dahmen, Uta
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作者:
Liu, Anding;Fang, Haoshu;Dahmen, Uta
The inflammatory response after liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) contributes to increased risk of liver failure after liver surgery. Strategies aimed to preventing inflammation could be beneficial in reducing liver I/R injury. Recent studies have demonstrated that peptide B beta 15-42 is able to decrease the injury of I/R in heart and kidney by inhibition of leukocyte migration and preserving endothelial barrier function. Prompted by these results, we hypothesized that B beta 15-42 could also possess anti-inflammatory abilities to protect from or reduce hepatic I/R injury. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of B beta 15-42 in a model of liver I/R injury in rats. Rats were treated with B beta 15-42 at initiation of reperfusion and 2 h thereafter. Rats were killed at 0.5, 6, 24, and 48 h after reperfusion. Hepatic mRNA levels of fibrinogen-alpha (Fg alpha), Fg beta, Fg gamma were significantly increased after I/R. Treatment with Fg-derived B beta 15-42 ameliorated liver I/R injury, as indicated by lower serum aminotransferase levels and fewer I/R-associated histopathologic changes. B beta 15-42 treatment decreased leukocyte infiltration and expression of hepatic inflammatory cytokines. Moreover, B beta 15-42 significantly reduced high-mobility group box 1 release and altered mitogen-activated protein kinase activation. In conclusion, B beta 15-42 treatment protected against liver warm I/R injury. The mechanism of protective action of B beta 15-42 seemed to involve its ability to reduce hepatic inflammatory response through preventing high-mobility group box 1 release and altering mitogen-activated protein kinase activation.